Having provided input regarding the CRomnibust event yesterday [portrayed by the media as

Congress Avoided Shutdown+, it is necessary to recognize the permanent damage created in the
process, as Conservatives rage against the machine [for opponents of Obamas immigration action had
hoped the GOP would use budget to push back harder on issue]. The House passed the $1.1 trillion
spending bill after a week of drama, as 57 Democrats crossed the aisle to vote with 162 Republicans to
help pass the measure; Wall St. got its way. [PALIN: 'Stinks to high heaven.'] Very often, the mortallywounded animal will twitch prior to its demise, a phenomenon that was just exhibited via receipt of an
e-mail that defended the behavior of Fitz:
The lib-Dems and Pelosi revolted on this budget because it cuts discretionary spending
to the lowest its been in years - especially reduction/cuts to the IRS & EPA, a good
thing!
{This was cinema [designed to press the ethical egalitarian button+
for, as noted, the ability to pour millions of new voters into the votingpool within a few years was transcendent.}
The vote also fixed many of the military cuts Obama had forced during sequester also
a good thing.
{Ditto, particularly noting how pacifist-BHO is mismanaging the military.}
DHS immigration ICE is only funded till Feb, which doesnt give Obama enough time to
enact his illegal amnesty.
{TOTALLY incorrect; BHO is working apace to register everyone ASAP,
for the irreversible implementation of this program has already started.}
In January, the House and Senate will vote to directly vote down Obama's illegal exec
orders on immigration. Several Dem Senators have said they are opposed to Obama on
this and will have a chance to fulfill that promise.
{Yeah, right, tell me another one [just like the GOP-Establishment lied to
a Congressman to get him to flip, just prior to declaring the polls
closed].}
NOTHING, at this point, can be envisioned that will absolve Congressman Mike
Fitzpatrick of culpability for his contribution to the destruction of America as we know
it. NOTHING! {I just rebuked the author of this e-mail after he called to claim he had
convinced Dom Giordano *1210-Radio] of the rectitude of the CRomnibus; after some
give-and-take, he said he finally understood that (as per what I have said/written
incessantly for years) all you want is a rider stopping BHO from implementing his
Executive Order providing immunity [DUH!]. After having discarded a few more
twitches *e.g., you get what you can get doesnt entail ignoring Article I, Section 8
responsibilities], he expressed the hope that the Dem-Controlled Senate will append a
rider that would preclude use of any funds to implement BHOs Executive Order *sure,
right, alternate-universe, gotcha!].} I told this Fitz-sycophant that he should read this

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Blast e-mail prior to calling me back, and he should then share the guilt that will
forever provide Fitz a personally-engraved albatross (on Thomas.gov) as a legacy.

In any case, this Blast e-mail mops-up items occurring from the local to the international levels, noting
that the Republican Jewish Coalition comprehensively analyzed inter alia two of them that are discussed
further, infra [Senate CIA Report is a Partisan Attack and Surprise! Iran is Cheating on Nuclear
Agreements]; as had been noted on Monday, each evening this week conveyed grist for efforts to assess
political forces that will be unleashed next year:
Monday [Abington-GOP] already discussed were township-level events and
MontCo/State/National challenges; also, I was told that BHOs ideology has not yet
infected the Customs Bureaucrats.
Tuesday [Zuhdi Jasser] Im told (by two attendees) that he predictably presented the
moderate Islam viewpoint to a polite audience that, alas, wasnt provided any actionitems *c/o Stand with Us+, contrasting with ZOAs Action-Alert due to the fact that
Scholastic, Inc. Published a Children's Book that Omitted Israel from a Map of the
Middle East.
Wednesday [Philly-GOP] vide infra.
Thursday the TPM (very much alive!) advises people to be aware of upcoming events:
Convention of the States online-briefing @ 9 p.m. [12/16/2014]; Sam Rohrer @ TPPLower Bucks meeting @ Middletown Township Municipal Building in Langhorne
[2/5/2015]; CPAC @ Gaylord Convention Center in Maryland [2/25-28/2015]; and PA
Leadership Conference @ Harrisburg Radisson [4/17-18/2015].
This is a distillation of the current status of BenghaziGate:
The Second Benghazi Select Committee Hearing on Reviewing Efforts to Secure U.S.
Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel determined that the Accountability Review Boards
(ARB) 29 recommendations have not been implemented to secure High Threat Posts
following the 9/11-12/14 Benghazi terrorist attacks.
The panel of State Department representatives [Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary of
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the DoS and the CIA were there; that the latter was ignorant suggests that BHO has
effectively emasculated internal oversight mechanisms.
Ken Timmerman tweeted an observation that is typical of BHOs reign [augmented by
the observation that Liniks responses were often at variances with Starrs remarks+:
Greg Starr throws Chris Stevens under the bus, 'we had a little too much confidence in
the chief of mission' to determine security."
Starr said Anne W. Patterson [Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]
should explain why American personnel were in Benghazi; Patterson was Ambassador to
Egypt at the time of the Benghazi attack, when Muslim Brotherhood jihadists had
penetrated the compound in Cairo in a protest organized by the brother of AQ leader
Ayman al Zawahiri.
Inasmuch as the State Department has failed to release Hillary Clintons official papers
[despite a FOIA request] and inasmuch as Sharyl Atkisson reported that aides had
allegedly been vetting emails and documents related to Benghazi [under the direction of
former Near East Bureau aide, Ray Maxwell in a basement office in the State
Department], Rep. Trey Gowdy [over the objections of Dems] said Hillary Clinton is a
witness we would like to talk to.
CIA Director John Brennan offered a defense [during a rare televised press conference] of his agency's
Bush-era interrogation practices, but conceded there had been missteps and that it's "unknowable"
whether so-called enhanced interrogation techniques yielded key intelligence. In a number of cases, CIA
employees used techniques that "had not been authorized, were abhorrent, and rightly should be
repudiated by all [and] we fell short when it came to holding some officers accountable for their
mistakes. But the overwhelming majority of the agency's workforce carried out their responsibilities
faithfully; they did what they were asked to do in the service of our nation. Others defended the CIA:
[1]Ex-CIA director defended rectal rehydration; [2]Intelligence Officials: Enhanced Interrogation
Helped Save Lives, Capture Terrorists and Protect America; and [3]Former U.S. Vice President Dick
Cheney dismissed a Senate torture report released this week, saying former President George W. Bush
was "fully informed" about the interrogation techniques.
The House Ethics Committee scolded Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.),
criticized Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) behavior in a sexual harassment case but took no
action against him, and ended an informal probe of Rep. Tom Petris (R-Wis.) finances.
POTUS-16 maneuvering is occurring among Republicans; for example, Jeb's Bush's financial affairs show
that he's politically vulnerable as a mini-Mitt. Also, Chris Chocola is being replaced as president of the
Club for Growth after six consequential years by David McIntosh who, like Chocola, is a former
Republican congressman from Indiana; he was also a chairman of the Republican Study Committee in
the 1990s and has close ties to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who is considering a run for the White House in
2016. Finally, my comment about a mini-glitch [Gov. Scott Walker Mixed Up Molotov and Mazel Tov
in Hanukkah Letter+ was as follows: He probably signed-off on a dictated letter that his typist
misapprehended; not a big deal, but a warning that the buzzards are always circling.
BHOs Administration continues to relax enforcement of pot-law [DOJ Allows Native
American Tribes to Grow, Sell Marijuana] and to favor labor over management [Obama471

NLRB Gives Unions Access To Employers Email Systems; thats why, in this poisoned
atmosphere, some argue the GOP needs to keep nuclear option.
Regarding the upcoming PA-Sen race, Sabatos Crystal Ball Called Toomeys Seat A Toss-Up, I blogged:
It is necessary to cite two prior comments to keep the record straight.
First, I explained why Toomey will be difficult to defeat. [This was a structured
distillation of a decades worth of observation that easily withstood typical-Dem
rejoinders.]
Second, I explained why DD lacks credibility. [This was a summary of incremental
colloquy that concluded: You have advocated the overthrow of the Israeli government
throughout Israels entire lifetime explaining why you have endorsed the behavior of
Hamas [which the USA has designated as a terrorist organization] that is, itself,
promoting policies that are consonant with those of the Islamic State.+
*
Lets apply Inductive Reasoning to awareness of these two conclusions. This is a twostep effort *proving (a) that n=1 and proving (b) that the theorem works for n + 1 if it
is assumed the theorem works for n+.
First, (a) is met when it is determined that Toomey has earned grudging-respect for his
proud-to-be-a-conservative conduct from across the political spectrum. Second, (b) is
met when it is determined that a reflex-critic [and Dem-sycophant] falsely claimed
Sestak didnt attack his conservatism, even assuming he could occasionally be correct.
Therefore, it is concluded that DD again confirmed he is not credible when attacking
Sestak for allegedly having failed to point-out Toomeys political philosophy *Toomeys
not a moderate. Hes as, or even more, conservative than Santorum.+.
*
I attended their Philly-Debate and it was replete with ideological conflict. Thus, again,
Toomey will be formidable, even against a smooth-operator such as Josh Shapiro [early
BHO-booster] and anything DD might upload to the contrary should be ignored.
When I read that PA legislators prepare old bills for new session with more hope and that Liquor
privatization debate poised to resurface in PA House, I noted that there was nary a mention of the
potential for the GOP-led legislature to pass long-delayed bills in January, prior to when Corbett is
replaced by Wolf; I posed this question to two legislators @ Party Parties, and I received enigmatic
answers *It takes time to have the Committee on Committees meet and We do not want to be
divisive+. I still dont know why bills on issues that had been heavily studied cannot be placed directly
onto the floor for prompt passage related to Paycheck Protection and Voter-ID [if not Pension Reform
and State-Store sale]; hoping that the PA PENSION SYSTEM WILL BE RELIEVED SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH
HIGH INVESTMENT RETURNS AND SLOWER PAYROLL GROWTH will not offset the oncoming Tsunami.

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At the Philly-GOP event @ Downeys, I met Melissa Murray Bailey, a 35-year-old

executive who serves as president of the Americas team of the Swedish-based
employer-branding company Universum, who is exploring the Republican nomination
for mayor of Philadelphia because she believes she can bring something new to the city
thats going to allow people to flourish here for many years to come. It is also noted
that Penn's president properly feels heat from her police for 'Die In' stance. Finally, Penn
State controversies rage, as the trustees chairman called a special meeting on lawsuit
against NCAA; allegedly claiming said he signed the NCAA consent decree under duress.
{Also note that, after Phillies traded Rollins to Dodgers, Rollins' departure was viewed as momentous
but merciful; in my view, it should presage multiple efforts to turn-over an enervated franchise [recalling
the glory-days of Pete Mr. Hustle Rose, with J-Rol having been the prime-culprit during recent years].
Reviews of Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Imitation Game were positive; although
Ridley Scott's 'Exodus' Strays from the Bible, it was felt that Exodus: Gods and Kings was
enjoyable, entertaining and not insulting to a movie-goer. Yet, the movie is not without
its faults and it was disappointing to people harboring a faith-perspective. If you were an
atheist who wanted to ride the Bible movie craze, you would have to choose; if you did
not really care about the material or the beliefs of a few billion people, youd make
Darren Aronofskys Noah movie, but if you thought it necessary to be respectful of the
beliefs of a few billion people, youd make Ridley Scotts Exodus movie.
The Israeli Future has been probed:
In the United States, it is harder to picture the severity of the threats to the Western
model of governance and civilization, because those threats are relatively distant. Israel
is effectively our front line. Europe is embarrassed by the legacy of the Westwith its
whiteness and colonialism and capitalismand probably would be happy to see Israel
disappear or change its character in such a way that the Jewishness of the Jewish
state is certain to disappear.
But Europe itself is faltering. At an event I attended this week, Natan Sharanskythe
former Soviet dissident and Israeli author and politicianmade the following observation
in response to a query about resurgent anti-Semitism: People always ask me, is there a
future for Jews in Europe? But Im more worried about the question, Is there a future
for Europeans in Europe?
He concluded: But of course they can come here. There will always be a future for
Europe in Israel.
This was written as Israel encountered further strife with the EU [Danish ambassador and JPost's
Caroline Glick exchange verbal blows over EU attitude toward Israel and Rinsing Israel Out of Europe:
The Zionistfrei Movement]; Iran [Iran and US Fighting On Same Side Rattles Israeli Defense Officials and
Bachmann to Obama at White House Christmas Party: Bomb Iran]; terrorists [2 Injured In Another
Jerusalem Stabbing Attack]; Palestinian Arabs on the Temple Mount [MK Moshe Feiglin was informed by
the police on Wednesday that he would not be allowed to visit the Temple Mount on Thursday, the 19th
of Kislev]; American reverse-racists who link the Palestinian and Black causes *Reggie Bush Compared
Ferguson to Palestine and Implied Israel is Racist+; and strife with BHOs America *Obama secretly
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working to replace Netanyahu, as anticipated, and Former CIA Chief R. James Woosley feels Pollard
should be freed]. As it was noted that there are Ten Ways the Mafia and Islam are Similar, Israeli
inventions were announced [the Genie (that prepares healthy food in pods that have a shelf life of up
two years without preservatives added) and The Cicret Bracelet (which is Like a tablet...but on the skin)].
Steve Feldman noted that the Irish parliament [mirroring actions throughout Europe]
cynically voted to recognize a "Palestinian" state; what they are actually doing is
declaring that land must be seized from the Jewish people, and that the Jews are too
powerful. Were they really interested in helping the "Palestinians," they would have
been demanding that these individuals be treated humanely and be granted full
citizenship in the nations in which they happen to be currently living with "refugee"
status [rather than not being allowed to work or move freely in, say, Jordan, Lebanon or
wherever]. They would also be demanding that the "Palestinians" have elections, which
has not happened since 2005. {The Daily Alert is again replete with stunning updates.}
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved a measure to authorize the use of military
force in the fight against the Islamic State after some heated debate over how restrictive it should be.
The 10-8 vote was along party lines, with Dems supporting the measure and Republicans opposing it. No
floor debate is expected in the Senate, nor will the House take up the issue during the last days of this
lame-duck session, leaving it for the new Republican-controlled Congress that will be seated in January.
Finally, as Kerry continued to warn of climate 'tragedy,' he gained an adherent; the
POPE said the Time to tackle 'global warming' is running out [and Pope Francis Said
Theres a Place for Pets in Paradise]. And, predictably, Gorbachev Blamed the U.S. for
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