Congressman John Campbell's Green Eyeshade Blog http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog.aspx TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:33:46 GMT Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:33:46 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has just released its Small Business Economic Trends Report for this month, and small business optimism continues to decline. Probably not shocking news given the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/9d0ab2ac-496a-40a1-bfc9-40538b6e89ef http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/9d0ab2ac-496a-40a1-bfc9-40538b6e89ef Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:33:46 GMT U.S. debt held by the public is projected to reach $10.9 trillion by the end of this year - or approximately 72% of GDP. Not since World War II has this nation seen a debt-to-GDP ratio this high and, due to misguided... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b472a851-d43b-410e-8691-4995c9b5f58a http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b472a851-d43b-410e-8691-4995c9b5f58a Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:10:54 GMT Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-n http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/378f0684-a8e2-441e-a53d-5f9fa1a7f243 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/378f0684-a8e2-441e-a53d-5f9fa1a7f243 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:39:13 GMT The federal government's fiscal year ends this Thursday, and instead of considering legislation to reduce and restrain spending, Congress is scrambling to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to most likely extend the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bba91059-fa3c-468f-aaa3-525890ef188f http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bba91059-fa3c-468f-aaa3-525890ef188f Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:44:40 GMT Many of you know, I am a member of the Joint Economic Committee, a bicameral committee in Congress. Recently, the Republican staff released a chart detailing the organization of America's new health care system based... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/65e75c9f-5167-4400-99ad-eb8917fb9f91 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/65e75c9f-5167-4400-99ad-eb8917fb9f91 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:41:09 GMT On January 1, 2011, Democrats will knowingly institute a $3.8 trillion tax increase on American taxpayers and small businesses. In this economy, tax increases like this will only serve to stifle the creation of American... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a3513932-00a1-4080-8058-604987f6e414 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a3513932-00a1-4080-8058-604987f6e414 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:43:00 GMT When you woke up on June 30, you may not have realized that you were waking up to a historic day. However, this was not a day that marked American achievement, innovation, or recovery. It was a morning that witnessed a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d61625bc-ac91-4312-83d9-52d2cd8baf4f http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d61625bc-ac91-4312-83d9-52d2cd8baf4f Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:58:14 GMT I have been in elected office for 10 years now. And of those 10 years, I have spent half of that time in the California State Legislature and the other half here in Congress. During that time, I have found that a common... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1fb7c4b1-e390-48bf-bc88-c66dc61669e8 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1fb7c4b1-e390-48bf-bc88-c66dc61669e8 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:15:47 GMT Would it surprise you to learn that as of right now job losses have returned to their pre-recession levels? Would it also surprise you to know that, in the 2001 recession, employers cut 3.1 million more jobs than have... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e43d706b-4ba4-442d-981c-e23cfdbd87ca http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e43d706b-4ba4-442d-981c-e23cfdbd87ca Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:00:00 GMT The spending lobby, the mainstream media, recipients of taxpayer largess, and virtually all elected Democrats would have you believe that we have already cut spending to the bone and that there is no more to be done and... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c5870e3d-2af8-411f-a66c-1a9f6b1dbbad http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c5870e3d-2af8-411f-a66c-1a9f6b1dbbad Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:04:00 GMT Yesterday, the House Budget Committee bestowed yet another one of the coveted "Budget Boondoggle Awards" on the Obama Administration and, as I suppose there won't be any acceptance speeches made at the White House, I... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b65eb4fd-c536-4635-a79c-462f38aae692 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b65eb4fd-c536-4635-a79c-462f38aae692 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:44:24 GMT Last week, I mentioned that over my next few blogs, I would provide some short observations on the state of things here in Washington, D.C.and here is a group of several additional observations. Enjoy! For decades,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/219dd4c2-6ebe-4f65-8f2d-b4dc00a0965d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/219dd4c2-6ebe-4f65-8f2d-b4dc00a0965d Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:35:16 GMT Over my next few posts, in no particular order, will be a bunch of miscellaneous facts or observations from yours truly on various aspects of the state of things in Washington, D.C. today. Unlike some of my ramblings,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6a57d527-7280-49b3-833c-fd2f464da425 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/6a57d527-7280-49b3-833c-fd2f464da425 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:58:59 GMT Greek Tragedy: There has been much publicity as of late, particularly among the financial community, about the fiscal problems in Greece. The Greek government has spent far more money than it has taken in and done it... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/261d02e8-ae17-4970-a80e-77a7eb0da6fe http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/261d02e8-ae17-4970-a80e-77a7eb0da6fe Mon, 17 May 2010 13:40:34 GMT Today, President Obama convened the first meeting of his 'Fiscal Commission.' The commission, according to the White House's website is tasked with ".identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bde9eb70-463c-4915-b2d1-465047be43f9 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/bde9eb70-463c-4915-b2d1-465047be43f9 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:40:00 GMT The sheer amount of spending that has gone on in this town for the preponderance of this year and the last is simply staggering. Whether it was the stimulus bill at the beginning of 2009 or the health care bill at the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/15a1a4bc-f27c-4c83-a752-87af3c9e569d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/15a1a4bc-f27c-4c83-a752-87af3c9e569d Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:18:50 GMT I am sure most of you loyal readers of this missive do not need a reminder, but yesterday was April 15, and you know what that means.Tax Day. If you think your taxes are bad now.you need to take a look at the lists... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a70c2b66-3526-468a-91bc-6c87cb3542a7 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a70c2b66-3526-468a-91bc-6c87cb3542a7 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:21:09 GMT Quote of the day: "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/2ea74979-add2-49f4-bb82-794b0dcd739c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/2ea74979-add2-49f4-bb82-794b0dcd739c Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:41:23 GMT Quote of the Day: "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson The Vote: As of now,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/41e54082-fab1-4e6f-a075-bdd305102aa5 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/41e54082-fab1-4e6f-a075-bdd305102aa5 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:03:40 GMT "So tonight, to you, the great silent majority of Americans, I ask for your support." - President Richard Nixon, November 3, 1969 However, this time, I think that the majority of Americans who in every poll oppose... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/27979e99-f83a-4ba4-8591-a49c4ca68a91 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/27979e99-f83a-4ba4-8591-a49c4ca68a91 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:46:35 GMT Wednesday, Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) publicly announced that he will switch his vote on the Health care bill from "no" last time to "yes" this time. With Kucinich's vote, now all of the most liberal Democrats in Congress... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/786aef30-aef2-4d1e-b022-2bda0f03527d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/786aef30-aef2-4d1e-b022-2bda0f03527d Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:55:02 GMT Below is my Op-Ed in today's Orange County Register: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated that she may be close to amassing enough votes to pass the Senate version of a health care overhaul bill in the House. The... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7105638c-a788-4611-b40a-ad7d370b4812 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7105638c-a788-4611-b40a-ad7d370b4812 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT Since taking office, President Obama's Administration has been singularly obsessed with passing a government takeover of healthcare. In times like these, one would think that the President and his team would have other... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/216bf609-a3fe-4575-9348-1e6da4f5aa1f http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/216bf609-a3fe-4575-9348-1e6da4f5aa1f Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT "Let me just make this point, John, because we're not campaigning any more.the election's over." - President Obama to John McCain at the Health Care Summit. "I am reminded of that every day" - Response from Senator John... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b6d474a3-41bd-48ad-95bb-02b7b098096d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/b6d474a3-41bd-48ad-95bb-02b7b098096d Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:05 GMT We can debate exactly what caused the near economic collapse in the fall of 2008, but clearly over leveraging and excessive risk taking by consumers, banks, and "non-banks" was a major contributor. The economy continues... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/27724b4b-ac2f-4dd8-96dc-79ed4e03ef68 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/27724b4b-ac2f-4dd8-96dc-79ed4e03ef68 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:08:12 GMT Below is a cartoon from today's issue of Roll Call that is particularly appropriate given President Obama's recent release of his budget and other current events. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/872d7aa4-a1d8-4a58-bc76-3b4cd3a5628e http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/872d7aa4-a1d8-4a58-bc76-3b4cd3a5628e Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:46:34 GMT For the last few days here at the Greeneyeshade Blog, I have highlighted the atrocities of the Obama budget, and the enormous amount of debt, deficit, spending, and taxes that will result. But, you should feel comforted... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1deda3e2-6089-43b2-b534-2e4ab38d931d http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1deda3e2-6089-43b2-b534-2e4ab38d931d Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:25 GMT In previous posts, some of you indicated in the comments section about the solutions that I support. Throughout the course of the year I try to provide a glimpse at substantive solutions I support, here on the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7547bf4d-c5c4-4de0-8eb2-a5f47f281b90 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7547bf4d-c5c4-4de0-8eb2-a5f47f281b90 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:01:05 GMT As I mentioned yesterday, the President's budget will increase spending, increase taxes, increase the deficit, and increase the debt; all in spite of the fiery rhetoric of President Obama's State of the Union speech,... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7bedc4d1-ca1a-4403-a937-36686829e40c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/7bedc4d1-ca1a-4403-a937-36686829e40c Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:38 GMT This morning, President Obama unveiled his Budget proposal for fiscal year 2011. There is no doubt that the Democrats of the House and Senate Budget Committees will have their own budgetary ideas, to say nothing of... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/f36e0864-0a1d-4295-bc6a-99965e5bb1f8 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/f36e0864-0a1d-4295-bc6a-99965e5bb1f8 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:17:18 GMT This morning, following the President's State of the Union speech last evening, Americans for Tax Reform sent out a 'Fact Check' document this morning. I have highlighted two examples here:MYTH: "We cut taxes for 95... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/3e5a5e22-a965-496b-a1d9-fdaa786acf9a http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/3e5a5e22-a965-496b-a1d9-fdaa786acf9a Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:20:05 GMT A lot is going in DC right now and a lot has gone on since I sent you my first missive of the year yesterday. Here is a quick rundown of my thoughts on a few of the goings and comings. Because of their singular... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ccdd42f3-43d3-4093-857f-cf49d6ed3cf9 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ccdd42f3-43d3-4093-857f-cf49d6ed3cf9 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:30:07 GMT There have been a number of recent stories exposing the complete folly of the so-called "stimulus" plan and the number of jobs claimed to have been "created or saved" by this rapacious spending undertaken by the Obama... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/93764e0d-d172-40b5-b7c5-29ec580c12c7 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/93764e0d-d172-40b5-b7c5-29ec580c12c7 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:16:18 GMT For you avid 'Greeneyeshade' readers, I would like to invite you to follow me on Facebook. There you will be able to follow all of my work in Washington and in California. I frequently post floor speeches, my Laptop... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e7ad2d76-8e6b-4d46-b865-d94546b62b01 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e7ad2d76-8e6b-4d46-b865-d94546b62b01 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:36:30 GMT Death Tax: Last week, the House passed a permanent extension of the Death Tax, setting the tax rate on any estates over $3.5 million at 45%, not indexed for inflation. The vote was 225-200 with ZERO Republicans voting... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/dab90999-d426-4d72-b08e-4372364fc273 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/dab90999-d426-4d72-b08e-4372364fc273 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:37:15 GMT You may or may not know why this blog is titled the Greeneyeshade Blog. I am a CPA by training, a self-professed bean-counter. I also sit on 3 of Committees available to Members of the House that hold jurisdiction... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/611d5438-59c6-4fe0-90e0-f6fdf59675e6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/611d5438-59c6-4fe0-90e0-f6fdf59675e6 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:51 GMT "It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1c8d02ef-cad5-4405-8f62-523d035fda20 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1c8d02ef-cad5-4405-8f62-523d035fda20 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMT There are some extra congressional districts in California receiving stimulus dollars.the trouble is, they don't exist. Recovery.gov, the web portal designed by the administration to provide transparency and... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d5c31716-0465-49e3-8cff-17364ee07797 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/d5c31716-0465-49e3-8cff-17364ee07797 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:35 GMT Two weeks ago, the Department of Labor released their latest unemployment numbers which put the current unemployment level at 10.2%. You may remember, in a recent blog, I mentioned that there was more behind the 10.2%... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c8baa4da-ae58-459b-9978-e5c3b30018f3 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c8baa4da-ae58-459b-9978-e5c3b30018f3 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:19 GMT Last week I highlighted a story from Politico that indicated a shift in strategy by the Obama administration in 2010, to focus on the economy and jobs. I along with many of my colleagues have been arguing since January... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/9ce45e56-817c-4560-9998-0afae0e9373c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/9ce45e56-817c-4560-9998-0afae0e9373c Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:41:32 GMT Today, the D.C. based political newspaper, Politico, featured a story outlining reports of a shift in spending strategy by the Obama Administration, who, according to the story, will shift focus exclusively to cutting... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e45cdc87-6c23-4b47-8476-fc2e51f5d5ff http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/e45cdc87-6c23-4b47-8476-fc2e51f5d5ff Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:18:29 GMT Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1242b21c-e29d-4641-a15e-a24004f5f5c0 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/1242b21c-e29d-4641-a15e-a24004f5f5c0 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT As you may have heard, the latest numbers on unemployment were released today and merely provide a metric for what Americans across the country have known for a while now; the economy still has not recovered. These... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c51e1eaa-1d51-4fd1-8cf6-c14f058449d6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c51e1eaa-1d51-4fd1-8cf6-c14f058449d6 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:28:43 GMT Factoid of the Day: The Pelosi government run health care plan creates a new 2.5% tax on all medical devices not sold through a retail establishment. That means a new 2.5% tax on everything from wheelchairs and hospital... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/636b475a-76b1-4570-9403-4013cf5a9592 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/636b475a-76b1-4570-9403-4013cf5a9592 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:32:12 GMT Factoid of the day: President Barack Obama's economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ba2c8e17-725c-4dab-9de2-7ad8c278c8fe http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ba2c8e17-725c-4dab-9de2-7ad8c278c8fe Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT Yesterday in response to my post on the Greeneyeshade Blog, a reader made a very observant and pithy comment that I wanted to share with the rest of you: "So, let me make sure I get this correct.We're going to pass a... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/5db42027-25b8-40a6-a186-c5e4529062f5 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/5db42027-25b8-40a6-a186-c5e4529062f5 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:22:00 GMT Lest there be any doubt about whether the new Pelosi Health Care Bill is more costly, more controlling, and closer to socialism than the previous iteration, here is your fact of the day: You may remember that the... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c029df14-2940-4a64-b28f-947d4c5f7a9a http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/c029df14-2940-4a64-b28f-947d4c5f7a9a Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT Speaker Pelosi and President Obama are determined to socialize medicine and to permanently put 1/6th of the American economy in complete control of the government. But the American people don't want that, not a single... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a480ea25-3bf1-470e-b57c-f184bee99fb6 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/a480ea25-3bf1-470e-b57c-f184bee99fb6 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:47 GMT Those of you who read this blog, know that I enjoy posting the occasional political cartoon, and I stumbled across this one this week by Walt Handelsman that is particularly appropriate. The scariest goblins this... http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ee2a85d1-8294-44aa-aecc-ae768f7e8b75 http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/ee2a85d1-8294-44aa-aecc-ae768f7e8b75 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:36:02 GMT Over the weekend, USA Today ran this Op-Ed on earmarks. This article really hits the nail on the head. Click Here to read the full article. http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8e51e93b-cc82-4247-b3fb-20c2121f0a2c http://greeneyeshade.townhall.com/blog/g/8e51e93b-cc82-4247-b3fb-20c2121f0a2c Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:12:14 GMT