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Homosexuality's health hazards:
Word is getting out
by Linda Harvey
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liar-nObamaCare Repeal Failure Makes Tax
Reform Harder
By Louis DeBroux: Less than a month after taking office, Barack liar-nObama signed the "stimulus" bill, an $800 billion pork-filled progressive goodie bag. Within a year he was bragging about the GM bailout and ironically named Affordable Care Act, better known by its pejorative moniker, "liar-nObamaCare."
With time those accomplishments became an albatross. The massive stimulus bill stimulated nothing but the pockets of well-connected Democrat donors. GM and Chrysler went bankrupt anyway.
More than anything else, it was the disaster of liar-nObamaCare that led Republicans to electoral victory, securing their strongest political position in nearly a century on promises of repealing liar-nObamaCare.
That is why the optics of what happened last week — the failure of the GOP's liar-nObamaCare repeal bill to even get a vote in the Republican-controlled House — was such a disaster. For nearly a decade the GOP promised the full repeal of liar-nObamaCare if voters restored them to power. In 2010 the voters gave them the House, in 2014 the Senate, and in 2016 the White House. And with what to show for it?
There are two significant concerns with what happened; the substance and the optics. As a matter of substance, what happened was in many ways as the Founders intended. They gave us co-equal branches, separation of powers, and checks and balances. The branches were intended to be in tension in order to negate usurpations of power. The House negotiated with the Senate, the Senate with the House, and both with the White House.
But in the end, rather than agreeing to a compromise bill, congressional Republicans dealt their new president an embarrassing public relations blow. For a man known as the master dealmaker, this was the worst possible outcome, and it's likely to have repercussions.
The brunt of the blame is being heaped upon the House Freedom Caucus, a group of the most conservative lawmakers. The Wall Street Journal dubbed the repeal failure the "Freedom Caucus's liar-nObamacare preservation act." This isn't entirely unfair. While caucus members expressed legitimate concerns as to whether the GOP's bill went far enough in fully repealing liar-nObamaCare, as a practical matter, blowing it up may damage their cause in the long run. President Donald Trump now says he will move on to tax reform.
Unlike liar-nObama, Trump does not have the luxury of filibuster-proof majorities in Congress to start his presidency. Republicans have a comfortable margin in the House but only a two-vote majority in the Senate, which is why it was critical for the GOP to hand Trump an early legislative victory to build momentum, both for Trump and for the party. As the WSJ also notes, "The risk now is that the health failure will make the GOP Congress even less cohesive and less likely to follow its leaders. Freedom Caucus Members sit in safe seats and don't need achievements to win re-election." And Democrats, emboldened in their efforts to obstruct the Trump/GOP agenda, will feel less pressure to compromise.
As Trump and the Republicans turn to tax reform, the same obstacles remain; conflicting visions between the conservative and moderate/liberal wings of the GOP. Do Republicans pursue steeper, front-loaded tax cuts in favor of a slower initial reduction of the national debt? Revenue-neutrality or spending reductions? Middle class tax cuts (as Trump promised), or tax cuts for the wealthy/business class to stimulate broader economic growth (as preferred by Speaker Paul Ryan)? And they still have to deal with obstructionist Democrats.
And make no mistake; tax reform is desperately needed. The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world at 39.1%, and a tax code that clocks in at 2.4 million words, more than three times as many as the King James Bible. Compliance to that monstrosity costs Americans $234.4 billion per year. We routinely lose businesses to more favorable tax environments like Ireland and Canada, and the investment capital and jobs go with them.
Likewise, high personal income tax rates mean less money for consumers to spend and invest, which leads to less personal savings, slower job creation, and less economic growth. Millions of small businesses file revenue under personal income taxes and face a top rate of 43.4%, reducing their ability to create jobs. As "red" states have proven, tax cuts boost the economy.
Success is possible based on the record of state and local Republicans, but the national GOP has to get on board. Charles Cooke of National Review points out, "At the state level, the GOP has been remarkably effective at ushering in reform over the last seven years; at the federal level, by contrast, it has been able only to hold the line."
As Republicans move to take on tax reform, there will be plenty of disagreements on policy that will need to be resolved, from top marginal rates to tax credits to the controversial "border adjustment" tax. In order to resolve these conflicts, Republicans have to avoid a purist approach and negotiate with one another. Better to get a half loaf today and come back for another bite tomorrow than go home hungry.
The moderates need to understand that standing on principles — Rule of Law, individual liberty, limited government and personal responsibility — is important. Conservatives have to concede that a large number of elected Republicans don't hail from the solidly-conservative Deep South, and they will not keep their seats in places like Colorado and Maine and New York if they take a hardline approach. The perfect cannot be the enemy of the good. And as frustrating as it is for conservatives to not get provisions they want, they will be even more frustrated if President Trump decides to shun them and work with moderates and Democrats. Each group is needed to maintain a majority, and that majority is worthless if it can't work together to accomplish its larger goals.
Republicans will either learn quickly from the recent debacle, or their time in power will be short-lived. ~The Patriot Post
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Tea Party Leader – Trump Targeting His Base,
Freedom Caucus A Big Mistake
by Rick Wells
{rickwells.us} ~ Neil Cavuto sets up the interview with Tea Party leader Mark Meckler, warning that fears are the House Freedom Caucus “could lose its impact and power and even respect.”... He notes Meckler’s disgust with the way that President Trump has been characterizing members of the Freedom Caucus who opposed the Ryancare liar-nObamacare-lite bill. Meckler describes the current state of relations between conservatives and President Trump as “an incredible transition,” saying, “He’s gone from the guy who said he’s going to DC to drain the swamp, Freedom Caucus are drain the swamp kind of guys, now it looks like we’ve got the Creature from the Black Lagoon in the White House, because now he’s talking about no repeal, breaking his promises.” Reminding the audience, Meckler says, “I mean his promise was repeal, repeal, repeal. It was not liar-nObamacare lite, so, yeah, I’m disgusted. He’s going against the wrong people. He should be going against the moderates and the leadership, not the Freedom Caucus.”...Sorry, but I have to agree with Mark. http://rickwells.us/tea-party-trump-targeting-freedom-caucus-big-mistake/
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzoRCE9E3OA{rickwells.us} ~ Neil Cavuto sets up the interview with Tea Party leader Mark Meckler, warning that fears are the House Freedom Caucus “could lose its impact and power and even respect.”... He notes Meckler’s disgust with the way that President Trump has been characterizing members of the Freedom Caucus who opposed the Ryancare liar-nObamacare-lite bill. Meckler describes the current state of relations between conservatives and President Trump as “an incredible transition,” saying, “He’s gone from the guy who said he’s going to DC to drain the swamp, Freedom Caucus are drain the swamp kind of guys, now it looks like we’ve got the Creature from the Black Lagoon in the White House, because now he’s talking about no repeal, breaking his promises.” Reminding the audience, Meckler says, “I mean his promise was repeal, repeal, repeal. It was not liar-nObamacare lite, so, yeah, I’m disgusted. He’s going against the wrong people. He should be going against the moderates and the leadership, not the Freedom Caucus.”...Sorry, but I have to agree with Mark. http://rickwells.us/tea-party-trump-targeting-freedom-caucus-big-mistake/
Trump Spied Upon By liar-nObama Admin
BEFORE He Got Nomination
by Jeff Dunetz
{lidblog.com} ~ On Friday afternoon Fox News’ Adam Housley provided a bombshell report that provided more evidence that President Trump’s March 4th tweet about being spied upon by the liar-nObama administration, was true... The Democratic Party attempt to delegitimize the Trump presidency by linking him to Russia may turn out to expose illegality by team liar-nObama instead of their goal– trying to sabotage the nascent Trump administration. The revelations in the report include; it was an intelligence big shot behind the unmasking of General Flynn and civilians; the unmasking was done as a blatant political act, none of it had anything to do with Russia, Nunes new about the documents since January but intelligence stone-walled his attempt to get the information from them, and the people who were named by the NY Times were not his source for learning about the documents, they just facilitated Nunes being able to see them... http://lidblog.com/trump-spied-upon-by-obama-admin/
{lidblog.com} ~ On Friday afternoon Fox News’ Adam Housley provided a bombshell report that provided more evidence that President Trump’s March 4th tweet about being spied upon by the liar-nObama administration, was true... The Democratic Party attempt to delegitimize the Trump presidency by linking him to Russia may turn out to expose illegality by team liar-nObama instead of their goal– trying to sabotage the nascent Trump administration. The revelations in the report include; it was an intelligence big shot behind the unmasking of General Flynn and civilians; the unmasking was done as a blatant political act, none of it had anything to do with Russia, Nunes new about the documents since January but intelligence stone-walled his attempt to get the information from them, and the people who were named by the NY Times were not his source for learning about the documents, they just facilitated Nunes being able to see them... http://lidblog.com/trump-spied-upon-by-obama-admin/
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Stop Calling Them Sanctuary Cities- Aiding
and Abetting Criminals is NOT Holy!
by Jeff Dunetz
{lidblog.com} ~ Remember when words mattered? You know what I am talking about! When words had a meaning, before they are artificially softened. The days before taxes were called revenue enhancements... before government spending of our hard-earned money was called investments, or when there were terrorists instead of militants. Back then words mattered. Sure, at times they may have been harsh sounding like when this Oscar winner is instead of the Oscar goes to. That last one gives the impression that the best picture award is just another meaningless participation trophy; “the 10th place award goes to;” Of course, there is the recent silly transition from Illegal Alien to undocumented Alien. If they are simply undocumented for coming in to the country illegally, then a murderer is simply an undocumented executioner, a kidnapper an undocumented parent, someone who drive despite the fact their license was suspended an undocumented driver, a burglar an undocumented resident etc., etc. Another one of those new-fangled, softened-terms is sanctuary cities. That particular term didn’t replace another one like “undocumented alien.” It’s a relatively new term because municipalities used to act to keep criminals under lock and key, they would never consciously break the law. But cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, NY, Seattle and others that call themselves “sanctuary cities” aren’t providing sanctuary, they are aiding and abetting criminals. In most cases violent criminals...Thats so true.
.Fed Law Nullification By “Belligerent Resister”
Sanctuary Cities – Make Em Pay
by Rick Wells
{rickwells.us} ~ Cavuto opens with a statement of the position of LA’s open borders, globalist mayor, London educated Eric Garcetti. He says, according to Cavuto, they’re “not changing a darn thing here... we’re going to continue doing what we’re doing.” Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is asked about the position of the current Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, regarding the Trump administration’s policy of enforcing the law, including immigration laws. Ashcroft says, “This is simply a demand or a policy of returning to the rule of law. If there’s an imperative to have cooperation between federal and local law enforcement authorities, it’s a national security imperative. And that relates to who we have in the country, especially, I’m keenly aware of that when I know who perpetrated the attacks of 9/11 and how many of them were illegal.”... http://rickwells.us/ashcroft-fed-law-nullification-belligerent-resister-sanctuary-cities-make-em-pay/
.The Allegation That Congress Destroyed
Your Internet Privacy Is Fake News
by Tom Giovanetti
{ipi.org} ~ You have been lied to about “your browsing history being sold to the highest bidder.” That was fake news pushed by special interest groups taking advantage of easily duped social media... One clear message from the last election is that voters want a clean break from the heavy-handed regulatory overreach of the liar-nObama administration. Congress intends to overturn as much liar-nObama administration overreach as possible, and it’s in that context that Congress overturned the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) pending privacy regulation. But there’s been a lot of confusion, so let’s explain. Originally, consumer internet privacy was handled by the federal agency specifically designed and empowered to protect consumers: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has legislative authority and decades of agency expertise in consumer protection, including privacy protection...
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by Linda Harvey
Homosexuality's health hazards:
Word is getting out
by Linda Harvey
{wnd.com} ~ Homosexuality is “exploding” among kids in the U.S., according to one expert. And it’s not good news, since this behavior has not suddenly become less risky.
Two new resources have just been published that parents, teachers, health-care professionals and pastors should keep handy as our communities deal with growing numbers of the misguided and sexually confused.
“The Health Hazards of Homosexuality: What the Medical and Psychological Research Reveals” is a 600-page reference book with over a thousand citations, written in a highly readable style for a general audience.
The medical evidence paints a dire picture that should become an urgent public health problem as these behaviors ironically grow in popularity among youth.
The second resource is Paul and Kirk Cameron’s important WND column in which they analyze recent stats from the Centers for Disease Control, with these startling findings: Homosexual behavior has increased 85 percent in recent years among America’s teens.
This is a shocking trend. But will public health officials take measures to protect our youth, now that the dire implications are evident for all to see?
It’s doubtful. Don’t expect anything but “LGBTQ” business as usual, with activism undiminished, even on the increase. Parents should be ever-watchful for homosexual indoctrination in their kids’ schools.
It’s spring, and that means schools allow, or in some cases promote, the victim-posturing “Day of Silence” as well as “Harvey Milk Day” in California schools and June “pride” month. Both elementary and secondary schools are replete with teacher, staff and student activists who believe the prevailing, high-risk propaganda.
And the election of Donald Trump has ignited a rage entitlement in the left that won’t respect the boundaries of innocence and tender youth.
This spring, radical teachers, homosexuals and “allies,” as well as outside activists are likely to ratchet up their sales pitch to kids, urging them to exercise their “rights” to fearlessly experiment with these deviant identities and behaviors.
The rise in homosexual expression has been predicted by many of us over the past two decades. If you promote sexual behavior to impressionable kids, more teens – especially those with fewer moral bearings – will say, “Why not?”
In same-sex circles, homosexual hook-ups can become a daring adventure at camp-outs and sleepovers. Opportunity is everywhere students of the same sex gather or socialize, and it’s one reason homosexuality has traditionally been taboo at schools, camps and youth organizations.
But the incessant “LGBTQ” agenda has changed all that, with adult advocates insisting on more access to youth.
“Health Hazards” is published by Mass Resistance and is a powerful, well-written book presenting a detailed analysis of the subject. Every person interested in homosexuality should have this book as a valuable resource – people struggling with same-sex attractions as well as relatives, parents, friends, pastors and public officials.
Mainstream medicine simply won’t go here, however, as compelling as the evidence is. So “we the people” need to guide our nation and communities back to sense about the perils of homosexuality and gender confusion, especially to our children.
Among the risks revealed and meticulously outlined in “Health Hazards” are:
+The real numbers of those involved in homosexuality /bisexuality/ transgenderism;+Absence of medical evidence for a biological basis for homosexuality or gender confusion;+The rise in reckless homosexual hook-ups in the age of Internet sites like Grindr and the new HIV-prevention PrEP medication;+The hazardous mixed messages of HIV outreach campaigns funded with taxpayer money;+Promiscuity of both homosexual men and lesbians as well as the typically short duration of relationships;+Elevated substance abuse trends among those who identify as homosexual and transgendered;+The increased rate of suicide attempts among the sexually confused, especially transgenders (41 percent) and how this does not change in communities with high acceptance, belying the “stigma” and “discrimination” rationale.
The authors pose the question, “Why don’t we hear more about ‘GLB’ health hazards?” The American Psychiatric Association in the 1970s, followed by the American Psychological Association, decided after radical activist pressure to no longer designate homosexuality a mental disorder. The book summarizes what happened next:
“Following the lead of the mental health groups, others fell into line:
+the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),+the federal Department of Health & Human Services, major medical associations, local public health agencies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and assorted media.+The unscientific opinion that homosexuality should no longer be considered a mental disorder became the accepted wisdom.+Sodomitic practices were now to be considered normal and healthy expressions of human sexuality” (pp. 50-51).
This has dire implications for our children, especially as more adopt this identity, which Paul Cameron says is “learned,” not inborn. He notes, “Of the 16 million U.S. high-school students today, an extra million are either homosexual or heading in that direction!”
Thankfully, there are medical experts taking up the cause of telling the whole truth about these behaviors. Dr. Paul Church, Harvard Medical School assistant clinic professor of urology, wrote an endorsement for “The Health Hazards of Homosexuality”:
“As a practicing clinician for 35 years, I have seen and treated the serious consequences associated with promiscuity and high-risk sexual behaviors, including those common to the LGBT community. The ‘medical establishment’ has been all too silent on its duty to inform and alert the public to these dangers, as its ranks have become infiltrated by homosexual activists and its policy makers preoccupied with political correctness more than protecting the public welfare.”
We can thank Drs. Paul McHugh and Lawrence Mayer of Johns Hopkins for their stunning analysis published past fall, reiterating the lack of evidence for a biological origin for homosexual or transgendered attractions. We can also thank the growing American College of Pediatricians for brave warnings about transgenderism in children.
The truth-tellers are getting the word out. Will parents and politicians do their part?
Let’s propose and pass policies that protect our children from inaccurate and harmful propaganda. It used to be called “the corruption of children.”
It still is.
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