CEI Weekly: California: The failed model

>>Shaping the Debate

[VIDEO] Myron Ebell on Car Mileage Regulations

Myron Ebell featuredon CNBC

http://ceiondemand.org/2009/05/19/myron-ebell-on-car-mileage-regulations/

[VIDEO] Sam Kazman Debates Obama’s Car Mileage Regulations

Sam Kazman featured on CNN

http://ceiondemand.org/2009/05/19/sam-kazman-debates-obamas-car-mileage-regulations/

Supreme Court To Hear Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge

Hans Bader featured in The Washington Examiner

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/21/supreme-court-hear-sarbanes-oxley-challenge

Florida flirting with fiscal hurricane disaster

Eli Lehrer featured The Gainesville Sun

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/20/florida-flirting-fiscal-hurricane-disaster

Rather than vilify bottled water, scale back recycling programs

Angela Logomasini featured in The Post Standard

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/18/rather-vilify-bottled-water-scale-back-recycling-programs

Business Will Miss Justice Souter

Hans Bader featured in the The Wall Street Journal

http://cei.org/articles/2009/05/19/business-will-miss-justice-souter

>>Best of the Blogs

California here we come?

by Myron Ebell

"California’s voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a series of tax increases that Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic-controlled state legislature claimed were necessary to save the State from bankruptcy. The voters have it right, as do the conservative Republicans in the legislature."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/21/california-here-we-come/

New fuel economy rules will make cars more costly, less safe, trigger regulatory cascade

by Marlo Lewis

"At some point today, the EPA and the Department of Transportation (DOT) will propose a first-ever joint regulation to establish first-ever greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for new motor vehicles . .. This is bad news for three reasons . . . New cars will be less safe[,] . . .New cars will be more costly[,] . . . The GHG standards will starta regulatory chain reaction with potentially devastating economic impacts.

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/19/new-fuel-economy-rules-will-make-cars-more-costly-less-safe-trigger-regulatory-cascade/

EWaste Recycling Bans: Wasting Opportunity

by Angela Logomasini

"To sum it up, developing nations don’t have the same environmental standards as we do for the same reasons they don’t have the same labor standards—they are too poor. Keeping them poor will only keep them poor! That’s hardly a policy for progress!"

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/20/ewaste-recycling-bans-wasting-opportunity/

Class Warfare Against the Financially Responsible

by Hans Bader

"Earlier, the Obama Administration pushed through $250 billion in mortgage bailouts, to bail out even some high-income borrowers with normal mortgage payments, and forced financial institutions it took over in the name of fiscal responsibility, like Freddie Mac, to run up billions in losses bailing out irresponsible borrowers."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/21/class-warfare-against-the-financially-responsible/

Fulfilling Prophecies

by Ryan Young

"CBO estimated today that unemployment will top out at around 10.5% before it recovers. Congress is doing its part to make CBO’s dire prophecy a reality .. . The Congressman may be unaware that when workers become more expensive to hire, employers hire fewer of them. Or else he is more concerned with making CBO’s predictions come true."

http://www.openmarket.org/2009/05/21/fulfilling-prophecies/

>>CEI in the News

The Financial Post--Myron Ebell

http://cei.org/citation/2009/05/20/biggest-and-worst-0

Business Insurance--Eli Lehrer

http://www.businessinsurance.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?articleId=27658

The Chicago Tribune--Myron Ebell

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-na-emissions19-2009may19,0,3995555.story

St. Louis Post Dispatch--Myron Ebell

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/livegreen/story/3FAED3CFD0E72D74862575BC000ABD3E?OpenDocument

>>Podcast

Episode 43: A House in Gross Disorder

On the news front, we discuss pending “cap and trade” legislation for greenhouse gases, scandalous corruption charges in the British Parliament, and new hope for economic and political reform in India. We also return to Craigslist’s fight against state attorney general activism and some highly competitive Olympic News.
http://www.libertyweek.org/

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ConservativeHQ.com Poll Results

ConservativeHQ.com Poll: 91% of Conservatives Believe Obama is a Socialist, Marxist, Communist or Fascist

Thank you for participating in our on-line poll. We wanted to get you the results even before we send them out to the media. Nearly 2,600 people voted in the poll at ConservativeHQ.com, including 1,848 self-identified conservatives.

Ninety-one percent of conservatives said Obama was either a "socialist," "Marxist," "communist," or "fascist," proving Obama is no garden variety liberal.

While this is not a scientific poll, it is a meaningful indicator that most conservatives (the GOP base) see Obama as a dangerous radical. Rather than Americans coming together as a result of the election, it appears that America is becoming much more polarized.

Because so many conservatives see President Obama as a radical leftist, Republican politicians will be under pressure to step up their criticism of President Obama and the Democrats who are closely cooperating with him.

It will also make compromise more difficult for GOP officials. Any Republican who wants to be a national leader will feel obligated to view Obama as the vast majority of the GOP base sees him.

The poll, conducted from May 12 through May 19, asked, "How Would You Describe President Obama's Political Philosophy?" The complete results from conservatives were:

Socialist 46% (842)

Marxist 24% (437)

Communist 11% (200)

Fascist 10% (193)

Liberal 5% (87)

Progressive 2% (41)

Moderate 1% (24)

Other 0% (9)

Populist 0% (8)

Conservative 0% (7)

Libertarian 0% (0)

(Note: Percentages may not total to 100% because of rounding)

Thanks again for expressing your view on President Obama's political philosophy. We encourage you to visit ConservativeHQ.com often, as more polls will be posted regularly. We will continue to share the results with you and with news organizations and public opinion leaders across America.

To view the complete results from the poll, please click here.

CHQ - Republican Party Bleeding Out

New Gallup Poll Shows GOP Losing People Across the Board
Gallup - While RNC Chairman Michael Steele is optimistic about the future of the Republican Party, a new Gallup poll shows that "movement away from the GOP has occurred among nearly every major demographic subgroup." As the GOP struggles to find an identity, Americans are struggling to find some reason to stay with it. [read this and other stories at News From The Front]

Daily Lickskillet: Read today's Lickskillet comic here to find out if Congressman Dill can stop KERNEL's taxpayer-subsidized voter fraud.

Articles in News From The Front:

• Republican Establishment Strikes Again
• Steele: The Republican Party Turns a Corner
• Soak the Rich, Lose the Rich
• Can America Learn From Canada?
• Wyden is Winning Over the GOP on Healthcare

CHQ - Did You Miss ConservativeHQ.com Chairman Richard Viguerie on C-SPAN?

Watch Richard Viguerie Discuss Issues Facing Today's Conservatives on C-SPAN

Viguerie Blog - In case you missed ConservativeHQ.com Chairman Richard Viguerie on C-SPAN on Sunday, May 17, click here for a link to the 40 min. segment where he discusses conservative issues and the Republican Party. [read blog here]

Remember, tomorrow is the last day to vote in the exclusive ConservativeHQ.com poll where your voice will help determine how Americans view Barack Obama. If you haven't already, please vote here.

Daily Lickskillet: Read today's Lickskillet comic here to find out who's paying for KERNEL.

Articles in News From The Front:

New Protests Planned

VIDEO: What About Ron Paul?

The Republicans Who Really Matter

George Will: Greed's Saving Graces

Where are Bush Administration Officials Now?

CHQ - Another Reason Not to Donate to National Republican Committees

NRSC Disses Conservative Challenger to Crist
CHQ Blog - Who's running against Crist, and whom did the NRSC dis? Marco Rubio, the young conservative success story, whose Wikipedia bio says, "championed a major overhaul of the Florida tax system. He wanted to reduce property taxes and decrease the size of government." [read blog here]

Be sure to watch ConservativeHQ.com Chairman Richard A. Viguerie on C-SPAN Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Daily Lickskillet: Read today's Lickskillet comic here to find out about KERNEL's community spirit!

Articles in News From The Front:

GOP Govs Start Tea Parties 2.0

Washington Can't Meet the Cheerios Standard

The 81% Tax Increase

Is 'Buy American' Hurting Americans?

Dem Field Clearing for Sen. Specter