FRANK & DODD GET OFF "SCOTT-FREE"

WE sent Scott Brown to Washington to be the forty-first vote against any legislation that represented an overreach of big government.

The financial regulation reform bill is just that-an overreach of big government lacking checks and balances and Congressional oversight. This bill pretty much hands over 1/6 of our economy to the Federal Reserve and the Treasury.... Tim Geitner and Ben Bernanke (aka the executive branch). This bill, 2,300 pages, is called 'reform'; however, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration are never addressed – they get off “Scott-free”.

Yesterday on talk radio, Senator Brown said that Fannie and Freddie would be addressed later.... I am going to be waiting.... and I have the feeling that I shall be waiting a long time.

Sadly, the financial reform bill continues the saga of 'too big to fail.' To be sure, large banks will be 'too big to fail.' However, the smaller regional/community banks will be under the direct jurisdiction of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury.... and without any congressional oversight, the fate of the smaller banks will be destined to the whim of both these heavy-hitting authorities... only fifteen percent of the smaller banks have repaid TARP, and of that 15 percent, ten percent are in arrears one month, as of July 15th... instead of the normal business cycle of mergers and acquisitions or FDIC protection, these smaller banks will be dissolved.... at the discretion of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury....Tim Geitner and Ben Bernanke.....

ONCE AGAIN, THE TEN LARGER BANKS WILL BE TOO BIG TO FAIL, THE SMALLER BANKS WILL BE TOO SMALL TO SURVIVE.

This bill perpetuates the very problem it was meant to correct – yet, they call it reform. And THIS Scott Brown voted in favor of...bigger government, no checks and balances....

To make matters worse, Maxine Waters and Sheila Jackson have added 26 anti-discrimination amendments entailed in one of the largest bureaucratic layers of government we have ever witnessed, the Consumer Protection Agency.

And THIS Scott Brown voted in favor of...bigger government, no checks and balances....

If Scott Brown decided to vote republican only ten times, this should have been one of the ten times.... This was NOT 'just another bill." We saw that Senator Brown was vacillating when he was the deciding vote for cloture on this bill...

Scott Brown was a realistic hope for limited-government.

How disappointing.

When Senator Brown was on the radio he said “This bill is good for Massachusetts.” But I would like to respond to that comment by telling Senator Brown – what is bad for our country is bad for Massachusetts.

Please call Senator Brown’s office and let him know you’re disappointed:

202-224-4543.

God Bless and help the small banks and God bless the United States of America.

If Government is not Limited. . . Man is not Free

HERE WE GO AGAIN...

Under the guise of the word ‘reform’, we, the taxpayer hand over another sixth of our economy to the Federal Reserve and the Treasury.... aka - the
executive branch of our government.

The financial reform bill DOES NOT address the original culprit of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, not to mention the Federal Housing Administration.... billions of tax dollars are going into these three government bureaucracies without congressional oversight.

The Financial reform bill imposes a tax on the banks. Arbitrarily, our government has decided that the banks have not paid enough in repaying TARP with interest...

The Treasury has decided that the responsibility for our economic downturn resides with Wall Street and the “too big to fail” banks.
Now, our government--the Treasury--has decided the banks must pay a tax to 'restore' the damage of our economic demise...

BUT NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FREDDIE MAC, FANNIE MAE & FHA.... NADA.

THE FINANCIAL REFORM BILL CREATES STILL-ANOTHER HUGE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY... so there will be a tax on the banks.... which is passed onto us, the consumers. Your credit card rates WILL rise. Small community banks will be hurt and live in fear of takeover by the feds. And "too big to fail” banks will, in fact, still be too big to fail...and will probably be bailed out.... again.

The cost of this newly-created financial reform and Consumer Protection Agency will be 20 billion...

This 'reform' is NOT 'constitutionally-limited' by any definition....
This 2,300-page financial reform bill is by no means reform – it is another take-over as was the healthcare bill.

I beg you to make calls to Senators Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins.

The main Senate switchboard number is: 202-224-3121

The White House Comment line is: 202-456-1111

Scott Brown's direct number is 202-224-4543

If you only have time to make one call, please call Scott Brown and ask Senator Brown to vote “NO” on the Financial Regulation Reform Bill.

THIS IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE HEALTHCARE BILL.... PLEASE MAKE A CALL.... PLEASE.

God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.

This is our moment - A Call to Arms!

Dear patriots,

WE HAVE A LITTLE LESS THAN 48 HOURS TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE:

CALL YOUR STATE REP., TELL HIM TO INCLUDE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM PROVISION THAT WAS PASSED IN THE SENATE BY A 28 to 10 VOTE.

AT THIS MOMENT - WE HAVE A 50/50 CHANCE OF PASSING THIS MEASURE, BRINGING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO A HALTING STOP.

ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IS ON WRKO.COM/ call to action, Charlie Manning

PLEASE, YOUR EMAILS, YOUR PHONE CALLS.... I PROMISE YOU, WE CAN DO THIS!

PLEASE!

GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA...

Good Government Provides - it does not dictate

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

Pure and Simple:

Here is what I expect from my government:

I want to go to Amtrak, get on a train and arrive safely at my destination...I do not want the government to tell me what train to take or where to go....

I want to go to an airport, get on a flight. I want to know that my pilot is experienced, sober and that the maintenance of the plane is adequate....

I do not want the government to tell me which airline to take...or where to go....

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

I want the TSA and the FAA to be efficient. I want the 'no-fly-list to be enforced and, of course, I shall comply with all regulations. Again, I do not need the government to tell me which airline to fly or where to go; I just need the government to provide airports and airplanes that provide safe travel...9/11 taught me that government agencies are vulnerable: TSA, FAA, FBI, CIA, INS. . . All these governmental agencies failed all Americans on 9/11.

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

I want to send my children to a quality public school with skilled teachers and a curriculum that has no bias and no political slant. I want to know that my children will be prepared for college.... I do not need the government to tell me what school to which my children should go or whether or not my children and grandchildren have to attend college.....I just want my public schools to be effective tools of growth and knowledge....bottom line.

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

I want the government to administer safe vaccinations and flu shots to me and my children; BUT I do not need the government--nor do I expect the government - to dictate to me what inoculations we should have.... it is my sole choice--not the government's...I want my prescriptions to be safe. I want all clinical trials to be legitimized without political bias. I want the FDA to do its job; but I do not need nor want the government to dictate to me what I should ingest into my body...

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

I want to hike a mountain stream, a riverbed or dive into an ocean and be unscathed by polluted waters. I want the DOE, the EPA and the MMS to do their job and provide me with the luxury to enjoy clean air and clean water; but I do not need the government to tell me they are sorry that government regulations failed. I am tired of empty apologies and deferred blame. I want my government 'to work,' to perform and to provide, at the very minimum, safety. And I do not want my government to tell me that I am safe diving into an ocean that has been flooded with a dispersants that are illegal to use in the UK and Europe (as of June 13, 2010, British Petroleum has refused to divulge the chemicals used as dispersants for the Gulf oil spill area).

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

I want my government to provide me with honest information, so that I can vote and feel assured that 'my vote will count.' I want my government to provide voting machines that work. In our last election Diebold machines could not provide correct evidence of a person's vote. Again, I DO NOT want the government to tell me for whom I should vote; but it is the government's job and responsibility to provide an efficient, honest system, so that I can have a voice in this great republic of mine, the United States of America.

I WANT MY GOVERNMENT TO WORK FOR ME - NOT DICTATE TO ME.

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010, I shall go to the polls and vote for each and every candidate who understands exactly what constitutionally-limited government is. Constitutionally-limited government does not overtake - it provides - it does not dictate, it performs. It should work for us - not fail us.

After being a life-long Democrat, I became a Republican 8 years ago. However, three and one-half years ago, I became a genuine Independent.... and I shall vote like an Independent...because I want my government to work for me - not dictate to me.

God Bless You and God Bless America....

What makes sense anymore?

Today came the announcement that Barney Frank would be the co-coordinator/liaison to oversee the combining of the Senate-passed Financial Reform Bill and the House version. Think about that, America... just think about that... That announcement is like putting Jack Kevorkian in charge of Health Care...

Barney Frank, along with Chris Dodd, are the failed architects to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; and although no one wants to say it, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is where the sub-prime mortgage debacle began...

But America, think of how little sense this makes, Barney in charge of Financial Reform-one sixth of our economy being handed over to The federal Reserve and the U. S. Treasury... no checks and balances, no accountability, just at the whim of executive power...

Add Scott Brown's affirmative vote last week for cloture.... add Olympia Snowe, add Susan Collins... what a trilogy...

My expectation of sending Scott Brown to Washington was simple, that he would be the 41st vote advocating for “constitutionally-limited government.” Well, Scott Brown defends his affirmative vote for the Financial Reform Bill by proclaiming that the bill provides transparency; but Scott Brown-like many on capitol hill-does not understand the difference between the fiduciary responsibility of being a financial advisor versus the responsibility of 'making a market.' When you are trading a million shares from a buyer to a seller, no one asks for anyone's home address and phone number... nor should they.

In response to a question on talk radio Friday, Senator Brown said, "I have always said I would vote for each bill on it’s individual merit, and this bill was good for the state of Massachusetts." Senator Brown is starting to sound like Sen. Stupak of Michigan, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Bill Nelson of Florida... but I wonder what exactly Scott Brown received for his vote...
Instead of holding out with his affirmative vote, Scott Brown used his leverage long before he had to and lost his power to curb the formation of the Consumer Protection Agency, another huge bureaucracy included with the Financial Reform Bill... No checks and balances and an over-reach of government power...

When I look at what has happened to General Motors, the bastardizing of contractual law and the outright, flagrant, heavy-handed, convoluted manipulation of giving General Motors to the unions who were majorly-responsible for General Motors failing, then I begin to understand that, as long as I concede that nothing this Administration does makes sense, then it all makes sense...and that is very scary.

The Vote Heard 'Round the world

Tuesday, January 19th let your vote be the shot heard 'round the world. This is Lexington. This is Concord. It is our first step in taking our country back to a representative government, of the people, by the people and for the people.
PLEASE get to the polls and vote for Scott Brown for U.S. Senator.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT!

TEARING DOWN THE WALL

Twenty years ago, November 9^th, 1989.... I remember where I was when the news came over that the Berlin wall was being destroyed... My three elementary-aged children had left for school, I turned the TV on while stripping some beds; a picture came on showing a man with a sledge hammer pounding a hole in 'the wall.' I sat on the floor of our playroom to watch as the cement fell and the prospect of a newfound hole became slightly visible. As the cement began to crumble with more ease than the first hard-hit pummeling, a finger appeared...the man stopped and put his finger thru the hole and screamed, 'Is that you Sachia?" (I believe that was the name). I sat on my floor and cried like a baby; I sobbed as I watched the continuing coverage.... as East reunited with West, as families fell into each other's arms, the human touch transcended all politics, all logic, all red tape...

Twenty years later, we celebrate the enormity of this gigantic gesture.... In 1987, President Reagan exclaimed, "Gorbechev, take down this wall." Two years later.... the wall came down.

Now, in the United States of America we are witnessing a wall of division.

For 83% of us who have been responsible about choosing our healthcare for our families and ourselves, we are now being told that our government will make those choices for us.

I ask you to follow the link below to a Wall Street Journal article written by Betsy McCaughey. She has read the bill three times and has an articulate presentation.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html

After you read this article, I hope that it will inspire you to call the senators listed below, who will be instrumental in passing the healthcare overhaul.

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) 202-224-4041
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) 202-224-6154
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 202-224-5274
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551

ONE ADDITIONAL, NOTE-WORTHY FACT: The stimulus bill of 787 billion dollars allows for the implementation of IMAC (Intermediary Medical Advisory Commission). This governmental agency would determine your medical care. If you need a hip replacement – it would be IMAC, NOT YOUR DOCTOR to make this decision. By 2013 all medical records will be electronically filed through Washington DC and IMAC will make all of your medical decisions.