The Respectfully Republican Conversation

Hi Guys:

I emailed both of my Dem senators again today.  Also called Debbie Stabenow (Dem) after her comment about silencing conservative talk radio (my words, not hers), but the voice mail was full.  Surprise, surprise!!!  All we can do is keep trying to stop this bill (in its present form) from passing.  HELP!!!!!

Hugs,

Pat

P.S. Prayers continuing for Olivia, Karen and the whole family.

Adding my prayer for Olivia

 from the book of Numbers 

It is the one Moses said when his sister Miriam was sick:

"O Lord, please heal her." (Numbers 12:13)

The ONE is busy today reading to kindergartners. Great photo ops but isn't there a bit of pressing business that needs to be done today? Imagine if Bush had done that? I guess Bama is still trying that whole voting "present" thing, even when he is out to lunch on what he needs to do?

Can we hear the implosion of Obamania! WHO! WHO!

Moody, I hope by now you have talked to some doctors that know how to treat Olivia.  I know you're hurting so badly for your child.  I cannot imagine what you are going through..only a tiny bit because I was a mom too and had a couple of incidences that were scary.

Ya gotta hang in there no matter what.  YOU have to remain strong and after you know the treatment that Olivia needs then YOU CAN FALL APART!  But not now.

All of us will be praying for Olivia and you and your family.  We miss you.

Dear Lord.  We again lift up Olivia to You.  We pray that You will guide the doctors to make decisions quickly that are necessary for Olivia's recovery.  We pray that her body can be nourished so that Olivia can regain her strength.  We pray for Karen..please keep her strong, Dear Lord.  There are times, Lord, when we who are going through trials do not have the strength or words, and that's when we depend on our friends to come to You to pray on our behalf. 

Thank you, Lord, in advance for the knowledge that You give to the doctors that are caring for Olivia.  In Jesus name, Amen.

Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express

I wrote to my two  Senators .........

Dear Madame Senator:

I am writing to ask you to stop this spending package.  I do not like what I am hearing about the items included on this bill. I do not think spending millions on remodelling the Mall and Federal offices/building is going to help our economy or create any long term jobs. I would be a fool to think that remodelling my kitchen with borrowed money, even though someone will get paid to do the work, is going to help my neighborhood.  Weatherizing public housing is not going to create any lasting jobs either!! What would you teach these young people? How to caulk? Weatherstrip? Insulate?  That is not skilled labor!  And how is that going to make us less reliant on foreign oil?  The poor already get assistance from the utility companies so the weatherization is not saving US any money.  Mr. Obama said it was a "threefer" ... I think he is smoking some "reefer" if he really believes that!

I am not of the opinion that these Chicago thugs that are in the WH really have the good intentions that they say. Obama is the Pied Piper and his music has stopped and most of us are out of the ether. 

I am tired of Democrat politics as usual:  the rich feeling guilty so they give more funds to the poor; the poor wanting a bigger piece of the pie and not having to work for it. I am a working parent whose check gets sliced and diced up every which way. I am tired of paying for lazy people to stay at home, get free food and still get a stimulus check!  How did I miss that train????  Oh, I know, I came from hard working parents, a public servant and realtor, who taught me how to save, spend within my means and get second job if I need more money!

Whose idea is it to spend money on highways and make sure that they crumble and have to be torn up in two years so the Trans workers will not be out of work???  Why not fix our bridges and roads so that they last for decades?  Take a look at the autobahn; it has the same winters as Ohio but not not have to be dug up and repaved every other year!!  hmmmm

Tell Obama No! Fix this plan and spend our money on things that will not be obsolete in 3 years. Tell him we need less government programs, we need to reduce spending and cut taxes in a recession, not a remodelled Mall!!

Sincerely upset,

Reid is talking and he said there's a committee from both parties looking into ways of trimming this.  Meanwhile, the dems won't pass any repubs amendments, so what's the hope for that committee?  So much has to taken out, they won't be able to get through it all in one day, we'll still have pork.  1566 pages, do we think they can go through all of that?  I'll bet the goal is to just get it a tad under $1 trillion, and let it be. 

Rosemary, the last I heard was the committee was 5 repubs and 11 dems.  Is that the committee he's talking about?

I've mentioned that one of my daughters' works for a large international company.  A  surprise came today.  Obviously the company had not mentioned that there would be lay offs.  She is one fo the HR managers.  She called me a noon (went home for lunch and to work at home the rest of the day) telling me that they layed off (and she had to be involved) a 38 year old man who has a wife on disability and a couple of kids.  It was a complete surprise to those who did not know lay offs were coming..my dd did since she's in HR.  However, my dd was crying so hard.  Other people who had no idea that this was coming  were so surprised..others were crying.

So, please pray tell how this stimulus package is going to put this man back to work.  Weather stripping training?

How is this bill going to help the housing crisis?

I hope the republicans don't get beaten down and help pass this mess.

There has been some good information on hospitals (Duke is one of them) that specialize in things like this posted on the Prayer forum.  Hopefully, Karen will be able to contact the other hospitals to get involved.

As soon as Miss Muffett and I get home, we will say our prayers for Livie.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Continuing to pray for Olivia and her parents~~~~~~

January 20, 2009:

1. Outgoing President George W. Bush quietly boards his helicopter and leaves for Texas, commenting only:  "Today is not about me.  Today is a historical day for our nation and people."

Eight years ago January 20, 2008:

1.  Outgoing President Bill Clinton schedules two separate radio addresses to the nation, and organizes a public farewell speech/ rally in downtown Washington D.C. scheduled to directly conflict with incoming President Bush's inauguration ceremony.

January 20, 2009:

2.  President Bush leaves office without issuing a single Presidential pardon, only granting a commutation of sentence to two former border patrol agents convicted of shooting a convicted drug smuggler.  He does not grant any type of clemency to Scooter Libby or any other former political aide, ally, or business partner.

Eight years ago:

2. President Clinton issues 140 pardons and several commutations of sentence on his final day in office.  Included in these are:  billionaire financier, convicted tax evader, and leading Democratic campaign contributor Marc Rich; Whitewater scandal figure Susan McDougal; Congressional Post Office Scandal figure and former Democratic Congressman Dan Rostenkowski; convicted bank fraud, sexual assault and child porn perpetrator and former Democratic Congressman Melvin Reynolds; and convicted drug felon Roger Clinton, the President's half-brother.

January 20, 2009:

3.  The Bush daughters leave gift baskets in the White House bedrooms for the Obama daughters, containing flowers, candy, stuffed animals, DVD's and CD's, and heartfelt notes of encouragement and advice for the young girls on how to prepare for their new lives in the White House.

Eight years ago:

3.  Clinton and Gore staffers rip computer wires and electrical outlets from the White House walls, stuff piles of notebook papers into the White House toilets, systematically remove the letter "W" from every computer key-pad in the entire White House, and damage several thousand dollars worth of furniture in the White House master bedroom.  

Headlines January 20 4 Years Ago:

"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees"

"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"

"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft"

Headlines January 20, 2009:

"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $170 million"

"Obama Spends $170 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"

"Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"

"Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration" 

 (There are reports that the high cost, up to $190M, was due to massive security; and that cost wasn't ibncluded in Bush's figures. However, the Mall is so destroyed, not including the massive trash removal bill(including all those flags left on the ground), that it will take at least 4 months to repair and replant and relandscape.)

Daffodil,

What a report.  I guess Bush putting $40 million in the inaugural security coffers for Obama wasn't nearly enough.

Shirley,

I thought they said the committee had 8 people on it from each side. 

The Coburn Amendment is very important.  He's trying to get the Mayor's wishlist of 35,000 projects amended out of this bill.  I first read it was 18,000 requests.  Golf courses, water parks, lite rail going to a stadium in Fl that doesn't get much attendence, dog parks, freesby parks, you know the kind of long term jobs that stimulate this economy.  As Obama has said, so what there's fluff in there, just pass it.  That fluff adds a couple of billion dollars to the price tag, or more for these requests, not to worry...we won't pay for them, our grandchildren will.   Oh, and let's not forget $500,000 for a mob exhibit in Vegas. 

The One is talking live right now.

Why would I want to have my taxes raised to employ foreign workers???????????

She is part of the Democrat voting block ... keep the poor masses happy and they keep voting for you. You think if the checks stopped in 2 years (you know, time for training and provide daycare) she'd be happy? No -- but that's what should be happening -- but that would be Republican thinking to take care of yourself.