Nancy Pelosi: Lousy Catholic, Lousy Congresswoman

The Archbishop of San Francisco takes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to task, and says that as a member of the Catholic Faith, she should start practicing what the church preaches.

I’m not a practicing Catholic, (although I am far from being an atheist) and I have to admit that what Archbishop Niederauer says are tenets anyone would do well to follow.

Ms. Pelosi however, like most liberals, doesn’t let the rules of her religion influence her actions.
After all, there are times when she’s right, and God is wrong.
Such as the issue of abortion.

In a recent interview with Eleanor Clift in Newsweek magazine (Dec. 21, 2009), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about her disagreements with the United States Catholic bishops concerning Church teaching. Speaker Pelosi replied, in part: “I practically mourn this difference of opinion because I feel what I was raised to believe is consistent with what I profess, and that we are all endowed with a free will and a responsibility to answer for our actions. And that women should have the opportunity to exercise their free will.”

Embodied in that statement are some fundamental misconceptions about Catholic teaching on human freedom. These misconceptions are widespread both within the Catholic community and beyond. For this reason I believe it is important for me as Archbishop of San Francisco to make clear what the Catholic Church teaches about free will, conscience, and moral choice.

Catholic teaching on free will recognizes that God has given men and women the capacity to choose good or evil in their lives. The bishops at the Second Vatican Council declared that the human person, endowed with freedom, is “an outstanding manifestation of the divine image.” (Gaudium et Spes, No. 17) As the parable of the Grand Inquisitor in Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov, makes so beautifully clear, God did not want humanity to be mere automatons, but to have the dignity of freedom, even recognizing that with that freedom comes the cost of many evil choices.

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Ray Stevens-We The People

If ever there was an anthem for the Tea Party Movement, this is it!

It’s a damn shame that the people hell-bent on ramming Obamacare down our throats, even after the election of Scott Brown plainly showed that the majority of Americans, not just members of the Tea Party, don’t want it.

Any rational politican would look at the results of Tuesday’s election in Massachusetts and realize that, if they shouldn’t abandon the health care reform bill entirely, they should at least step back and start over.

Instead we get such liberal loonies as Nancy Pelosi swearing that, one way or another, the Democrats will pass health care.

I know it’s a forlorn hope that Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the Obamacare supporters will listen to Ray Stevens message in this video, but they really should, because he is speaking for We The People.

Democrats Beat Democracy To Death

This weekend we will be bringing you a series of articles that may escape your notice otherwise, but that we feel are important enough that you should know about them.
In this article, one of our favorites, Michelle Malkin, asks whatever happened to the transparency the Obama administration promised us?

In 2006, the minority party in Congress issued a dire report on the “unprecedented erosion of the Democratic process.” Democrat Rep. Louise Slaughter, then the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, authored the scathing document. She blasted the majority Republicans’ violations of “procedural fairness,” short-circuiting of debate, and late-night meetings “to discourage Members and the press from participating” in legislative deliberations. My, how history repeats itself.

Fast-forward to 2009. The Imperial Congress has returned. The oppressed have become the oppressors. Democrats have met the enemies of deliberative democracy and it is them.

Three years ago, the Democrats complained of House Republicans rushing through conference reports “before Members could read them.” Sound vaguely familiar? They urged their colleagues in power to “spend more time on major, substantive legislation” instead of ramming things through. Déjà vu, anyone? The Slaughter report pleaded for more transparency and public access: “Regular order should be the rule, not the exception.” Instead of meeting late at night or early in the morning, the Dems called on the majority to operate “during regular ‘business’ hours so that Members and the press can attend and participate.”

Three years later, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is jamming a 1,900-page health care takeover bill through Congress for a hasty Saturday vote while members of her own party revolt against strong-arm tactics. Upwards of 40 pro-life Democrats have objected to the plan’s government abortion subsidies. Majority leaders evaded sunlight by keeping a compromise amendment on the matter out of the version of the bill made available to the public. As of Thursday afternoon (less than two days before the scheduled vote), Pelosi had yet to decide whether to permit an abortion ban amendment to her health care bill.

Pelosi’s “most ethical,” open, and transparent House ever ordered Capitol police to block a GOP staffer from attending the public unveiling of the health care reform plan last week. A week before that, Democrat Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) locked Republicans out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee room to prevent them from meeting when Democrats weren’t present

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Posting Bills Online? Where Did America Come Up With That Idea?

I seem to remember, during the last Presidential campaign, that one candidate repeatdly promised to post any bill online for at least 10 days so that the American public could look it over before he signed it.
I think it was John McCain.
No wait, on second thought, it might have been the other guy.

WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to consider historic changes to the nation’s health care system, Democratic leaders are balking at supporting a change in the rules that would let the public see the bills’ texts 72 hours before a vote.

An unusual coalition of conservatives, watchdog groups and a handful of Democrats has joined the push by Rep. Brian Baird , D- Wash. , to put the 72-hour measure into a binding rule for the House of Representatives . Similar efforts in the Senate haven’t gained much momentum.

 House Democratic leaders have pledged transparency before. In their 2006 campaign book, in the “integrity” section, they vowed that legislation would be available to the public 24 hours before “consideration” of final versions.

On some recent big bills, that hasn’t happened, however. On Feb. 12 , the 1,100-page, $787 billion economic-stimulus plan was made public at 10:45 p.m. EST and brought up in the House 13 hours later.

Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D- Calif. , said that since Democrats took control of the House in 2007, several measures had been adopted to make the legislative process more transparent, such as posting amendments’ texts online before consideration.

Pelosi also said last month that she was “absolutely” willing to put the health care bill online 72 hours in advance but that she wouldn’t back legislation forcing her to do so.

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Pelosi Says Health Care Bill WILL NOT Pass The House!

Nancy Pelosi is not happy.

And she’s letting the President know about it in no uncertain terms.

In spite of the fact that President Obama is considering a health care reform bill without a public option, Pelosi is insisting it be part of the package.

In a recent statement,Pelosi made the following claim:

“A bill without a strong public option will not pass the House.”
“Any real change requires the inclusion of a strong public option to promote competition and bring down costs.  If a vigorous public option is not included, it would be a major victory for the health insurance industry.”

She then went on to say that the month of August has brought distortions from people who want “to try to kill this historic legislation.”

And on that last part she is right on the money.

I haven’t seen such a public uproar since the days of the anti Vietnam War protestors.

There is one thing she is overlooking.

The reason people are speaking out to kill this “historic” piece of legislation is because it is a historically poorly written piece of legislation.

There are numerous versions of the same basic bill floating around the House, and there are significant differences between them.

So how can the White House possibly expect the American public to embrace health care reform when the members of his own party aren’t even in agreement?

Or when the Speaker Of The House is basically telling the President “Hey, if I don’t get what I want, you don’t have a snowballs chance in hell of getting what you want.

And they still can’t figure out that opposition to this proposal is not coming only from Republicans?

Until such time as they can stop arguing with each other, and present the American public with a rational alternative to the current system,opposition will continue to grow.

And even if they manage to do that, they still have to overcome the public’s deeply held belief that anything the government touches, it screws up.

That will prove to be an even bigger battle.

The Health Care Video Obama Doesn’t Want You To See

Astroturfers?

Brooks Brothers Brigades?

Nazis?

UnAmerican?

These are just a few of the terms that have been directed at people who have the courage to voice their opposition to Barack Obama’s health care reform package.

Now the Obama camp has taken things to the next level.

In Obama’s America, if you exercise your Constitutional rights, you are subject to arrest:

MSNBC Host: Word “Socialist” Code For The “N-Word”

This is stretching things far beyond rational thought, even for the far-left crowd at MSNBC.

In the video below, Carlos Watson tries to make the case that the word “Socialist” is simply a code word for the racial epithet that begins with the letter “N”.

Carlos, let me hit you with a dose of reality.

The reason you hear so many conservatives using the word “Socialist” is because that is exactly what the President’s policies are!

This administration has, for all intents and purposes, nationalized the American auto industry, they are now hoping to do the same thing with health care.

Watch the video:

Sorry pal, but playing the race card only makes you look like a fool.

Somehow you fail to mention that the word “Socialist” has been directed at others besides the President, such as the other members of the administration who support the government taking charge of our medical treatment.

You also state that “words have meaning” (stole that one from Rush Limbaugh, didn’t you), yet I suppose in your reverse-racist world it’s OK for members of Congress such as Nancy Pelosi or Stoney Hoyer to call people that are opposed to this health care “reform” bill such things as Nazis and un-American for making their voices heard.

It’s really sad to see that mainstream “joirnalism” has sunk so low that a commentator has to make false accusations of racism in order to try and prove a point.

Health Care Bill Will Provide Option Of Who To Kill First, Baby Or Grandma

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer recently told reporters that a public option for government funded abortions would be part of the final health care reform package.

Not all Democrats, however are washing down their cookies with Kool-Aid.

Nineteen ”Blue Dog” Democrats warned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that they would not vote for any health care reform bill that either mandates government coverage for abortion or allows the Health Benefits Advisory Committee to recommend abortion services be included under covered benefits or as part of a benefits package.

The provisions that the more liberal members of Congress are advocating would cause taxpayers to be forced to pay for abortions for the first time in over thirty years.

For a few years after the passage of Roe v Wade, low income women were able to use Medicare funds to pay for abortions.

This practice came to a halt in 1976 when Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, putting an end to this practice.

In 1980, a case came before the Supreme Court challenging the Hyde Amendment, and it was upheld by the court, whose statement declared that a distinction could be made between abortion and “other medical procedures, because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.”

Sonia Sotomayor, I hope you are paying attention.

Because if the pro-death members of Congress manage to get their way, I sure you will be hearing about it.

While we are on the subject of pro death:

Section 1323 of the version of the health care reform package currently before the House refers to the creation of a government run “Advance Care Planning Consultation.”

The title sounds innocent enough, until you reach page 425 and learn that health care providers would be required, under federal law, to provide Medicare patients with counseling regarding the benefits and drawbacks of “artifically administered nutrition and hydration”, and other end of life treatments.

Are all of you who voted for these murderers-by-proxy really ready to hear this conversation between a physician and an elderly family member:

“Mrs. Smith, you have already lived a long and happy life. Are you sure you want me to hook up this I.V.?”

Now before anyone starts to complain that Obamacare is discriminatory, you folks with family members facing other challenges such as mental retardation, Alzheimer’s disease and the like havn’t been left out.

White House Chief-Of-Staff Rahm Emanuel has seen his brother, Dr. Ezekiel “Angel Of Death” Emanuel appointed to a high-level position as a member of Barack Obama’s health care reform team.

And Ezekiel has you folks covered.

He has stated that “Medical care should not be given to those who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens. An obvious example is not guaranteeing health services to patients with dementia.”

I hope all of you Kool-Aid drinkers are feeling better now.

News And Views 6-23-2009

We strive to bring you all of the news you need, in the hopes of stalling the liberal agenda for America.

 

We search the Internet for some of the top stories by the best conservative writers.

 

In addition to our own commentaries, here you will find various viewpoints on a multitude of subjects, all in one place.

 

Project Vote Sues Whistleblower, ObamACORN Bully Tactics Exposed.

Wee The People: Port-A-Potty Named For Pelosi

Iran:The Bloody Revolution Marches On.

Democrats Fleeing Obama Healthcare Plan.

Republicans In The Wilderness

After Obama Fails

The Last Words Of An American Soldier

One of our readers sent us the following, and asked if we would help pass it along.
We are proud to do so.

A Soldier’s last words, Oct 22, 2007 8:52 pm

SGT. Edmund John Jeffer’s last few words were some of the most touching, inspiring and most truthful words spoken since the tragedy of 9/11 – and since our nation went to war.

SGT. Jeffers was a strong soldier and talented writer. He died in Iraq on September 19, 2007.
He was a loving husband, brother and son.
His service was more than this country could ever grasp – but the least you can do for the man who sacrificed his life for you … is listen to what he had to say.

Compare his observations to the cynicism of the Cindy Sheehans and Al Frankens, Chris Mathews, Keith Olberman, MSNBC, CNN, NBC and CBS who presume to call themselves ‘patriots’…..

Hope Rides Alone
By Eddie Jeffers

I stare out into the darkness from my post, and I watch the city burn to the ground.
I smell the familiar smells, I walk through the familiar rubble, and I look at the frightened faces that watch me pass down the streets of their neighborhoods.
My nerves hardly rest; my hands are steady on a device that has been given to me from my government for the purpose of taking the lives of others.

I sweat, and I am tired.
My back aches from the loads I carry.

Young American boys look to me to direct them in a manner that will someday allow them to see their families again…and yet, I too, am just a boy….my age not but a few years more than that of the ones I lead.
I am stressed, I am scared, and I am paranoid…because death is everywhere.
It waits for me, it calls to me from around street corners and windows, and it is always there.

There are the demons that follow me, and tempt me into thoughts and actions that are not my own…but that are necessary for survival.
I’ve made compromises with my humanity.
And I am not alone in this.

Miles from me are my brethren in this world, who walk in the same streets…who feel the same things, whether they admit to it or not.
And to think, I volunteered for this…
And I am ignorant to the rest of the world…or so I thought.

But even thousands of miles away, in Ramadi , Iraq, the cries and screams and complaints of the ungrateful reach me.
In a year, I will be thrust back into society from a life and mentality that doesn’t fit your average man.
And then, I will be alone.
And then, I will walk down the streets of America , and see the yellow ribbon stickers on the cars of the same people who compare our President to Hitler.

I will watch the television and watch the Cindy Sheehans, and the Al Frankens, and the rest of the ignorant sheep of America spout off their mouths about a subject they know nothing about.
It is their right, however, and it is a right that is defended by hundreds of thousands of boys and girls scattered across the world, far from home.

I use the word boys and girls, because that’s what they are.
In the Army, the average age of the infantryman is nineteen years old. The average rank of soldiers killed in action is Private First Class.

People like Cindy Sheehan are ignorant.
Not just to this war, but to the results of their idiotic ramblings, or at least I hope they are.
They don’t realize its effects on this war.
In this war, there are no Geneva Conventions, no cease fires.

Medics and Chaplains are not spared from the enemy’s brutality because it’s against the rules.
I can only imagine the horrors a military Chaplain would experience at the hands of the enemy.

The enemy slinks in the shadows and fights a coward’s war against us.
It is effective though, as many men and women have died since the start of this war.

And the memory of their service to America is tainted by the inconsiderate remarks on our nation’s news outlets.
And every day, the enemy changes…only now, the enemy is becoming something new.
The enemy is transitioning from the Muslim extremists to Americans.

The enemy is becoming the very people whom we defend with our lives.
And they do not realize it.

But in denouncing our actions, denouncing our leaders, denouncing the war we live and fight, they are isolating the military from society…and they are becoming our enemy.

Democrats and peace activists like to toss the word ‘quagmire’ around and compare this war to Vietnam .
In a way they are right, this war is becoming like Vietnam .
Not the actual war, but in the isolation of country and military.

America is not a nation at war; they are a nation with its military at war.

Like it or not, we are here, some of us for our second, or third times; some even for their fourth and so on. Americans are so concerned now with politics, that it is interfering with our war.

Terrorists cut the heads off of American citizens on the Internet…and there is no outrage, but an American soldier kills an Iraqi in the midst of battle, and there are investigations, and sometimes soldiers are even jailed…for doing their job.

It is absolutely sickening to me to think our country has come to this.

Why are we so obsessed with the bad news?
Why will people stop at nothing to be against this war, no matter how much evidence of the good we’ve done is thrown in their face?
When is the last time CNN or MSNBC or CBS reported the opening of schools and hospitals in Iraq ?
Or the leaders of terror cells being detained or killed?

It’s all happening, but people will not let up their hatred of Bush.
They will ignore the good news, because it just might show people that Bush was right.

America has lost its will to fight.
It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world.
The crazy thing of it all is that the American people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing.
It’s not like World War Two, where people rationed food, and turned in cars to be made into metal for tanks.
The American people have not been asked to sacrifice anything.
Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service member, its life as usual…the war doesn’t affect you.

But it affects us.
And when it is over, and the troops come home, and they try to piece together what’s left of them after their service…where will the detractors be then?

Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their friends?
They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the horrors of the world can’t touch them. Somewhere where they can complain about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders.

We are the hope of the Iraqi people.
They want what everyone else wants in life: safety, security, somewhere to call home.
They want a country that is safe to raise their children in. Not a place where their children will be abducted, raped, and murdered if they do not comply with the terrorists demands.
They want to live on, rebuild and prosper.

And America has given them the opportunity, but only if we stay true to the cause, and see it to its end.
But the country must unite in this endeavor…we cannot place the burden on our military alone. We must all stand up and fight, whether in uniform or not.

And supporting us is more than sticking yellow ribbon stickers on your cars.
It’s supporting our President, our troops and our cause.

Right now, the burden is all on the American soldiers.

Right now, hope rides alone.

But it can change, it must change.
Because there is only failure and darkness ahead for us as a country, as a people, if it doesn’t.

Let’s stop all the political nonsense, let’s stop all the bickering, let’s stop all the bad news, and let’s stand and fight!

Eddie’s father, David Jeffers, writes:

I’m not sure how many letters or articles you’ve ever read from the genre of ‘News from the Front,’ but this is one of the best I’ve ever read, including all of America’s wars.

As I was reading this, I forgot that it was my son who had written it.

My emotions range from great pride to great sorrow, knowing that my little boy (22 years old) has become this man.

He is my hero.

Thank all of you for your prayers for him; he needs them now more than ever. God bless. Though Eddie is no longer with us, you can help to let his voice be heard.

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