Also contains information on Cap and Tax and Labor Law changes being pursued.

This Administration is BAD NEWS for Small Business.  Get informed by reading the report.  And then please share it with at least 5 other Small Businesses you know.   If we work together, we can push a lot of this stuff way back.  But we have to be willing to share, to talk, to raise our voices and speak out and educate.

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Look at this recent chart in the Wall Street Journal.  Only 27% of Americans feel positively about Nancy Pelosi.  That’s pretty remarkable considering that means that only half of Obama voters like her.

In 2006 and 2008 Republicans tried to tie Democrats to Nancy Pelosi, but didn’t really work for several reasons.  One, she wasn’t as well known and so wasn’t really the face of Big Government, and, two, the Republican party was also very unpopular (and deservedly so).

But now, as the Speaker of the House presiding over a large majority, she’s the well-known face of Big Government.  She is associated with out of control spending, interventionism, and corruption.

For that reason, anyone, and I mean anyone, who espouses a Big Government agenda needs to have Nancy Pelosi tied around his neck and worn from now until she is no longer the face of Big Government.

The way you do this is by joining her to the other person by showing they (1) support the same agenda and (2) have shared ownership of it.

For example, Lindsey Graham has gone completely squishy on Cap and Trade, proposed legislation which is disastrous for small business and is based on fraudulent science.  If you are in South Carolina, represented by Graham, when you talk with others about these policies you could say, I’m opposed to “Lindsey Graham’s and Nancy Pelosi’s prosperity-destroying Cap and Tax Legislation, and here’s why …”

You could also say, after a vote in which the politician voted with Pelosi, “I can’t believe that is so supportive of Nancy Pelosi on X, Y, and Z issues.”

You need to get these people attached to Nancy Pelosi.  She is now, finally, an electoral millstone.

Write letters to the editor of your local paper that link her to your local politicians.  Blog.  Call into talk shows.  Email your friends.  Just.  Do.  Something.  Anything.  It all adds up.

This goes for Republicans and Democrats.  You’ll notice in the example above that I used the Big Government Republican Lindsay Graham (and, by the way, Graham has said he may support Cap and Trade provided that the Democrats throw some things into the bill that he wants).  Libertarians and Conservatives cannot let a party label next to a name prevent them from calling a spade a spade; to do so is to engage in “situational ethics.”

Big Government Republicans are JUST AS DANGEROUS (maybe more so) than Big Government Democrats, because these Republicans expand government from behind the facade of restraint.  Do NOT hold fire on them.  Go after them especially hard in the primaries.  Make sure they’re sufficiently bloodied.

The recent events in the NY-23 race were a great example of this dynamic at work.  It’s very important that – win or lose – it keeps happening.   The main stream media will try and dissuade such by mocking it (just as they did with the tea parties and town hall protests) and claim that it’s “destructive.”  Keep the following in mind – if it seems like the mainstream media is giving you advice on what they think you should, do the opposite.  They do not have your best interests at heart.  Pay them no heed.  NY-23 was a HUGE victory against Big Government, because it took out a Big Government Republican while simultaneously proving the viability of Small Government candidates.

So, to recap, Nancy Pelosi is toxic to most Americans.  By effectively tying her to a candidate, you stand a good chance of turning that candidate to poison.

Tie away!

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Global warming exists.  So does global cooling.   The British Navy has logs of sea water and air temperatures from all over the world that date over several centuries.  They have documented warming and cooling of both.  Our atmosphere is warmed by sea and land, which are, in turn, warmed by the sun.  For those who remember a little chemistry or physics, water has a very high specific heat, which means it holds its temperature quite well.  The gasses in our atmosphere do not.  The air does not warm the oceans.  It is the other way around.

Is carbon dioxide a “green house gas”?  In very high concentrations, it is.  Those levels would be toxic to all animal life on earth.  Plants on land and in the sea and lakes absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and use it to make additions or replications of themselves.   The process is known as photosynthesis, because it is powered by the sun.

Is there a significant “green house gas” in our atmosphere?  Yes, there is.  It is called water vapor.  Even in its gaseous state, water has a high specific heat.  Convince yourself of this.  Go to the desert or even the plains states.  I lived 4 years in Amarillo, Texas.  Amarillo has about 300 sunny days a year, and very low relative humidity.  That is to say, very little water vapor in the local air.  During the summer, afternoon temperatures can be over 100° F, with a relative humidity of less than 20%.  Within 2 hours after sunset, the air temperature is about 60°.

Why is there such a scare about global warming?  For one thing, we live in a chicken-little society.  People hear isolated facts and make the assumption that the sky is falling.  Is the sea level rising on average?  No, it is not.  Are polar bears really in danger of extinction?  No, they are not.  In fact polar bear populations keep increasing.

Why do we keep hearing of impending disaster if we do not commit acts to reverse it, when current scientific evidence is that there has been no increase in global temperature in 11 years?  Why are there still screams that the polar ice caps are melting, when in reality, they are again expanding?  NASA measurements confirm these facts.  The media keeps beating the same tired drum, but has changed the verse from global warming to climate change.  Is there some profit to be made by this activity?  Of course there is.  It sells copy, and, therefore advertising.  Who else is making money from terrorizing the global public with the false mantra?  Perhaps the highest profile profit of this putative doom is Al Gore.

Al Gore is a co-founder of an organization called Generation Investment Management.  If cap and trade is passed into law, GIM will make billions of dollars as a broker for carbon credits.  Poor Al!  The British High Court, after reviewing his Oscar winning film An Inconvenient Truth, cited several false statements and declared it was not a scientific documentary, but a propaganda film.  If it were to allowed to be shown in British schools, there need be a disclaimer to that effect.  Even some of the film sequences are Hollywood inventions for entertainment as disaster films.

Why is there a repeated cycling of global warming and cooling?  That explanation is still speculative.  The best scientific evidence I can find is that there are “wobbles” in the Earth’s orbit which take it closer and farther from the sun, depending on alignments of other planets in our solar system.  The sun itself goes through cycles of greater and lesser heat generation.  To believe that human activity at this point in our technology and population can truly effect global climate is the height of conceit.

Having expressed my conclusion from what I have read, I still advocate conservation of our natural resources, but let’s do it for the real reasons.  I absolutely agree that we are stewards of our planet, which some have called “Mother Earth”.   Yes, we should respect our Mother Earth, and preserve her beauty for our grandchildren, and their grandchildren, and so on.  We can do so without creating an economic disaster.

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SBABG call to action.  What can be done:

The far left in American is using a contrived and non-existent “crisis” in a blatantly dishonest and cynical grab for power.  As the Wall Street Journal Recently Reported:

“Global” and “warming” are perhaps the two most important words used to justify the approaching governmental control of our economy. In reality, global warming is barely occurring: In the 30 years starting in 1977, warming amounted to 0.32 degree Fahrenheit per decade, and in the next hundred years it is estimated to be about half a degree per decade.

The Senate should immediately stop all activity on Cap and Tax.  Inaction is the only responsible course.  It’s contrary to their Chicken Little natures, but we can make them stop if we pressure them enough. 

Click here to send a free letter to your congressional representative telling them you oppose Cap and Tax.

Stay informed by regularly visiting the Climate Skeptic blog.  If you are in or near the Phoenix, AZ area on November 10th, please attend the Climate Skeptic Presentation on November  (it’s free and being held one day before Al Gore’s big carbon-burning entourage arrives for him to peddle his error-riddled propaganda).

Cap and Tax is devastating to small businesses and the junk science it is premised upon in being increasingly exposed for the sham that it is.

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Dr. Barry Jacobs is a Reproductive Endocrinologist, practicing in Carrollton, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. He completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and remained at that institution to become its first fellow once Baylor achieved accreditation for an advanced training program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Jacobs has served on the faculty of several medical schools and was director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Texas Tech Health Science Center in Amarillo. Currently, in addition to his clinical activities caring for infertile patients and those with recurrent pregnancy loss, he is Chairman of the IVF committee at Baylor Medical Center in Carrollton.

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To All:

As you know, I am constantly watching for legislation that increases our costs and reduces the purchasing power of our consumer.

Recently, Warren Buffett, who is an economic adviser to President Obama, brought to my attention that the Congress is trying to pass a “Cap and Trade” regulation that will, in his words, be a “regressive tax” on all Americans, meaning that it’s a tax that hurts the poor and middle class more than the rich.  This is not only a violation of the Administration’s pledge to not raise taxes on Americans making less than $250,000, but it will likely be devastating for our business and the greater economy.

Taxfoundation.org has provided a “Household Cap-and-Trade Burden Calculator” that allows you to calculate your estimated annual cost increase if Cap-and-Trade legislation passes (here).

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculates that the average family will find their annual costs increase by anywhere from $800 to $4,000 per year, and the Administrative costs alone (just the costs to pay the government bureaucrats who run it) are $175 per year per family.

I have used the Calculator to model the impact this legislation on our customers and on our business and I’m very concerned.  Because of these findings, I have been contacting our Arizona Representatives to notify them of the harmful  impact this will have on us and on the economy at large. You can use the Calculator to calculate your own burden and determine how it will impact your own standard of living.

The bill barely passed the House of Representatives (219-212).  The bill is now in the Senate, and while it currently looks unlikely to pass, it still may.  If it does, it will probably come back to the House for a final vote.

We are contacting Arizona Representatives who voted for Cap and Trade and registering our opinion with them.  If you agree that Cap and Trade is bad for you, your family, and your business, we encourage you to call and register your opposition as well (their contact information is linked below).

Please note that this is not a Republican/Democrat Issue.  Two Arizona Democrats, Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell, voted against Cap and Trade.  Two Republicans voted against it as well.

Voted for Cap and Trade (We have called and registered our opposition)
Giffords, Gabrielle, Arizona, 8th
Grijalva, Raul, Arizona, 7th
Pastor, Ed , Arizona, 4th

Voted against Cap and Trade (I have called and thanked them and expressed my support; you can do the same)
Franks, Trent, Arizona, 2nd
Kirkpatrick, Ann, Arizona, 1st
Mitchell, Harry E., Arizona, 5th
Shadegg, John, Arizona, 3rd

Abstained from voting
Flake, Jeff , Arizona, 6th

You can also call President Obama’s office and remind him of his pledge to not increase taxes on people making less than $250,000, which, as his economic adviser Warren Buffett has explained, is a regressive tax on just those people Obama committed not to tax.

Office of the White House

IMPORTANT: You might also remind Legislators and the President that because other countries aren’t adopting this same legislation it will, in addition to costing poor and middle class Americans more money, likely also move American jobs overseas to countries that haven’t adopted Cap-and-Trade and Carbon output will remain the same (or increase, because other countries do not have the technological advances we have).

Best regards.
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If someone asks you to explain Cap-and-Trade to them, just send them this YouTube video – an entertaining, educating, and catchy homage to what Cap-and-Trade is really about . . . a government money grab:

Going Green with Cap and Trade!

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UPDATE: And another great resource to share with family, friends, employees and co-workers: