Telling It Like It Is:

GerryBlog Feature:
"ANARCHY ROBS FREEDOM"
The Takeover of Our Government, Our Rights and Our Freedoms.

Telling It Like It Is:

April 28, 2010 - Third Senate Test Vote on Financial Reform Fails.
Stopped by failure to include bi-partisan measures. The debate is now proceeding.

The Supreme Court Decides Memorial Cross in Calif. Can Remain
The High court has said a federal court went too far in ordering the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in Calif.

GOP blocks financial bill again, seeks Bi-partisan bill
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said Democrats were going too far, coming up with a bill that "reaches into every nook and cranny of American business." Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, predicted that unlike the recent health care battle, this time bipartisan legislation eventually would pass.

Arizona Gets it Right on Illegal Immigration
This measure promotes attrition through enforcement, the most reasonable, rational strategy on the enforcement side of the immigration equation.

Ronald Reagan - "A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers."

Video - Protest over illegal immigration bill in Arizona turns into a riot..
The protestors gathered at the state capitol… and promptly started a riot.

Financial overhaul falls short in procedural vote.
Legislation to overhaul the nation’s system of financial regulation failed to clear a critical procedural hurdle in the Senate Monday afternoon, as Republicans succeeded in blocking Democratic efforts to bring the far-reaching bill to the Senate floor for debate. Senator Shelby, the lead Republican negotiator said that the changes he wants focus on three key areas: the particulars of a proposed regulator to protect consumers against lending abuses; the details of new government powers to wind down large, troubled firms without using taxpayer money; and measures to establish oversight of the sprawling and largely opaque market for financial derivatives.

The Administration's shell game with its "saved or created" job claims. Today, there are 129.7 million jobs. The folks at BigGovernment.com looked at the data and found that to justify the administration's current claim of 2.8 million jobs saved or created, they had to lower the baseline by 7 million jobs to only 126.9 million.

New Rassmussen Poll: 70% of Arizonians Back New Immigration Law
An overwhelming majority of Arizona voters support a controversial bill that would give state officials broad new powers to arrest people suspected of being illegal immigrants, a new poll finds.

Another Big Govt. Deal: Why No Debate?
Misgovernance: Barely a month after the 2,600-page health care bill became law, Congress has teed up another landmark piece of legislation: a 1,600-page financial overhaul. So what's the big hurry?

Non partisan- CMS Study Shows Health Care Law Increases Costs–$311 Billion in 10 Years
April 23, 2010 - The report states, “We estimate that overall national health expenditures under the health reform act would increase by a total of $311 billion during calendar years 2010-2019. . . .” Given the report’s findings, it’s easy to see why Democrats decided to rush ahead with a vote before the report could be completed.

Arizona Governor Signs Controversial Immigration Enforcement Bill.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a controversial bill that seeks to crack down on illegal immigration. The sweeping measure will make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It will also require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are in the country illegally.

Financial Times: U.S. Debt to Hit $20 Trillion in 10 Years
“America’s fiscal picture is even worse than it looks,” ...The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office just projected that over 10 years, cumulative deficits will reach $9.7 trillion and federal debt 90 percent of gross domestic product – nearly equal to Italy’s." - Roger Altman, former Clinton deputy U.S. Treasury secretary.

Hawaii Bill Would Shun Obama Birth Certificate Requests.
Something To Hide? Hawaii lawmakers are moving closer to passing a measure allowing the state to ignore repeated requests for Obama's birth certificate.

Special Report: Networks Hide the Decline in Credibility of Climate Change Science
ABC, CBS and NBC ignore ClimateGate scandal and still advance left-wing global warming agenda. It’s been a rough five months for the credibility of many of the “leading” climate scientists.

Happy Earth Day Features

Ariz House: Check Obama's Citizenship Legitimacy
PHOENIX -- The Arizona House on Monday voted for a provision that would require President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate if he hopes to be on the state's ballot when he runs for reelection.

Obama - "No litmus test for Supreme Justice pick - Just "Women's Rights" - No 'Children's Rights.' WASHINGTON — Obama, dealing with the explosive issue of abortion, said Wednesday that he will choose a Supreme Court nominee who pays heed to women's rights and personal privacy when interpreting the
Constitution. "That's very important to me," Obama said. Yet he insisted he will not make any potential nominee pass a "litmus test" on a woman's right to end a pregnancy.