No Leadership, Truth, or Integrity, Just Arrogance and Deceit – Patriot Update

No Leadership, Truth, or Integrity, Just Arrogance and Deceit – Patriot Update: "As the sequestration deadline approached the outright lies and fear mongering by the president and liberal elites was so spectacular, I had to wonder whatever happened to the truth. The spin on spending cuts—who was going to get hurt and how bad as well as the outright lie that the president had nothing to do with sequestration—was hard to listen to. One needs to ask not only what the truth is but where is the leadership in this phony crisis? The unfortunate answers are: a) the truth is missing in action, and b) there is NO leadership from Barack Obama."

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Poll: Democratic Support for Obamacare Falls 15 Points – Patriot Update

Poll: Democratic Support for Obamacare Falls 15 Points – Patriot Update: "The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein had an important op-ed out this week making the case that conservatives should not give up the health care fight. And perhaps they shouldn’t: according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll — the first one conducted since the November elections — support for the Affordable Care Act is plummeting … among Democrats:"

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Personal Income Collapses in January

Personal Income Collapses in January: "The Commerce Department reported Friday that personal income contracted a sharp 3.6% in January. In three of the last four months, personal income had showed modest gains. Economists had expected a more modest drop in income of 2.5%. This, and other numbers released Friday suggest worrying trends for the economy."

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Florida needs more doctors for Medicaid expansion, lobby group says - Sun Sentinel

Florida needs more doctors for Medicaid expansion, lobby group says - Sun Sentinel: "TALLAHASSEE — Brace yourself for longer lines at the doctor's office.

Whether you're employed and insured, elderly and on Medicare, or poor and covered by Medicaid, the Florida Medical Association says there's a growing shortage of doctors — especially specialists — available to provide you with medical care."

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Why is Wal-Mart worried? Payroll tax could cut consumer spending. (+video) - CSMonitor.com

Why is Wal-Mart worried? Payroll tax could cut consumer spending. (+video) - CSMonitor.com: "Retailers are preparing for a triple whammy as the restoration of the payroll tax, surging gas prices, and stagnant employment and wages take a bite out of consumers’ disposable income, leaving them with less cash to spend on clothing, groceries, and eating out."

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Maxine Waters Warns 170 MILLION Jobs Could Be Lost Due to Sequestration Cuts — But There’s a Huge Problem With Her Estimate | Video | TheBlaze.com

Maxine Waters Warns 170 MILLION Jobs Could Be Lost Due to Sequestration Cuts — But There’s a Huge Problem With Her Estimate | Video | TheBlaze.com: "If Congress allows sequestration cuts to take effect, more than 170 million Americans could lose their jobs, according to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).

“If sequestration takes place, that’s going to be a great setback. We don’t need to be having something like sequestration that’s going to cause these job losses — over 170 million jobs that could be lost,” Waters said."

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WaPo Fact-Checker Blasts White House Sequester Scare Tactics | Conservative Byte

WaPo Fact-Checker Blasts White House Sequester Scare Tactics | Conservative Byte: "“The sequester is not something that I’ve proposed. It is something that Congress has proposed.” – Barack Obama

The President of the United States is lying. He’s not lying about his personal life sex ala Bill Clinton, he’s lying about policy. And he’s not just lying, he’s brazenly lying; audaciously lying. Obama and the media know the stakes in this battle are enormous. If the GOP and sequester can’t be blamed for our failed economy, Obama and his big government philosophy will be."

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More Details Emerge on Obama’s Prison Purge | Conservative Byte

More Details Emerge on Obama’s Prison Purge | Conservative Byte: "Yesterday we had the shocking news that the regime had released hardened criminals from the illegal immigrant population. They were in jail. Hardened criminals were jailed from the illegal alien population."

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Chuck Todd on OFA Fundraising: ‘This Just Looks Bad’ | Washington Free Beacon

Chuck Todd on OFA Fundraising: ‘This Just Looks Bad’ | Washington Free Beacon: "MSNBC’s Chuck Todd criticized Monday the new fundraising efforts of President Obama’s dark money group, Organizing for Action, calling a scheme for high donors to meet regularly with Obama “the definition of selling access.”"

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House report says 'big-ticket' conferences cost taxpayers $340M | Fox News

House report says 'big-ticket' conferences cost taxpayers $340M | Fox News: "The infamous Las Vegas bash held by the obscure General Services Administration wasn't that unusual after all.

The lavish 2010 conference, which cost over $800,000, had lawmakers fuming last year. But a new congressional report shows taxpayers picked up the tab for at least 894 conferences in 2012 -- to the tune of $340 million. "

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