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Does nothing shock the public anymore? In yet more Orwellian redefinition of language, Christine Romer, head of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, said the other day that in order to reduce the deficit, the government needs to spend more. If that doesn’t qualify as newspeak, nothing does. But it’s worse than that: The president himself said during the State of the Union that he wants to freeze discretionary spending. So, it’s double talk newspeak!

She also said the almost $800 billion “stimulus” is working (ABCNews.com). That tops U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) definition of “good news.” If 9.7 percent unemployment is “working” I’d hate to see what she thinks a failure is.

Christine Romer: Does she know up from down or know it and not care?

First, we had a senior Democrat Congressman, John Conyers (D-Mich.) say he wouldn’t read the government-take-0ver-of-health-care-bill because it’s too large (2,600 pages) and that it takes a team of lawyers to understand it (see video). Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was far more outrageous and arrogant when she said:

“We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it”!

Leaves us speechless. It’s even worse than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nevada) comment about 36,000 people losing their jobs as “good news.” But we’re sure liberals out there will find a way to defend the arrogance and the outright admission of incompetence, mismanagement and horrible policy this bill is.

Speaker Pelosi doesn’t mince words. It only takes five seconds, but in her arrogance, she’s brutally blunt.

Just gotta love liberals. They’re into redefining everything! Whether it’s marriage, life, you name it, they’re intent on an Orwellian re-write of anything that built our culture and society into the envy of the world, all to debase said culture and society into some Euro-statist model. Now, they’re even re-defining what good economic news is. Friday, on the Senate floor of all places, he said this:

Just brilliant, Harry. We’re sure those 36,000 workers are celebrating big time, too.

Looks like the arrogance in D.C. marches on unabated. Never mind three straight statewide defeats only a year after the president carried them, never mind the polls and massive rallies and town hall opposition, and certainly never mind the disinterest from “moderate” Democrats, but the Obama-Pelosi-Reid troika have figured out a way to ram through health care “reform” and, with it, an abortion mandate! That is, taxpayer funding of abortion and requiring insurance companies to offer abortion “coverage.” The plan will be rolled out as early as February 21.

Here’s how it will work: The House will pass the Senate bill. The Senate will then take it back and add in the abortion changes it and the House couldn’t put in originally. The Senate will avoid a filibuster by rerouting it through the budget reconciliation. Then Madam Speaker will attempt to ram it back through the House. But will pro-life Democrats, responsible for the Stupak Amendment prohibiting abortion mandates in the original House bill, go along? They can make the difference. Here’s the story reported earlier this morning by Congressional Quarterly via  StopTheAbortionMandate.com:

PRESIDENT OBAMA PLANNING TO PROPOSE OWN HEALTHCARE BILL, NO MENTION OF ABORTION EXCLUSION

The Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C. is now reporting that the final health care proposal is expected to be released by the White House “as early as Feb. 21″ — this weekend!

Abortion proponents are aggressively assembling a coalition to ram through a health care bill that is fully expected to mandate abortion coverage and government funding of abortion.

With a final version expected out as early as Sunday, it’s clear that abortion advocates know they’re on the verge of having the votes they need to force this bill through in a way that is filibuster-proof:

The most likely way forward is for the House to clear the Senate’s health care bill (HR 3590) and for the Senate to pass a package of changes to it, using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process. That set of changes would incorporate the deals struck with the House, which would then send the new package to the White House. Obama would first sign the original Senate bill, then the ‘corrections’ package. The last measure signed into law would be the one that dictates the final shape of the overhaul.

You see, the House passed the Stupak language that would save lives and protect taxpayers from funding abortion — but it was completely stripped from the Senate version.

With intense pressure mounting for the House to just roll over and pass the Senate version, millions of lives are at stake!

President Obama has refused to address the issue of abortion — and every indication is that he will keep abortion funding as a centerpiece of his proposal.

And with the immense amount of pressure that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have been applying to pro-life members of their party, we must act NOW!

So, there you have it. With Washington liberals in control it’s: Abortion now. Abortion always. Abortion the first option. Companies must offer it . . .  and we must foot the bill.

Enjoy this one, from Let Freedom Ring:

Harry Reid escapes jail: Technically, it’s only bribery when you use your own money. When it’s the taxpayers’ money, it’s called “legislation.”

The biggest mystery since the Easter Island must be the myth the Mark Warner (contact) is somehow a “fiscal conservative,” not to mention these famous remarks (click here). Starting with his Virginia record tax increase (breaking a campaign pledge) in 2004 to his 50 percent increase in state spending while governor, it’s unfortunate that too many in Virginia’s business community helped perpetuate the myth.

Now, please, can we do away with it once and for all? Senator Warner voted for $787 billion stimulus last winter in his first major vote. Then, he voted for the omnibus spending bill (”stimulus 2″). Now, within the last two weeks, he’s voted for a $1.1 trillion spending bill (”stimulus 3″) (see Richmond Times-Dispatch) and for the trillions-dollar-plus socialized medicine bill. Please tell me how this is fiscal conservatism?

Of course, don’t tell that to the Washington Post, which published a feature Saturday on the senator’s first year. Poor baby. He’s frustrated that he can’t get more of his Democrat colleagues to take a more centrist course. It’s pretty frightening to think of Senator Warner’s definition of “centrist” after stacking up centuries of debt on us. His early record shows little sign of centrism and almost every sign of way-out-on-the-left-wing-Barbara Boxer-Harry Reid-John Kerry-(pick your favorite liberal here)-leftist-elitist-liberalism. Let the lie die now, please.

Just got a notice about this:

Tomorrow between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. in Richmond there will be a protest in the form of an unbroken chain between the offices of Senators Jim Webb (507 East Franklin Street) and Mark Warner (919 East Main Street). Organizers are asking people to use a portion of their lunch hours to attend and keep the chain strong. 

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to have an important procedural vote Saturday which will determine whether the Harry Reid socialized medicine bill will proceed. He needs 60 votes to avoid a filibuster. Virginians opposing the bill hope the protest in Richmond will help sway Virginia’s two senators to vote against the bill. For more information, contact Jim Smyers @ teapartyjim@gmail.com.

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The Slow Time

It’s a slow political news cycle this time of year, especially right after a gangbusters election, as things settle down. Soon, however, it will be special election time in Fairfax and Virginia Beach for two Virginia Senate seats (vacated by the elections of Ken Cuccinelli to attorney general and Ken Stolle to Virginia Beach Sheriff). It’s becoming more likely that the new senator from Virginia Beach will be the Republican nominee since the Democrats can’t seem to find a candidate. Bob McDonnell will show his bipartisan stripes and meet with House Democrats, while Ron Villanueva gains another vote in his bid to keep said Dems one seat fewer.

Nationally, the AP reports 10 states face looming budget disasters, while U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is seeking a huge tax increase to pay for the health care bill. Who thinks things will get better soon? Meanwhile, Walter E. Williams is on target as ever in his column about contempt for the constitution, Christopher Adamo offers the GOP lessons from the New York special Congressional election, and Bobby Eberle tells RNC Chairman Michael Steele to knock off the irresponsible racial talk.  

News:

McDonnell to meet with House Democratic Caucus (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Beach electoral board finds extra vote for Villanueva (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot)

Two Republicans run for Stolle’s seat; another Democrat out (Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog)

‘Jane Roe’ honored at LU pro-life conference (Lynchburg News & Advance)

National News:

A Year Out, Widespread Anti-Incumbent Sentiment (Pew Research Center for the People & the Press)

Reid eyes payroll tax hike to pay for health care (AP/GOPUSA.com) 

Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters (AP/GOPUSA.com)

Commentary:

History Is Calling — Will Obama Answer? (Michael Barone/GOPUSA.com)

Constitutional Contempt (Walter E. Williams/GOPUSA.com)

We Win, They Lose (Lisa Fabrizio/GOPUSA.com)

Blind Diversity Equals Death (Michelle Malkin/GOPUSA.com)

Lessons Learned From New York District 23 (Christopher Adamo/GOPUSA.com)

Bridging the Racial Divide Takes a Bridge, not a Chainsaw (Bobby Eberle/GOPUSA.com)

No More Career Politicians! (Bobby Eberle/GOPUSA.com)