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            It is disclosed that the corrupt activist group ACORN—which Obama had worked and cooperated with for decades and still continues to support with federal tax dollars—will be used to assist in the 2010 census. That immediately leads critics to express concerns that the enumeration operation will be wrought with fraud. Congressman Lynn A. Westmoreland (R-GA), ranking member of the U.S. Census subcommittee, says, “It’s a concern, especially when you look at all the different charges of voter fraud. And it’s not just the lawmakers’ concern. It should be the concern of every citizen in the country. We want an enumeration. We don’t want to have any false numbers.” ACORN claims to be non-partisan but it has a history of assisting Democrats through its frequently fraud-ridden voter registration drives. (In 2007, five ACORN employees were convicted in Washington State in “the worst case of election fraud” in the state’s history.) The GOPUSA’s Bobby Eberle comments, “ACORN has been accused of voter fraud, embezzlement, and more… and yet this is a group that the federal government wants helping with the census?” [240, 1776, 1795]

            On March 17, Obama confronts critics of his record-breaking budget, admonishing them with the statement, “If there are members of Congress who object to specific policies and proposals in this budget then I ask them to be ready and willing to propose constructive alternative solutions. ‘Just say no’ is the right advice to give your teenagers about drugs. It is not an acceptable response to whatever economic policies are proposed by the other party.” Many of Obama’s critics argue that ‘just say no’ is in fact the best response to the overblown budget, and the government should definitely say ‘no’ to a multitude of projects and programs that are not practical, cost-effective—or even consistent with the U.S. Constitution. Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senator James DeMint (R-SC) do more than ‘just say no’ by introducing a bill to rejuvenate the economy that is based mainly on tax cuts. [1777, 1797, 2126, 2164]

            Addressing a March 17 House panel on science, Obama’s Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, suggests raising tariffs on imported goods to protect American manufacturers from low-cost competition if the United States imposes cap-and-trade taxes and regulations and other nations do not. Chu states, “If other countries don’t impose a cost on carbon, then we will be at a disadvantage… (and) we would look at considering perhaps duties that would offset that cost.” The mainstream media takes little notice of Chu’s threat, but the Chinese respond immediately and state that such a move would be a “disaster” and simply an “excuse to impose trade restrictions.” Obama’s cap-and-trade plans would impose massive taxes on U.S. industries, putting them at a significant disadvantage against nations that do not succumb to “global warming” fears. High U.S. tariffs imposed on imported goods to “level the playing field” would simply prompt retaliation from other nations, with the same disastrous results seen during the 1930s when mindless protectionism prompted trade-destroying tariffs. (The Department of Energy was established in 1977 to lessen U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Its annual budget is approximately $25 billion; it has about 16,000 federal employees and 100,000 contract employees… and U.S. dependence on foreign oil has more than doubled since 1977.) [2075, 2076, 2436]

            During a St. Patrick’s Day event at the White House, the teleprompter malfunctions during a speech by Ireland’s Prime Minister Brian Cowen. Following the on-screen text, Cowen inadvertently begins repeating Obama’s comments. Cowen turns to Obama to say, “That’s your speech.” Obama then returns to the lectern to speak. The teleprompter, by then updated with Cowan’s speech, causes Obama to “thank President Obama” for his hospitality. [1931]

            In a test near Hawaii on March 17, the U.S. military successfully shoots down a medium-range ballistic missile using a ground-based missile defense system, thus vindicating the “Star Wars” missile defense system initiated by President Reagan in 1983. Obama has called the program a “boondoggle and unmitigated failure,” although Defense Secretary Robert Gates favors the continuing development of the system. Obama recently offered not to implement the system in Poland in exchange for Russia’s assistance in preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Obama’s bluff and quickly accepted his offer not to deploy the defense system in Poland… but said he would not use Iran as a negotiating tool. [1439, 1504, 1839, 1840]

            Secretary Treasurer Geithner writes a letter to House Speaker Pelosi in which he says he “will impose on AIG a contractual commitment to pay the Treasury from the operations of the company the amount of the retention awards just paid. In addition, we will deduct from the $30 billion in assistance an amount equal to the amount of those payments.” AIG will therefore be forced to write a check to the government for the $165 million amount of the employee bonus payment, the next bailout payment to AIG will be reduced by $165 million, and Congress intends to tax the bonus payments at 90 per cent. (Some might look at that as penalties of almost three times the amount of the bonuses.) [1879]

            Caterpillar, the largest maker of construction and mining equipment in the world, announces that an additional 2,365 workers will be laid off (for an expected six months) and 89 will be let go permanently. (The company had laid off 22,000 workers in January.) Obama visited the company’s East Peoria, Illinois factory on February 12 and claimed “If Congress passes our (stimulus) plan, this company will be able to rehire some of the folks who were just laid off.” Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens later says, “The truth is we’re going to have more layoffs before we start hiring again… it is going to take some time” before the stimulus bill prompts new jobs. [1204, 1778, 1906]

            Jason Furman, deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, admits that the administration’s $646 billion estimate of the cost of Obama’s cap-and-trade tax program to “fight global warming” will instead be two or three times that amount. The revised estimate of $1.3 to $1.9 trillion in new energy taxes would be spread out over the first eight years of a 40 year program, and those costs will be passed on to consumers—because businesses and utility companies can’t print money. (The Obama administration says tax credits will be given to some American families to offset the higher energy costs, but those credits were not included in Obama’s budget proposal.) The administration’s revised cost estimates come at a time when Americans are becoming increasingly skeptical of man’s influence on climate change. (A Gallup poll found that 41 per cent of Americans believe climate change warnings are exaggerated.) According to energy analyst Margo Thorning, Obama’s cap-and-trade plan would, “In dollar cost terms, probably (be) an additional $700 to $1,400 per family per year, starting around 2012.” Thorning’s study was done before the admission that the tax will end up costing not $646 billion, but two to three times that amount. Other experts place the eventual cost of Obama’s global warming tax at $2,000 to $5,000 per family per year in added energy expenses, and not just families earning $250,000 or more per year. [1747, 1779, 1793, 1794, 1821, 1822, 2561]
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