August 10th: Catching Up With Myself
Need to do these blogs more regularly so they aren’t so long…apologize in advance for the length of this one.
Obama says he can’t figure out where all this “misinformation” is coming from. Hmmmm…. maybe if he actually read the Healthcare reform bill, he’d understand the confusion and concern. Instead, he attempts to malign those who are (rightly so) hypersensitive to having the billed rammed through, by creating an illusion that “extremists” who have “nothing better to do” are doing dirty deeds by coercing people to stage rallies – despite the fact that his own words were “go out and talk with your neighbors about this, get in their face”…. And the absolute lunacy of the Orwellian-type snitch site -flag@white house.gov. Big Brother is watching YOU! Really, how does the man look himself in the mirror each day? (couldn’t resist – snitched on the gov-blog Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things, in which Linda Douglass tries to minimize the concerns expressed by ordinary but outraged everyday citizens. I found the site inflammatory, and baseless, peddling cobbled thoughts together in an effort to present more misinformation.)
Healthcare needs reform, no doubt, but expecting the Government to run an efficient operation is like expecting me to drink the Pacific Ocean in one sitting. Put aside the entitlements that government employees have, let’s just look at supply and demand, and you have to conclude that there will be rationing. There HAS to be rationing because there is not enough supply to meet the additional 47 M demand that is coming into the system.
You want reform? Go after Tort reform. Talking with NAM (Natl Assoc Mfg) the other day – discussed Obama’s now famous gaffe about how doctors will order extra tests and do medical procedures just because they make more money at it is ludicrous. It is because the good Doctors are fearful that if they don’t cover all the bases, they will get sued. TORT REFORM!
As a manufacturer of boilers and water heaters, we get sued almost daily for asbestos. My products have never contained asbestos, we have affidavits from our suppliers testifying to this fact, yet we continue to get sued. So we have to bear the expense of discoveries, interrogatories etc, right up to the time of trial, when the plaintiff offers to drop their claim against us IF WE DO NOT pursue them for filing a frivolous lawsuit.. We see all our competition named in these lawsuits – the plaintiff’s attorneys go after anyone and everyone. Over half the time, the plaintiff cannot even prove our product was involved! Go figure!
Just in – check this out: http://www.redstate.com/absentee/2009/08/09/lets-talk-astroturf/ Advertisements seeking healthcare activists in SUPPORT of the bill, not in opposition to bill. As seen on Craigslist. (courtesy RedState). And don’t miss this one:http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2009/08/10/congresss_business_model_makes_me_cry_97352.html about the failing of Congress’ own business model.
Praise to the folks at Drudge and Naked Emperor News, for compiling clipshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-bY92mcOdk of Obama pre-presidency stating he supports, envisions, a single-pay system. This is contrary to his words today, which, from what I have seen thus far, is not unusual: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/aug/09080502.html
Another good clip from drudge, is Obama’s reversal on signature power. Although this is dated August 8 (compared to my July 22 twitter on this), see for yourself. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/us/politics/09signing.html?_r=1&hp
Just checked Twitter, and see I twittered another great link on July 23. If you go to this link (For the Record) , you’ll have to scroll to the video dated July 22, titled Barney Frank…. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?src=em&fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104618 While you are there, check out July 15th primer on the Honduras. Sums it up nicely.
Of course, now that I’ve checked Twitter, I findhttp://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=104716 which is about how the Democrats voted against being required to use Obama care. Here’s the tally sheet for how they voted:http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/tallysheet/heller2.htm
If your read this July 31, 2009 op-ed, skip to bottom of first page to get to meat of Obama healthcare out-years being outed by non-partisan CBO folks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073002819.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
Finally, getting a bit more current, in the IBD editorials this past Friday (August 7th) Ellen Goodman makes an attempt to defend the healthcare plan. Unfortunately, she yacks on and on (like I’m one to talk about yacking on and on at this point) and doesn’t get to her point until the very end. She actually makes a good point at the end ( her point being that counseling about death choices is not such a bad thing – that when in the throes of life-threatening scenarios, we will be better equipped to make informed decisions). Unfortunately, it was difficult to stomach her arrogance along the way to her point.
Finally finally – It was bad enough when US Senator Harry Reid (Nevada) said he was going to do a tele-townhall so he wouldn’t have to be faced with all the outraged citizenry (over the healthcare bill), but this is really creepy:http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/officevisit?office=436&source=20090809
Done. Caught up with my thinking…and hereby commit to post at least once a week so it doesn’t build up.