MAXIMUS POLITICS BLOG

• The Trojan Pig
  On Friday, Hot Air documented Congressman David Obey's response to questions on stimulus waste: “So what?”  Why does Obey (D-Wisconsin) not care that his left-wing "stimulus package" will waste taxpayer money?  The answer:  he and his fellow liberal Democrat co-sponsors and supporters never intended it to provide an economic stimulus.  Clearly, they do not even care who winds up with a lot of the
  
  
• "Soak the Rich" Liberal Democrats, Wealthy Themselves, Don't Pay Their Own Taxes
  Joining Treasury Secretary Tim "TurboTax" Geithner in the Obama Administration's "Tax Dodger Hall of Shame" today is Tom Daschle.  Daschle, the former Senate Majority Leader, is Obama's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The Washington Post reported that Daschle "failed to pay more than $128,000 in taxes over three years".  Like Geithner, he did not file amended returns
  
  
• Reading the Stimulus: the Blago Clause
  1 SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE2 OF FUNDS.3 None of the funds provided by this Act may be made4 available to the State of Illinois, or any agency of the5 State, unless (1) the use of such funds by the State is6 approved in legislation enacted by the State after the date7 of the enactment of this Act, or (2) Rod R. Blagojevich8 no longer holds the office of Governor of the
  
  
• RNC Election Buzz from Twitter
  Public Endorsements for RNC Chair Found or Linked to in Tweets on #RNCchair Stream During the Past Week(please let me know if I missed anyone or made a mistake)Mike Duncan (31 RNC Member endorsements)Jim Burnett (AR RNC)Reta Hamilton (AR RNC)Priscilla Rakestraw (DE RNC)Laird Stabler (DE RNC)Willes K. Lee (HI RNC)Matt Strawn (IA RNC)Blake Hall (ID RNC)Kris Kobach (KS RNC)Mike Duncan (KY RNC)
  
  
• HR 256 and HR 262 Threaten Constitutional Free Speech Rights
  All Americans need to take a close look at David's Law (H.R. 256) and its companion bill, The David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 262).  These two so-called "hate crime" bills, introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), are Trojan horses designed to silence Constitutionally-guaranteed free speech that is not considered "politically correct" by liberals.
  
  
• Dems To Use "Fairness" to Push Leftist Economic Agenda in 111th Congress
  Today's Wall Street Journal editorial (Trial Lawyer Bonanza - WSJ.com), highlights the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.  This bill is at the top of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's liberal agenda for the 111th Congress, "along with the Paycheck Fairness Act that would strengthen remedies under the Equal Pay Act of 1963 for women."  In the 110th Congress, Democrat legislators proposed the Fair Pay Act in
  
  
• Schwarzenegger Throws State Republicans Under The Bus
  Capital Notes — From KQED’s John Myers » Governor “Forced” to Agree to Dem Only Taxes California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted today what Republican state legislators have known all along:  he is working hand-in hand with Democrats to increase California citizens' taxes using the Dems' unconstitutional parliamentary tactics.  John Myers of KQED's "The California Report" asked
  
  
• California AG Brown Shirks Duty, Decides to Attack Proposition 8 in Court
  Jerry Brown Seeks to Overturn Proposition H8 | The Liberal OC Brown asks state high court to overturn Prop. 8 | SFGate.com One of the California Attorney General's most important jobs is to defend the State's laws.  Despite this duty,  Jerry Brown, the current AG, has attacked Proposition 8, which California's voters passed in the November 4 election.  In a sudden (but not
  
  
• He Wants His "Economic Stimulus" Now: Schwarzenegger To Call Another Special Session
  Capitol Weekly carried California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's announcement that he will call the State Legislature back into special session to work on the state's fiscal woes:"I will sign an executive order and call them in again for a special session to continue working on this problem," Schwarzenegger said Friday. " I believe that we can solve this before Christmas. I hope that the
  
  
• Why Start a Revolution When You Can Join One?
  Starting a conservative movement was my original intent when I started the website (Maximus Politics - reference point for the Conservative Revolution) for which this blog is a companion. Since that time, I have joined several online conservative groups that have taken off in terms of membership, online popularity and recognition outside the digital world. Now there are so many more that even