President Barak Obama’s New Spending and Other Programs, Issues     April 29, 2009

·        4/27/09 Obama announces there is concern regarding the swine flu “but no cause for alarm”

·        Kathleen Sebelius, committed pro abortionist, confirmed as HHS Secretary

·        4/24/09 Obama breaks a campaign promise to brand the Armenian slaughter as genocide.

·        4/23/09 Obama rescinds 4/21/09 policy.

·        4/22/09 Adminstration including Pelosi intend to prosecute Bush and administration for war crimes

·        4/21/09 Obama allows prosecution of lawyers that allowed harsh war time interrogation.

·        4/20/09 At first cabinet meeting asks members to slash $100 M from their budgets

·        4/18/09 At summit meeting Obama shakes hand of anti American Hugo Chavez, Venezuela Pres.

·        4/17/09 Administration published 2005 Judicial Dept document detailing Gitmo interrogation techniques. Useful information obtained was redacted. Dick Chaney described the successes on Bill O’Reiley show.

·        4/16/09 Obama meets with Pres Calderon to plan reducing drug shipments across the border.

·        4/13/09 Adminstration will allow unlimited money transfers and travel of relatives to Cuba.

·        4/9/09 Obama requests of congress $83.4 B for support of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

·        4/5/09 Obama launches an effort to eliminate nuclear weapons claiming they are the most dangerous legacy of the cold war

·        TARP, bail-out, stimulus  and new gov spending bills now total $4 trillion

·        Homeland security Secretary  Napolitano declares ex-service people at risk for acts of violence against USA

·        Climate and Energy Czar will audit private home owner’s energy use.

·        3/31/09 Obama starts his 7 day, 6 country tour of Europe and the Middle East

·        Larry Summers was paid $ 7.7 M by hedge fund and financial company speaking fees making him a lobbyist.

·        3/30/09 Obama asserts unprecedented government control over the auto industry, rejecting turnaround plans by GM and Chrysler.

·        Gary Locke confirmed as Sec of Treasurer 3/25/09

·        Eric Holder and the administration quietly drops ban on assault weapons 3/25/09

·        3/27/09 Obama announces 4,000 new troops will be sent to Afghanistan. 

·        Taxes on health care benefits promoted by Sen Henry Waxman and others. 3/27/09

·        3/24/09 US to contribute $50 M to UN Population Fund (birth control)

·        Chris Dodd’s spending bill (AIG) contains $156 M for company execs allegedly unbeknownst to Tim Geithner.

·        Obama promotes $15 B to be earmarked for small business loans. SB not yet borrowing. 3/15/09

·        $410 B Omnibus Bill signed 3/11/09. 9,000 earmarks. Obama promises a review of future budget earmarks.

·        3/9/09 Reverse of George Bush’s stem cell policy. Federally funded and unfettered use of  human embryos

·        Obama repeats promise to double funding for charter schools along with increased teacher accountability.

·        2/26/09 Obama unveils a $3.6 T 2010 budget. 2009 deficit will be $1.7 T

·        $75 B Housing bailout plan for 4 million home buyers.  Announced by Obama  in Mesa, AZ 2/18/09

·        $787 B H.R. 1 and S. 1 The American Recovery and Investment Plans passed by Congress.                                          Signed by Obama 2/17/09

·        Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed 2/20/09. Statute of limitations for job discrimination cases erased.

·        2/12/09 Commerce Secretary Nominee Sen. Judd Gregg R-N.H. withdraws.  due to “irreconcilable differences”  Also gov Bill Richardson withdrew nomination due to pay-to-play allegations. Gov Gary Locke confirmed 3/25/09 

·        New Position of Health Czar, Tom Daschel, withdrew. Nancy-Ann DeParle appointed

·        New Position of Climate/Energy Czar, Carol Browner

·        New Position of Auto Industry Recovery Czar, Edward B. Montgomery

·        New Position of Auto Czars, Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers  

·        New Position of Urban Affairs Czar, Adolfo Carrion

·        New Position of Technology, Regulatory  Czar, Cass Sunstien

·        New Position of Copy write Czar, unnamed

·        New Position of Chief Performance Officer, Nancy Killefer, withdrew

·        New Position of Economic Czar Paul Volcker

·        New School Performance Program

·        Reverse of stem cell policy. Unfettered use of  human embryos

·        $ 1 Trillion budget deficit each year for years

·        1/23/09 Obama lifts US spending ban on world abortion programs

·        Create 600,000 new government jobs

·        30,000 new troops in Afghanistan, Feb 9, 2009

·        FCC Localism Regulation (Fairness  Doctrine) promoted by Bill Clinton

·        Decriminalize marijuana.  Changed to no, 3/26/09

·        Federal gas tax increase

·        Increased support of organized labor, (Unions)

·        Elimination of union secret ballot (Employee Free Choice Act) “Card check-off”

·        Economic stimulus to create 5 million “green collar” jobs plus 3 to 5 million more

·        Tax increase on  >$250,000 (or what ever) income

·        Peace mediation for Muslim countries, no preconditions.                                                                                 MSNBC 2/4/09, Four preconditions now listed

·        CO₂ Cap- and- Trade System or Carbon Tax

·        Create friendly dialog with Muslim leaders

·        Release of  all Enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay by 1/27/10

·        Joe Biden; a Strong Middle Class task force,  www.AStrongMiddleClass.gov 

·        Digitizing health care records.

·        $ 4 M child health care funded by increased cigarette tax

·        Afghanistan war. Add 3 US troop brigades a month. 2/17/09 17,000 more troops

·        Bipartisanship. Three Republicans added to Obama cabinet

·        Child schooling. Remove bad teachers, opposes school voucher, spend $ 135B for school tuition

·        Energy independence. $150 B for wind, solar and biofuels

·        $50 B in stimulus package for 5 million new jobs

·        All but a few troops out of Iraq by 2012. Changed  to “consult with military leaders”

·        “Lobbyists will be eliminated from my party”

·        “We will kill bin Laden; we will crush al-Qaida. That has to be our biggest national security problem”

Existing

·        Cal $ 6 B Proposition 71 stem cell research has produced no clinically viable applications in 4 years

·        Federal Reserve inability to control Ponzi schemes ie. Bernard Madoff

·        Iran’s development of nuclear warfare capability

·        $350 B TARP Fed recovery package passed by Bush Administration

·        Weak Eastern Europe and emerging Country Economies. Especially Romania, Hungary and Latvia

·        Federal debt 40% of GDP

·        Subprime and low money down housing loans promoted by Chris Dodd and Barney Frank

·        Mexican drug wars

·        Israel/Hamas war

·        Enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay.

·        Mexican border security

·        Pakistan gov weakness in controlling Taliban and al-Qaeda

·        Green environmentalists scam

Additional

·        Hugo Chavaz, Venezuela disruption

·        North Korea nukes and missiles

·        California’s raise gas tax 13 cents/ gal (proposed) currently 63.9 ¢/gal , highest in nation

·        California’s raise in sales tax 1.0 cent  4/1/09.              

·        California’s increase in income tax and vehicle tax.  

·        Chicago’s 10% retail sales tax

·        Possible economy’s inflation in 2010 - 2011

Failure to Perform

·        Cal $ 6 B Proposition 71 stem cell research has produced no clinically viable applications in 4 years

·        SEC Failed to control Bernard Madow’s $50 B Ponzi scheme and Lehman Bros. insider trading

·        Fannie Mae

·        Freddy Mac

·        Farm subsidies going to big agribusinesses

·        California public schools under performing

·        FDA’s lack of oversight of food safety

·        Lack of spending controls on illegal immigrant’s benefits

 

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