Today in Washington D. C. - March 27, 2009

The Senate will begin consideration of the $3.5 trillion fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. The proposal was passed by the Senate Budget Committee on a party line vote last night.

Yesterday, the Senate passed the GIVE Act, H.R. 1388, which reauthorizes, expands and authorizes more funding for AmeriCorps and a number of other national service programs. Prior to passage of the bill, the Senate rejected two amendments, one from Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), which would have prohibited funding under the bill from going to ACORN or groups affiliated with ACORN, and one from Sen. John Thune (R-SD), which would have expressed the sense of the Senate that Congress should preserve the full income tax deduction for charitable giving, which the Obama budget proposes to partially eliminate. Summary: ACORN - Obama's favorite nonprofit gets your money, and YOU do Not get to have deduction for the charitable nonprofits sources you wish to support! The Senate did adopt an amendment from Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should preserve the charitable giving income tax deduction, but not the full deduction. Which says -- please keep the charitable deductions but let's reduce the tax break - then, we will decide who get their money - uh, like ACORN.

Democrats in Congress prepare to bring their versions of the budget resolution next week. But, they’ve scrapped transparency, but kept the spending. A new Gallup poll shows support for the president’s budget clearly eroding despite his media blitz. Jennifer Rubin summarizes, “At the end of February, 44% of those polled were positive [about the Obama budget]. Now only 39% are.”

Mark Tapscott noted that this decline “follow[s] three weeks of intense political blitzing that included a presidential news conference, an appearance on Jay Leno's late-night show, a 60 Minutes interview, multiple interviews with regional media outlets, personal lobbying of congressmen by the president, Democratic National Committee and third-party advertising and grass-roots work to rally the troops and generally sympathetic coverage in mainstream media.” Not only that, there have been third party ads, some targeted at Democrats, airing all over the country urging support for the budget. Yet support for the proposal has dropped five points.

In the poll, conducted after Obama’s Tuesday prime time press conference, support for the budget fell among Democrats, liberals, independents, and moderates. Liberal support dropped nine points, moderate support dropped eight points, and support from Democrats and independents each fell five points. It appears Obama’s budget is facing more resistance from within his own party. However, the Teleprompter knows that popularity doesn't matter to him at this time as it will before re-election in four years. Right now, he is playing "all-in" poker risking all of our lives on major bets without concern for the consequences.

Meanwhile, concerns are even being by Democrats over the subject of reconciliation instructions - rules that can be included in a budget to fast-track consideration of legislation and prevent it from being filibustered. Despite objections from some Senate Democrats who consider the idea “an outrage” and “inconsistent with the [Obama] administration’s stated goals of bipartisanship,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seem interested in using reconciliation to move health care and carbon cap-and-trade legislation. Politico notes today, though, that Pelosi’s insistence is not sitting well with Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, whose committee would play a key role in any health care overhaul. “On Thursday, Baucus (D-MT) told Politico that the House was making a big mistake by going that route, saying putting health care through the budget process would prompt a partisan battle that will undermine health care policy.” Further, Politico reports, “Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, a conservative Democrat who is skeptical of the proposed spending increases, said adding reconciliation provisions would cost Democrats his vote. ‘It’s a deal breaker,’ Nelson said Thursday.”

It looks like Democrats will have to spend time next week building support among their own rank and file for a budget that they know spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much. However, it also clear that the Pelosi, Reid and Obama do not care about what the majority of the population feel, desire or want. They know they have this unique time period in which to push socialism onto the backs of Americans. They are not ignorant of what they are doing.

Although some of those Democrats, who claim to be conservatives (DINOs), and the Republicans "in name only (RINOs)" are now fainting or express concerns, the fact is they prostituted themselves with and before liberals. Now they have no voice, power, or respect among liberals or conservatives. Since they cannot be trusted by the real conservatives, theses DINOs and RINOs hang around the halls of Congress waiting for a friendly word from the liberals who despise them but are willing to give them something when their vote is needed. So, what impact impact will they have on the Teleprompter's budget and Peloisi's and Reid's agenda? Most likely nothing. The only "hope" for America, is to return conservatives to Congress and eventually to the White house. In the mean time, visit a Tea party Rally in your area and meet and be assured that others are concerned just like you!

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