Polls - 44% of Americans want stricter gun control laws; 48% of Americans see government as a threat to individual rights; 30,500 dollars is the average annual federal spending per American household in 2010; 68% of Americans think the government should reduce the federal payroll by 10%; 39% feel the government currently operates within the established limits of the Constitution – 44% disagree; and 51% of Americans feel the government is doing too much to solve our economic problems – 39% think the government is not doing enough. Nearly 60% of Americans believe that heated political rhetoric had no influence on the Arizona Massacre. Only a third believed the attack was influenced by political rhetoric.
Welfare – Since 1962 the population in the United States has grown by roughly 75%, but our dependence on government handouts has increased by nearly 1500%!
NPR – Congress is pushing to defund NPR because they violated the first amendment rights of Juan Williams whom they fired.
Mexico Border – Obama has withdrawn support for a “virtual fence” to protect our border.
USDA – They have announced plans to provide dinners to 150,000 children nationally. Most poor children also receive free or cheap lunches at schools. Meanwhile, the city of Houston has prohibited a group of people from feeding the homeless because they do not have a permit.
Economy – The foreclosure rate dropped by 21% in November due to questionable bank practices. Consumer credit grew a mere 1.3 billion dollars and remains at 2.4 trillion dollars. Most banks that trade in U.S. Treasuries have dropped their holdings to 2.3 billion from 81 billion dollars. Federal tax receipts are up dramatically in the fourth quarter (9% over the previous year). This is sign that personal wages and income are on the rise.
Only in America – More people watched the series opening of Jersey Shore on MTV than watch the nightly news on ABC, NBC, or CBS.
Only in California – The city of Berkeley California is considering having taxpayers cover sex change operations.
Cuba – The White House has eased restrictions on Cuba.
John Edwards – He is being investigated to see if he improperly used campaign contributions to cover up his affair.
Kent Conrad – The North Dakota Senator will retire after his term finishes in 2012. This is a very winnable seat for the GOP.
Mexico Border Fence – Cameras have shown the border fence is not stopping illegal immigrants. It took 2 middle aged women under 15 seconds to climb the fence into Texas. The fence needs to be much more secure than that.
Olbermann – He is done at MSNBC, but I am sure they will replace him with another left wing zealot.
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