San Diego, California Talk Radio Station - 760 KFMB AM - 760kfmbThe Roger Report for Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Roger Report for Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Obamacare V. Catholics

153 Bishops condemn rule

At least 153 US bishops have spoken out against the change. A letter from a leading bishop, accusing the president of waging a "severe assault on religious liberty", has been read to dozens of congregations.

"We Catholics will be compelled to either violate our consciences, or to drop health coverage for our employees and suffer the penalties for doing so," wrote Alexander Sample, the Bishop of Marquette. More here

Sioux Falls Bishop: rules go against Catholicism

"It's a core issue of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience, Bishops all across the country are responding in the same way because we feel as if our freedom of religion, our ability to live out the church teachings are being compromised by this regulation that's come out of the department of human services," Bishop Paul Swain with the Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese said.  More here

2012:

Libs project big day for Santorum

Rick Santorum could be headed for a big day in today's contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri. Missouri looks like a probable win for Santorum. He's at 45% there to 32% for Mitt Romney and 19% for Paul. Minnesota provides an opportunity for a win as well. Currently he has a small advantage with 33% to 24% for Romney, 22% for Newt Gingrich, and 20% for Ron Paul. And Santorum should get a second place finish in Colorado, where Romney appears to be the likely winner. The standings there are Romney at 37%, Santorum at 27%, Gingrich at 21%, and Paul at 13%.

Santorum's personal popularity is the main reason for his sudden reemergence as a relevant player in the GOP race.  In all 3 of these states his favorability is over 70%- 74/17 in Minnesota, 72/17 in Missouri, and 71/19 in Colorado. He's far better liked than his main opponents.More here

Obama Goes SuperPac

Obama's top campaign staff and even some Cabinet members will appear at super PAC events. The president himself will not address super PAC donors, although there's nothing to legally prohibit the president, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden from expressing their support for the group - as GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has done for his own pet superPAC.

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Earmarks used to fund projects near lawmakers' own properties

A U.S. senator fromAlabama directed more than $100 million in federal earmarks to renovate downtown Tuscaloosa near his own commercial office building. A congressman from Georgia secured $6.3 million in taxpayer funds to replenish the beach about 900 feet from his island vacation cottage. A representative fromMichigan earmarked $486,000 to add a bike lane to a bridge within walking distance of her home.

Thirty-three members of Congress have directed more than $300 million in earmarks and other spending provisions to dozens of public projects that are next to or within about two miles of the lawmakers' own property, according to a Washington Post investigation.

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Daily Beast: Tea Party is dead- fizzled in 2012 Primaries

"The Tea Party movement is dead. It's gone," says Chris Littleton, the cofounder of the Ohio Liberty Council, a statewide coalition of Tea Party groups in Ohio. "I think largely the Tea Party is irrelevant in the primaries. They aren't passionate about any of the candidates, and if they are passionate, they're for Ron Paul."

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Syria

Reset WTF: US criticizesRussia and China afterSyria veto

The Obama administration dialed up the political pressure on Russia andChina on Monday as violence in Syria intensified and theUnited States closed its embassy there.
The outcry came after Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution over the weekend that would have supported an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power. More here