The President's Speech In Ten Key Points

by Marc Ambinder

Lifting up from the political goals of the speech, here's the news that the president made:

1. He called for a bill that includes an individual mandate to buy insurance, along with a hardship waiver.

2. He give a spirited defense of the public option but was clear that there were other options, like a trigger for the future or a co-op.

3. He endorsed a plan that would cost about $900 billion ... but said he wouldn't sign a plan that added to the deficit over 10 years. The $900 billion figure might pin down Democrats later on.

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A few nice quotes

I thought I would bring you a few nice quotes I've run across lately. I hope you like them. Let me know what you think.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. — Thomas Jefferson

If you're going through hell, keep going. — Winston Churchill

A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones that need the advice. — Bill Cosby

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. — Napoleon Hill

America will never be destroyed from the outside If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves — Abraham Lincoln

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. — Jim Rohn

Courage is found in unlikely places. — J. R. R. Tolkien

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. — Walt Disney

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. — Mark Twain

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. — Thomas Paine

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. — Thomas Jefferson

Government is best which governs least. — Thomas Paine

Beware the greedy hand of government, thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry. — Thomas Paine

Stimulus Not So Stimulating

In fairness, the stimulus isn’t stimulating much of anything these days, but since American infrastructure renewal was a key theme of Obama’s recovery song-and-dance back in February, it’s worth paying extra attention to the bust in this area. more...

Friggin' American!

Coyote is one American that stands for most of America's view on this UnAmerican bailout .

Stop the Judge

http://www.stopthejudge.com/ just launched a high-tech website opposing the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

The website asks viewers to sign a statement declaring "I stand with the majority of Americans and Lady Justice: justice must be blind. Equality before the law is a fundamental principle of society. Judge Sotomayor's words leave me to believe that she will let emotion, gender, and race unduly influence her judicial decisions."

The website emphasizes the often repeated comments of Judge Sotomayor that cast doubt on her underlining judicial philosophy. In one speech, for example, she said "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would, [as a Judge] more often than not, reach a better conclusion."

For more information, to sign the petition, or to get involved, visit http://www.stopthejudge.com/

Sotomayor Poll

Will Sotomayor "apply the law" or "make policy" if confirmed to the US Supreme Court? Take the poll at http://htxt.it/rmvE.

Invent, Invent, Invent

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Published: June 27, 2009

I was at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, a few weeks ago and interviewed Craig Barrett, the former chairman of Intel, about how America should get out of its current economic crisis. His first proposal was this: Any American kid who wants to get a driver’s license has to finish high school. No diploma — no license. Hey, why would we want to put a kid who can barely add, read or write behind the wheel of a car?
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Global Warming Study Censored by EPA

The Public Shouldn’t Be Kept in the Dark by an Agency Supposedly Committed to Transparency

by Richard Morrison

Washington, D.C. — The Competitive Enterprise Institute is today making public an internal study on climate science which was suppressed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Internal EPA email messages, released by CEI earlier in the week, indicate that the report was kept under wraps and its author silenced because of pressure to support the Administration’s agenda of regulating carbon dioxide.

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Walpin-gate opens wider

Washington Times EDITORIAL, Walpin-gate opens wider, FBI investigation embarrasses the White House: http://bit.ly/m6TJ3