Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of September 29, 2009

Today, Josh Kraushaar with The Politico reports on the healthcare hotspots across the country, “mapping out where the [healthcare] reform debate is the most intense.”  The story includes some key poll numbers on voters in New Hampshire, and what they think of the Democrats’ healthcare plan.  Carol Shea-Porter supports this plan despite public opposition to a government-run health system and the inclusion of massive middle-class tax hikes and significant cuts to Medicare.

Editorial: Blue Dogs in the Doghouse over the Public “Option” Unless House Blue Dogs wish to go from the people’s House to the doghouse, they had better make good on their promise not to add a cent to an already out-of-control debt—now some $11.8 trillion. It’s Barry Doody Time Barack Obama is urging Congress to bail out the nation’s “news” organizations as they fall further and further into disrepute and destitution. Too Hot Not To Note: A Critic Finds Obama Policies a Perfect Target The New York Times profiles Americans for Limited Government.

Day By Day by Chris Muir The whole idea of indoctrination of children singing “The One’s” praise is starting to spin out of control with the release of more school videos. But, with Obamacare and Obama’s favorable ratings cratering in the polls, the LEFT ala Bill Ayer’s education initiatives had better speed up the propaganda before the glow of Obama change has worn out its welcome.

Washington Examiner Political Digest Byron York – Without Bush, media lose interest in war caskets So far this month, 38 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan. For all of 2009, the number is 220 — more than any other single year and more than died in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 combined. With casualties mounting, the debate over U.S. policy in Afghanistan is sharp and heated. The number of arrivals at Dover is increasing. But the journalists who once clamored to show the true human cost of war are nowhere to be found.

by Tom Palmer on September 29, 2009 Everyone labels their proposals “reform,” which is an empty label. You can’t be “for” or “against” reform until you know what the reform is (unless you’re 100% satisfied with the status quo, which few people are). Here are just three worries that occur to me and that have not been widely discussed in the media.1. The term “public option” is a very clever neologism for socialism. That’s not a smear, just a simple statement of fact.

More magic from Steve Wynn — slightly delayed due to our summer escapades — on his 2Q09 conference call. The Administration is more of a problem than they are of a help usually, if you read the headlines. Everyone is frightened to death about runaway inflation if these deficits are allowed to take place. The good news is the Senate seems to be slowing it down. But we can’t see where it’s good for business to have that debt as a percentage of GDP go from 30% to 60% or 70%.

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Leader Boehner’s liaison to the nation’s governors, today echoed a growing number of state leaders in warning about the devastating fiscal impact the health care bills proposed by Congressional Democrats would have on both states and future generations of Americans. “Health care reform that wreaks fiscal havoc on states and piles debt on our children and grandchildren is not reform at all,” Boehner said.

To keep their current medical providers, employed Americans covered under employer-provided insurance plans only have to look at their insurance situation once a year during open enrollment, stick with what they have or change it, make sure their doctor remains in a covered network, and pay what they owe when they incur deductible and other out-of-pocket costs.

With all the controversy and debate over President Obama’s attempt at health care reform, it appears that the remaining obstacle is going to be abortion – this issue may well be the critical hinge to the passage of health care legislation.As reported in today’s The New York Times: Abortion opponents in both the House and the Senate are seeking to block the millions of middle- and lower-income people who might receive federal insurance subsidies to help them buy health coverage from using the money on plans that cover abortion. And the abortion opponents are getting enough support from moderate Democrats that both sides say the outcome is too close to call.

Afghan War, Nukes In Iran, Economy, Obamacare Can Wait Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president, said Monday morning that elitist progressive Barack Hussein Obama will leave Thursday and join his wife, Michelle, in Copenhagen, where they’ll make the pitch to the International Olympic Committee.  Obama will support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event. Obama is also mobilizing his administration on behalf of Chicago’s bid.

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. Another White House Name Surfaces in the ACORN Rolodex Is this the link to explain how Van Jones got his job? 2. Patrick Gaspard = ACORN = SEIU = White House political affairs director. 3. Milk and Cookies for War Criminals: The Obama Recipe for Diplomatic Success 4. Nate Silver becomes the Joe Morgan of Politics 5. Congress’s Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare 6.

September 29, 2009 Sen. Murkowski’s statement re: barry’s refusal to restore the pensions of 26 WWII Alaskan Territorial Guardsman. Only 26 of the 6600 men ever received a pension – and now zero. Way to tidy up the budget to help pay for obamacare. Wonder if Sarah Palin will equate stealing their pensions to a death [...]

A few months ago Jon Caldara and others at the Independence Institute put together a great video about how Obama Care would outlaw affordable insurance . In All the President’s Mandates: Compulsory Health Insurance Is a Government Takeover , Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute explains this in detail. That is, how mandatory insurance proposed by the President, House and Senate will outlaw affordable insurance policies.  Here’s an excerpt: Prohibiting Low-Cost Coverage When government makes health insurance compulsory, it must define a level of coverage that satisfies the mandate, so that people will know if they are complying with the law.

Perhaps you realized this before yours truly — I understood it was true, yet for whatever reason, never really wrapped my brain completely around it…Whatever “mandate” Obama may have once had is history…evaporated….GONE!He won the election by garnering 53% of the vote, and we were told that was a landslide. That he had a mandate.Perhaps he once did, but American voters now oppose Obamacare by 56%. Forgive my remedial math, but if 53% is a landslide, then 56% is a complete shutout.

Boy, I’m glad Bill Frist isn’t a Senator any more ! I believe in limited government and individual responsibility, cherish the freedom to choose, and generally oppose individual mandates—except . . . Except when he doesn’t believe those things. The market hasn’t failed. It hasn’t really been tried. By decoupling consumers of health care from the costs, we’ve allowed costs to rise unchecked, made insurance companies the bad guys, and fostered unrealistic expectations.

With the tide steadily turning against Obamacare, I am reminded of why electing Obama was certainly risky for this country… but may yet work out far better for American than would have a McCain presidency. Yes, the policies Obama wants to pass are likely worse than what McCain would have done (though certainly not the gaping differences that many conservatives would have us believe).

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Let’s see, it was a few weeks ago that President Obama assured us that abortion would not be covered under his health care reform plan. That’s not what happened. The New York Times headline says it all: “Fight over abortion adds to debate on health care.” You can read the story here. In a nutshell, abortion opponents are fighting with abortion advocates over whether those who receive federal aid to buy health care insurance can receive abortion coverage.

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People have been amazed at how persistently the AARP continues to support Obamacare despite the anger that it has caused among their membership. Michelle Malkin may have the answer: bribery .

The GOP “Eleventh Commandment” During Ronald Reagan’s 1966 campaign for governor of California, Republicans established the so-called Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.” It was proposed by State Republican Chairman Gaylord Parkinson to help prevent a repeat of the liberal Republican assault on Barry Goldwater that laid the foundation for Goldwater’s trouncing in the 1964 presidential election.

A new poll out today from Rasmussen on Obamacare : Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan. Senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters. In the latest survey, just 33% of seniors favor the plan while 59% are opposed.

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal’s article , we now know how Sen. Baucus’s legislation hides the total cost of the legislation: One reason it allegedly “pays for itself” over 10 years is because it would break all 50 state budgets by permanently expanding Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for the poor. Democrats want to use Medicaid to cover everyone up to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $30,000 for a family of four. Starting in 2014, Mr.

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal’s article , we now know how Sen. Baucus’s legislation hides the total cost of the legislation: One reason it allegedly “pays for itself” over 10 years is because it would break all 50 state budgets by permanently expanding Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for the poor. Democrats want to use Medicaid to cover everyone up to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $30,000 for a family of four. Starting in 2014, Mr.

Did you know that in the September 13th edition of the New York Times, that an article was published that 1 in 10 people in the US are drinking tainted water? Believe it or not, the Times got the information from the EPA – Oh Boy!  Let me quote you from the Times Article “An estimated 1 in 10 Americans have been exposed to drinking water that contains dangerous chemicals or fails to meet a federal health benchmark in other ways, an investigation by The New York Times has found.

Poll: Support for Obamacare Plunges to All-Time Low. Only 41 percent of voters now support President Barack Obama and the Democrats’ healthcare reform proposal — down from 44 percent two weeks ago and the lowest level of support yet measured by Rasmussen Reports. Rasmussen’s nationwide telephone survey also found that 56 percent of voters are now opposed to the plan. Just 33 percent of senior citizens favor the plan, while 59 percent are opposed.

Washington Times Obama v. Bush, the Sequel Wall Street Journal In this election cycle, the Democrat tarring his opponent as a “Bush Republican” is running behind in the polls—while the Republican bashing his opponent as … Wasting their breath and our time Arkansas News Dem Strategy: Ram Obamacare Through, Implement It After 2012 RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) all 26 news articles »

Support for Health Care Plan Hits New LowMonday, September 28, 2009 / Rasmussen Reportsust 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured.The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan.Senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters. In the latest survey, just 33% of seniors favor the plan while 59% are opposed.

What began as a bug in ObamaCare has now become a feature, according to Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA).  The chair of the Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus now says that the government exchanges should cover immigrants, regardless of their legal status: Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.

Sep 28 I Guess When the President Said “Struggle Against Terrorism”, He Meant “Distraction from Obamacare”? Another urgent threat to global security is the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the central front in our enduring struggle against terrorism and extremism. There, as in the Middle East, we must understand that we cannot deal with our problems in isolation. … Going forward, we must set clear priorities in pursuit of achievable goals that contribute to our collective security.

…the specter of the utter collapse of European Socialism. Drat. Just as socialized medicine was reaching prime time here in the States… Meanwhile, the latest Rasmussen Poll reports that support for Obamacare has fallen to 41%. 51% are opposed. HT: Drudge

By Richard Larsen What is most disgusting about what former president Jimmy Carter said this week is not so much that he said it, but that those of Carter’s mentality consistently engage in such reprehensible specious reasoning. In an NBC interview, Carter declared, “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African-American.

The evolution of the “Obamacare for Illegals” debate is perfectly diagrammed in the latest post on Your Lying Eyes (focused on the Public/Private insurer aspect)This one fits a typical pattern we’ve seen over the years in which those on the left are the liars (yes, there are other patterns where the right is lying).

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 [...]

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. Barthold.”The note was a follow-up to Ensign’s questioning at the markup.Politico | Friday, September 25, 2009  No TweetBacks yet.

As our friends on the left keep telling us how a government-run, or at least government-overseen health care system would be a great improvement, perhaps they might be interested in seeing that such a system isn’t a great improvement for everybody: Canadians Push for ‘Private Option’ A great report at today’s Los Angeles Times , “ In Canada, a Move Toward a Private Healthcare Option “: When the pain in Christina Woodkey’s legs became so severe that she could no long hike or cross-country ski, she went to her local health clinic.

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Ernest Christian and Betty Jo Christian of Investors Business Daily are reporting that, “The controversial tax that both Obama and Baucus would impose on people who do not buy health insurance appears to be a “direct tax” on persons that is unlawful under Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution.” Without regard to one’s views about the health care legislation promoted by President Obama and currently being redrafted by Sen.

Once the United States is saddled with Obamacare, where will Canadians go to get health care? When the pain in Christina Woodkey’s legs became so severe that she could no long hike or cross-country ski, she went to her local health clinic. The Calgary, Canada, resident was told she’d need to see a hip specialist. Because the problem was not life-threatening, however, she’d have to wait about a year. So wait she did. In January, the hip doctor told her that a narrowing of the spine was compressing her nerves and causing the pain.

If Obama claimed a Presidential mandate after he beat John Mc Cain in the 2008 Presidential election 53% to 46% … what does Obama call it when his Obamcare plan is opposed by the American voters 56 to 41%? After all the Obama speeches to the American people and to joint sessions of Congress, the verdict is in and “ We the People” in a mandate categorically disapprove of Obamacare 56% to 41%. The Obama healthcare blitz accomplished nothing. In fact, the poll numbers are worse today than prior to Obama Sunday Talk show-palooza.

The latest Rasmussen reports poll record low approvals for President Obama’s health care reform efforts. Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan. Senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters.

Here’s just some of the changes no one is hoping for: * Monday, September 28, 2009 Dem’s make a push to have illegal aliens covered by the Obamacare. Sure, why not give the WORLD “free” healthcare? * Monday, September 28, 2009 . . . . Share and Enjoy: Original article: Forum: News/Activism

How is your state’s budget? Most likely, there’s a big deficit. Since states don’t have the ability to print money the way the federal government does, that means we’re all facing cuts in services, tax increases, or both. What are the states going to do if the health plan proposed by Senator Max Baucus becomes law? The Wall Street Journal crunched the numbers and what they’ve found is that Max’s Mad Mandate will bust the budgets of all 50 states. The more we inspect Max Baucus’s health-care bill, the worse it looks.

By DefendUSx The Obama adoration choir in the major media have been assigning the “racist” and “extremist” labels to critics of the new president since before he was elected. No matter how controversial, unconstitutional, expensive, or expansive any Obama program proposal may be, you can be sure his supporters (both in and out of the media) will divine a bigoted, malicious motive lurking beneath the surface of even the most reasoned voice of opposition.

From the Desk of: Steve Elliott , President, Grassfire.org Alliance Desert Conservative Visitor, The Senate Finance Committee is currently in recess until tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 9:30, when it is expected they will begin to move what Sen. Mitch McConnell calls “a trillion-dollar experiment that cuts Medicare, raises taxes, and threatens the health care options that millions of Americans enjoy.” Yes, it is that bad.

No Compromise Media Contributor by Paul Revere Here’s just some of the changes no one is hoping for: Monday, September 28, 2009 Dem’s make a push to have illegal aliens covered by the Obamacare .  Sure, why not give the WORLD “free” healthcare? Monday, September 28, 2009 Obamacare hits a new low: 56% against it . Duh, ‘cuz most Americans don’t want a big government’s healthcare Frankenstein.

The RNC points out at least 8 new taxes that will be imposed on consumers if Obamacare is passed. President Obama may not understand the definition of a tax. But all of whose wallets will be lightened do!

With all the debate going on in the US about ‘Obamacare’ and health reform it is hard for Americans to not make comparisons to other systems. The Canadian system has been used as an example by both the GOP and the Dems as an example of what we shouldn’t or should do. Naturally, as a Canadian I am willing to blindly defend our health-care are being the best in the world; after all, that’s what our politicians have been telling us for eons, right? Today, the Conference Board of Canada released a report ranking the health-care outcomes of 16 developed countries.

Rasmussen:Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured.The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan.Senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters. In the latest survey, just 33% of seniors favor the plan while 59% are opposed. The intensity gap among seniors is significant.

Seems to me that they are out to prove Joe Wilson right when he said that Obama lied about border-jumping immigration criminals not being covered under ObamaCare. Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of…

Just a few quick links. I don’t get to blog much anymore with my job, family, and now starting college. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention these things today. Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rouge, An American Life” comes out on 17th of November! Support for Obamacare hits new low at 41%! The Saudis will allow Israel to defend itself against Iran by allowing them to do what Obama threatens to shoot them down for?

If the new ObamaCare bill passes it will generate two generations of Republican voters.The shall issue mandate in current proposed legislation will cause premiums to skyrocket (details why below). Young people will not be able to afford it and as a result will be paying a significant tax penalty. The penalty will still be much less than the premiums.

Now we are taking about the MSN I think it the right time to add two videos by Dr. Manning at the end of the article as well. – David Crockett Desert Conservative published From the Desk of: Brent Bozell , Founder Media Research Center MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER 9/28/2009 Like Pavlov’s dog, President Obama rings the bell, and the liberal media respond.

OBAMACARE MIGHT GET TO 50% APPROVAL WITH this approach to preventive medicine: “A study by German scientists showed that 10 minutes a day of ogling women’s breasts by men was as good at warding off heart disease, high blood pressure and stress as 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.”

The RNC has put out an ad it is calling the “dictionary ad” that addresses all the tax increases that Obama’s healthcare policies will raise. At least 8 new taxes according to the RNC. Tags: Publius+Forum , Warner+Todd+Huston , Barack+Obama , Congress , Healthcare Bookmark to:

Will Ferrell and the fine folks over at “Funny or Die” are picking the low hanging fruit once again. This time they’re going after nameless, faceless “Insurance Executives” in a “satirical” PSA about government-run insurance. But the real comedy is watching a bunch of multimillionaires who do make-believe for a living opine about other people making too much money. I’m a big fan of comedy. I’m a stand-up junkie, growing up on late-night HBO comedy specials (I’d seen everything Carlin had done by age 11).

From the Desk of: Brent Bozell , Founder Media Research Center MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER 9/28/2009 Like Pavlov’s dog, President Obama rings the bell, and the liberal media respond. Last week, he appeared on five Sunday morning news programs, and was the sole guest on David Letterman ’s Late Show the next day, where Dave swooned, “I can’t tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work.” Talk about saccharine-sweet overexposure! If we had to put a price tag on the free advertising the President has received from the networks for ObamaCare over the last several days alone, it would run into the tens of millions of dollars.

Hat Tip: Larwyn To paraphrase WAPO’s Anne Applebaum: Hey, if you can dodge arrest long enough child rape is okay by me What the WaPo didn’t say about the Polanski apologist L.A. Times Front Page Headline: Polanski Merely “Accused” of Sexual Assault WaPo Columnist Has Undisclosed Conflict of Interest on Roman Polanski Matter Was the Polanski arrest a smokescreen?

Federal, state and local taxes customarily are due when you choose to do something, such as buy a pack of cigarettes, a gallon of gasoline, a new set of tires, a bottle of liquor or wine, a bracelet or a ring, or take a job and earn income. No tax is due if you choose not to do those things. Buried in the fine print of the various healthcare reform bills now being considered on Capitol Hill are provisions for taxing people who do not purchase a product President Obama and his allies in Congress plan to insist that you buy, namely, yet-to-be-defined “adequate” health insurance.

Dear Fellow Nevada Republicans,   The Republican National Committee just released a new add concerning the truth about the democrats’ new health care bill. I encourage all of you to watch this video and learn what the democrats are really trying to do to our health care system . Everyone will be hurt by this proposed bill and we need to fight it on every front we can.

Somewhere, Huckabee’s gleefully rubbing his hands together and nodding.Three years ago, Romney was heralded for his innovative effort to institute near-universal health care in his state. But now that the issue has emerged as a partisan fault line and the Massachusetts plan has provided some guidance for Democratic reform efforts, Romney finds himself bruised and on the defensive as the GOP rallies around opposition to President Barack Obama’s plans…It’s not just Romney’s ballot box foes who are taking him to task over his signature accomplishment as governor.

A good tact from the Republican National Committee. We get to see Obama in denial over the definition of taxes during his interview on ABC. You’ll recall that even George Stephanopoulos got so tired of The One’s lies on that topic that he actually cracked out a dictionary to read Obama the definition of a tax. We also get the full list of taxes that come along with ObamaCare, including the hefty penalty — and even jail time — that comes along with families deciding not to purchase the level of insurance the government demands.

John Ensign asked the question and most Americans aren’t going to like the answer This is one of those things that’s so simple we wonder why no one thought of it before. Democrats deny it, but the way Nevada’s Republican Senator John Ensign read the ObamaCare bill, it requires every American to buy insurance, calls for a $1900 penalty for anyone who doesn’t buy insurance, and then calls for a hefty fine on anyone who doesn’t pay the penalty.

“I’m surprised to find that, if anything, I under-estimated just how aggressive the insurance lobby would be in turning a really bad idea (’socialized’ health care) into an even worse one (an ongoing transfer of wealth from the taxpayer to the insurance companies a la the military-industrial complex’s long-time gaming of ‘defense’). I expected the lobby to chip away at Obamacare little by little during and after its passage — a little tweak here, a major amendment there — and make it more and more their creature over time.

The RNC has a new web ad in response to Barack Obama’s fumble with George Stephanopoulos over the definition of the word “tax”. As their ad argues, Obama and his Democratic colleagues Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid should have an intimate familiarity with the word, since the ObamaCare proposal has eight new taxes embedded into it. One of those taxes will apply to medical supplies and emerging technology, which will discourage innovation and better therapies:

On Saturday, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) delivered the weekly Republican address, and once again, the topic of the speech was ObamaCare: I don’t want seven politicians dediding what’s medically necessary. I want my doctor to do that. Technorati tags: news obamacare health universal health care health care reform johnny isakson gop georgia obamacare

Yes folks, it’s time for a poll from the fine folks over at Rasmussen Reports. And as you may have already figured out,  the poll is about Obamacare. If you’ve been really paying atttention, then you know that President Obama’s health care reform bill is as popular as scabies – as dangerous as scabies, too. In any event, the results are in, and it don’t look good for the Organizer-in-Chief : Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.

Jimmy Carter is not the only person to claim racism in current event surrounding the “ObamaCare” chaos — there are plenty of liberal elitists who perceive All whites (not just those that oppose Obama) as racists — but perhaps this cartoon best illustrates Carter’s true weakness. And here’s a story I missed last month regarding Clearwater, [...]

Welcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble ANNOYING: One of the more serious annoyances involved in this operation called BitsBlog is the serious lack of time remaining to balance among other necessities.  Family, Friends, and the occasional crisis among them, along with the need to attend to more personal matters than these, have rendered this site less full of new material than it should be.Thank heaven for David L and now for Mel Douglass, our most recent newcomer, or things would be far worse than they are.

From FDR to Barack Obama, James Morone’s revelatory history of presidents and healthcare policy lays out some basic rules — the conditions, in short, that Lyndon Johnson met to pass Medicare in 1965, but that asked too much of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton in the losing campaigns of 1977 and 1994 for universal insurance. The bare essentials: Passion , personal and sustained. Speed in the legislative drive. Keep-it-simple engagement of the public . Suppression of economists, wonks and budget numbers.

everything begins to look like a nail. The other day I posted a defense of Plaxico Burress which was met with some with disdain — a disdain for individuals I find disconcerting in anyone and near distressing in those proclaiming to be conservative. I give those folks, my friends and compadres the benefit of the doubt (as they no doubt do me) — fine… screw Plaxico Burress and the horse he rode in on I guess. The problem of Mr. Burress, though, is fast becoming your problem — MY problem.

More Hope and Change for you Kool Aid drinkers who embrace Barack Obama’s unconstitutional Socialist policies. Drink up kiddies!: 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 [...]

America’s elderly are finally realizing that Obama’s health care changes are largely financed by cuts in Medicare and are rallying against his proposals in increasing numbers. The latest poll by Scott Rasmussen not only shows national opposition to Obamacare rising — now it is 41-56 against — but also shows the elderly moving against it even more strongly by 33-59 or almost 2:1. (more…)

From the Wall Street Journal : The more we inspect Max Baucus’s health-care bill, the worse it looks. Today’s howler: One reason it allegedly “pays for itself” over 10 years is because it would break all 50 state budgets by permanently expanding Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for the poor. Democrats want to use Medicaid to cover everyone up to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $30,000 for a family of four. Starting in 2014, Mr.

It’s interesting.  Two-plus years ago prior to the 2006 election, polls showed Republicans were in critical territory, but most Republicans and conservative commentators dismissed the marshaling evidence.  And as a result, Republicans were stunned when Democrats took over both the House and the Senate. Now, just months after assuming total control over the government, Democrats are in the same (if not an even more leaky) boat – and they are even more adamantly in denial than the Republicans had been before they lost power.

Dan Perrin @ Red State offers this (as site buddy BK puts it) “dizzying!!!” chart about “Chart of ObamaCare’s You Can Keep Your Doctor Promise”, with a pdf link to a larger and easier to see version of the quagmire that is ObamaCare. Meanwhile Gateway Pundit via Moonbattery offers insight into Canada’s “Underground railroad for healthcare”. No doubt, IF government healthcare plagues this country we will see such things, including a “black market” for drugs and services to get around the rationed system.

Politico has an interesting analysis of the latest revelation in the politics of health care reform: if you are a Democratic member of Congress with a high concentration of seniors, you are either publicly undecided or actively against the Obama health reform plan. The Politico analysis goes through different regions of the country , and geographic dispersion is telling of the great power of the senior vote.

-By Warner Todd Huston The Democrat leadership of the House of Representatives now wants to pay for H.R.3200 — the House healthcare bill — by charging a tax on the so-called Cadillac healthcare plans . This surtax is something that has been talked about in the Senate and forms an integral part of the Baucus bill, but this is the first time that House leaders have broached this revenue idea for inclusion in H.R.3200.

The Left is doingall that they can to destroy our health care system and make no bones about it! Read the following article then ask yourself, ‘is that representative of what I want.’ If not, CALL YOUR CONGRESSPEOPLE and raise cain! Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.

  Healthcare really is a ”Manufactured Crisis” and the Liberals manufactured it for a purpose.                                                        All of a sudden, America was deluged with every dire warning possible about “Healthcare”. With maniacal determination and at breakneck speed, the radical liberals have tried to “Railroad” Americans into a takeover of our healthcare system.                                                           Damn people..

What began as a bug in ObamaCare has now become a feature, according to Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA).  The chair of the Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus now says that the government exchanges should cover immigrants, regardless of their legal status:Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.The Democrats, trying to stiffen their party’s spines on the contentious issue, say it’s unfair to bar illegal immigrants from paying their own way in a government-sponsored exchange.

Support for ObamaCare lowest ever at 41%. Maybe Obama should say it won’t add to the deficit and you can keep your doctor.Tags: Healthcare, lies, Obama, poll This entry was posted on Monday, September 28th, 2009 at 2:10 pm and is filed under Broken News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

So this is how Obama will move the shells around in his massive shell game….. force the states to pay for it all : Democrats want to use Medicaid to cover everyone up to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $30,000 for a family of four. Starting in 2014, Mr. Baucus plans to spend $287 billion through 2019—or about one-third of ObamaCare’s total spending—to add some 11 million new people to the Medicaid rolls.

The best thing about ObamaCare – if there’s any good about it – is that it has succeeded in bringing down Democrats. It’s quite ironic but the most ambitious plan Obama had for his country is so unpopular that many Democrats running for reelection next year will have a hard time hanging on to their seats. Rasmussen reports that only 41% of voters support ObamaCare against 56% who opposes the bill. Never before was support so low and opposition so widespread.

Wondering where I was were ya? Well, I’m in hanging out with our neighbors to the north in Vancouver, Canada (eh?) on a mission to get a closer look at the Canadian health care system. We’ve got 6 Canadians who were denied treatment under their “public option,” and are willing to tell their stories. We will also be meeting with a medical broker who helps Canadians escape south to the states to get the care they need – in time – so they can live.

Barack Obama and his allies in Congress insist that their plans to overhaul the American health-care system won’t increase the federal deficit.  So far, the CBO begs to differ, but even if one accepted that premise, it does nothing but shove costs off to the states.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the Medicaid expansion on which both HR3200 and the Baucus plan in the Senate is predicated will create massive budget crises in all 50 states:Democrats want to use Medicaid to cover everyone up to at least 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $30,000 for a family of four.

At the 9/12 rallies earlier this month, the American Life League distributed signs declaring, “ Bury Obamacare with Kennedy .” In Providence on Saturday, the late senator’s son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), commented on the signs, saying that they carried a violent message : “Unfortunately, these town hall meetings have been hijacked by these Tea Party folks and extremists who really take away from the honest dialogue on the facts of the debate and end up seeing this issue devolve into fear mongering and the peddling of misconceptions,” he said, referring again to the sign that referenced his father’s death.

-By Warner Todd Huston The Democrat leadership of the House of Representatives now wants to pay for H.R.3200 — the House healthcare bill — by charging a tax on the so-called Cadillac healthcare plans . This surtax is something that has been talked about in the Senate and forms an integral part of the Baucus bill, but this is the first time that House leaders have broached this revenue idea for inclusion in H.R.3200.

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Our nanny-state government not only wants to take care of us from cradle to pre-K to K-12 to homebuying to medical care to retirement to grave, it not only considers adult Americans “just like your teenage kids, [not] acting in a way that they should act,” it not only wants to “nudge” us into acting the way it thinks we should, now it thinks that neighbors should have to get a license to keep an eye on the kids congregating in front of their homes.

The so-called party of fiscal conservatism is fighting spending cuts in one of the most bloated social welfare programs in the Federal Budget: After years of trying to cut Medicare spending, Republican lawmakers have emerged as champions of the program, accusing Democrats of trying to steal from the elderly to cover the cost of health reform. It’s a lonely battle. The hospital associations, AARP and other powerful interest groups that usually howl over Medicare cuts have also switched sides.

How many health care lobbyists do the young and the healthy have in Washington, D.C.? Exactly — uh, none? This is what happens to your group if you don’t play the lobbyist game:  You get taxed.  If you don’t pay the tax you are fined $1,000, the IRS investigates you, and you could go to jail for one year. And if you do decide to comply with the law, your health insurance premiums will increase 95% — if the Massachusetts model upon which ObamaCare is designed, is any guide.

In this commercial spoof “Horribly Injured Americans Against Obamacare” players from the Upright Citizens Brigade speak out against the new Barack Obama health care plan. With bleeding eyes, birthing babies and armless ladies, they suggest that Obama’s plan is just thinly veiled socialism. I agree with them. Who needs government run health care? Oh crap, my arm just fell off. Posted by Danielle Evenson who is sick… in the head.

WSJ While many Americans are upset by ObamaCare’s $1 trillion price tag, Congress is contemplating other changes with little analysis or debate. These changes would create a massively unfair form of income redistribution and create incentives for many not to buy health insurance at all. Let’s start with basics: Insurance protects against the risk of something bad happening. When your house is on fire you no longer need protection against risk. You need a fireman and cash to rebuild your home.

September 26, 2009 by weroinnm These recent news articles, books, blog posts and/or videos should give every God, Country & Family Loving American Citizen enough reason to be concerned with the disgusting actions that have been covertly taken by this President and his administration since day one that I adamantly believe are systematically deteriorating our Constitutional Rights, which will ultimately destroy this Great Country of Ours – You Decide : National & Homeland

Polls that the media pay attention to are polls that poll “adults.” Polls that elected officials, campaign consultants and serious political operatives pay attention to poll likely voters. Rassmussen has been polling likely voters daily on health care reform, and has found the polling results steady since July, but slowly declining. Here are the results: “ Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.

Their latest poll shows 56 percent disapprove and 41 percent approve of the health-care overhaul.

I happen to see the article he mentions and to be honest, I was a mite surprised that a sometimes liberal (but lately I found, not always) paper had anything critical to say. I should point out I’m referring to The Times of London. Anyway … this guy really nails things down. All Obama, All the Time By Alan Caruba You know things are amiss when a British newspaper takes President Obama to task in an editorial titled, “Too much Obama.” America and the rest of the world have had nine months of President Obama and all the flaws that were hidden by campaign rhetoric and coverage are now on daily display.

Obama lies.  He does not merely prevaricate, waffle, beg the question, evade, mince words or engage in any other delicate dodge around the truth.  When it comes to the health care bill he is trying to sell American, he and out and lies.  He tries to sell us big, fat, juicy, completely false representations of facts.  You and know this, but I have to give Michael F.