http://www.the912project.com 9 Values - 12 Principals Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Lisa Dolan Wheww, what a long day! I met so many people -- so many "As a Moms." It was so invigorating. I flew the Delta shuttle there which is the beginning of my journey which I will describe below: The alarm went off at 6 this morning. I set up my ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-firsthand-account-of-health-care-house-call/ Concerned 9.12ers descend on Washington, D.C., to protest Pelosi's health care bill: http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-scenes-from-thursdays-house-call/ Unemployment has hit 10.2 percent, the highest level since the 1983 recession. Obama administration officials will no doubt try to spin this latest bad economic news by noting that unemployment is typically a "lagging indicator." That was true in the old days, but it won't cut it in the age ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-how-many-more-jobs-will-obama-kill/ America's Founding Fathers established a government based on the consent of the governed. They never envisioned a government that ran the lives of its citizens with or without their consent. Suffice it to say they would turn in their graves if they read the 1,900-plus-page health care reform bill the ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-health-care-by-coercive-government/ The Tea Party holds no seat in Congress, but at least 10,000 of the party’s members descended on Capitol Hill Thursday to rally against a Democratic-written health care overhaul. A plan first hatched and heralded on FOX by iconic conservative Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) grew over the weekend as she e-mailed ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-tea-partiers-descend-on-capitol-hill/ Rep. Michele Bachmann stood alone at a podium at the foot of the Capitol Thursday, blowing kisses and waving to the fawning crowd of thousands she had assembled. The tea party rally against a Democratic-written health care bill was over, and the other lawmakers had cleared the stage. But the love ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/06/116-house-call-michele-bachmanns-healthy-prognosis/ President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their Democratic followers in Congress have a rather draconian message for the private sector: Speak now, and we'll make you forever hold your peace. Up until a few weeks ago, America's health insurers were sheepishly on board with the Obama-Pelosi health care reform plan. ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/05/115-obama-pelosi-to-health-insurers-shut-up-or-well-shut-you-down/ Here's a statement from Deb Johns who is there along with Amy Kremer and Lloyd Marcus, representing the Tea Party Express: "People have come from every state to the People's House, to show their solidarity to keep America free! They have announced the intention to clean house in 2010, and remove ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/05/115-scenes-from-health-care-rally-on-capitol-hill/ A controversial climate change bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to tout progress in the run-up to next month's global warming talks in Copenhagen. Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ignored a Republican boycott and used their majority to ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/05/115-senate-panel-approves-democratic-climate-bill/ Across Washington, political pros are quietly putting together their report cards on the first year of the Obama presidency. On some issues – like Obama’s diplomatic overtures to Iran – it’s too early to tell whether they’re political wins or losses. On others – like Obama’s failure to break up the ... http://www.the912project.com/2009/11/05/115-obamas-best-worst-moves/