Van Guard's Blog – December 2010 Archive (3)

WHY THE RUSH? WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?



Why is there a mad rush to pass legislation by a lame-duck Congress? While it appears that they are merely accelerating the pace to ensure that the programs they so vehemently believe in are securely engraved into legislation before their terms are up, in actual fact there is much more to the "rush to legislate." It is fear that drives them, but what exactly are they afraid of?

In two words: TEA PARTY. To a significant extent, the Tea Party… Continue

WHAT DID HE PROMISE THEM?

Would anyone care to FOIA the minutes of the Obama Blair House meeting with 20 corporate chiefs,  " a mostly friendly crowd of CEOs (there wasn't an oil man or a health-insurace boss among them) (to) validate Obama's pro-business bona fides?" According to WAPO's Dana Milbank it all went "peachy-keen." (See his article HERE).

Milbank's…

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GOOD GRIEF: GET REAL



If North Korea had been the one that had obtained the Wikileak documents and released them to the world, do you really believe anyone would be questioning the NORK motives or clamoring about "Freedom of Speech?"



If Russia had been the one that obtained and released the Wikileak stolen documents, do you think the State Department would be patty-caking with threats of prosecution, and statements about "bringing them to justice?"



Better yet,… Continue