The Contemporary Conservative

Virginia Senate Passes Ultrasound Bill

2012-02-28T23:03:00.000-05:00

Changing course after an unwelcome national uproar, the Virginia Senate adopted a revised bill on Tuesday that still requires doctors to perform an ultrasound on women before they have an abortion, but also says that women cannot be forced to have an invasive vaginal ultrasound. ...Gov. Bob McDonnell demanded the revisions last week, and their acceptance on Tuesday all but assured the state’s adoption of the ultrasound requirement. The original bill set off protests from women’s groups and others. Some critics called it “state rape,” and the plan was mocked on television comedy shows.

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Teachers Unions Opt for Plastic Sugery on Taxpayers’ Dime

2012-02-28T22:50:00.000-05:00

As CNN reports:
The sweet deal that all the 3,400 teachers in Buffalo are
eligible to get under one of their insurance plan options, they are billed
nothing for any plastic surgery procedure, such as botox, liposuction, tummy
tucks, and there is no deductible …. Last year, Buffalo’s schools spent $5.9
million on plastic surgery which is also known as a cosmetic rider. And Buffalo
teachers have had this rider for nearly four decades …. Now you might think
Buffalo’s school district must be flush with cash to be offering perks like free
plastic surgery, right? Wrong. Louis Petrucci, the president of the Buffalo
Board of Education says he is projecting a $42 million deficit in next year’s
school budget.

Dick Morris: Obama Will Lose

2012-02-28T22:46:00.001-05:00

Donald Trump: OPEC Leaders Are ‘Laughing at Us’

2012-02-28T22:43:00.002-05:00

Guantanamo detainees get new $750G soccer field

2012-02-28T22:36:00.000-05:00

At a time of record deficits, a new soccer field for detainees at Camp 6 in Guantanamo Bay is just getting the finishing touches -- at a cost of $750,000 to taxpayers...The project was the highlight of a tour Tuesday of the detention camp for reporters at the facility covering the arraignment in a military court of Majid Khan, a former Baltimore resident and the the only legal U.S. resident on trial at Guantanamo

Read here: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/28/guantanamo-detainees-get-new-750g-soccer-field/print

LightSquared CEO resigns amid revelations of company’s proximity to Obama White House

2012-02-28T22:32:00.000-05:00

LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid revelations of his company’s political proximity — and his own closeness — to the White House and Obama administration officials...The Daily Caller first reported one week ago on emails and documents that indicate political ties and numerous meetings between LightSquared and Obama administration officials as the company was undergoing regulatory review...Ahuja, who had never donated to Democrats before and has not since, gave the maximum allowable $30,400 contribution to the Democratic National Committee on the same day his lawyers were trying to arrange a meeting for him at the White House with top Obama technology adviser Aneesh Chopra and other officials

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/28/lightsquared-ceo-resigns-amid-revelations-of-companys-proximity-to-obama-white-house/#ixzz1njoWRW4D

Romney sweeps to double Republican primary victory

2012-02-28T22:27:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney scored a hard-won, home state triumph in Michigan and powered to victory in Arizona Tuesday night, gaining a two-state primary sweep over Rick Santorum and precious momentum in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation

What's the Biggest Threat to Free Speech?

2012-02-27T22:23:00.000-05:00

Louis Farrakhan warns of racial hatred that could lead to attempts to kill President Obama

2012-02-27T22:19:00.000-05:00

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I Tried to Open a Lemonade Stand - Rasmussen Reports™

2012-02-27T22:13:00.000-05:00

John Stossel:...

It made me want to try to jump through the legal hoops required to open a simple lemonade stand in New York City. Here's some of what one has to
do: -- Register as sole proprietor with the County Clerk's Office (must be done in person) -- Apply to the IRS for an Employer Identification Number. -- Complete 15-hr Food
Protection Course! -- After the course, register for an exam that takes 1 hour. You must score 70 percent to pass. (Sample question: "What toxins are associated with the puffer fish?") If you pass, allow three to five weeks for delivery of Food Protection Certificate. -- Register for sales tax Certificate of Authority -- Apply for a Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit. Must bring copies of the previous documents and completed forms to the Consumer Affairs Licensing Center. ...Then, at least 21 days before opening your establishment, you must arrange for an inspection with the Health Department's Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation. It takes about three weeks to get your appointment. If you pass, you can set up a business once you: -- Buy a portable fire extinguisher from a company certified by the New York Fire Department and set up a contract for waste disposal. -- We couldn't finish the process. Had we been able to schedule our health inspection and open my stand legally, it would have taken us 65 days.

Mitt Romney leads the president in a hypothetical 2012 matchup with Obama

2012-02-27T22:09:00.000-05:00

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16 (see trends). That’s the president’s lowest rating in over a month.

Read More Here: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military

2012-02-27T22:06:00.000-05:00

The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges

ReadMore here: http://freebeacon.com/trashing-tricare/

Santorum On Obama: ‘What A Snob’

2012-02-26T19:09:00.001-05:00

Salvato: Santorum is absolutely correct on the media debates

2012-02-26T19:07:00.001-05:00

Earlier this week, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum hit the nail directly on the head when he addressed the disingenuousness of the mainstream media when it comes to the Republican field of candidates vying for the party’s nomination and the entirety of the so-called “debate” process. This may not be earth-shattering news to those who eat, sleep and breathe Conservative politics (or politics in general) but it is newsworthy when a politico actually stands up and presents a challenge to rank-and-file voters to do something about it.

Read more here:http://biggovernment.com/fsalvato/2012/02/26/santorum-is-absolutely-correct-on-the-media-debates/

Steve Schmidt Admits Giving Palin Worst Political Advice In History

2012-02-26T19:03:00.002-05:00

Chris Christie: Brokered Convention ‘Possibility’

2012-02-26T19:01:00.002-05:00

Lesbians’ assault on gay man can’t be hate crime

2012-02-26T17:03:00.000-05:00

Arizona Gov. Brewer endorses Romney for president

2012-02-26T16:59:00.001-05:00

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2 U.S. Officers Slain; Advisers to Exit Kabul Ministries

2012-02-26T16:56:00.000-05:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two American officers were shot dead inside the Interior Ministry building here on Saturday, and NATO responded by immediately pulling all its advisers out of Afghan ministries in Kabul, in a deepening of the crisis over the American military’s burning of Korans at a NATO military base.

Read Here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/world/asia/afghanistan-koran-burning-protests-enter-fifth-day.html?_r=2&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065

Obama snubs Gridiron journalists

2012-02-26T16:54:00.000-05:00

He's done it again. For a third time, President Obama is snubbing the annual gathering of prominent Washington journalists known as the Gridiron Dinner next month. Instead, he is attending the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit...."I'm disappointed," said Gridiron President George Condon of National Journal. And, he kidded, "I'm not sure what it says of his priorities when the president puts the nuclear security of the world ahead of our dinner."...Subbing for Obama at the March 24 dinner will be Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, ironically the hands-on manager of the nation's nuclear arsenal that will be discussed at the South Korean summit

Read Here: http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/02/obama-snubs-gridiron-journalists-again/308181

New York air traffic controllers filmed 'sleeping on the job'

2012-02-25T19:22:00.000-05:00

Air Traffic Controllers Caught On Video: MyFoxNY.com

Afghanistan Nato officers shot dead in Kabul ministry

2012-02-25T19:20:00.000-05:00

Two Nato officers have been killed in the interior ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul, coalition officials say...Nato said an "individual" had turned his gun on the officers but denied earlier reports he was a Westerner

Read Here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17163322

Santorum: Afghan apology shows Obama 'weakness'

2012-02-25T19:17:00.000-05:00

Republican president candidate Rick Santorum accused President Obama of "showing weakness" in responding to the killings of U.S. servicemen by their Afghan military allies...After two U.S. soldiers were killed by a man in an Afghan army uniform earlier this week, Obama apologized for the U.S. role in a Koran-burning incident that set off violence and protests in Afghanistan. Now, two more American officers have been killed in an attack inside the Afghan interior ministry..."It's showing weakness, and when you show weakness, these things happen," Santorum said after a campaign appearance here in Michigan. "So this is the president, showing a side of himself that people in that region of the world perceive -- rightly -- as a person who can be manipulated and moved to make concessions. The president needs to be strong and defend his people, none of whom were doing the wrong thing."

Anti-Mormon bias persists, notably among Democrats

2012-02-25T19:15:00.000-05:00

Ever since Mitt Romney's unsuccessful run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, there's been much discussion of whether GOP voters would accept a Mormon candidate. Would evangelical conservatives, in particular, look past the former Massachusetts governor's faith to vote for him? The underlying assumption was that the more conservative the views, the more intolerant the voter...Now, it turns out a better question might be whether Democratic voters would accept a Mormon candidate. In a survey that cuts against the media stereotype, a new Gallup Poll has found that more Democrats than Republicans say they would not vote for a Mormon for president. Twenty-seven percent of Democrats say they wouldn't vote for a Mormon, while 18 percent of Republicans say the same. For independents, the figure is 19 percent.

What the President said and what he did

2012-02-24T21:08:00.000-05:00