Theft Care, Trampling Jerusalem, Hate Crimes Bill PASSED!, $895 to Become Informant

1) A Reckless Congress  Democrats want to ram through one of the greatest raids on private income and business in American history. Say this about the 1,018-page health-care bill that House Democrats unveiled this week and that President Obama heartily endorsed: It finally reveals at least some of the price of the reckless ambitions of our current government. With huge majorities and a President in a rush to outrun the declining popularity of his agenda, Democrats are bidding to impose an unrepealable European-style welfare state in a matter of weeks. Mr. Obama's February budget provided the outline, but the House bill now fills in the details. To wit, tax increases that would take U.S. rates higher even than most of Europe. Yet even those increases aren't nearly enough to finance the $1 trillion in new spending, which itself is surely a low-ball estimate. Meanwhile, the bill would create a new government health entitlement that will kill private insurance and lead to a government-run system. Hyperbole? That's what people said when we warned about this last fall in "A Liberal Supermajority," but even we underestimated the ideological willfulness of today's national Democrats. Consider only a few of the details… See: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124779717982855785.html#mod=rss_opinion_main 1a) Governors Fear Medicaid Costs in Health Plan BILOXI, Miss. — The nation’s governors, Democrats as well as Republicans, voiced deep concern Sunday about the shape of the health care plan emerging from Congress, fearing that Washington was about to hand them expensive new Medicaid obligations without money to pay for them. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/health/policy/20health.html?_r=1&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 2) U.S. demands halt to Jerusalem building project Netanyahu: 'Imagine if someone suggested Jews cannot live in New York' JERUSALEM – The State Department over the weekend summoned Israel's ambassador to Washington to demand a Jewish constriction project in eastern Jerusalem be immediately halted, it has been confirmed.  The Obama administration has called for a halt to Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem and the strategic West Bank in line with Palestinian claims on eastern Jerusalem as a future capital, even though the city was never a part of any Palestinian entity. …Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly rejected the State Department demand, telling a cabinet meeting that Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem was not a matter up for discussion. …Netanyahu explained an open city does not discriminate against Jewish housing and that Israel would not accept a stance that counters that civil right. …Historically, there was never any separation between eastern and western Jerusalem. The terminology came after Jordan occupied the eastern section of the city, including the Temple Mount, from 1947 until it used the territory to attack the Jewish state in 1967. Israel reunited Jerusalem when it won the 1967 Six Day War. While the U.S. strongly protests any Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem, it has been actively aiding Palestinians building illegally upon Jewish own land in eastern sections of the city, WND has exposed (emphasis mine). …Nimer Hamad, senior political adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, told WND the PA recently received guarantees against any Jewish construction in the West Bank or eastern Jerusalem taking place without the approval of the Obama administration and the Palestinians.  Last month, WND quoted a top PA negotiator stating the Obama administration told the Palestinians the "golden era" of Israeli construction in sections of Jerusalem and the strategic West Bank will soon come to an end. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104429 And: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104461 “whoever touches you (Jerusalem) touches the apple of His eye” Zechariah 2:8 2a) Report: Obama undermines State in Syria talks Official claims White House traded ambassadorship for ... Nothing JERUSALEM – The Obama administration did not extract any concessions from Syria in exchange for a decision last month to send a U.S. ambassador to Damascus, a top official from Syria's Information Ministry told WND. The official said Syria was in consultations with the State Department about the possibility of renewing an American ambassadorship to Syria in a major upgrade of relations with the Damascus regime. The official said the White House announcement on the ambassador came without Syria first agreeing to preconditions for the move.  The official claimed that Syria would not have ended its relationships with Iran, Hezbollah or various Palestinian organizations in exchange for the sending of a U.S. ambassador regardless of State Department negotiations. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104430 3) Senate vote for 'hate crimes' sparks warning 'The people will not remain silent forever' A key Senate vote during the wee hours when most Americans were asleep has added the so-called "hate crimes" plan, which creates federal protections and privileges homosexuals and others who have chosen alternative sexual lifestyles, to a defense spending bill. The House approved its version, H.R. 1913, or the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, April 29. But the Senate plan remained in the Judiciary Committee until Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced its consideration this week.  Then in a middle-of-the-night vote, senators approved 63-28 a plan to add it as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill pending, despite opposition from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "This is a complete abdication of the responsibilities of the Judiciary Committee," McCain said. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104278 And: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_go_co/us_hate_crimes 4) Earn $895 by Participating in a Road Study (to study the best way to take away your freedom) The University of Iowa has launched a federally-funded study of America’s drivers. What could this mean for you? They’re looking for drivers and are offering $895 to entice participants.   What is the study about? The University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center is seeking to evaluate public response to a new mileage-based road user charge system (the more miles you drive, the more you pay). Currently, drivers pay a federal tax on the gas they purchase. A mileage-based charge system could replace the federal gas tax. The study looks to test the effectiveness of the technology used to track an individual driver’s mileage and evaluate driver acceptance of the mileage-based charge system.  The cities in which the study is taking place are Chicago, Illinois; Billings, Montana; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Wichita, Kansas; Portland, Maine, and Miami, Florida. I heard an advertisement on the radio for Chicago just the other day. Is this what you want? The government knowing exactly where and how many miles you drive?  Oregon and Washington state are testing similar systems. Kuhl said the on-board computers are being used in Europe to change motorists' behavior, such as charging them more to drive on congested roads at peak hours. …The computer is installed under the dashboard by technicians and is not supposed to be visible or to damage the vehicle in any way. Equipped with global positioning system technology, the computers can keep track of the different tax rates that apply in various jurisdictions where the car travels. See: http://financialfellow.com/2009/07/08/earn-895-by-participating-in-a-road-study/ And: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=268258&ac=PHnws 5) Will feds use new power to dictate what you drive? Senator's take on gasoline mandates: 'We own auto companies, why not?' DES MOINES, Iowa – Now that the federal government has gained control over the nation's auto industry, one U.S. senator contends, it's time to make some changes in the kinds of cars Americans drive and the kinds of fuel they use.  According to a Des Moines Register report, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, wants Congress to use "climate change" legislation to mandate that auto manufacturers fit all new cars to run on a blend of 85 percent ethanol.  "We own the automobile companies," Harkin said earlier this week. "Why not? I think that will be an easy one." See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104380 6) Islamic Supremacist Group Holds First U.S. Conference Hizb ut-Tahrir is a global Sunni network with reported ties to confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Al Qaeda in Iraq's onetime leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It has operated discreetly in the U.S. for decades. Now, it is coming out of the shadows and openly hosting a July 19 conference entitled, "The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam," at a posh Hilton hotel in a suburb of Chicago. …Hilton Oak Lawn General Manager Rick Harmon said Hizb ut-Tahrir used its own name when it reserved the room for the conference, but the hotel was not aware of the content of the event, which includes lectures entitled "Capitalism is Doomed to Fail," "The Global Rise of Islam," and the "Role of Muslims in America," until after the contract was signed. See: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533525,00.html 7) Injection protects against dirty bomb New medication a game-changer: 'We made a breakthrough that may save the lives of millions' A groundbreaking advance in medicine announced this week promises to dramatically reduce the number of people who would be killed in a nuclear war due to radiation poisoning with simple injections administered within three days of exposure.  Funded by the Pentagon, Professor Andrei Gudkov, chief scientific officer at Cleveland BioLabs, developed the preventative drug – it's not a vaccine – based on research he began in 2003 using protein produced in bacteria found in the intestine to protect cells from radiation, reported Israel's YnetNews.  Cells exposed to large doses of radiation die, scientists have found, when the cell's "suicide mechanism" is activated. The new medication based on intestinal bacteria works by suppressing the mechanism that causes cells to die and allows them to recover. See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104381 8) Meet the real Walter Cronkite 'Most trusted' newsman pushed radical agenda WASHINGTON – Walter Cronkite is dead at 92 – but most Americans, many of whom considered him "the most trusted man" in the country during his reign as CBS News anchor – still don't know what motivated him and how he secured such an influential and lofty position. …He spoke openly about the need for America to give up its national sovereignty.  "American people are going to begin to realize they are going to have to yield some sovereignty to an international body to enforce world law, and I think that's going to come to other people as well," he said. "It's a fair distance to get there, but we are not ever going to get there unless we keep trying to push ourselves onto the road." See: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104399