Comments on: From Straight Talk Express to K Street Express: McCain implodes http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jen http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843/comment-page-1#comment-1124889 jen Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:41:02 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843#comment-1124889 Your Constitutional Rights? McCain told Imus that he would, if necessary, sacrifice ``quote First Amendment rights'' to achieve ``clean'' government. If on Jan. 20, 2009, he were to swear to defend the Constitution, would he be thinking that the oath refers only to ``the quote Constitution''? And what would that mean? http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/our_right_and_his_wrongs.html CLINTON WON'T COMMIT TO RENEW CONSTITUTION... Illinois Senator Barack Obama has finally signed the American Freedom Pledge, joining his fellow Democratic presidential candidates in encouraging the restoration of basic Constitutional principles after the battering they have taken during the Bush-Cheney era. All the Democrats, that is, except New York Senator Hillary Clinton. http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=239574 Your Constitutional Rights?

McCain told Imus that he would, if necessary, sacrifice “quote First Amendment rights” to achieve “clean” government. If on Jan. 20, 2009, he were to swear to defend the Constitution, would he be thinking that the oath refers only to “the quote Constitution”? And what would that mean?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/our_right_and_his_wrongs.html

CLINTON WON’T COMMIT TO RENEW CONSTITUTION…
Illinois Senator Barack Obama has finally signed the American Freedom Pledge, joining his fellow Democratic presidential candidates in encouraging the restoration of basic Constitutional principles after the battering they have taken during the Bush-Cheney era.
All the Democrats, that is, except New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=239574

]]> By: Jackye Stephens http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843/comment-page-1#comment-1124883 Jackye Stephens Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:08:30 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843#comment-1124883 "Ron Paul, the lone anti-Iraq occupation candidate on the GOP side, couldn’t even grab a majority of anti-occupation Republicans." I'm sorry but I think you got that figure wrong. Ron Paul's top donations came from the active branches of the Army and Air Force. I'm not sure how many of those military personnel are actual Republicans, but I know they don't agree with McCain's 100 more years of occupation in Iraq. "It’s more the the social conservatives who back Huck, it’s those who want the IRS to go away and push the Fair Tax." Chris, it’s so obvious watching this play out as all of the sudden Huckabee somehow magically adopts Ron Paul’s message of IRS removal, the same thing that Ron Paul has been saying for decades and repeatedly mentions on a daily basis since his campaign for President began, but just by chance Huckabee is all of the sudden surging in the polls and threatening the so-called front runners like McCain. The “Fair Tax” really should be called the “Fraudulently Fair Tax” A little background..”Fair Tax” has been promoted by a “third tier talk show host” (Neal Boorts) in a series of books…that the originator of this tax proposal (the former chairman of the Harvard Economics Department, Dr. Dale Jorgenson)has stated, that in the form and method Boorts uses..IT WILL NOT WORK. Dirty Little Lie#1 The “Fair Tax” would NOT REPLACE ANY FEDERAL TAX PRESENTLY IN PLACE..BUT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE AFORMENTIONED TAXES. Dirty Little Lie#2 The Math used in Mr Boorts’ book is, at best, flawed..(if not outright lies) If you take the figures presented in the books, you get minimum tax of at least 30% not the 23% as represented. (example: 1.7 1.3=3.0 NOT 2.3) Dirty Little Lie#3 For the “Fair Tax” to replace our present system of Federal Income Taxation, it would require the Federal Retail Sales Tax (”Fair Tax”) to be at a rate of AT LEAST 44% on any and all purchases (no excemption for Food,Clothing or Housing) Dirty Little Lie#4 Keep in mind that all existing taxes on the State and Local would not only remain in place, but, they,themselves would be subject to “Fair Tax” if collected in the form of “Fees” like Driver License Fees. Bottom line.. If you think $4.00 a gallon Milk is expensive, try adding a 44% tax ($5.76 w/tax) http://www.mises.org/story/2327# “Ron Paul, the lone anti-Iraq occupation candidate on the GOP side, couldn’t even grab a majority of anti-occupation Republicans.”

I’m sorry but I think you got that figure wrong. Ron Paul’s top donations came from the active branches of the Army and Air Force. I’m not sure how many of those military personnel are actual Republicans, but I know they don’t agree with McCain’s 100 more years of occupation in Iraq.

“It’s more the the social conservatives who back Huck, it’s those who want the IRS to go away and push the Fair Tax.”

Chris, it’s so obvious watching this play out as all of the sudden Huckabee somehow magically adopts Ron Paul’s message of IRS removal, the same thing that Ron Paul has been saying for decades and repeatedly mentions on a daily basis since his campaign for President began, but just by chance Huckabee is all of the sudden surging in the polls and threatening the so-called front runners like McCain.

The “Fair Tax” really should be called the “Fraudulently Fair Tax”

A little background..”Fair Tax” has been promoted by a “third tier talk show host” (Neal Boorts) in a series of books…that the originator of this tax proposal (the former chairman of the Harvard Economics Department, Dr. Dale Jorgenson)has stated, that in the form and method Boorts uses..IT WILL NOT WORK.

Dirty Little Lie#1
The “Fair Tax” would NOT REPLACE ANY FEDERAL TAX PRESENTLY IN PLACE..BUT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE AFORMENTIONED TAXES.

Dirty Little Lie#2
The Math used in Mr Boorts’ book is, at best, flawed..(if not outright lies)
If you take the figures presented in the books, you get minimum tax of at least 30% not the 23% as represented. (example: 1.7 1.3=3.0 NOT 2.3)

Dirty Little Lie#3
For the “Fair Tax” to replace our present system of Federal Income Taxation, it would require the Federal Retail Sales Tax (”Fair Tax”) to be at a rate of AT LEAST 44% on any and all purchases (no excemption for Food,Clothing or Housing)

Dirty Little Lie#4
Keep in mind that all existing taxes on the State and Local would not only remain in place, but, they,themselves would be subject to “Fair Tax” if collected in the form of “Fees” like Driver License Fees.

Bottom line..
If you think $4.00 a gallon Milk is expensive, try adding a 44% tax ($5.76 w/tax)

http://www.mises.org/story/2327#

]]> By: jen http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843/comment-page-1#comment-1124882 jen Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:07:52 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843#comment-1124882 Where Do You Stand on This Issue? There is an ideological battle being waged between the forces supporting globalism and the forces supporting national sovereignty. If you plan to participate in the 2008 presidential election, you will need to answer these questions for yourself: Do you believe in the timelessness of the Constitution, or do you believe that the Constitution has served its usefulness and it’s time for another model for government? Are you in favor of international government and more regulation by the United Nations, or do you favor continuation of the institutions that have served the U.S. in the past? Do you want big government with its attendant costs and regulations, or do you favor small government that allows for self direction? http://www.naturalnews.com/z022707.html Where Do You Stand on This Issue?
There is an ideological battle being waged between the forces supporting globalism and the forces supporting national sovereignty. If you plan to participate in the 2008 presidential election, you will need to answer these questions for yourself: Do you believe in the timelessness of the Constitution, or do you believe that the Constitution has served its usefulness and it’s time for another model for government? Are you in favor of international government and more regulation by the United Nations, or do you favor continuation of the institutions that have served the U.S. in the past? Do you want big government with its attendant costs and regulations, or do you favor small government that allows for self direction?
http://www.naturalnews.com/z022707.html

]]> By: Chris http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843/comment-page-1#comment-1124881 Chris Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1843#comment-1124881 Huck will take this to the convention and there's even word that a debate might happen before Mar 4th. It's more the the social conservatives who back Huck, it's those who want the IRS to go away and push the Fair Tax. Huck is the only true conservative and is going to pummel Mac in the remaining red states to take this to the convention. It will happen. Huck will take this to the convention and there’s even word that a debate might happen before Mar 4th. It’s more the the social conservatives who back Huck, it’s those who want the IRS to go away and push the Fair Tax. Huck is the only true conservative and is going to pummel Mac in the remaining red states to take this to the convention. It will happen.

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