Steve Elliott's Blog (17)

Public Option Distortions and the Dangers of the Individual Mandate

The Left Is Distracting Us From The Real Danger Of ObamaCare On September 29, the Senate Finance Committee staged two votes on adding the “public option” to the Baucus version of ObamaCare. I say “staged” because Senate Democrats fully expected both amendments to fail. That was their plan. They want YOU to think that the Senate version of ObamaCare will not include a “public option” and therefore it’s not really a government-run system. That’s simply a lie--In fact, it couldn’t be furth… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on September 30, 2009 at 9:17am — 8 Comments

Obama's "Saved Jobs" Lie

+ + + LISTEN TO AUDIO REPORT ON THE "SAVED JOBS" LIE HERE + + + This week President Obama’s team once again repeated what I believe is the most outrageous lie of his Administration. The President and his team again claimed the stimulus has “saved” 150,000 jobs during a time when 1.6 million jobs were actually lost, and job losses were far worse than had been projected if there had been no stimulu… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on June 10, 2009 at 3:30pm — 82 Comments

Obama/Waxman Fast Track Carbon Tax

+ + + CLICK TO LISTEN TO GRASSFIRE AUDIO REPORT ON CARBON TAX VOTE + + + + + + UPDATE 5/22 -- Committee Passes Cap and Trade Tax, 33-25 Waxman's 934-page Cap and Trade Carbon Tax bill was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee 33-25. Thirty two (of 36) Democrats and one Republican voted in favor of the bill. Four Democrats identified by Grassfire as key targets voted "NO." Breakdown of the Vote The Committee doe… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on May 11, 2009 at 3:30pm — 122 Comments

My Tax Day Comments

Here's what I'm going to share at the Virginia Beach Tax Day Tea Party: Tea Party, 4/15/09 On behalf of One million team members nationwide, one of the largest grassroots conservative networks in the nation…. …And 438,000 citizens who have joined our “Patriotic Resistance” to the Obama-led march toward statism and socialism…. I have a simple message…. “We Resist!” When President Obama says that “only government” can solve our current crisis, we say… “We Resist” And when the federal go… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on April 15, 2009 at 10:33am — 2 Comments

Boxer compares constituents to helpless children

The liberal/socialists can't help but have their worldview leak out all over the place. Here's an example from yesterday when Barbara Boxer responded to growing opposition to the Obama budget with these words:… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on April 1, 2009 at 10:54am — 61 Comments

I'm livid about "Government Motors"

As I sit here at my desk with the news sinking in about Obama's takeover of "Government Motors," I can't help but think about the critics who have told me that Grassfire.org’s “Patriotic Resistance” campaign was too radical… too inflammatory. "Resistance" is just too strong… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on March 30, 2009 at 4:52pm — 49 Comments

Liberals And Moderates Resist Obama Spending

The omnibus appropriations bill and the $3.6 trillion budget are cause the first cracks to appear in the Obama political machine. Some Demcorats are defecting on the Appropriations bill (Evan Bayh) and the budget while conservative/moderate pundits David Brooks and Christopher Buckley -- who supported Obama during the election -- are ha… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on March 5, 2009 at 11:58am — 99 Comments

Lincoln-Obama Comparison

You may have already seen this in cyberspace. Worth repeating... 1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration. Obama used the same Bible. 2. Lincoln came from Illinois. Obama comes from Illinois. 3.. Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature. Obama served in the Illinois Legislature. 4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President. Obama had very little experience before becoming President. 5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his in… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on March 5, 2009 at 11:01am — 4 Comments

Obama Budget: More than $1.6 Trillion in new taxes (and counting)

To: ResistNet team

News outlets are reporting that there are over $1 trillion in new taxes in th… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on February 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — 150 Comments

Obama wants your children "from the day they are born"

This week, President Obama pledged to expand the tentacles of government further into our lives than ever before when he said that government will watch over your children "from the day they are born"! Here is a sampling of Obama's outrageous socialistic pledges: ...350,000 new government jobs... ...A new government "lending fund that represents the largest effort ever" to make the government your banker! ...A "housing plan" that further disrupts the market and puts government in the middle o… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on February 26, 2009 at 11:47am — 11 Comments

Socialized Healthcare Starts This Week

For all practical purposes, socialized healthcare starts this week. That’s because the Obama spending plan is packed with an unprecedented takeover of our healthcare system. It’s the master plan of the Obama/Clinton team who have been waiting for this moment for years. The healthcare provisions in this bill were outlined months ago by none other than Tom Daschle, who “coincidentally” was picked by Obama to implement this plan as HHS Secretary. According to an… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on February 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — 42 Comments

Mitch McConnell statement opposing the new Spendulous

I received this directly from Sen. McConnell's office late Friday/early Saturday. Sen. McConnell is standing strong against the Obama/Democrat spending plan. --Steve McConnell Statement on Proposed $820 Billion Spending Bill ‘But as near as we can tell, even after those efforts, it is roughly the same size as the House bill. The Senate bill, under the compromise, we believe, would be about $827 billion.’ WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remar… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on February 7, 2009 at 7:46am — 67 Comments

Obama Accelerates Statist Agenda

If there was ever any doubt that President Obama and the liberals in Congress are pushing a radical socialistic agenda, the last three days settled the debate. Consider what has happened just since Friday: --Liberals are now openly floating the idea of “nationalizing” our banks. We expect a formal announcement of the nationalization of banks to come AFTER Obama and the Democrats have… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on January 26, 2009 at 12:35pm — 3 Comments

Inauguration Declared FEMA "Disaster"

Not sure how I missed this. It's fitting in so many ways. First, the raw abuse of government power to declare that a planned event in any way qualifies as an emergency. And isn't it so like the government to pre-declare the emergency before the event even happens. As Mark Steyn points out, isn't it fitting that the Bush order shows the real insidious aspect of government programs is the inevitable "jurisdiction creep" that takes those regs and laws into never-before-anticipated areas of our l… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on January 20, 2009 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments

Obama and the Rising Tide of "Only Government"

With today's Inauguration of Barack Obama, the era of Big Government has formally and officially reclaimed the ideological throne in American political life. If the ebbs and flows of Big Government could be charted like the tides of the seas, the last "high tide" of Big Government came in 1980 as the nation suffered through the malaise of the worst economic times since the Great Depression (and far worse than the current struggle). With Reagan's election, a new sheriff rode into town with new i… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on January 20, 2009 at 6:30am — 10 Comments

Where are we going?

I originally posted this as a response to Craig Frank's blog posting: Who is our leader and Where are we going? I'm reposing here in my blog so I can track and build on these thoughts here: ================ Where are we going? Thanks, Craig, for posting this. I want to offer a response, from my vantage point at Grassfire. First, I understand your desire for a united effort. I view it a little bit differently. A… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on January 16, 2009 at 5:06pm — 9 Comments

Obama 1/8/09 Economic Speech Transcript ANNNOTATED

What follows is Obama's economic speech transcript, with my annotation (ITAL AND CAPS). --Steve + + + + + + Throughout America’s history, there have been some years that simply rolled into the next without much notice or fanfare. Then there are the years that come along once in a generation – the kind that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. THIS IS OBAMA SETTING OUT HIS LEGACY EVEN BEFORE HIS INAUGURATION. IS THIS A GR… Continue

Added by Steve Elliott on January 8, 2009 at 5:00pm — 28 Comments