Obama appoints more tax cheats

The savior of our health care system, Tom Daschle, mired in ethical questions:

Daschle fails to report income related to use of a car and driver - ABC News
Daschle fails to report income from consulting fees - ABC News
Daschle take money from groups with vested interested in the outcome of health care reform - Fox News

Who would of thought?

Democrats, don't do anything to our economy you may regret!

ACORN Could Get Billions from Democrats' Trillion Dollar Spending Plan

"Job Creation" Bill Offers Taxpayer-Funded Bonanza for Organization Reportedly Under Federal Investigation

Washington, Jan 23 -

The House Democrats’ trillion dollar spending bill, approved on January 21 by the Appropriations Committee and headed to the House floor next week for a vote, could open billions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). ACORN has been accused of perpetrating voter registration fraud numerous times in the last several elections; is reportedly under federal investigation; and played a key role in the irresponsible schemes that caused a financial meltdown that has cost American taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars since last fall.

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republicans are asking a simple question: what does this have to do with job creation? Are Congressional Democrats really going to borrow money from our children and grandchildren to give handouts to ACORN in the name of economic “stimulus?”

Incredibly, the Democrats’ bill makes groups like ACORN eligible for a $4.19 billion pot of money for “neighborhood stabilization activities.” Funds for this purpose were authorized in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, signed into law in 2008. However, these funds were limited to state and local governments. Now House Democrats are taking the unprecedented step of making ACORN and other groups eligible for these funds:

Dooley Seeks to Ouster County Police Chief

County Executive, Charlie Dooley, may be seeking to remove Jerry Lee, County Police Chief. According to the Post-Dispatch, "The disagreement over police pay became public in a Post-Dispatch story published last month. In it, Lee said that $1.3 million that Dooley wanted to add to the police budget to hire 14 officers as part of a Youth Violence Initiative would be better spent on raises for his officers."

With the County's current serious budget problems, perhaps this would be a discussion that should be put on the shelf for a while.

Voter Fraud in Missouri

Jefferson City - Voter fraud is, sadly, not a new thing in Missouri. Here, the dead have voted, a canine has registered, and the credibility of the process has been undermined. For the third election cycle, in Missouri, an ACORN employee has been indicted on federal voter fraud charges. According to the indictment, between June and August 2008, an ACORN employee submitted voter registration cards that were either false or forged.

“ACORN and its Democrat supporters have a great deal of explaining to do to Missouri voters. While ACORN continues to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registrations in our state so that people can cheat on Election Day, high profile Democrats in Missouri like Claire McCaskill and Robin Carnahan downplay the seriousness of this illegal activity. It’s time for the Democrats to express some outrage over the continued and systematic election fraud that taxpayer funded ACORN perpetrates in our state every two years,” said Tina Hervey, communications director, Missouri Republican Party.

“This indictment should once again be a wake-up call. The pattern of fraudulent activity by ACORN cannot be ignored any longer – Robin Carnahan’s number one priority should be to protect the integrity of Missouri elections from future assaults by cleaning up the voter registrations rolls and joining the call for voter IDs,” said Hervey.

Edwards Receives Award

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Rachel Storch, D-St. Louis City, honored Joe Edwards, the owner of Blueberry Hill and “citizen extraordinaire,” with an Outstanding Missourian award in Jefferson City. “Joe Edwards’s vision has helped to re-shape the Delmar Loop,” said Storch. “His involvement with urban revitalization has made him an integral part of the identity of St. Louis and the entire region. Our community has benefited deeply from his civic leadership, and I am honored to present
him with the ‘Outstanding Missourian’ aware to recognize his numerous contributions to our state,” said Storch. Edwards founded Blueberry Hill, the St. Louis landmark restaurant and music club. He also founded and chairs the non-profit St. Louis Walk of Fame, which honors famous St. Louisans. He restored and re-opened the historic Tivoli Theatre, built the Pageant Building, opened the Pin-Up Bowl and the Flamingo Bowl, and is currently constructing the Moonrise Hotel, which is scheduled to have a
grand opening in April 2009 in the Delmar Loop. He has also facilitated the historic renovation of numerous buildings in the St. Louis area. In addition, Edwards is leading efforts through the Loop Trolley Company to implement a fixed-track, vintage trolley system in St. Louis. “Joe’s accomplishments exemplify the power of a single individual to drive positive change,” said Storch. “He has brought great joy to families in Missouri, as well as countless tourists, by providing unique venues for dining, music, and entertainment. Joe is a visionary, and we are fortunate to have him
among us,” said Storch.

Nixon appoints Director of Economic Development for Missouri who will not support our laws

Missourians Against Illegal Immigration opposes the appointment of Linda Martinez as Director for Missouri’s Economic Development Department. Missourians Against Illegal Immigration (MAII), representing Missourians from approximately 100 cities across Missouri, opposes the appointment of Linda Martinez as Director for Missouri’s Economic Development Department.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 2009, if appointed, Martinez “will be charged with advancing Nixon’s Show-Me Jobs plan, which includes proposals for low-interest small business loans, incentives for expanded employee training and an automobile manufacturing task force.”

Linda Martinez, working pro bono for the Bryan Cave Law Firm, led the fight on behalf of business people and landlords in Valley Park against the ordinances passed by former Mayor Jeffery Whittaker and the Board of Aldermen to prohibit renting to and hiring illegal aliens in their city. Additionally, she organized as many as 20 area attorneys who sued Valley Park over these ordinances at a high cost to the Valley Park taxpayers. In doing so, Martinez “earned the Hispanic Civic Award from the Louis’ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.” (www.bryancave.com)

Through her actions in fighting against Valley Park for approximately two years, MAII believes Linda Martinez demonstrated her beliefs and her commitment to supporting illegal immigration at the expense of the rule of law of the United States. We see this as a serious conflict of interest in the job of Economic Development Director, especially under our present Missouri immigration law, passed overwhelmingly by the legislative body in 2008, which prohibits employers from hiring illegal aliens in the state. We do not believe that she can perform her duties adequately and fairly. We feel her appointment will dampen Missourians’ excitement and confidence in the Show-Me Jobs program resulting in less commerce and less jobs for Missourians.

Paraphrasing Governor Matt Blunt at a Press Conference in St. Louis in 2008, “While we all acknowledge the great contributions made by immigrants who came to America in times past and while we are all descendents of immigrants, we cannot condone illegal immigration at the expense of the rule of law.”

We feel strongly that Missouri will attract businesses from all over the world because of its strong commitment to family, community, sound fiscal management, and a level playing field for all businesses on which to compete based on our immigration law. Further, businesses will have the sound foundation of the rule of law, the integrity of our civil servants and citizens, and access to the hard-working, law abiding, and innovative workforce of Missouri, comprised of American citizens and naturalized American citizens. Businesses, coming to Missouri, who refuse to hire illegal aliens, should never have to wonder if they are getting a fair shake when it comes to small business loans and other incentives for business handled by the Director of our Economic Development Department.

Based on the above, Missourians Against Illegal Immigration asks our State Senators to reject the confirmation of Linda Martinez as Director of Missouri’s Economic Development Department. We further ask Governor Nixon to appoint another candidate for this vitally important job - a person all Missourians and all business people can have confidence in.

Obama Scandal

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama's choice to run the Treasury Department and lead the nation's economic rescue disclosed publicly Tuesday that he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes from 2001 to 2004.

Terrorist Support Group Rallies in The Loop

The St. Louis Instead of War Coalition will be holding a rally at University City city hall and march though The Loop. The rally will be held January 10th from noon to 2:00 to support the terrorist group Hamas. Since 2001, Hamas has fired over 10,000 rockets and mortar rounds at Israel. Last week, to protect its citizens from these indiscriminate attacks, the Israeli launched extensive military operations to root out the Hamas launching sites and military stores. While fireing these rockets Hamas hides in schools and hospitals in effort to highlight collateral damage.

There will be a counter demonstration by a pro-Israel group at the same time.

Fact about the election

INTERESTING FACTS --- NOTICE MAP AT TOP
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning the 2008 Presidential election:
Number of States won by: Democrats: 20; Republicans: 30

Square miles of land won by: Democrats: 580,000; Republicans: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by: Democrats: 127 million; Republicans: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Democrats: 13.2; Republicans: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won was
mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in rented or government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.
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Banker points to Government as source of current financial crisis

In an editorial published in this weeks St. Louis Business Journal, Andrew Baur, of Southwest Bank, pointed to the U.S. Government as the source of our current financial crisis. According to Baur "The problem has its roots in 1977 with the passage of the Community Reinvestment Act." He went on to say:

Bank examiners were originally leery of CRA. Their emphasis had been on safety and soundness. Bank lenders were equally suspicious of bending policies. As time passed, legislative bodies began to enact programs working with banks to improve communities and satisfy terms of the act. At the same time an entire division of CRA examiners became part of the regulatory force. Zealous enforcement of the act was their agenda. If banks did not meet an outstanding or satisfactory rating on CRA, approval for acquisitions became difficult and organizations like ACORN protested.

As chairman of the bank, Baur should know what he is talking about. He goes on to outline how other intrusion into the private sector compounded the problems. See: Financial crisis traces roots to 1977 Community Reinvestment Act