BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

by Joseph Farah 'Living within our means' Did he really say that? I heard it with my own ears, but I had to see it with my own eyes before I believed it. I don't know how it played in Peoria, but when Barack Obama delivered a speech there more than a week ago, this is what he said: "We've gotta spend some money now to pull us out of this recession. But as soon as we're out of this recession we've gotta get serious about living within our means instead of leaving debt for our children and grandchildren and our great-grandchildren. That's not the responsible way. That's not how folks here in Peoria operate in their own lives, and they should expect the government is equally responsible." IF YOU'RE ON AN AGGREGATOR - CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ABOVE VIDEO Well, maybe I don't understand. A few questions come to mind: If spending money you don't have is a good thing in times of economic crisis, why is it a bad thing in good times? If Obama ac...

PURGATORY FOR THE DISABLED I blogged about this issue HERE. Seems the MSM is finally answering the clue phone. Write your lawmakers to speed up the Social Security Disability process and correct fatal flaws in the approval system. Just because you aren't disabled, doesn't mean you might not be tomorrow. (I am a prime example of how fast your life can change.) Please. Disability Cases Last Longer as Backlog Rises By ERIK ECKHOLM Steadily lengthening delays in the resolution of Social Security disability claims have left hundreds of thousands of people in a kind of purgatory, now waiting as long as three years for a decision. Two-thirds of those who appeal an initial rejection eventually win their cases. But in the meantime, more and more people have lost their homes, declared bankruptcy or even died while awaiting an appeals hearing , say lawyers representing claimants and officials of the Social Security Administration, which administers disability benefits for those judged...