The EPA Changed the Way it Makes Scientific Decisions to "Sustainable" 

In January 2012, the EPA announced it was "realigning its entire research enterprise around the concept of sustainability."  The new initiative is titled, "The Path Forward." Agency scientists and managers agreed to base their process on "the widely used definition of sustainability as outlined by the Brundtland Commission in 1987..." 

The 1987 Brundtland Commission report, also known as "Our Common Future," stated that the earth was in danger, there was too much poverty and industrialized nations like the US were the cause. According to Brundtland, the only way to protect earth was for powerful central authorites to control all of society, the economy and the environment in an initiative it coined as "sustainable development."

 

Union Founder's Words on Socialism

"Socialism has no place in the hearts of those who would secure the fight for freedom and secure democracy."  Samuel Gompers 1918

Samuel Gompers was the founder and longest serving president of the American Federation of Labor. (AFL)

"Deja vu All Over Again?"

FDR won his first two terms by attacking the wealthy and pitting them against poor Americans.  In 1932 he promised to "cut government operations by 25% and lower taxes", but did neither. 

In 1936, he overwhelmingly won by raising taxes on the rich then redistributing the money to larger voting blocks in swing states using the WPA, Silver Purchase Act and the Agricultural Act. 

By 1940, needing businesspeople to win the war, he called for unity among the same people he divided and won another decisive victory. 

In 1944, FDR sidestepped laws prohibiting union money in elections by forming the nation's first Political Action Committee.  This provided urban labor support. Fearing a backlash by Japanese prisoners if released from internment camps, he created an executive order to keep them imprisoned until 3 days after the elections.  To gain the Polish American vote, FDR promised special treatment for Poland after the war.  He won nearly 90% of their vote, and then betrayed the group by failing to offer the promised "self-determination" for Poland at the Yalta conference.  Still, he won a fourth slim victory. 

Upon his death, the NYT wrote, "Men will thank God on their knees 100 years from now FDR was in the White House."!

Between budget battles and elections, politicians and media supporters spin wildly to advance their own positions, leaving the public misinformed. In this column we will attempt to unravel some of the worst spins.

Worst Economy, I think!

In 2008, now Pres. Obama said "we are in the worst economy since the Great Depression."

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Presidential  Whoppers!

During the Healthcare Summit and his 2010 State of the Union message, Pres. Obama declared the healthcare bill would cut the federal deficit. 

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Flawed Healthcare Project Could Cost Obama the 2012 Election

While 56% of likely voters favor repeal of ObamaCare, among seniors, those figures are now likely to skyrocket. 

Effective this year, the Affordable Care Act cuts funding for Medicare Advantage, a popular program selected by nearly 12 million seniors.  

To postpone the political risk accompanying this move until after the 2012 election, the president has proposed an $8.35 billion "demonstration project" ostensibly to measure the affect of the cutbacks. Once the "project" completes, near the end of 2012, the Medicare Advantage cuts commence.

The General Accountability Office (GAO) has suggested the administration "should cancel" the program for several reasons:

  • The administration is not "…conducting an appropriately designed demonstration." 
  • Further, the program fails to "conform to the principles of budget neutrality."
  • The project focuses excessively on 2012 rather than the period required to perform a valid study.
  • The $8.35 billion dollar price tag exceeds the combined costs of all 85 other Medicare demonstration projects conducted in the past 17 years.

Most know that deep cuts in Medicare are required to pay for nearly half of the Affordable Care Act.  Here is what they are just learning:

  • According the CNS Actuary, Medicare is already nearly bankrupt, meaning cuts will reduce care quality or lower doctor's reimbursements.
  • The administration misrepresented the costs of the ACA since the money pulled from Medicare to pay for the new program was also counted as staying in Medicare to make the failing system solvent.  Even today, they continue this ruse.
  • The funding cuts to Medicare Advantage alone will cost the average senior $17,000 over the rest of this decade.

In effect, the $8.35 billion is a presidential campaign boost that totals nearly 40 times the $197 million Mr. Obama has raised to date.  Where will the president find an additional $8.35 billion in an economy already struggling for money and jobs?

The Cornhusker Kickback, the Louisiana Purchase, Gator Aid and numerous shady backroom deals have already spoiled the ACA's reputation.  This latest fraud tarnishes the shaky law further.  As seniors learn more, their losses could cost Mr. Obama the 2012 election.  Read more.




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