Politicization the US Census … Obama Administration Power Grab of Counting Americans

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN … US CENSUS TAKEOVER … YES HE WILL

There can be no good reason for this.

So this is the change that Barack Obama was really talking about during the Presidential election? An Executive branch politization and power grab of the US Census and counting Americans. What does this mean? A yet to be named director of the Census Bureau will report to the White House rather than the Commerce Secretary as has previously been the case.

“Any attempt by the Obama administration to circumvent the census process for their political benefit will be met with fierce opposition as this ill-conceived proposal undermines a constitutionally obligated process that speaks to the very heart of our democracy,” California Rep. Darrell Issa wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama. The letter was co-signed by North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry.

“Requiring the census director to report directly to the White House and placing responsibility for administration of the Bureau outside the Department of Commerce may even violate federal law,” the letter stated. “According to Title 13 of the U.S. Code, the Bureau is to be administered ‘within, and under the jurisdiction of, the Department of Commerce.’ According to U.S. Code, the Executive Branch is limited to providing support for the Bureau in the form of information and resources.”

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Small Plane Carrying 6 People Crashes Off Puerto Rico Coast … 5 Passengers & Pilot Aboard were Americans

A Cessna 206, single engine plane chartered by Tropical Aviation Corp., carrying 6 passengers has crashed off the north coast of Puerto Rico and into the Atlantic Ocean. According to reports, the 5 missing passengers and the pilot were all Americans. The plane was traveling from the Casa de Campo International Airport in the Dominican Republic to San Juan, PR. There have been no reports of finding any survivors at this time. 

Cessna 206 Likeness, not actual plane

Authorities located a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas, and helicopters and boats have been searching for survivors, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said.

The missing pilot and all five passengers are U.S. citizens, Castrodad said.

Witnesses reported seeing an explosion on the plane before it crashed around nightfall Sunday about a half-mile (a kilometer) offshore, police spokeswoman Jessica Cardona said.

Rescue crews were hoping the search for survivors would become easier after daybreak.

UPDATE I: In another tragic plane crash story … Plane Crashes in Amazon on Way to Birthday Party; 24 Dead

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Scared Monkeys Radio Daily Commentary – Monday, February 9, 2009 – Dana Shares A Story Of His Own

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You Know Democrats have a Turkey Stimulus Bill When SNL Rips It … Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid Mocked in Satire

The $827 billion stimulus bill is a loser and everyone knows it. Its not a stimulus plan, its Democratic pork barrel spending masquerading as a stimulus bill. You know its bad when Saturday Night Live rips the bill and skewers Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on the stimulus plan.

The satire of sour grapes of Nancy Pelosi and her lack of bipartisanship is not lost in this SNL skit. The reality is that it was the House Republicans who showed bipartisanship in pulling over 11 Democrats to their side. It is newly elected President Barack Obama who has called for a new era in Washington, DC yet a bitter and hostile Nancy Pelosi is portrayed as not wanting to let bygones be bygones.

The end result is that Democrats will have passed a $827 billion stimulus plan that is nothing more than a pork barrel Democrats wish list and Obama and the Dems will own its success or failure. There is a reason why Americans are uncomfortable with the stimulus plan, SNL just provided a forum to show America’s displeasure and perceptions of the Democratic leadership.

DEMOCRATS WILL OWN THE STIMULUS PACKAGE ALONE … WATCH SNL SKIT HERE.

UPDATE I: From Instapundit comes this You Tube gem from Milton Friedman teaching Phil Donahue a lesson in capitalism and free markets.

Dr Melissa Clouthier adds the following:

The plain fact is this: before the election, there were commentors here who extolled Obama’s plans for trimming the government and making the world a better place. They talked fiscal responsibility. Where are they now? They are silent.

Casey Anthony Guilty of a Crime (Murdering Caylee) She Did not Commit Says Baez … Sam Sheppard … Richard Kimble …The Fugitive & a One Armed Man (Nanny)

Baez … is this the best you got? Is Jose Baez looking to defend a client or just make a name for himself? Baez … you are no F. Lee Bailey.

Wait there is a news break from the Casey Anthony defense team … Jose Baez and his band of Defense experts are looking for a “one armed nanny” ala Sam Sheppard, Richard Kimble and The Fugitive. Could the comments from defense attorney Jose Baez get any more insane? Could they possible make more of a reach? Baez should be ashamed of the mockery he has perpetrated in this case called a defense of a client. Surrounding himself with people of less than questionable character and making ignorant comments comparing Casey Anthony to Richard Kimble of Fugitive fame … the sad circus continues.

Sometimes the One Armed Strangers that we seek are right their in the mirror. (H/T Klaas)

However, in many cases the circus is not caused by the media, but by Jose Baez himself. Maybe Baez could explain to all that have followed this case why his client has not let Caylee Anthony be properly and respectfully buried? I hardly think that Sam Sheppard or Richard Kimble would have prevented their murdered wife from having the dignity of a burial.

One thing is for certain, it should never be forgotten by anyone who the Casey Anthony defense team was an the mockery of justice they have tried to perpetrate on the American public. Defending one’s client from getting a needle is one thing, out right lying and throwing BS against the wall is quite something different. These defense experts signed on to this case for the PR, and when it all goes down in flames … they should receive all the negative PR they deserve.

The next thing we know the Baez defense team will be describing Zenaida Gonzalez as a “bushy-haired” nanny. It would appear that the Casey Anthony defense team and Linda Kenney Baden in particular must have been staying up all night in their hotel room watching cable TV grasping at any movie or show that came on as a means of defending their client. However, it appears that Baden has not completely thought out her one armed defense as she has no specifics to offer when she appeared on the Today Show.

“Who’s the one-armed man?” Vieira asked.

“We can’t discuss specifically what our defense will be,” Baden replied. “We just ask everyone now to wait. She has the presumption of innocence, and we’ll see when we get to the trial what our strategy is. Everyone has to wait. You have to stop saying somebody is guilty, you have to stop saying people are bad. Stop the personal attacks. At the trial, you will find out.”

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