aka "Obama's Spending Bill"

· Congress had 15 hours to read the 1,075 page bill before they passed it because, as the Republicans said, "The longer you leave garbage out in the sun, the more it stinks"

· Democrats loaded so many Democrap progressive/liberal laws, policies, and pork it was said, "Even hogs know when to stop eating"

· Others said: "Bizarro World", "If someone is drowning, you don't build them a yacht, you throw them a lifepreserver", and "This is 'Generational Theft' - our children's children will be paying for this"

· President Obama said: "We have a once in a generation chance to act boldly and turn adversity into opportunity, and use this crisis as a chance to transform our economy for the 21st century"

· After two tries, the Secretary of Commerce position still wasn't filled by Obama... nominees keep withdrawing!?!?!?

· Only three (3) Republicans voted for this 'EMERGENCY' bill.

· Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Senate floor; “Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments - the American people really don’t care.”

· As of February 12, 2009, the total U.S. federal debt was $10.76 trillion, or about $37,703 per person.

What's in this historical Bill? See 'what the government says' about the recovery

· Removal of all requirements that someone who receives public assistance can not continue to receive it without having to go to school and/or find a job within a certain period of time or risk losing their benefits.

· $2 Million for ACORN, a Democratic front group.

· Steps towards complete Government run health care.

· $8 billion for high-speed railway construction... $45 million for a 300mph maglev train from L.A.'s Disney to Las Vegas.

· Pelosi's Endangered $10 Million Salt Marsh Mouse... oh wait... that was taken out (or was it?).

· Truth is, nobody knows exactly what is in the bill at this time... they haven't finished reading it.

· More than 30 entirely new government programs that are supposed to be temporary.

Republicans didn't have a chance

· Since 2006, when the Democrats took over Congress, there was a 40% expansion of 'Government'.

· In a two year Democrat election primary, 'Obamamania' beat 'The Clinton Machine'.

· McCain's big move to win the election, after Sarah Palin, was 'Joe the Plumber'.

· Hillary got the job that a 30+ year Democrat, V.P. Biden, didn't want and is now Secretary of State.

· "WE ARE ALL SOCIASTS NOW" printed on the cover of NewsWeek magazine.

· Mainstream media biased towards Democrats and 'Bush Bashing' like never seen before.

· Obama rejected public funding and spent double what McCain spent during the election ($650 Million vs $360 Million).

· Housing Market, States, Banks, Wall Street, and citizens going bankrupt and begging for a 'bailout' (aka 'Nationalized').

I'm hoping Obama...

· Gets the US out of Iraq in a responsible way.

· Keeps nukes out of the hands of radicals.

· Eliminates our unfortunate dependence on foreign oil.

· Breaks the cycle that creates generations that believe children and women make good suicide bombers.

· · If his agenda is what it takes to do these things... I'm willing to support it; as long as it doesn't excessively violate our constitutional right to liberty. Endless 'bailouts', excessive 'government' and a 'welfare state' are violations.

Coolidge (R), Hoover 1929-33 (R), Roosevelt 1933-45 (D), Truman (D), Eisenhower (R), Kennedy (D), Johnson (D), Nixon (R)

From 1929-1933, unemployment in the U.S. increased from 4% to 25%, manufacturing output reduced by approximately a third. Prices fell causing a deflation of currency values, which made the repayments of debts much harder.

Upon accepting the 1932 United States Democratic Party nomination for president, Franklin Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people."

Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political philosophy of the Government, look to us here for guidance and for more equitable opportunity to share in the distribution of national wealth... I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. This is more than a political campaign. It is a call to arms.

The "First New Deal" of 1933 was aimed at short-term recovery programs for all groups. The Roosevelt administration promoted or implemented banking reform laws, emergency relief programs, work relief programs, agricultural programs, and industrial reform (the National Recovery Administration), a federal welfare state, as well as the end of the gold standard and prohibition.

A "Second New Deal" (1935-36) included labor union support, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) relief program, the Social Security Act, and programs to aid farmers, including tenant farmers and migrant workers. The Supreme Court ruled several programs unconstitutional; however, most were soon replaced, with the exception of the NRA.

Roosevelt asked Congress to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court so as to allow him to appoint members sympathetic to his ideas and hence tip the ideological balance of the Court. This proposal provoked a storm of protest.

In practice the New Deal ended with World War II.

• LEGISLATIVE: The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government with the exclusive power to declare war, to raise and maintain the armed forces, issue patents and copyrights, and to admit new states to the Union. It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate.
• EXECUTIVE: The Executive branch consists of the President and delegates. The President is both the head of state and government, as well as the military commander-in-chief (only when called into actual military services), chief diplomat and chief of party.
• JUDICIAL: The Supreme Court is the highest court in the federal court system. The court deals with matters pertaining to the federal government, disputes between states, and interpretation of the United States Constitution, and can declare legislation or executive action made at any level of the government as unconstitutional, nullifying the law and creating precedent for future law and decisions.

1. civil liberty, as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government.
2. political or national independence.
3. a particular immunity or other privilege enjoyed, as by a city or corporation.
4. personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery.
5. state of being at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.
6. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc.
7. power of determining one's or its own action.
8. Philosophy the condition of the will as the volitional instigator of human actions; relative self-determination.
9. absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc.
10. exemption or immunity; freedom from taxation.
11. exemption from the presence of anything specified (followed by from): freedom from fear.

1. freedom from arbitrary or despotic government, or, often, from other rule or law than that of a self-governing community.
2. freedom from external or foreign rule, or independence.
3. freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
4. freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: the prisoner soon regained his liberty.
5. the freedom or right of frequenting or using a place, etc.
6. unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it.
7. at liberty...
   • free from bondage, captivity, confinement, or restraint.
   • unoccupied or disengaged.
   • free, permitted, or privileged to do or be as specified.

• Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)
• Unemployment benefits (UI)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled (Medicare)
• Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs (Medicaid)
• State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

• By dollars paid, the U.S. Social Security program is the largest government program in the world and the single greatest expenditure in the federal budget
  • 20.9% for social security
  • 20.4% for Medicare/Medicaid
  • 20.1% for military expenditure (for comparison)

The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag is an oath of loyalty to the country. It is recited at many public events. It should be recited by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform, men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. People in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. The Pledge, written by Francis Bellamy, was first published in 1892.

The Star-Spangled Banner, a poem written by Francis Scott Key during September 3-16, 1814 and later set to the tune of a popular British drinking song, is treated similarly. On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover officially made it the national anthem of the United States of America.