Obama more popular that Jesus, follows through on tax cuts, Sen. Schumer chastises Americans for caring about earmarks, White House says it will cut deficit in half, of chimps and racism, decomposing the stimulus bill, Clinton tells Chinese to go Green, Latvia’s government collapses, and Iran blocks opposition on Web…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report!

Everyday our liberties and freedom come under fire. The American Republic once protected its citizens from arbitrary abuse, extortion, and deliberate social engineering. Now the very same public servants who were meant to work for us connive daily on how to control our lives. The Republic is gone and we are left to fend for ourselves, to put up resistance to every encroachment on individual self-determination. The Freedom Under Fire Report provides daily coverage of the most important issues, so that you remain informed and ready to defend yourself. Read on and pass this around to everyone you think could benefit:

Obama Follows Through on Promised Tax Cuts. President Obama came through on his campaign promise to cut taxes for 95% of Americans. Yesterday, he ordered the Treasury to implement the tax cuts, which are part of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The package includes $282 billion in tax cuts. With upwards of 40% of Americans not paying any income taxes, it is curious how 95% can receive a tax cut.

Poll Shows Obama More Popular than Jesus, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. President Obama took the lead in a Harris interactive poll that asked 2,634 Americans who they admired enough to call a hero. Obama ranked the highest, ahead of Jesus, Mahtma Gandhi, and George Washington.

Sen. Charles Schumer Chastises Americans for Caring About Earmarks.
“And let me say this, to all the chattering class-that so much focuses on those little, tiny, yes “porky” amendments-the American people really don’t care.” We must be part of this derided “chattering class” because we care.

Obama Sets Goal of cutting Budget Deficit in Half. President Obama wants to cut the federal budget deficit in half by the end of his first term. He intends to do this mainly by scaling back the Iraq War, raising taxes on the wealthy, and streamlining government. This will be difficult given that the Afghan War is ramping up, Congress just passed a $787 billion spending bill, the size of the federal government is growing, and the economy is deteriorating. Taxing capital and the wealthy will have a dampening affect on economic growth, not a stimulating one.

Chimp Cartoon has People Up In Arms Over Racism. Racism politics are firing up across the country. A controversial New York Post cartoon has sparked anger, protests, and of course a series of Al Sharpton speeches decrying racism. Allegations of racism are sizzling in politics these days, with Attorney General Eric Holder calling Americans “cowards” for “self-segregating on weekends and in their pivate lives,” and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn said that some governors’ refusal to unconditionally accept stimulus funds was a “slap in the face” to blacks. This is a dangerous, divisive trend in which Al Sharpton, Holder, clyburn and other power-hungry interests use hatred to their advantage.

Video Decomposes Stimulus Bill, Doesn’t Look Pretty. The main premise is that the spending bill signed earlier this week targets sectors and industries that are still growing, like health care, government, and environmental, leaving rapidly declining sectors of the economy with little relief. The spending profile timeline is off, skewed out towards 2010 and beyond. Even infrastructure spending seems to be put to unproductive venues, used simply to hire people versus build useful items.

Clinton Encourages China to Pursue Green Growth, Not Likely they Care. In a tour of Asia this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to pursue green growth initiatives. Declaring that “we hope you won’t make the same mistakes we made,” she encouraged China to join the new administration’s ambitious effort to curb greenhouse gases. She added, “When we were industrializing and growing, we didn’t know any better; neither did Europe. Now we’re smart enough to figure out how to have the right kind of growth.” It is good that our public servants can direct us towards the “right kind of growth.” We’d be lost otherwise!

Economic Crisis Collapses Latvia’s Government. Latvia’s center-right coalition government collapsed on Friday due to economic strain. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell at an annualized rate of 10.5% last month, with projections of a 12% loss for 2009. The government is now cutting spending wherever it can, slashing public salaries by as much as 40%, for example. How many other governments will fold before the global economy regains its health?

Iranian Government Blocks Web Sites for Political Opposition. Authorities have blocked two Web sites promoting the presidential bid of Mohammed Khatami, a reform candidate. This is the first sign that “powerful hard-liners might seek to thwart his challenge to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election.” This is an example of why it is so important to keep the Internet free of government intrusion.

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