'Waste 102': The Final List of Spending WASTE

-‘Waste 102': The Final List « The Great American Blog

Sean Hannity has put together the 102 worst ways the government is spending your tax dollars:
*Hat tip to Kim

102: Protecting a Michigan insect collection from other insects ($187,632)
101: Highway beautified by fish art in Washington ($10,000)
100: University studying hookup behavior of female college coeds in New York ($219,000)
99: Police department getting 92 blackberries for supervisors in Rhode Island ($95,000)
98: Upgrades to seldom-used river cruise boat in Oklahoma ($1.8 million)
97: Precast concrete toilet buildings for Mark Twain National Forest in Montana ($462,000)
96: University studying whether mice become disoriented when they consume alcohol in Florida ($8,408)
95: Foreign bus wheel polishers for California ($259,000)
94: Recovering crab pots lost at sea in Oregon ($700,000)
93: Developing a program to develop "machine-generated humor" in Illinois ($712,883)
92: Colorado museum where stimulus was signed (and already has $90 million in the bank) gets geothermal stimulus grant ($2.6 million)
91: Grant to the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance to support the traditional arts apprenticeship program, gathering and festival ($30,000)
90: Studying methamphetamines and the female rat sex drive in Maryland ($30,000)
89: Studying mating decisions of cactus bugs in Florida ($325,394)
88: Studying why deleting a gene can create sex reversal in people, but not in mice in Minnesota ($190,000)
87: College hires director for a project on genetic control of sensory hair cell membrane channels in zebrafish in California ($327,337)
86: New jumbo recycling bins with microchips embedded inside to track participation in Ohio ($500,000)
85: Oregon Federal Building's "green" renovation at nearly the price of a brand new building ($133 million)
84: Massachusetts middle school getting money to build a solar array on its roof ($150,000)
83: Road widening that could have been millions of dollars cheaper if Lousiana hadn't opted to replace a bridge that may not have needed replacing ($60 million)
82: Cleanup effort of a Washington nuclear waste site that already got $12 billion from the DOE ($1.9 billion)
81: Six woodlands water taxis getting a new home in Texas ($750,000)
80: Maryland group gets money to develop "real life" stories that underscore job and infrastructure-related research findings ($363,760)
79: Studying social networks like Facebook in North Carolina ($498,000)
78:18 North Carolina teacher coaches to heighten math and reading performance ($4.4 million)
77: Retrofitting light switches with motion sensors for one company in Arizona ($800,000)
76: Removing graffiti along 100 miles of flood-control ditches in California ($837,000)
75: Bicycle lanes, shared lane signs and bike racks in Pennsylvania ($105,000)
74: Privately-owned steakhouse rehabilitating its restaurant space in Missouri ($75,000)
73: National dinner cruise boat company in Illinois outfitting vessels with surveillance systems to protect against terrorists ($1 million)
72: Producing and transporting peanuts and peanut butter in North Carolina ($900,000)
71: Refurnishing and delivering picnic tables in Iowa ($30,000)
70: Digital television converter box coupon program in D.C. ($650 million)
69: Elevating and relocating 3,000 feet of track for the Napa Valley Wine Train in California ($54 million)
68: Hosting events for Earth Day, the summer solstice etc. in Minnesota ($50,000)
67: Expanding ocean aquaculture in Hawaii ($99,960)
66: Raising railroad tracks 18 inches in Oregon because the residents of one small town were tired of taking a detour around them ($4.2 million)
65: Professors and employees of Iowa state universities voluntarily taking early retirement ($43 million)
64: Minnesota theatre named after Che Guevara putting on "socially conscious" puppet shows ($25,000)
63: Replacing a basketball court lighting system with a more energy efficient one in Arizona ($20,000)
62: Repainting and adding a security camera to one bridge in Oregon ($3.5 million)
61: Missouri bridge project that already was full-funded with state money ($8 million)
60: New hospital parking garage in New York that will employ less people ($19.5 million)
59: University in North Carolina studying why adults with ADHD smoke more ($400,000)
58: Low-income housing residents in one Minnesota city receiving free laptops, WiFi and iPod Touches to "educate" them in technology ($5 million)
57: University in California sending students to Africa to study why Africans vote they the way they do in their elections ($200,000)
56: Researching the impact of air pollution combined with a high-fat diet on obesity development in Ohio ($225,000)
55: Studying how male and female birds care for their offspring and how it compares to how humans care for their children in Oklahoma ($90,000)
54: University in Pennsylvania researching fossils in Argentina (over $1 million)
53: University in Tennessee studying how black holes form (over $1 million)
52: University in Oklahoma sending 3 researchers to Alaska to study grandparents and how they pass on knowledge to younger generations ($1.5 million)
51: Grant application from a Pennsylvania university for a researcher named in the Climate-gate scandal (Rep. Darrell Issa is calling on the president to freeze the grant) ($500,000)
50: Studying the impact of global warming on wildflowers in a Colorado ghost town ($500,000)
49: Bridge built over railroad crossing so 168 Nebraska town residents don't have to wait for the trains to pass ($7 million)
48: Renovating an old hotel into a visitors center in Kentucky ($300,000)
47: Removing overgrown weeds in a Rhode Island park ($250,000)
46: Renovating 5 seldom-used ports of entry on the U.S.-Canada border in Montana ($77 million)
45: Testing how to control private home appliances in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts from an off-site computer ($800,000)
44: Repainting a rarely-used bridge in North Carolina ($3.1 million)
43: Renovating a desolate Wisconsin bridge that averages 10 cars a day ($426,000)
42: 4 new buses for New Hampshire ($2 million)
41: Repaving a 1-mile stretch of Atlanta road that had parts of it already repaved in 2007 ($490,000)
40: Florida beauty school tuition ($2.3 million)
39: Extending a bike path to the Minnesota Twins stadium ($500,000)
38: Beautification of Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard ($1.1 million)
37: Colorado Dragon Boat Festival ($10,000)
36: Developing the next generation of supersonic corporate jets in Maryland that could cost $80 million dollars each ($4.7 million)
35: New spring training facilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies ($30 million)
34: Demolishing 35 old laboratories in New Mexico ($212 million)
33: Putting free WiFi, Internet kiosks and interactive history lessons in 2 Texas rest stops ($13.8 million)
32: Replacing a single boat motor on a government boat in D.C. ($10,500)
31: Developing the next generation of football gloves in Pennsylvania ($150,000)
30: Pedestrian bridge to nowhere in West Virginia ($80,000)
29: Replacing all signage on 5 miles of road in Rhode Island ($4,403,205)
28: Installing a geothermal energy system to heat the "incredible shrinking mall" in Tennessee ($5 million)
27: University in Minnesota studying how to get the homeless to stop smoking ($230,000)
26: Large woody habitat rehabilitation project in Wisconsin ($16,800)
25: Replacing escalators in the parking garage of one D.C. metro station ($4.3 million)
24: Building an airstrip in a community most Alaskans have never even heard of ($14,707,949)
23: Bike and pedestrian paths connecting Camden, N.J. to Philadelphia, Penn. when there's already a bridge that connects them ($23 million)
22: Sending 10 university undergrads each year from North Carolina to Costa Rica to study the rainforests ($564,000)
21: Road signs touting stimulus funds at work in Ohio ($1 million)
20: Researching how paying attention improves performance of difficult tasks in Connecticut ($850,000)
19: Kentucky Transportation Department awarding contracts to companies associated with a road contractor accused of bribing the previous state transportation secretary ($24 million)
18: Amtrak losing $32 per passenger nationally but rewarded with windfall ($1.3 billion)
17: Widening an Arizona interstate even though the company that won the contract has a history of tax fraud and pollution ($21.8 million)
16: Replace existing dumbwaiters in New York ($351,807)
15: Deer underpass in Wyoming ($1,239,693)
14: Arizona universities examining the division of labor in ant colonies (combined $950,000)
13: Fire station without firefighters in Nevada ($2 million)
12: "Clown" theatrical production in Pennsylvania ($25,000)
11: Maryland town gets money but doesn't know what to do with it ($25,000)
10: Investing in nation-wide wind power (but majority of money has gone to foreign companies) ($2 billion)
9: Resurfacing a tennis court in Montana ($50,000)
8: University in Indiana studying why young men do not like to wear condoms ($221,355)
7: Funds for Massachusetts roadway construction to companies that have defrauded taxpayers, polluted the environment and have paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating workplace safety laws (millions)
6: Sending 11 students and 4 teachers from an Arkansas university to the U.N. climate change convention in Copenhagen, using almost 54,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from air travel alone ($50,000)
5: Storytelling festival in Utah ($15,000)
4: Door mats to the Department of the Army in Texas ($14,675)
3: University in New York researching young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke pot ($389,357)
2: Solar panels for climbing gym in Colorado ($157,800)
1: Grant for one Massachusetts university for "robobees" (miniature flying robot bees) ($2 million)

GRAND TOTAL: $4,891,645,229

time for a tax revolt

More Marxist Appointments

-Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: In the belly of the beast...

A whole lotta scammin' going on...at our expense.

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*Hat tip to CJ

DOUBLE DOUBLE TAX & TROUBLE

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EVIL QUEEN NANCY

Since I call her Evil Queen Nancy, I felt like I need to create a new image of her...

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UNBELIEVABLE WASTE OF MONEY

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And half of them STILL can't read or speak English. Hey we could retire the debt if they just privatized education

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good news...but not good enough.

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-Mexican military copter over U.S. neighborhood

*Hat tip to Evie

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very interesting. I knew about the Bunds, but didn't realize how much support they got.

NO MORE GS COOKIES FOR ME

-Girl Scouts Distribute Planned Parenthood Sex Guide at UN Meeting - Catholic Online
*Hat tip to CJ
I am not going to support this disgusting policy. I'm sorry for all the innocent girls, but the adults running things are, as usual, perverted and mentally ill.

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Can Nancy Pelosi Get the Votes?

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2010 ELECTIONS: SENATE AND GOVERNOR RACES

Dave has put a great update together to see how the numbers look in the upcoming elections as of today.... (click on the chart to enlarge it)

Healthcare Bill- THESE ARE THE UNDECIDEDS

According to the Tea Party Coalition, the current vote count at this writing is: 192 Y /190 N / 49 Undecided
The list below shows the most vulnerable Congressmen, with their contact info and their vote on the original bill, and how they are leaning now.

Queen Pelosi needs 216 votes for passage. She is 24 votes short. So let's make sure she doesn't get them. Keep their phones ringing! And some list their Chief of Staff's name and direct email addresses...USE THEM.

ALABAMA
Rep. Bobby Bright, Alabama
http://www.bright.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2901, Local Office Number: (334) 794-9680,
Chief of Staff: Jason Buckner email: jason.buckner@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

ARIZONA
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona, 1st
http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2315
Local Office Number: (928) 226-6914
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Harry Mitchell, Arizona 5th
http://mitchell.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2190
Local Office Number: (480) 946-2411
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, 8th
http://giffords.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2542,
Local Office Number: (520) 881-3588
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

ARKANSAS
Rep. Marion Berry, Arkansas 1st
http://www.house.gov/berry/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4076
Local Office Number: (870) 972-4600
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Mike Ross, Arkansas 4th
http://ross.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3772
Local Office Number: (870) 881-0681
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

CALIFORNIA
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, California 18th
http://www.house.gov/cardoza/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6131
Local Office Number: (209) 383-4455
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Jim Costa, California 20th
http://www.house.gov/costa/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3341
Local Office Number: (559) 495-1620
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Laura Richardson, California, 37th
http://richardson.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-7924
District Office Number: (202) 225-7924

Rep. Linda Sanchez, California, 39th
http://lindasanchez.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6676
Local Office Number: (562) 860-5050

COLORADO
Rep. Markey, Colorado 4th
http://betsymarkey.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-4676
Local Office Number: 970-221-7110
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

FLORIDA
Rep. Allen Boyd, Florida, 2nd
http://boyd.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5235
Local Office Number: (850) 561-3979
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Ron Klein, Florida, 22nd
http://www.klein.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225.3026
Local Office Number: (561) 544-6910

Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, Florida, 24th
http://www.kosmas.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2706
Local Office Number: (407) 208-1106
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

GEORGIA
Rep. Jim Marshall, Georgia 8th
http://jimmarshall.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6531
Local Office Number: (478) 464-0255
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. John Barrow, Georgia 12th
http://www.barrow.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2823
Local Office Number: (706) 722-4494
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

IDAHO
Rep. Walt Minnick, Idaho 1st
http://minnick.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6611
Local Office Number: (208) 888-3188
Chief of Staff: Kare Haas email: kate.haas@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently No on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

ILLINOIS
Rep. Daniel Lipinski, Illinois 3rd
http://www.lipinski.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5701
Local Office Number: (312) 886-0481

Rep. Melissa Bean, Illinois 8th
http://www.house.gov/bean/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3711
Local Office Number: (847) 517-2927

Rep. Deborah "Debbie" Halvorson, Illinois, 11th
http://halvorson.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3635
Local Office Number: (815) 726-4998

INDIANA
Rep. Peter Visclosky, Indiana, 1st
http://www.house.gov/visclosky/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2461
Local Office Number: (219) 795-1844

Rep. Joe Donnelly, Indiana 2nd
http://donnelly.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3915
Local Office Number: (574) 288-2780
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, 8th
http://www.ellsworth.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4636
Local Office Number: (812) 465-6484
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Baron Hill, Indiana 9th
http://baronhill.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5315
Local Office Number: (812) 288-3999
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

KENTUCKY
Rep. Ben Chandler, Kentucky 6th
http://chandler.house.gov/contact/index.shtml
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4706
Local Office Number: (859) 219-1366
Chief of Staff: Denis Fleming email: denis.fleming@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

LOUSIANA
Rep. Charlie Melancon, Lousiana
http://www.melancon.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4031
Local Office Number: (985) 876-3033
Chief of Staff: Joe Bonfiglio email: joe.bonfiglio@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently No on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

MAINE
Rep. Michael Michaud, Maine 2nd
http://michaud.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6306
Local Office Number: (207) 942-6935
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

MARYLAND
Rep. Frank Kratovil, Maryland 1st
http://kratovil.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-5311
Local Office Number: (410) 420-8822
Chief of Staff: Tim McCann email: tim.mccann@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland, 2nd
http://dutch.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-3061
Local Office Number: 410-628-2701

MASSACHUSETTS
Rep. Ed Markey, Massachusetts, 7th
http://markey.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-2836
Local Office Number: 781-396-2900

Rep. Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts, 9th
http://www.house.gov/lynch/
DC Office Number: 202-225-8273
Local Office Number: 617-428-2000

MICHIGAN
Rep. Bart Stupak, Michigan 1st
http://www.house.gov/stupak/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4735
Local Office Number: (906) 786-4504
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted Yes on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Mark Schauer Michigan 7th
http://schauer.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6276
Local Office Number: (517) 780-9075
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. Gary Peters, Michigan, 9th
http://peters.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5802
Local Office Number: (248) 273-4227

MINNESOTA
Rep. Collin C. Peterson, Minnesota 7th
http://collinpeterson.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2165
Local Office Number: (218) 847-5056
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

MISSISSIPPI
Rep. Travis Childers, Mississippi 1st
http://childers.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4306
Local Office Number: (662) 841-8808
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Gene Taylor, Mississippi 4th
http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5772
Local Office Number: (228) 864-7670
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

MISSOURI
Rep. Ike Skelton, Missouri 4th
http://www.house.gov/skelton/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2876
Local Office Number: (816) 228-4242
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

NEW JERSEY
Rep. John Adler, New Jersey 3rd
http://adler.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4765
Local Office Number: (732) 608-7235
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote high priority

NEW MEXICO
Rep. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico 1st
http://heinrich.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6316
Local Office Number: (505) 346-6781
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. Harry Teague, New Mexico 2nd
http://teague.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2365
Local Office Number: (575) 393-0510
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

NEW YORK
Rep. Tim Bishop, New York 1st
http://timbishop.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3826
Local Office Number: (631) 696-6500
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. Michael E. McMahon, New York 13th
http://mcmahon.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3371
Local Office Number: (718) 351-1062
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Scott Murphy, New York 20th
http://scottmurphy.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5614
Local Office Number: (518) 828-3109
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Bill Owens, New York 23rd
https://owens.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4611
Local Office Number: (315) 782-3150
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Michael Arcuri, New York 24th
http://arcuri.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3665
Local Office Number: (315) 252-2777/2778
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently No Vote on Health Care
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Daniel B. Maffei, New York, 25th
http://maffei.house.gov/
DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3701
Local Office Number: (315) 423-5657

NEVADA
Rep. Dina Titus, Nevada 3rd
http://titus.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3252
Local Office Number: (702) 387-4941
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rep. Paul W. Hodes, New Hampshire, 2nd
http://hodes.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5206
Local Office Phone: (603) 223-9814

NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. Bob Etheridge, North Carolina, 2nd
http://etheridge.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4531
Local Office Number: (919) 829-9122

Rep. Mike McIntyre, North Carolina 7th
http://www.house.gov/mcintyre
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2731
Local Office Number: (910) 323-0260
Chief of Staff: Dean Mitchell email: dean.mitchell@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Larry Kissell, North Carolina 8th
http://kissell.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3715
Local Office Number: (704) 786-1612
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently No on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Heath Shuler, North Carolina 11th
http://shuler.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6401
Local Office Number: (828) 252-1651
Chief of Staff: Hayden Rogers email: hayden.rogers@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover VoteListed on Blue Dog Coalition


NORTH DAKOTA
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota
http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2611
Local Office Number: (701) 224-0355
Chief of Staff: Bob Siggins email: bob.siggins@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

OKLAHOMA Rep. Dan Boren, Oklahoma 2nd
http://www.boren.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2701
Local Office Number: (918) 687-2533
Chief of Staff: Jason Buckner email: jason.buckner@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

OHIO
Rep. Steve Driehaus, Ohio, 1st
http://driehaus.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2216
Local Office Number: (513) 684-2723
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Charlie Wilson, Ohio 6th
http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5705
Local Office Number: (330) 533-7250
Chief of Staff: Candace Abbey email: candace.abbey@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, 9th
http://www.kaptur.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4146
Local Office Number: (419) 259-7500

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio 10th
http://kucinich.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5871
Local Office Number: (216) 228-8850
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently NO vote on Health Care (http://rawstory.com/2010/03/defiant-kucinich-rips-health-bill-insurance-industry-bailout/)

Rep. Betty Sutton, Ohio 13th
http://sutton.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3401
Local Office Number: (330) 865-8450
Chief of Staff: Nichole Reynolds email: nichole.reynold@mail.house.gov
or nichole.reynolds@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. John Boccieri, Ohio, 16th
http://boccieri.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3876
Local Office Number: (330) 489-4414
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Zack Space, Ohio 18th
http://space.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6265
Local Office Number: (330) 364-4300
Chief of Staff: Stuart Chapman email: stuart.chapman@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

OREGON
Rep. David Wu, Oregon, 1st
http://www.house.gov/wu/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-0855
Local Office Number: (503) 326-2901

Rep. Kurt Schrader, Oregon, 5th
http://schrader.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5711
Local Office Number: (503) 588-9100
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, Pennsylvania 3rd
http://www.dahlkemper.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5406
Local Office Number: (814) 456-2038
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania 4th
http://www.altmire.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2565
Local Office Number: (724) 378-0928
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania, 11th
http://kanjorski.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-6511
Local Office Number: 570-825-2200
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Christopher Carney, Pennsylvania, 16th
http://carney.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3731
Local Office Number: (570) 585-9988
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

Rep. Tim Holden, Pennsylvania 17th
http://holden.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5546
Local Office Number: (610) 921-3502
Chief of Staff: Trish Reilly email: trish.reilly@mail.house.gov
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

RHODE ISLAND
Rep. Jim Langevin, Rhode Island, 2nd
http://langevin.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2735
Local Office Number: (401) 732-9400

SOUTH CAROLINA
Rep. John Spratt, South Carolina 5th
http://spratt.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-5501
Local Office Number: 803-327-1114
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

SOUTH DAKOTA
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota
http://hersethsandlin.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-2801
Local Office Number: (605) 367-8371
Chief of Staff: Tessa Gould email: tessa.gould@mail.house.gov
Voted No on Health Care
Currently No on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition TENNESSEE

Rep. Lincoln Davis, Tennessee 4th
http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis
DC Office Number: 202-225-6831
Local Office Number: 931-490-8699
Chief of Staff: Beecher Fraiser email: beecher.frasier@mail.house.gov
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. Bart Gordon, Tennessee 6th
http://gordon.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4231
Local Office Number: (615) 896-1986
Chief of Staff: Donna Pignatelli email: donna.pignatelli@mail.house.gov
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Yes on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

Rep. John Tanner, Tennessee 8th
http://tanner.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4714
Local Office Number: (731) 885-7070
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition

TEXAS
Rep. Chet Edwards, Texas, 17th
http://edwards.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-6105
Local Office Number: (979) 691-8797
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Texas 23rd
http://www.rodriguez.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4511
Local Office Number: (830) 757-8398

Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas 28th
http://cuellar.house.gov/
DC Office Number: 202-225-1640
Local Office Number: (210) 271-2851
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

UTAH
Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah 2nd
http://www.house.gov/matheson/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3011
Local Office Number: (801) 486-1236
Voted Yes on Stupak,
Voted No on Health Care,
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership

VIRGINIA
Rep. Glenn C. Nye III, Virginia, 2nd
http://nye.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4215
Local Office Number: (757) 326-6201
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote
Listed on Blue Dog Coalition Membership high priority

Rep. Tom Perriello, Virginia, 5th
http://perriello.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4711
Local Office Number: (434) 293-9631
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Rick Boucher, Virginia 9th
http://www.boucher.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3861
Local Office Number: (276) 628-1145
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted No on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, Virginia, 11th
http://connolly.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-1492
Local Office Number: (703) 256-3071
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

WASHINGTON STATE
Rep. Jay Inslee, Washington, 1st
http://www.house.gov/inslee/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-6311
Local Office Number: (360) 598-2342,

Rep. Brian Baird, Washington 3rd
http://www.baird.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3536
Local Office Number: (360) 695-6292
Voted Yes on Stupak
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Adam Smith, Washington, 9th
http://adamsmith.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-8901
Local Office Number: (253) 593-6600

WEST VIRGINIA
Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia, 1st
http://www.mollohan.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-4172
Local Office Number: (304) 292-3019
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Yes on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

Rep. Nick Rahall, West Virginia, 3rd
http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3452
Local Office Number: (304) 325-6222
Voted Yes on health Care
Currently Yes on Next Health Care Takeover Vote

WISCONSIN
Rep. Dave Obey, Wisconsin 7th
http://www.obey.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-3365
Local Office Number: (715) 842-5606
Voted Yes on Health Care
Currently Undecided

Rep. Steve Kagen, Wisconsin 8th
http://kagen.house.gov/
DC Office Number: (202) 225-5655
Local Office Number: (920) 437-1954

TOO MANY TRAITORS IN OUR COUNTRY THESE DAYS

-California Man Took College Exams for Middle Eastern Students, ICE Officials Say - Local News

*hat tip to Ercille

SANITY IN ARIZONA???

-Ariz. Sen. Passes Bill Outlawing Sanctuary Cities
*Hat tip to Kati

U.S. Census Director Tour Assures Illegal Immigrants

-U.S. Census Director Tour Assures Illegal Immigrants
*Hat tip to Kati

AND HERE I THOUGHT MIDWESTERNERS WERE SANE

-Nebraska Hustles To Keep Illegal Alien Medical Coverage
*Hat tip to Kati

Immigration Control Law Struck By Fed Appeals Court

-Immigration Control Law Struck By Fed Appeals Court
*Hat tip to Kati
DOWN WITH THE FED!!

Lunatics Running the Asylum

-Broke State Spends $75 Mil On Cars, Furniture
*Hat tip to Kati

CRACKING DOWN ON CONSERVATIVES

-Florida Atlantic University Officals Shut Down and Harass YAF Campus Organizers for Discussing Liberal Bias on Campus

THE GOAL: TOTAL CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE

-New Obama rules may prohibit citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters... -

Fascists!

Broad business coalition opposing health care bill

-My Way News - Broad business coalition opposing health care bill

Petraeus for President? 'No' Is His Handy Answer

-Petraeus for President? 'No' Is His Handy Answer

ILLEGALS NOT INTO THE WHOLE "GREEN" THING...

-Mexican Desecration of American National Parks Continues with Little Opposition
*Hat tip to Kati

Green Party in California trying to stem shrinking numbers

-Green Party in California trying to stem shrinking numbers - San Jose Mercury News

T.E.A. Parties ...for rich illegals

-VDARE.com: Blog Articles » T.E.A. Parties

*hat tip to Kati

Czar Holdren's Shocking Communist Connections

-Holdren's Shocking Communist Connections - The 9.12 Project Network

*This is getting to be a daily reality

BEST DECLARATION OF WAR SINCE 1776.

-Please post everywhere - Constitutional Emergency

*Hat tip to Pat

CBO: Deficit Will Be Much Worse Than Obama Says

-CBO: Deficit Will Be Much Worse Than Obama Says
no kidding.

Obama and Emanuel will stop at NOTHING

-Massa Implicates Emanuel, Dem Leaders - Hotline On Call

Barack Obama and the date-rape of America

-Barack Obama and the date-rape of America

*Hat tip to Ercille

Another clueless "newsman" who never looks in the mirror

-NBC’s Chuck Todd Blasts “Drudge Driven Journalism” Mediaite

Numbers of appointments of openly gay and lesbian members that Obama had made since his election

-Presidential Appointments Project - The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute

*Hat tip to Joan Battey

To a few friends: I received this as a multiple forwarded article. There is a link within the bottom forwarded message that validates the information from the on-line site it is picked up from. It needs further consideration, regardless of anyone's approval or disapproval of the lifestyle involved.

When such a stated focus and goal is so purposeful, and the boast of is how many positions of inflluence have so far been achieved, how many ordinary functions and responsibilities of government are subordinated, postponed or overlooked in the process?

The purpose of government was never intended to be the vehicle for carrying out a single social preference or issue, across all aspects of government. The functions of government call for expertise in requirements and knowledge pertinent to a job, not a lifestyle.

All citizens are poorly served with such a organized special agenda as stated and boasted about here. Including those who prefer that lifestyle in private life, but do not carry it in public as a demand for special authority and influence.

The primary job of government is to protect all its citizens, not to give some of them special authority to decide what is most important in government.

Confirmed: Adam Gadahn Arrested

-Confirmed: Adam Gadahn Arrested « Doctor Bulldog & Ronin
*Hat tip to Ercille

UPDATE: Still not verified... Arrested al Qaeda Member May be American - CBS News

American Thinker: What I Learned from Obama's Pop

-American Thinker: What I Learned from Obama's Pop

*Hat tip to Dodie

Brilliant

-YouTube - Judge Andrew Napolitano Natural rights Patriot Act - Part 3 of 3

*Hat tip to Trainutz

I've posted this before, but it's WELL worth watching again.

PARKLAND HOSPITAL...THE GIFT THAT NEVER STOPS GIVING...TO ILLEGALS

-http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/parkland.asp
*Hat tip to Bogiekoki
If you want to verify accuracy: I did check this out and it is TRUE.

Just one hospital
Unbelievable !

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas , Texas is a fairly famous institution and for a variety of reasons:
1. John F. Kennedy died there in 1963
2. Lee Harvey Oswald died there shortly after
3. Jack Ruby-who killed Oswald, died there a few years later.

On the flip side, Parkland is also home to the second busiest maternity ward in the country with almost 16,000 new babies arriving each year. (That's almost 44 per day---every day)

A recent patient survey indicated that 70 percent of the women who gave birth at Parkland in the first three months of 2006 were illegal immigrants. That's 11,200 anchor babies born every year just in Dallas.
According to the article, the hospital spent $70.7 million delivering 15,938 babies in 2004 but managed to end up with almost $8 million dollars in surplus funding. Medicaid kicked in $34.5 million, Dallas County taxpayers kicked in $31.3 million and the feds tossed in another $9.5 million.
The average patient in Parkland in maternity wards is 25 years old, married and giving birth to her second child. She is also an illegal immigrant. By law, pregnant women cannot be denied medical care based on their immigration status or ability to pay.
OK, fine. That doesn't mean they should receive better care than everyday, middle-class American citizens. But at Parkland Hospital , they do. " Parkland Memorial Hospital has nine prenatal clin ics. NINE.

The Dallas Morning News article followed a Hispanic woman who was a patient at one of the clin ics and pregnant with her third child---her previous two were also born at Parkland . Her first two deliveries were free and the Mexican native was grateful because it would have cost$200 to have them in Mexico. This time, the hospital wants her to pay $10 per visit and $100 for t he delivery but she was unsure if she could come up with the money. Not that it matters, the hospital won't turn her away. (I wonder why they even bother asking at this point.)
"How long has this been going on? What are the long-term effects?
Well, another subject of the article was born at Parkland in 1986 shortly after her mother entered the US illegally - now she is having her own child there as well. (That's right; she's technically a US citizen.)
These women receive free prenatal care including medication, nutrition, birthing classes and child care classes. They also get freebies such as car seats, bottles, diapers and formula.
Most of these things are available to American citizens as well but only for low-income applicants and even then, the red tape involved is almost insurmountable.
Because these women are illegal immigrants, they do not have to provide any sort of legitimate identification - no proof of income. An American citizen would have to provide a social security number which would reveal their annual income - an illegal immigrant need only claim to be poor and the hospital must take them at their word.
Parkland Hospital offers indigent care to Dallas County residents who earn less than $40,000 per year. (They also have to prove that they did not refuse health coverage at their current job.. Yeah, the 'free' care is not so easy for Americans.)
There are about 140 patients who received roughly $4 million dollars for un-reimbursed medical care. As it turns out, they did not qualify for free treatment because they resided outside of Dallas County so the hospital is going to sue them! Illegal's get it all free! But U. S citizens who live outside of Dallas County get sued! How stupid is this?
As if that isn't annoying enough, the illegal immigrant patients are actually complaining about hospital staff not speaking Spanish. In this AP story, the author speaks with a woman who is upset that she had to translate comments from the hospital staff into Spanish for her husband. The doctor was trying to explain the situation to the family and the mother was forced to translate for her husband who only spoke Spanish. This was apparently a great injustice to her.
In an attempt to create a Spanish-speaking staff, Parkland Hospital is now providing incentives in the form of extra pay for applicants who speak Spanish. Additionally, medical students at the University of Texas Southwestern for which Parkland Hospital is the training facility will now have a Spanish language requirement added to their already jammed-packed curriculum. No other school in the country boasts such a ridiculous multi-semester (multicultural) requirement.
(Sorry for the length, but this needs wide circulation particularly to our "employees" in Congress.)
Remember that this is about only ONE hospital in Dallas , Texas . There are many more hospitals across our country that must also deal with this.
PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY U.S.. CITIZEN YOU KNOW.

U.S. Awarding Billions to Firms Violating Iran Sanctions

-FOXNews.com - U.S. Awarding Billions to Firms Violating Iran Sanctions

So what else is new with this administration? Always help our enemies and punish our allies.

Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America

-Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America StarNewsOnline.com

*Hat tip to Karin