In typical Palin manner - an illogical move that must have been forced and brought forth by the evil gotcha media - Palin decided after her long career as governor of Alaska (2-1/2 years) she should step down. She will be resigning as Alaska's governor in three weeks. She has a 1-1/2 years to go in her official term.
But why?
What good will this move do her future political career?
Is there another G.O.P. scandal in the near future?
G.O.P. 2012 shortlister stepping down to get a head start on her next presidential campaign?
John Weaver, a Republican strategist with ties to the McCain camp as saying: “If this is about running for president, it’s about as odd a way as we’ve ever seen.”
Palin took no questions after her unscripted, rambling hastily called press conference on the eve of the 4th of July holiday.
Referencing the "Real climate change" and referencing her refrigerator magnet that reads "don't explain, your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it anyway" - with many many sports references.
How will this move - which shows that she does not have the back bone or stamina (that the "barracuda" was supposed to have) to stand a full term as a governor let alone the Presidency. The control of a state was too much yet somehow the leadership of country would be no problem? There is little logic behind a move like this unless someone has something on Palin or her direct family that she does not want to become public knowledge.
Republican strategist Ed Rollins while on the "The Early Show Saturday Edition" who headed up Mike Huckabee's 2008 White House run, said Palin's Friday news conference "raised a lot more questions than she answered. Usually, at a press conference, you answer questions. I think the bottom line is you saw a shooting star come crashing to earth."
"There's people like Mitch Daniels, governor of Indiana, Haley Barbour, Gov. Pawlenty, of Minnesota. They're all gonna run for president, and they're finishing their job. The job's very tough now, and for her to bail out at this point in time, I don't think it is fair to Alaskans and certainly, I think, damages her long-term career."
"Most political people fight to the end. It's now tough. She didn’t finish the job."
Her own party will now start to eat her alive - they will have to distance themselves as she starts to slide downward in the political world - hoping somehow people will believe she has a viable chance at a legitimate shot at the front position of her political party as a leader. All the while the other Presidential hopefuls continue in there governorships and to work for there people in these tough times.
The question remains - why step down?
Perhaps it was so she could devote herself to her book deal.
Following President Trump and the Trump Administration for the Official 4 year (1461 day) Elected Term, focusing on the sitting President's use of Executive Orders, Memoranda and Executive Decisions. We are the original 1461 - all the others are imitating us
Saturday, July 4
Friday, July 3
Gearing up for the Eisenhower Memorial in D C
Several years ago - the Eisenhower Memorial Commission was established in 1999 to develop a memorial for the 34th President.
Eisenhower was a West Point graduate who became a five-star Army general. He commanded the Allied forces in Europe, led the D-day invasion in June 1944 and later was commander of NATO.
His Presidency spanned from 1953 to 1961. The Eisenhower Presidency is not as well publicized.
Eisenhower led the creation of the interstate highway system; passage of the first two Civil Rights Acts, in 1957 and 1960; the addition of two states, Alaska and Hawaii; adding 10 million Americans to the Social Security rolls; and the creation of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
The National Eisenhower Memorial at Eisenhower Square will be the first national Presidential memorial of the new century.
Eisenhower Square will be a permanent addition to the urban landscape of Washington, DC.
The four-acre site for the Eisenhower Memorial lies at the intersection of Maryland and Independence Avenues, SW, and spans two blocks, from 4th Street, SW to 6th Street, SW.
The construction project consists of a new "plaza-type" memorial. Part of the memorial will be a canopy (of a size to be determined during the design process.) There will only be a small (2,500 SF) support building(s).
The estimated construction cost range for this memorial project is $55 million - $65 million.
The construction completion is expected to occur in the last quarter of calendar year 2014.
The EMC website provides additional information at http://www.esenhowermemorial.org/.
Eisenhower was a West Point graduate who became a five-star Army general. He commanded the Allied forces in Europe, led the D-day invasion in June 1944 and later was commander of NATO.
His Presidency spanned from 1953 to 1961. The Eisenhower Presidency is not as well publicized.
Eisenhower led the creation of the interstate highway system; passage of the first two Civil Rights Acts, in 1957 and 1960; the addition of two states, Alaska and Hawaii; adding 10 million Americans to the Social Security rolls; and the creation of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
The National Eisenhower Memorial at Eisenhower Square will be the first national Presidential memorial of the new century.
Eisenhower Square will be a permanent addition to the urban landscape of Washington, DC.
The four-acre site for the Eisenhower Memorial lies at the intersection of Maryland and Independence Avenues, SW, and spans two blocks, from 4th Street, SW to 6th Street, SW.
The construction project consists of a new "plaza-type" memorial. Part of the memorial will be a canopy (of a size to be determined during the design process.) There will only be a small (2,500 SF) support building(s).
The estimated construction cost range for this memorial project is $55 million - $65 million.
The construction completion is expected to occur in the last quarter of calendar year 2014.
The EMC website provides additional information at http://www.esenhowermemorial.org/.
Wednesday, July 1
Executive Order 13510: Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including subsection 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)), which continues to apply to the Republic of Belarus pursuant to subsection 402(d) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2432(d)), and having made the report to the Congress set forth in subsection 402(c)(2), I hereby waive the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to the Republic of Belarus.
Barack Obama
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Cash for Clunkers facts about the CARS program
Everyone is talking here and there about the Cash for Clunkers program. But it still remains unclear as to what it will do and just what makes your car a clunker. What the program offers and why you should or should not use it. What you have to do and what you have to expect to get the maximum out of it.
While the official rederick is quoted as "President Obama signed into law a program National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is calling the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS). This is a government program that helps you purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when you trade in a less fuel efficient vehicle."
The reality of the Cash for Clunkers or CARS program is not so cut and dry. Nor is it going to be the saving grace for the auto industry that it is being portrayed and hyped up to be.
While the CARS Act makes new vehicle purchase and lease transactions on and after July 1 of this year (that's today folks) potentially eligible for credits under the CARS program, those who are interested (both dealers and consumers) may want to wait until all of the details are addressed, the regulations are implemented, all the gray areas are addressed and resolved prior to shopping for that new vehicle.
Currently they expect the final rules to be in place around the July 23 mark.
How the program works and what it will do for you - well that depends.
There are some guidelines for this program that you do need to keep in mind:
Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
Only purchase or lease (Lease period must be shorter than 5 years) of new vehicles qualify - Used vehicle purchase does not qualify
The purchase price cap is set at $45,000 for this program so any vehicle that costs more is excluded from this program.
Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large pick-up trucks and cargo vans have different requirements)
Trade-in vehicles must be registered and insured continuously for the full year preceding the trade-in
You do not need a voucher and you are not required to sign up or enroll in this program. Participating new car dealers will apply a credit, reducing the price you pay at the time of your purchase or lease, provided the vehicle you buy or lease and the vehicle you trade in meet the program requirements. The dealer will then obtain reimbursement from the government.
Program runs through Nov 1, 2009 or when the funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
The vehicle that you are trading in is required to be destroyed. This will mean a lower inventory of used cars that will be returning to the market from trade. This also means that the trade value you negotiate with the dealer for is not likely to exceed the vehicles scrap value. (The law will require the dealer to disclose an estimate of the scrap value of your trade-in vehicle)
How does it all work?
Here is what they currently call the 6 steps of the Cash for Clunkers or CARS program:
1 Visit CARS.gov for current information about the program and the current list of participating New Car Dealers. (The law requires dealers to be registered to participate in the program. As dealers are registered they will be listed on the Cars.gov website.
2 Determine if you qualify for the program, then shop for a new car.
3 Bring the title, registration and insurance papers showing continuous registration and insurance coverage for the past full year along with you tot he dealership.
4 When you buy or lease a new vehicle, the dealer handles the submission of all required information to NHTSA.
5 NHTSA ensures that your purchase meets the requirements.
6 About 10 days later, NHTSA will issue a financial credit to the dealer—assuming all program requirements have been met.
But how do you know if your trade in vehicle is even eligible?
Your trade-in vehicle must have been manufactured less than 25 years before the date you trade it in.
It must have a "new" combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less. I will explain more on this a little bit later.
The vehicle must be in drivable condition. Walking or rather rolling wounded will pass.
It has to have been continuously insured and registered to the same owner for the full year preceding the trade-in date.
The trade-in vehicle must have been manufactured not earlier than 25 years before the date of trade in.
How to determine your New Combined Average Fuel Economy
Go to Fueleconomy.gov (yes that's right, yet another new government run website) and select the model year of your vehicle, then the make, and finally the vehicles model.
Under the words "ESTIMATED NEW EPA MPG" in the red banner, there is a red number with the word "COMBINED" under it. That is the new combined city/highway fuel economy for your vehicle. You may then enter the make, model, and model year of a new vehicle you may want to buy and see what its combined MPG for a comparison.
You can edit the highway and city driving percentage if you go into the advanced edit tab - you can also edit the cost of fuel to see what your cost of ownership will be.
So How Much Will I get?
The amount of the credit is $3,500 or $4,500, and generally depends on the type of vehicle you purchase and the difference in fuel economy between the purchased vehicle and the trade-in vehicle. The difference depends on your average fuel economy increase as to which level of the credit you get. Aim for 10 mpg or better and you should be fine.
If the new vehicle has a combined fuel economy that is at least 4, but less than 10, miles per gallon higher than the traded in vehicle, the credit is $3,500.
If the new vehicle has a combined fuel economy value that is at least 10 miles per gallon higher than the traded-in vehicle, the credit is $4,500.
Different requirements apply for work trucks
While the official rederick is quoted as "President Obama signed into law a program National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is calling the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS). This is a government program that helps you purchase a new, more fuel efficient vehicle when you trade in a less fuel efficient vehicle."
The reality of the Cash for Clunkers or CARS program is not so cut and dry. Nor is it going to be the saving grace for the auto industry that it is being portrayed and hyped up to be.
While the CARS Act makes new vehicle purchase and lease transactions on and after July 1 of this year (that's today folks) potentially eligible for credits under the CARS program, those who are interested (both dealers and consumers) may want to wait until all of the details are addressed, the regulations are implemented, all the gray areas are addressed and resolved prior to shopping for that new vehicle.
Currently they expect the final rules to be in place around the July 23 mark.
How the program works and what it will do for you - well that depends.
There are some guidelines for this program that you do need to keep in mind:
Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
Only purchase or lease (Lease period must be shorter than 5 years) of new vehicles qualify - Used vehicle purchase does not qualify
The purchase price cap is set at $45,000 for this program so any vehicle that costs more is excluded from this program.
Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large pick-up trucks and cargo vans have different requirements)
Trade-in vehicles must be registered and insured continuously for the full year preceding the trade-in
You do not need a voucher and you are not required to sign up or enroll in this program. Participating new car dealers will apply a credit, reducing the price you pay at the time of your purchase or lease, provided the vehicle you buy or lease and the vehicle you trade in meet the program requirements. The dealer will then obtain reimbursement from the government.
Program runs through Nov 1, 2009 or when the funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
The vehicle that you are trading in is required to be destroyed. This will mean a lower inventory of used cars that will be returning to the market from trade. This also means that the trade value you negotiate with the dealer for is not likely to exceed the vehicles scrap value. (The law will require the dealer to disclose an estimate of the scrap value of your trade-in vehicle)
How does it all work?
Here is what they currently call the 6 steps of the Cash for Clunkers or CARS program:
1 Visit CARS.gov for current information about the program and the current list of participating New Car Dealers. (The law requires dealers to be registered to participate in the program. As dealers are registered they will be listed on the Cars.gov website.
2 Determine if you qualify for the program, then shop for a new car.
3 Bring the title, registration and insurance papers showing continuous registration and insurance coverage for the past full year along with you tot he dealership.
4 When you buy or lease a new vehicle, the dealer handles the submission of all required information to NHTSA.
5 NHTSA ensures that your purchase meets the requirements.
6 About 10 days later, NHTSA will issue a financial credit to the dealer—assuming all program requirements have been met.
But how do you know if your trade in vehicle is even eligible?
Your trade-in vehicle must have been manufactured less than 25 years before the date you trade it in.
It must have a "new" combined city/highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less. I will explain more on this a little bit later.
The vehicle must be in drivable condition. Walking or rather rolling wounded will pass.
It has to have been continuously insured and registered to the same owner for the full year preceding the trade-in date.
The trade-in vehicle must have been manufactured not earlier than 25 years before the date of trade in.
How to determine your New Combined Average Fuel Economy
Go to Fueleconomy.gov (yes that's right, yet another new government run website) and select the model year of your vehicle, then the make, and finally the vehicles model.
Under the words "ESTIMATED NEW EPA MPG" in the red banner, there is a red number with the word "COMBINED" under it. That is the new combined city/highway fuel economy for your vehicle. You may then enter the make, model, and model year of a new vehicle you may want to buy and see what its combined MPG for a comparison.
You can edit the highway and city driving percentage if you go into the advanced edit tab - you can also edit the cost of fuel to see what your cost of ownership will be.
So How Much Will I get?
The amount of the credit is $3,500 or $4,500, and generally depends on the type of vehicle you purchase and the difference in fuel economy between the purchased vehicle and the trade-in vehicle. The difference depends on your average fuel economy increase as to which level of the credit you get. Aim for 10 mpg or better and you should be fine.
If the new vehicle has a combined fuel economy that is at least 4, but less than 10, miles per gallon higher than the traded in vehicle, the credit is $3,500.
If the new vehicle has a combined fuel economy value that is at least 10 miles per gallon higher than the traded-in vehicle, the credit is $4,500.
Different requirements apply for work trucks
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