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The Trillion Dollar Lie: The Insurance Mandate Actually Is A Tax

Pres. Obama swore up and down that the insurance mandate was not a tax. He had to swear as much, having campaigned on a promise of no new taxes for the middle class. “But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the government’s 'power to lay and collect taxes,'” reports the New York Times, meaning that Obama has pulled yet another Joe Wilson. “Administration officials say the tax argument is a linchpin of their legal case in defense of the health care overhaul and its individual mandate, now being challenged in court by more than 20 states and several private organizations.” In case you've forgotten exactly what the fibber-in-chief said when he was peddling the mandate, here's an exact quote: “For us to say that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/health/policy/18health.html http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/09/obama-mandate-is-not-a-tax.html added by: 2hellnwait

Unemployment extensions: Obama comes down hard on the GOP

Just a quick update regarding President Obama's stance on unemployment. In his Saturday morning radio address July 17th, President Obama said, about the Republicans in the Senate “They've got no problem spending money on tax breaks for folks at the top who don't need them and didn't even ask for them, but they object to helping folks laid off in this recession who really do need help,” Obama said. “And every day this goes on, another 50,000 Americans lose that badly needed lifeline.” added by: Cecilia_Deuhs

Glenn Beck Tells Audience He Might Be Going Blind

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/07/19/glenn-beck-i-might-be-going-blind/ During a tearful and passionate speech at his “American Revival” meeting in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Fox News host Glenn Beck revealed that he may be going blind. During his speech (video below), Beck told the audience, “I can't focus my eyes.” Taking a shot at health care reform, Beck said, “I went to the best doctor I could find, while I could still go to the best doctor I can find.” Beck, 46, says he has been diagnosed with macular dystrophy, and joked that the doctor told him, “You could go blind in the next year . . . or you might not.” added by: im1mjrpain