Michelle jauquet's Blog – February 2009 Archive (5)

Friday, February 6, 2009 2:39 PM



By: Ronald Kessler Article Font Size



Overlooked in coverage of Tim Geithner’s and Tom Daschle’s unpaid taxes is the $70,000 that Minnesota Democratic senatorial candidate Al Franken has admitted to owing in back taxes, interest, and penalties.



Last April, the California Tax Franchise Board revealed that Franken owed the state $5,800 in taxes, fines, and penalties because he did not file returns in 2003 through 2007. Franken then… Continue

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted that he DIDN'T have the votes to pass the "Porkulus Bill."



It should have been OVER! The Obama-Pelosi Theft Act of 2009 (aka the Pelosi-Obama-Reid stimulus bill") SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD ON ARRIVAL!



BUT NO... a group of Republicans-In-Name-Only (RINOs) REFUSED TO WIN... they REFUSED to let this horrendous bill die. They REFUSED to allow hundreds of billions of dollars in pork, socialist wish list projects and payoffs to… Continue

Subject: You and I Can Still Stop the Stimulus!



Americans for Prosperity



The fight to stop this trillion dollar stimulus scheme is not over!



Two big events occurred yesterday afternoon in the Pelosi-Reid-Obama big-governmen/big-spending bill battle.



First, at 4:00 P.M. our band of Americans for Prosperity staffers, interns and volunteers delivered your 69,487 petitions to the Senate. There to thank you were four of the true free market champions in… Continue

The president will soon realize that governing involves hard choices.



By JOHN YOO



During his first week as commander in chief, President Barack Obama ordered the closure of Guantanamo Bay and terminated the CIA's special authority to interrogate terrorists.



While these actions will certainly please his base -- gone are the cries of an "imperial presidency" -- they will also seriously handicap our intelligence agencies from preventing future terrorist attacks. In… Continue

From The Sunday Times

February 1, 2009

Sarah-Kate Templeton, Health Editor



Novelist Jenny Colgan: Go on, guess how many children Jonathan Porritt has



COUPLES who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the government’s green adviser has warned.



Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and… Continue