Tuesday, February 15, 2011

INFLATION ALERT!

World Bank: Food prices at "dangerous levels"

WASHINGTON – World Bank President Robert Zoellick says global food prices have hit "dangerous levels" that could contribute to political instability, push millions of people into poverty and raise the cost of groceries.
The bank says in a new report that global food prices have jumped 29 percent in the past year, and are just 3 percent below the all-time peak hit in 2008. Zoellick says the rising prices have hit people hardest in the developing world because they spend as much as half their income on food.
The World Bank estimates higher prices for corn, wheat and oil have pushed 44 million people into extreme poverty since last June.
Zoellick said he expects food prices to continue to rise, and that export bans and weather disruptions are partly to blame.

LOOK HOW MUCH OBAMA HAS WEAKENED AMERICA IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD!

FEBRUARY 14, 2011, 11:09 P.M. ET

Argentina Confiscates U.S. Air Force Cargo

By TAOS TURNER

Argentina's relations with the U.S. worsened sharply Monday as the South American country continued to hold military equipment it confiscated last week from a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane sent as part of a training course for local police.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, called on Argentina to return the property without delay.
"It's absolutely necessary that they immediately return that material. It makes no sense for it to have been confiscated this way. This material was intended for a joint exercise in training people to rescue hostages," Mr. Valenzuela Monday said on CNN en Espanol.
Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman quickly rebutted Mr. Valenzuela and called on the U.S. to apologize for violating Argentine law.
"I told him, 'Arturo, we have to be careful about this. The laws are made to be followed here and in the U.S. We all need to follow them,'" Mr. Timerman said on CNN en Espanol.
Mr. Timerman accused the U.S. of using the plane to smuggle undeclared firearms, surveillance equipment and "various doses of morphine" into the country for ulterior motives.
He also said that U.S. officials have refused to offer any explanation about the seized material, something State Department officials adamantly deny.

‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio Leads in Arizona Poll for Senate Race

By David M. Drucker
Feb. 14, 2011

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio led a field of potential Republican Senate candidates in Arizona with 21 percent in a poll of likely GOP primary voters last week.
Rep. Jeff Flake, who announced his candidacy for the seat of retiring Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) on Monday, finished second with 16.8 percent in the Summit Consulting Group survey. Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth took third, with 16.6 percent. He was unsuccessful in his primary challenge to Sen. John McCain last year.
The auto-dial poll of 1,881 likely GOP primary voters was conducted Thursday. It had a margin of error of 3 percentage points, which would put the top three finishers in a statistical tie.
Coming in fourth was former Rep. John Shadegg at 12 percent, followed by freshman Rep. Ben Quayle at 6 percent. A significant percentage of respondents, 27.5 percent, were undecided.

Sen BOXER LIES AS ANOTHER FETUS DIES (MURDERED)

Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel

Senator Barbara Boxer and other leftist legislators
are saying that federal agencies do not
fund abortions! This is a smoke and mirrors
tactic right out of the playbook of the
now-defunct 111th Congress. We must counter
this deceitful tactic by supporting a critical
vote in the House expected this week. See my
urgent message below - Mat.

Conservatives,

With amazing Leftist double-speak, Senator Barbara Boxer
(D-CA) took the podium at a recent press conference with
several other Democrat Senators and declared, "We're not
spending federal funds on abortions."

She contends that subsidizing health insurance
plans that cover abortion services is not "direct"
federal funding of abortion. She implies that
the proposed pro-life initiatives making their
way through the house are partisan twisting of
the facts.

Well, Liberty Counsel strongly disagrees with you, Senator
Boxer. It is you and those who stand with you who are twisting
the facts!

IS NAPOLITANO'S INACTIVITY ON BORDER CONTROL EMBOLDENING ILLEGAL ALIENS?

Submitted by: Donald Hank February 12, 2011

Mexican National Chases, Opens Fire On Calif. Sheriff's Deputy

A Mexican national twice opened fire on a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who was driving home on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway in South El Monte, the department announced.

The deputy, who has not been identified, was not injured. He returned fire, wounding the suspect who has been identified as 25-year-old Armando Gonzalez.

The deputy said he saw the suspect reach down, and fearing that he was arming himself, the deputy accelerated away from the suspect. The suspect again caught up along the left side of the deputy's car, pulled out a handgun, and fired at the deputy. The deputy returned fire.

The deputy pulled away from the suspect and ultimately pulled over on the side of the freeway to use his cell phone to call for help.

While the deputy was stopped on the side of the freeway, the suspect pulled up behind the deputy's car, and fired additional shots at the deputy, before driving away from the scene.

Deputies later arrested Gonzalez, who had pulled over north of the freeway and was observed by citizens with blood on his shirt. He head been hit in the face by gunfire from the deputy. A handgun was recovered from inside the suspect's car.

http://www.policemag.com/Channel/Patrol/News/2011/02/12/Mexican-National-Chases-Opens-Fire-On-Sheriff-s-Deputy.aspx

SENATOR SETS FORTH COMMON-SENSE IMMIGRATION BILL - NO BULK AMNESTY!

SEN. HATCH BILL TO ELIMINATE VISA LOTTERY, PROVIDE EXIT PROCEDURE, IMPROVE INTERIOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

Sen. Hatch to Introduce Major Immigration Enforcement Legislation

Monday, February 14, 2011, 11:19 AM EST

Sen. Orrin Hatch

Later this week, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will be introducing the Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act that would eliminate the Visa Lottery, strengthen interior enforcement, and require the implementation of an exit procedure for foreign visitors to the United States.

Sen. Hatch unveiled the details of his bill on Friday while addressing the Heritage Foundation in Washington.

"I continue to believe that we must do everything to properly and finally secure our border," Sen. Hatch said. "Many of our nation’s problems result from a residual effect of a porous border and a breakdown of our immigration enforcement system. I continue to work with and support my colleagues whose states are located along the Southwest border. Of all people, they know what resources we need to deploy to accomplish the job."
Sen. Hatch's legislation would have six major points:

STOP CONGRESSIONAL WASTE IN SPENDING

Dear Conservatives:
Merely one month after taking control of the House of Representatives, Republicans appear poised to renege on a promise they made to the American people.
Fed up with the rapid growth of government and unsustainable deficit spending, the American people elected a new Republican-led House back in November based in large part on two very clear promises: That they would...

Reduce the size of government and drastically cut excessive spending that is bankrupting our great country, and

End the reckless practice of earmarks.

RedState Briefing 02/15/2011

RedState Morning Briefing

For February 15, 2011

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1. The Human Events Teleforum

2. President Obama’s Budget - Increased Spending and Taxes

3. No Wonder Non-Union UFCW Reps Want a Union at Their Jobs…

4. Law? What Law? SEIU Now Opposes E-Verify.

DEFUND OBAMACARE AND STOP THE ANTICS!

GO HERE NOW.

TELL YOUR CONGRESSMAN TO VOTE AGAINST THE RULE. READ BELOW FOR DETAILS.

Last night, the House of Representatives’ Rules Committee shut down Rep. Steve King’s ability to offer an amendment to completely defund Obamacare on the continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of the year. House Republicans are now hiding behind parliamentary rules to say that it would somehow violate what the new Republican Majority is all about.

This is just complete and utter nonsense.

Obamacare was a mix of what is called discretionary and mandatory spending. King is trying to defund the entire law, but the parliamentarians are arguing that his amendment would be out of order (i.e. against House Rules) because it attempts to mess with programs that are not strictly discretionary.