#redco #tcot #townhall #teaparty
Although, "townhall meetings" are a very small part of it. Seems to be the modus operandi of Democrats these days, avoid questions as much as possible directly from people who do not support you 100%.
Hard to blame her when THESE GUYS showed up last time her friend Nancy was in town. But rather than deal with the dissent with an argument, they attempt to avoid the argument, block it, stamp it out, destroy it.
http://degette.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=823&Itemid=245
MONDAY, AUGUST 31st
2:00PM District Office Hours in Englewood on Health Insurance Reform
and other Issues
Location: Perrin Conference Room, Englewood Library
6:00PM "Join the Conversation" on Health Insurance Reform with CBS,
Channel 4
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd
3:00PM Online Facebook Chat
* Log onto U.S. Rep. DeGette's Facebook fan page
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
7:30AM Radio Town Hall on the Jay Marvin Show, AM 760
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will take questions about health insurance
reform LIVE on the air
10:00AM "Questions and Answers on Health Insurance Reform"
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will host constituents to discuss health insurance
reform and take questions
* Location: The Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Health
7:10PM LIVE Tele-Town Hall on Health Insurance Reform
* To receive an invitation call prior to event, please sign up here
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th
10:00AM "Questions and Answers on Health Insurance Reform"
* U.S. Rep. DeGette will host constituents to discuss health insurance
reform and take questions
* Location: TBD
31 August 2009
Haditha Marine will NOT be Retried- after all charges dropped
#hhrs #tcot #murtha
This is not a huge surprise. the evidence that these Marines committed murder was pretty much non-existent from the get-go. The traction was all political, all Bush Hating, all liberal and all John Murtha. Looks like the final chapter has been written.
I think someone should write another chapter and retire Murtha since he can't be put in jail for this (which is too bad.) If you aren't familiar with the story;
Marines were fired on from a house, they fired back, people inside were killed, it was a tragedy, things like this do not happen often thank God, but not surprising because Insurgents hide among women and children...in HOPES that the our side will kill them so it can be used against us for propaganda purposes. We just don't expect a US congressman to be the propangandist.
Pennsylvania senator John Murtha used the tragedy and went on the attack, (evidence be damned) to try and hurt the Bush administration and said they committed cold blooded murder. This was all said prior to ANY investigation. Murtha has skated the consequences of his politically motivated sacrificing of the members of his former service. ALL charges against all members involved have been dropped after the investigation but careers derailed.
James Conway , to decide what course the Marine Corps should take, decided against a new investigation and a resumption of a crime. From Michelle Malkin
This is not a huge surprise. the evidence that these Marines committed murder was pretty much non-existent from the get-go. The traction was all political, all Bush Hating, all liberal and all John Murtha. Looks like the final chapter has been written.
I think someone should write another chapter and retire Murtha since he can't be put in jail for this (which is too bad.) If you aren't familiar with the story;
Marines were fired on from a house, they fired back, people inside were killed, it was a tragedy, things like this do not happen often thank God, but not surprising because Insurgents hide among women and children...in HOPES that the our side will kill them so it can be used against us for propaganda purposes. We just don't expect a US congressman to be the propangandist.
Pennsylvania senator John Murtha used the tragedy and went on the attack, (evidence be damned) to try and hurt the Bush administration and said they committed cold blooded murder. This was all said prior to ANY investigation. Murtha has skated the consequences of his politically motivated sacrificing of the members of his former service. ALL charges against all members involved have been dropped after the investigation but careers derailed.
The Marine Corps has decided not to seek to reinstate criminal charges against a former battalion commander at Camp Pendleton for a 2005 incident in which his troops killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
Instead, the Marine Corps will convene a Board of Inquiry to hear testimony and recommend whether Lt. Col.
Even if such a recommendation is made and then accepted by the
The Marine Corps had sought to try Chessani for dereliction of duty for not ordering a war-crimes investigation when his Marines killed the 24, including three women and seven children. Chessani, who was not present when the killings occurred, reported to his superiors that the deaths, while tragic, were the result of fighting between Marines and insurgents.
A court-martial judge threw out the charges after ruling that it was improper for a Marine lawyer who investigated the Haditha shootings to sit in on meetings with the general who decided to bring the charges.
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Appeals agreed with the judge’s ruling and rejected prosecutors’ requests to reinstate the charges. The court, however, said the Marine Corps could begin a new criminal investigation into Chessani’s conduct and then bring new charges.
But Lt. Gen. George Flynn, assigned by the commandant, Gen.28 August 2009
Ronald Reagan on Socialized Health Care
#tcot #redco #socialism #obamacare #teaparty
A must hear for all Americans. Glen Beck is really not that crazy.
A must hear for all Americans. Glen Beck is really not that crazy.
27 August 2009
Protect American Healthcare
#tcot #healthcare #obamacare
To reform the system, tweak the system, not overhaul it with new govt bureaucracy. Make it more free, so prices can be reduced, TORT reform so Doctor's insurance premiums don't have to be so high.
To reform the system, tweak the system, not overhaul it with new govt bureaucracy. Make it more free, so prices can be reduced, TORT reform so Doctor's insurance premiums don't have to be so high.
26 August 2009
25 August 2009
State Run Media - MSNBC
#tcot #msnbc #foxnews
not a surprise to most of us, but now Fox is doing stories about the bias in their competition...very good indeed.
not a surprise to most of us, but now Fox is doing stories about the bias in their competition...very good indeed.
Health Insurance Reform - why we disagree
#tcot #redco #healthcare #obamacare #teaparty
Got an email from a friend who was talking about a local debate going on at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch Colorado. It doesn't sound like they did anything but agree to disagree but I wrote her this morning and this is my email to her... in part.
Got an email from a friend who was talking about a local debate going on at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch Colorado. It doesn't sound like they did anything but agree to disagree but I wrote her this morning and this is my email to her... in part.
Anne,
Sorry for the long email, but I have a lot of thoughts on this.
You will see from my main question below that it may not be possible to have a compromise in our current political climate. It appears those on the hill right now are looking for the most radical solution and only when forced do they consider other alternatives.
My mom is a retired nurse, long time Democrat (to the point of socialist in my view) so I get in disagreements with her regularly about it. She's so disappointed in her right wing son. :-).
I believe I am very representative of many of the "teaparty" folks, so take that for one point of view...but a very popular one right now and it if gets ignored, there will be huge backlash.
I think the issue for folks like me from the center right (of either party) is not that this issue isn't important, it most certainly is, or that there don't need to be changes, there most certainly does, but some of the problems were caused by those Senators and Representatives who are now trying to fix it, just like the housing crisis! They created laws that restrict competition (while lining their pockets with big money).
We don't trust Washington...either party both seem ruled by special interest money. It is why millions of conservatives who voted in 2004 for Bush did not vote in 2008 for McCain (some even voted for Obama and now have buyers remorse), is that they've grown disgusted with both parties. You see that in these "townhall" meetings.
We don't trust Washington...either party both seem ruled by special interest money. It is why millions of conservatives who voted in 2004 for Bush did not vote in 2008 for McCain (some even voted for Obama and now have buyers remorse), is that they've grown disgusted with both parties. You see that in these "townhall" meetings.
For those of us who believe that, this is all about a much simpler question;
By what authority does the federal government intervene in health care? I have not found anyone who can answer that question yet, they just make a HUGE leap in logic, ignoring the fact that the constitution does not give the Fed that power...anywhere. The other issue is those that make the leap and believe the Fed should fix it say that the way to do it is to create another health care bureaucracy, using money we most certainly do not have. Even my Democrat family members from Boulder have admitted to me that this is probably not the time to spend a couple trillion more dollars that have not been created yet. Though my mom, (like Obama) thinks we should seize the moment.
The constitutional argument (where I and those like me are coming from) is that the Fed's job is not to make our lives comfortable but only to ensure our freedoms so we can pursue that happiness ourselves. Admittedly if those freedoms are being infringed upon by monopolies then yes they should see how they can change the law to allow more competition, but throwing it into chaos by jumping into the business themselves (which they've already done with Indian Health Services*, the VA and Medicare) is a recipe for a very expensive disaster and very bad medical care.
NOTE: I know that many people use Medicare as an example of a good govt. system and Medicare may be doing OK for its patients in some sectors but it is going broke fast, is wasteful and ripe with fraud. IHS (Indian Health Services) is a one of the worst systems in the world and the VA...well we all have heard the stories.
If you go to YouTube.com and search IHS, look for videos about Indian Health Services, it is sad what those people have to put up with because their system is run by the Fed.
Government is not moral, it is not immoral, it has no incentive to be better than the competition and because of that it does not care and this is an area of life people need a system that CARES, even it if its for profit motives because they will lose their customer.
I trust the market way more than I do the FED...and I get a great deal of my health care through the Fed by way of the military.
There is not one person I have found that can name me a government organization that runs as advertised. They all become bloated and run billions over budget. Companies and individuals learn to game the system because it's impersonal and has no stake, then of course they run out of money.
Competition, competition competition from free citizens and their companies is the answer to this problem. I can't believe that the greatest country in the world can't come up with a better solution than the rest of the world has. Public health care in other countries is not better and does not provide better care than ours...ours is more expensive for consumers and competition is how you fix that. I know we can do it if Washington can look at this from a free market perspective.
Competition, competition competition from free citizens and their companies is the answer to this problem. I can't believe that the greatest country in the world can't come up with a better solution than the rest of the world has. Public health care in other countries is not better and does not provide better care than ours...ours is more expensive for consumers and competition is how you fix that. I know we can do it if Washington can look at this from a free market perspective.
I said above that the Fed is at least partly to blame for this problem for passing bad laws that restrict competition and that is true. The other issue (which Obama and his party do not EVER address) is tort reform. Lawyers and HUGE settlements are driving the cost of healthcare up, but the lawyer lobby is the most influential special interest in Washington, ESPECIALLY in the Democrat party. They'd lose millions in support if they tackled tort reform...so they don't.
Bob
*Indian Health Services is medical care provided free to native Americans. This health care system is a result of another treaty with native Americans. Because it is being run by the Fed rather than a free market system, it is once again breaking promises to those poor folks.
24 August 2009
IHS (Indian Health Services) - let me introduce you
#tcot #IHS #healthcare #townhall
The Fed promised through treaty to provide health care to American Indians...another promise broken. I could make an argument here that they should not have promised that to begin with but, that would be another post. Yes they provide hospitals and clinics but as far as the "caring" goes, that is up for debate. These broken promises transcend political party...it doesn't have anything to do with that...it has to do with the government being involved in something they have NO BUSINESS RUNNING.
If you want to see why I and so many others DON'T believe the promises made by the fed to FIX health care here is just another of a thousand examples that can be provided...
For another example; ask any Veteran of Korea or Viet Nam if they know any stories of bad care in the VA system. After they stop laughing they'll start in on the horror tales.
Proponents of the "government option" to make healthcare supposedly "more competitive" ignore the fact that the Fed has never done ANYTHING right in this arena...and of course ignore the fact that according to the constitution, they have no jurisdiction there anyway.
The ONE health care example being pointed to that the fed does right is Medicare... AND they are going broke...if it works so well, why is that?...and Doctors differ on whether they like it, many won't even take it. The bureaucracy of Medicare costs billions...for better care?...nope. Reforming health care has to do with insurance regulation and allowing better competition in the market.
The Government (especially the FED) should not be involved with anything other than providing a safe free market in which to operate for the health care business...and yes it is a business. The more freedom there is in the market (competition) the more the prices will stabilize. Freedom is scary to some people but those of us who are not afraid need to keep fighting for it.
Freedom has the most moral outcome, but to people who want the government to fix everything it is scary because of the unknown factors. Capitalism is the most moral form of government because of the opportunity it provides for all. Allow competition to purge the market of scammers and bad practices, put laws in place to curb fraud waste and abuse, but even keep those to a minimum. The free market only does not work when monopolies are allowed to take over sectors of the market, then there is NO competition...thus no real freedom anymore.
The Fed promised through treaty to provide health care to American Indians...another promise broken. I could make an argument here that they should not have promised that to begin with but, that would be another post. Yes they provide hospitals and clinics but as far as the "caring" goes, that is up for debate. These broken promises transcend political party...it doesn't have anything to do with that...it has to do with the government being involved in something they have NO BUSINESS RUNNING.
If you want to see why I and so many others DON'T believe the promises made by the fed to FIX health care here is just another of a thousand examples that can be provided...
For another example; ask any Veteran of Korea or Viet Nam if they know any stories of bad care in the VA system. After they stop laughing they'll start in on the horror tales.
Proponents of the "government option" to make healthcare supposedly "more competitive" ignore the fact that the Fed has never done ANYTHING right in this arena...and of course ignore the fact that according to the constitution, they have no jurisdiction there anyway.
The ONE health care example being pointed to that the fed does right is Medicare... AND they are going broke...if it works so well, why is that?...and Doctors differ on whether they like it, many won't even take it. The bureaucracy of Medicare costs billions...for better care?...nope. Reforming health care has to do with insurance regulation and allowing better competition in the market.
The Government (especially the FED) should not be involved with anything other than providing a safe free market in which to operate for the health care business...and yes it is a business. The more freedom there is in the market (competition) the more the prices will stabilize. Freedom is scary to some people but those of us who are not afraid need to keep fighting for it.
Freedom has the most moral outcome, but to people who want the government to fix everything it is scary because of the unknown factors. Capitalism is the most moral form of government because of the opportunity it provides for all. Allow competition to purge the market of scammers and bad practices, put laws in place to curb fraud waste and abuse, but even keep those to a minimum. The free market only does not work when monopolies are allowed to take over sectors of the market, then there is NO competition...thus no real freedom anymore.
23 August 2009
Colorado Town Hall Reports for Saturday Aug 22, 2009
#redco #tcot #townhall #healthcare #teaparty
Here us now has a good first hand report..with pictures. CLICK HERE
Here us now has a good first hand report..with pictures. CLICK HERE
21 August 2009
Colorado Town Hall Event Saturday Morning 8-22
#redco #teaparty #healthcare #tcot
Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center 11151 Colorado Blvd. Thornton, CO 80233
According to those manning the phones at the Polis and Perlmutter offices this is a ‘Fair Housing Event’.
Read the following Organizing for America email and decide for yourself.
I wanted to send you an urgent invitation to an important public event with Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Rep. Jared Polis this Saturday, August 22nd.
They’ll be talking to constituents and gathering feedback. Whether youask a question or show your support with a sign, attending this meeting is a powerful way to show where you stand and thank those in Congress who are fighting for reform.I hope you can join us. Here are the details:
What: Public Event with
Rep. Ed Perlmutter and Rep. Jared Polis
Where: Margaret Carpenter Rec Center
11151 Colorado Blvd
Thornton, CO 80233
When: Saturday, August 22nd
Arrival Time: 7:00 a.m.
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.Please arrive as early as possible to the event, and make sure that the most powerful voices in this debate are those calling for real reform, not angrily clamoring for the status quo.
RSVP here:
http://co.barackobama.com/ThorntonTH
Thanks,
Gabe
Gabe Lifton-Zoline
Colorado State Director
Organizing for America
Apparently they are trying to keep it a secret that this is a HEALTH CARE reform town hall event.
Questions for Tea Party Protesters and the 10th Amendment
#teaparty #tcot #healthcare
Rather than shouting slogans, let's try asking our congressmen the question of the decade.
Rather than shouting slogans, let's try asking our congressmen the question of the decade.
By what authority does the federal government intervene in health care?
Ah, the stumper! This is the kind of question that reduces arguments to sputtering. The of course-ness factor takes over and results in a virtual cognitive interruptus. The idea that government (whatever that is) exists to fix problems (whatever they are) is so ingrained in the common mentality that the very question of what is proper is not even considered. Surely only cranks and constitutional fossils would ever go there! But, of course, our founding fathers started there.
Read 'Introducing the 10th Amendment' at The American Thinker.
Read 'Introducing the 10th Amendment' at The American Thinker.
Funny Friday Part Deaux
#tcot #redco #teaparty
Rather than steal ideas HolyCoast.com, like I have done int he past, today I'll just link to his posted cartoon of the day. Really good...
Rather than steal ideas HolyCoast.com, like I have done int he past, today I'll just link to his posted cartoon of the day. Really good...
20 August 2009
Funny Friday
#tcot #healthcare #obamacare
Steven Crowder does the happy dance as healthcare protesters make headway in killing the bill as we know it.
Steven Crowder does the happy dance as healthcare protesters make headway in killing the bill as we know it.
Meet our next Governor?
#redco #penry #Colo
Ben Degrow is pretty high on Josh Penry as am I. For a young guy he looks like he's got what it takes. Read Ben's reasoning here, I have yet to make up my mind fully but look forward to the primary process.
Ben Degrow is pretty high on Josh Penry as am I. For a young guy he looks like he's got what it takes. Read Ben's reasoning here, I have yet to make up my mind fully but look forward to the primary process.
Interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.
Dealers pulling out of Cash for Clunkers for non-payment
#tcot #redco #obamacare #cashforclunkers
Hundreds of auto dealers in the New York area have withdrawn from the government's Cash for Clunkers program, citing delays in getting reimbursed by the government, a dealership group said Wednesday.
What the administration (nor the Democrats in charge) fails to realize nor understand is how businesses work in this country..especially cash businesses like car dealerships. They can't wait months to get paid, all the while they are out the money.
This is EXACTLY why there should NOT be a government run (co-op or single payer or gov option) in health care. Government cannot by its very nature be efficient, it is a giant wasteful machine that is only good for a few things (see US Constitution for clarification about which things).
Hundreds of auto dealers in the New York area have withdrawn from the government's Cash for Clunkers program, citing delays in getting reimbursed by the government, a dealership group said Wednesday.
What the administration (nor the Democrats in charge) fails to realize nor understand is how businesses work in this country..especially cash businesses like car dealerships. They can't wait months to get paid, all the while they are out the money.
This is EXACTLY why there should NOT be a government run (co-op or single payer or gov option) in health care. Government cannot by its very nature be efficient, it is a giant wasteful machine that is only good for a few things (see US Constitution for clarification about which things).
The program offers up to $4,500 to shoppers who trade in vehicles getting 18 mpg or less for a more fuel-efficient car or truck. Dealers pay the rebates out of pocket, then must wait to be reimbursed by the government. But administrative snags and heavy paperwork have created a backlog of unpaid claims.
Schienberg said the group's dealers have been repaid for only about 2 percent of the clunkers deals they've made so far. READ THE REST
Hat tip Joshua Sharf19 August 2009
Lakewood - Denver - Aurora Residents...do you know these criminals?
#redco #crimeThe photo above was taken when the idiots in the stolen car ran a red light. Please call the Lakewood Police Dept if you know these future hall of famers.
Three of the people can clearly be seen in the photo. A fourth is partially visible behind the front passenger seat.The car theft occurred on June 20.The stolen vehicle was recovered on July 9, 2009 in the 2900 block of East 45th Avenue.
Lakewood police detectives are asking anyone who feels they may recognize the suspects or who have information that would assist them in their investigation, to call detective Shaun Gayer at 303-987-7253. From 7News.
Alnskiskyite's Perched at the Precipice of Failure
#tcot #Alinsky #obamacare
Dealing with the fact that I am playing the drums for two bands right now and have had some stints of Active Duty for the Navy thrown in, it's been difficult to keep up with blogging.
..been keeping up with then news but just not commenting...although it is fun to watch the Saul Alinskyite's fall on their faces as the American people reject far leftward politics. Keep it up people, keep the pressure on, focus the message and don't be afraid to use the word SOCIALISM.
It seems like a shocking word but it is actually the description of goal of the left in this country and Obama (and his cabinet) are the farthest left candidate in my lifetime to occupy 1600 Penn. Ave.
Dealing with the fact that I am playing the drums for two bands right now and have had some stints of Active Duty for the Navy thrown in, it's been difficult to keep up with blogging.
..been keeping up with then news but just not commenting...although it is fun to watch the Saul Alinskyite's fall on their faces as the American people reject far leftward politics. Keep it up people, keep the pressure on, focus the message and don't be afraid to use the word SOCIALISM.
It seems like a shocking word but it is actually the description of goal of the left in this country and Obama (and his cabinet) are the farthest left candidate in my lifetime to occupy 1600 Penn. Ave.
From the American Thinker
What happens when power-grab tactics, taught by a rabble-rousing revolutionary, suddenly catapult a charismatic demagogue into the highest power-perch in the world?
What happens when power-grab tactics, taught by a rabble-rousing revolutionary, suddenly catapult a charismatic demagogue into the highest power-perch in the world?
Well, then, Barack Obama's big, fat governance failure happens.
Here we are, on the worst morning-after any romance writer could conjure, facing a future in the harsh light of day, and beginning to know that all the lovely sweet nothings, murmured in our ears the night before, were just the stuff of fanciful fairytales.
Even stupid-is-as-stupid-does Bill Maher has pleaded with his president to stop the campaign and do the job already.
Even Helen Thomas has seen through the wall of false transparency, the sweetest nothing of all in the One's glittery basket of campaign promises.
READ THE REST
READ THE REST
17 August 2009
Note to "Birthers" please stop
#tcot #redco #birthers
Barack Obama and his administration would love this argument to continue, it helps them label anyone who opposes him on policy to be off the wall.
Ditto to what the Rocky Mountain Right said HERE
Newsflash: Barack Obama Doesn't Have a Time MachineExcerpt;
...it is a sad commentary on the Republican Party in this state that when we have a president who promptly burned over a trillion dollars upon taking office and has been trying to push through a radical healthcare plan, that 43% of us are wasting our time indulging conspiracy theories that should be more at place on Coast to Coast AM. Talk about misplaced priorities.
Barack Obama and his administration would love this argument to continue, it helps them label anyone who opposes him on policy to be off the wall.
Ditto to what the Rocky Mountain Right said HERE
Newsflash: Barack Obama Doesn't Have a Time MachineExcerpt;
...it is a sad commentary on the Republican Party in this state that when we have a president who promptly burned over a trillion dollars upon taking office and has been trying to push through a radical healthcare plan, that 43% of us are wasting our time indulging conspiracy theories that should be more at place on Coast to Coast AM. Talk about misplaced priorities.
Even worse, this whole theory can be debunked in around 10 seconds. Unless you honestly believe that either:
A) Barack Obama's parents could see the future and planted birth announcement in the Honolulu newspapers in anticipation of this problem. Or..
B) Barack Obama travelled back in time and planted the announcements himself.TOTALLY AGREE....read the rest here
Cash for Clunkers Not Working for Dealers
#tcot #healthcare #clunkers
hat tip holycoast.com
Apparently the gubmint is not paying dealers as promised...gee what a surprise...this is typical of the government enterprise, slow to pay, inefficient and usually, but not always inept. The cash for clunkers program is touted as the most recent gubmint success, though I can't figure out why.
.....gee lots of Americans went into deeper debt by getting loans to buy a NEW instead of used car, their old perfectly good (although not as efficient) car needlessly destroyed, and the dealership waits for their bailout checks to come....what a huge success.....NOT.
Although, for Asian carmakers, the cash for clucker's program has been great!
hat tip holycoast.com
Apparently the gubmint is not paying dealers as promised...gee what a surprise...this is typical of the government enterprise, slow to pay, inefficient and usually, but not always inept. The cash for clunkers program is touted as the most recent gubmint success, though I can't figure out why.
.....gee lots of Americans went into deeper debt by getting loans to buy a NEW instead of used car, their old perfectly good (although not as efficient) car needlessly destroyed, and the dealership waits for their bailout checks to come....what a huge success.....NOT.
Although, for Asian carmakers, the cash for clucker's program has been great!
The federal government has only reimbursed auto dealers for 2 percent of the claims they've submitted through the popular "cash for clunkers" program, a Pennsylvania congressman said, calling on the Obama administration to help speed up the process.
Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., called for "immediate action" to address the problem in a statement Sunday, after writing a letter to President Obama Saturday expressing his concerns.
In the letter, Sestak said only 2 percent of claims have been paid and that four of every five applications have been "rejected for minor oversight."
In recent days, auto dealers across the country have been complaining that the reimbursement payments are slow to process. READ THE REST12 August 2009
Free Market Health Care Reform
#tcot #hhrs #redco #
As usual, those in government who want to fix the problems, helped create them just like the Housing Crisis.
Laws that impede competition hurt the market...and costs are passed down to consumers and a crisis is used to take drastic action, that as with most government solutions will not work.
John Mackey today posted some great alternatives using Whole Foods Store's employee plan as a model. Most ALL these ideas have been put forward by conservatives in Congress, but ignored for a long time and so need to be stated again. It is a lie that Republicans are just saying NO...they've been saying we need reform for some time, but the lobbyists in DC hold sway over decisions being made...especially the trial lawyer's lobby.
Here are some excerpts;
• Remove the legal obstacles that slow the creation of high-deductible health insurance plans and health savings accounts (HSAs). The combination of high-deductible health insurance and HSAs is one solution that could solve many of our health-care problems.
• Equalize the tax laws so that employer-provided health insurance and individually owned health insurance have the same tax benefits.
• Repeal all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines.
• Repeal government mandates regarding what insurance companies must cover. These mandates have increased the cost of health insurance by billions of dollars. What is insured and what is not insured should be determined by individual customer preferences and not through special-interest lobbying.
• Enact tort reform to end the ruinous lawsuits that force doctors to pay insurance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
• Make costs transparent so that consumers understand what health-care treatments cost.
• Enact Medicare reform. We need to face up to the actuarial fact that Medicare is heading towards bankruptcy..
• Finally, revise tax forms to make it easier for individuals to make a voluntary, tax-deductible donation to help the millions of people who have no insurance and aren't covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Click to READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE WSJ
As usual, those in government who want to fix the problems, helped create them just like the Housing Crisis.
Laws that impede competition hurt the market...and costs are passed down to consumers and a crisis is used to take drastic action, that as with most government solutions will not work.
John Mackey today posted some great alternatives using Whole Foods Store's employee plan as a model. Most ALL these ideas have been put forward by conservatives in Congress, but ignored for a long time and so need to be stated again. It is a lie that Republicans are just saying NO...they've been saying we need reform for some time, but the lobbyists in DC hold sway over decisions being made...especially the trial lawyer's lobby.
Here are some excerpts;
• Remove the legal obstacles that slow the creation of high-deductible health insurance plans and health savings accounts (HSAs). The combination of high-deductible health insurance and HSAs is one solution that could solve many of our health-care problems.
• Equalize the tax laws so that employer-provided health insurance and individually owned health insurance have the same tax benefits.
• Repeal all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines.
• Repeal government mandates regarding what insurance companies must cover. These mandates have increased the cost of health insurance by billions of dollars. What is insured and what is not insured should be determined by individual customer preferences and not through special-interest lobbying.
• Enact tort reform to end the ruinous lawsuits that force doctors to pay insurance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
• Make costs transparent so that consumers understand what health-care treatments cost.
• Enact Medicare reform. We need to face up to the actuarial fact that Medicare is heading towards bankruptcy..
• Finally, revise tax forms to make it easier for individuals to make a voluntary, tax-deductible donation to help the millions of people who have no insurance and aren't covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Click to READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT THE WSJ
16 Year Old's Reaction to Obama's Townhall Meeting Today
#tcot #hhrs
This kid give me hope for America. Listen to him articulate why the government should stay out of health care...and education and business in general.
This kid give me hope for America. Listen to him articulate why the government should stay out of health care...and education and business in general.
Congressman David Scott of Georgia Seems a Bit Touchy on Healthcare
#tcot #hhrs #healthcare #congress
This is a local news story...makes the congressman look pretty foolish because he assumes a constituent asking a normal question is a "right winger" sent to disrupt the meeting...he's a Democrat, a doctor and a constituent.
This is a local news story...makes the congressman look pretty foolish because he assumes a constituent asking a normal question is a "right winger" sent to disrupt the meeting...he's a Democrat, a doctor and a constituent.
While Denver Faces $120M Budget Shortfall - public "art" programs carry on
#redco #tcot #waste
Hat tip to Todd Shepherd at the Independence Institute.
According to an internal spreadsheet produced by city administrators, 47 projects are on tap across the city for an estimated $3,850,000. That dollar-figure does not take into account the fact that at least 4 projects slated by the city were given an "unknown" dollar estimate in the spreadsheet.
Kendall Peterson is the public administrator of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. She argues that continuing on with the planned artwork installations is the equivalent of stimulus spending. ".. READ THE ARTICLE
Hat tip to Todd Shepherd at the Independence Institute.
According to an internal spreadsheet produced by city administrators, 47 projects are on tap across the city for an estimated $3,850,000. That dollar-figure does not take into account the fact that at least 4 projects slated by the city were given an "unknown" dollar estimate in the spreadsheet.
Kendall Peterson is the public administrator of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. She argues that continuing on with the planned artwork installations is the equivalent of stimulus spending. ".. READ THE ARTICLE
Post of the day at Mount Virtus - Health Care Debate
#redco #tcot #hhrs
Good to have Mr. Degrow back online today.
Ben Degrow at Mount Virtus Blog has a great response this morning to some lefty misinformation being diseminatated as "facts" in local news stories about the health care debate.
Here are some excerpts;
The Heritage Foundation’s Conn Carroll has identified even more lies and misinformation from yesterday’s townhall meeting — including some of the same old, same old from Obama.
To his credit, even Lefty David Sirota is upset that Obama is making “verifiably dishonest statements”. And with his false claim of AARP support, make that two big whoppers the President told yesterday.
Support for the Congressional health reform plan touted by Obama has reached an all-time low (42 vs. 55 opposed)
Support for “single-payer health care” is even lower (32 vs. 57 opposed)
Did you catch that, Lefty propagandist David “I think the majority of Americans support health care reform” Sirota? Most Americans indeed may support health care reform, but it isn’t the top-down, bureaucratic, government health care READ THE REST
Good to have Mr. Degrow back online today.
Ben Degrow at Mount Virtus Blog has a great response this morning to some lefty misinformation being diseminatated as "facts" in local news stories about the health care debate.
Here are some excerpts;
The Heritage Foundation’s Conn Carroll has identified even more lies and misinformation from yesterday’s townhall meeting — including some of the same old, same old from Obama.
To his credit, even Lefty David Sirota is upset that Obama is making “verifiably dishonest statements”. And with his false claim of AARP support, make that two big whoppers the President told yesterday.
Support for the Congressional health reform plan touted by Obama has reached an all-time low (42 vs. 55 opposed)
Support for “single-payer health care” is even lower (32 vs. 57 opposed)
Did you catch that, Lefty propagandist David “I think the majority of Americans support health care reform” Sirota? Most Americans indeed may support health care reform, but it isn’t the top-down, bureaucratic, government health care READ THE REST
11 August 2009
quote of the day
#tcot #quote
The President, speaking against the idea that the creation of a new government-run plan would drive private insurers out of business, and he said that UPS and FedEx were doing fine, but “it’s the post office that’s always having problems.”
Pelosi Visit a Hoax - disinformation from Union Website
#redco #union
Story developing......
Please inform all you know who might have planned to attend.
from Diana DeGette's office.
I assume they are being truthful.
She wrote back in regards to the information found on the SEIU web page previously linked to.
Mr. XXXXX,
This is not accurate. Neither Congresswoman DeGette nor Speaker Pelosi will be at the Stout Street Clinic tomorrow. They held a press conference there last Wednesday. We are trying to contact the SEIU, but they do not answer the phone. We will continue to try to reach them. Thank you for the heads up.
Story developing......
Please inform all you know who might have planned to attend.
from Diana DeGette's office.
I assume they are being truthful.
She wrote back in regards to the information found on the SEIU web page previously linked to.
Mr. XXXXX,
This is not accurate. Neither Congresswoman DeGette nor Speaker Pelosi will be at the Stout Street Clinic tomorrow. They held a press conference there last Wednesday. We are trying to contact the SEIU, but they do not answer the phone. We will continue to try to reach them. Thank you for the heads up.
10 August 2009
Angry Mob Attacks Steve Crowder and Cameraman
#tcot #mob #townhall #healthcare #nazi
Another out of control health care townhall meeting. Luckily Steven Crowder was there to document the travesty, the humanity, the anger and the Nazi paraphernalia.
Another out of control health care townhall meeting. Luckily Steven Crowder was there to document the travesty, the humanity, the anger and the Nazi paraphernalia.
Who do you fear?
#tcot #redco #healthcare #teaparty
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that the difference between "liberals" and conservatives, between socialist embracers and free marketer embracers is that the Liberal fears business much more than they fear the government and visa versa.
Today's Rasmussen survey asked likely voters an interesting question: when it comes to health care decisions, which do you fear more--insurance companies, or the government? By a 51-41 percent margin, respondents said they fear the federal government more. This seems right to me; I really don't understand why anyone would be afraid of an insurance company. The breakdown is interesting, too. People who actually have health insurance are much more afraid of the government, but people who don't have health insurance fear insurers more than the government.
HT Powerline Blog, read the rest here
The reason I put "liberal" in quotes is because classic liberalism is libertarian. Modern liberalism is socialism, bordering on the embrace of Marxism and solidifying government power over poeple...there is nothing "liberal" about it.
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that the difference between "liberals" and conservatives, between socialist embracers and free marketer embracers is that the Liberal fears business much more than they fear the government and visa versa.
Today's Rasmussen survey asked likely voters an interesting question: when it comes to health care decisions, which do you fear more--insurance companies, or the government? By a 51-41 percent margin, respondents said they fear the federal government more. This seems right to me; I really don't understand why anyone would be afraid of an insurance company. The breakdown is interesting, too. People who actually have health insurance are much more afraid of the government, but people who don't have health insurance fear insurers more than the government.
HT Powerline Blog, read the rest here
The reason I put "liberal" in quotes is because classic liberalism is libertarian. Modern liberalism is socialism, bordering on the embrace of Marxism and solidifying government power over poeple...there is nothing "liberal" about it.
Quote of the Day
#tcot #hhrs #redco
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress. — John Adams
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress. — John Adams
Government Controlled Health Care Plan? What Say YE?
#tcot #hhrs
Let's look at where it's been tried here in the U.S. already.
Informed citizens speak out...the left is getting really annoyed and plans to pass this anyway.
Let's look at where it's been tried here in the U.S. already.
Informed citizens speak out...the left is getting really annoyed and plans to pass this anyway.
07 August 2009
Noonan Hits nail on the head about Obamacare protesters and stunned looking congressman
#tcot #gop #teaparty
Speaking about congressman stunned by the passion at the town hall meetings Noonan said;
They hired a man to represent them in Washington. They give him a big office, a huge staff and the power to tell people what to do. They give him a car and a driver, sometimes a security detail, and a special pin showing he’s a congressman. And all they ask in return is that he see to their interests and not terrify them too much. Really, that’s all people ask. Expectations are very low. What the protesters are saying is, “You are terrifying us.”
What has been most unsettling is not the congressmen’s surprise but a hard new tone that emerged this week. The leftosphere and the liberal commentariat charged that the town hall meetings weren’t authentic, the crowds were ginned up by insurance companies, lobbyists and the Republican National Committee. But you can’t get people to leave their homes and go to a meeting with a congressman (of all people) unless they are engaged to the point of passion. And what tends to agitate people most is the idea of loss—loss of money hard earned, loss of autonomy, loss of the few things that work in a great sweeping away of those that don’t.
People are not automatons. They show up only if they care. READ the rest
Speaking about congressman stunned by the passion at the town hall meetings Noonan said;
They hired a man to represent them in Washington. They give him a big office, a huge staff and the power to tell people what to do. They give him a car and a driver, sometimes a security detail, and a special pin showing he’s a congressman. And all they ask in return is that he see to their interests and not terrify them too much. Really, that’s all people ask. Expectations are very low. What the protesters are saying is, “You are terrifying us.”
What has been most unsettling is not the congressmen’s surprise but a hard new tone that emerged this week. The leftosphere and the liberal commentariat charged that the town hall meetings weren’t authentic, the crowds were ginned up by insurance companies, lobbyists and the Republican National Committee. But you can’t get people to leave their homes and go to a meeting with a congressman (of all people) unless they are engaged to the point of passion. And what tends to agitate people most is the idea of loss—loss of money hard earned, loss of autonomy, loss of the few things that work in a great sweeping away of those that don’t.
People are not automatons. They show up only if they care. READ the rest
06 August 2009
Friday Funny - Crowder Interviews Schwarzenegger
#tcot #california #funny #scrowder
Classic Steven Crowder, one of his best.
Classic Steven Crowder, one of his best.
Cornyn's Letter to President Obama
#gop #tcot #healthcare #obama
click here to see the Letter sent to the President and published in the WSJ.
Senator Cornyn was justifiably outraged, as we all should be that he Office of the POTUS is asking us to REPORT to his staff any "fishy" behavior out there on the part of our friends and neighbors who openly critisize his health care plan.
Can you imagine if President Bush had done this? We are just supposed to trust them?
click here to see the Letter sent to the President and published in the WSJ.
Senator Cornyn was justifiably outraged, as we all should be that he Office of the POTUS is asking us to REPORT to his staff any "fishy" behavior out there on the part of our friends and neighbors who openly critisize his health care plan.
Can you imagine if President Bush had done this? We are just supposed to trust them?
The Federal Government Medicine Show Comes To Denver
#redco #tcot #healthcare
All happening Saturday August 6 2009
Reprinted from HERE US NOW.org
Nancy Pelosi will bring a live government run health care infomercial to Denver tomorrow.
She [Pelosi] is to be flanked by Diana DeGette of Colorado District 1 and Jared Polis of Colorado District 2.
The event is to be held at the Stout Street Clinic starting at 2:00 PM.
The Stout Street Clinic is located at 2100 Broadway, Denver 80205.
Many various liberty loving groups will be there, most planning to make their presence known by 1:00 PM.
Of course there are sure to also be some pro government run health care proponents there as well. They will try to bait you, do not take the bait.
A quick reminder before I end the message.
We all have surely noted the White House and media spin in recent days regarding the opposition to health care reform.
Have no doubt that we will be being video taped tomorrow.
ON a personal note, if you plan on going to the party to protest, please be respectful, know your facts, don't call names (like Nazi's/communists) and stay on message. The media will use this against us to paint us all as whackos who are out of touch if you are not prepared.
All happening Saturday August 6 2009
Reprinted from HERE US NOW.org
Nancy Pelosi will bring a live government run health care infomercial to Denver tomorrow.
She [Pelosi] is to be flanked by Diana DeGette of Colorado District 1 and Jared Polis of Colorado District 2.
The event is to be held at the Stout Street Clinic starting at 2:00 PM.
The Stout Street Clinic is located at 2100 Broadway, Denver 80205.
Many various liberty loving groups will be there, most planning to make their presence known by 1:00 PM.
Of course there are sure to also be some pro government run health care proponents there as well. They will try to bait you, do not take the bait.
A quick reminder before I end the message.
We all have surely noted the White House and media spin in recent days regarding the opposition to health care reform.
Have no doubt that we will be being video taped tomorrow.
ON a personal note, if you plan on going to the party to protest, please be respectful, know your facts, don't call names (like Nazi's/communists) and stay on message. The media will use this against us to paint us all as whackos who are out of touch if you are not prepared.
04 August 2009
Cars.gov can allow access to your computer files by the government
#tcot #gop #carczar #hoax
Cars.gov access to computers is not true.
I should not be getting information from Glenn Beck apparently.....you'd think someone in his position would CHECK THIS CRAP OUT!....
Even consumers who may have inadvertently stumbled across the notice and clicked on it to indicate their assent were not in danger of having the "government take all the information on their computers," says SNOPES
Actually no one said they were in danger of that, what they said was that this legally gave them the right to.
Snopes goes on to say that the text was "poorly worded" (um...understatement much?) and only applied to dealers, never to consumers.
The "poorly worded" text said this;
"This application provides access to the DoT CARS system. When logged on to the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal Computer system and is the property of the U.S. Government. Any or all uses of this system and all files on this system may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and disclosed to authorize CARS, DoT, and law enforcement personnel, as well as authorized officials of other agencies, both domestic and foreign."
=BECK VIDEO REMOVED=
Cars.gov access to computers is not true.
I should not be getting information from Glenn Beck apparently.....you'd think someone in his position would CHECK THIS CRAP OUT!....
Even consumers who may have inadvertently stumbled across the notice and clicked on it to indicate their assent were not in danger of having the "government take all the information on their computers," says SNOPES
Actually no one said they were in danger of that, what they said was that this legally gave them the right to.
Snopes goes on to say that the text was "poorly worded" (um...understatement much?) and only applied to dealers, never to consumers.
The "poorly worded" text said this;
"This application provides access to the DoT CARS system. When logged on to the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal Computer system and is the property of the U.S. Government. Any or all uses of this system and all files on this system may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and disclosed to authorize CARS, DoT, and law enforcement personnel, as well as authorized officials of other agencies, both domestic and foreign."
=BECK VIDEO REMOVED=
03 August 2009
Dr. Thomas Sowell on what and who is responsible for the current crisis in the economy
#tcot #ppc #gop #stimulus
Many including Dr. Sowell warned of coming collapse...but the politicians who created the laws (then forced banks to remove lending standards) just carried on as usual.
Now Barney Frank wants to do it again!!!!
Hat tip Wolf Howling
Many including Dr. Sowell warned of coming collapse...but the politicians who created the laws (then forced banks to remove lending standards) just carried on as usual.
Now Barney Frank wants to do it again!!!!
Hat tip Wolf Howling
Arlan Spector and friends heckled when he explains why they can't read a bill before signing into law
#tcot #healthcare #gop
This is why the administration wanted health care legislation pushed through so quickly (see video)...so they don't have to face the people...we don't trust them, Republican or Democrat.
This is why the administration wanted health care legislation pushed through so quickly (see video)...so they don't have to face the people...we don't trust them, Republican or Democrat.
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