Daily Rundown, 12-11-09
Poll: Americans Want Congress to Not Pass Obamacare
By a massive 57-34 margin from a FOX News poll (FOX News). And a similar 52-38 in Quinnipiac (Quinnipiac). Democrats want the world to believe they are close to a passable plan (FOX News). Hugh Hewitt wrote “Seniors especially have to hope that the new deal falls apart as it represents a savaging of Medicare” (Townhall). The Medicare buy in didn’t win over Olympia Snowe and has Lieberman leaning against it (Politico). The Senate version of the bill now includes a loophole to allow coverage limits, upsetting and confusing many (FOX News). According to this editorial, the plan will still leave 24 million people uninsured (NY Post).
Copenhagen: Latest Attempt to Redistribute Wealth
From Charles Krauthammer: Politically it’s an idea of genius, engaging at once every left-wing erogenous zone: rich man’s guilt, post-colonial guilt, environmental guilt (Townhall). There’s even talk of climate reparations (NY Times). Meanwhile, the Financial Post is calling for the world to adopt China’s one child policy (Financial Post). The writer of that article, Diane Francis, has two children. She doesn’t mention which of her children she is willing to eliminate. And the BBC is telling evangelicals to get on board the climate change train (Telegraph). But the Washington Times notes “Contrary to the whitewash job conducted by propagandists, there are 450 academic peer-reviewed journal articles questioning the importance of man-made global warming. The Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine has collected more than 30,000 American scientists urging the U.S. government to reject the Kyoto Treaty, which pushes draconian measures to reduce carbon emissions. Much hay is made of 2,500 United Nations scientists who back Kyoto, but there are many more scientists with Ph.D.s among the 30,000 skeptics than there are among the oft-cited 2,500, most of whom are government bureaucrats without advanced degrees” (Washington Times).
Obama EEOC Nominee Another Gay Rights Activist
She said “There can be a conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty, but in almost all cases the sexual liberty should win” (FOX News). This comes as Obama’s safe schools czar is under fire for his advocacy of very unsafe and even illegal sexual activity (Washington Times).
Democrats Look to Raise Debt by $1,800,000,000,000
They want to do it now so you forget by the 2010 elections (Politico). As many Americans lose their jobs or face cuts in pay, as the deficit soars to unthinkable highs, federal workers see an explosion in six figure salaries (USA Today).
University of Colorado Bans Nerf Guns
And, according to the story, the students put down their weapons quietly. Since when to students give up any rights quietly?
Judge to Make State Pay to Cover Tattoos on Alleged Murderer
So the jury isn’t influenced.