This budget cut is the same as...

MSierra, SF taking the following out of her long posts...

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Now that is real savings.  I bet that no one even missed it!  Boy do I feel good.

Or is that a tingle feeling running down by leg?

>>>Conservatives "suggest that if Koh becomes the chief legal adviser to American diplomats, he would give undue influence to foreign legal opinions, perhaps limiting American options in matters of national security…
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THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING!

Same old blah blah blah from the Generally Obsolete and Pathetic party.

http://jawillie.blog.com

>>>"The AmeriCorps program started by President Bill Clinton will triple in size over the next eight years, and tens of thousands of other Americans will soon see new opportunities to give back to their communities," the AP writes. "It's all part of a $5.7 billion national service bill President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign Tuesday to foster and fulfill people's desire to make a difference, such as by mentoring children, cleaning up parks or building and weatherizing homes for the poor."
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BUT THIS IS SOCIALISM!

Wait...hold up a minute, that one's expired.  Let me get the new talking point out.  Ok.

BUT THIS IS FASCISM!

http://jawillie.blog.com

Obama has a smart idea expanding the Americorps program as we face such severe unemployment and college is so expensive.  We need to keep our young people constructively busy or they'll get into trouble and they need jobs so they can make money.  Oh and cue the Bachmann Moron Overdrive crowd to start screaming about re-education camps.  Considering the failure of the bushwhacker's no rich brat left behind act our poorly educated kids need more education.

After giving us that torture loving john yoo the repugnant ones have no room to criticize Koh on his appointment.  That he criticized the bushwhacker Koh has shown he has the proper integrity we need.

Impeach Jay Bybee!

This budget cut is the same as...

MSierra, SF taking the following out of her long posts...

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Now that is real savings.  I bet that no one even missed it!  Boy do I feel good.

Or is that a tingle feeling running down by leg?
The Last Living Democrat (Sent Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:27 AM)

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Ha Ha Ha Ha...

Best post of the Day

Obama is to sign the Edward M. Kennedy National Service Act into law. The legislation builds on Mr. Obama’s call to service by creating new opportunities for millions of America to volunteer.
WHAT A JOKE WHERE ARE THE NEW JOBS...WE ALREADY HAVE HUNDREDS...THOUSANDS OF WAYS TO VOLUNTEER...WHAT ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF GETTING PAID...GEE THIS THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. I JUST WONDER WHEN SOMEONE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT, MAY IN ABOUT 4 YEARS WHEN WE HAVE A NEW AMERICAN PRESIDENT THAT CAN OFFER YOU TO KEEP YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AND NOT JUST CHANGE.

Just like the CCC of the New Deal along with the other such programs young people can learn a trade, get an affordable education, contribute their youth and vigor to help the nation recover. If people are idle they'll find something to do. Many will be fine but there will be some who will get into mischief. To keep them out of such mischief it is a good idea to restore and expand such programs as Americorps and the Peace Corps etc.

You know the parallels between this and MaCarthyism
are so similar - just like the parallels between Adolph and
Barack – narcissism run rampant.

This country doesn’t need forced volunteerism, which is
essentially exactly what this program encompasses.

Obama’s plans:

Government owned/controlled banks
Government owned/controlled federal mortgage assurance
Government owned/controlled insurance companies
Government controlled corporate compensation limits
Government controlled health insurance programs
Government controlled/mandated volunteer groups

If this isn’t socialism, then nothing is!

Can anyone say Brown shirts
And if anyone does not know what I say what do they teach in schools any more

Is bringing Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton back together what he meant by bi-partisanship?

Still no new ideas.  As several writers have implied, this goes back to 1933.

I'm not sure we deserve this program. What I'm hearing here are: "keeps them out of mischief", "it's socialism", etc. And then there are the (always wrong) viral emails about how you have to give up your religion to participate, etc. Here's a thought: How about people helping other people, contributing to the good of the community, purely doing something other than serving themselves? If we can't conceive and embrace that very simple and noble ideal, then we simply don't deserve this program.

The GOP/RNC will politically/economically be against programs like this! They are wealthy enough not to need such programs, and the "Do It Yourselfers" (DIY's) can not gain anything from such a program. The GOP/RNC will label everything "Socialism." Unless it helps them economically to gain/steal more wealth. Such programs are viewed by them as "wasteful spending."

One, two, three, four, I serve Americorp.

This is my brain, which I can't use, so
liberal lefty gets to abuse, me and all
my buddies too, we're to dumb to know to
choose.  Left, left, all the way left.

Yes, kids who don't have something to do
that's positive, tend to get into trouble,
but is this really an issue to be tackled
by the federal government?  They have such
a great track record of solving other social
issues.  War on drugs, war on poverty, war
on terror, now the war on idle teenagers.

This is a parental issue - not a government
issue and yet again, here's Obama, taking
charge of something he doesn't understand
and can't control.  Parents, unless you want
to loose your children to the liberal lefticism
infecting so many, get involved.  Take them to
a ball game, camping, fishing, take them to the
local nursing home, animal shelter, church, and
the list just goes on and on - just something.
If they want to volunteer to help in the local
church or community, then help the do so, but
don't let them near this socialist indoctrinated
group of neo Marxists....

Who's your daddy....Obama!

My wife and I are active members of a couple of
charities - once again, we didn't need the feds
to tell us how to help those around us.  We were
perfectly capable of thinking about joining, talking about joining, applying and joining of our own free
will.

Mandatory volunteerism, is not being a volunteer!
It's just another way for Big Brother to control
you!  Wake up people!

Guess all those wealthy neocons are scared to death that the poor kids in the projects just might have something to do that is constructive and they just might stay out of jail, plus they get to help others and receive an education - my goodness, that should be reserved for those rich kids who don't have to work, now shouldn't it? wink, wink.
In all seriousness, this is needed, there are many areas in our own country who could use volunteers on every level - from the cradle to the grave we are all God's children, and his own son was the star volunteer - actually Jesus was the original volunteer.  Shame the neocons only use the Bible when it suits them, instead of reading and living the whole thing, they only want to read bits and pieces of it - you know, lets leave out that part about the wealthy young ruler giving up all of his posessions to get to heaven, lets leave out that Jesus taught us to give to Ceasar what belongs to Ceasar, and we don't even want to discuss that adultry thing as so many repugnant ones now have the new trophy wife (or not so new trophy wife in the mccain, dole & regan households).  Yes, I'm referring to the New Testament, Old Testament is good reading, but if you are a Christian, you only live by the New Testament, not the old.

Bloggers, could we perhaps discuss the issue of the Corp and what it might accomplish? First, yes it is modeled on the CCC, to which my father belonged prior to joining the Army in WW2. His work was on hiway improvements across western AK and eastern OK. It created jobs, pay, and a sense of comraderie that existed long after the war. Not brown shirts.

Second, some years ago I took a trek in the high Sierras and came across an unmarked trail. It was build in the 30's by CCC and was still in great condition. Thank you CCC. Jobs are learned, people employed, and skills developed all while instilling a sense of pride in what is done and the US. Not bad.

You know the parallels between this and MaCarthyism
are so similar - just like the parallels between Adolph and
Barack – narcissism run rampant.

This country doesn’t need forced volunteerism, which is
essentially exactly what this program encompasses.

Obama’s plans:

Government owned/controlled banks
Government owned/controlled federal mortgage assurance
Government owned/controlled insurance companies
Government controlled corporate compensation limits
Government controlled health insurance programs
Government controlled/mandated volunteer groups

If this isn’t socialism, then nothing is!

Concerned Conservative (Sent Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:51 AM)
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Nobody would be FORCED to participate in volunteerism. Some people believe it is our civic duty to our country, and our community to do our part to make it better for everyone. Others don't.

Government Controlled Banks? FDIC isn't government control. The banks knew that they were given money to LEND. They will have to pay it back. No one is telling the banks who to loan it to just to loan it. Not all banks are even involved only the biggest and piggiest ones. My bank isn't getting federal funds and has been making loans all along. So to make a blanket statement about government control is ridiculous. Yes, we need some regulation to keep the greedy from running amok but that is far from controlling banking.

Federal controlled mortgage assistance may be necessary to a point. It has existed for quite some time without a problem. The GI bill helped many people buy their first home. There were guide lines to be followed but that was all. Wouldn't you have a miniscule part of our population be taught by the government, since no one else will do it, how to handle a mortgage properly than to turn eveyone loose helter skelter? I suppose you prefer helter skelter.

I haven't heard anyone talking about government controlled insurance. Even medicare is only partially controlled by the government. The proposal for AFFORDABLE healthcare would eliminate medicare and medicade allowing all decisions to be made by medical practicioners and patients not insurance companies, lawyers, politicians or other government agents.

If I am giving someone money I believe I have some right to tell him what he cannot use the money for. Compensating failed CEOs is hardly anything I want my money going for. Companies are to use our money wisely not on junkets to resorts. Most companies aren't getting government bail outs and thus are allowed to give excessive perks to their officers. If it works for them and their stock holders that is fine by me and by the Administration.

The resemblance to Socialism is an exteme stretch at best. But from an extremist what is one to expect?

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