Sunday, April 22, 2012

Thursday, April 19, 2012

President Barack H. Obama

President Obama won the 2008 election, even though his beliefs 
and political positions were all but completely unknown to most 
Americans.  He is a man with no great record of accomplishments 
in the Senate, or anywhere else, yet the national news media 
constantly gush over him.  Seldom is heard a discouraging word 
about the man, even though nobody really knows what he stands for.  
The only thing that distinguished him from the rest of the Democratic 
front-runners (in the eyes of the media) was his ethnicity.  
Apparently that's all it takes.

Mr. Obama has never managed a business of any kind, nor has he 

ever worked in a for-profit environment.  He appears to abhor the 
concepts of monetary profit and capitalism.  His only management
positions have been in organizations that give away other people's 
money, such as the Woods Fund and the Chicago Annenberg Challenge.  
He has never served in the military (for which the news media would 
never forgive a Republican candidate).  His only leadership skill is his 
ability to read a teleprompter — without which he is completely lost.

More importantly, he has been surrounded by left-wing anti-American 

radicals and genuine Communists all his life, he had the most liberal 
voting record during his very brief term in the Senate, and he appears 
to be a fundamentally dishonest man with major character flaws.  
He claims to be a Christian, although there is much more evidence that 
he is actually a Muslim.  He supports and approves of abortion by any 
method and at any stage of pregnancy — or slightly beyond.  
And apparently he is not legally qualified to hold the office of President:  
His own grandmother insists that she was present when Obama was 
born — in Kenya — but even if he was born in Hawaii, he was registered 
in an Indonesian school as a citizen of Indonesia.*

During his campaign, enthusiastic crowds of Obama fans cheered as he promised to have the federal government pay for medical bills, cheap 

and abundant energy, college tuition, and a long list of other goodies.  
Very few of them gave the slightest thought about who would ultimately 
pay for it all.  Upon close examination, his speeches are full of empty promises, self-contradictory claims, and flag-waving rhetoric.  And it's 
not necessarily the American flag he's waving.

In the 2008 presidential campaign, John McCain was afraid to bring up 

any of the subjects listed below, but I'm not.


Obama and Associates, P.U.
Overviews  of Obama's unsavory associates.
Jeremiah Wright and the TUCC  -- This alone should have sunk 

Obama's campaign.
ACORN
Michelle Obama
Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn
      What evidence lurks at the University of Illinois?
Frank Marshall Davis
Tony Rezko
Chicago
Other questionable associates and endorsements

Important questions about Mr. Obama
Is Obama a Christian?  He says he is, and yet...
      Obama wants no association with Christianity
      Obama makes vague references to religion without a religious track record
      Obama snubs the National Day of Prayer
      Obama is a chronic liar
      Obama is the most pro-abortion candidate ever
      Obama faces credible accusations of plagiarism
Is Obama a Muslim?  He says he isn't, and yet...
      Obama bows down to King Abdullah
      Obama is no friend of Israel
      Obama's new "Spiritual Advisor":  Jim Wallis
      Obama appears to be a Muslim sympathizer at the very least.
      Obama is very friendly with the Muslims
Is Obama a natural born citizen?
      Donald Trump investigates Obama's eligibility
      Obama releases his birth certificate  which appears to be a fake.
      The Case of Lt. Col. Terry Lakin
      Does Obama have a valid Social Security number?
Is Obama qualified for his job?
      He has been a public parasite all his life
      He was a "Community Organizer" — Big Deal!
      He is a self-centered opportunist with an easily bruised ego
      He plays the race card for all it's worth
      He makes a lot of speeches
Examples of pro-Obama favoritism in the press
      during the 2008 campaign,
      between the election and his inauguration,
      during his first year in office.
      ABC News is the most obvious about it.
      The Obama team manipulates the media.
      Using doctors as props on the White House lawn.
      Barack Obama vs Fox News Channel.
      White House pressure is applied to all who disagree.
      Using the National Endowment for the Arts as a propaganda tool.

Extreme left-wing radicalism
Including, but not limited to
      The most liberal voting record in the Senate
      Liberal ideology, Marxism and Anti-Americanism
      Nationalizing and radicalizing the public schools
      Making America bilingual
      Petty partisan politics — he's just another politician
      Reparations for slavery, affirmative action
      Pie-in-the-sky plans for a leftist utopia
      Gun control
      Abortion
      Special rights and privileges for homosexuals
      Radical environmentalism
      Obamacare

Errors
Flip-flops, Campaign Finance, and "Rushing to the Center"
Gaffes and blunders on the campaign trail
Joe Biden brings his own gaffes and baggage
Post-election gaffes on the part of Vice-President Biden.
Obama was a big spender even before he was elected.

Dishonesty
Prevarication, double-talk, deceptiveness, secrecy, chicanery, 

and empty rhetoric
      Accusations of plagiarism
      Secrecy and obfuscation
      General disingenuousness
      Unmitigated lies
      "Spontaneous" events and "randomly selected" people
      Bait and switch
      Flip-flops and broken promises
      Hypocrisy
      Obama resides on the outskirts of the law.
      When you send your email address to the White House, you get...  Spam!

Vague references to religion without a religious track record
Obama's voting record is sketchy at best
Obama makes impossible promises and his supporters expect too much

Pre-election scandals, suppressed news, and Obama's Chicago background
      Fundraising scandals
      Obama's long lost radio interview
      Obama's -- well, somebody's -- long lost videotape
      Barack's half-brother George
      Barack's Aunt Zeituni
      The dog ate my thesis
      Obama favors free speech -- but only for himself.
      Obama is a smoker
      Prepare for an Obama Thugocracy
            ( ... featuring commentary about Joe the Plumber.)

Hiding behind the race card
Obama the victim
Is Obama black?

Post-election commentary about President-elect Obama:
      Comparisons to previous leaders and political figures
      The stock market's reaction and other economic issues
      Obama made a lot of impossible promises
      Remarks about the 2008 election itself
      The unmitigated media favoritism continues
      He's surrounded by Washington insiders -- So much for "change"
      Obama carries the Clintons' baggage
      In many ways, Obama is just another Democrat
      Obama opposes school choice for you -- but not for him
      Who's really happy about Obama's presidency?
      Obama's cabinet, staff and other associates:
        Eric Holder, Tom Daschle, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Geithner, etc.
      Prepare for four years of minor scandals
      An inauguration is not an emergency

What can we expect from the Obama administration?
      The Liberal Laundry List
      Ruling by executive orders -- where are the checks and balances?
      Dealing with terrorists
      More influence for the UN
      Censoring conservative radio
      Paying back the unions
      Radical environmentalism
      Abortion
      Property seizures
      Socialized medicine
      Packing the courts with liberal judges
      Revenge and reversal
      Racial quotas and reparations for slavery
      Gun control
      Nationalizing and radicalizing the public schools
      Constantly expanding government
      Weakening the military
      Dealing with Cuba
      Trying everything until something works
      Popularizing cigarettes
      Prepare for four years of minor scandals
      Miscellaneous warning forecasts

The Obama presidency.
      Commentary on the inauguration itself
              Once again, an inauguration is not an emergency
              Reaction to Obama's inaugural address
              Disillusionment sets in:  the wheels are already coming off.
              Obama and his team are incompetent.
              Obama has no qualifications for his job.
              Obama is helpless without a teleprompter.
      This is "hope"?
      This is "change"?
      Obama's Narcissism
      Smoke and mirrors:  An atmosphere of disingenuousness
              Flip-flops and broken promises
              Outright hypocrisy
              The Obama team manipulates the news media
              What's the rush?
      The media favoritism continues
      Tampering with the Census
      Obama spends our money on himself
              Obama's multi-million-dollar Indian junket
              The New York City Flyover.
      Bad ideas and bad decisions
              Weakening America's defenses
              Obama and the Muslims
              Abortion
              Gun control
              Rabid environmentalism
              Socialized medicine
              A rapidly expanding welfare state
              A Congressman for the District of Columbia
      Obama's Culture of Corruption
      Obama the gas-guzzling limousine liberal

President Obama's Intentions for America:
      Here a czar, there a czar, everywhere a czar czar.
      Obama fraternizes quite cordially with dictators in other countries
      Americorps
      Using public schools as indoctrination centers
      The Homeland Security report on right wingers
      Obama's stealthy moves toward gun control
      All this adulation is a bit much
              President for life?
              The Obama Highway — one of many!
      Apparently Obama hates America
          Obama bows down to King Abdullah (as noted above)
          Obama bows to Emperor Akihito
      He certainly is no friend of Israel
      Obama is weakening America's defenses
      Obama is weakening our allies' defenses

Obama shows great potential — as a Marxist dictator!
      Taking control of the internet
      INTERPOL is granted immunity from U.S. law
      Americorps and the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin
      A Taste of the Obama Thugocracy at the "town hall" meetings.

The So-Called Stimulus Bill.
      Pork products in the stimulus bill

Obamacare:  Mandatory socialized medicine.
      Obamacare is wildly unpopular and is sure to result in voter backlash.
      Pelosi and Reid forge ahead, ignoring public outcries
      Democrats have been obsessed with socialized medicine for decades
      Can Obamacare be stopped?
      Totalitarianism = Unstoppable one-party rule
      Who is to blame for all this?  Who are the enablers?
      Obamacare will affect families and small businesses
      The Obamacare bill is over 2,000 pages long.  Who knows what's hidden inside?
      Does Obamacare include blanket amnesty for illegal aliens?
      Obamacare is Hillarycare in a new wrapper
      Other objections to Obamacare
Liberals are using lies and deception to sell this idea.
      Liberals resort to lies and emotional outbursts to silence their opposition.
      Examples of dishonesty and prevarication related to Obamacare.
      What's the rush?
      Secrecy, closed-door meetings, and midnight votes.
      Liberals are not telling you that Obamacare will bankrupt the United States.
      Obama's Big Health Care Summit.
Obamacare is obviously infeasible.
      Obamacare won't work as advertised.  The promised benefits will never come to pass.
      Doctors won't work under these conditions!
      Obamacare solves problems that don't exist and doesn't address problems we already have.
Obamacare will result in the loss of your freedom...
      Obamacare is socialism -- or worse!
      Obamacare opens the door to tyranny.
      The Senate bill includes an unprecedented trap:  It can't be repealed!
...or perhaps your life.
      Rationing and "End of Life" issues.
      Taxpayer-funded abortions.
Obamacare will cost far more than the Democrats are letting on.
      Obamacare will be horribly expensive.
Obamacare is an affront to the rule of law.
      Obamacare will be mandatory -- and therefore unconstitutional.
      Despite what you may have heard, health care is not a right.
      Reid, Pelosi and Obama shamelessly buy votes
      Obamacare carries an odor of corruption.
Obamacare is signed into law, and then...
      Implementation of Obamacare.
      Legal Challenges to Obamacare.

Obama and the Stock Market:  The most preventable financial disaster in history.
      Obama's self-inflicted economic collapse
      Nationalizing the banks
      Obama opposes capitalism
      Massive spending and the fast track to socialism
      Tea parties and other organized rejection of Obama's plans
      Tea party subtopics
      A few words about FDR's New Deal
      The use of AIG as a scapegoat
      Nationalization of General Motors and Chrysler
      The "Cash for Clunkers" program
      Obama was seen as a big spender long before the presidential election.
      Obama's proposed 2012 budget

The Rising Clamor for Obama's Impeachment

Obama's Spontaneous War in Libya

Gun Runner / Fast and Furious

The Solyndra Scandal

Preferential Treatment of the Black Panthers

The Fish and Wildlife raid on Gibson Guitar

Using the NLRB as a weapon

Using the EPA as a weapon

Using the FCC as a weapon

Using the IRS as a weapon

Choking off the supply of oil in the Gulf of Mexico

Eric Holder and the politicized Justice Department

Obama's Culture of Corruption







Tuesday, April 3, 2012

This tells the story

This tells the story, why the Bush “inheritance” really began in January 2007 when the Democrats took over Congress. 

The day the democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009, it was actually January 3rd 2007 the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the very start of the 110th Congress.

The Democrat Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this:
January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress. At the time:

The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77
The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%
The Unemployment rate was 4.6%

George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB GROWTH
Remember the day...

January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!

Unemployment... to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOES!

Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy.

And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA
And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie?
OBAMA and the Democrat Congress
So when someone tries to blame Bush..

REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!"
Budgets do not come from the White House. They come from Congress and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democrat Party.

Furthermore, the Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 & 2009 as well as 2010 &2011.
In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.

For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government running until Barack Obama could take office. At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budgets.

And where was Barack Obama during this time? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009.

If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets. That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending. After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama, who voted for the budgets.

If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20th.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012

NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness

EXECUTIVE ORDER
NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I  -  PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION
Section 101Purpose.  This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
Sec. 102Policy.  The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency.  The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness.  The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.
Sec. 103General Functions.  Executive departments and agencies (agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support such plans and programs, shall:
(a)  identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand;
(b)  assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;
(c)  be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements;
(d)  improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and
(e)  foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.
Sec. 104Implementation.  (a)  The National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National Economic Council, shall serve as the integrated policymaking forum for consideration and formulation of national defense resource preparedness policy and shall make recommendations to the President on the use of authorities under the Act.
(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
(1)  advise the President on issues of national defense resource preparedness and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by this order;
(2)  provide for the central coordination of the plans and programs incident to authorities and functions delegated under this order, and provide guidance to agencies assigned functions under this order, developed in consultation with such agencies; and
(3)  report to the President periodically concerning all program activities conducted pursuant to this order.
(c)  The Defense Production Act Committee, described in section 701 of this order, shall:
(1)  in a manner consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b), advise the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the effective use of the authorities under the Act; and
(2)  prepare and coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to section 722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).
(d)  The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:
(1)  analyze potential effects of national emergencies on actual production capability, taking into account the entire production system, including shortages of resources, and develop recommended preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production increases in national emergencies; and
(2)  perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base to support the national defense, and develop policy recommendations to improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet national defense program needs.
PART II  -  PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201Priorities and Allocations Authorities.  (a)  The authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, is delegated to the following agency heads:
(1)  the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer;
(2)  the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3)  the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health resources;
(4)  the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5)  the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6)  the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials.
(b)  The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions.  Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order.
(c)  Each resource department shall act, as necessary and appropriate, upon requests for special priorities assistance, as defined by section 801(l) of this order, in a time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand.  In situations where there are competing program requirements for limited resources, the resource department shall consult with the Secretary who made the required determination under section 202 of this order.  Such Secretary shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements to prioritize on the basis of operational urgency.  In situations involving more than one Secretary making such a required determination under section 202 of this order, the Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements should receive priority on the basis of operational urgency.
(d)  If agreement cannot be reached between two such Secretaries, then the issue shall be referred to the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.
(e)  The Secretary of each resource department, when necessary, shall make the finding required under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b).  This finding shall be submitted for the President's approval through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.  Upon such approval, the Secretary of the resource department that made the finding may use the authority of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a), to control the general distribution of any material (including applicable services) in the civilian market.
Sec. 202Determinations.  Except as provided in section 201(e) of this order, the authority delegated by section 201 of this order may be used only to support programs that have been determined in writing as necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense:
(a)  by the Secretary of Defense with respect to military production and construction, military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil transportation, stockpiles managed by the Department of Defense, space, and directly related activities;
(b)  by the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities; and
(c)  by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.
Sec. 203Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies.  The authorities of the President under section 101(c)(1) (2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1) (2), are delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with the exception that the authority to make findings that materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are critical and essential, as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is delegated to the Secretary of Energy.
Sec. 204Chemical and Biological Warfare.  The authority of the President conferred by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense.  This authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.
PART III  -  EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY
Sec. 301Loan Guarantees.  (a)  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, as defined in section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section 301 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by private institutions.
(b)  Each guaranteeing agency is designated and authorized to:  (1) act as fiscal agent in the making of its own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Act; and (2) contract with any Federal Reserve Bank to assist the agency in serving as fiscal agent.
(c)  Terms and conditions of guarantees under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  The guaranteeing agency is authorized, following such consultation, to prescribe:  (1) either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise, rates of interest, guarantee and commitment fees, and other charges which may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts; and (2) regulations governing the forms and procedures (which shall be uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in connection therewith.
Sec. 302Loans.  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2092, to make loans thereunder.  Terms and conditions of loans under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 303Additional Authorities.  (a)  To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.
(b)  Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such transfers are in the public interest.
Sec. 304Subsidy Payments.  To ensure the supply of raw or nonprocessed materials from high cost sources, or to ensure maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices of any materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation cost, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make subsidy payments, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 305Determinations and Findings.  (a)  Pursuant to budget authority provided by an appropriations act in advance for credit assistance under section 301 or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the determinations set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order; provided, that such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the provisions of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score for the relevant loan or loan guarantee as approved by OMB pursuant to FCRA.
(b)  Other than any determination by the President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the required determinations, judgments, certifications, findings, and notifications defined under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order.
Sec. 306Strategic and Critical Materials.  The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B), to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.
Sec. 307Substitutes.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(g) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes for strategic and critical materials, critical components, critical technology items, and other resources to aid the national defense.
Sec. 308Government-Owned Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:
(a)  procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants, factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private persons;
(b)  provide for the modification or expansion of privately owned facilities, including the modification or improvement of production processes, when taking actions under sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, 2093; and
(c)  sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the Federal Government and installed under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to the owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.
Sec. 309Defense Production Act Fund.  The Secretary of Defense is designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in accordance with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2094(f), and shall carry out the duties specified in section 304 of the Act, in consultation with the agency heads having approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III of the Act.
Sec. 310Critical Items.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to ensure that critical components, critical technology items, essential materials, and industrial resources are available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency.  Appropriate action may include restricting contract solicitations to reliable sources, restricting contract solicitations to domestic sources (pursuant to statutory authority), stockpiling critical components, and developing substitutes for critical components or critical technology items.
Sec. 311Strengthening Domestic Capability.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(a), to utilize the authority of title III of the Act or any other provision of law to provide appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the productive capacities of domestic sources for critical components, critical technology items, materials, and industrial resources essential for the execution of the national security strategy of the United States.
Sec. 312Modernization of Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, in accordance with section 108(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b), may utilize the authority of title III of the Act to guarantee the purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any related services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of the Act.  In considering title III projects, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business supplier or subcontractor in accordance with section 108(b)(2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b)(2).
PART IV  -  VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Sec. 401Delegations.  The authority of the President under sections 708(c) and (d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(c), (d), is delegated to the heads of agencies otherwise delegated authority under this order.  The status of the use of such delegations shall be furnished to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Sec. 402Advisory Committees.  The authority of the President under section 708(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(d), and delegated in section 401 of this order (relating to establishment of advisory committees) shall be exercised only after consultation with, and in accordance with, guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 403Regulations.  The Secretary of Homeland Security, after approval of the Attorney General, and after consultation by the Attorney General with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e), incorporating standards and procedures by which voluntary agreements and plans of action may be developed and carried out.  Such rules may be adopted by other agencies to fulfill the rulemaking requirement of section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e).
PART V  -  EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
Sec. 501National Defense Executive Reserve.  (a) In accordance with section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), there is established in the executive branch a National Defense Executive Reserve (NDER) composed of persons of recognized expertise from various segments of the private sector and from Government (except full time Federal employees) for training for employment in executive positions in the Federal Government in the event of a national defense emergency.
(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue necessary guidance for the NDER program, including appropriate guidance for establishment, recruitment, training, monitoring, and activation of NDER units and shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the NDER program.  The authority of the President under section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), to determine periods of national defense emergency is delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c)  The head of any agency may implement section 501(a) of this order with respect to NDER operations in such agency.
(d)  The head of each agency with an NDER unit may exercise the authority under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153, to employ civilian personnel when activating all or a part of its NDER unit.  The exercise of this authority shall be subject to the provisions of sections 501(e) and (f) of this order and shall not be redelegated.
(e)  The head of an agency may activate an NDER unit, in whole or in part, upon the written determination of the Secretary of Homeland Security that an emergency affecting the national defense exists and that the activation of the unit is necessary to carry out the emergency program functions of the agency.
(f)  Prior to activating the NDER unit, the head of the agency shall notify, in writing, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism of the impending activation.
Sec. 502Consultants.  The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ experts, consultants, or organizations.  The authority delegated by this section may not be redelegated.
PART VI  -  LABOR REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 601Secretary of Labor.  (a)  The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall:
(1)  collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation's workforce needs for purposes of national defense;
(2)  upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;
(3)  upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order, consult with that agency with respect to:  (i) the effect of contemplated actions on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of labor demand to materials and facilities requirements; and (iii) such other matters as will assist in making the exercise of priority and allocations functions consistent with effective utilization and distribution of labor;
(4)  upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order:  (i) formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor requirements of actions to be taken for national defense purposes; and (ii) estimate training needs to help address national defense requirements and promote necessary and appropriate training programs; and
(5)  develop and implement an effective labor management relations policy to support the activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation of other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(b)  All agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor, upon request, for the purposes of this section, to the extent permitted by law.
PART VII  -  DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE
Sec. 701The Defense Production Act Committee.  (a)  The Defense Production Act Committee (Committee) shall be composed of the following members, in accordance with section 722(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(b):
(1)   The Secretary of State;
(2)   The Secretary of the Treasury;
(3)   The Secretary of Defense;
(4)   The Attorney General;
(5)   The Secretary of the Interior;
(6)   The Secretary of Agriculture;
(7)   The Secretary of Commerce;
(8)   The Secretary of Labor;
(9)   The Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(10)  The Secretary of Transportation;
(11)  The Secretary of Energy;
(12)  The Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(13)  The Director of National Intelligence;
(14)  The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;
(15)  The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(16)  The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(17)  The Administrator of General Services.
(b)  The Director of OMB and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall be invited to participate in all Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role.  The Chairperson, as designated by the President pursuant to section 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171, may invite the heads of other agencies or offices to participate in Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role, as appropriate.
Sec. 702Offsets.  The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and submit to the Congress the annual report required by section 723 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2172, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, and Labor, the United States Trade Representative, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate.  The heads of agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce with such information as may be necessary for the effective performance of this function.
PART VIII  -  GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 801Definitions.  In addition to the definitions in section 702 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2152, the following definitions apply throughout this order:
(a)  "Civil transportation" includes movement of persons and property by all modes of transportation in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports, services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation carrier shop and repair facilities.  "Civil transportation" also shall include direction, control, and coordination of civil transportation capacity regardless of ownership.  "Civil transportation" shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply energy production facilities directly.
(b)  "Energy" means all forms of energy including petroleum, gas (both natural and manufactured), electricity, solid fuels (including all forms of coal, coke, coal chemicals, coal liquification, and coal gasification), solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, atomic energy, and the production, conservation, use, control, and distribution (including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.
(c)  "Farm equipment" means equipment, machinery, and repair parts manufactured for use on farms in connection with the production or preparation for market use of food resources.
(d)  "Fertilizer" means any product or combination of products that contain one or more of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.
(e)  "Food resources" means all commodities and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption.  "Food resources" also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not mean any such material after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
(f)  "Food resource facilities" means plants, machinery, vehicles (including on farm), and other facilities required for the production, processing, distribution, and storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for the domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer (excluding transportation thereof).
(g)  "Functions" include powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, and discretion.
(h)  "Head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense" means the heads of the Departments of State, Justice, the Interior, and Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and all other agencies with authority delegated under section 201 of this order.
(i)  "Health resources" means drugs, biological products, medical devices, materials, facilities, health supplies, services and equipment required to diagnose, mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve, treat, cure, or restore the physical or mental health conditions of the population.
(j)  "National defense" means programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity.  Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
(k)  "Offsets" means compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government to government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 120.1 130.17.
(l)  "Special priorities assistance" means action by resource departments to assist with expediting deliveries, placing rated orders, locating suppliers, resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders, addressing problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated order or other action authorized by a delegated agency, and determining the validity of rated orders.
(m)  "Strategic and critical materials" means materials (including energy) that (1) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (2) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or reduction of the availability of the material.
(n)  "Water resources" means all usable water, from all sources, within the jurisdiction of the United States, that can be managed, controlled, and allocated to meet emergency requirements, except "water resources" does not include usable water that qualifies as "food resources."
Sec. 802General.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in section 802(c) of this order, the authorities vested in the President by title VII of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2151 et seq., are delegated to the head of each agency in carrying out the delegated authorities under the Act and this order, by the Secretary of Labor in carrying out part VI of this order, and by the Secretary of the Treasury in exercising the functions assigned in Executive Order 11858, as amended.
(b)  The authorities that may be exercised and performed pursuant to section 802(a) of this order shall include:
(1)  the power to redelegate authorities, and to authorize the successive redelegation of authorities to agencies, officers, and employees of the Government; and
(2)  the power of subpoena under section 705 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2155, with respect to (i) authorities delegated in parts II, III, and section 702 of this order, and (ii) the functions assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury in Executive Order 11858, as amended, provided that the subpoena power referenced in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be utilized only after the scope and purpose of the investigation, inspection, or inquiry to which the subpoena relates have been defined either by the appropriate officer identified in section 802(a) of this order or by such other person or persons as the officer shall designate.
(c)  Excluded from the authorities delegated by section 802(a) of this order are authorities delegated by parts IV and V of this order, authorities in section 721 and 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2170 2171, and the authority with respect to fixing compensation under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153.
Sec. 803Authority.  (a)  Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994, and sections 401(3) (4) of Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988, are revoked.  All other previously issued orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent with this order or are subsequently amended or revoked under proper authority.  Nothing in this order shall affect the validity or force of anything done under previous delegations or other assignment of authority under the Act.
(b)  Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975, as amended, except as provided in section 802 of this order.
(c)  Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984, as amended.
Sec. 804General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
         March 16, 2012.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

Floridians Are About To Get Raped - Again

Posted 2012-03-05 10:01
by Karl Denninger
in Editorial
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Floridians Are About To Get Raped - Again
 
You'd think that the "nobody committed any crimes" crowd could muscle up some objection to this sort of bill, but it appears they haven't and won't.
Indeed, the very working title of the bill is a fraud -- "The Florida Fair Foreclosure Act."
It is in fact nothing of the sort.
Any time I see a bill that replaces the word "shall" with the word "may" in virtually every instance, and it is almost-impossible to find instances of the opposite, the hair goes up on the back of my neck.  The word shall is an important one in statutory construction, as it imposes hard limits on conduct and leaves no wiggle room, where the word "may" leaves ultimate discretion to people who are, in many cases, unelected and unaccountable.
There is exactly one good thing in this bill which will be trumpeted I'm sure by its apologists -- it purports to limit deficiency judgments (which are allowed in Florida) to an amount that "may not exceed the difference between the judgment amount or, in the case of a short sale, the outstanding debt and the fair market value of the property on the date of sale."
The problem with this alleged "limit" is the words "outstanding debt", not "outstanding principal."  Words matter, you see, and it is the practice of banks and servicers to lard up a foreclosure with junk fees such as force-placed insurance that they themselves own, turning a service not provided into an iron-clad debt with the stroke of a pen.  Then there are process service fees that are 3, 5, even 10 times what you'd actually pay a real process server, and this assumes you got actual service (in many cases we have documented sewer service in this state.)
So in point of fact the very premise of the bill is a fraud, just as are so many other debt-collection schemes, much like Student Loans were you start with $20,000 in debt, become delinquent and by the time statutory penalties and fees are added you're suddeny facing a $40,000 bill -- with no way to reduce it.
The bill allegedly also requires foreclosing parties to prove standing, but is silent on any provisions for voiding judgments or imposing civil or criminal penalties for lies.  It thus does nothing of the kind to actually make foreclosures fair, in that false swearing has become the new stock in trade among banksters and servicers.  Indeed without this they'd have nothing, as the record shows that an overwhelming number of alleged "transfers" never actually took place -- that is, the so-called "trusts" were empty in the first instance.  Never mind that under the common law principle of equity you can't recover for your harms twice -- this, incidentally, prevents you from suing someone once you've recovered via an insurance payout.  Oh sure, the insurance company might sue to recover what they paid, but the principle of "unjust enrichment" bars you from profiting from a tort -- your recovery is limited to the loss you actually suffered, absent a punitive damage award.
Yet foreclosures have become in many cases punitive damages by other means.  Many of the alleged "losses" were covered by default insurance, overcollateralization or the loss in question was passed to the taxpayer via various bailout programs and scams, and thus has already been covered.  The alleged "real parties at interest" are never forced to show a true and accurate accounting of the losses they allege occurred -- the simple fact that you didn't pay is deemed "enough."
It's not enough, however, in law or equity.  To recover from someone via suit you must have actual monetary loss of some sort and you must be to prove it up.  I can sue you because I think you're ugly, but I can't win any money on that basis.  To win a judgment displacing your property (whether in the form of dollars or otherwise) I must show economic injury.  This basic principle has been lost in the shuffle of claims that "Joe Deadbeat didn't pay" while the snickering banksters have already sucked their "loss" back from the taxpayer and default-swap writer and thus, were they forced to show an actual accounting, would have to admit to they had no economic injury at all.
I know, you'll ask "who paid and where did the money come from?"
Are you really that obtuse?
On January 20th, 2009 the public debt stood at $6.31 trillion.
On February 24th 2012 the public debt stood at $10.68 trillion, or $4.37 trillion more.  By comparison the Social Security and Medicare deficit grew from $4.32 to $4.76 trillion, a paltry $440 billion, or 10% of the back-door bailout to the financial industry.
Incidentally, if you believe that the banksters took all these monstrous losses, then I'm sure you can find them for me on the Fed Z1.  I wish you the best of luck -- the 4th Quarter of 2008 recorded mortgage liability as $10.5 trillion; as of the last read available (2011 Q3) it was $9.88 trillion, or a decrease of $620 billion (about 6% from the time Obama took office, and down 7.3% from the peak in Q1 2008.)
Hmmm..... losses eh?  May I ask where the economic losses actually are and who holds them?  This much is quite certain based on the Fed Z1, if you believe it to be accurate -- the banks, pension funds and others who allege these economic losses in courtrooms across the country never took them, having passed them off to the taxpayer.
If someone ought to be standing in court foreclosing it is you and I, not some bank.
But it's not.
We have become the nation of lies and scams and this "Fair Foreclosure" bill is just the latest iteration of a sad story of the destruction of the Rule of Law in America.  We've become blinded by the promise of political partisans, even those in third parties.
Just this last weekend Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Presidential front-runner, was heard to tell delegates in California that government borrowing was good.  In a day when people had actual brains in their heads and were independent thinkers in a third party (especially the Libertarian Party) such a proclamation would have led to that person being run out of the convention hall with pitchforks and torches, especially when he has repeatedly claimed he will submit a "balanced" budget to Congress.
How do you square a balanced budget with the claim that borrowing is good?  You don't.
But instead of the immediate pitchfork reaction to this display of idiocy that was justly deserved he won the straw poll with more than 70% of the vote!
Not even the Libertarians have remaining within them the will to stand up and demand fiscal responsibility.  Or perhaps the entire California convention was full of people partaking of "medical marijuana" on the convention floor!
Folks, this is a serious time for serious people.  The so-called "MMT" theorists have had their own theories not only mathematically proved bankrupt but empirically they've been proved wrong as well, since were they correct Europe could have resolved Greece's problems by "simply" printing more money and spending it into existence.
But the Euro Zone's construction lays bare the fraud in these schemes and claims, because it forces exposure of the truth -- that all such schemes are nothing more than a tax levied against the people.  In a federation of currency users such as the Euro the person(s) who get financially gang*****d to support the profligate become immediately apparent and cannot be hidden -- in this case, it is the German people who are being asked to impoverish themselves so as to continue to allow the Greeks to spend beyond their means.
Such it is in America too, although we don't see the classifications divided so readily.  The diffusion gives cover to the liars and thieves, but diffusion does not change outcomes -- it simply makes them more difficult to discern prior to attainment of critical mass.
As gas prices rise and food has gone up by 6% over the last year, the premise of "2% inflation" becomes nothing more than a bad joke.  Never mind that even if 2% inflation was maintained (and it never has been) it results in 143% inflation over a working man's life.  When this is coupled to ever-greater levels of debt it appears for a short time that you're getting ahead, much as it did in the 2000s, but the truth is that median family incomes have not moved a millimeter during that time while at the actual inflation rate, close to 3%, the cost of living has gone up by 34% over that same ten years.
For those in the middle class and below a 34% increase in the cost of living against flat wage income is catastrophic, literally rending that average family destitute.  It is worse, by far, than the inflationary impact of the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Papering it over with more and more debt was the path taken in the 2000s, which did nothing more than temporarily hide the impact of the harm done to the American people.
And now, having stolen the money by shifting the liability to the taxpayer, effectively being paid in full, the banksters are going to get the law altered in Florida so they will never have to provide an actual accounting and thus expose the fact that they suffered no loss and are entitled to no recovery.
The "hot money" games will soon end, ladies and gentlemen, not because someone wants them to but because compound functions eventually go vertical, and the debt accumulation in play now is in the process of doing so.
I see a rolling wall cloud on the horizon.