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Congress decidedly passes farm bill

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I wish President bush had dusted off the veto stamp in his first term…
From the boston globe:
With veto-proof margins, Congress yesterday sent President Bush a bill that would boost farm subsidies and money for food stamps to help the poor deal with rising grocery prices.
Bush has threatened to veto the $290 billion bill, saying it [...]

House defeats bill for more war funding

Friday, May 16th, 2008

From the boston globe:
The Democratic-led House yesterday rejected more funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; many Republicans angry over the majority party’s tactics sat out the vote. It did approve more money for the jobless and an expansion of GI education benefits.
more stories like this
In a rapid series of votes on [...]

Passport cards called security vulnerability

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I thought we killed the RFID…
From The Washington Times:
The State Department will soon begin production of an electronic passport card that security specialists and members of Congress fear will be vulnerable to alteration or counterfeiting.
The agency has contracted with L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. to produce electronic-passport cards as a substitute for booklet passports for use [...]

Democrats Say President’s Speech Targeted Obama

Friday, May 16th, 2008

From USA Today:
President Bush pointedly criticized those who advocate talks with “terrorists and radicals” Thursday in a speech to the Israeli Knesset, sparking charges from Democrats that he was targeting presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Two paragraphs in a speech praising Israel upon its 60th anniversary and extolling U.S.-Israeli ties ignited a firestorm back home. Democrats [...]

Democrat Led Congress in the Toilet - Let’s Flush!

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Congress’ Approval Rating Tied the Lowest in Gallup Records. In layman’s terms, it’s time for voters to flush the congressional toilet! According to the new Gallup poll released yesterday:
Approval of Congress has dipped below 20% for only the fourth time in the 34 years. Gallup has asked Americans to rate [...]

Shed Some Light On Your Backyard Letting Them Hear Your Grizzly Growl!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Here on the Grizzly Groundswell we want to find resources that help us shed some light on our backyards institutions.  How else can we find leverage to chase those socialist squirrels out of our beloved institutions and government.  I found this resource through the Samsphere Chicago 2008 event. 

The key to making this great resource [...]

Safe Deposit Box Thefts; By BIG Government

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Wow! Just wow! I knew that big government always equalled BAD government. But California it appears ranks number one in thievery from it’s own citizenry. It has sung a tune of about $5.1 BILLION dollars worth of “unclaimed” property that it has partaken of.
This is the kind of reporting about government people need to see [...]

My Letter To My Representatives

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

~Snooper~
Senator John Cornyn
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Congressman Sam Johnson
You have been staunch supporters of our military and the Global War On Terror. For that, I thank you but I would appreciate it if you would relay a message to the very few Conservatives that remain in the very Dishonorable Halls of what was once an Honorable [...]

Viral Email: Pass it on

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

H/T Cindy Anderson via email 
John Glenn (DEMOCRAT) said this —– It should make us all think a little:

 
There were 39 combat related killings in  Iraq in January.   In the fair city of  Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January. That’s just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war-torn country of  Iraq . 

 

  

 
When some [...]

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