Heritage Foundation Research- Transparency and Accountability at the Federal Reserve November 21, 2009Increasing transparency at the Federal Reserve is critical given the breadth of the Feds recent activities, but many of these activities involve private parties. Congress should consider that private firms will be disinclined to deal with the Fed if they lack adequate assurances that confidential information will remain confidential. Tasking the GAO to per […]The Heritage Foundation - J.D. Foster, Ph.D.
- High-Income Surtax: How Not to Pay for Health Care November 21, 2009Congress is proposing a surtax on high-income individuals to help pay for health care reform that would burden the economy and slow its recovery from the recession. […]The Heritage Foundation - Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D.
- Taxes Proposed to Pay for Health Care Reform November 21, 2009The U.S. Senate's proposal for a government-run hostile takeover of the entire U.S. health care system includes a barrage of higher taxes. […]The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay
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- Transparency and Accountability at the Federal Reserve November 21, 2009
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Debate Pointers For Governor Palin
October 2, 2008 | Tagged Biden, Debate, Palin | 2 Comments
If you are reading this, you are probably wondering, “who the Hell is Sam Pierce to give pointers to Sarah Palin?” You may just be wondering, “who the Hell is Sam Pierce?” I am a regular guy that would like Governor Palin to be herself and display conservatism, individuality, a separation from McCain, common sense, and several hits against her opponent tonight. The following is what I, as someone who was thrilled with her nomination as running mate to the RINO, would like to hear during tonight’s vice presidential debate.
- Governor Palin should begin with the normal thank yous and acknowledgments, then wish moderator Gwen Ifill “moderate” success on her upcoming book release. Perhaps she could ask for an autographed advance copy to show good faith and possibly level a wobbly table.
- She can wait for Biden to make a remark about her appearance (which I’d say is likely) and reply that we are witnessing Joe Biden “unplugged”… and speaking of plugs, she might ask where the hair came from.
- She could also ask that if by “clean and articulate” Senator Biden meant that Obama kept his hands clean by avoiding senate votes and articulated teleprompter read-outs like nobody’s business.
- When asked about the current financial crisis, Governor Palin will probably stick with McCain’s flawed (in my opinion) position on the bailout but I hope she at least points out that her inexperience is once again going to be illustrated, but she wasn’t even aware that Franklin Roosevelt had appeared on television in 1929 following the stock market crash, as Joe Biden asserted.
- I hope she thinks to mention that it is her understanding that Senator Biden is using a different speech writer than he used twenty years ago, and this one knows his words are being repeated. She should ask if Senators Biden and Obama are sharing Governor Deval Patrick’s old speeches now.
- When the experience issue is raised, I hope Governor Palin points out that like other Governors that have run for the nation’s top two offices, she has experience as a governor. I hope she also asks Senator Biden if he will view himself as a tutor to a President Obama and if he will be Obama’s primary source for the “on the job training” Senator Biden, himself indicated Barack Obama would need.
- She should explain that her foreign policy credentials hold up against those of the other governors that preceded her and wonder aloud if the critics all believe Presidents Clinton and Reagan would not have been qualified for the position of VICE PRESIDENT. I hope she also points out that Obama’s experience is as a grade-school student in Indonesia and as rock concert following speech reader this Summer in Europe.
- Governor Palin should take Ann Coulter’s advice and makes a point to “tie that idiotic pipeline vote around Biden’s neck” when the subject turns to energy. She could also inquire as to how the green team of Obama and Biden intend to allow the electric cars about which they pontificate to be powered. Are they all to be plugged in to sockets that lead back to solar energy plants? How will those solar energy plants be constructed without disturbing some natural habitat? She should ask how their enviro-marxist supporters will react if any sources of energy are implemented in an Obama administration.
I also hope that Governor Palin speaks her mind and points out that she does not agree with Senator McCain on every issue. I hope she can overcome Gwen Ifill’s book sales considerations to illustrate to the viewers that it is time that government be returned to the people! Of course loyal Obamorons would not be swayed, but regular people have an opportunity to be inspired and filled with hope… and that hope is not emanating from The Obama Camp.
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- AdamForIllinois.com
Palin/Jindal 2012!!
Palin/Jindal 2012 might be all we can hope for and work toward at this point. That is, unless McCain decides to point out Obama’s glaring deficiencies and horrible judgment.