Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of August 16, 2009

Last night I fell asleep in front of the TV. The infomercials were flying and at about 4am I woke up in a cold sweat after a nightmare. I dreamed that instead of putting ads on Craigslist to pay people $10 to $15 an hour to promote Obamacare, that the Obama Administration hired Vince, the ShamWOW guy to sell it for them. It went something like this. Hi I’m Vince for Obama care. You’ll be saying wow everytime you need medical care. It’s like Dr. Kevorkian, Nurse Ratchett and President Obama all rolled into one.

On the one hand, this may signal a significant victory for opponents of ObamaCare. On the other hand, I’ve learned not to trust this administration and insist on sleeping with one eye open. We’ll see. Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama’s administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.

The August 14, 2009 Colorado Springs Gazette printed Ari Armstrong’s OpEd, ” Rationing Inherent In Obamacare “. Here is the introduction: The health reform debate has heated up mainly over rationing. On August 6, Mike Sola of Michigan confronted Rep. John Dingell. As Sola’s son watched from a wheelchair, Sola charged, “Under the Obama health care plan which you support, this man would be given no care whatsoever because he is a cerebral palsy handicapped person.” That same day in Longmont, a cancer survivor told a crowd, “I’ve had a total of 11 surgeries.

North Dakota Democrat Senator Kent Conrad, July 26, 2009 Well, does anyone, particularly the RIGHT believe him? A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Barack Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota said it was futile to continue to “chase that rabbit” due to the lack of 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

President Obama contributed an article yesterday to the New York Times titled, Why We Need Health Care Reform. He failed to explain why. He just repeated the assertions that he has made several times recently in his appearances on television. He opened with this: OUR nation is now engaged in a great debate about the future of health care in America. And over the past few weeks, much of the media attention has been focused on the loudest voices.

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I have not been this happy to be a Republican — watching Obama and his socialist healthcare proposals going down in flames — since George Bush won the 2004 election, guaranteeing that we’d stick around to win the war in Iraq. I love how all the high-minded types jumped on Sarah Palin for her remark. Obama is a socialist. Socialism doles out resources — not according to the marketplace — but according to government fiat. Because there are never enough resources, they must be rationed.

Hugh Hewitt points to ” a very big headline ” and a very big testament to the power of the people making themselves heard. As Hugh goes on to note, now we’ll see what it really means : Obama and the Democrats seem set on some monumental piece of legislation and much larger government oversight/control of the health care sector, so it’s hard to believe they’re going to retreat and start considering alternative plans.

Cross-posted over at Politicalvindication.com We’re hearing news now that Obamacare is on the chopping block: WASHINGTON – Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama ’s administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system. I think the administration might have been thinking about this move for a few weeks now.

Paul Gigot: Up next, ObamaCare and the “death panel” claims. Will his reform plan ration care for seniors? We’ll separate fact from fiction. Plus, remember Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Well, meet their cousin, Ginnie, Uncle Sam’s latest subprime … View original story…

SL: What kind of medicine do you practice and how will “Obama Care” affect your practice? Dr. Chad Matthews: I’m a Doctor of Upper Cervical Chiropractic; Obama care is not exactly something I’m a fan of, but I’m not sure, yet, how it will affect me. I run a cash-like office, and accept out-of-network benefits only. There is no medication or surgery involved in what I do. It’s a completely natural means to healthcare. With people seeking alternatives more than ever before, my office stands to continue its growth.

Can frank language change the outcome of a debate? Some ( here and here ) are saying Sarah Palin has won a round against President Obama, thanks to some “inflammatory” (you hate Palin) or “frank” (you like Palin) language. Her “death panel” phrase drew enough attention that part of the proposed legislation on end-of-life medical care was scrapped: A Senate panel has decided to scrap the part of its healthcare bill that in recent days has given rise to fears of government “death panels,” with one lawmaker suggesting the proposal was just too confusing.

We’re hearing news now that Obamacare is on the chopping block: WASHINGTON – Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama ’s administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system. I think the administration might have been thinking [...]

Congress will vote on several healthcare bills following August recess. How would you vote? Public Option - More on the Public Option | Stand With Dr. Dean

Zach Lahn of the University of Colorado asks ObamaCare’s public option, and to show private businesses can compete against government services he uses UPS and FedEx as an example: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy But the problem is, as Professor John Lott noted in his book Freedomnomics and in a recent column, the Post Office does EXACTLY what those opposed to ObamaCare is worried about : A second problem with government-run firms is that they typically engage in what is called “ predatory pricing .” Obviously public schools don’t charge anything for students attending them, limiting competition from private schools.

WASHINGTON – Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama’s administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan.

White House appears ready to drop ‘public option’ WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run health insurance as part of his ambitious health care proposal. Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a [...]

Is it just me noticing this or have all of you noticed it too.  Obama gave a campaign speech where he said America was tired of the same old ideas to get things done.  I guess he was hinting he’d try new ones instead.  Then he went out and found a bunch of ideas that have failed somewhere else and attempted to adapt them?

Share What Obama’s Town Hall Charade and Pam Anderson’s Breasts Have in Common by Doug Giles I was watching Obama’s town hall meeting in Portsmouth this past week, and I’ve got to give it to Barack and his boys . . . I haven’t seen choreography that tight since the finale of So You Think You Can Dance.

The Bookworm Room discusses why we may lose doctors under Obamacare . The one thing that Obama supporters are not discussing is the making of a doctor. The good doctors we have come as the result of a grueling process. The best and the brightest, rather than leaving college and going off to make money, instead opt for the following: 1. Four more years of graduate training, including (a) the trauma of anatomy classes and (b) the exhaustion of clinical work, which is what they do in the last two years.

Republicans may have won a huge victory today. President Barack Obama’s staff signaled for the first time on Sunday that the White House is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new U.S. health care system. Kathleen Sebelius: Public Option May Go Away Realizing that Obama’s health care reform plan is doomed, Obama officials stated to the press for the first time on Sunday that a compromise plan could include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan.

A Free Press For A Free People Bold, conservative Bachmann hints at ‘Mrs. President’ future She began her political career simply, as a Christian mom concerned about the content of school papers her children brought home in their backpacks, but today she has become one of the leading defenders of liberty and conservative principles on Capitol Hill. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., laughs at her humble start in politics.

Cet article s’adresse probalement plus aux Americains de ce forum qu’aux Français, mais la solution proposée par le CEO de Whole Foods à la place de Obamacare, est tres interessante. Ce qui est encore plus interessant c’est la réaction des blogs progressistes US qui ont appelé à un boycott de Whole Foods, parce que le CEO osé être contre la réforme du système de santé telle que les démocrates veulent l’imposer. Whole Foods est une chaine de supermarchés très à la mode chez les bobos, on y touve toute la nourriture bio, les produits new wave, à des prix très élevés.

Death Panels. Section 1233 of HR 3200, the Waxman version of ObamaCare, provides for end of life counseling by physicians. There is no written penalty for the patient to refuse the counseling. There is however financial incentive for the physician to provide such counseling and initiate the discussion. This provision has been hotly contested, its existence denied by everyone on the left and many on the right, but it does exist.

ATTENTION IUSB VISION READERS – THE TOP FIVE POSTS ON THE PAGE HAVE BEEN STICKIED TO THE TOP AS THEY ARE BEING UPDATED REGULARLY. TO SEE NEW POSTS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. THANKS, EDITORWow, talk about busted….WorldNetDaily:By Bob UnruhPart of the controversial health care reform proposal in Congress that discusses “end-of-life” counseling and  medical procedures that could be rationed based on the age of the patient and other factors was written by suicide advocates who argue openly for the “right”

by JimK Dear everyone that is busy demonizing those of us who oppose Obamacare, So if I don’t support health care “reform,” I’m automatically a racist? I also hate the poor, am obviously a right-wing conservative hypocritical Christian (see not caring for the poor) and rich? HAS IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ANY OF YOU PEOPLE THAT THIS PARTICULAR VERSION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM IS SIMPLY A TERRIBLE PIECE LEGISLATION? This is way too important an issue to be reduced to such Rove/Rahm partisan hate tactics.

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by Bill Levinson Rush Limbaugh’s partially-informed commentary on HR 3200, the current health care reform bill before Congress, provides Barack Obama and his allies with a convenient smokescreen for the controversy over “death panels” that would decide when and from whom to withhold lifesaving medical treatment for “cost containment” purposes. They can cite the principle “falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus” (false in one thing, false in everything) with proof that HR 3200 contains no such provisions whatsoever.

The teetering position in which our nation has been placed by the cumulative effects of leftist education and leftist media (and their impact on the minds of the voters) seems to be near the point of overcoming inertia. If only there were insurance against tipping in the wrong direction. Of course if there were such insurance, it would eventually become the object of the Statist’s lust. There is so much at stake right now, it is difficult to keep track of it all.

Violence erupted at a townhall meeting hosted by North Carolina congressman David Price, after a protester was punched in the face for voicing his opposition to proposed changes to health care coverage in America.The assault took place at the end of an opening speech Congressman Price at North Carolina Central University in Durham. Eyewitnesses of the assault say claim the assailant was an African-American woman who openly supported Obama.Conservatives who went to the meeting sponsored by SEANC, the South’s leading employee union with 55,000 members, say it was highly scripted and was more of a presentation than an actual townhall meeting.

Obama Wont Need Me When I’m 64 by DC Originally aired on Chimpsy’s Real American Episode 70 www.chimpsysrealamerican.podomatic.com When I get older And need my health care Many years from now… I know I wont be covered by Obamacare Get a hip replacement Pacemaker If I protest it At a town hall He’ll just lock the door Obama don’t need me, Obama wont feed me When I’m 64 Obama’s such a douche… If he was standing here… I would say FUCK YOU!

One of the charges against the left, and an accurate one at that, is that they don’t want to live under the same rules that you and I will be forced to live under. One example is noted by a commenter at Ann Althous’s blog “Althouse” where she discusses the utter stupidity of an attack [...]

TV Ad: Seniors Will Unjustly Suffer if Barack Obama Health Care Bill Passes 60 Plus Association – Health Care Reform Hurts Seniors 60 Plus: Don’t pay for health care reform on the backs of our seniors. Just Wondrin What Happened: Who’s behind the attacks on a health … The other, 60 Plus Association , is a conservative senior advocacy group that wants to abolish the estate tax. Singer Pat Boone is the group’s national spokesman.

Enfield Tea Party, 2009 House Democrats ask for civility at town halls Representative Joe Courtney’s office rally for and against Obamacare, August 14, 2009 Fred’s Humboldt Blog: Tea Party Patriots Tea Party Patriots . The Times- Standard reports this morning the Humboldt Tea Party folks will be holding yet another one of their rallies. This time they’re heading to Sacramento to protest out- of- control government and high taxes.

Day By Day by Chris Muir Chris, grass roots conservatives will have to wait a long time for the Republican Party. The GOP is a large conglomerate of competing interests on the center-right and will move slowly. Look how slow the GOP was to root out corruption among their elected Congressional members when they had the majority. But, what will accelerate the movement of success for the electoral GOP will be the far left policy initiatives of the Democrats, like PORKULUS and Obamacare.

I n a surprisingly rapid development, Obama’s crew signaled today that they are prepared to dump the most unsettling - and unpopular- element of the ObamaCare plan- a “public option” designed with the apparent purpose of nationalizing t he US health insurance industry through deployment of an government-run health insurance plan that they simply couldn’t compete with over the long-run.

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 14, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, has again spoken out aganst the abortion expansion in President Obama’s health care legislation, calling the bill “seriously deficient” on the issue of mandated coverage and funding of abortion.  Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver also issued a call to action urging Catholics to tell legislators that only a bill that excludes abortion is acceptable health care reform.  In an August 11 letter to the U.S.

According to a Rasmussen survey released today, only 35 percent of Americans believe that passage of the bill “currently working its way through Congress” would be better than not passing any health care legislation this year. 54 percent of Americans disagree, believing that it would be better to pass no bill. The poll question is a bit misleading because there is no single bill working its way through Congress at this time. However, the results show pretty clearly that the Democrats are losing the health care debate.

As part of his full-court press in the media on behalf of his flagging health-care system overhaul, Barack Obama penned an op-ed for today’s New York Times.  He garnered a key Sunday slot, which is the opinion journalism equivalent of a prime-time press conference, so one might expect that Obama has something new to add to the debate.  Instead, he gave the same stump speech that Obama uses in every town hall, or greenhouse, as Jim Treacher calls them in honor of the many plants that appear in

Why? Because it will kill you. Simple as that. Since a picture is worth 1,000 words, here’s 2k right at ya:Does Obamacare cover funeral expenses? See - it’s a momentum problem. As in the Smart Car doesn’t have much and will thus always lose out to a bigger competitor fighting to occupy the same place at the same time. From Doug Ross: The mainstream media hasn’t exactly picked up the story, but we’re starting to see “Smart Car” drivers die in fatal accidents.

I have to admit I’m somewhat surprised to see that Katherine Kersten decided to shit on Woodstock this week instead of piling on with more lies about Obamacare. Then again I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anyone who felt so betrayed by peace and love. I wasn’t there, but I did buy the album. I was still growing up Republican during the Summer of Love. I was never a hippy. I went straight from Nixon’s GOP to being a National Lampoon reading, stash pouch wearing, war protesting freak.

WSJ: Elderly Americans are turning out in droves to fight ObamaCare, and President Obama is arguing back that they have nothing to worry about. Allow us to referee. While claims about euthanasia and “death panels” are over the top, senior fears have exposed a fundamental truth about what Mr. Obama is proposing: Namely, once health care is nationalized, or mostly nationalized, rationing care is inevitable, and those who have lived the longest will find their care the most restricted.

Delaware Libertarian has an interesting post about one possible future for any ObamaCare legislation .  Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich proposes to break up ObamaCare legislation into small pieces to provide various members of Congress the political cover they need to vote for it.  Basically, Reich proposes a repeat of Sen. Stephen Douglas’s (another Illinoisan) “Great Compromise of 1850).  As Delaware Libertarian points out, we were in a civil war ten years later, partly because of this “Great Compromise”.

Can you see it now? - consultaglobal.wordpress.com 08/16/2009 Back in July on 2009 I attended Harvard’s program on “Leading Product Innovation.”  Upon my return to Chicago I managed to get a couple of new initiatives up and running.  The first one focused on gathering my thoughts under a framework best known as “the 8 eyes of innovation,” which has become one of the key practices for the consulting work we do at innobarista inc.The second initiative was inspired by Jason Randal, one of the

Senator Kent Conrad, who is one of the those trying to get a bi-partisan health care bill passed, has given the so-called public option, the Public Option abig thumbs downSen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., one of six negotiators trying to hammer out a bipartisan compromise measure on the Senate Finance Committee, told “FOX News Sunday” that the so-called public option simply does not have the votes to pass. “The fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the United States Senate for the public option.

A little good news coming out of Washington this AM. It sounds as if a huge part of the Socialized Medicine part of Obamacare is being declared DOA by one of it’s lead Senate negotiator, since the country has risen up in rage over the proposal: Momentum behind a new government-run health care plan appeared to slow considerably Sunday, as a lead Democratic negotiator called the option a “wasted effort” and President Obama’s health secretary suggested the White House is ready to accept a health care reform package without it.

Can you imagine if Boeing, the very first time it flew the 747, didn’t have just two test pilots in the cockpit, but a cabin filled with fare-paying passengers in the back! Making 300 million Americans depend on the untested, risky Obamacare scheme, designed by politicians not doctors, for their critically important healthcare is like having a brand new type airliner, designed by whores amd horoscope writers, fly for the first time, not with just two test pilots, but with everyone in America on board!

FAYETTE NY— U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will stop by the Crow’s Nest next week for a four-county Democratic Party fundraiser. Ontario County Democratic Chair Judith Baker said the senator is touring Western New York next week on official and personal business, and she offered to appear at the fundraiser, which will benefit Ontario, Yates, Wayne and Seneca counties. “We’re glad that she’s here and that she’s willing to do that, and she’s looking forward to getting to meet a number of people and take questions,” Baker said.

Most healthcare dollars are spent on the sick — that’s obvious. So if Obamacare is going to cover more people but cut costs and not add to the deficit , as Obama claims, somebody is going to get less care. Who might that be? President Obama said this in the NYT : when my grandmother got very ill during the campaign, she got cancer; it was determined to be terminal. And about two or three weeks after her diagnosis she fell, broke her hip…the doctor says, Look, you’ve got about — maybe you have three months, maybe you have six months, maybe you have nine months to live.

Well it seems the liberals are going to self destruct ugly, because now they are harrassing handicapped women in Town Halls who have very valid concerns with the liberal take over of health care and all these plans to triage care to only those who can become useful cogs in society: It seems this angry mobster from the far right has some serious and chronic medical issues, which is clearly why she came out to make her voice heard: I am disabled.