State drops warnings over 'militia' members

Does this mean I'm no longer a terrorist?

http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93067

The chief of the Missouri highway patrol is blasting a report issued by the Missouri Information Analysis Center that linked conservative groups to domestic terrorism, assuring that such reports no longer will be issued.

The report warned law enforcement agencies to watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers for third-party political candidates such as Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin.

It further warned law enforcement to watch out for individuals with "radical" ideologies based on Christian views, such as opposing illegal immigration, abortion and federal taxes.

Chief James Keathley of the Missouri State Patrol issued a statement that the release of the report, which outraged conservatives nationwide, prompted him to "take a hard look" at the procedures through which the report was released by the MIAC.

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Obama will call for increased oversight of 'executive pay at all banks, Wall Street firms and possibly other companies'...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/22/america/22regulate.php

Highest ratio to GDP since 1940s...

http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2049806720090320

* Sees FY09 deficit at highest ratio to GDP since 1940s

* GDP to shrink 3 pct in 2009, grow 2.9 pct in 2010

* White House says priorities unchanged despite forecasts

* Republicans argue projections demand less spending (Adds White House, congressional reaction)

Boxer Seeks to Ratify U.N. Treaty That May Erode U.S. Rights

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/25/boxer-seeks-ratify-treaty-erode-rights/

Sen. Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. to ratify a United Nations measure meant to expand the rights of children, a move critics are calling a gross assault on parental rights that could rob the U.S. of sovereignty.
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"Whether you ground your kids for smoking marijuana, whether you take them to church, whether you let them go to junior prom, all of those things . . . will be the government's decision," said Michael Farris, president of ParentalRights.org. "It will affect every parent who's told their children to do the dishes."

Byrd: Obama in power grab

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19303.html

Didn't think I'd ever agree with Byrd. The fact that he resists the executive branch consolidating power, regardless of what party the president is, gives him some credibility, IMO. Now if he will also support limiting the power of the legislative and judicial branches too. ;)

In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials.”
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“As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, and to virtually anyone but the president,” Byrd wrote. “They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege. In too many instances, White House staff have been allowed to inhibit openness and transparency, and reduce accountability.”

What do we need jobs for?

But here is what Obama claimed last night:

It also contains an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability, so that every American will be able to go online and see where and how we're spending every dime. What it does not contain, however, is a single pet project, not a single earmark, and it has been stripped of the projects members of both parties found most objectionable. . . .

Of course, last Friday Obama “also defended earmarks as inevitable in such a package.”

Here is a question: If the people really don't care, why did Obama deny them last night?