CMS: House bill increases health care costs  —  Democrats have promised that health reform would reduce health care costs, but legislation the House passed last week would increase costs over the next decade by $289 billion.  By 2019, health costs would rise to 21.1 percent of GDP compared …

Obama bowed to emperor as ‘protocol’  —  SINGAPORE - A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

The Yokels Are At It Again  —  Once again, Barack Obama has demonstrated his appalling hatred for America, and his elitism, and his arrogance, and his tearing down and bashing of his country and his predecessor's foreign policies, by greeting Japan's prime minister with a deep bow in a culturally appropriate way.

Hundreds of Protesters Greet Al Gore at Florida Junk Science Speech (Video)  —  Hundreds of protesters greeted junk scientist Al Gore at his global warming speech in Florida on Saturday.  —  Florida WPTV reported: … Many of the protesters were with the groups Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow and South Florida Tea Party.