Public Congress

In late 2007, when this was originally made…saddly, it was ahead of its time and more saddly, raised questions that fortold today and now…
In 2009, Americans are truley more so… waiste deep in the Big Muddy of it’s worse Crisis…like 1931, those who gave us the crisis now (in 2009) reassure us if only we hold to the same course…that somehow, what they have done to destroy our economy with their looting of the public trust will…they now continue to say is in fact, be what will save us…Senator McCain recently said “we should do nothing…the economy will correct itself…and warns us that trying to solve these problems (like Obama is)…will destroy our country…” Little does a man who can not remember how many homes he owns…know or care for the family loosing their only home…as we have seen…if you listen to the new republican chatter…their loud cries of socialism..if we continue with the same republican, feed the wealthy…let them share the wealth by tipping big to the poor…policies of the past eight years…then, how can we except any different resault????
The dollar continues it’s collapse, more people are loosing their homes, major companies are going out of business, what few factories that remain are closing; good jobs have long disappeared to China or India, we are still invaded by poison toys, our broken borders remain unchecked, a world that still hates us deeply, unsecured ports, a series of never ending wars gone bad; many hundreds of thousands of innocient Iraqi people have died…unneccessarily, truley, unbelievable levels of corporate, banker, Wall Street greed/corruption, a President lost (at least Bubba Bush is gone…maybe, some light ahead in the tunnel if Obama succeeds in his plan), still a congress that’s still for sale to the highest biding lobbyist and record fraud.
With all this and more…America’s in still adrift in Sea of Crisis & Greed.
Can there…could there be any hope?
Yes, there is! The solutions are many and they are simple…that is the message that this video means to send. Yes, there is hope and simple solutions that will return America to it’s place as that Shining Becon on the Hill. America needs each of it’s children now to stand up and just say no more…say no more to corruption, say no more to injustice…to say yes to American Made…say yes to freedom…American, homegrown solutions…
Just think…we made this in late 2007 to question the candidates who never addressed the issues then…saddly, you can’t say they (or you) were not warned…maybe, we need to send them this video or each should make their own and send…to each of those in congress who wax on about the Grand Days of economic success of now, Citizen Bubba Bush or who continue to give their Wall Steet Brokers bonus of millions of dollars of the people’s money while saying we will not help the deadbeat families cast out into the streets or offer them a bailout of $12 per week…let’s see…millions to CEO’s with no strings…$12 per week with strings (that $12 is taxable income according to the IRS)…You decide..deal or no deal…I submit, we need a better deal for the people and the middle class…

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congress are protecting Ways & Means Chairman Charlie Rangel from being removed as Chairman while he is investigated for Ethics Violations. Rangel has systemically interfered with investigations into his TAX FRUAD while serving as Chairman and congressman. Republicans and Democrats are equally responsible for protecting Rangel.

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Why did Scott Brown Win?

Scott Brown election in Massachusetts – why did Scott Brown win in the race vs. Martha Coakley for the US Senate seat formerly held by Edward “Ted” Kennedy

Comments here from Bruce Fenton of the FentonReport Global (www.fentonreport.com) with leading political expert, author and radio show host Ed Dean of Florida

This clip discusses the campaigns of Coakley and Brown and the independents and tea party activism groups and thier effect on the election

Scott Brown’s official bio is as follows:

State Senator Scott Brown has led the fight in Massachusetts against wasteful government spending and higher taxes. He is a free-market advocate who believes our strength as a nation flows from its people. He believes in a culture of family, patriotism and freedom. At his September 12 announcement of candidacy for the U.S. Senate, Senator Brown articulated a core set of beliefs that guide his thinking.

* Government is too big and that the federal stimulus bill made government bigger instead of creating jobs
* Taxes are too high and are going higher if Congress continues with its out-of-control spending
* The historic amount of debt we are passing on to our children and grandchildren is immoral
* Power concentrated in the hands of one political party, as it is here in Massachusetts, leads to bad government and poor decisions
* A strong military and vigorous homeland defense will protect our interests and security around the world and at home
* All Americans deserve health care, but we shouldn’t have to create a new government insurance program to provide it

Senator Brown is a proud member of the Massachusetts National Guard, where he has served for nearly three decades and currently holds the rank of Lt. Colonel in the Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps. Brown was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in homeland security following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. His career in public service began as selectman in Wrentham. He then went on to serve three terms as a State Representative and won his current State Senate seat in a special election in 2004. He is currently in his third Senate term.
Senator Scott Brown and Family
In 2004, Senator Brown received the Public Servant of the Year Award from the United Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in reforming the state’s sex offender laws and protecting the rights of victims. He has also been recognized by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) for his work in creating an environment that encourages job growth and expansion in Massachusetts.

Senator Brown is a graduate of Wakefield High School, Tufts University, and Boston College Law School. He lives in Wrentham, MA with his wife Gail and their two daughters, Ayla, a student at Boston College, and Arianna, a student at Syracuse University.

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The American people have had it with business as usual in Congress. They are fed up with practices such as tucking special-interest provisions into bills behind closed doors, secretly changing bills without a vote, and passing bills no one has read. This has happened for far too long, but never before has the need for reform been more apparent than in the past year under Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her Democratic majority.

Americans are demanding change in the way Congress works. Recognizing this, I and other reform-minded congressional Republicans this week will put forth a new transparency initiative a series of common-sense congressional reforms aimed at bringing some much-needed openness and accountability to the House.

In just 10 months, with help from the Obama White House, Speaker Pelosis Congress has taken business-as-usual to a devastating new extreme. The American people have watched Congress rush through a massive stimulus spending bill no one read; a massive $410 billion omnibus spending bill loaded with thousands of un-scrutinized earmarks; and a new cap and trade national energy tax loaded with special-interest giveaways unveiled at 3:00 am on the morning before a vote.

Now the White House is pushing for a final year-end bill which will be written in secret by the majority behind closed doors to replace the current health care system with government-run care, and transform about one-sixth of our nations economy. The bill will be hammered out in a private, partisan House-Senate conference committee with no public access or scrutiny, in direct contradiction of President Obamas pledge that such talks would be televised on C-SPAN.

These are the actions of a Democratic majority that has forgotten its the American people who are really in charge. These are actions designed to shut the American people out while politicians go about the business of limiting their freedom. And in an era of 10.2 percent unemployment, mounting debt, seemingly endless bailouts, and rapidly expanding government, these abuses are the last straw for the American people, whove clearly had enough.

Republicans have had enough, too. The House GOP congressional transparency initiative includes common-sense changes such as read the bill reform that would require all bills to be posted online for a minimum of 72 hours before they are brought to a vote. We also believe:
•Members committee votes should be posted online within 48 hours so the American people can see how their representatives voted.
•Committees should be required to post the text of adopted bills online within 24 hours of adoption to end the practice of phantom amendments being added to bills secretly after they pass at the committee level.
•Major negotiations on sweeping bills that would dramatically expand the reach of the federal government such as the current government takeover of health care should be open to the public and subject to a full and honest debate when bills reach the floor.
•Cameras should be allowed in the secretive House Rules Committee, the panel that decides which bills and amendments come to a vote.
Our transparency initiative calls for immediate implementation of all of these reforms. Were calling on Speaker Pelosi to bring all of them to an immediate vote. If she wont do it, a Republican majority will. You can read more about the House GOP congressional transparency initiative online, at http://gopleader.gov/readthebill.

Did Republicans miss an opportunity to enact common-sense changes like these when we were in the majority? Yes — and we wont make the mistake again. With this initiative, were taking some common-sense steps to renew the drive for an open and accountable Congress. We recognize restoring the bonds of trust between the American people and their elected leaders starts with changing Congress itself. We hope Speaker Pelosi will join us, and allow these common-sense reforms to go forward.

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Exclusive: Jackie Mason shouts down lawmakers who have no principles. Exclusive: Jackie Mason laments free pass celebs are given to sin. World Net Daily Video Commentary #26. This video first premiered on World Net Daily where Jackie does a weekly video column.

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CSM: The victory of Republican Charles Djou in a special election in Hawaiis First Congressional District the heavily Democratic district where President Obama grew up is a welcome political reversal for the GOP.

In 2008, Mr. Obama took the district with 70 percent of the vote, and no Hawaiian congressional district had returned a Republican for 20 years.

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With incumbent Rep. John Boozman (R-AR) running for U.S. Senate, Arkansas’ third congressional district seat is up for grabs.

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President Obama says during an address on health reform to Congress that death panels are “a lie,” abortions would not be funded under the plan, and illegal immigrants would not benefit, to which an audience member – identified as Rep. Joe Wilson – shouted back, “Lie!”

He also comments that he does not want to put insurance companies out of business. “I just want to hold them accountable.”

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U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered opening remarks on behalf of Republican members of Congress attending the White House health care summit. He outlined Republican steps to fix health care and challenged Democrats to take reconciliation off the table.

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Republican Whip Eric Cantor holds the weekly Colloquy on 3/4/10.

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