http://www.katablog.com/ Life, Liberty and the pursuit of mice en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:46:47 GMT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:11:52 GMT Katablog.com http://www.katablog.com/rss.cfm kat@katablog.com kat@katablog.com http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1FD51698-ED5A-A8CF-6AD29B926B0FF527 New York Democrat Charlie Rangel was charged with 13 ethical violations. CBS notes they were "serious" violations. Gee Whiz, I would think any ethics violation was serious! After all, Rangel is part of Nancy Pelosi's most ethical Congress and a member of the Obama's most transparent government!The biggest question first. How has Charlie Rangel managed to stay in office so long? It was years ago that it was revealed that Rangel was renting out rent controlled apartments. It was several years ago that we learned that Rangel was a tax cheat (so are Katheryn Sebilus, Timothy Geither and several others in the "transparent" government.) Rangel was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, where he oversaw policy on taxes, trade, health care, Medicare and Social Security. He was forced to step down in March after revelations that two trips he took to the Caribbean were corporate bribes.How on earth does congress pat itself on the back when these "serious" ethics charges have gone on for years? How can it be ethical to be in back room with Charlie Rangel still trying to work out a deal?Since Rangel committed these ethical violations - isn't prison the right place for him? Politics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:11:52 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1FD51698-ED5A-A8CF-6AD29B926B0FF527 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1E41E5C4-F5C6-8DA7-DCA9BC9BEA67A203 From HotAir's Obamateurism of the Day "We need to extend unemployment compensation benefits for women like Leslie Macko, who lost her job at a fitness center last year, and has been looking for work ever since. Because she's eligible for only a few more weeks of unemployment, she's doing what she never thought she'd have to do. Not at this point, anyway. Shes turning to her father for financial support," Obama said in his speech. And as Paul Harvey would say, here's the rest of the story: Leslie Macko was once employed at ACAC in the Albemarle Square Shopping Center. In 2009, Macko was convicted of prescription drug fraud, at which point she lost her job as an esthetician in the spa at ACAC. Perhaps Ms. Macko has to turn to daddy because she was a druggie. Why should she receive any unemployment when her unemployment is due to a criminal act? Politics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:51:29 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1E41E5C4-F5C6-8DA7-DCA9BC9BEA67A203 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1E362E79-9AB0-D9D8-2E8577DD91A13162 The NEA (National Education Association) is recommending that all its members read Saul Aninsky's Rules for Radicals.You just thought your child's teacher was all about reading, writing and arithmetic! Instead their union is suggesting that their teachers learn how to change society - apparently so they can use your children as their tools. Politics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:38:41 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1E362E79-9AB0-D9D8-2E8577DD91A13162 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1C4FBBCD-EDF6-163E-164D612BCDAE7110 Sometimes recently I think I'm having a dream or I've fallen into a black hole. It's the dichotomy in the Obama Administration.First Obama worries about the rights of illegals wandering the streets of Arizona. He doesn't want some illegal going out for ice cream with his kids and getting stopped and asked for documents to prove he's here legally.But out of the other side of his mouth, Obama supports that all US mortgage brokers must register with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry which includes fingerprinting! This is disguised as the "Safe Act" and supposedly needed because of the recent collapse of the mortgage markets. Why? Did any mortgage brokers go missing? What would these fingerprints provide? Who touched the mortgage document last?And to add another strange note, look at the financial reform act which exempts the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) from having to disclose anything to the public! Yet Obama claims that it will "increase transparency in financial dealings." Politics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:47:21 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1C4FBBCD-EDF6-163E-164D612BCDAE7110 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1B4BF438-B677-87C8-D2B1E3EB854F228E U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton temporarily blocked a good portion of Arizona's immigration law from going into effect. The portions blocked include: 1) Officers being required to ask immigration status of anyone suspected of being illegal when the lawfully stop someone. 2) The section making it a crime not to carry papers showing lawful entry into the United States by non-citizens.Of course the Mexican President was elated since he's fought to make US law allow all Mexicans anytime they wish to drop by the USA and stay.The really sad thing is that Judge Bolton admitted "Even though Arizona's interests may be consistent with those of the federal government, it is not in the public interest for Arizona to enforce preempted laws." Hmmmm, which public? The illegal public or the legal citizens of the United States of America?It IS in the interest of US Citizens to force the Federal Government enforce the law. Politics Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:03:36 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1B4BF438-B677-87C8-D2B1E3EB854F228E http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1A055778-9908-59D7-0B48AA6CA1270BB4 Here is a chart of merely 1/3rd of the Obama care organization! If you can follow it, Washington DC needs your help!Can you imagine a doctor in the emergency room trying to decide who to call? Health Control Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:51 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1A055778-9908-59D7-0B48AA6CA1270BB4 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1490B377-DFF4-14B9-F02D6145076E74FB Conservative blogs are full of articles about Barack Hussein Obama's snub of the Boy Scouts Jamboree. After all, just because he's the honorary chairman of the Boy Scouts, why should he bother to celebrate the youth of America? Barack Hussein Obama has bigger fish to fry! He's going to be on the Spew View with Barbara Walters and Whoopie Goldberg!By now, America should not be surprised. If the Roman columns and the whirlwind trip to Berlin didn't demonstrate that, maybe flying the dog (named BO of course)on a separate jet for a 2 day vacation will. Politics Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:41:21 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=1490B377-DFF4-14B9-F02D6145076E74FB http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0EC4F675-9214-B5DD-8355E5D0985112B4 Another false claim about racism! Howard Dean blames Fox News for Sherrod's firing and also claims they falsely cooked up the Black Panther story (which we've all see with our own eyes), totally ignoring the fact that Fox New never played the Sherrod video clip until AFTER Sherrod was fired at the White House's demand.So the White House that demanded Sherrod's removal after seeing a clip which unfairly reflected what Sherrod was saying is blameless, but Fox News who didn't play the clip until after Sherrod was fired is racist! Politics Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:40:43 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0EC4F675-9214-B5DD-8355E5D0985112B4 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0EBD5749-F0AB-ADA9-9EF50D88C654E9C4 The story last week blamed BP for its reportedly major role in the release of Lockerbie Bomber, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. First to the bogus BP responsibility claim:"I can say unequivocally that the Scottish government has never ... received any representations from BP in relation to al Megrahi," Salmond said. "That is to say we had no submissions or lobbying of any kind from BP, either oral or written, and, to my knowledge, the subject of al Megrahi was never raised by any BP representative to any Scottish government minister."Salmond noted, however, that BP has "admitted that it played a role ... in encouraging the U.K. Government to conclude a prisoner transfer agreement with the Libyan government." and now to the new claim by The Australian regarding the US Obama Administration:The US has tried to keep the letter secret, refusing to give permission to the Scottish authorities to publish it on the grounds it would prevent future "frank and open communications" with other governments.In the letter, sent on August 12 last year to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and justice officials, Mr LeBaron wrote that the US wanted Megrahi to remain imprisoned in view of the nature of the crime.The note added: "Nevertheless, if Scottish authorities come to the conclusion that Megrahi must be released from Scottish custody, the US position is that conditional release on compassionate grounds would be a far preferable alternative to prisoner transfer, which we strongly oppose." So much for Barack Hussein Obama's claim that Americans were surprised, disappointed and angry. Well, the average American was - but the Obama administration appears not to have been surprised at all. Politics Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:32:23 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0EBD5749-F0AB-ADA9-9EF50D88C654E9C4 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0A8F95B3-EC39-B4CB-ED5E9FF25E87EB7F Psst Harry, Ford Motor Company took no bailout, GM became Government Motors (something the taxpayers aren't happy about) and Chrysler closed many successful dealerships based on partisan decisions adding hundreds of thousands to the unemployment lines!Harry! This is something to be ashamed for, not something to crow about! Politics Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:03:56 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0A8F95B3-EC39-B4CB-ED5E9FF25E87EB7F http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0A8A9988-9A44-62CF-547FFE322F413667 And is it any wonder. Actually the only wonder is why on earth 43% of Americans give Barack Hussein Obama any type of approval at all!Rasmussen shows that the spread between those that strongly approve of Barack Hussein Obama versus those that strongly disapprove of him is at a -20. Overall, 43% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. Fifty-six percent (56%) disapprove. Again the only wonder is that outside of his immediate family, Pelosi and Reid - that anyone approves let alone strongly approves of a man who has literally destroyed American in a sheer 18 months. Yes, times were bad when Barack Hussein Obama took over - but they've only gotten worse after throwing trillions of dollars at the problem - adding an additional problem to that which already faces taxpayers. Politics Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:58:29 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0A8A9988-9A44-62CF-547FFE322F413667 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=09C9DC51-B765-E869-0E284C402C8A0EAD Kathleen Parker wants us to believe that the main stream media conspiring to elect Barack Obama is no big deal. And from her prospective, I guess it isn't. After all, the media also conspired to elect Bill Clinton and then save him from Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky by demonizing them. But to the public who actually believe that a journalist's duty is to simply report facts in the news, it is a big deal.Parker wants you to believe it was just a few media types talking privately. She fails to ignore the width and breath of the list which included academics and none other than an adviser to the Obama campaign. Parker cites just one criticism (shutting down Fox News) and then points out that there was a reasonable comment against it. But she doesn't (claiming a lack of space) cite the total conspiracy to vilify Palin and to get people off the subject of Rev. Jeremiah Wright by attacking conservatives. To liberals, it was business as usual; so what's the big deal? Don't fool yourself. Parker, along with all the rest of the liberal media, knows exactly what the big deal is. Many busy Americans simply listen to the nightly news and believe what is served up. They don't view their "newsman" as someone who needs to be viewed with critical thinking and some curiosity. They believe what the nightly newsman serves up as being what happened. They repeated it as if it were the gospel. Hence, the very reason the liberal media conspired to get their stories and tunes straight. Politics Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:27:58 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=09C9DC51-B765-E869-0E284C402C8A0EAD http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=057AA2AC-C641-9F49-8F2126DA7C15F8F7 If you are feeling screwed lately, it's because you were. WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - Increased housing commitments swelled U.S. taxpayers' total support for the financial system by $700 billion in the past year to around $3.7 trillion, a government watchdog said on Wednesday.The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said the increase was due largely to the government's pledges to supply capital to Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) and to guarantee more mortgages to the support the housing market. Politics Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:22:57 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=057AA2AC-C641-9F49-8F2126DA7C15F8F7 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0574D3F3-EE3F-F4B2-DDA900CAFBC91DC9 I know, I know. All you Obama voters were promised hope and change. The change was suppose to be in how politics are run by special interest groups with money and the hope was suppose to be that the little guy could experience his American dream. First a question: how's that American dream working for you America?And now, over to HotAir to see how Project Vote, ACORN, Journolist, the Main Street media, including Washington Post, the New York Times, National Public Radio, New Republic, and Time - cheated and won an election for an empty suit with great connections.Feel good America? How is the hope and change? Politics Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:16:36 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=0574D3F3-EE3F-F4B2-DDA900CAFBC91DC9 http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=FF8107F2-0AC4-2F19-7E6D88DC04FEBBC1 The Volokh Conspiracy reveals this morning that Jared Bernstein, an Obama campaign adviser, was on JournaList. JournaList is the list of media political hacks who we wrote about yesterday who plotted to slant the "news" during the 2008 presidential campaign. It supposedly contained invitation only journalists and academics. Yet the writers spent their time discussing how to smear Sarah Palin and bury harmful Obama stories such as Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright.Yes, American people who watch the main stream media, you were hoodwinked by those claiming to be "journalists" who really were simply working to elect Barack Hussein Obama. The same people who claim that FoxNews is biased and should be shut down. Politics Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:32:13 GMT http://www.katablog.com/display_blog.cfm?bid=FF8107F2-0AC4-2F19-7E6D88DC04FEBBC1