Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The 3D Face of Jesus Christ (based on the Shroud of Turin)

The History Channel has a 2-hour show airing Saturday April 3 at 8PM Eastern called "The Real Face of Jesus".  The film makers used images from the Shroud of Turin, which many Christians believe is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, to produce a 3D image of how Christ may have looked after his crucifixion. 
Join HISTORY in this two-hour television event, as the Shroud of Turin is put on public display for the first time in 10 years. New data reveals more than just a flat image embedded in the ancient cloth, but an astonishing, three-dimensional, sculpture-like figure. Using the principles of physics, cutting-edge digital technology, and the revolutionary CGI process pioneered in Stealing Lincoln's Body, HISTORY brings that image to life, unveiling the most accurate representation ever seen of what many believe to be Jesus Christ. Don't miss this startling, life-like composite of what could be the most accurate depiction of Jesus Christ ever formed, as HISTORY unlocks the Shroud of Turin's greatest mysteries.
Learn more about the show "The Real Face of Jesus" here.

Hump Day Briefs:

No surprise here:

AccuWeather.com


Poll (Rasmussen)


Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Liberal Lunacy. Compendium of Recent Attacks on Conservatives:

The Liberal Democrats have always had a violent past.  Unfortunately, in the past few weeks, and specifically since the Health Care bill passed, the violence against Conservatives and Republicans has increased greatly.  Death Treats, egging buses, intimidating phone calls are are just some of the ways the Left is attacking Republicans across the country.  The State Run Media won't report on it but Common Cents will.

Republican Eric Cantor (VA)

Republican Jean Schmidt (OH) 
Police investigating threatening calls to Rep Schmidt 

Wisconsin GOP Office:
Brick thrown through window of GOP Office Window 

Virginia GOP Office:
Vandals throw brick through window of GOP Headquarters 

Michigan GOP Office:
Brick thrown through window of GOP Office Building 

VIDEO:
Reid supporters attack Tea Party buses in Nevada

Karl Rove shouted down and forced to leave because of threats by Leftists at his book signing eventMedia is silent again.

Do you know anyone looking for a job? We hope these sites help...

Common Cents sincerely hopes this list of job sites helps you find that next job or career.  Good luck to you!  The Number One way people find jobs is by Networking....

The number two method to find a new job is via online job postings.  Too that end Common Cents is proud to bring you the following list:
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  • Idealist.org - Over 4,500 Not For Profit jobs posted!
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  • Job.com is another very large job search site. Registration and resume posting is free and this job search site always ranks as one of the top career sites on the Internet.
  • Beyond.com - You can do it all at Beyond.com.  Currently there are 461,091 jobs posted.
  • SnagAJob.com is America’s largest hourly job website, featuring more than 100,000 active job postings in industries including: restaurant, retail, office and more.
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Other money making ideas:

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Video: Sarah Palin at the Nevada Tea Party in Searchlight, Nevada

Sarah Palin gave a rousing speech before thousands of cheering fans at the small town where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was born and currently has a home.  Saturday's Tea Party was the opening shot in a 42 city campaign that will culminate in a Washington D.C. rally on April 15th.
LAS VEGAS -- Fewer taxes, less government and no "Obamacare." That's the message thousands of conservative Tea Party activists were hoping to send to Washington as they streamed into Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's hometown in Nevada Saturday morning. "Harry Reid is symbolic of the problems in Washington in the sense that he's been the leader in the Senate of all the things we've been against -- expanding the government, increasing the deficit, and raising taxes," Sal Russo, chief strategist of the Tea Party Express, told FoxNews.com. "He campaigned as a moderate but has moved so far to the left," Russo said of Reid. "Voters are tolerate of different views, but what they don't like is when someone campaigns one way and then governs by another." The Tea Party Express, one of the most visible factions of the national Tea Party Movement, officially kicked off its cross-country, 42-city bus tour with Saturday's rally.
 

Part 2:  Sarah Palin Speech in Searchlight, NV

The Internet Radio Network (our sister site)

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Friday Videos (updated w/ Sarah Palin video):

John Stossel:
"The mistake by the lake"

Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA)
"Someone shot a bullet through my Richmond Campaign Office"

Kevin Jackson
Author of "The Big Black Lie"
"How I learned the truth about the Democratic Party"

The Factor with Bill O'Reilly
Ann Coulter answers the charges against her
"That's why I don't go to college campuses without a bodyguard"

Sarah Palin on the campaign trail
Sarah Palin campaigned for Senator John McCain Friday in Arizona.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Liberal Liars Exposed! With the State Run Media Report it?

Have you heard the one about the Tea Party Protesters calling African American Congressmen Racial Epithets or calling them the "N" Word?  As the story goes:
The media claimed that members of the Congressional Black Caucus were called n*ggers and spat on by tea party protesters as they walked from the Longworth office building to the Rayburn office building. At least one report said that it was “a chorus” of racist hatred. Reporters from ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX News, (including Bill O’Reilly), MSNBC, etc. reported on this horrible story.  Read the rest here.
Democratic Congressmen knew this would be the story of the day and would take the spotlight off the horrific Obamacare Bill.  From the well of the House Democrats rose up to denounce this event.  The media focused on this for days with numerous stories exposing this. There is only one problem with this narrative.  It never happened.  Gateway Pundit has a superlative story on this event.  We know it never happened because numerous of these African American Congressmen were filming the event.  Jesse Jackson Jr. filmed the whole event on his personal camcorder.  Had any racist event taken place it would be looped like the Rodney King attack.  It would be non-stop coverage.  It would be the most controversial thing since the King attack.  It would be on every State Run Media channel morning, afternoon and evening.  Since none of these events took place we know it never took place.  Consider these photographs:

Jesse Jackson Jr. filmed the Tea Party Protesters with two recorders:

This African American man also filmed the entire event.

And an African American in the crow was filming the event:
So what have learned?  Once again the mainstream media listened to the lies of the left.  Where are the retractions?  Where are the apoligies from these Congressmen?  Nowhere. 

A HUGE Hat Tip to Gateway Pundit.  An awesome site.

UPDATE:  Big Government.com is offering a $10,000 Prize to anyone who proves that the "N" word was used at the Capitol Hill Tea Party.  Click here to read about it.

Poll Dancing:

Selected Current Poll Numbers from across the Fruited Plain:

Rasmussen Reports:
Generic Congressional Ballot:  GOP 43% - Dems 35%

Rasmussen Reports:
70% Angry at Federal Gov't policies

CNN Poll:
59% in opposition to President's Health Care Plan

Gallup Poll:
"Under-employment" hits 20% in March

Fox News Poll:
79% think US Economy could collapse

RCP Congressional Average:
Only 17.4% approval of Congress' Job Approval

RCP Presidential Average:
47% approve of President Obama's Job Performance

Monday, March 22, 2010

Monday Night Videos:

Rush Limbaugh:
"We need to defeat these bastards"

Jesse Jackson taunts Tea Party Protesters outside US Capitol

NRCC
"In November Voters Make the Choice:

John McCain:
"Repeal it and start over"

Baseball Bat and a Sledgehammer. Bend over America - here it comes!

Never before has a US Congress so blatantly disregarded the wishes of the American people.  With huge majorities of the populace opposed to Obamacare, with upwards over 80% of Americans happy with their Health Care Democrats in the House rammed this monster down the throats of the American People.

For the first time in history Americans will be taxed for breathing.  There is no commerce involved, no activity involved, for the simple fact that you are alive you will be fined for being born.  If you are an employer with over 50 employees you will be required to provide Health Care for your employees or face a $2,000 fine per employee.  That is a $100,000 fine if you are a restaurant with 50 employees.  Can you blame that restaurant or family drugstore for firing employees to get under that 50 employee threshold?

The good new - the bill will guarantee new jobs be created!  The bill calls for 16,500 new IRS agents to be hired to enforce Obamacare.  So you don't want to pay your fine for being born.  Good for you.  The bill calls for jail time for not buying insurance or paying your fine. 

Never has there been such a partisan President or partisan Congress.  Never.  This legislation passed without a single Republican vote in either House.  34 brave Democrats braved their leadership to vote against this crap sandwich providing prove that there was Bi-Partisan Opposition to this bill.

Redstate put it well here:
It is easy in the face of what happened tonight to sound or become defeatist. You mustn’t.
Freedom needs you now more than ever. The fight has only just begun. But we must be clear what the strategy is and what the battle plan looks like.
Tonight the Democrats voted to put people in jail who have no insurance, raise the costs of health care, destroy the federal government’s bond rating, keep unemployment high, and kill forever the mythological creature known as the pro-life Democrat.
On Friday, Rush Limbaugh said we should remember that there is a difference between the Democrats and Republicans. That is true. We see it tonight. But we need to be crystal clear on something — the Republican leadership remains accommodationist and fearful of being labeled the ‘party of no.’
Over a Dozen states Attorney Generals and over 30 states are preparing to sue the federal government over the Unconstitutionality of Obamacare.  This matter will probably be settled in the US Supreme Court.  Remember folks - elections have consequences.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Health Care Fiasco: Everything you need to know

Investors Business Daily printed a superlative editorial exposing all of the lies concerning Obamacare.  This editorial should be required reading.  Pass it on to a friend....

Health Reform: Not since the heyday of Bill Clinton have we had a leader play so fast and loose with the facts as President Obama. And as the health care debate reaches a crescendo, he's been especially reckless.
Tired of waiting for the major media to take note, here's a small sampling of whoppers we took from the president's speeches last week in Ohio and Virginia, plus his interview with Fox News' Bret Baier:

• "We have incorporated the best ideas from Democrats and from Republicans." Far from it. Some of the biggest omissions include tort reform, health savings accounts, portable insurance, expanding consumer access to plans across state lines and posting provider prices for services so patients can shop around. Republicans were almost completely shut out from the process and at the early stages last summer, were not even permitted to read the bill. In an atmosphere like this, it's little wonder the bill isn't drawing a single vote of support from Republicans of either house. It's fully a creature of the Democratic Party.
• ("This is not a) government takeover of health care." How is it that government can dictate to private insurance companies what they can offer, to whom, under what circumstances and at what prices, and yet still not own it? Every basic business decision a private company can make has effectively been expropriated.
Even as Obama denied his health care plan was a government takeover, his vice president, Joe Biden, laid out the real deal: "You know we're going to control the insurance companies." We'll take him at his word.
• "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor." That's if your doctor chooses to remain in the profession. Unfortunately, our own IBD/TIPP Poll found that up to 45% would consider quitting if they're going to be dictated to by unaccountable bureaucrats who couldn't get into medical school. Price controls will slash doctor salaries and raise workloads, mandating that doctors make up for losses with volume. Bureaucrats will crack the whip on costs by lowering payments and penalizing doctors who refer patients to specialists. All this, and zero tort reform relief, will drive many doctors out of the profession just as 32 million new patients enter the market.
• "Our proposal is paid for ... our cost-cutting measures would reduce most people's premiums and bring down our deficit by more than $1 trillion over the next two decades." Government programs always cost more than projected. Medicare, which has $86 trillion in unfunded liabilities, was supposed to cost $10 billion within 25 years of its implementation. It actually cost $107 billion. The real cost of the Democrats' reform plan, according to the Cato Institute, which isn't handcuffed in its estimates like the Congressional Budget Office, is $2.5 trillion over the first decade.
• "If this vote fails, then insurance companies will continue to run amok." They're not exactly wildcatting as it is. Health plan providers boast a profit margin of 3.4% — placing them 88th of 215 industries in Morningstar rankings. More than 2,000 state mandates dictate what coverages they provide.
• "By the time the vote has taken place ... you'll know what's in it because it's going to be posted and everybody's going to be able to evaluate it on the merits." The final bill wouldn't available to the public until Saturday morning, the day before the vote, congressional sources told us Friday. So in fact, nobody would have time to digest the 2,500-page leviathan.
• "We're not transforming one-sixth of the economy in one fell swoop." Yes, Obama wants to take over the health care sector, but in pieces. In 2007, he said that "economically it is better for us to start getting a system in place, a universal health care system, signed into law by the end of my first term as president." Canada, he noted, "did not start off immediately with a single-payer system, they had a similar transition step." He's been on record since at least 2003 as a "proponent of single-payer, universal health care."
• "(This will be) the largest middle-class tax cut in the history of the country." Tax cut? New taxes on prescription drug sales, medical devices, tanning services and an annual tax on health insurers for being health insurers will all end up on middle-class shoulders.  Then for families earning $250,000 there are taxes of 0.9% for hospital insurance, 2.9% on "unearned income," plus a tax on high-premium policies. The "middle-class tax cut," in the president's misleading words, amounts to "tax credits to help you afford" the more expensive insurance of the new (also misleadingly named) "competitive marketplace."
• "$3,000 your employer doesn't have to pay ... maybe she can afford to give you a raise." Premiums will not go down, but way, way up. The Associated Press last week found that $3,000 to misrepresent a Business Roundtable analysis last year that "didn't consider specific legislation." Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation told the AP "it would be miraculous" if premiums went down under the legislation set to be passed. Using the HIS/Global Insight U.S. Macroeconomic model, a Heritage Foundation analysis found that with the new government-regulated exchanges "crowding out the employer-sponsored market," there will be "an overall increase in the absolute amount of health spending on premiums."
• "Small business owners ... can purchase more affordable coverage in a competitive marketplace." In fact, small businesses will be slapped with new taxes — including a penalty if they don't provide the level of health coverage Washington dictates. As owners of modest-sized firms cope with the new burdens, their employees may find themselves with substantially reduced coverage — or with pink slips.
As to the promised financial assistance for new employer mandates, it remains unknown what "small business" will mean under ObamaCare. Will the definition apply only to micro-businesses of a couple dozen workers?
• (The reform legislation is) "about the character of our country." Let's hope not. Never in American history have politicians sunk to lower depths than in the push to thrust this massive expansion of government down an unwilling America's throat. From the unconstitutional "Slaughter solution" that would pass it without a vote of the people's representatives, to the taxpayer-funded bribery of the "Cornhusker kickback" and "Louisiana Purchase," to the pretense of passing it as a budget item bypassing Senate filibusters, Democratic leaders have shown they will stop at nothing to set us on the road to European socialized medicine.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Stand Up and Fight - Contact these Representative NOW!


It is crunch time people.  Courtesy of the Hugh Hewitt Show these are the Fence Sitting Democratic Congressmen.  Call them and tell them you are opposed to a Government Takeover of Health Care.  You like a majority of Americans do NOT want Obamacare.  We have the best Health Care in the world and keep you hands off our Health Care!



Harry Teague (NM-2)
    D.C. Phone:   (202) 225-2365
    Hobbs: (575) 393-0510
    Las Cruces: (575)-522-3908


Michael McMahon (NY-13)
    D.C. Phone: (202) 225-3371
    Staten Island: (718) 351-1062
    Brooklyn: (718) 630-5277

Brian Baird (WA-3)
    D.C. Phone: (202) 225-3536
    Olympia: (360) 352-9768


Marion Berry (Arkansas-1)
    D.C. Phone: (202) 225-4076
    Jonesboro: (800) 866-2701

Stephen Lynch (MA-9)
    D.C. Phone: 202-225-8273
    Boston: 617-428-2000


Jerry McNerney (CA-11)
    D.C. Phone: (202) 225-1947
    Pleasanton: (925) 737-0727


Jim Costa (CA-20)
    D.C. Phone: 202-225-3341
    Bakersfield: 661-869-1620
    Fresno:  559-495-1620

Nick Rahall (W.VA-3) – Is now leaning ‘No’
    D.C. Phone: (202) 225-3452
    Huntington: (304) 522-6425


Republican Joseph Cao:
Washington Office
2113 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6636
Fax: (202) 225-1988
. New Orleans Office
4640 So. Carrollton Ave. Suite 120
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 483-2325
Fax: (504) 483-7944


Dick Morris has posted these Representatives from swing districts. Call their local offices:

PLEASE CALL!     DC OFFICE      LOCAL OFFICE

Harry Mitchell           (202) 225-2190   (480) 946-2411
Gabrielle Giffords      (202) 225-2542   (520) 881-3588
Ann Kirkpatrick        (202) 225-2315   (928) 226-6914
Jerry McNerney        (202) 225-1947   (925) 833-0643
John Salazar              (202) 225-4761   (970) 245-7107
Jim Himes                  (202) 225-5541   (866) 453-0028
Alan Grayson             (202) 225-2176   (407) 841-1757
Bill Foster                  (202) 225-2976   (630) 406-1114
Baron Hill                  (202) 225-5315   (812) 288-3999
Mark Schauer            (202) 225-6276   (517) 780-9075
Gary Peters                (202) 225-5802   (248) 273-4227
Dina Titus                   (202) 225-3252   (702) 256-3462
Carol Shea-Porter      (202) 225-5456   (603) 743-4813
Tim Bishop                 (202) 225-3826   (631) 696-6500
John Hall                    (202) 225-5441   (845) 225-3641 x49371
Bill Owens                  (202) 225-4611   (315) 782-3150
Mike Arcuri                (202) 225-3665   (315) 793-8146
Dan Maffei                  (202) 225-3701   (315) 423-5657
Earl Pomneroy             (202) 225-2611   (701) 224-0355
Steven Driehaus           (202) 225-2216   (513) 684-2723
Mary Jo Kilroy            (202) 225-2015   (614) 294-2196
Zach Space                 (202) 225-6265   (330) 364-4300
Kathy Dahlkemper      (202) 225-5406   (814) 456-2038
Patrick Murphy           (202) 225-4276   (215) 826-1963
Christopher Carney     (202) 225-3731  (570) 585-9988
Paul Kanjorski            (202) 225-6511   (570) 825-2200
John Spratt                 (202) 225-5501   (803)327-1114
Tom Perriello              (202) 225-4711   (276) 656-2291
Alan Mollohan            (202) 225-4172   (304) 623-4422
Nick Rahall                (202) 225-3452   (304) 252-5000
Steve Kagen              (202) 225-5665   (920) 437-1954
John Boccieri             (202) 225-3876   (330) 489-4414
Jason Altmire             (202) 225-2565   (724) 378-0928
Rick Boucher             (202) 225-3861   (276) 628-1145
Suzane Kosmas          (202) 226-6299  (407) 208-1108
Betsey Markey           (202) 225-4676  (970) 221-7110
Scott Murphy             (202) 225-5614  (518) 828-3109
Glenn Nye                  (202) 225-4215  (757) 326-6201
Allen Boyd                 (202) 225-5235  (850) 561-3979
John Tanner               (202) 225-4714  (731) 885-7070
Bart Gordon              (202) 225-4231  (615) 896-1986
John Adler                 (202) 225-4765  (732) 608-7235
Brian Baird                (202) 225-3536  (360) 695-6292
Frank Kratovil           (202) 225-5311  (410) 420-8822
Dennis Kucinich         (202)225-5871   (216) 228-8850
Ed Markey                (202) 225-2836  (781) 396-2900
Michael McMahon    (202) 225-3371  (718) 351-1062
Chris Murphy            (202) 225-4476  (860) 223-8412
Gerry Connolly          (202) 225-1492  (703) 256-3071
Brad Ellsworth           (202) 225-4636  (812) 465-6484
Marion Berry             (202) 225-4076  (870) 972-4600
Henry Cuellar            (202) 225-1640  (956) 725-0639
Jim Barrow                (202) 225-2823  (706)722-4494
Lincoln Davis             (202) 225-6831  (931) 490-8699
Joe Donnelly              (202) 225-3915  (574) 288-2780
Mike Doyle                (202) 225-2135  (412) 261-5091
Luis Gutierrez             (202) 225-8203  (773) 342-0774
Marcy Kaptur            (202) 225-4146  (419) 259-7500
Daniel Lipinski            (202) 225-5701 (312) 886-0481
Jim Matheson             (202) 225-3011 (801) 486-1236
Bart Stupak                (202) 225-4735 (989) 356-0690
Harry Teague              (202) 225-2365 (575) 393-0510

VIDEO - Rush Limbaugh in his own words.

Rush Limbaugh has been spot on this week with his cogent monologues.   Common Cents proudly brings you three of these lessons in democracy.

The CBO Numbers are a fraud - they are preliminary.


"Third World President"


Rush gives out Phone Numbers to the Capitol Hill Switchboard and urges people to call.


Capitol Hill Switchboard - Call your Congressman:
Keep Trying to Call If It's Busy (That's the Point!)
  • Dial: 877-762-8762 or 202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121
  • Code Red: NRCC's List of Targeted Congressmen
  • Focus: Wilson (D-OH) | Cao (R-LA) | Altmire (D-PA)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Required Readings:

Sunday Bloody Sunday:
House set to vote on Health Care Bill Sunday

CBO:
Congressional Budget Office report on the Bill

Hot Air.com
Whip Count(s) - Is Pelosi in Trouble?

Washington Times (Hat Tip T Marley)
President Obama surrenders Gulf Oil to Moscow

Fox News Poll:
55% OPPOSE Health Care Reform

Gateway Pundit (Code Red Rally)
Greet Pres Obama at Northern Virginia Rally Friday - DC Rally Sat



  1. Porsche 110 (problems per 100 cars)
  2. Lincoln, 114
  3. Buick 115
  4. Lexus, 115
  5. Mercury, 121
  6. Toyota, 128
  7. Honda, 132
  8. Ford, 141
  9. Mercedes-Benz, 142
  10. Acura, 143.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

VIDEO: Fox News Brett Baier interviews President Obama

On Wednesday Night Fox New's Brett Baier interviewed President Obama on Health Care.  Baier attempted to pin The President down on the details of the bill and whether or not he supported the Slaughter Plan (Deem and Pass).


Full Transcript of the President Obama interview on "Special Report with Brett Baier" about the Health Care Debate

After Action Report
"I've never seen Barack Obama on the defensive for such a sustained period of time"

10 Minute Ticker:

Global Warming Update:
Deadly Cold Weather killed record number of Manatees

Rush Limbaugh:
Listeners shut down House Phone & Email Systems

Hope 'N Change Update:
Joblessness Rate to be elevated for "Extended Period" of time

Billboard seen in MN:
"Remember Real Hope and Change?"

Monica Crowley:
What the Democrats are really saying

It's Here:
Microsoft releases beta version of IE 9

Sarah Palin:
A 'reset' needed with Israel

Monday, March 15, 2010

UPDATE: The Democratic Congressmen to Call:

The US House of Representative is set to vote on the Health Care Diasaster this week.  Despite the fact that on 25% are in favor of this Crap Sandwich (CNN Poll).  Rasmussen Has support at 43% - 53% against.  The Democratic Leadership is determined to ram this "crap sandwich" down America's throats at all costs.

Investor's Business Daily published a fantastic list of 15 Reasons to be Against Obamacare.

We need to make our voices heard.  This is the current Whip Count of the leaners and Representative who are Undecided on Health Care.  Call them now:  (202) 224-312.  You can find the phone number of any Congressional Member hereTell them majorities of American's oppose it.  Tell them Medicare is broke.  Tell them Socialized Medicine has failed in Europe.  Tell them Canadians get some of there health procedure here.  Tell them this will bankrupt the country.  Tell them it is unconstitutional to mandate every American buy a product.  Remember, A NO vote for Obamacare is a Yes vote for Liberty, Freedom of choice and Capitalism. We do not need the kind of "Fundamental Change in America" that Obama and his Progressives are forcing on Americans. Socialism and total Government control is UNAMERICAN. VOTE NO on Obamacare.



This is the current list of Whip Count on who is on the fence on Health Care "Reform".

If every member votes and all GOP lawmakers vote no, the maximum amount of Democratic defections to pass a bill is 37, which would lead to a 216-215 tally.

Firm No, Leaning No, Likely No (37)
John Adler (N.J.) (N) Citing cost containment, Adler told the Courier-Post that he will vote against Senate measure
Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)
(Y) Some reports have him as firm no, but Rules Committee member hasn't closed the door yet
John Barrow (Ga.)
* (N) Voted no last year in committee and on floor. Likely no
Marion Berry (Ark.)
* (Y) Has been critical of the president since announcing his retirement. Strong backer of Stupak language. Voted yes in Budget Committee markup on March 15
Dan Boren (Okla.) * (N) Won't be changing his mind — firm no
Rick Boucher (Va.) (N) GOP target who has told local press outlets in Virginia he has major problems with Medicare cuts and "unsavory dealmaking" that benefited Nebraska, Louisiana and Florida. Leaning no
Bobby Bright (Ala.) * (N) Voted against House health bill, stimulus and climate change. Firm no Allen Boyd (Fla.) (N) Facing primary challenge. Voted no on education reform bill expected to move with healthcare reform as part of reconciliation. Voted no on March 15 during Budget Committee markup
Chris Carney (Pa.) * (Y) Carney told the Scranton Times-Shamrock, "As I said publicly, I can't vote for a bill that will publicly fund abortion."
Ben Chandler (Ky.) * (N) His office told The Hill on March 15: “Congressman Chandler’s position on the bill remains the same. He expects to vote against the legislation.”
Travis Childers (Miss.) * (N) In toss-up reelection race
Jerry Costello (Ill.)
* (Y) Told the Akron Telegraph March 14 that White House and leadership "bungled" healthcare reform. Most of the calls, e-mails and letters he has received have advised a no vote. Says he opposes Senate bill, but doesn't sound like an absolute no
Artur Davis (Ala.) * (N) Running for governor, but will make sure to return to D.C. to vote no
Lincoln Davis (Tenn.) * (N) Voted no first time, and most expect him to vote no again. He has not commented publicly.
Joe Donnelly (Ind.) * (Y) Among the Stupak dozen — will vote no unless abortion language in Senate bill is changed, according to The Rochester Sentinel
Steve Driehaus (Ohio) * (Y) In toss-up race in November who is ardent backer of Stupak language. Now sounds like a very firm no. Told the Cincinnati Enquirer, "They are going to have to do it without me and without the other pro-life Democrats."
Chet Edwards (Texas) (N) Perennial GOP target. Edwards spokesman told CNN he will vote no. Votes no at March 15 Budget Committee markup
Luis Gutierrez (Ill.) (Y) Citing immigration language, Gutierrez said on MSNBC that "I can't support this bill." Lawmaker has lambasted the president on not moving immigration reform yet. Warned that other Hispanic lawmakers will also vote no
Larry Kissell (N.C.) (N) GOP target, but reelection chances on the rise. Firm no
Frank Kratovil (Md.) (N) Voted for climate change; says he will vote no
Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) (N) Progressive was on the fence before House vote last fall. He has said he is a firm no this time around. An undeterred President Barack Obama publicly called on him to back the bill on March 15 and gave him a ride on Air Force One
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.) (N) Congresswoman told the Rapid City Journal she's a no, noting she is not a fan of reconciliation. She also voted no on education reform bill expected to move in reconciliation with healthcare reform
Tim Holden (Pa.) * (N) Voted against healthcare and climate change in 2009. Told The Republican Herald that he is a no, citing abortion and "significant" cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Daniel Lipinski (Ill.)
* (Y) Will not vote for abortion language in Senate bill, but has other concerns as well. Democratic leaders cannot count on Lipinski
Jim Marshall (Ga.) * (N) Perennial GOP target, but favored to win reelection. Told The Hill he's a no
Jim Matheson (Utah)
* (N) President Obama this year tapped brother for post, but Matheson still a likely no
Mike McIntyre (N.C.) * (N) Seven-term lawmaker rejected House health bill and climate change. Spokesman tells The Hill McIntyre is a no. Expected to win reelection easily even though Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won district
Mike McMahon (N.Y.)
(N) Suggested last month he was a no to the Staten Island Advance. McMahon told The Hill on March 12 he is leaning no. Voted no on education reform bill that is expected to move with healthcare reform in reconciliation
Charlie Melancon (La.) * (N) Senate hopeful voted no in November and no in committee. Likely no
Walt Minnick (Idaho) (N) One of the House's most conservative members. Firm no
Collin Peterson (Minn.) * (N) Ag chairman not shy in bucking leadership. Firm no
Mike Ross (Ark.) * (N) Voted for bill in committee, but not since. Firm no
Heath Shuler (N.C.)
* (N) CNN reporting Shuler is a no. Doesn't hold his tongue when he opposes Democratic leaders. Critic of reconciliation
Ike Skelton (Mo.) * (N) GOP targeting his seat. Armed Services Committee chairman is a firm no
Bart Stupak (Mich.)
* (Y) No deal with leadership on abortion = no vote on final bill for Stupak and other Democratic opponents of abortion rights
Gene Taylor (Miss.) * (N) Has been a firm no all Congress. Constituents last summer urged him to get others to vote no
Harry Teague (N.M.) * (N) Told The Hill that he will review bill to see if final bill brings costs down. If "we are in the same place — a no"
Firm Yes (4) 
Dale Kildee (Mich.) * (Y) Not one of Stupak's Dozen
Steve Kagen (Wis.) (Y) Told Fox 11 in Wisconsin that he prefers more incremental approach. But on March 13 he said, "We're going to find and secure enough votes to pass healthcare..." Dan Maffei (N.Y.) (Y) On March 16, Maffei said, "I'm proud to support this legislation."
Silvestre Reyes (Texas) * (Y) Intelligence panel chairman on board

Leaning Yes or Likely Yes (16)
Joe Baca (Calif.) * (Y) Must-have for leadership. Said recently country can't wait any longer for reform. Voted for Stupak language
Russ Carnahan (Mo.) (Y) In competitive race this fall, but should win
Gerry Connolly (Va.)
(Y) If he votes no, bill will not pass. Likely yes. Voted yes in Budget Committee markup on March 15
Joe Courtney
(Conn.) (Y) Wary of excise tax, but likely yes
Bob Etheridge (N.C.) * (Y) Passed up Senate run. Voted yes in Budget Committee markup on March 15
Jim Himes (Conn.)
(Y) Must-have vote for leadership. Likely yes
Jim Langevin (R.I.) * (Y) Langevin's seat not in danger this fall. He has previously fended off primary challenges. Voted yes in March 15 Budget Committee markup
Mike Michaud (Maine)
* (Y) Likely yes
Dennis Moore (Kan.) (Y) Retiring this year. New Budget Committee member voted yes in March 15 markup
Jim Oberstar (Minn.) * (Y) Wants to vote yes, but also wants Stupak language. Oberstar sounds like a firm yes vote
David Obey (Wis.)
* (Y) Waiting to review bill language; likely yes
Vic Snyder (Ark.) * (Y) Not seeking reelection. Snyder said on Fox News he is leaning yes
John Spratt (S.C.)
* (Y) Budget Committee chairman is in competitive reelection race. Spratt will soon be trying to collect votes for his budget resolution. Voted yes in Budget Committee markup on March 15
Anthony Weiner (N.Y.) (Y) On March 12, Weiner noted that 290 times this Congress, the Senate has failed to act on bills passed by the House, adding, "Fool us once, shame on you, fool me 290 times, shame on us." Regardless, Weiner is a very likely yes
Charlie Wilson (Ohio)
* (Y) Considered less vulnerable this fall than other Ohio Democrats. Sounds like a yes vote, telling CQ he is willing to vote for Senate bill
John Yarmuth (Ky.)
(Y) Considered a team player. Likely yes. Voted yes in Budget Committee markup on March 15
Undecided (57)
Jason Altmire (Pa.) * (N) On March 16, Altmire told Fox Business Network that he has major problem with Democrats' apparent "deem and pass" strategy, calling it "wrong." Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told McClatchy he is targeting Altmire, who many view as key to passage. Voted no in committee and on floor, but bottom line is his yes vote is gettable.
Brian Baird (Wash.) (N) Retiring member who bucked party on Iraq war surge. Another target of Clyburn
Melissa Bean (Ill.) (Y) Conservative Democrat well-positioned for midterm election
Shelley Berkley (Nev.)
(Y) Told Politico she does not like the Senate bill
Sanford Bishop Jr. (Ga.) * (Y) Favors Stupak provision
Tim Bishop (N.Y.) (Y) Must-have vote for leadership. Bishop's office told CNN that the New York lawmaker wants major changes to Senate bill. Voted yes in March 15 Budget Committee markup
John Boccieri (Ohio) * (N) In a bad sign for the White House, Boccieri did not appear with President Barack Obama at his March 15 speech in Ohio. Boccieri, a GOP target, told Foxnews.com, "I'm not afraid to cast a tough vote..." Clyburn has publicly said he is leaning on Boccieri, whose vote could go a long way in determining whether healthcare reform will pass
Michael Capuano (Y) Wanted to be a senator, but doesn't trust the Senate. TPM reported that Capuano is leaning no. In an e-mail to supporters, Capuano said he has many problems with Senate measure
Dennis Cardoza (Calif.) * (Y) Secured language for district before last year's vote
Jim Cooper (Tenn.) * (Y) Has had up-and-down relationship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Jim Costa (Calif.) * (Y) Secured project for his district before November vote
Henry Cuellar (Texas) * (Y) Cuellar backs Stupak language but undecided. Cuellar's vote has been one of rampant speculation, but the office told The Daily Caller he is undecided. Under pressure from Speaker and the president, Cuellar backed the climate change bill and House healthcare measure last year.
Kathy Dahlkemper (Pa.) * (Y) GOP target. Her yes vote could be key to passage. Strong backer of Stupak language
Mike Doyle (Pa.) * (Y) Must-have vote for leadership; not politically vulnerable
Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) * (Y) Senate hopeful who is big supporter of Stupak language
Bill Foster (Ill.) (Y) GOP target
Marcia Fudge (Ohio) (Y) Fudge is undecided, according to wkyc.com. Obama lobbying for her vote, giving her a ride on Air Force One on March 15
Gabrielle Giffords (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Bart Gordon (Tenn.) * (N) Retiring committee chairman. Clyburn especially wants his vote
Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) (Y) Despite many threats, Arizona liberal expected to vote yes
John Hall (N.Y.)
(Y) Democratic leaders may lose other Dems from N.Y., but need to keep Hall on board
Debbie Halvorson (Ill.) (Y) Politically vulnerable, but favored to win her reelection race
Baron Hill (Ind.) * (Y) Passed up Senate run
Paul Kanjorski (Pa.) * (Y) GOP target. Also voted with education reform bill that will move with healthcare reform in reconciliation
Marcy Kaptur (Ohio) * (Y) Voted with leadership first time around, but doesn't toe the party line. Wants Stupak language but that's not a deal breaker. Voted yes during Budget Committee markup. Likely to move to lean yes category soon
Mary Jo Kilroy (Ohio) (Y) In toss-up race this November
Ron Kind (Wis.) (Y) Represents competitive district. Voted against bill in committee
Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Ron Klein (Fla.) (Y) GOP target
Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) (N) President Obama urges her to vote yes in the Oval Office, according to March 16 AP report
Betsy Markey (Colo.) (N) Was a late no last time. In early March, Markey declined to be interviewed by Denver Post on her position on bill. Likely target for Democratic leaders
Jerry McNerney (Calif.) (Y) Waiting for final language. There are false reports of him being a firm no
Harry Mitchell (Ariz.) (Y) GOP target
Alan Mollohan (W.Va.) * (Y) In November, seat was considered safe. Now, he's in a tight race
Chris Murphy (Conn.) (Y) GOP target
Scott Murphy (N.Y.) (N) President Obama urges Murphy to vote yes in Oval Office meeting, according to March 16 AP report. Reelection race looks good, for now. Told local media he might vote yes
Richard Neal (Mass.) * (Y) Better vote yes if he wants to take Ways and Means gavel; fan of Stupak language
Glenn Nye (Va.) (N) In toss-up race
Solomon Ortiz (Texas) * (Y) Was a late yes last time around
Bill Owens (N.Y.) (Y) One of first votes in Congress was yes on House health bill; media reports have him as undecided
Tom Perriello (Va.) * (Y) In toss-up race this fall; Pelosi had long talk with the Virginia Democrat on March 10 on the House floor
Earl Pomeroy (N.D.) * (Y) Voted against bill in committee, and for it on the House floor
Nick Rahall (W.Va.) * (Y) Another panel chairman on the fence
Ciro Rodriguez (Texas) * (Y) Considered by Cook Political Report to "likely" retain seat
Tim Ryan (Ohio) * (Y) Opposes abortion rights; voted for Stupak language
John Salazar (Colo.) * (Y) GOP target
Loretta Sanchez (Calif.) (Y) Was a late yes in November
Mark Schauer (Mich.) (Y) In toss-up race this fall
Kurt Schrader (Ore.)
(Y) Budget Committee member didn't vote during March 15 markup. In competitive reelection race.
Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.) (Y) In toss-up race, according to Cook Political Report
Zack Space (Ohio) * (Y) Voted yes in committee and yes on the floor last year
Adam Smith (Wash.) (Y) Was a late yes in November
Betty Sutton (Ohio) (Y) GOP target
John Tanner (Tenn.) * (N) House deputy whip not running for reelection, but he still will need to be convinced to get to yes. Voted no in committee and on floor
Dina Titus (Nev.) (Y) Her office told The Hill the congresswoman is undecided. Voted no in committee and yes on the floor last year
Paul Tonko (N.Y.) (Y) Waiting for Congressional Budget Office numbers David Wu (Ore.) (Y) Was undecided for three hours during 2003 Medicare drug vote, then voted with the GOP

Sunday, March 14, 2010

10 Minute Ticker:

Make those calls!  Capital Hill Switchboard:  202-224-3121
WHIP Count.  The Democrats who can make or break Obamacare

Your Government at work:
IRS Raids Car Wash Business in search of 4 cents

Hot Air.com
Thousands rally in MN to "Kill the Bill"

Weekend Box Office:
Alice in Wonderland #1 Again

Gateway Pundit:
March For Freedom. Tuesday March 16, 2010 Washington DC

Investor's Business Daily Editorials:
Why Health Bill Make No Sense - 15 Reasons

Mark Levin's speech at the Reagan Library - March 5, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

VIDEO: Scott Brown lays down the law on Health Care

"An entire year has gone to waste"

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
"An entire year has gone to waste," Brown said in the weekly GOP radio and Internet address. "Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, and many more jobs are in danger. Even now, the president still hasn't gotten the message.
"Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health care bill, the more determined they seem to force it on us anyway."
Brown himself can claim responsibility for the Democrats' failure to pass health overhaul legislation to date. They were on the verge of doing so before Brown claimed the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat in a special election upset in January, depriving Democrats of their filibuster-proof supermajority and throwing the health care effort into limbo.

Saturday Readings:

Light Blogging this weekend.  In the meantime please visit these friends of Common Cents:
Happy Saturday!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday Night Videos

Fox New's John Stossel on "Fat Politics"

Rep Bart Stupak mocks Democratic Leadership

St Louis:  2,300 shop up to protest Obamacare

Global Warming - The Other Side:
This is the first part of the new one-hour TV special that John Coleman and KUSI-TV put together to refute the Global Warming Hoax and the recent Copenhagen Climate Conference.
Global Warming - The Other Side Part 2