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To: LindyBill who wrote (449220)	10/5/2011 7:01:06 AM
From: unclewest	6 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

What a mess legalizing sodomy really is. It has become a classic Psychological Operation being perpetrated against us. Some of Obama's minions are very adept at creating emotional turmoil that eventually denigrates America. They are very good at divide and conquer. If US Law can be treated with contemptuous disregard and ignored, there is no law. uw Armed Services Subcommittee Chair: DOD Instructing Military 'To Do Things Which Are in Fact Illegal to Do cnsnews.com and then cnsnews.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (449220)	10/5/2011 10:23:11 AM
From: unclewest	11 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

Has anyone else ever noticed neither Romney nor his staff ever mention where and how he made his fortune, nor which companies he worked for or bought and sold?? From Email - uw Herman Cain is running for president. He’s not a career politician (in fact he has never held political office). He’s known as a pizza guy, but there’s a lot more to him. He’s also a computer guy, a banker guy, and a rocket scientist guy. Here’s his bio: Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.Master’s degree in Computer Science. Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist). Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola. VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation). All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers! Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers. Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry. He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side. Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again! Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses. Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system. After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time! *Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think You’re Stupid.Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).* He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.

To: LindyBill who wrote (449220)	10/5/2011 11:16:41 AM
From: Brian Sullivan	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

Retirements make Dems' task harder Democrats have an unexpected enemy in their uphill, 25-seat campaign to reclaim control of the House: their own members. Thirteen House Democrats have announced they will not seek reelection in 2012 – nearly two times the number of retiring Republicans. Most concerning for Democrats: Nearly a half-dozen of their retirees are vacating seats that will likely be competitive, meaning that the party could retreat even further. The latest departure came Tuesday, when Rep. Jerry Costello, who represents a slightly Democratic-leaning, Southern Illinois seat, announced that he would forgo running for a 13th term. The ranks of Democratic retirees could still grow. Rep. Jim Matheson, a Utah Blue Dog, is publicly considering a run for statewide office over a reelection bid in a newly redrawn district that would favor a Republican opponent. California Rep. Dennis Cardoza has said he is unsure whether he will seek a sixth term. For Democrats, the departures reflect the grim reality of life in the minority. Republicans faced a similar predicament after they lost the House majority in 2006, when a line of members, including then- Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, then-New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson and then-Ohio Rep. Ralph Regula announced they would not be seeking reelection. “It goes without saying that when you’re in the minority you’re in the wilderness,” said former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a past Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman who retired at the end of the last Congress. For Costello, a senior Democrat on the Science & Technology Committee who serves as chairman of the aviation subcommittee, the party’s minority status afforded him little power in the committee hearing rooms. “The first couple of years of a minority give you a chance to rest, but it gets pretty old after that,” said former Tennessee Democratic Rep. Bart Gordon, a Costello acquaintance who announced his retirement in 2009. “It’s more difficult on senior members.” Democratic officials acknowledge that the trend is unwelcome, but they insist that none of the retirements on their side has been unexpected. Several of the Democrats who decided to forgo reelection in order to seek higher office, including Connecticut Rep. Chris Murphy and Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly, had long been known to harbor statewide ambitions. Others, like Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee and California Rep. Lynn Woolsey, have been in Congress for decades and were seen as likely to depart. “House Republican incumbents are only renting their seats in Washington as their out-of-touch policies alienate independent voters and tea party primaries threaten their reelection chances,” said Jesse Ferguson, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “While House Republican retirements create opportunities for some Democratic pickups, strong Democratic candidates who share the values of their districts will successfully hold these Democratic open seats.” Costello, who has established a centrist voting record during his 23-year tenure, is the latest Democratic moderate to exit the House. The ranks of Blue Dog Democrats were obliterated in 2010, with just 25 of the coalition’s 54 members returning to serve in the current Congress. This year, two additional Blue Dogs, Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren and Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross, have announced they will not be seeking reelection in 2012. Republicans have systematically targeted moderates for extinction. Prior to their retirements this summer, the National Republican Congressional Committee launched robocalls and radio ads targeting Boren and Ross, and aired a TV ad hammering Costello over Medicare. Last week, the NRCC launched a website titled, “Where are the Blue Dogs?” asking visitors to “Help find Washington’s Endangered Species.” Republicans pounced on the Costello retirement, touting it as a setback for Democrats. “You know the drive to make Nancy Pelosi speaker again is on its last wheel when Democrats in President Obama’s home state are throwing in the towel,” NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) told POLITICO in a statement. Kennedy acknowledged that the moderate drain was a concern for Democrats in their quest to erase the GOP’s 25-seat hold on the House. “Clearly when you see people who have occupied the middle of the political spectrum leaving, it should be concerning for all Americans,” he said. Redistricting has intensified the Democrats’ retirement woes. With GOP-led legislatures controlling line-drawing in states across the country, House Democrats are finding themselves increasingly vulnerable. Donnelly’s decision to run for Senate came after Republicans thrust him into a Republican-friendly, northwest Indiana seat. “It’s a wild year with a lot of new districts and a lot of people being paired together,” said Achim Bergmann, a Washington-based Democratic consultant and veteran of House races. There have so far been relatively few GOP retirees. Just one – Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg – occupies a seat that is regarded as competitive. But several House Republicans who occupy potentially competitive seats, including California Rep. David Dreier and Florida Rep. Bill Young, have been mentioned as possible retirees. politico.com