Entries for September 2011

March 13 may be your best chance to participate in picking the next President of the United States.

See it here ....

“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011

The Obama Administration is smack in the middle of several growing scandals: the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running debacle and the crony capitalism wrongdoing involving Solyndra and LightSquared.

Public safety and security are paramount. When an explosive is found on public land, we have an emergency situation that needs to be defused as soon as possible.

An email message calling for the removal of Hawaii Republican Party Chair Jonah Kaauwai was sent out to Hawaii Republican Party State Committee members yesterday. It is signed by eight members of the Hawaii GOP State Executive Committee....

Two years ago, as the United States was coming out of the last recession, President Obama was asked how raising taxes on anyone would help with the economy. The President's answer? "Normally you don't raise taxes in a recession, which is why we haven't, and why we've instead cut taxes."

Ed Case: "You may not like 100 percent of what you get from me….”

• Senate: Emergency Supplemental Disaster Relief Appropriations Resolution, 2011
• Senate: Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
• House: Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
• House: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump up ever-more-important student test scores swept the country this summer....

It's a "glut the beast" strategy the President has employed before--increase spending as much as possible, and then argue that the only answer to the massive deficits is to increase taxes.

When it comes to avoiding questions, even a Parisian Vacation is part of the strategy for Neil Abercrombie.

This is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil.

...all 5 official data sets show global cooling since 2002 while a third of all stations sustain a long term cooling trend for their entire history....

...people who would otherwise be considered at poverty level are paying Hawaii state income taxes on what little taxable income they receive. One would think that the Tax Review Commission would be the perfect venue for a discussion of that anomaly....

President Obama has tried to spin yet another one half billion dollar mistake but his own green friends won't let him: Solyndra bankruptcy was a disaster waiting to happen. Neil has been informed multiple times about Sopogy. What’s he going to do about it?

Hawaii has one of the healthiest economies in the country, bolstered by a large number of wealthy retirees and a robust tourism industry....

"[W]e can see the positive impacts [of the stimulus] right here at Solyndra." -- Barack Obama

Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.

Of Hawaii’s $308M in Unemployment Compensation payments, “only” 3.1% were paid wrongly.

Even theoretically, returning Hawaii to a prehuman existence would be impossible. Ecosystems change over time, with or without the involvement of mankind, so no one can tell what Hawaii “should” look like.

Perhaps the very unfortunate and deadly crash on Farrington Highway on the night of Tuesday, September 13, 2011 will serve as a major wake up call for HPD accident scene handling and investigation.

1. When did Sunshine Topping resign?
2. When does Ms. Topping’s resignation take effect?
3. Why was there no announcement of her resignation earlier?
4. What was the reason for Ms. Topping’s resignation?
5. Are there any controversies regarding her conduct in the position of Human Resources Director or her previous employment?

It's been one week since President Barack Obama announced his latest "stimulus" plan, and despite a cross-country road show aimed at selling his proposals to the American people, the commander in chief is finding that his message of more taxes and spending isn't hitting home.

Less than a week after the President presented his jobs plan, Americans voted to send two new Republicans to Washington—an overwhelming rebuke of the Obama Administration and its policies!

The origin of gun control laws in America had little, if anything, to do with controlling crime; the laws were intended to prevent slaves and freed blacks from defending themselves or rebelling against the state and local governments which persecuted them relentlessly....

Fannie Mae is amending the foreclosure process and fees in the State of Hawaii ...

...about 800 additional Hawai'i children in low-income areas will be subsidized to attend preschool....

The Mānoa campus of the University of Hawai‘i is again ranked among the “Best National Universities” in the 2012 edition of the “Best Colleges” guidebook published today by U.S. News and World Report.

While opinions about America's post–9/11 policies come and go, facts remain: The U.S. has thwarted 40 terrorist plots through an aggressive and prioritized plan of offense to protect America. That is not a plan to abandon now, in an age of increasingly high-tech terrorism.

 One teacher told investigators that the district was "run like the mob" and that she was afraid of retaliation if she didn't participate.

The State of Hawai'i was awarded more than $7 million in federal grants for renewable energy projects ....

Ansaldo, was awarded $1.4 billion to build the rail cars in California. A losing bidder, Bombardier, can build the rail cars here creating JOBS on Oahu and do it for $250 million less than Ansaldo.

What President Obama didn't tell America as he was pleading for more spending--and what the Census Bureau didn't report--is what it really means to be poor in America.

Obama has refused to submit the agreements until the House goes further and re-authorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the 2009 stimulus spending levels. Pre-2009 TAA is still in place to assist workers who lose their job as a result of foreign competition.

...the Motion will not prevent our lawsuit from going forward and, in any event, is devoid of substantive merit. We consider it frivolous … a waste of the court's time and the taxpayers' money....

Full 99 minutes of GOP Presidential Debate held at Reagan Library September 7, 2011.

President Obama can not get another four years to continue skyrocketing the debt, downgrading our national credit rating, and killing jobs.

• Senate: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
• Senate: Motion to Proceed; Debt limit disapproval
• House: Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 2012

Heritage’s Preserve the Constitution Series will feature the nation’s most respected judges, legal scholars, and policy analysts as they discuss how to combat these attacks on the rule of law and the Constitution.

Alone among the contenders, he possesses the unique qualifications to confront and master our severe economic predicament. His abiding faith in our country's exceptional historical position as a beacon of freedom will make him the most important leader in a world that depends upon a strong America to stay at peace.

Should the additional revenues expected from the tax law changes adopted this past legislative session not materialize, will elected officials once more resort to tax increases to balance the budget or will they find ways to reduce government expenditures to match what the economy is able to produce?

The one unchanging article of faith in the progressive religion is that you, dear reader, are a bigot. Beginning with that article of faith, their delusional world suddenly becomes logical--but not reasonable.

Thanks to important policies put into place after 9/11, America has been able to thwart at least 41 publicly known terrorist attacks....

Weakened militarily and ignored in the mostly peaceful Arab Spring revolutions, the organization, they say, is becoming irrelevant....

Former President George W. Bush gave a wonderful speech today in Shanksville, Pennsylvania for the 10 year anniversary of 9-11. It was one of his best. The audience including Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton gave him a standing ovation.

The remembrance calls for governments and businesses, houses of worship, railways, fire and police departments, and others to ring bells and sound sirens for one minute on Sunday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:00 am Hawai'i Standard Time (1:00 pm EDT). Members of the public are asked to cease activity during that minute and reflect upon the events of 10 years ago.

For all of us across the nation, our thoughts are turned to the lives that were lost due to the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001.