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		<title>Live Tweeting President Obama&#8217;s State of the Union Speech</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well the last time I live tweeted an Obama speech people really seemed to enjoy it so I figured, why not, I&#8217;ll take on the State of the Union too. So here you go&#8230; all my tweets from last nights speech and from the Republican response given by Bob McDonnell. My point in bla bla [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well <a href="http://thecollegepolitico.com/live-tweeting-president-obamas-speech-to-the-un/" target="_blank">the last time</a> I live tweeted an Obama speech people really seemed to enjoy it so I figured, why not, I&#8217;ll take on the State of the Union too. So here you go&#8230; all my tweets from last nights speech and from the Republican response given by Bob McDonnell. My point in bla bla translating the two speeches wasn&#8217;t necessarily that they were poorly delivered (and actually I think McDonnell did a pretty amazing job in his speech) but, rather, that, like nearly all modern political speeches, they are nearly meaningless rehashing of already known, and even decades old, talking points surrounded by overwhelming heaps of tired rhetorical tricks and lots of bla bla.</p>
<p>Anyway, enjoy:</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305032707" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla hey guys bla bla bla the constitution says I gotta bore you to death tonight</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305100174" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla I inherited a mess just like the world wars bla bla *Biden head shake* bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305158688" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla random small town reference bla bla bla wall street hates children bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305210398" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla this is the hardest presidency EVAH bla bla bla *fox letting teleprompter screens in the frame* bla bla<span id="more-1856"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305287335" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla bla I healed the economy bla bla bla but not really bla bla but I will</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305301973" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla taxes are fun and good for the economy bla bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305357561" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla taxes arent fun and so I killed them all bla bla bla bla *obvious politician joke* hahahahahahahah bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305415210" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla *harry reid falls asleep* bla bla bla *Pelosi displays no emotion or appearance of humanity* bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305436351" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla the stimulus is totally awesome, come on guys, stop laughing bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305465630" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla ok, so, never mind about the stimulus working bla bla bla bla lets do it again anyway! bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305506050" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla bla *head swivel* bla bla bla bla bla bla *head swivel* bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305563434" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla lets eliminate the capitol gains tax bla bla bla bla lets re-institute the WPA also!</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305629489" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla I want to give a shout out to *looks at back of guitar* THE HOUSE!!! bla bla and lets not forget *looks again* THE SENATE!</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305675157" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla people told me not to do stuff bla bla bla bla but I said hell no man! *slow serious head shake from Biden*</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305724328" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla the US sucks at stuff compared to China and Germany bla bla USA USA USA USA!!! bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305818282" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla solar power *crikets* bla bla bla bla nuclear power *cheering* bla bla bla oil drilling *cheering*</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305853887" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla just kidding about oil and coal *puts on gotcha face* bla bla bla cap and trade!</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305896803" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla exports will double because I want them to bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305960843" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla *clapping* bla *clapping* bl*clapping* bla bla *clapping*</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8305995037" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla government schools suck bla bla bla bla solution? More government! bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306034531" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla universal college! bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306092202" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla universal healthcare! bla bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306142071" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla I suck at politics bla bla bla bla bla insurance companies are evil bla bla bla fat kids</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306181549" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bla *dust off trusty talking points that have worked so well before* bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306251902" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla seriously, your gonna like my health plan eventually bla bla bla bla seriously</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306321935" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla dude, Bush made me spend all that money bla bla bla bla just statin&#8217; the facts</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306361621" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla *fox cuts to weird overhead view* bla bla bla belt tightening</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306567897" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla bipartisanship bla bla *random democrat* bla bla bla *random republican*</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306676086" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla I never believed all that crap I spewed on the campaign trail bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306762774" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla Democrats have massive majority bla bla Republicans stop blocking everything we do!!! bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306957454" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla I&#8217;m like Kennedy and Reagan combined and will rid the world of nukes bla bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8306992231" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla Iran is gonna get it bla bla bla bla you know, eventually</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307060937" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla America rocks</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307099755" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla bla oh yea, I almost forgot, dont ask dont tell bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307209717" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla dude, dont you guys remember my slogan? bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307286699" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla *random average person quote* bla bla bla bla *random average person quote* bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307445022" target="_blank">Obama</a>: bla bla bla God Da&#8211; Bless the United States of America bla bla bla bla *republicans rush out* Thank you *the end*</p>
<p>Now for the McDonnell translation:</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307668963" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla Republican bla bla bla jobs bla bla jobs bla jobs</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307689397" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla unemployment is high bla bla bla jobs are the answer bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307711154" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla the stimulus sucks bla bla bla jobs</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307722529" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla bla children bla bla grandchildren bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307742273" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla big government is bad bla bla bla bla limited government is good</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307779724" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla Obamacare sucks bla bla bla bla Obamacare sucks bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307810310" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla Virginia&#8217;s got lots of oil bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307848930" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla bla *Asian glasses guy shakes head* bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307863504" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla I and the president agree bla bla bla but not really at all</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307911774" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla bla *randomly drop scott brown&#8217;s name* bla bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307933409" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla big government is bad bla bla bla limited government is good</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8307982904" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla bla USA USA USA USA!!! bla bla bla</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/8308023320" target="_blank">McDonnell</a>: bla bla bla God Bless America bla bla thank you *the end*</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. This is all I have to say:

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. This is all I have to say:</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>UPDATE:</strong></span> Shocking <a title="Ace of Spades HQ" href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/293446.php" target="_blank">new Obama accomplishments</a> discovered!!</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>UPDATE:</strong></span> I&#8217;m humbled by <a title="Michelle Malkin" href="http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/09/dnc-humor-czar-condemns-nobel-prize-jokes/" target="_blank">this Michelle Malkin link</a> and while I feel that I don&#8217;t deserve it I&#8217;m going to accept it anyway&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was recently randomly granted press credentials by the white house I figured I&#8217;d give covering the President a shot. So I now present, in chronological order, my live tweeting of President Obama&#8217;s speech to the United Nations as I heard it:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since I was recently <a title="Mediaite" href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/did-the-white-house-randomly-credential-a-right-wing-blogger/" target="_blank">randomly granted press credentials</a> by the white house I figured I&#8217;d give covering the President a shot. So I now present, in chronological order, my live tweeting of President Obama&#8217;s speech to the United Nations as I heard it:</p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316244559" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla *head swivel* bla bla bla *head swivel* bla bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316262119" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla cleavage bla bla bla in this body bla bla bla&#8221;<span id="more-1779"></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316297831" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla eat your vegetables or no dessert India bla bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316315308" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla bla UN sucks bla bla bla bla UN will save the world bla bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316347492" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla cold war dead bla bla bla Russia bla bla bla bla test ban treaty bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316447210" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla peace bla bla enduring peace bla bla bla bla peace bla peace bla UN&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316496586" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla no Israeli settlements bla bla occupation since 1967 bla bla bla bla Palestinians want peace bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316559361" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla *teleprompter slip up* bla bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316584874" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla bla wealthy nations killing environment bla bla bla growing nations also evil bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316632295" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla great depression bla bla greed bla bla excess bla regulation bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316678222" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla change bla bla bla bla bla real change bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316733097">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla *pause for half hearted clapping from the audience* bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316756549" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla bla I admit that America sucked before I was president bla bla bla bla&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p><span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/collegepolitico/status/4316832537" target="_blank">Obama</a>: &#8220;bla bla bla bla bla thank you bla bla bla *sit down for a second in big ugly chair then get up and leave*&#8221;</span></span></p>
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		<title>Stop Obamacare!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the August recess for Congress underway, President Obama has failed in getting health care reform completed before members of Congress left Capital Hill for the respective districts. With the President&#8217;s approval rating dropping rapidly, support for his massive overhaul on the best health care system in the world has also decreased.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the August recess for Congress underway, President Obama has failed in getting health care reform completed before members of Congress left Capital Hill for the respective districts. With the President&#8217;s approval rating dropping rapidly, support for his massive overhaul on the best health care system in the world has also decreased.<a href="http://thecollegepolitico.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Obamacare.jpeg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1736" title="Obamacare" src="http://thecollegepolitico.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/health-care-300x207.jpg" alt="Obamacare" width="300" height="207" /></a></p>
<p>The reason Obama wanted health care finished before the recess can be explained in one quote: &#8220;I plan to have a lot of town hall meetings.&#8221; This was said by Rep. Allen Boyd Jr. (D-FL), a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of fiscal conservative Democrats. When Congress hears from members of their respective districts, and their problems and questions about this legislation, Congressional backing for this type of health care change will decrease to match their voters&#8217; support.</p>
<p>If you listen to Congressional Democrats and President Obama, you would think our health care system is broken and ineffective. However, groups around the world think differently. Recently, the World Health Organization, an agency of the United Nations, ranked our health care system number 1 out of 191 counties for being responsive to patients&#8217; needs. Also, in an ABC News poll, 89% of Americans are happy with their health care coverage.<span id="more-1732"></span></p>
<p>In President Obama’s vision, he would have the government insure the uninsured, control costs, allow those who have health care to stay in the coverage, and improve the quality of the health care system. Oh, and add in doing all of that without increasing the already record high budget deficit. Do you buy that? No? Don’t worry about it. Neither does he.</p>
<p>The Congressional Budget Office has come out, stating that the Senate bill <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/16/house-dems-votes-health/">would not reduce costs</a>, as President Obama has stated as one of his goals. In fact, this legislation would increase health care costs for Americans.</p>
<p>Another big piece of selling this plan to America comes when Obama says if you like your plan you can keep your plan. However, this is not entirely true. The government will move in and look into all the health care plans Americans have. If they deem the plan is unacceptable, you will be forced into a government-approved plan. Also, if anything in your current plan changes, such as a deductible, again, you will be forced into a government-approved option. The Lewin Group has made estimates, and concludes that 118 million people will lose their private insurance.</p>
<p>While President Obama says he will improve the health care system with a government takeover, evidence from other government-run health care systems show otherwise. Politicians who support a universal health care system point to Europe and Canada, where government run systems are the norm. However, in those places, health care is rationed to the population.</p>
<p>For instance, a person might wait to receive open heart surgery in one of those counties while the same person would be treated immediately. Or, if a person wants a hip replacement, the government can refuse to do that, based on the person’s age. Also, there is a reason why that cancer survival rates in Europe lag behind the United States&#8217;. In fact, Great Britain, know for its government-run, universal health care system, has even worse survival rates than the European averages. On the other hand, the United States, with faster diagnosis and easier access to treatments, sets the standard for cancer treatment.</p>
<p>President Obama refutes these claims by saying we wouldn’t have a European system. We would create an American system for American needs. Well, fine. If you want American evidence that government-run health care doesn’t work, look no further than Medicaid and Medicare, the health care program for the poor and elderly, respectively. Both are over budget and are draining the federal budget.</p>
<p>However, there currently is a health care bill that could pass the House after <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/31/AR2009073101689.html?hpid=topnews?hpid=topnews">narrowly getting approval</a> from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with 5 Democrats joining 23 Republicans in opposition. The full House is expected to vote on this next month after their break.</p>
<p>This bill comes with about a $1 trillion price tag, with some estimates even higher. This piece of legislation will consume 1/6 of our federal budget. Another plan in the Senate has a price tag of $1.5 trillion, according to the CBO. To pay for this, Democrats propose an $800 billion tax increase during a recession, and mandates for employers that will discourage job growth.</p>
<p>None of this is to say some tweaking couldn’t hurt. But let’s remember, no one in this country can be denied care based on money. Our government already pays hospitals each year to care for the uninsured. However, there is room for improvement. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has experience in health care reform. <a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/07/mr-president-whats-the-rush.html">His plan</a> has some points that could benefit the rest of the country.</p>
<p>First, like car insurance, make it mandatory to have health insurance. Currently, there are people who can afford health insurance who decide not to get it. So let’s not pay for those who can buy insurance. For those who actually cannot afford to buy insurance, let’s use the money we spend on free hospital care to help pay for private insurance for these people.</p>
<p>In Massachusetts, a health insurance marketplace was created to help the uninsured to buy private health coverage. Mitt Romney also put in tax penalties to those who do not buy coverage, and to businesses with 11 or more workers that did not buy their employees coverage.</p>
<p>Maybe these ideas will work to improve our health care system. On the other hand, maybe it won’t. However, we owe it to each American to evaluate the system, its strengths and its weaknesses, figure out ways to make our current system better without harming future generations, and to take our time on it. For something that even President Obama says is one of the most important parts of our economy, we cannot afford to move this quickly on health care.</p>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Broken Promises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jnuzzi08</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back before the election, President Obama made promises about what he would do as President.  Since his Inauguration, the President has broken many of these pledges.  Who could have seen this coming?  Remember the promise of no lobbyists in the Obama Administration?  He broke that, as seen in the list of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back before the election, President Obama made promises about what he would do as President.  Since his <a href="http://thecollegepolitico.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/obama.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1619 alignright" title="obama" src="http://thecollegepolitico.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/obama-300x204.jpg" alt="obama" width="300" height="204" /></a>Inauguration, the President has broken many of these pledges.  Who could have seen this coming?  Remember the promise of no lobbyists in the Obama Administration?  He broke that, as seen in the <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/03/the-list-of-lobbyists-in-the-obama-administration/">list of lobbyists in top jobs</a>.</p>
<p>Then there was the promise of no earmarks.  When he addressed Congress in February after the “Stimulus Bill”, President Obama said that “we passed the recovery plan free of earmarks”.  However, even Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was popping up behind the President with thunderous applause, <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/12/earmark-less-bill-gives-pelosis-mouse-cookie/">received $30M for her district to protect a mouse</a>.  Then there was the budget to fund the government for the rest of the year.  In it there were an <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/stimulus_bill_earmarks/2009/02/23/184512.html">estimated 9,000 earmarks</a>, totaling more than $5B.  Another promise broken.</p>
<p>Finally, there was the no tax increases for “families making less than $250,000”.  Well, Mr. President.  How do you explain supporting a tax on energy, health care benefits, and all items?  If the White House supported American Clean Energy and Security Act passes the Senate (which will be difficult), President Obama <a href="http://www.glencoenews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=8&amp;SubSectionID=8&amp;ArticleID=22927">will place an outrageous tax</a> on all those who drive a car or flip on a light switch, which is to say, nearly every single American.  Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) estimates that this legislation would amount to be a $2 trillion tax increase to businesses and consumers.<span id="more-1713"></span></p>
<p>Also, remember back when then-candidate-Obama slammed Senator McCain for proposing to tax health care benefits?  Well that issue has gone a full circle as President Obama is not ruling out <a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_090629.htm">taxing these benefits</a>.  Back in the campaign, Obama called this “the largest middle-class tax increase in history”.  But this would contradict his claim that the middle class will not see an extra dime in more taxes.</p>
<p>If that is not enough, the White House is looking at a <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/26/AR2009052602909_pf.html">national sales tax</a>.  This value-added tax is commonly used in Europe, and everyone sees how well Europe is doing in this economic slump with their high taxes.  Way to keep your promises, Mr. President.</p>
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		<title>Biden Makes Fun of Obama for Teleprompter Use; UPDATE: Video Added</title>
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In a classically Biden moment our Vice President ripped on our President for his famous reliance on teleprompters. Biden delivered his joke while speaking to new Air Force graduates. From Top of the Ticket:
not content to leave without a jaunty ad lib, Biden noted that heavy winds were gusting through the ceremonies. One of his [...]]]></description>
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<p>In a classically Biden moment our Vice President ripped on our President for his famous reliance on teleprompters. Biden delivered his joke while speaking to new Air Force graduates. From <a title="LAT Top of the Ticket" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/05/biden-in-the-west-fried-green-tomatoes-and-an-air-force-salute.html" target="_blank">Top of the Ticket</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>not content to leave without a jaunty ad lib, Biden noted that heavy winds were gusting through the ceremonies. One of his two teleprompters had toppled over. Alluding to the jokes of Obama&#8217;s reliance on the speech-facilitators, Biden added, &#8220;What I am going to tell the president when I tell him his teleprompter is broken. What will he do then.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Oh boy. Please let the man speak more often. Dream Scenario: Obama replaces Gibbs with Biden for Press Secretary&#8230; if only.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>UPDATE:</strong></span> For your viewing pleasure</p>
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		<title>Shocker: Chrysler Won&#8217;t Repay Bailout Money</title>
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There goes that cash&#8230; straight down the money pit.
But, hey, what&#8217;s $7 Billion among friends. Especially nowadays:
Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier this year and as part of its bankruptcy filing.
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<p>There goes that cash&#8230; straight down the money pit.</p>
<p>But, hey, <a title="CNN Money" href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/05/news/companies/chrysler_loans/index.htm?postversion=2009050519" target="_blank">what&#8217;s $7 Billion among friends</a>. Especially nowadays:</p>
<blockquote><p>Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier this year and as part of its bankruptcy filing.</p>
<p>This revelation was buried within Chrysler&#8217;s bankruptcy filings last week and confirmed by the Obama administration Tuesday. The filings included a list of business assumptions from one of the company&#8217;s key financial advisors in the bankruptcy case.</p></blockquote>
<p>Now, a pessimist might say that the bailout money has gone down the black hole that these failing companies are and we will never see any of it repaid (even if the <a title="HA" href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/24/tcf-bank-pays-off-tarp-pays-extra-to-dump-treasury-control/" target="_blank">companies want to repay it</a>).  Unfortunately I am a pessimist. After all the government would much rather own or control these companies than get money back from them:</p>
<blockquote><p>An Obama administration official confirmed Tuesday that Chrysler won&#8217;t be repaying the loans, though a portion of the bridge loan may be recovered by Treasury from the assets of Chrysler Financial, the former credit arm of the automaker which is essentially going out of business as part of the reorganization.</p>
<p>&#8220;The reality now is that the face value [of the $4 billion bridge loan] will be written off in the bankruptcy process,&#8221; said the official, who added that the 8% equity stake that Treasury will be receiving as part of the company&#8217;s reorganization is meant to compensate taxpayers for the lost money.</p></blockquote>
<p>Like I said&#8230; shocking.</p>
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