Americans woke up to discover ...

Oh hell. Never mind. I don't even want to get into it. I would have rather awakened to a homosexual rapist in my bedroom.

So here we go. The Democrats in the House (thanks to the leadership of slobbering Barney Frank) have been working on financial industry reform legislation. This legislation is a Socialist's wet dream. It allows government bureaucrats to scan the private sector - spot some prey - create a story of despair and danger - and swoop in for the kill. It was Slobbering Barney who originally came up with the idea .. but now it's being refined by Pennsylvania Democrat (of course) Paul Kanjorski. Kanjorski is proposing legislation that would expand the powers of our imperial federal government beyond anything we have seen thus far. It will eclipse George Bush and Barack Obama and Barney Frank and Harry Reid.

Kanjorski's brilliant idea is legislation within the next few weeks that will give the federal government the power to preemptively break up financial firms that it deems "too big to fail." We aren't talking about creating pools for bailout emergencies or "living wills" for institutions if they should fail. We are talking about the federal government having the power to decide when a company is too big, and using force to dismantle that private company.

Unfortunately, Kanjorski isn't alone. He has an ally in the House. And that ally happens to be a Republican. Actually ... no surprise there. The Republican Party has pretty much become a party of big government as well ... just not as big as fast. Alabama Republican Richard Shelby says that he like Kanjorski's idea. Yep. Shelby says that he supports having a federal regulator that would have the power to make financial firms "stronger or smaller" before they pose a threat to the economy.

Kanjorski is dismayed to point out that our Constitution limits the powers of the federal government. He describes those powers as "not clearly defined." He says that with his legislation, "we're going to be evident in the power." You know ... I thought the 10th Amendment was actually pretty clear on this. The federal government only has the powers specifically enumerated in that document. All other powers are reserved for the states or the people. How "not clearly defined is this"?

I hope you folks understand that today's Democrat Party views our Constitution as a nuisance. It stands in the way of their grand schemes for an American Society of Government. Ask Pelosi about the Constitutionality of her health care takeover and she screams "Are you serious?" Kanjorski talks about a Constitution that does not "clearly" define government power, and the White House dismisses the need for any

Constitutional inquiries made of the ACORN Administrations big government dreams.

Elections have consequences. One year ago today you woke up to the reality of a president and a congress intent on relegating our Constitution to the "casual reading" section of your local Barnes and Noble.

You are going to love this. It's always fun when someone cries "racism" nowadays, because the word has been so incredibly watered down. It means absolutely nothing. It is a joke. And in this case, it is a labor union crying "racism!" Even more fun.

Here's the scenario. The Chamber of Commerce released an ad attacking Obamacare, explaining why it will be bad for America. The ad, which you can watch here, shows a boss who is distraught about having to fire an employee. As the boss calls the employee into his office, the camera pans to a shot of a black worker watching as his co-worker is called in to be fired.

Racist!

Yep. The AFL-CIO believes that this ad had racial overtones because it stereotypes the idea that minorities have an advantage in the workplace because of affirmative-action policies. A spokesman for the AFL-CIO says, "This is the same old right wing dog whistle politics ... They're trying to use race and class to scare working people about a health care bill."

You know, of course, that there is no way to win with this advertisement. Let's consider the possibilities:

1. Boss fires white guy as other white employees look on. AFL-CIO then issues press release saying that this commercial promotes the idea of a whites-only workplace and is, therefore, RACIST!
2. Boss fires black guy with white co-workers looking on. AFL-CIO then issues press release saying that this commercial promotes the idea that black workers are the least worthy and, therefore, the ones that should be fired first and is, therefore, RACIST!
3. Boss fires black guy while black co-workers look on. AFL-CIO then issues a press release saying that this commercial promotes the idea that black workers have poor personal health habits which will create a huge strain for employers leading to firings over ObamaCare and is, therefore RACIST!

The "R" word has become a joke. Since it's a joke it should be made fun of, derided and played with. People who scream "racism" with a straight face should be looked upon as demented. Also, the medical community should designate a special type of Tourette's Syndrome; one that identifies afflicted people who yell "racist" every third breath.

A lot of talk has happened over this cluster-fornication in NY 23. The fallout from the race continues, and as it persists, things are looking uglier for Republicans. RINO Senator Lindsey Graham is warning that conservatives are going to destroy the Republican Party if they try to drive away moderate candidates. He says, "To those people who are pursuing purity, you'll become a club not a party ... Those people who are trying to embrace conservatism in a thoughtful way that fits the region and the state and the district are going to do well. Conservativism is an asset. Blind ideology is not." Perhaps Graham was addressing the abortocentrists in the party. If not, he should have been.

Let me remind you that this idea of party purity goes both ways. MoveOn.org is on an email campaign to defeat any Democrat who is not 100% in support of Obamacare. Now, there are a lot of you who will argue that MoveOn.org does not represent the vast majority of the Democrat Party. This "progressive" wing of the Democrat Party is always in jeopardy of splitting voters. Let's hope the looters pursue the purity principle while conservatives ease up a bit. Might even save the Republic.

Consider yourself warned. Two Republicans in the House yesterday warned the Obama administration that Congress cannot bailout the Financial Housing Administration. Rep. Darrell Issa and Rep. Spencer Bachus released a letter warning that if Washington does not take swift action to address the problems of the FHA, it may result in another massive taxpayer-funded bailout, which we cannot afford.

I pointed this crisis out to you in the beginning of October. First it was Fannie and Freddie. The next big shoe to drop is the FHA. One quarter of all home loans made this year were through the FHA, and 80% of those loans were to first-time home buyers. But the FHA may be in need of a bailout after suffering losses of $54 billion. And how does this happen? By making loans to people who can't afford to pay them.

Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Got this from Drudge ....

Fox News Channel 4,043,000 viewers
MSNBC 974,000 viewers
Headline News 842,000 viewers
CNN 826,000 viewers

Hey ... CNN! How's that ban on radio talk show hosts as guests working out for you? Fourth place! You folks are HOT! Oh ... and is it any wonder that the ACORN Administration absolutely HATES Fox News? Seems the people in this country don't share that hatred.

Today's challenge: what the heck is this all about? Tell us what you think in the comments.

Or, if you're a dirty cheater, you can go here and see a pseudo explanation.

Pucker up Matt Towery. The next time I see you I'ma gonna kiss you right on the mouth. By the way ... that picture isn't me. It's some other dude.

A list from the Politico: Obama's best, and worst, moves so far.

The AARP is set to endorse Pelosicare.

As of right now, every House Republican is expected to reject Pelosicare when it comes time to vote.

One out of the hundreds of new regulations in Pelosicare is new regulations on snack/vending machines.

Did you know that CBO estimates on Pelosicare assume that the government will collect $167 billion over the next ten years from people who fail to buy insurance?

This is government ... a House panel set up to "bring meaningful change" to earmark reform has done nothing in last year except request more earmarks.

Some pundits believe that these elections this week showed that Democrats have lost the middle class vote, unless they get spending under control.

A bill making its way through Congress says that banks can't give credit cards to people under 21 unless a parent co-signed or the card holder can prove they could pay the loan.

Looks like the voters of Colorado Springs have sent the message: shrink the size of our government.

Barbara Boxer continues to work on her climate change bill in committee .. by herself.

The blog Big Hollywood has uncovered more videos of government school children singing the praises of Barack Obama. They are officially calling it an epidemic.

More fuzzy math on these stimulus jobs that were created/saved by federal stimulus money.

Speaking of fuzzy math ... apparently getting a raise in salary is considered a 'job saved' according to the federal government.

And if THAT'S not enough ... how about federal stimulus money that claimed to create/save 473 teaching jobs in an Illinois district that only employs 290 teachers.

Coming soon to the United States ... the taxpayers in Great Britain pay the rent for one out of every five British homes.

When it comes down to it, CNN did not crack the top 30 cable networks in prime time.

Human rights courts in Europe have ruled that crucifixes hanging in classrooms violate religious and educational freedoms.

Who knew there was such drama over what paintings hang on the walls of the White House?