[StBernard] "A threat to the status quo"

[Westley Annis]

Editor's Note: This is from the George Soros funded ultra-liberal group,
MoveOn.Org

I've followed each of their points with the truth.

-----Original Message-----
Dear MoveOn member, 

Want to see what change looks like? Real change?

Well, here it is. Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget-his
blueprint for America-and it's ambitious, amazing, and unapologetically
progressive. As Paul Krugman said, it will set America on a "fundamentally
new course."1

President Obama called his budget "a threat to the status quo," and trust
me, the status quo noticed. Oil companies, big banks and insurance companies
are already mobilizing to stop it.2

Unfortunately, most folks don't realize how far-reaching and progressive the
plan is-that's where we all come in.

Here are 10 really incredible things about Obama's plan. Check them out and
then send them on to your friends and family so that millions of people will
have the information they need to fight to make this vision a reality.


10 things you should know about Obama's plan (but probably don't) 


The plan: 


1.	Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care that will go
a long way toward paying for a more efficient, more affordable health care
system that covers every single American.3 [A bureaucrat will get to decide
what treatments you can have. It will no longer be a joint decision between
you and your doctor.]
	  
2.	Reduces taxes for 95% of working Americans. And if your family makes
less than $250,000, your taxes won't go up one dime.4 [The majority of this
95% will be getting more money from YOU, since they don't pay taxes anyway.
And if you think the cap will stay at $250,000 I got some property in St.
Bernard that stayed high and dry during Katrina that I'd like to sell you.]
	  
3.	Invests more than $100 billion in clean energy technology, creating
millions of green jobs that can never be outsourced.5 [Meanwhile, the price
of gas will top $10 gallon.]
	  
4.	Brings our troops home from Iraq on a firm timetable, finally
bringing the war to a close-and freeing up almost ten billion dollars a
month for domestic priorities.6 [The United States is declaring defeat and
no country, no matter how small, will ever think twice about attacking
America again.]
	  
5.	Reverses growing income inequality. The plan lets the Bush tax cuts
for the wealthiest Americans expire and focuses on strengthening the middle
class.7 [Those that don't work will get a check from those that do work. It
is the liberal way.]
	  
6.	Closes multi-billion-dollar tax loopholes for big oil companies. 8
[Because the "big oil companies" pay no taxes (Exxon only wrote a check to
Uncle Sam for $100.7 billion in 2006 because they were feeling generous).]
	  
7.	Increases grants to help families pay for college-the largest
increase ever.9 
	[We can indoctrinate students into liberal thinking easier in
college than in elementary and secondary schools since we don't have parents
double checking everything we "teach" them.]
	
8.	Halves the deficit by 2013. President Obama inherited a legacy of
huge deficits and an economy in shambles, but his plan brings the deficit
under control as soon as the economy begins to recover.10 ["Spending $827
billion in my first month in office is nothing. Trust me, I've got Bernie
Madoff working for me on the side to triple my investment faster than
Hillary's cattle futures."]
	  
9.	Dramatically increases funding for the SEC and the CFTC-the agencies
that police Wall Street.11 [Now that the SEC has to take orders from
Democrats, we won't have to rake them across the coals in Congressional
hearings like we did two years ago.]
	  
10.	Tells it straight. For years, budgets have used accounting tricks to
hide the real costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush tax cuts,
and too many other programs. Obama's budget gets rid of the smokescreens and
lays out what America's priorities are, what they cost, and how we're going
to pay for them.12 [You ain't seen smokescreens yet.]

This is the change we voted for. President Obama has done his part, now we
need to do ours. 


Can you pass this on to your personal network and then click here to let us
know how many people you told, so we can track our impact together: 


Thanks for all you do.

-Daniel, Tanya, Peter, Justin and the rest of the team

P.S. Turns out there are way more than 10 amazing things in Obama's budget
and we couldn't resist sharing just a few more. 


1.	Stops unnecessary government subsidies to big banks, health
insurance companies and big agribusinesses.13,14,15 [Bush passed TARP, so we
can pay them with his money. Damn, Americans are so gullible.]
	
	
2.	Expands access to early childhood education and improves schools by
investing in programs that make sure every child has a qualified, strong
teacher.16 [Although it takes colleges to indoctrinate, we need to plant the
seeds early on.]
	  
3.	Negotiates for better prescription drug prices using Medicaid's
tremendous bargaining power.17 [Don't be looking for any new drugs. We're
gonna control the doctors and the drugs.]
	  
4.	Expands access to family planning for low-income women.18 [Every
woman should have at least one abortion in their lifetime.]
	  
5.	Caps the pollution that causes global warming, and makes polluters
pay to support clean energy innovation.19 [Maybe that $10 gallon gas was too
cheap. Let's make it $20 instead.]
	

Sources: 

1. "Climate of Change," The New York Times, February 27, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/opinion/27krugman.html?em

2. "Obama Calls His Budget Sweeping, Needed Change," The New York Times,
February 28, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51201&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=2

3. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=3

4. "Obama Expects Fight Over $3.55 Trillion Budget Plan," Bloomberg News,
February 28, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51203&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=4

5. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for
American Progress, February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=5

6. "The Economic Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan," The New York Times,
March 1, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/weekinreview/01glanz.html

7. "Tax Cuts," The New York Times, February 26, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-tax.html

8. "Energy Budget Is Sunlight After Eight Years of Darkness," Center for
American Progress, February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51204&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=6

9. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html 


10. "Obama unveils budget blueprint," CNN, February 26, 2009 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/26/budget/

11. "Obama budget would boost SEC, CFTC, FBI," Reuters, February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51205&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=7

12. "Obama's budget," Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51206&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=8

13. "Student Loans," The New York Times, February 26, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-edu.html 


14. "Health Insurance Stocks Dive on Medicare Advantage Cuts," The Wall
Street Journal, February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51207&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=9

15. "Agriculture," The New York Times, February 26, 2009 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-agri.html

16. "Investing Wisely in Our Children," Center for American Progress,
February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51208&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=10

17. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=11

18. "Obama Offers Broad Plan to Revamp Health Care," The New York Times,
February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51202&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=12

19. "Setting 'Green' Goals," The New York Times, February 26, 2009 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51209&id=15687-10005163-5lFP3Hx&t=13