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KEEPING THE FAITH - In The News
Obama's First 100 Days
by Pat Buchanan
October 28, 2008
Undeniably, a powerful tide is running for the
Democratic Party, with one week left to
Election Day.
Bush's approval rating is 27 percent, just above
Richard Nixon's
Watergate nadir and almost down to Carter-Truman lows. After each of
those presidents reached their floors -- in 1952, 1974, 1980 -- the
opposition party captured the
White House.
Moreover, 80 percent to 90 percent of Americans think the nation is on the
wrong course, and since mid-September, when McCain was still slightly ahead,
the Dow has lost 4,000 points -- $5 trillion to $6 trillion in value.
Leading now by eight points in an average of national polls,
Barack Obama has other advantages.
Not a single
blue state is regarded as imperiled or even a toss-up, while Obama
leads in six crucial red states:
Florida, North
Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri and
Colorado. Should
McCain lose one of the six, he would have to win
Pennsylvania to compensate for the lost
electoral votes. But
the latest Pennsylvania polls show Barack with a double-digit lead.
Lately moving into the toss-up category are
Nevada,
North Dakota,
Montana and Indiana. All voted twice for
George W. Bush.
Not only is Obama ahead in the state and national polls, he has more money,
is running far more ads, has a superior organization on the ground, attracts
larger crowds, and has greater enthusiasm and more media in camp. And
new voter registrations
heavily favor the Democrats.
Though Congress is regarded by Americans with a disdain bordering on disgust
-- five of six Americans think it has done a poor job -- Democratic
majorities are certain to grow. Indeed, with Democrats favored by 10 points
over Republicans,
Nancy Pelosi's majority could grow by 25 seats and
Harry Reid could find
himself with a filibuster-proof majority of 60 senators.
Democrats already have 49, plus two independents: Socialist
Bernie Sanders and Independent
Joe Lieberman. Their
challengers are now ahead in
New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina,
New Mexico, Minnesota,
Oregon and Colorado, with a chance of picking up
Georgia, Alaska,
Kentucky and Mississippi.
We may be looking at a reverse of 1980, when Reagan won a 10-point victory
over Jimmy Carter, and
Republicans took the Senate and, working with
Boll Weevil Democrats,
effective control of the House.
With his tax cuts, defense buildup and rollback policy against the "Evil
Empire," Reagan gave us some of the best years of our lives,
culminating in America's epochal victory in the
Cold War.
What does the triumvirate of Obama-Pelosi-Reid offer?
Rep. Barney Frank is calling for new tax hikes on the most successful
and a 25 percent across-the-board slash in national defense.
Sen. John Kerry is talking up new and massive federal spending, a la
FDR's New Deal. Specifically, we can almost surely expect:
-- Swift amnesty for 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens and a drive to
make them citizens and register them, as in the
Bill Clinton years.
This will mean that Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and
Arizona will soon move
out of reach for GOP
presidential candidates, as has
California.
-- Border security will go on the backburner, and America will have a
virtual open border with a
Mexico of 110 million.
-- Taxes will be raised on the top 5 percent of wage-earners, who now carry
60 percent of the U.S. income tax burden, and tens of millions of checks
will be sent out to the 40 percent of wage-earners who pay no
federal income tax.
Like the man said, redistribute the wealth, spread it around.
-- Social Security
taxes will be raised on the most successful among us, and
capital gains taxes
will be raised from 15 percent to 20 percent. The Bush tax cuts will be
repealed, and death taxes
reimposed.
-- Two or three more liberal activists of the Ruth Bader Ginsberg-John Paul
Stevens stripe will be named to the
Supreme Court. U.S.
district and appellate courts
will be stacked with "progressives."
-- Special protections for homosexuals will be written into all
civil rights laws, and
gays and lesbians in the military will be invited to come out of the closet.
"Don't ask, don't tell" will be dead.
-- The homosexual marriages that state judges have forced California,
Massachusetts and
Connecticut to recognize, an Obama Congress or Obama court will
require all 50 states to recognize.
-- A "Freedom of Choice Act" nullifying all state restrictions on abortions
will be enacted. America will become the most pro-abortion nation on earth.
--
Affirmative action -- hiring and promotions based on race, sex and
sexual orientation until specified quotas are reached -- will be rigorously
enforced throughout the U.S. government and private sector.
-- Universal health insurance will be enacted, covering legal and illegal
immigrants, providing another powerful magnet for the world to come to
America, if necessary by breaching her borders.
-- A federal bailout of states and municipalities to keep state and local
governments spending up could come in December or early next year.
-- The first trillion-dollar deficit will be run in the first year of an
Obama presidency. It will be the first of many.
Welcome to Obamaland!
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Obama's First
100 Days
October 28, 2008 |
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COUNTDOWN
To November 4th
October 18, 2008 |
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October 14, 2008 |
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Day
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September 27, 2008 |
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Louis Farrakhan?
March 7, 2008 |
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Family & Freedom Kickoff
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Choose Life Inc. Raises Over $100,000
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Nov 1, 2007 |
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Update
on Immigration Reform & U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Free Speech
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June 14, 2007 |
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June 5, 2007 |
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Public Wants Illegals to Go Home
May 22, 2007 |
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Immigration Reform
May 21, 2007 |
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Pre-order Choose Life Tags
January 8, 2007 |
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January 2, 2007 |
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Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to All!
December 25, 2006 |
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Meaning of the Midterms
November 8, 2006 |
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May 31, 2006 |
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April 10, 2006 |
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Tony
Blankley on Senate Arrogance
March 29, 2006 |
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Bill to
Kill 'Roe' signed into Law
March 6, 2006 |
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Body Worlds
and the Culture of Death
February 23, 2006 |
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Please Join Us for
a Discussion on Illegal Immigrants
February 7, 2006 |
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Alito Parts with Conservatives on
Execution
February 2, 2006 |
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Our 2006 Families & Freedom Kickoff was
another exciting event!
January 23, 2006 |
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Christian Coalition of Georgia Supports the "Holiday Free Speech
Act"
December 10, 2005 |
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Fighting for Christmas
By Rabbi Daniel Lapin
December 1, 2005 |
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By Ralph Baker from AgapePress
November 22, 2005 |
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Federalist Society Speech
By Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff
November 10, 2005 |
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Dangerous caution
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October 25, 2005 |
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American Citizenship Is Precious
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School Mental health Screenings Violate Students' Privacy, Parents'
Rights
September 23, 2005 |
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Constitutional Myths and Realities
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Mass.
Dad's Parental Rights Fight Polarizes Lexington
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Support
the Fair Tax
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Chambliss and Isakson's Statements on Nomination of Judge John
Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court
July 20, 2005 |
| U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.,
a former member of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee,
issued the following statement regarding President George W. Bush’s
nomination of Judge John Roberts to the United States Supreme Court.
Roberts has been nominated to fill the vacancy of Associate Justice
Sandra Day O’Conner, who announced her retirement early this month. |
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What
becomes of the brokenhearted?
The Oregonian - July 14, 2005 |
| They're torn between their trust in
George Bush and their doubts about Alberto Gonzales. |
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Senate
Passes Isakson Amendment
July 12, 2005 |
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The
U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amendment by Senator Johnny
Isakson (R-Ga.) acknowledging that terrorists and other illegal
immigrants are taking advantage of inadequate security along the
U.S.-Mexico border... |
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Their
Will Be Done
By ROBERT H. BORK
July 5, 2005 |
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What
do the nomination of a replacement for Sandra Day O'Connor,
constitutional law, and moral chaos have to do with one another? A
good deal more than you may think. |
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Sandra
Day O'Connor Resigns
July 1, 2005 |
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With
the announcement of today’s resignation of Justice Sandra Day O’
Connor from the U. S. Supreme Court the President in his remarks,
immediately following, stated that there would be no replacement
announced before July 8, 2005. |
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Christians Ought To Do More In This Debate
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
By CHARLES H. DARRELL
June 12, 2005 |
The sign of a
dysfunctional church is one that can't defend the obvious.
The current debate over same-sex marriage is a perfect example.... |
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Why
I'm Rooting for the Religious Right
Secular liberals show open contempt for traditionalists
By JAMES TARANTO
May 5, 2005 |
| I am not a Christian, or even a
religious believer, and my opinions on social issues are decidedly
middle-of-the-road. So why do I find myself rooting for the
"religious right"...? |
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