1st Islamic US House Member Carries Much Radical Islamist Baggage

***RELIGION OF PEACE UPDATE***
Keith Ellison will be sworn in as United States Congressman from Minnesota’s 5^th District, a prestigious title indeed. But prior to him getting to this position, he has carried much radical Islamist baggage – the kind of baggage that could make him (or anyone else) unworthy of such a title. Considering his actions with America’s live-in enemies, whilst running for office and even after being elected, we can most probably expect these dangerous associations of Ellison to continue well into his term.

During Ellison’s campaign for U.S. Congress, the issue of his relationship with the Nation of Islam (NOI) was brought up repeatedly. NOI, under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan, for decades, has been the perpetrator of countless verbal and written attacks against the Jewish community.

However apologetic Ellison appeared to be, his words ring false, as he proceeded to cavort with those that not only exhibit the same kind of hatred as the NOI, but that have longstanding ties to terrorist groups as well. And he continues to do so.

Much of the money that was funneled into the coffers of Ellison’s campaign can be traced to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization that has ties to Hamas. In June of 1994, three leaders of the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), a group that was the brainchild of Hamas deputy Mousa Abu Marzook (Marzouk), incorporated CAIR. One of the leaders was CAIR’s Executive Director and, himself, a Hamas supporter, Nihad Awad.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=26284

**BIG BAZOO's take: America could be heading down the proverbial slippery slope by electing Islamic Represenatatives with connections to terror groups in the Middle East...to say so is not racist or bigotted.....just practical....Keith Ellison has chosen to pledge his allegiance to the Koran....a book that calls for the Apartheid System of Law known as Shari'a Law....we will be watching who donates $$ to this man's causes and will follow the money trail...we predict that trail will lead back to terror!!

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Romney to Submit Paperwork for 2008 Bid

Gov. Mitt Romney this week will submit the necessary paperwork to form a presidential exploratory committee, but not until funeral services for former President Gerald R. Ford have concluded, according to a top aide familiar with his plans.

Romney will file by Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission, the aide said, a registration that will allow the Massachusetts governor to raise and spend money in pursuit of the 2008 GOP nomination.

Romney, like Ford, is from Michigan. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, have already taken the same step.

Romney ended a 10-day vacation at his home in Utah on Monday, and he had intended to file his paperwork on Tuesday, the first business day of the new year. But Ford's death on Dec. 26 triggered a mourning period that will close federal offices and the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday, and the former president will be buried Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Romney aides believe the governor, the son of George Romney, a 1968 presidential candidate and the former governor of Michigan, can find a following as a youthful alternative to McCain and a more conservative candidate than Giuliani.

If successful, Romney would become the first Mormon elected president.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-elect/2007/jan/02/010201838.html

BIG BAZOO's take: Romney is the 1st and only bona fide conservative to enter the race that has a chance to win!!...His discipline and ability to stay on message has been impressive although under the radar.....If he sticks to his conservative guns and has a barnstorming campaign...we say don't count this guy out!.....stay tuned!

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Democrats To Start Without GOP Input

*HYPOCRISY AND LIES ALERT*

As they prepare to take control of Congress this week and face up to campaign pledges to restore bipartisanship and openness, Democrats are planning to largely sideline Republicans from the first burst of lawmaking.

House Democrats intend to pass a raft of popular measures as part of their well-publicized plan for the first 100 hours. They include tightening ethics rules for lawmakers, raising the minimum wage, allowing more research on stem cells and cutting interest rates on student loans.

But instead of allowing Republicans to fully participate in deliberations, as promised after the Democratic victory in the Nov. 7 midterm elections, Democrats now say they will use House rules to prevent the opposition from offering alternative measures, assuring speedy passage of the bills and allowing their party to trumpet early victories.

Nancy Pelosi, the Californian who will become House speaker, and Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, who will become majority leader, finalized the strategy over the holiday recess in a flurry of conference calls and meetings with other party leaders. A few Democrats, worried that the party would be criticized for reneging on an important pledge, argued unsuccessfully that they should grant the Republicans greater latitude when the Congress convenes on Thursday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/01/AR2007010100784_pf.html

**BIG BAZOO's take: It didn't take long for the campaign lies of the Democrats to surface in the new congress...it happened on the 1st day of the 1st '1oo hours' of LIB control....Pledging to work with Republicans and set a new tone in DC...Pelosi ribaldly will move on legislation like tax increases and more government regulation without even consulting Republicans.....Democrats...lies, lies, lies yeah!

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Edwards: Universal Health Care Trumps Balanced Budget

**TAX AND SPEND LIB ALERT**

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contender John Edwards says it is more important to invest in universal health care and lifting people out of poverty than to reduce the budget deficit.

The 2004 vice presidential nominee said in an interview broadcast Sunday said "there is a tension" between the two directions, but he has made his choice.

"If I were choosing now between which is more important, I think the investments are more important," he said on ABC's "This Week."

Edwards' proposal, which includes tax cuts and a million housing vouchers for the poor, may place him at odds with Democrats in charge of the congressional spending committees.

The incoming Senate and House Appropriations Committee chairmen, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, have announced a plan to fund most domestic agency accounts at 2006 levels.

http://www.foxnews.com/comp/latestNews/0,4855,2,00.html

BIG BAZOO's take: Get ready to usher in the Uber-liberals for the Democratic nomination for President...Failed Dem. Senator John Edwards says America should shoot it's wad on national health care and poverty! The national debt be damned!! Liberal plan on confiscatory tax rates and re-distribution of wealth to fund their socialist cradle-to-grave social programs...this 110th Congress and '08 Prez candidates are dangerous for America!!

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Another Democrat Forced to Admits Ethics Lapses

***CORRUPTION ALERT***

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has "accepted responsibility" for possibly violating House rules by requiring his official staff to perform campaign-related work, according to a statement quietly released by the House ethics committee late Friday evening.

The top Republican and Democratic members on the ethics panel, Reps. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.), said in a statement that Conyers acknowledged a "lack of clarity" in communicating what was expected of his official staff and that he accepted responsibility for his actions.

"[Conyers] agreed to take a number of additional, significant steps to ensure that his office complies with all rules and standards regarding campaign and
personal work by congressional staff," they stated. "We have concluded that this matter should be resolved through the issuance of this public statement."

The Hill reported last March that two former Conyers’ aides alleged that he repeatedly violated House ethics rules by requiring aides to work on local and state
campaigns, and babysit and chauffeur his children. Deanna Maher, a former deputy chief of staff in the Detroit office, and Sydney Rooks, a former legal counsel in his district office, shared numerous letters, memos, e-mails, handwritten notes and expense reports with The Hill.

http://www.thehill.com:8888/thehill/opencms/TheHill/News/Frontpage/121306/conyers.html

**BIG BAZOO's take: This admitted rules breaker is now CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE!! ..this is the hypocritical pattern of Democrats....claim to be the champion of ethics.....however, once Democrats with ethics lapses are exposed.....sweep these lapses under the rug....and PROMOTE the ethically challenged persons to positions of power!!
John Conyers has the gall to call for impeachment hearings on President Bush....look in the mirror pal!!
**For more examples scroll down and read our CORRUPTION REPORT way below

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