Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of September 26, 2009

Developing Story: Senator Baucus has pushed back the vote on the Public-Option amendments propsed by Senators Jay Rockefeller and Charles Schumer from today to Tuesday, September 29, 2009.  Baucus used time constraints to delay the vote back.    Read the developing story

No joke . That’s the kind of “choice’ Obama was talking about when he told Americans his plan would give them more choices than they have now: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead.

The Democrats are in a panic mode over the upcoming Virginia Gubernatorial race. November 3rd. the people head to the voting booths and the Democrats are calling this a critical election. They contend if the Democratic candidate, Creigh Deeds, loses there will be a stampede away from ObamaCare. Their big problem: Obama himself. In this AP photo Deeds is clearly running away from Barack Obama. Kimberley Stassel of the Wall Steet Journal says, “it’s guilt by association.” Just take a look at Deeds and Obama yucking it up.

Senators are negotiating on Senator Max Baucus’ ObamaCare 6.0 proposal and it hasn’t even been written yet. Of course, to state the obvious, the fact that they’re negotiating on something that hasn’t been written means no one has read it yet either. And, to add even more insult to injury, it’s now clear they have no intention of letting you read it. You read that right.

Pounding the Table: Health Care and the Race Card ChronWatch Opposition to President Obama’s health care plan has nothing to do with race and everything to do with competing philosophies of government. President Obama has made clear his belief that government should have a prominent role in the lives of the citizenry–a role that influences virtually every facet of our lives, from the kind of car we drive to the kind of health insurance we have, to the kind of education our children receive.

One of the strongest opponents of government intervention in reforming the health care industry is Ron Paul — a Republican congressman from Texas. He’s known to some as “Dr. No” for his opposition to tax hikes and refusal to vote for spending bills. He’s a doctor by training — an OB-GYN — and he’s written a new book called End the Fed — as in the Federal Reserve. He tells Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz that he doesn’t believe health care is a right.

Flout the mandate penalty? Face the IRS Politico Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The remarks Thursday from the committee’s chief of staff, Thomas Barthold, seems to further weaken President Barack Obama’s contention last week that the individual mandate penalty, which could go as high as $1,900, is not a tax increase. Under questioning from Sen.

The beginning of this post will address some of my major concerns and upsets with the way things currently are and appear to be headed. Then, I’ll discuss what I really think we need in a new health care plan instead of this not-so-cleverly-disguised attempt at oppression and socialism. Long before the messiah Obama appeared on the scene, all of us recognized that health care costs were soaring, premiums were soaring, and loving and caring professionals were leaving the practice of medicine in droves.

Those who know me have no questions about my position on abortion. Basically, I think it’s evil if it’s not done for the health of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. At best, it should be an issue for the states to decide. But this post isn’t about where I stand on abortion. It’s not about where you stand on abortion or what anyone thinks of abortion at all. It’s about the reasoning in the case of Roe V Wade and how the current government is trying to have it both ways when it comes to government run health care.

T he FMJWA -my best of the conservative/libertarian blogosphere - is inspired by Stacy at The Other McCain - per his How to Get a Million Hits on Your Blog . The idea is to respect the drill seargant’s principle in Kubrick’ s Full-Metal Jacket : ” When someone does you a favor, find an opportunity to return the kindness. ” Besides giving credit where credit is due, this provides the opportunity to share with readers some observations from out there in the Blogosphere ….

Buy Obamacare Insurance Or Go To Jail – Ensign receives handwritten confirmation – 26 sep – This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying [...]

CNSNews.com / Thursday, September 24, 2009By Rev. James V. JohnstonSkinning the ‘Health Care Cat’ Rev. James V. Johnston, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfiled-Cape Girardeau“Heal the sick …” — Matthew 10:8A very odd and macabre saying that I have always found somewhat disturbing is that “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” The point of the saying is that in the undertaking of a complex project, there are usually a variety of ways to reach the goal, some better than others.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 / Wall St. JournalMaybe Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus should put a gag order on Douglas Elmendorf too. On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office director told Mr. Baucus’s committee that its plan to cut $123 billion from Medicare Advantage—the program that gives almost one-fourth of seniors private health-insurance options—will result in lower benefits and some 2.7 million people losing this coverage.Imagine that. Last week Mr. Baucus ordered Medicare regulators to investigate and likely punish Humana Inc.

Opposition to Obamacare is already sky high, so why make it worse? Then again, why not? If congress has anything to say about it, you either swallow on your own, or have it forced down your throat. The lastest reason to oppose Obamacare comes from Joint Committee on Taxation, courtesy of committee chief of staff Thomas Barthold. He and his goons in the committee have decided that if you decide not to participate in their unworkable plan, they will sick the IRS on you .

by Tom Palmer on September 26, 2009 Tagged as: government health care, health care reform, Obama health care reform, Obamacare, public option, single payer system

… with jail time . Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold.” You know, in California even a … [ visit site to read more ]

Thursday afternoon, at its Live Pulse Blog (”Breaking News on the Health Care Fight”), Carrie Burdoff Brown reported the following : Flout the mandate penalty? Face the IRS Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The remarks Thursday from the committee’s chief of staff, Thomas Barthold, seems to further weaken President Barack Obama’s contention last week that the individual mandate penalty, which could go as high as $1,900, is not a tax increase.

Audra Strickland aide Joel Angeles found not guilty of all charges State legislative aide Joel Angeles was found not guilty of all charges today in his misdemeanor battery trial in Ventura County Superior Court. The jury issued its decision one day after beginning its deliberations. Angeles, 45, chief of staff for Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, R-Moorpark, was accused of roughing up three Democratic demonstrators outside a June 2008 Republican fundraiser for Strickland’s husband, state Sen.

Via FreeRepublic , here’s a fun chart to see the process of keeping your doctor under ObamaCare™: Charts you can believe in! Map source: Joint Economic Committee . A commenter at FR nailed it:

..and/or pay $25k if you try to opt out of Obamacare : Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold.” The note was a follow-up to Ensign’s questioning at the markup.

Yep. That’s the ruling that has recently been made over the regulations in the ObamaCare bill. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A.

I know this is Fun Friday, but this is too important to not post.  This will effect many lower income retirees and many middle class retirees.   My mom uses this through doctors here that formed a alliance that uses the Medicare Advantage recipients, but the alliance of doctors will not see people that use regular Medicare.   This will force many retirees and also doctors to use Medicare, and some doctors will just drop those that use the Medicare advantage now.   This is a terrible idea and will

Filed under Pennsylvania by Joe Collins (1) “This Party Sucks” is a look at the history and current state of the Philly Republican party, though frankly there are elements of this across the state.  (via grassrootspa)(2) It’s good to know we have a President who won’t play the military politically.  Oh wait… “Obama told Petraeus and McChrystal to “scrub” assessments“.  My bad.(3) Over-regulation is a real economic problem.

But… But… The Left and the media (and some Republican snobs) told us Sarah Palin didn’t know what she was talking about, that she should leave the room , for her metaphorical reference to health care rationing creating “ death panels .” Even the President went after her: Still, given all the misinformation that’s been spread over the past few months, I realize — I realize that many Americans have grown nervous about reform. So tonight, I want to address some of the key controversies that are still out there.

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An Overview & Update of Cartel Strategy by DeepCaster FinancialSense.com September 25, 2009 “The sun is setting on the US dollar as the ultra-loose monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve forces China and the vibrant economies of the emerging world to forge a new global currency order, according to a new report by HSBC.” HSBC bids farewell to dollar supremacy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, 20 Sep 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/6211858/HSBC-bids-farewell-to-dollar-supremacy.html

Via: Politico: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 [...]

Submit your flat tax (single rate) ideas. Respond like you did at the HC townhall meetings. President Obama has asked the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) to develop options for tax reform. The members of the tax subcommittee are preparing ideas to be considered by the board and would like to give anyone a chance to have input into the process on this important issue. The deadline for submissions is October 15th, 2009. Note: The mandate to the PERAB is NOT to recommend a new tax system.

These are not misinterpreted as attacks. These guys wanted to kill Americans. A 29-year-old man who idolized American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh has been arrested after attempting to detonate what he thought was a bomb inside a van outside a federal courthouse in the Illinois capital of Springfield, officials said Thursday. Michael C. Finton, also known as Talib Islam, was arrested Wednesday and charged in a criminal complaint with one count of attempting to murder federal officers or employees and trying to detonate a weapon of mass destruction.

John Ensign received the confirmation in writing. From the Politico : This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A.

As John posted earlier , Yosi Sergant resigned from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) yesterday. While Sergant has not yet commented directly, his departure was undoubtedly a result of his role in the conference call scandal uncovered by BigGovernment.com . And while I don’t think there is any question that his comments on the call were inappropriate, the real blame for the politicization of the NEA should be placed squarely on the senior White House staff who  initiated the organizing campaign  with the arts community back in May.

John Ensign received the confirmation in writing. From the Politico:This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A.

Like I was sayin… do not pass go.  I saw this in several places.  Apparently the Senate version of Obamacare includes a provision which would send people to jail who refuse to purchase health insurance and refuse to pay a fine. Say want you want to, but Obama’s plan will make sure that everybody gets health care since if you are in jail, you get free health care.

***Watch Dick on Monday, 9/28/09, on Cavuto on FOX Business at 6:00 PM ET and on Hannity on FOXNews at 9:00 PM ET. Thanks!*** OBAMA’S HEALTH INSURANCE TAX: COMING SOON TO ALL POLICIES By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on DickMorris.com on September 25, 2009 The Baucus healthcare bill provides for a tax on “gold-plated” health insurance policies. But, as with the Alternative Minimum Tax, once slated to be imposed only on the wealthy, inflation will make most Americans liable to pay the 40 percent tax in a few years.

I’ve been in the retail book business for years, and I’m not yet thrilled with the sales of Glenn Beck’s Arguing With Idiots.   I know it’s early — the thing came out on Tuesday — but I don’t quite feel the blockbuster vibe I felt with An Inconvenient Book.  That was a monster right out of the gate. I do like the cover (Nazi officer? East German polizei ?  Who cares?  Beck definitely looks cool — especially post- Inglourious Basterds), but it smacks a bit of desperation. Don’t get me wrong.

I love this guy. His name is Mike Rogers , and he’s a congressman from Michigan. I wish he was in Indiana. While this is a bit dated, (July 2009), he makes some valid points. Support this blog. Click here. Related posts: Teddycare? What a load of horseshit. Now that the honorable Ted…

Judas Priest, barry and his bumpkins keep throwing stuff at us. Obviously the plan is to overwhelm those who bring their shinanigans to our attention and also overwhelm the citizens. I mean if you had to fax a Senator or Representative every time there was a crisis or crisis brewing, you would have gone through three fax machines already. Yet, no way can we give in or give up. We must keep giving it back to barry and his hord. To that end, here is governments newest takeover plan and it is the take over of the Internet.

“Gag Orders” in the Medicare Debate and “Soft Tyranny” This Is Why Obama’s Health Care Support Continues To Erode Sorry, O: It Is a Tax Obama’s contempt for the First Amendment Gag Me Obama Losing Youth on Health Care The Medicare Raid in Baucus Bill How the Baucus Bill Kills Jobs Obamacare Puts Transparency and Accountability on Death Bed

Back in July, I wrote about the news that under the Senate’s version of ObamaCare, Americans who – after all is said and done with this bill – fail to sign up for a so-called “affordable” healthcare plan could face fines over $1,000 from the federal government – fines the feds plan on using to help “pay” for this monstrosity of a bill.

Senator John Ensign (R-NV) wanted to get an answer on the implications of the individual mandate in the ObamaCare bill floated by Max Baucus (D-MT) during the markup session.  Sessions asked Thomas Barthold, chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, what would happen if a taxpayer refused to buy health insurance and then refused to pay the subsequent fine, which could run to $1900 for an individual.  Barthold replied that one shouldn’t do the crime if one doesn’t want to do the time:Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead.

The question before us today: How long does it take a goverenment-run job center to fax paperwork to an employer? This is a true story from a lady I know, though I haven’t identified the state she lives in because Helen will need to return for services and it isn’t my job to complain to them for her. I just got a kick out of how inept the employees were. First, Helen printed up cover sheet and gave it to them — highlighting, bolding and italicizing human resources department information.

The left loves using government policy to modify people’s behavior they don’t approve of, and the obese are becoming the next smokers and SUV drivers — people who engage in behavior the left finds distasteful. So look for the left to continue to ban or tax the things that make people fat, such as trans fats and sodas. Of course, if we get ObamaCare, the left can really put the screws to the obese by using their government coverage for leverage in forcing them to live what the left considers a healthy lifestyle.

Ensign receives handwritten confirmation This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A.

Personal choice in Obama’s America.  With all due apologies to Anderson Cooper,  the only real difference between the Obama Mob and any other democrat, political thug from Chicago (or Mob Family from Boston, Philly or New York) is that the administration hasn’t worked its way up to kneecapping….    yet.

Politico : Ensign receives handwritten confirmation By Carrie Budoff Brown This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance. Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it “Sincerely, Thomas A.

We have been screaming about fascism in America for almost a year now, and I am wondering how long it is going to take for everybody to realize it.  Make sure to click on the first link “This” to see the actual handwritten note talking about fines and jail time for people who do not comply.  Please send this information to every single person you know! From Politico: Ensign receives handwritten confirmation This doesn’t happen often enough. Sen.

“The fundamental truth about health care in every country is that national values, national character, determine how each system works.” Prof. Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton Professor & Health Care Economist “I think health care is a privilege. I wouldn’t call it a right.” Sen. Jim DeMint, R-SC Whether or not it’s a crisis that millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured, that thousands lose their health insurance every day, or that tens of thousands die every year because they lack health insurance is a matter of perspective.

Blue Dog Democrats in Congress played a “magnificent” role in blocking health care reform during the Clinton administration and now, under the “courageous” and “smart” leadership of House Pro-Life Caucus leader and Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak, and with the support and prayers of Republicans categorically opposed to the Democratic Party’s health care reform effort, the Blue Dogs may be able to do it again.

The former GOP House majority leader, now president of FreedomWorks, endorsed dark horse Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio back in July, but today he lends his name to a fundraising letter explicitly calling Rubio’s campaign a new stage of the Tea Party. This month, I was proud to march in Washington with over 800,000 fellow Americans committed to taking back their government from big spending politicians. But the fight for freedom didn’t end there.

Love this pic! Look at the body language. Dem candidate Deeds recoils from The One. From Kim Strassel in the Wall Street Journal: Not so long ago, Democrats were thrilled by the long length of Barack Obama’s coattails. Creigh Deeds would be a lot more thrilled today if he could just step off. Mr. Deeds is the Democratic state senator running for governor of Virginia, and while he’s at it, running away from his commander in chief.

With all of the media handwringing about the potential for violence at Congressional town-hall meetings in Augutst — potential only realized when unions and counterprotesters began attacking ObamaCare opponents — one has to marvel at the lack of any such speculation at the G-20 protests in Pittsburgh. Of course, the media didn’t bat an eye at the larger implications of the real violence from the same leftist crowd in Saint Paul, Minnesota, during the Republican convention, either.

Ok. Let’s stop and think for a moment. Why do many Americans: 1.) Oppose heath care changes on grounds that it would produce a “communist state” and an overly powerful government, yet 2.) Support security measures enacted by the Bush administration (the Patriot Act) that allows for unwarranted wiretaps Are you people concerned about personal freedom and worried that the federal government shouldn’t have too much power? ME TOO. Think about things this way. Pretend for a moment that Democrats and Republicans don’t exist.

Here’s the Huffington Post take on left-wing protests in Pittsburgh yesterday, which erupted in violence, as globalization protests always do: Protesters have taken to the streets of Pittsburgh in opposition to the Group of 20 summit taking place Thursday and Friday. The protests have turned violent, the AP reports, with demonstrators rolling trash bins towards police, and officers firing tear gas back. Read more here. Check out this slideshow of protesters and vote on the most intense image.

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Each day Obama is in office, along with the progressives in Congress, he and they are purposely advancing forward the destruction of this country. OBAMA is engaging in the destructive Cloward-Piven strategy on a national level. Obama is a domestic enemy. The progressives are domestic enemies. Obama and the progressives must be removed if we desire to remain free, if we desire to live under liberty, and if we desire to keep our Constitution. Continental Congress 2009 is coming soon! It’s the next step for a free people to take.

Hospitals run by government used to be the place where people who could not afford other health care were supposed to go for treatment. In 1986, EMTALA, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, turned this system on its head. It required hospitals to provide the same kind of emergency treatment to everyone, whether or not an individual had made provisions for payment. The problems created by EMTALA are severe.

Hat Tip: Larwyn Netanyahu: “What A Disgrace” Officials: Iran has second enrichment plant Valerie Jarrett – At The Core Of Obama With one of the Manson killers, justice is finally served When Hollywood Did The Right Thing Obama And Congress’ Priorities The Aztecs might have been noble, but they were also savages *UPDATED* Schoolhouse Shariah I Wish More Americans Knew as Much About the Way the Economy Works as My Kid Talib Islam arrested for planning to bomb the federal courthouse in Illinois But… But… We APOLOGIZED!!! Obama Expresses His Basic Concept of International Affairs: Pollyanna, Yes; Machiavelli, No Passage of the Day.

This is kind of a “dog bites man” story, but I’m posting it anyway. After being re-elected in 2004, President Bush staked his remaining political capital on an ultimately unsuccessful effort to reform the social security system. Democrats were vehemently opposed to such an idea, especially the President’s proposal to foster more “choice and competition” by offering a private investment account “option”.

Submitted by: John Butler   “We’ve Figured Him Out” by Ben Stein     As President Barack Obama ’s poll rating heads south, Ben Stein explains why in The American Spectator : Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed?  Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:  The American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008.

So we all know that as soon as the Senate replacement for the latest dead Kennedy is in seated, ObamaCare becomes the law of the land. Right? Good going America! You deserve it!! Enjoy sharing the waiting room with your fellow drug addicts, sex changers and never-once-paid-in-a-dimers.

Submitted by: Barbara Payne Passing a Shell of A Bill: Congress’ Secret Plan to Ram Through Health Care Reform Posted September 22nd, 2009 at 3.34pm in Health Care , Ongoing Priorities . With the President and Congress’s plan to pass comprehensive health care reform reaching increasingly high levels of unpopularity, and reconciliation becoming an impediment, the leadership of the Senate is rumored to be preparing a new secret plan to railroad the bill through the Senate in record time by using a seldom used parliamentary procedure.

Senate Republicans are going to block Pres. Obama from filling Health posts until he stops prohibiting insurers from telling the elderly the FACTS about how “Obamacare” could affect their benefits. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/…ncing_insurers Why would the Dems NOT want ALL the info available to our retirees? It ain’t rocket science,is it?

Submitted by: Tony Caputo Obama Lies And Gives Illegals HealthCare Concerned American to Concerned American: An angry Obama lied to the nation about extending his NO Enforcement - Open Border Amnesty Policy to ObamaCare. He said his plan  would not apply to illegals and Congressman Joe Wilson called him on his lie. Just cross the border and enter a government clinic and you can get free health care paid for by U.S. taxpayers. Don’t worry your illegal status will not be questioned ObamaCare has no mandatory proof of U.S.

Lowell Brown over at Truth North News & Commentary takes a look at Switzerland’s health care system and likes a lot of what he sees. Here are the bullet points of his analysis of the Swiss system. 1. There is an insurance mandate for all individuals. 2. The government defines a what the insurance benefit [...]

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A couple weeks ago I wondered aloud where Hollywood was in the health care debate. And almost on command, this video appeared .  It looks like the NEA’s call for artists to promote health care initiatives has been heard by some comedy artists. Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell is surrounded by eight “celebrities” in a satirical defense of the health insurance companies. And I use the term “celebrities” loosely.

As many of you will recall, for a bit of the summertime, I spent time on Capitol Hill asking Democrats and Republicans about the issues most pressing in their respective parties. To the Democrats, I posed questions about health care and the public option. To Republicans, I put forth questions having to do with what they thought of Barack Obama’s likely place of birth. Ultimately, I found that whipping Democrats really wasn’t my cup of tea. Yeah, some need to face a primary challenge; and yeah, some really suck.

Something horrible happened to Bill Sparkman, who worked part-time as a Census worker in rural southeastern Kentucky.He was found dead. Tied to a tree. Preliminary tests show he died of asphyxiation.But the “cause of Sparkman’s death is under investigation, and authorities have not ruled out suicide, an accident or homicide, said Kentucky state police spokesman Don Trosper.

Quoted from http://blog.heritage.org/2009/09/25/morning-bell-obamacare-puts-transparency-and-accountability-on-death-bed/: Morning Bell: Obamacare Puts Transparency and Accountability on Death Bed » The Foundry Morning Bell: Obamacare Puts Transparency and Accountability on Death Bed Posted September 25th, 2009 at 9.04am in Health Care. The New York Times released a new poll today finding [...]

“The only way to upset the power structure in your communities is to goad them, confuse them, irritate them and, most of all, make them live by their own rules. If you make them live by their own rules, you destroy them. And never forget that ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. Comedy is our friend. Throw the kitchen sink at them!” – from Saul Alinksy’s “Rules for Radical Comedians.” Alinsky I never really had any insight into the pure comic genius of Saul Alinsky until I saw his new age Method followers display their considerable chops on the national stage.

Dr. Flowers to Dems: Vote Against Obamacare Dr. Margaret Flowers wants the 86 co-sponsors of the House single payer bill (HR 676) to vote against Obamacare. Dr. Flowers is a leader of the group Physicians for a National Health Program, whose 17,000 member doctors support a single payer, Medicare for All system for the United States.

Snowe to Reid: “What’s the Rush?” The Senate Finance Committee will be expected to vote on ObamaCare without an accurate cost-analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. Barack Obama’s Dance with Despots Americans now have a President of the United States whose most avid plaudits Marxist dictators who have spent their entire adult lives imprisoning, murdering, and maiming their enslaved minions.

Medicare Premium Fairness Act Passes House WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter voted in favor of legislation that will help protect seniors by preventing increases in their 2010 Medicare Part B premiums. The Medicare Premium Fairness Act, which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 406 to 18, will keep Part B premiums at the current rate of $96.40 per month.  Without this legislation, more than a quarter of the 42 million seniors and disabled people who are enrolled in Medicare Part B will see their premiums rise by up to 20 percent, increasing their payments to $110 to $120 a month.