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CATERPILLAR IN THE COAL MINE: About a year ago, Obama said “you can measure America’s bottom line by looking at Caterpillar’s bottom line.”  If that’s true then we might be in trouble because Caterpillar is reporting that Obamacare will cause the company $100 million in extra expenses, and many companies are even worse off.

NOT EVEN A FLICKR PHOTO: After publicly admonishing our greatest ally in the Middle East, the Obama has decided to not allow any press coverage, not even photos, of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Needless to say we were surprised at who the President has allowed himself to pictured with.

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, C’MON: Dems break out the champagne after they ram the Health Care experiment through Congress. We’ll keep some cold for after you help Fire Nancy Pelosi.

IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID: The American people have told Obama that the economy is the most important issue to them, but Obama can’t stop talking about health care.

A NUT BY ANY OTHER NAME: After being brought down by scandal the disgraced community organizers association, ACORN, is attempting to make a comeback, but without making any substantive changes by rebranding itself.  Find out what they are up to now and how they may be able to get tax payer funding.

RETURNING TO THE SCENE: During his campaign, then Sen. Obama spoke about his plan for health care reform at the University of Iowa.  Now, two years later, Obama is returning to the scene to declare a health care victory, but a look at what he said then and what is in the plan passed by the Democrats in Congress reveals they don’t have much in common.  

REP. DINGELL’S HARSH FACT: During an interview with a Detroit radio station, Rep. John Dingell discusses the “harsh fact” of Obamacare.  Find out what he said. 

IF OBAMA WERE A JUDGE: He would be Goodwin Liu, the University of Berkeley law professor that Obama just nominated to the 9^th Federal Circuit Court, who believes that progressives should be more judicially aggressive .  Find out more about Obama’s über-liberal nominee.

DISHONORING OUR VETERANS: By mandating that everyone buy health insurance, Democrats may be levying fines or imprisonment on American veterans. The VFW has spoken out, the RNC has offered a solution, but the Democrats won’t listen.

IN BUFFET WE TRUST: “The Wizard of Omaha” Warren Buffet has better credit rating than the U.S. government. Read why this is “a slap upside the head of the government.”

LAUGHABLE DENIABILITY: Rep. Gregory Meeks lives “paycheck to paycheck,” yet lives the jet-set life. The ranks of the ethically challenged continues to swell in Nancy Pelosi’s camp- but how many scandals can she ignore?

MYTH BUSTING: As Stupak and other “Pro-life” Dems give up opposition to the Health Care bill, we debunk the Myth of the Pro-Life Democrat.

CHARADES, ANYONE? “Doc Fix” will cause Health Care reform to be deficit increasing- to the tune of $208 billion. That’s a fix the Democrats can stand with now that they’re done pretending they care about deficits.  Read about it here.

NOT JUST A FIGHT BETWEEN FRIENDS: As our relationship with Israel hits a new low, Obama maintains his distance and criticizes our important ally. See how Obama’s Israel-bashing rhetoric is inflaming tensions in the middle east.

THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD: Obama’s plan to stop foreclosures was originally intended to help four million. But it has really helped less than 200,000. Read about how more government has caused more headaches for those most in need of help.

ARNE’S FAVOR FACTORING: Arne Duncan plays Chicago politics like a pro as he kept a list of connected insiders whose children needed a leg-up attending prestigious Chicago schools. Washington is getting the Windy City treatment again as Arne plays politics with our children.

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