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Here they are, the eight Republican Representatives that voted in favor of the Climate Change and Energy Bill about an hour ago:
Mary Bono Mack - CA
Mike Castle - DE
Mark Kirk - IL
Leonard Lance - NJ
Frank A. LoBiondo - NJ
John M. McHugh - NY
Dave Reichart - WA
Chris Smith - NJ
In a vote that was 219-212, these eight “conservatives” could have prevented this bill from being approved. Kansas and Missouri Representatives voted along party lines.
I have received several requests for a couple articles I’ve referenced in past shows regarding the healthcare reform issue we’ve been talking about. For your enjoyment, here they are:
Better get back to the show! Keep checking back as this list will hopefully be updated with more and more articles.
And for our good friend and listener, Chuck, here is a distinction between a Republic and a Democracy. Enjoy.
Saturday marks the 2nd Annual Thunder Run KC. This motorcycle run benefits Kansas City Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. You pre-register online and find all the information you need at ThunderRunKC.com. It’s a great ride and you’ll be helping JDRF find a cure for diabetes. I hope to see you out there! I’m sure we’ll talk about it on the show Saturday night!
I won’t do this very often, but let me recommend some reading to you from The Kansas City Star. In today’s paper, Lee Hill Kavanaugh tells four different stories from men who served and fought on June 6, 1944. It’s a moving and inspiring peace, and an important one for all of us to read and take to heart.
A couple weeks ago was Memorial Day, and we spent an hour talking about what Memorial Day means to you. I will be out of the studio tonight, but we will be replaying that show. And as a call to action, I might ask you what the anniversary of D-Day means to you. If you have a relative, a friend, an acquaintance who fought on June 6, 1944, let me know about it. I think it’s important for us to always remember the most important acts of service for our country, whether it’s the current men and women serving or our grandparents who served 60 years ago.
Click here to read Kavanaugh’s piece in today’s Kansas City Star.
At 2 in the morning on June 6, 1944, the captains of Allied ships bound for Normandy made an announcement: Breakfast was served. Religious services to follow.
The soldiers and sailors had been waiting for this moment - training, practicing, preparing. They knew daybreak would bring the battle of their lives.
Many came to their end there. The Normandy American Cemetery holds the graves of 9,387 U.S. service members. Those who have survived are in their 80s and 90s, looking back on full lives 65 years later.
One thing unites them: a memory of a place so burned into their souls, one veteran says, it’s “as if it happened yesterday.”
First off, I hope everyone had a great time at Rockfest Saturday. I worked the event, put in about 17 hours, and enjoyed every second of it.
If any of you follow Drudge, as I’m sure most of you do, you’ll be aware of the following article: “Obama says US cannot impose its values: BBC Interview.” I don’t want to dwell on it, but thought I’d throw my two cents in.
Basically, the story is that Obama doesn’t believe the United States should force its values on any other country. “The danger I think is when the United States or any country thinks that we can simply impose these values on another country with a different history and a different culture,” the President said in the interview.
He goes on to say, however, “Democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, freedom of religion — those are not simply principles of the West to be hoisted on these countries, but rather what I believe to be universal principles that they can embrace and affirm as part of their national identity.”
That’s where the confusion for me comes in. If we as a nation should not impose our values on other countries, how then can we legitimately and justifiably impose our values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech or freedom of religion? The answer is simple: Because that is what President Obama believes. He is our President, so his opinion is allegedly of the utmost importance.
I wonder, though, if my co-worker who I’m 99% sure is a Communist holds the same values of Democracy as the man he voted for does. And if not, what his thoughts are on President Obama’s beliefs. And if he does agree with him, how can he truly believe in the Communist system (I hope I’m not assuming too much, buddy…No hard feelings).
And of course, Obama was able to pull Gitmo into the discussion, saying that hopefully we as a country can serve as a role model by our actions toward Guantanamo Bay. I hope other countries don’t follow our path and swear to do something without having a fully thought out plan of action.
Ha, that’s never happened before in American politics, has it?
I will be filling in for Darla Jaye tonight on KMBZ from 6p-9p. Be sure to tune in to hear interviews with Dr. Robert Murphy, author of “The Politically Incorrect Guide to The Great Depression and The New Deal,” as well as an interview with our friend Steve Milloy, author of “Green Hell.” Both authors will be taking live phone calls, so if you have a question that pertains to the economy, the environment or both, get your phone ready!
In today’s vlog, we discuss Obama’s announcement of the new fuel economy standards for the auto industry, but more importantly the Kansas City Star’s response in Tuesday’s editorial. I’m sure there will be a blog post written on this subject soon.
I am traveling to Wichita to attend a wedding of a friend of my wife’s, in fact, my wife is in the wedding. This means I will not be live on News Radio 980 KMBZ. Rather, we will be playing the show that aired the night of the JC Nichols Fountain Tea Party (Claire McCaskill). It was an intriguing show a couple months ago, and I’m sure it’s going to be just as, if not more, inspiring and refreshing come this weekend.
