I have a son-in-law that works for the railroad. I saw all of the false information being sent to these union members during the election and heard about discussions at work. As I mentioned once, they were being told (lied to) that Romney and Ryan wanted to take away their retirement. Sticking with Obama and Sherrod Brown was the only answer. I immediately searched out the truth for my son-in-law, but I’m certain many other workers only believed what was being sold to them by the union and Brown. Now it appears if many of them did vote for Obama, they may have just voted themselves out of a job–which really will take away their pensions. Son-in-law has just started mentioning a slowdown and some lay offs at work. Want to know the reason? No coal to ship. The closing of coal mines affects more than just coal miners and their families.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11714135/1/coals-demise-hurts-eastern-railroads.html
“Coal’s Demise Hurts Eastern Railroads”
http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/200-Norfolk-Southern-workers-laid-off-across-the-mountains-175209791.html
“Norfolk Southern Railroad has announced the layoffs of 200 engineers and conductors who run coal routes in the company’s Pocahontas Division that includes southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia.”
http://247wallst.com/2012/10/24/railroad-stocks-falter-on-coal-outlook-nsc-unp-csx-ksu-kol/
“Today Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) reported results that underscored the change in rail traffic. The company said that its coal carloads were down by 56,900 (16%) in the quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago. Revenue on coal shipments fell by $54 million sequentially, and revenue per carload fell to just over $2,000.”

Interesting–
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-administration-gave-petraeuss-wife-187605-year-job
“Obama Administration Gave Petraeus’s Wife a $187,605-Per-Year Job”
He gets CIA, wife gets cushy job….why would they want to do so much for a Republican?????
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/13651-obama-vs-the-brass-benghazi-cover-up-agenda-to-gut-military
“Obama vs. the Brass: Benghazi Cover-up, Agenda to Gut Military?”

This is a GREAT Whitehouse petition! “To Recognize America’s first Native American Woman of Color in the US Senate on the Anniversary of Sitting Bull’s Death.”

What a great way for Lying Lizzie Warren to start her career in the senate!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/recognize-america%E2%80%99s-first-native-american-woman-color-us-senate-anniversary-sitting-bulls-death/P7GTKDN2?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

Has anyone else heard about this? I got an email from the Gun Owners of America.

Senate to vote on the Federal Land Seizure Act on Thursday

Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) — who is “F” rated by Gun Owners of America — is pushing a “hunting” bill that authorizes the Obama administration almost unlimited power to seize private lands for “environmental” purposes.

Anti-gun Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled Tester’s bill for a vote, and it will probably take place on Thursday.

ACTION: It is imperative that gun owners contact their Senators and ask them to OPPOSE S. 3525. Click here to tell them that the modest conservation gains allowed in the bill are totally offset by giving unelected bureaucrats the authority to steal land from hunters and private property owners.

BACKGROUND

(1) When the “wetlands” provisions of the Clean Water Act were originally enacted, no one could have foreseen that a landowner would go to prison for applying clean dirt to a junkyard adjacent to a sewer, which was determined to be “wetlands.” But environmentalists have been brilliant in taking seemingly innocuous programs and massively expanding them through fraudulent interpretations or tiny loopholes.

(2) S. 3525 has “sweeteners.” It allows archery bows to be transported through national parks under very limited circumstances, although Obama could do this by administrative fiat. It also allows, but does not mandate, Pittman-Robertson funds to be used for target ranges. But none of these small discretionary provisions offset the potential damage this does to the rights of individual landowners.

(3) THE ISSUE OF LOST OPPORTUNITY: If this is the Democrats’ sop to gun owners, it may make it a lot more difficult to secure national concealed carry reciprocity or to stop anti-gun measures and treaties.
THE CENTRAL PROBLEM WITH S. 3525

The central problem with the bill is that it allows seizure of private lands for “aquatic habitats” [Sections 201(8) and 204 (d) (2)]. The definition of this term is limitless and includes seizure of lands in order to “protec[t] the quality and quantity of water sources” and to “serv[e] as a buffer protecting the aquatic environment.” [Section 201 (2)]

Thus, a factory that “pollutes” can be seized to protect an “aquatic habitat.” The only real limit on seizure in Section 204 is the requirement that the government manage the seized property “in accordance with the purposes of this subtitle.”
WHO ARE THE DECISION MAKERS?

The National Fish Habitat Board consists of 27 members. The initial members (Obama appointees) select the remaining members. Thus while the “commercial fishing industry” supposedly has a representative, you can bet that that fisherman is an Obama-supporter and will support his agenda.

The board then enters into “partnerships” with, inter alia, outside groups. And you can bet that every liberal environmental organization in the country will now be feeding at this pig sty. The outside groups recommend fish habitat programs and plans for seizing private lands.

Bottom line: This will give immense powers to unelected bureaucrats — a clear violation of the Separation of Powers which our Founders implemented as a way of protecting our rights.

WHAT ABOUT SECTION 211 (e) (2)?

This supposedly requires the consent of landowners prior to having their lands seized. But, note the sneaky loophole: Section 211 (e) (2) applies only to property that is being seized with federal funds and, under Section 204 (e), half the funds need to come from non-federal sources.

So while this section is put forward as a “protection,” it actually doesn’t provide total immunity because the government can take a land owner’s property using non-federal funds — and there is no protection in the bill against that.

A small gaggle of reporters awaited one of the rising stars in Washington, and Warren knew it. She leaned into Baldwin and was overheard saying, “Pretend you’re talking to me.”

Ah. MORE pretending by Lyin’ Lizzie…

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/333368/professor-warren-hiding-press-buried-binders-full-minorities-instead-patrick-brennan

A big part of changing the tide is to let the effects of Dem policies sink in. Please do read this article (earlier this morning Insty linked to Tax Prof on this topic but this article has more details). Krasting is a moderate NY Dem (voted Obama in ’08, Romney in ’12).
http://brucekrasting.com/irs-to-back-value-heinous-amt-to-2012/
Key points:
1) AMT is on track to spread from 4 million to 30+ million.
2) if there is no action, it will be retroactive to 2012
3) if this happens the impact on the economy will be huge, hundreds of millions of dollars extracted from private sector individuals.

This is just what several of us were talking about when we were discussing the Republicans loss.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/11/13/Tyranny-of-Cool
“Why is this duopoly, the cool vs. the uncool, so important? It won an election. Showbiz beat substance. Style creamed success. This happens in a culture that salivates over youth, glamour, and glibness. Fashion has no use for Mitts.”

I really like everything Bobby Jindal is saying here, and I suspect you and readers here would too:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83743.html

I think this is exactly the sort of constructive, inclusive, and creative approach that’s going to be needed for the GOP going forward…

“We’ve got to make sure that we are not the party of big business, big banks, big Wall Street bailouts, big corporate loopholes, big anything,” Jindal told POLITICO in a 45-minute telephone interview. “We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys.”

He was just as blunt on how the GOP should speak to voters, criticizing his party for offending and speaking down to much of the electorate.

“It is no secret we had a number of Republicans damage our brand this year with offensive, bizarre comments — enough of that,” Jindal said. “It’s not going to be the last time anyone says something stupid within our party, but it can’t be tolerated within our party. We’ve also had enough of this dumbed-down conservatism. We need to stop being simplistic, we need to trust the intelligence of the American people and we need to stop insulting the intelligence of the voters.”

Saw this story and wondered if there should be a headline for it:

“Congressional Medal of Honor medal returned to Cherokee’s family. Elizabeth Warren not invited.”

http://gma.yahoo.com/boys-track-down-owner-war-medals-231512259–abc-news-topstories.html

Former Fla elections chief on the West partial recount.

John Kerry name being floated for Sec of Defense.
Good Lord.

Then I remembered about this

http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/q32012/we-the-people-fired-no-more-senate-confirmation-hearings/

I don’t watch a lot of Glenn Beck anymore, but this is very good. I think he’s right on the money.
http://dailyrushbo.com/glenn-beck-breaks-down-petraeus-scandal-what-are-the-odds/
“Glenn Beck Breaks Down Petraeus Scandal: ‘What Are the Odds?’”

“Victoria’s Secret apologizes after use of Native American headdress in fashion show draws outrage”

I hear Lyin’ Lizzie Warren was just spitting mad…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCz3H5paADQ&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

Bill Whittle, as often in the past, seems to say it pretty well for me.

There I did it.

I petitioned the white house to publicly recognize Elizabeth Warren as the first female Native American Senator. SIGN THE PETITION

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/publicly-recognize-elizabeth-warren-first-female-native-american-senator/GFQScTSz

Sign a petition to allow states to peacefully secede?
http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/9303
Interesting…free, easy. Potentially embarrassing if enough people sign up. You do have to provide your name and email address to WhiteHouse.gov.
Also, only 20 states have petitions, not sure how to add a state.

Karl Rove considering going to war against conservatives:

“Where until now it [Crossorads Super PAC] battled only in general elections and against Democrats, Crossroads is considering whether to start picking sides in Republican primaries. The idea would be to boost the candidate it deems most electable and avoid nominating the kind of flawed and extreme ones who cost the party what should otherwise have been easy Senate wins in Florida, Missouri and Indiana.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/karl-rove-and-his-super-pac-vow-to-press-on/2012/11/10/19ed28ea-2a96-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html

Hurricane Sandy pics you might not have seen.

Hmmm….
MORE information coming in…for deliberative thinkers, that is…

The election news last week wasn’t all bad. Last Tuesday represented the total failure of a multi-year leftist effort to move Evangelical voters left. According to the exit-poll data, not only did Evangelicals turn out for Mitt Romney at percentages that exceeded George W. Bush’s and John McCain’s share of the Evangelical vote, they also constituted a record-high share of the overall electorate. Alas, it wasn’t enough, but this turnout prevented a defeat from becoming a rout.
It’s hard to overstate the extent of the progressive failure here. Ever since the triumph of the “values voter” in 2004, the Left has engaged in a determined effort to liberalize Evangelicals.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/333224/progressive-evangelicals-epic-fail-david-french

As a non-religious person, who comes to the same conclusions on rational grounds as a lot of those bad old “social issues” voters, seems like they are pretty important in the conservative coalition.

For starters, if the Washington Post is to be believed, Mitt Romney received 1.3 million fewer votes than John McCain did in 2008, not 3 million. For the record, Obama received 7.5 million fewer votes in 2012 than he did in 2008.

More than 1.1 million of the Republican votes were “lost” in California. It is not that California Republicans turned against Romney. His percentage of the vote was higher than McCain’s in 2008. It is just they know their votes were in vain in that increasingly absurd state. The same is likely true in New York State where Romney fell more than a half-million votes short of McCain’s totals. Excluding these two states, Romney received 300,000 more votes than McCain.

That much said, the results in several states do raise eyebrows, most notably Ohio and Pennsylvania. Romney received nearly 100,000 fewer votes than McCain in the former and 35,000 fewer votes in the latter. In all the other battleground states, Romney improved both on McCain’s raw numbers and his percentage of the vote. This includes Florida despite the fact that every vote south of Palm Bay down Florida’s I-95 corridor is suspect.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/11/the_myth_of_the_missing_three_million_republicans.html

Hmmm… That makes some sense, especially as to CA and NY

So, tell me again how we need to radically change (or abandon) the Conservative brand…

Have all of your posts suddenly been put into italics, or is it something on my computer? No other site is doing this!

Can’t a Republican publicly say, “We support Barack Obama’s efforts to cut $900 billion plus out of the annual deficit, which with his plan of raising $80 billion plus from those who make over $250,000, is a path to a balanced budget. And we support his plan to deport millions who broke the law in crossing our borders, after he has granted 1 or 2 million amnesty for staying off public assistance and staying in school”?

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/333192/zen-ing-obama-victor-davis-hanson

They’d have to love then. Right…???

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/11/12/fbi-knew-of-petraeus-broadwell-affair-in-the-summer/

Obama’s contempt of Congress, as shown THIS time via the Broadwell affair…

The FBI knew since last summer. Holder knew. Obama knew.

And they had a duty to brief Congress.

“HOLY VOTER FRAUD! Dem Poll Watcher Kicks Out GOP Inspectors in Philly (Video)”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/11/shocking-audio-dem-poll-watcher-kicking-out-gop-inspectors-in-philly-video/
“This took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Election officials in Philadelphia’s 20th Ward, 1st Division attempted to prevent court-appointed Republican minority inspectors (regarding minority party) from doing their job to monitor elections. The officials in the precinct went as far as to say they “do not care what the law says.””

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/11/all-in-benghazi-edition.php

The woman…not a lady in my book…will need to testify before Congress, too!

“…and Obama wept…er…golfed…”

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/tragic_find_on_staten_4m5sDYTkPz0wUKJoOxHHhN

Cops found the body of David Maxwell in his Staten Island home on Friday after it lay undiscovered for 11 days — with his neighbors thinking he had fled before the storm.

The 66-year-old lived alone with his cat — which also died — in the modest yellow, two-family house on Mapleton Avenue in Midland Beach. The home now stands in a flooded wasteland of trash, ruined furniture, mold and mildew.

Another article on the vote count, this one in OHIO, Wood County. It seems more votes were counted than people that were registered to vote. Let’s see, Ohio, Philly, Florida… I’d say it’s rampant fraud, but I guess nobody can do anything about it, because I don’t see anything happenning on this. If this is going to always happen, why even vote??

http://www.floridapoliticalpress.com/2012/11/10/ohio-vote-totals-for-obama-a-statistical-miracle/

On Tuesday only one precinct had less than 113% turnout. “The Unofficial vote count is 175,554 registered voters 247,713 vote cards cast (141.10% ). The National SEAL Museum, a St. Lucie county polling place, had 158.85% voter turn out, the highest in the county.”

The Supervisor of Elections, Gertrude Walker, had this to say concerning the 141% voter turnout: “They may have had something like that in Palm Beach County, but we’ve never seen that here.”

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/heatherginsberg/2012/11/10/breaking_massive_voter_fraud_in_st_lucie_county_florida

Well, somebody has some ‘spanin to do…

IMO, stories like this are extremely harmful. We heard stories about how the Republican consultants were feathering their own nest with campaign contributions a decade ago, but Republicans were winning so I suppose the donors probably dismissed the stories. Now that the stories persist and Republicans are losing, eventually the major donors are going to start closing their wallets. Not good for future Republican presidential campaigns. Considering the horrible return from Karl Rove’s Crossroads endeavors, probably not good for Congressional races either. Alarm bells going off everywhere.

http://www.redstate.com/2012/11/09/campaign-sources-the-romney-campaign-was-a-consultant-con-job/

http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/11/08/the-market-for-defiance/

Defiance.

Yeeeeup…!!!

Obama lied…

Shale-oil died…

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/11/obama-locks-up-1-6-million-acres-from-oil-development/

Obama’s (very, very quiet) Katrina…

http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2012/11/we-got-s-obama-refugee-camps-in-new.html

St Lucie County, Florida had 141.1% turnout. Obama won the county.

St. Lucie Country just so happens to lie in Lt. Col. Allen West’s new district where 6000 votes mysteriously disappeared.

Come on professor. This man needs your help. Where’s El Rushbo? Where’s the corrupt panty waist gopE? Where’s Boehner?

I reside in Florida 22, West’s former district. I busted my butt to get him elected in 2008, 2010, and this year only to have the Jeb Bush crime family screw me and give me a feminazi who is in line with the J Street support against Israel. The new congresswoman-elect sent out e-mails to everybody in Florida 22 to send money to defeat West in the recount.

We can’t afford another Norm Coleman debacle.

Spearhead this professor.

West is a huge supporter of Israel. That is the real reason Soros is going after him.

Let’s roll. He isn’t lying down and rolling over like Etch-a-sketch!

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-allen-west-winning-fla-18.html?spref=tw

West up by 195 votes!

This should mean that there will be a FINAL RECOUNT in Tallahassee of ALL the votes in this election!!

They will now go thru ALL the ballots and make this official. This could take a week or two.

THANKS goes out to the TEA Party patriots of South Florida who did some really incredible work…

David Petraeus resigns as head of CIA http://bit.ly/SRyJMT via @MailOnline

CIADirector Resigns

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/NATL-CIA-Director-Petraeus-Resigns-Cites-Extra-Marital-Affair-178159541.html

That Obama “Mandate” we keep hearing about. Popular Vote Totals

State ………….2008………..2012

Colorado……1,288,576…..1,252,679
Florida………4,282,074…..4,194,432
Iowa…………..828,940……..807,394
Michigan……2,872,579…..2,560,016
New Hamp……384,826……..369,497
N Carolina….2,142,651…..2,177,794
Ohio…………2,940,044…..2,691,861
Penn………..3,276,363…..2,877,221
Wisconsin….1,677,211…..1,613,950
Virginia……..1,959,532…..1,897,096

The new face of the party is Elizabeth Warren et al.—brutal, ruthless hacks from Harvard.

http://libertylawsite.org/2012/11/07/a-constitutional-moment-sometime/

He left out arrogant, lying, and corrupt.

We need to brace ourselves and be strong. Remember Chick-Fil-A and how conservatives were demonized and bullied? Well, Obama’s pioneer army will be used to bully and demonize all opposition to his agenda:

Obama to Use Massive Campaign List to Press Agenda
by Keith Koffler on November 9, 2012, 9:17 am
Whitehousedossier.com

“In an email Thursday to the Obama 2012 campaign’s massive list, Campaign Chairman Jim Messina indicated the organization’s role will shift from advocating Obama’s candidacy to using mass action to press for his policies.”

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/11/09/obama-massive-campaign-list-press-agenda/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/07/is-demography-destiny.html

Megan McArdle on why we are not really looking at a Deemocrat ascendency.

Based on a comment I read somewhere November 7, I am mailing snail mail via the USPS with FLAG STAMPS affixed UPSIDE DOWN.

#WINNING

Elizabeth Warren, after first news conference, acknowledges she is trying for more discretion

http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/11/08/elizabeth-warren-after-first-news-conference-acknowledges-she-trying-for-more-discretion/oHXoxoHXstvQ0eMgAkuLJP/story.html?comments=all#readerComm

According to this article, the anti-abortion platform that allowed the “war on women” rhetoric is what is primarily responsible for the election results. I suspect that the Tea Party prevailed in 2010 in spite of the anti-abortion platform, and that perhaps the Republican party needs to consider ditching the social issues (which arguably belong at the state level anyway).

As Drudge would say-”Own it!”
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/nextel-to-cut-20-of-jobs-at-virginia-headquarters–906620
“Nextel to cut 20% of jobs at Virginia headquarters”
http://twitchy.com/2012/11/08/layoff-bomb-detonates-large-corporations-join-small-businesses-in-announcing-mass-cuts/
IN PAST 48 HRS, FOLLOWING COs ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS-
Caterpillar, CVPH Medical Center, Lightyear Haqwker Beechcraft, Westinghouse, Research in Motion, US Cellular, Commerzbank, Iberia, ING, Ericsson, Bristol-Myers, Corning, Boston Scientific, Abbott Labs and St. Jude.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/01/05/report-pepsico-looks-to-juice-profits-with-4000-layoffs/
Pepsi looking to layoff 4,000 workers
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/energizer-to-slash-workforce-by-percent-close-three-factories/article_2a72c60e-29e8-5a71-94c9-2d4a3b34a0fe.html
“Energizer Holdings Inc. will reduce its global workforce by more than 10 percent — or about 1,500 employees — as the company closes three manufacturing plants and streamlines other operations.”
http://twitchy.com/2012/11/07/boeings-defense-division-unexpectedly-announces-layoffs-facility-closings-on-day-after-election/
“As Twitchy reported in September, the Obama administration made moves to encourage defense contractors to delay layoff announcements until after the election, offering to reimburse contractors for any legal costs incurred in not informing their affected employees. Lockheed Martin seemingly took the offer, and today, Boeing announced it would be cutting 30 percent of management positions.”
And, of course—–”Unexpectedly: Stocks Suffer Heavy Losses Second Straight Day After Election;Analysts Baffled”
http://minx.cc/?post=334785

A shocking and disturbing image, Libya related.
Too late for the election, alas….
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/twitter-attacked-strange-photos.html

Romney won’t concede Florida; vote-counting continues. http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/nov/08/6/florida-still-counting-votes-but-not-crucial-this-ar-558741/

Irregularities in the Allen West election. http://www.bizpacreview.com/supervisors-of-elections-offices-under-scrutiny-for-handling-of-allen-west-ballots/

SOURCE: ALLEN WEST NOW LEADS AFTER RECOUNT OF ONE COUNTY- http://www.theblaze.com/stories/source-allen-west-now-leads-initial-vote-count-in-one-fla-county/

Across Philadelphia, GOP poll inspectors were forcibly (and illegally) removed from polling locations. Coincidentally (or not), Mr. Obama received “astronomical” numbers in those very same regions, including locations where he received “over 99%” of the vote.

Ward 4, which also had a poll watcher dressed in Obama attire, went massively for Obama. Mr. Obama received 99.5% of the vote, defeating Mr. Romney 9,955 to 55.

Is it odd that a county that dispelled GOP inspectors and had people openly campaigning for Obama ended with 99.5% for Obama and 9955 votes for him? It’s up to you to decide.

Another problem: “Voter turnout in Philadelphia was around 60 percent, according to state election figures.” In these precincts it was well over 90% according to House Speaker Sam Smith of Pennsylvania.

http://www.punditpress.com/2012/11/fraud-in-pa-obama-got-over-99-of-vote.html

Just to remind ourselves of how mad the Collective really is….

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/

Question: has Andy “cracked in his own batter…”???