]> S. Lindsey's blog http://archive.thecitizen.com/blog/16331 en 'My heart, my choice,' Williams says, defending decision for U.S. heart surgery http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42251 <p>An unapologetic Premier Danny Williams says he was aware his trip to the United States for heart surgery earlier this month would spark outcry, but he concluded his personal health trumped any public fallout over the controversial decision.</p> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:22:05 -0500 Ah, the glory of "progressive" governance and democratic consent. http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42250 <p>"The President's Proposal," as the 11-page White House document is headlined, is in one sense a notable achievement: It manages to take the worst of both the House and Senate bills and combine them into something more destructive. It includes more taxes, more subsidies and even less cost control than the Senate bill. And it purports to fix the special-interest favors in the Senate bill not by eliminating them—but by expanding them to everyone."</p> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:52:30 -0500 Pork is on sale in Washington http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42182 <p>"The watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense estimates that 12 spending bills for this fiscal year contained 9,499 congressional earmarks worth $15.9 billion, up from $15.6 billion last year." Fox News</p> Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:40:06 -0500 Democrats to push through Healthcare w/o Republicans http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42176 <p>Obama is set to sign a bill on Healthcare on March 1st. He is combining the two current Senate and House Bills and will sign it as soon as March 1st.</p> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:05:51 -0500 Small Plane crashes into 7 Story building in Texas http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42138 <p>and a passenger airliner has just diverted to another airport because of a Bomb threat.</p> <p>Story is developing..</p> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:03:14 -0500 CHINA.. Dumping Billions of dollars of T-Bills http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42134 <p>The purge is beginning. China warned us about our debt. </p> <p>Economists who are not in the influence sphere of the Government have warned that this event was likely to happen if we did not control our debt.</p> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:12:23 -0500 Heaviest Element Yet Known to Science Discovered http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42119 <p>They blinded me with SCIENCE</p> <p><a href="http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/36330/">Pelosium (PL)312...Link to story</a></p> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:51:02 -0500 The DUH AWARDS go to.. THE AGW CROWD of Global Warming http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42062 <p>A key Scientist Phil Jones of the now infamous Climate gate scandal has come out and now said Temps have not significantly risen since 1995 and in fact have had been in a cooling cycle since 2002. Key data was withheld or not even used to form the IPCC report and any descent from Scientist that did not agree with the “consensus” was booted out as fringe elements.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:49:56 -0500 Well what’s one more promise broken http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42049 <p>President Barack Obama said he is “agnostic” about raising taxes on households making less than $250,000 as part of a broad effort to rein in the budget deficit.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:52:48 -0500 Palin replaces Bush as the lead medical disorder http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42046 <p>“When you’re convinced your political opponent is Satanic, you’ll jump to any insane conclusion about them.<br /> Here’s Eric Robinson of Yale Daily News:</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:13:41 -0500 Obama before and after.. http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/42008 <p>Obama before Reality Strikes </p> <p><cite >“ “Senator Barack Obama says he would “engage in aggressive personal diplomacy” with Iran if elected president and would offer economic inducements and a possible promise not to seek “regime change” if Iran stopped meddling in Iraq and cooperated on terrorism and nuclear issues.” </cite></p> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:21 -0500 Birthers, Truthers and other Left Progressive agendas http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/41949 <p>Every wonder how some things get started..? Take the “Birthers” (please)for an example..<img src="misc/smileys/cool.png" title="Cool" alt="Cool" /></p> <p>Everyone points to the Right as the “Birth of the Birthers” They could not be more wrong.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:57:36 -0500 Was anyone else Creeped out http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/41943 <p>by the "Green Police" commercial during the Superbowl?</p> <p>Never happen though.. or will it?</p> <p><a href="http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/12/04/gwinnett_recycling_fine.html">Gwinnett residents could face $500 fine for not recycling..AJC Story Link</a></p> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:26:30 -0500 Put YOUR Money where your MOUTH is.. why don’t you.. http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/41929 <p>One of the little hypocrisies in the AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) debate is the mouthpieces for AGW.</p> <p>Al Gore the self appointed protector of the Earth preaches that we (Mankind) is responsible for the changes in the Earth’s Climate. He pontificates, for big bucks by the way, how we are destroying the Earth through burning Carbon Fuels.</p> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:28:34 -0500 2.5 Million Taxpayer dollars spent to let us know there is a Census http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/41928 <p>Many of us love to watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Well this year a very special commercial will be aired by our Government.</p> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:53:12 -0500