http://thehayride.com News And Commentary On Louisiana And National Politics Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:24:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) gave a speech today at the Kill The Bill Rally in St. Paul in which she entreated Americans to refuse to comply with the Obamacare law on health care if the Democrats use the Slaughter Rule to "deem" the Senate bill passed without actually voting on ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/bachmann-advocates-civil-disobedience-if-dems-pass-obamacare-using-slaughter-rule/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed This from the Associated Press... PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration. It's time to start cashing them in. For more than two ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/why-any-new-entitlement-program-at-this-point-is-unforgivable-stupidity/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed It seems the weekend take from Matt Damon's new Bush-Lied-People-Died Iraq vehicle Green Zone was just $14.5 million. That's not a particularly good number for Universal Pictures, which budgeted $130 million for production and sunk another $100 million for distribution on top of that. Studio executives tell Time Magazine, whose film ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/have-we-seen-the-last-of-the-unhinged-lefty-iraq-movies/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined." -Patrick Henry http://thehayride.com/2010/03/quote-of-the-day-63/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed TheHill.com is reporting that the House Budget Committee tonight released a 2,309-page bill which purports to "reconcile" the differences between the House and Senate versions of Obamacare. Early indications are that this "reconciliation bill" is far worse than either of its predecessors, but the word is that this bill, which includes ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/pelosi-democrats-descent-into-full-fledged-insanity-with-reconciliation-bill/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Of course, we all know about Bart Stupak and his "gang" who are going to switch and vote "no" on Obamacare this time, but do you know about Nancy Pelosi's other headache that could derail the bill? If you recall from President Obama's September healthcare speech to a joint session of ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/the-other-shoe-about-to-drop-why-joe-wilson-might-defeat-obamacare/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed There is no shortage of opinions out there on the likelihood of House passage of the Senate version of the health care bill (let's ignore the "Slaughter solution" for the moment), but I wanted to think it through myself, and so I figured that I'd share my thoughts.  Here's how I ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/counting-votes/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed We liked it... ...though if we're talking about videos and movies, we've got a big-time recommendation: watch The Goods, with Jeremy Piven. It's a comedy - sort of a cross between Anchorman and Used Cars. The scene with Will Ferrell and his parachute is one of the funniest things we're ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/yall-see-this-one/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Scorecard       Latest News – Filing Deadlines This past week, candidate filing closed in Arkansas, Nevada, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, and on Monday 3/15, Maine and Montana will see its candidate filing close as well. There were no last minute surprises, and only one candidate (Republican Bill Shuster in Pennsylvania) escaped without partisan opposition. ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/2010-elections-march-13-edition/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing. Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue — come on, we can ... http://thehayride.com/2010/03/quote-of-the-day-62/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed