Monthly Archives: May 2009

May 19 2009

Let’s Find Out Who’s Lying: Will it be Pelosi or will it be the CIA?

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Susan Estrich: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now claims that intelligence officials misled her about the use of waterboarding when she was briefed in 2002.

Previously, it was reported that she, as the ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee at the time, had been told about waterboarding as an interrogation technique and had raised no objections to it — a claim that obviously called into question the speaker’s support for a “truth commission” to find out who (else) took that position.

“We were told that they had legal opinions that it was legal and were not told about other legal opinions to the contrary,” Pelosi told reporters this week, describing the briefing. “We were told specifically that waterboarding was not being used.”

Pelosi claimed that she learned about CIA waterboarding later from other members of Congress. “I wasn’t briefed. I was informed that somebody else had been briefed about it,” she said. Read the rest here

If I were a betting man I would say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lied! How would you bet?

May 18 2009

New Tax Proposals Target Life Insurers Will Cost Poor and Rich Alike!

The Obama administration is seeking $12.8 billion in new tax revenue from life insurers over the next decade, even as the federal government offers the struggling sector bailout funds.

Several industry trade groups, including the American Council of Life Insurers and the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, wrote last week to leading lawmakers, expressing opposition to the proposals. “Especially during a financial and economic downturn, increasing taxes on products and on an industry that encourages American consumers and businesses to plan for the future and effectively manage risk is unwise public policy,” they said.

Insurance industry representatives also argue that now is a bad time to seek more taxes from the industry, given companies’ recent losses on investments.
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Obama said that he would not raise taxes on Americans that earn less than $250,000 well if you think this don’t cost the poor, middle class and the rich then you had better think again! Its the old democrats back door taxes on all Americans!

LINKS:
(1) Obamawatch: Obama’s tax pledge broken in first 100 days

(2) Obama to tap consumers for emission, mpg standards – AP

(3) Obama The Tax Cutter?

May 18 2009

John Ashcroft, Robert Mueller Cannot Be Sued for Alleged Abuse

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that several high-ranking government officials cannot be sued for their official actions in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The opinion, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy and joined by the court’s conservative justices, upholds long-standing immunity protections given to government officers for their official duties.

Iqbal, a Pakistani Muslim, claimed the FBI policy was so targeted toward Muslim men that it was discriminatory.
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If this is the case then no one should be held accountable for water boarding because it was within their official duties!