Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of August 15, 2009
08/15/2009
Conservatives shouldn’t get too excited defending insurance companies. Yes, the liberal tactic of scapegoating private actors in order to justify an expansion of government power is deplorable. Defenders of free markets have a right to object to those efforts. But we must also be careful not to forget that these very same private actors are not principled believers of free markets, but rather self-interested entities more than willing to advocate for government meddling when it suits their own
08/15/2009
No powers can be exercised by the Congress which are prohibited by the Constitution or which are contrary to its spirit. – Justice John McLean, Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857 Is a federal government takeover of the health care system constitutional? Some argue that under the Constitution, Congress is not authorized to regulate or subsidize health care . Michael Boldin, founder of The Tenth Amendment Center , told WND that if citizens want to understand whether health care is constitutional, they must first understand the function of the Constitution.
08/15/2009
It’s funny in its own vicious, twisted, psychotic little way. Nancy Pelosi calls American citizens “un-American” and compares them to swastika-toting Nazis as she charges them with being “Astroturf.” And Harry Reid officially added the word “evil mongers” to the English language to describe opponents of the Democrats’ health care agenda. Meanwhile : Who are the real thugs? Democrats attack congressional town hall protesters as “Brown Shirts” — likening taxpayer activists across the country to Hitler’s storm troopers.
08/15/2009
Germany is a lot smaller than the U.S., but it has a lot more health insurers to choose from, and cheaper health-care costs. One reason might be more competition: in the U.S., you can’t buy individual health insurance from an out-of-state insurer, since an obsolete federal law lets states block purchases across state lines, taking away interstate-shopping rights that citizens would otherwise enjoy under the the Constitution’s Interstate Commerce Clause.
08/15/2009
Busy, busy, busy…Did the paper routes, including helping boyz in delivering the Northfield Snews(.04 a paper!! wOOhOO!!) and Shopper, planted our tree in honor of Grandma, a Japanese willow?? Mowed lawn(s), did some weeding(okay, wife did the weeding) and now getting ready to go to a wedding. Looking at a few sites it appears Obama is going vacation, which is allowed, as long as he is paying for it and not the taxpayer!!
08/15/2009
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08/15/2009
OK…I’ve recovered enough from my Clorox bleach bath…back into the crappile I go. Having dispatched with the slut-shaming of Elizabeth Wood, our intrepid heroines of Sex Fascism now broaden their horizons to include the broader community of “sex radicals” who they say are behind the effort to deny them (Hughes and Brooks, that is) their desired legislation in Rhode Island to outlaw “indoor prostitution”. Second, why are they interested in prostitution law in Rhode Island? None of the letter signers lives or works in Rhode Island.
08/15/2009
Jonah Goldberg sums up the contradictions of Obamacare beautifully: Imagine you’re in charge of bringing pie to a company picnic. You’re planning to provide dessert for 100 people. Then, your boss says you need to hand out pie to 150. Fine, you say, I’ll make more pies. But — oh no! — you can’t because you’ve also been told costs must go down. OK, then you can cut slices of the existing pies smaller so everyone can have a piece. Wait! You can’t do that either because you’re not allowed to ration (i.e., give less to more).
08/15/2009
Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of TMV or its many writers. Un-American? Protests are as American as Apple Pie by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown Un-American, disruptive, distorters of truth, manufactured outrage, Astroturf, hired guns, and Nazis are all terms used by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and their liberal allies to disparage those who are speaking out at healthcare town hall meetings. Rather than address the legitimate questions being raised about Obamacare, the power elite have chosen to attack with personal insults.
08/15/2009
Deputy Assistant Under-Minister of Truth Linda Douglass tried her best to dodge the questions from Wolf Blitzer regarding the 150 million dollars PhARMA is agreeing to pay for advertising to support ObamaCare socialism: BLITZER: Did PhRMA, in exchange, make a promise of $150 million to pay for advertising to help the president’s plan go forward? DOUGLASS: What — what you have, Wolf, is this deal that is $80 billion.
08/15/2009
Plants. There are a helluva lot of them at these townhalls. I’m talking about Democrat/Liberal rats that act as Republicans and Conservatives. We all saw or heard about the eleven year old girl, Julia Hall. She asked a question: “How do kids know what is true, and why do people want a new system that can — that help more of us?” Before that, she commented on the “signs saying mean things” about ObamaCare. Break out the violins, people. This is gonna put onions to shame.
08/15/2009
Mark Steyn nails it in this piece. He explain how Obamacare will lead to government control over your life. It is Totalitarian Neo-Feudalism, with an elite determining how long you will live Some years ago, when I was a slip of a lad, I found myself commiserating with a distinguished American songwriter about the death of [...]
08/15/2009
From Ihatethemedia.com - Monty Python explains Obamacare end of life counseling From Michael Barone - Why the Public isn’t Buying It: Liberals overplayed their hand. From Pundit & Pundette - On keeping our lousy health care coverage. and nominate your choice for worst person in the world while you’re there. From Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion - It’s because astroturf is non-flammable. From The Other McCain - More on the Gryphen Files. From Nice Deb - Obama upstaged by a squirrel.
08/15/2009
By Blake Sietz “Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.” –Dwight Eisenhower As you may have already seen, the media is abuzz with news of town hall meetings, “death panels” , and the “emergence of socialized medicine”. But what us generally-healthy teenagers don’t take the time to consider is that the health care debate (and some would say debacle) is important to everyone, regardless of age.
08/15/2009
Found the following excerpt over at Michelle Malkins blog No shouting. Congressional representatives cannot sell Obamacare with mobs of unruly senior citizens and small business owners interrupting to press them on specific sections of the bill. Do refrain from boisterous shrieking against those who accuse you of lacking patriotism – unless you are Hillary Clinton , who bellowed at the top of her lungs in 2003: “I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic.
08/15/2009
from CNN.com With Congress on its August recess, lawmakers are back in their home districts to meet with their constituents. Across the country, members of Congress are holding town hall meetings where voters are encouraged to voice any questions or concerns about what’s happening on Capitol Hill. Health care reform has dominated the conversation at the meetings.
08/15/2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009 In 2006 when Obama was still in the Senate he made a trip to Africa, and had these words to say: When the heavy hand of the state is imposed on the press, all of us lose, He told a group of Kenyan journalists during an August 2006 trip to Africa. The media does not have a formal role in the government, but it serves a critical function in providing information to the public so that they can hold the government accountable, he said.Somebody should point out to the main stream media that Obama does not want them to be a propaganda arm of his government, or do his words only apply to foreign countries? Mr.
08/15/2009
The NHS row: my final word By Daniel Hannan Politics Last updated: August 14th, 2009 169 Comments Comment on this article I’m in France, with patchy internet and mobile coverage, but I sense that a row has been generated in my absence. Journalists keep calling me to ask for comments. The ones from print newspapers are polite, and offer juicy fees. The broadcasters tend to begin, without preamble, “Do you stand by your statement that…?” As far as I can tell, three separate charges ae being laid against me.
08/15/2009
BELGRADE, Mont. - President Obama on Friday accused some insurance companies of trying to undermine his plans for overhauling health care by “funding in opposition,” a comment that could inflame tensions at a time when Mr. Obama is hoping to keep insurers at the negotiating table.Related Posts:Health Insurance and Reputation: Bryan CaplanTHE PRESIDENT IS MORE POPULAR THAN HIS HEALTH CARE PLAN, WHICH IS WHY HE’S PUTTING HIMSELF ON THE LINE TO RALLY PUBLIC SUPPORT.
08/15/2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009 In 2006 when Obama was still in the Senate he made a trip to Africa, and had these words to say: “When the heavy hand of the state is imposed on the press, all of us lose,” He told a group of Kenyan journalists during an August 2006 trip to Africa. “The media does not have a formal role in the government, but it serves a critical function in providing information to the public so that they can hold the government accountable,” he said.Somebody should point out to the main stream media that Obama does not want them to be a propaganda arm of his government, or do his words only apply to foreign countries? Mr.
08/15/2009
NR.Related Posts:Rich Lowry: Like the Stimulus, ObamaCare is RecklessRich Lowry: Bill Clinton “meddled” in YugoslaviaRich Lowry: Is Obama losing his mojo?Obama Needs To Try Some Humility By Rich LowryRich Lowry: The GOP needs to act more like Mitch Daniels
08/15/2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009: Posted at 11:20 A.M. PST: Bailouts / Stimulus: Legal Insurrection: Rhode Island Lost $22 Million Stimulus Check American Thinker: ‘Death Panel’ Is Not in the Bill, It Already Exists Under the Stimulus Package Health Care: FOX News: Obama Takes Health Care Push to Colorado Bloomberg: Campaign Ad Firms Signed On to Push Health-Care Overhaul Breitbart: Obama Slams TV Over Health Care ‘Ruckus’ NY Times: President Accuses Insurance
08/15/2009
Guess he got the message : Frank Kratovil and Tom Perriello, who as freshmen congressmen would be expected to back the party leadership, both say proposals for expanding coverage to the uninsured are un acceptable in their current form and should focus more on cost savings. Mr Kratovil, who was hanged in effigy by a healthcare protester at a town hall meeting in his state of Maryland, said he would have voted against legislation if it had come to a vote last month.
08/15/2009
It’s interesting to me that in 1961, Ronald Reagan talked about the origins of socialized medicine, and in 2009, he’s still got it exactly right. It’s also a shame that in 2009, Ronald Reagan is still the most important and effective leader of conservatism, if not libertarianism, that there is. As much as Obama has achieved on the nearly impossible task of uniting the Republican party, there is still no effective leadership. Just an effective ground game.
08/15/2009
Whole Foods Market I ran across two news stories this morning that I find a little shocking. When I say “bias busters” in the title I am talking about my own bias being busted. Not earth shaking shocking but … definitely surprising. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, criticizes Obamacare and in San Francisco people are protesting … against Obamacare too! I am looking for the four horsemen of the apocalypse as I type. I love Whole Foods for various products.
08/15/2009
It’s Saturday! Which means it’s time for the infamous R.S McCain’s Rule 5 , from … “How to Get a Million Hits on Your Blog in Less Than a Year!” I sure do miss the great Rule 5 entries from Professor Donald Douglas, who btw, has some of the best coverage on the net, of the Clueless Democrats and their pathetic campaign to attack “Teabaggers!” The Daley Gator put together a fine, gratuitous list of Ed’s Favorite ConservaBabes! And WyBlog offers up a much needed dose of medicine, with ObamaCare Nurses!
08/15/2009
Rabid response - darwiniana.com 08/15/2009 RG mail http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25991.html Politico 8/11/09 Over the top and beneath contempt By Roger Simon Today, we live in the age of rabid response. Not rapid response. Rapid response was yesterday. Rapid response was the political tactic of responding quickly to all attacks, no matter how outrageous or unbelievable.
08/15/2009
Jonah Goldberg explains : Under the plan discussed at President Obama’s infomercial-esqe town halls, America would cut costs and expand coverage while avoiding rationing. Apparently, it’s paranoid to think that’s too good to be true. Imagine you’re in charge of bringing pie to a company picnic. You’re planning to provide dessert for 100 people. Then, your boss says you need to hand out pie to 150. Fine, you say, I’ll make more pies. But — oh no! — you can’t, because you’ve also been told costs must go down.
08/15/2009
There is a strange idea that it’s “cynical” and “dishonest” to be skeptical of the claim that (a) a new entitlement will be created (b) that will lead to more medical services being consumed by more people and (c) that this regime cannot save costs as promised without rationing, particularly rationing aimed at reducing care for the elderly. Some have called the bureaucrats who will make this decision “death panels,” which means many things, but includes the promotion of best practices that show little regard for the elderly and their welfare and paying doctors for suggestive counseling to the elderly for “nonresuscitation” and other death-accelerating measures.
08/15/2009
I knew he was an eloquent speaker from his radio gig but I had no idea he was this self-assured in front of a crowd. Truly, a man willing to engage the audience by strolling away from the podium is a man who doesn’t know the meaning of the words “stage fright.” Seven solid minutes here on property rights and prosperity in the age of Hopenchange, with a little constitutional history mixed in. Consider this a formal abdication of his throne as RINO king. You’ve broken Olbermann’s heart, Ed.
08/15/2009
I don’t know whether to be proud of all those citizens showing up at the town hall meetings, many to voice their protest over proposed health care laws, or whether to be disgusted with all the demagoguery going on, such as that from those Republican lawmakers who voted for a provision in 2003 they now claim to be against and further claim is a measure promoting euthanasia. I know there is legitimate concern over proposed revisions to our health care laws but there is so much lying on all sides concerned that it is depressing.
08/15/2009
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08/15/2009
Left: Our Lady of Sorrows stained glass, from St Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville, SC. Today is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary . In the Orthodox Church, this day is called The Dormition of the Theotokos , which literally translates as the “falling asleep” of the Mother of God, her earthly, physical death preceding Her Assumption into heaven. It is also the 40th anniversary of Woodstock , the Netroots Nation conference (lefty bloggers) and the RightOnline conference (right-wing bloggers).
08/15/2009
Rather than the hippy fest that was Woodstock, Linkstock is about real joy, and far less drug use and freaky sex. Well, the freaky sex is OK, but not with multiple partners, how about with your spouse? Or at least someone you really know and love. Linkstock is about celebrating Conservative values, like small government, lower taxes, more individual liberty, self-defense, and yes, life! Linkstock is about all of that, with a few laughs, and hotties thrown in, just so the Meghan McCain Republicans know we are not prudes!
08/15/2009
I listened to Dan’s podcast “Read It and Weep” on the airplane home yesterday, and it made me re-think my position on something I’ve been pretty sure about for many years. What side of the argument do you come down on in these issues: 1- seat-belt laws 2- Anti-Smoking laws 3- motorcycle helmet laws I’ve understood and agreed that if you make bad personal choices that cost me money, then you should change that behavior (though laws) because you are infringing on my right by wasting my money.
08/15/2009
I was on a radio interview yesterday, where the interviewer asked, “So, what’s wrong with end-of-life counseling? I mean, isn’t it considered quality medicine for doctors to discuss these issues with their patients?More Information:Absolutely it’s good medicine, I told the show host. And, it is a form of counseling that is already reimbursed by every major insurance company, including Medicare.As a physician, I can counsel my patients on medical issues and decision making, and charge an office visit.
08/15/2009
Barron’s Bad Book Recommendations - ritholtz.com 08/15/2009 I try to follow the advice “ Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel full ,” but every now and again, I simply cannot help myself. Today is one such an instance. Like all human beings, I am wrong on a regular basis (my wife can read you chapter and verse). However, I would like to think that I am more right than wrong, especially on the big picture issues.
08/15/2009
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey (who is a libertarian, by the way) had an editorial in the WSJ a few days ago proposing a set of reforms that would drastically improve health care in the U.S. , as an alternative to Obamacare. Now, here’s the thing: the essay barely mentions anything other than the proposed reforms, and that they would probably work better than socializing health care – and yet it is driving liberals into a froth (as just about everything seems to) to the point where they’re threatening to boycott the chain.
08/15/2009
So much for the oft-repeated talking point that the American people are demanding we do something : Thirty-five percent (35%) of American voters say passage of the bill currently working its way through Congress would be better than not passing any health care reform legislation this year. However, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most voters (54%) say no health care reform passed by Congress this year would be the better option.
08/15/2009
If only Barack Obama had spent more time rapping with Run-D.M.C, and less time infringing upon our freedoms . . . The latest Obama administration “misstep” involved an idea to have citizens report “fishy” information about ObamaCare to the White House e-mail servers. Obama supporters thought the plan was much ado about nothing, while Obama [...]
08/15/2009
While thousands of poor and working class people lined up in Los Angeles to get free basic health care, Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey, dropped a right-wing, Obamacare -is-socialism, capitalism-is-the-answer, love note on his customer base via the reactionary Op-Ed pages of the Wall St. Journal. Beginning with a quote from Margaret Thatcher, he offered up the same “free market” solutions that conservatives have been peddling since Ronald Reagan said, “Government isn’t the solution, its the
08/15/2009
I’m incredulous at the continuing response of the Democrats in our congressional delegation who say they’ve done all the outreach they’re going to do on Obamacare: South Dakota’s two congressional Democrats say they’ve done ample public outreach on health care reform despite not holding any public town hall meetings on the subject during Congress’ August recess. Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin have been at events throughout the state, their offices say, and the two will continue to meet with constituents during the recess.
08/15/2009
Yesterday, James Taranto observed in the online WSJ that The first we heard about Sarah Palin’s “death panels” comment was in a conversation last Friday with an acquaintance who was appalled by it. Our interlocutor is not a Democratic partisan but a high-minded centrist who deplores extremist rhetoric whatever the source. We don’t even know if he has a position on ObamaCare. From his description, it sounded to us as though Palin really had gone too far. A week later, it is clear that she has won the debate.
08/15/2009
Watch: Procession for a fallen soldier What an incredible week! New polling data demonstrates that the majority of Americans do not want the liberal Democrat version of healthcare reform. According to Rasmussen, while 53% of voters oppose the entire “ObamaCare” package, 57% oppose any reform that includes a single payer system. In another poll, 52% of Americans believe that the “town hall protesters” are expressing authentic outrage against the Senators and Representatives who turn a deaf ear toward their constituents.
08/15/2009
Satur day’s Newslinks brought to you by At Ease Tees Palin calls Obamacare evil Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called President Barack Obama’s health plan “downright evil” Friday in her first online comments since leaving office, saying in a Facebook posting that he would create a “death panel” that would deny care to the neediest Americans. Christian attorneys defend public prayer An atheist organization is yet again opposing the practice of opening public meetings with prayer.
08/15/2009
Totalitarian Progressive Rahm Emanuel’s brother Ezekiel is a top Health-Care adviser to Obama. He is also an open supporter of Eugenics based rationing of Health-Care. This has made him a legitimate target for opponents of Obamacare. WASHINGTON — Ezekiel Emanuel, a top health-care adviser to President Barack Obama and older brother of White House Chief of [...]
08/15/2009
It’s a curious phenomenon. Every once in a while, maybe every six months or so, some event in the media reminds Whole Foods (WFMI) shoppers that the company’s (in)famous CEO John Mackey most likely doesn’t share their political beliefs. Mackey is an anti-union libertarian. Most of his shoppers aren’t. And so it is that his recent op-ed slamming Obamacare has got some predictable blowback from customers, who, generally speaking, are sympathetic to the President and schemes that move us closer to universal care.
08/15/2009
Those on the left say that the “mobs” at the Health Care Town Hall Meetings are “manufactured”. It isn’t a real grassroots movement. It’s AstroTurf. They also say that these “mobs” are being planted by the health insurance companies and by anti-health care reform Republicans like Dick Army.That all might be true if the polls contradicted that anger. But, the polls, too, show that Americans don’t want what the Democrats are trying to cram down their throats. And, it is isn’t just one poll but, almost all the polls.
08/15/2009
If you ever had any doubt about what Republicans think about you and your access to affordable health care, Minnesota Gov. Tim “ Good and ” Pawlenty set the record straight while speaking to the Second Annual GOPAC conference yesterday. Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty took an aggressive line against President Barack Obama’s proposed health care overhaul Friday and insisted that a rejection of the Democratic plan could usher in a Republican resurgence.
08/15/2009
Ronald Reagan, prophet - markarose.com 08/15/2009 I heard an audio clip on yesterday’s Rush Limbaugh show of Ronald Reagan making a 1961 speech against socialized medicine. Even though it was 48 years ago, Reagan had the left nailed. This is chilling. Posted in Government, History, Liberalism, Medical, ObamaCare Posts about Rush Limbaugh as of August 15, 2009 - thedailyparr.com 08/15/2009 Ethan Nichtern: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s Utterly Disappointing Worldview
It’s funny we hear Republicans say that they do not want “faceless bureaucrats” making medical decisions but they have no problem with “private sector” “faceless bureaucrats” daily declining medical coverage and financially ruining good hard working people (honestly where can they go with a pre-condition). And who says that the “private sector” is always right, do we forget failures like Long-Term Capital, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Enron, Tyco, AIG and Lehman Brothers. Of course the federal government will destroy heathcare by getting involved, Oh but wait, Medicare and Medicaid and our military men and women and the Senate and Congress get the best heathcare in the world, and oh, that’s right, its run by our federal government. I can understand why some may think that the federal government will fail, if you look at the past eight years as a current history, with failures like the financial meltdown and Katrina but the facts is they can and if we support them they will succeed.
How does shouting down to stop the conversation of the healthcare debate at town hall meetings, endears them to anyone. Especially when the organizations that are telling them where to go and what to do and say are Republicans political operatives, not real grassroots. How does shouting someone down or chasing them out like a “lynch mob” advanced the debate, it does not. So I think the American people will see through all of this and know, like the teabagger, the birthers, these lynch mobs types AKA “screamers” are just the same, people who have to resort to these tactics because they have no leadership to articulate what they real want. It’s easy to pickup a bus load of people who hate, and that’s all I been seeing, they hate and can’t debate. Too bad.