Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Returns To D.C. To Vote Yea; Debt Ceiling Bill Passes House

I think it is wonderful that Gabby Giffords returned to Washington D.C. so that she could cast her vote for the debt ceiling bill.  Welcome Back Rep. Gabrielle Giffords!!! She has had an absolutely amazing recovery. God Bless her on her continued healing.  Whether you like the bill or not her miraculous recovery and her having felt such an obligation to return to D.C. to cast her vote for this bill is what America is all about.  Here she is being given a standing ovation on the House Floor.






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The Debt Ceiling Bill has now passed through the House.  The Senate will be voting on the bill tomorrow. I don't have much of the details on the debt deal at this point in time but from what I have heard so far I have mixed feelings on the debt deal, debt bill. Here are some of the details: 



-$2.8 trillion in deficit reduction with $1 trillion locked in through discretionary spending caps over 10 years and the remainder determined by a so-called "Super Committee.
-The Super Committee must report precise deficit-reduction proposals by Thanksgiving.
-The Super Committee would have to propose $1.8 trillion in spending cuts to achieve that amount of deficit reduction over 10 years.
-If the Super Committee fails, Congress must send a balanced-budget amendment to the states for ratification. If that doesn't happen, across-the-board spending cuts would go into effect and could touch Medicare and defense spending.
-No net new tax revenue would be part of the special committee's deliberations.


Let's just say that I'm skeptical of this whole Super Committee and what their recommendations are going to be.  Thank God for the Tea Party. If it wasn't for the Tea Party there probably would not have been any meaningful spending cuts, if cuts at all, in this debt ceiling deal. The Tea Party held the establishments' feet to the fire. This is just one step at the beginning of the Tea Party representatives and senators journey to bring back principled, limited government to Washington.   



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Total Lunar Eclipse of June 2011 First Photos

Total Lunar Eclipse of June 2011 First Photos





The longest total lunar eclipse in 11 years occured Wednesday (June 15), turning the moon a dusky blood red that is amazing skywatchers around the world. See some of the first photos from the event here.

The lunar eclipse began at 1:24 p.m. EDT (1724 GMT) and will last until 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT). The eclipse's peak occured at 4:12 p.m. EDT (2012 GMT). At its best, the eclipse promised 100 minutes of totality, making it the longest total lunar eclipse since July 2000.


"Awesome! We  have a perfect view from our neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel," skywatchers Cecile and Roberta Cohen told SPACE.com in an email. "We started seeing it at 9 p.m. At 10:20 (give or take a minute) the moon was totally eclipsed. We came indoors shortly thereafter because it's cool out, but we can see the moon from our window. Awesome; just awesome!" [Photos: The Long Total Lunar Eclipse of June 2011]
Here are some more photos of today's total lunar eclipse, which is visible from every continent expect North America, according to skywatching experts:



 A screenshot of the skywatching website Slooh, which broadcast the June 15, 2011 total lunar eclipse live via the Internet for free in partnership with the Internet company Google.



 Skywatcher Derek Keats of Johannesburg, South Africa snapped this photo of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 at 20:44 (local time) with a Canon EOS 50D camera.



 The total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 nears totality over Johannesburg, South Africa, in this photo snapped by skywatcher Derek Keats.



 The total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 nears totality over Johannesburg, South Africa, in this photo snapped by skywatcher Derek Keats.



 Skywatcher and photographer David Paleino snapped this view of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 from Italy using a Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD camera.




Skywatcher and photographer David Paleino snapped this view of the total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 from Italy using a Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD camera.
Visit this page periodically for more images of today's total lunar eclipse, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2011. The next total lunar eclipse this year will occur on Dec. 10. That event should be visible from the western United States and Canada. 

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