The "unprecedented" achievement of Reid and Pelosi is the amount of bribery, pork,extortion and threats that were used to get the versions of ObamaCare passed in the House and Senate. If this is the mark of great congressional leaders then Pelosi and Reid deserve the title.
They ignored public opinion, carved out so many sweetheart deals, and threatened to withhold federal funds so that eventually all Senate Democrats folded. They carefully counted votes in the bag in the House to allow certain Democrats to appear to be against the bill in districts where reelection would be the most problem for those voting for the bill.
Obama violated so many of his promises in getting this far in the health care bill process that it's almost impossible to keep count: "not a dime of increased taxes on those making below $250,000", "no more earmarks", "bipartisanship","transparency","posting bills for the public to read for 5 days before a vote", "able to keep your own doctor", "no impact on Medicare", "will reduce health care costs" and on and on.
THIS IS ORGANIZED CRIME AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Those that have gotten deals this time around are just as likely to be thrown under the bus next time around if they are not needed. That is the nature of the "Chicago Way".
THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED FROM OBAMA AND HIS APPOINTEES AND A CONGRESS DOMINATED BY PELOSI AND REID.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Another Homeland Security Failure
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ONCE AGAIN THINKS THEY CAN CALL AN ELEPHANT A MOUSE AND ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL STARE AT THE ELEPHANT AND CHANT YES! YES! IT'S A MOUSE!
So, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary, says "THE SYSTEM WORKED" respect to this Nigerian Islamic terrorist who has ties to Al Qaeda. IS SHE NUTS? There could not have been a bigger failure of Obama's Homeland Security measures except for the Islamic terrorist's murders at Fort Hood.
Then Napolitano says "it's the SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS". A feeble attempt to try the worn-out Blame-Bush-Game. This comes from the former Governor who had illegal aliens pouring across her state's borders for years and did nothing to stem the tide.
Today, Napolitano says her claiming the system worked "TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT". This is like Obama's "recalibrate my words" excuse. How can a clear statement "the system worked" be out of context? NAPOLITANO IS UNQUALIFIED AND INCAPABLE OF DOING HER JOB.
ONE ACTION WE CAN COUNT ON, IS THAT ABDULMUTALLAB'S CIVIL RIGHTS WILL BE PROTECTED BY OBAMA AND HOLDER.
So, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary, says "THE SYSTEM WORKED" respect to this Nigerian Islamic terrorist who has ties to Al Qaeda. IS SHE NUTS? There could not have been a bigger failure of Obama's Homeland Security measures except for the Islamic terrorist's murders at Fort Hood.
Then Napolitano says "it's the SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS". A feeble attempt to try the worn-out Blame-Bush-Game. This comes from the former Governor who had illegal aliens pouring across her state's borders for years and did nothing to stem the tide.
Today, Napolitano says her claiming the system worked "TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT". This is like Obama's "recalibrate my words" excuse. How can a clear statement "the system worked" be out of context? NAPOLITANO IS UNQUALIFIED AND INCAPABLE OF DOING HER JOB.
ONE ACTION WE CAN COUNT ON, IS THAT ABDULMUTALLAB'S CIVIL RIGHTS WILL BE PROTECTED BY OBAMA AND HOLDER.
Friday, December 25, 2009
WHO RECEIVED SPECIAL TREATMENT IN THE SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL?
WHO RECEIVED SPECIAL TREATMENT IN THE SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL?
FIRST BY STATE, WITH POWERFUL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OR THOSE POLITICALLY STRATEGIC
1. Connecticut: Chris Dodd, chairman Banking Housing & Urban Affairs Com. (also, seat at risk due to corruption in mortgage scandal)
2. Louisiana: May Landrieu, Chairman Small Business & Entrepreneurship Com.
3. Massachusetts John Kerry, Chairman Foreign Relations
4. Vermont: Patrick Leahy, Chairman Judiciary Com.
5. Michigan: Carl Levin, Chairman Armed Forces Com.
6. Montana: Max Baucus, Chairman Finance Com.
7. N. Dakota: Byron Dorgan, Chairman Indian Affairs Com.
8. S. Dakota: Ken Conrad, Chairman Budget Com.
9. California: Barbara Boxer: Chairman Environmental & Natural Resources Com. and Diane Feinstein, Chairman Intelligence Com. (also key state with most electoral votes in country).
10. Florida: Bill Nelson (not a chairman) but many seniors in key state who vote Democratic
11. Illinois: Obama's home state and Roland Burris Obama's replacement and only Black Senator
12. Nebraska: Ben Nelson (not a chairman) but the 60th vote holdout who became a sellout
13. Wyoming: no Democrats but accidently benefited from criteria that got Montana, S.Dakota & N. Dakota special treatment.
SECOND, ORGANIZATIONS OR INDUSTRIES THAT ESPECIALLY BENEFITED:
14. Big Pharma: no low cost drugs permitted from Canada or elsewhere (payoff for political contributions)
15. Big Insurance: no competition permitted for premiums across state lines, lower limit on Flex Spending accounts will drive customers to buy higher premium policies and up to 30 million new customers with government assistance in paying for insurance. (the left has preached that Republicans favor Big Insurance, but they are being bought by the Democrats)
16. AARP: major vendor of Medicare Supplement Insurance will get potentially 10 million new customers as Medicare Advantage destroyed; (payoff for supporting ObamaCare against best interests of AARP members)
17. Teamsters and other unions: will be exempt from surtax on "Cadillac health insurance policies" (payoff for contributing, working and voting for Obama)
18. Trial Lawyers: no tort reform means continued big fees and high insurance rates for doctors and hospitals which get passed along to patients (payoff for huge political contributions over years favoring Democrats ten-to-one.
THIS IS OBAMA'S "LANDMARK LEGISLATION
THIS IS THE NEW MORALITY OBAMA WAS BRINGING TO GOVERNMENT WITH NO MORE PORK.
FIRST BY STATE, WITH POWERFUL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OR THOSE POLITICALLY STRATEGIC
1. Connecticut: Chris Dodd, chairman Banking Housing & Urban Affairs Com. (also, seat at risk due to corruption in mortgage scandal)
2. Louisiana: May Landrieu, Chairman Small Business & Entrepreneurship Com.
3. Massachusetts John Kerry, Chairman Foreign Relations
4. Vermont: Patrick Leahy, Chairman Judiciary Com.
5. Michigan: Carl Levin, Chairman Armed Forces Com.
6. Montana: Max Baucus, Chairman Finance Com.
7. N. Dakota: Byron Dorgan, Chairman Indian Affairs Com.
8. S. Dakota: Ken Conrad, Chairman Budget Com.
9. California: Barbara Boxer: Chairman Environmental & Natural Resources Com. and Diane Feinstein, Chairman Intelligence Com. (also key state with most electoral votes in country).
10. Florida: Bill Nelson (not a chairman) but many seniors in key state who vote Democratic
11. Illinois: Obama's home state and Roland Burris Obama's replacement and only Black Senator
12. Nebraska: Ben Nelson (not a chairman) but the 60th vote holdout who became a sellout
13. Wyoming: no Democrats but accidently benefited from criteria that got Montana, S.Dakota & N. Dakota special treatment.
SECOND, ORGANIZATIONS OR INDUSTRIES THAT ESPECIALLY BENEFITED:
14. Big Pharma: no low cost drugs permitted from Canada or elsewhere (payoff for political contributions)
15. Big Insurance: no competition permitted for premiums across state lines, lower limit on Flex Spending accounts will drive customers to buy higher premium policies and up to 30 million new customers with government assistance in paying for insurance. (the left has preached that Republicans favor Big Insurance, but they are being bought by the Democrats)
16. AARP: major vendor of Medicare Supplement Insurance will get potentially 10 million new customers as Medicare Advantage destroyed; (payoff for supporting ObamaCare against best interests of AARP members)
17. Teamsters and other unions: will be exempt from surtax on "Cadillac health insurance policies" (payoff for contributing, working and voting for Obama)
18. Trial Lawyers: no tort reform means continued big fees and high insurance rates for doctors and hospitals which get passed along to patients (payoff for huge political contributions over years favoring Democrats ten-to-one.
THIS IS OBAMA'S "LANDMARK LEGISLATION
THIS IS THE NEW MORALITY OBAMA WAS BRINGING TO GOVERNMENT WITH NO MORE PORK.
Is There A MODERATE DEMOCRAT In Congress?
A wholesale CHANGE IN MAJORITY is needed in both houses of Congress. If Pelosi and Reid are still in charge, then they have the POWER TO CONTINUE TO APPOINT THE FAR LEFT to the chairmanships of the powerful committees. With the likes of Boxer, Feinstein, Leahy, Kerry, Schumer and "$300 million is my price" Landrieu running Senate committees and the criminal Rangel, corrupt Barney Frank, Conyers and Waxman running important House committees, it will not matter if some moderate Democrats get elected to Congress.
Without a Republican president, who is actually willing to use the veto (unlike Bush,) we will have tax and spend government and huge deficits continue to pile up. Moderate Democrats (if such a thing exists) and Republicans will have to clean up the disaster left behind by Obama-Pelosi-Reid and this will take time and bipartisanship.
The Democrats need Truman and JFK type leaders who the Leftist Democrats of today, and their stooges in the media, would probably call neo-cons. Truman and JFK didn't hesitate to use U.S. power for the defense of democracy, there were no world apology tours, they were strong beleivers in capitalism and individual responsibility and JFK actually lowered taxes. Looking back they sound like Republicans.
These types don't exist in the Democratic Party today, they have already moved to the Republican Party. We have seen the phony "blue dog Democrats" fold like a house of cards to the far left leaders under pressure or with bribes.
There is a long way to go to find a moderate Democratic movement.
Without a Republican president, who is actually willing to use the veto (unlike Bush,) we will have tax and spend government and huge deficits continue to pile up. Moderate Democrats (if such a thing exists) and Republicans will have to clean up the disaster left behind by Obama-Pelosi-Reid and this will take time and bipartisanship.
The Democrats need Truman and JFK type leaders who the Leftist Democrats of today, and their stooges in the media, would probably call neo-cons. Truman and JFK didn't hesitate to use U.S. power for the defense of democracy, there were no world apology tours, they were strong beleivers in capitalism and individual responsibility and JFK actually lowered taxes. Looking back they sound like Republicans.
These types don't exist in the Democratic Party today, they have already moved to the Republican Party. We have seen the phony "blue dog Democrats" fold like a house of cards to the far left leaders under pressure or with bribes.
There is a long way to go to find a moderate Democratic movement.
"For Those Making Less Than $250,000, Not A Dime More In Taxes" - O
There are FOURTEEN NEW TAXES in the health care bills, 3 to kick in in 2010, 7 in 2011 and 4 in 2013.
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE gets destroyed in 2010.
MEDICARE CUTS start in 2010.
The UNINSURED, for whom this was supposed to be about, DON'T START TO GET COVERED UNTIL 2014.
This is at the heart of the PHONY ECONOMICS behind ObamaCare.
Meanwhile, remember Obama's pledge "that if you made less than $250,000 you will not see your taxes increase one dime"?
TEN OF THE FOURTEEN NEW TAXES WILL HIT THOSE MAKING LESS THAN $200,000.
Obama and the Liberals WEASEL WORD AROUND THESE NEW TAXES by saying that income taxes are not increased in the health care bill, BUT THE TRUTH is that taxes, fees, penalties (whatever name they want to hide behind) on health care providers and equipment and insurance, will be passed along to the consumer as HIDDEN TAXES in various costs for health care.
THIS IS THE CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN! YES WE CAN!
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE gets destroyed in 2010.
MEDICARE CUTS start in 2010.
The UNINSURED, for whom this was supposed to be about, DON'T START TO GET COVERED UNTIL 2014.
This is at the heart of the PHONY ECONOMICS behind ObamaCare.
Meanwhile, remember Obama's pledge "that if you made less than $250,000 you will not see your taxes increase one dime"?
TEN OF THE FOURTEEN NEW TAXES WILL HIT THOSE MAKING LESS THAN $200,000.
Obama and the Liberals WEASEL WORD AROUND THESE NEW TAXES by saying that income taxes are not increased in the health care bill, BUT THE TRUTH is that taxes, fees, penalties (whatever name they want to hide behind) on health care providers and equipment and insurance, will be passed along to the consumer as HIDDEN TAXES in various costs for health care.
THIS IS THE CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN! YES WE CAN!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Health Care Reform Bills - Total 4800 Pages, For What?
4800 PAGES BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE VERSIONS OF A HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL.
Liberals (now hiding behind the name "Progressives") and all Americans ought to ask themselves:
1. 4800 pages and not one of TORT REFORM.
Who benefits? The Trial Lawyers Association who has donated extensively to Democrats.
Who does NOT benefit? Everyone else paying higher insurance premiums so doctors and hospitals can buy expensive liability insurance.
2. 4800 pages and not one to allow PRICE COMPETITION among insurance companies.
ACROSS STATE LINES.
Who benefits? Big insurance companies who backed the ObamaCare proposal.
Who does NOT benefit? Everyone having to buy private health insurance as individuals or through employers.
3. 4800 pages and not one to allow individuals to DEDUCT THE COST OF PREMIUMS as do businesses.
Who benefits? Big government collecting more of your tax money.
Who does NOT benefit. Every tax payer who buys health insurance.
4. 4800 pages and NO SEVERE PENALTIES, of fines and prison, for those who commit Medicare and Medicaid FRAUD.
Who benefits? Criminals and community groups that encourage fraud.
Who does NOT benefit? Every employee having a Medicare tax deducted from their paycheck and all recipients of Medicare and Medicaid who get less service due to higher cost.
5. 4800 pages and no increase in FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT LIMITS that encourage personal responsibility for health care choices. In fact, it is proposed to cut the limit in half on Flex Spending accounts.
Who benefits? Big insurance companies that will sell policies at higher premiums rather than selling only lower premiums catastrophe insurance.
Who does NOT benefit? Younger healthier people who want to manage their own health care and save money.
6. 4800 pages and Obama manages to DESTROY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE that is used by 10 million seniors and gives better coverage than Medicare alone or Medicare plus some "gap insurance.
Who benefits: AARP who is a major vendor for Medicare supplement (gap) insurance and, by coincidence was a strong backer of ObamaCare.
Who does NOT benefit? Ten million seniors with Medicare Advantage programs that will get lower quality care at higher cost. (How many of them voted for Obama?)
7. 4800 pages and Obama manages to STRIP $500 BILLION FROM MEDICARE, the heart of the phony economics in ObamaCare, in first ten years and then $ 1 trillion in next ten years.
Who benefits? Democrats paying for huge bureaucracy associated with ObamCare and can claim cost savings.
Who does NOT benefit? 60 million seniors and growing who will see inferior health care as doctors and hospitals are forced to spend less time with each patient, have less staff, some stop taking Medicare patients and overall rationing as a result.
8. 4800 pages and not one to allow purchase of LOWER COST PRESCRIPTION DRUGS from Canada or elsewhere.
Who benefits? Big Pharma.
Who does NOT benefit? Primarily 60 million seniors who take more prescription drugs per capita than other groups and all patients on long term medication use.
9. 4800 pages and hundreds of billions in WASTEFUL SPENDING that have little to do with vital health care issues, such as playgrounds, community health food stores, support of community organizing groups and numerous pork packages.
Who benefits? Democrat politicians trying to show their local constituents that they can "bring home the bacon" and numerous highly partisan groups that do not have educated and trained health care professionals, like Community organizing groups.
Who does NOT benefit? Every American tax payer and every patient who will see higher health care costs to pay for the pork.
The list goes on and there is more that will be revealed as the details become public.
THIS IS CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!
THIS IS WHAT OBAMA, PELOSI, REID AND OTHERS CALL "A GREAT COMPROMISE" AND "LANDMARK LEGISLATION".
IT IS LANDMARK CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY BEYOND ANYTHING EVER SEEN IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Liberals (now hiding behind the name "Progressives") and all Americans ought to ask themselves:
1. 4800 pages and not one of TORT REFORM.
Who benefits? The Trial Lawyers Association who has donated extensively to Democrats.
Who does NOT benefit? Everyone else paying higher insurance premiums so doctors and hospitals can buy expensive liability insurance.
2. 4800 pages and not one to allow PRICE COMPETITION among insurance companies.
ACROSS STATE LINES.
Who benefits? Big insurance companies who backed the ObamaCare proposal.
Who does NOT benefit? Everyone having to buy private health insurance as individuals or through employers.
3. 4800 pages and not one to allow individuals to DEDUCT THE COST OF PREMIUMS as do businesses.
Who benefits? Big government collecting more of your tax money.
Who does NOT benefit. Every tax payer who buys health insurance.
4. 4800 pages and NO SEVERE PENALTIES, of fines and prison, for those who commit Medicare and Medicaid FRAUD.
Who benefits? Criminals and community groups that encourage fraud.
Who does NOT benefit? Every employee having a Medicare tax deducted from their paycheck and all recipients of Medicare and Medicaid who get less service due to higher cost.
5. 4800 pages and no increase in FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT LIMITS that encourage personal responsibility for health care choices. In fact, it is proposed to cut the limit in half on Flex Spending accounts.
Who benefits? Big insurance companies that will sell policies at higher premiums rather than selling only lower premiums catastrophe insurance.
Who does NOT benefit? Younger healthier people who want to manage their own health care and save money.
6. 4800 pages and Obama manages to DESTROY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE that is used by 10 million seniors and gives better coverage than Medicare alone or Medicare plus some "gap insurance.
Who benefits: AARP who is a major vendor for Medicare supplement (gap) insurance and, by coincidence was a strong backer of ObamaCare.
Who does NOT benefit? Ten million seniors with Medicare Advantage programs that will get lower quality care at higher cost. (How many of them voted for Obama?)
7. 4800 pages and Obama manages to STRIP $500 BILLION FROM MEDICARE, the heart of the phony economics in ObamaCare, in first ten years and then $ 1 trillion in next ten years.
Who benefits? Democrats paying for huge bureaucracy associated with ObamCare and can claim cost savings.
Who does NOT benefit? 60 million seniors and growing who will see inferior health care as doctors and hospitals are forced to spend less time with each patient, have less staff, some stop taking Medicare patients and overall rationing as a result.
8. 4800 pages and not one to allow purchase of LOWER COST PRESCRIPTION DRUGS from Canada or elsewhere.
Who benefits? Big Pharma.
Who does NOT benefit? Primarily 60 million seniors who take more prescription drugs per capita than other groups and all patients on long term medication use.
9. 4800 pages and hundreds of billions in WASTEFUL SPENDING that have little to do with vital health care issues, such as playgrounds, community health food stores, support of community organizing groups and numerous pork packages.
Who benefits? Democrat politicians trying to show their local constituents that they can "bring home the bacon" and numerous highly partisan groups that do not have educated and trained health care professionals, like Community organizing groups.
Who does NOT benefit? Every American tax payer and every patient who will see higher health care costs to pay for the pork.
The list goes on and there is more that will be revealed as the details become public.
THIS IS CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!
THIS IS WHAT OBAMA, PELOSI, REID AND OTHERS CALL "A GREAT COMPROMISE" AND "LANDMARK LEGISLATION".
IT IS LANDMARK CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY BEYOND ANYTHING EVER SEEN IN AMERICAN POLITICS
How Is All That "Extending A Hand" To Iran Policy of Obama Working Out?
The WSJ 12/18/09 Opinion section commented on how effective Obama's "extending a hand" to Iran has been; some of the WSJ points are below along with other points.
You be the judge!
1. Iran has now tested a solid fuel medium range ballistic missile with a range of 1200 miles.
2. Iran is now close to having a neutron initiator which is critical to setting off nuclear bombs.
3. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms , as do other sources, that Iran is undeterred in enriching uranium to a level that is only necessary for nuclear bombs.
4. Iran continues to support Islamic terrorist groups with weapons and funds: Hamas, Hezbollah, the Taliban, insurgents in Iraq and now Columbia's FARC.
5. Iran uses arrests on phony charges, torture (the real kind, not water boarding), and murder to squelch opposition protests inside the country and threats against families for those dissidents who criticize the regime from outside the country.
6. Iran continues to jerk the United States and other countries around with respect to inspections of nuclear facilities, particularly uranium enrichment plants. The bottom line here is that no meaningful inspections have taken place and there has been no slowing down of Iran's race to develop nuclear weapons.
7. Iran ignores every so-called "deadline" for compliance and negotiations as pompously announced by Obama or other world bodies.
IT APPEARS THAT IRAN, LIKE EVERY OTHER ROGUE NATION, JUST LAUGHS AT OBAMA'S INEPT ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE THEM.
PERHAPS OBAMA NEEDS TO GO ON ANOTHER WORLD APOLOGY TOUR!
You be the judge!
1. Iran has now tested a solid fuel medium range ballistic missile with a range of 1200 miles.
2. Iran is now close to having a neutron initiator which is critical to setting off nuclear bombs.
3. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms , as do other sources, that Iran is undeterred in enriching uranium to a level that is only necessary for nuclear bombs.
4. Iran continues to support Islamic terrorist groups with weapons and funds: Hamas, Hezbollah, the Taliban, insurgents in Iraq and now Columbia's FARC.
5. Iran uses arrests on phony charges, torture (the real kind, not water boarding), and murder to squelch opposition protests inside the country and threats against families for those dissidents who criticize the regime from outside the country.
6. Iran continues to jerk the United States and other countries around with respect to inspections of nuclear facilities, particularly uranium enrichment plants. The bottom line here is that no meaningful inspections have taken place and there has been no slowing down of Iran's race to develop nuclear weapons.
7. Iran ignores every so-called "deadline" for compliance and negotiations as pompously announced by Obama or other world bodies.
IT APPEARS THAT IRAN, LIKE EVERY OTHER ROGUE NATION, JUST LAUGHS AT OBAMA'S INEPT ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE THEM.
PERHAPS OBAMA NEEDS TO GO ON ANOTHER WORLD APOLOGY TOUR!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Obama's Legacy in His Own Mind Is All That Matters
Robert Samuelson (economist) writing in the Washington Post, Monday December 21, 2009 comments: "Barack Obama's quest for historic health-care legislation has turned into a parody of leadership. We usually associate presidential leadership with the pursuit of goals that, though initially unpopular, serve America's long-term interests. Obama has reversed this. He's championing increasingly unpopular legislation that threatens the country's long-term interests. "This isn't about me," he (Obama) likes to say, 'I have great health insurance.' But of course, it is about him: about the legacy he covets as the president who achieved "universal" health insurance."
WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE SURPRISED?
1. Obama's entire career has always been about himself; he defines "narcissist".
2. Obama warned everyone about his SOCIALIST BELIEFS (the polite term is now "progressive") in the two books he supposedly authored. But too few voters paid attention. They were enamored with his teleprompter speeches and slogans.
3. Obama's history in the U.S. Senate and in the Illinois legislature, where he studiously avoided commitments to anything controversial, showed that it was all about his attaining the next level. Too few voters paid attention to his record.
4. Obama's socialist activities as a Community Organizer and the left-wing radicals he surrounded himself with in college, law school and in Chicago showed his ingrained philosophy. Too few voters paid attention to this and passed it off as "politics".
5. Obama's "Chicago Way" politics of smearing opponents in getting the nominations and elected at every step in his career showed the tactics we could expect. Too few voters paid attention and thought he was just charming.
The image of an American Idol was bought and now we pay for who Obama really is. The tip of the iceberg in unemployment rate, foreign policy weakness, excessive deficits and steps to destroy the free-market economy are just surfacing. It's only eleven months; the full disaster is yet to come.
WHY SHOULD THIS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE?
WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE SURPRISED?
1. Obama's entire career has always been about himself; he defines "narcissist".
2. Obama warned everyone about his SOCIALIST BELIEFS (the polite term is now "progressive") in the two books he supposedly authored. But too few voters paid attention. They were enamored with his teleprompter speeches and slogans.
3. Obama's history in the U.S. Senate and in the Illinois legislature, where he studiously avoided commitments to anything controversial, showed that it was all about his attaining the next level. Too few voters paid attention to his record.
4. Obama's socialist activities as a Community Organizer and the left-wing radicals he surrounded himself with in college, law school and in Chicago showed his ingrained philosophy. Too few voters paid attention to this and passed it off as "politics".
5. Obama's "Chicago Way" politics of smearing opponents in getting the nominations and elected at every step in his career showed the tactics we could expect. Too few voters paid attention and thought he was just charming.
The image of an American Idol was bought and now we pay for who Obama really is. The tip of the iceberg in unemployment rate, foreign policy weakness, excessive deficits and steps to destroy the free-market economy are just surfacing. It's only eleven months; the full disaster is yet to come.
WHY SHOULD THIS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE?
The Joke Is On Those Who voted For Obama
THE JOKE IS ON THE LIBERALS
The two versions of health care bills passed the House and the Senate only because Obama, Pelosi and Reid applied the "Chicago Way" of EXTORTION and BRIBERY to strong-arm enough votes.
Many Democrats were not in favor of the bills but could not withstand the various threats from the administration or pork-laden gifts for their home districts and states.
What Reid and Pelosi are crowing over, and call compromise, is the worst case in history of CORRUPTION and BETRAYAL perpetuated on the electorate by Congress.
Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson prostituted themselves and are examples of the underhanded, pork-seeking, self serving politicians that we need to dump in 2010 and 2012.
AND HERE"S THE JOKE. Almost all of those who still fawn over Obama will soon be paying the price in higher medical costs, higher taxes and especially those foolish seniors who depend upon Medicare will see the quality of care and choice of doctors go down. THEY WILL ALL WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HEALTH CARE AND TO THE COST OF LIVING! TRY BLAMING BUSH AT THAT POINT!
The two versions of health care bills passed the House and the Senate only because Obama, Pelosi and Reid applied the "Chicago Way" of EXTORTION and BRIBERY to strong-arm enough votes.
Many Democrats were not in favor of the bills but could not withstand the various threats from the administration or pork-laden gifts for their home districts and states.
What Reid and Pelosi are crowing over, and call compromise, is the worst case in history of CORRUPTION and BETRAYAL perpetuated on the electorate by Congress.
Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson prostituted themselves and are examples of the underhanded, pork-seeking, self serving politicians that we need to dump in 2010 and 2012.
AND HERE"S THE JOKE. Almost all of those who still fawn over Obama will soon be paying the price in higher medical costs, higher taxes and especially those foolish seniors who depend upon Medicare will see the quality of care and choice of doctors go down. THEY WILL ALL WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HEALTH CARE AND TO THE COST OF LIVING! TRY BLAMING BUSH AT THAT POINT!
Friday, December 18, 2009
United States Needs an Energy Policy that Makes Common Sense
The United States needs an energy policy that makes common sense, not one in which the U.S. is stampeded to act against its best interests to benefit all sorts of special interests and those nations that have convinced themselves that the U.S. and Europe owe them some sort of "reparations" because we are technologically advanced and they are not. These special interests who are acting for their own economic gain and the "have not" nations have latched onto man-made global warming as the vehicle to get rich or to "redistribute the wealth". The demonstrations and speeches from third world nations at the Copenhagen Conference on Global Warming show that these other nations are more interested in the destruction of capitalism, spreading socialism and filling their personal coffers rather than saving the palnt from man-made global warming.
There are enormous national security and economic motivations for the U.S. to get away from imported petroleum products and all sides of the political spectrum can agree on this goal. The Dept of Energy, formed under Carter, was supposed to do that, but has failed miserably while creating a huge bureaucracy and big budget for itself.
However, the hysteria over global warming/cooling and the role of man-made carbon dioxide is not one to be decided by opinion polls, politicians seeking pork projects for their districts/states or less developed countries seeking a way to "redistribute the wealth" or a president who has great sympathy for "redistributing the wealth" and who has a political debt for political support from environmentalist groups.
The danger to the U.S. is that man-mad global warming seems to be a hoax perpetuated by: (1) dishonest scientists seeking secure research funding, personal consulting contracts and fame for "saving the planet", (2) unscrupulous marketing mouths like Al Gore who are already making hundreds of millions of dollars by carbon trading, and (3) corporations like General Electric that stand to make hundreds of billions of dollars with widespread commercializing of non-carbon producing but excessively expensive green energy technologies .
The environmentalists, greedy politicians and special interests can drive U.S. policy in a direction that damages the economy of the United States in a huge way that will not be recoverable; we will see enormous tax increases directly and hidden in energy costs and the costs of everything we buy.
The goal of energy independence can be accomplished with better use and improved emissions control of the enormous coal, natural gas and even oil resources within the U.S. or off our shores COMBINED with more nuclear power, and localized wind and solar where it makes economic sense and COMBINED with an improved national energy grid. New battery technology is developing where it may be cost competitive in the next decade with gas.
Hopefully, the scam of man-made global warming was sufficiently exposed with the emails among the dishonest climatologists, (who were already getting millions of dollars in funding,) showing how they were going all out to rig the conclusions that man-made global warming was occurring and a disaster was looming for the planet.
There are enormous national security and economic motivations for the U.S. to get away from imported petroleum products and all sides of the political spectrum can agree on this goal. The Dept of Energy, formed under Carter, was supposed to do that, but has failed miserably while creating a huge bureaucracy and big budget for itself.
However, the hysteria over global warming/cooling and the role of man-made carbon dioxide is not one to be decided by opinion polls, politicians seeking pork projects for their districts/states or less developed countries seeking a way to "redistribute the wealth" or a president who has great sympathy for "redistributing the wealth" and who has a political debt for political support from environmentalist groups.
The danger to the U.S. is that man-mad global warming seems to be a hoax perpetuated by: (1) dishonest scientists seeking secure research funding, personal consulting contracts and fame for "saving the planet", (2) unscrupulous marketing mouths like Al Gore who are already making hundreds of millions of dollars by carbon trading, and (3) corporations like General Electric that stand to make hundreds of billions of dollars with widespread commercializing of non-carbon producing but excessively expensive green energy technologies .
The environmentalists, greedy politicians and special interests can drive U.S. policy in a direction that damages the economy of the United States in a huge way that will not be recoverable; we will see enormous tax increases directly and hidden in energy costs and the costs of everything we buy.
The goal of energy independence can be accomplished with better use and improved emissions control of the enormous coal, natural gas and even oil resources within the U.S. or off our shores COMBINED with more nuclear power, and localized wind and solar where it makes economic sense and COMBINED with an improved national energy grid. New battery technology is developing where it may be cost competitive in the next decade with gas.
Hopefully, the scam of man-made global warming was sufficiently exposed with the emails among the dishonest climatologists, (who were already getting millions of dollars in funding,) showing how they were going all out to rig the conclusions that man-made global warming was occurring and a disaster was looming for the planet.
Obama's Speech in Norway Accepting Nobel Prize
SINCE OBAMA DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING TO EARN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, BEING THAT HE WAS IN OFFICE AS PRESIDENT ONLY NINE DAYS WHEN HE WAS NOMINATED, THERE IS NO INCONSISTENCY WITH HIS BEING A "WARTIME PRESIDENT" AND ORDERING MORE TROOPS INTO AFGHANISTAN WITH AN ANNOUNCED RETREAT DATE THAT ENSURES DEFEAT.
Even if the Nobel Peace Committee had the full nine months of Obama being in office, there was nothing to merit the Peace Prize other than Obama's world apology tour which, as a practical matter, probably endangered the world more by encouraging rogue nations like Iran and N. Korea, encouraging Russia to reemerge as as power, encouraging dictators and would-be dictators in Latin America and encouraging Islamic Terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas and home-grown Islamic Terrorists like Hasan.
Of course, the Nobel Peace Prize has been a farce in the past, with the likes of Al Gore receiving the Prize for perpetuating a scientific hoax but doing nothing for peace. Unlike the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine where the awards go to people who have actually done something and that something has withstood the test of time, the Peace Prize is a vehicle to make a political statement by a left leaning selection committee members.
THIS FITS IN WITH OBAMA'S ENTIRE CAREER, WHERE HE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT TO AGGRANDIZE HIMSELF WITH POMPOUS STATEMENTS READ FROM A TELEPROMPTER AND THEN RESORT TO DIRTY "CHICAGO WAY" POLITICS TO ADVANCE HIS POSITION, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF NO ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Even if the Nobel Peace Committee had the full nine months of Obama being in office, there was nothing to merit the Peace Prize other than Obama's world apology tour which, as a practical matter, probably endangered the world more by encouraging rogue nations like Iran and N. Korea, encouraging Russia to reemerge as as power, encouraging dictators and would-be dictators in Latin America and encouraging Islamic Terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas and home-grown Islamic Terrorists like Hasan.
Of course, the Nobel Peace Prize has been a farce in the past, with the likes of Al Gore receiving the Prize for perpetuating a scientific hoax but doing nothing for peace. Unlike the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Medicine where the awards go to people who have actually done something and that something has withstood the test of time, the Peace Prize is a vehicle to make a political statement by a left leaning selection committee members.
THIS FITS IN WITH OBAMA'S ENTIRE CAREER, WHERE HE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT TO AGGRANDIZE HIMSELF WITH POMPOUS STATEMENTS READ FROM A TELEPROMPTER AND THEN RESORT TO DIRTY "CHICAGO WAY" POLITICS TO ADVANCE HIS POSITION, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF NO ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Nobel Laureate in Physics, Richard Feynman, wrote: a scientist "should report everything that you think will make it (your results) invalid, not only what you think is right about it: other causes that could possibly explain your results", and "if you make a theory...and advertise it..., you must also put down all the facts that disagree with it".
It is meaningless to discuss global warming without distinguishing between global warming due to man-made activity releasing carbon-dioxide (AGW) and "natural" global warming(or cooling) due to solar flares("sun spots") which can affect cloud formation and thus warming (cooling).
It is clear from the released emails among AGW proponents that there was fraud in their "science", which is being capitalized upon by many for both political and economic reasons.
MONEY,POWER AND GLORY ARE WITHIN THE GRASP OF MANY!
There are BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF RESEARCH FUNDING at stake around the world, that can keep various universities, government and industrial laboratories WELL-FUNDED AND SECURE for decades in the fight to "save the planet" from AGW.
These "leading" scientists pushig AGW can reap the REWARDS OF LUCRATIVE CONSULTING CONTRACTS with governments and industry on how to fight global warming.
Trillions, of dollars at stake for COMPANIES like General Electric that have made a BIG BET ON ALTERNATIVE "GREEN" ENERGY sources. GE in particular has a huge chip to cash in by having supported Obama continuously in his campaign and in his prisidency with extremely biased news and opinions expressed by GE owned MSNBC and NBC TV channels.
INVESTORS like Al Gore perpetuate the AGW hoax for personal gain and glory; they stand to make hundreds of millions through COMPANIES THAT DEAL IN CARBON TRADING.
AGW WILL BE A MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR WORLD-WIDE INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, BASED UPON A HOAX, AND THOSE THAT ATTEMPT TO JEOPARDIZE THE MONEY SINK ARE TO BE SILENCED.
It is meaningless to discuss global warming without distinguishing between global warming due to man-made activity releasing carbon-dioxide (AGW) and "natural" global warming(or cooling) due to solar flares("sun spots") which can affect cloud formation and thus warming (cooling).
It is clear from the released emails among AGW proponents that there was fraud in their "science", which is being capitalized upon by many for both political and economic reasons.
MONEY,POWER AND GLORY ARE WITHIN THE GRASP OF MANY!
There are BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF RESEARCH FUNDING at stake around the world, that can keep various universities, government and industrial laboratories WELL-FUNDED AND SECURE for decades in the fight to "save the planet" from AGW.
These "leading" scientists pushig AGW can reap the REWARDS OF LUCRATIVE CONSULTING CONTRACTS with governments and industry on how to fight global warming.
Trillions, of dollars at stake for COMPANIES like General Electric that have made a BIG BET ON ALTERNATIVE "GREEN" ENERGY sources. GE in particular has a huge chip to cash in by having supported Obama continuously in his campaign and in his prisidency with extremely biased news and opinions expressed by GE owned MSNBC and NBC TV channels.
INVESTORS like Al Gore perpetuate the AGW hoax for personal gain and glory; they stand to make hundreds of millions through COMPANIES THAT DEAL IN CARBON TRADING.
AGW WILL BE A MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR WORLD-WIDE INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, BASED UPON A HOAX, AND THOSE THAT ATTEMPT TO JEOPARDIZE THE MONEY SINK ARE TO BE SILENCED.
ObamaCare: Democrats New "Bait and Switch" Proposal for Medicare
Senate Democrats have concocted a great "bait and switch" scheme that appears to dump the "government option" but in fact accelerates health care to a government-run single payer system. They believe that this stunt will give them the appearance of compromising while at the same time offering a revised plan that will be even worse on raising health care costs, rationing and driving to a single-payer system.
Extending Medicare coverage to ages 55-64 is not only fiscally irresponsible, but sets us on a fast-track to a government-run single-payer system, which is exactly where Obama and the Left have always intended to go. This is what Medicare and Medicaid are today, single-payer government-run plans with restrictions on care and an increasing number of doctors who cannot afford to take such patients or must limit the fraction of their patients under these government plans.
The liberal Democrats are hypocritical about Medicare; at one moment they whine about how the system is going broke in a few years and needs reform but the main reform they propose is to destroy Medicare Advantage plans, the best plan under Medicare, combining the government run part of the program with supplements from employers of retirees that improve coverage. They evidently cannot stand the private sector improving the Medicare plan for some. Now, the liberal Democrats suddenly decide Medicare is such a great plan and is financially viable, so that another 20 to 30 million people in the age group 55-64 ought to be eligible.
The next steps are easy to predict. We can expect the ages 45-54 to be included and then 35-44 and so on. Once all ages fall under the Medicare umbrella, there is not even a need for Medicaid and SCHIP since everyone fits the one Medicare mold and naturally private health insurance plans are obsolete. Only the AARP and others that offer Medicare supplement insurance, to cover the gap between what Medicare covers and what the patient must pay will benefit. This is why AARP has sold out its members and has been backing ObamaCare in any form; they are in effect the largest health insurance agency in America for Medigap insurance.
This "compromise" plan is no compromise at all; it subterfuge and not a very clever one at that.
Obama and the Democratic Senate caucus have such a low opinion of the intelligence of the American electorate that they think this smoke and mirrors compromise will fool enough people to get them past the 2010 and 2012 elections. Maybe it will!
For other posts on ObamaCare on this blog see:
1. Wednesday, Dec 2,2009 "Can Reform Actually Make Health Care Less Costly?"
2. Wednesdy ,Nov 25, 2009 "The Constitution and Requiring Health Care"
3. Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 "Teleprompter Foul-up" (cartoon)
4. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 "PelosiObamaCare Bill 1990 Pages"
5. Monday, Sep 28, 2009 "Health Care Debate is a Trojan Horse"
6. Monday, Sep 14, 2009 "Rep. Joe Wilson Called Obama A Liar, Now That's The Truth"
7. Thursday Sep 10, 2009 "You Can Try To Dress Up A Pig, But It's Still A Pig'
8. Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009 " What? Trust The Government With Health Care?"
9. Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 " The Myth About United States Health Care Not Being the Best"
10. Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 "Obama-Pelosi-Reid Calls For Bipartisanship are Phony"
11. Monday, Aug 31, 2009 Obama's Health Care Rationer-In-Chief"
12. Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 " In The United Kingdom, It's Better To Be A Dog"
13. Thursday, Aug 14, 2009 "A Sensible Health Care Reform Proposal From CEO of Whole Foods"
14. Monday, Aug 10, 2009 " Once Again The Democrats Change the Boggieman and The Victim"
15. Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 "Timely Medical Alternatives For Canadians"
and several more postings not listed abve.
Extending Medicare coverage to ages 55-64 is not only fiscally irresponsible, but sets us on a fast-track to a government-run single-payer system, which is exactly where Obama and the Left have always intended to go. This is what Medicare and Medicaid are today, single-payer government-run plans with restrictions on care and an increasing number of doctors who cannot afford to take such patients or must limit the fraction of their patients under these government plans.
The liberal Democrats are hypocritical about Medicare; at one moment they whine about how the system is going broke in a few years and needs reform but the main reform they propose is to destroy Medicare Advantage plans, the best plan under Medicare, combining the government run part of the program with supplements from employers of retirees that improve coverage. They evidently cannot stand the private sector improving the Medicare plan for some. Now, the liberal Democrats suddenly decide Medicare is such a great plan and is financially viable, so that another 20 to 30 million people in the age group 55-64 ought to be eligible.
The next steps are easy to predict. We can expect the ages 45-54 to be included and then 35-44 and so on. Once all ages fall under the Medicare umbrella, there is not even a need for Medicaid and SCHIP since everyone fits the one Medicare mold and naturally private health insurance plans are obsolete. Only the AARP and others that offer Medicare supplement insurance, to cover the gap between what Medicare covers and what the patient must pay will benefit. This is why AARP has sold out its members and has been backing ObamaCare in any form; they are in effect the largest health insurance agency in America for Medigap insurance.
This "compromise" plan is no compromise at all; it subterfuge and not a very clever one at that.
Obama and the Democratic Senate caucus have such a low opinion of the intelligence of the American electorate that they think this smoke and mirrors compromise will fool enough people to get them past the 2010 and 2012 elections. Maybe it will!
For other posts on ObamaCare on this blog see:
1. Wednesday, Dec 2,2009 "Can Reform Actually Make Health Care Less Costly?"
2. Wednesdy ,Nov 25, 2009 "The Constitution and Requiring Health Care"
3. Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 "Teleprompter Foul-up" (cartoon)
4. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 "PelosiObamaCare Bill 1990 Pages"
5. Monday, Sep 28, 2009 "Health Care Debate is a Trojan Horse"
6. Monday, Sep 14, 2009 "Rep. Joe Wilson Called Obama A Liar, Now That's The Truth"
7. Thursday Sep 10, 2009 "You Can Try To Dress Up A Pig, But It's Still A Pig'
8. Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009 " What? Trust The Government With Health Care?"
9. Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 " The Myth About United States Health Care Not Being the Best"
10. Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 "Obama-Pelosi-Reid Calls For Bipartisanship are Phony"
11. Monday, Aug 31, 2009 Obama's Health Care Rationer-In-Chief"
12. Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 " In The United Kingdom, It's Better To Be A Dog"
13. Thursday, Aug 14, 2009 "A Sensible Health Care Reform Proposal From CEO of Whole Foods"
14. Monday, Aug 10, 2009 " Once Again The Democrats Change the Boggieman and The Victim"
15. Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 "Timely Medical Alternatives For Canadians"
and several more postings not listed abve.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Obama's Great Speech in Norway, BUT What's His Record?
Obama gave a great speech in Norway.
Obama has read several great speeches from his teleprompters, written by others. His Philadelphia speech on race was "great", his inauguration speech was "great", his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention supporting Kerry was "great".
BUT HIS RECORD STINKS AND IS ABSENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
After ELEVEN months in office, compared to his promises, here is how he stacks up:
1. Middle East peace-failure
2. Climate change bill-failure (fortunately)
3.2016 Olympics-failure
4.Card check for unions-failure (fortunately)
5.Nuclear-free world-failure
6.Iran nuclear program-failure
7.N. Korea missile & nuclear program-failure
8.Contain Al Qaeda-failure
9.Limit unemployment to 8%-failure
10.Reduce budget deficit-BIG failure
11.End Iraq war-failure
12.Earmark reform-failure
13. Transparency in government-failure
14.Bipartisanship-failure
15.No lobbyists in government-failure
16.No Islamic terror attack in U.S.-failure
17.Health care reform to cut costs, cover those who have no care, tort reform, no rationing -failure
BUT SOME MAY SAY: LOOK AT OBAMA'S SUCCESSES:
1.New dog at WH-success
2.Blame Bush-success
3.WH Beer summit with Cambridge cop and Harvard Prof.-success
4.Protect "civil rights" of terrorists at GITMO-success
5.World apology tour-success
6.Appoint tax cheats-success
7.Noble Peace Prize for doing nothing-success
8.Dither on Afghan policy and announce future retreat-success
THEN AGAIN, HIS ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS, ALL PROMISES, NO ACOMPLISHMENTS, DUCKING DECISIONS OF ANY CONSEQUENCE, VOTING "PRESENT" GREAT SOUNDBITES, READING EXCELLENT SPEECHES, AND PROMOTING HIMSELF ABOVE ALL ELSE.
If you like this post, then check out earlier posts here on Obama's Failures:
1. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 " The Obama Word Match Game"
2. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 "Obama's 287 Days of Change"
3. Friday, Oct 2, 2009 " No Chicago Olympics..."
4. Friday, Oct 2, 2009 " Obama's Failures Excused if Bush Failed"
5. Monday Sep 28, 2009 "Obama's Pledge of Less Power in Executive Branch"
6. Friday, Sep 18, 2009 " Jimmy Carter Says You Ara Racist if You Oppose Obama"
adn of course, numerous postings on Obama's "Economy" which is a failure.
Obama has read several great speeches from his teleprompters, written by others. His Philadelphia speech on race was "great", his inauguration speech was "great", his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention supporting Kerry was "great".
BUT HIS RECORD STINKS AND IS ABSENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
After ELEVEN months in office, compared to his promises, here is how he stacks up:
1. Middle East peace-failure
2. Climate change bill-failure (fortunately)
3.2016 Olympics-failure
4.Card check for unions-failure (fortunately)
5.Nuclear-free world-failure
6.Iran nuclear program-failure
7.N. Korea missile & nuclear program-failure
8.Contain Al Qaeda-failure
9.Limit unemployment to 8%-failure
10.Reduce budget deficit-BIG failure
11.End Iraq war-failure
12.Earmark reform-failure
13. Transparency in government-failure
14.Bipartisanship-failure
15.No lobbyists in government-failure
16.No Islamic terror attack in U.S.-failure
17.Health care reform to cut costs, cover those who have no care, tort reform, no rationing -failure
BUT SOME MAY SAY: LOOK AT OBAMA'S SUCCESSES:
1.New dog at WH-success
2.Blame Bush-success
3.WH Beer summit with Cambridge cop and Harvard Prof.-success
4.Protect "civil rights" of terrorists at GITMO-success
5.World apology tour-success
6.Appoint tax cheats-success
7.Noble Peace Prize for doing nothing-success
8.Dither on Afghan policy and announce future retreat-success
THEN AGAIN, HIS ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS, ALL PROMISES, NO ACOMPLISHMENTS, DUCKING DECISIONS OF ANY CONSEQUENCE, VOTING "PRESENT" GREAT SOUNDBITES, READING EXCELLENT SPEECHES, AND PROMOTING HIMSELF ABOVE ALL ELSE.
If you like this post, then check out earlier posts here on Obama's Failures:
1. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 " The Obama Word Match Game"
2. Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 "Obama's 287 Days of Change"
3. Friday, Oct 2, 2009 " No Chicago Olympics..."
4. Friday, Oct 2, 2009 " Obama's Failures Excused if Bush Failed"
5. Monday Sep 28, 2009 "Obama's Pledge of Less Power in Executive Branch"
6. Friday, Sep 18, 2009 " Jimmy Carter Says You Ara Racist if You Oppose Obama"
adn of course, numerous postings on Obama's "Economy" which is a failure.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sarah Palin Writes about Global Warming Hoax and Political Implications
Note: see my related posting on Wednesday November 25, 2009
Sarah Palin wrote an excellent column, entitled "COPENHAGEN'S POLITICAL SCIENCE", in the Washington Post, Wednesday December 9, 2009 in the Opinions section. (This can be viewed free on-line in the newspapers archives.)
This has caused a big stir on blog sites and with liberal commentators, all of whom wind up calling Palin names rather than having to think about what she writes and the corruption behind the emails among the climatologists who have manipulated the public into believing in global warming due to man-made carbon dioxide and the inevitable catastrophic conclusion that life as we know it will be over if we don't spend trillions world wide over the next two decades to combat this impending disaster.
Indeed, there are threats to life on this planet and some have caused extinctions in the past billion years and may do so in the future. Some possible life-extinction events from natural causes that could affect a large part, or all, of the planet are:
Solar Super Flare (Destroys all Electronics)
Super Tsunami (1000 ft high)
Super Volcano Eruption (like Yellowstone Caldera)
Super Earth Quake (greater than 10.0 on Richter Scale)
Nearby Gamma Radiation Burst from Supernovae
Huge Asteroid Impact (5 to 10 miles wide)
Global Pandemic (Deadly Mutation of Known Virus)
Sustained Cooling (Earth's orbit & tilt)
Sustained Global Heating(Earth's orbit & tilt)
Massive Methane Release From Ocean Crust
Then add the man-made extinction possibility from Nuclear (war) Winter
THESE ARE LOW PROBABILITY EVENTS AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, CANNOT BE MILKED FOR MONEY, POWER AND GLORY!
However, some very clever climatologists and politicians recognized that SOLAR FLARES (seen as sun spots) which influence cloud formation can affect short-term NATURAL warming or cooling, and this can be turned into the greatest ever world-wide scam for money making and gaining political and economic power. The idea is simply to blame the impending disaster on man, then alter and delete contradictory data and manipulate models to falsify the predictions of: CO2 effects, temperature rises and extrapolated sea levels rises, all occurring in this lifetime. Do this and you are set for your career in funding and investment opportunities.
SO, FRAUDULENT SCIENCE SUPPORTED BY POLITICAL SCHEMING HAVE CREATED THE HOAX OF MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MULTI-TRILLION DOLLARS TO BE SPENT AND REDISTRIBUTED BY POLITICIANS AROUND THE GLOBE AND THE PRETENDER SCIENTISTS BENEFITING ALONG THE WAY.
WITH AN AMUSING PLAY ON WORDS, SARAH TAGS THIS "POLITICAL SCIENCE" AND SHE NAILS IT PERFECTLY.
If you are interested in more on Global Warming and particularly on "Carbon Cap and Trade" check out the following postings here:
1. Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 " Scandal of Man-Made Global Warming...."
2. Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 "Ethanol: Bush Plana Total Failure......"
3.Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 "Cap and Trade"-Other Countries Dump the Idea..."
4. Friday, July 10, 2009 "How will Cap and trade Affect You?"
5. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 "The Cap and Trade Fraud"
and a related posting:
Thursday, Nov 18, 2009 " Environmentalists Run Amoke and Everyone Pays"
Sarah Palin wrote an excellent column, entitled "COPENHAGEN'S POLITICAL SCIENCE", in the Washington Post, Wednesday December 9, 2009 in the Opinions section. (This can be viewed free on-line in the newspapers archives.)
This has caused a big stir on blog sites and with liberal commentators, all of whom wind up calling Palin names rather than having to think about what she writes and the corruption behind the emails among the climatologists who have manipulated the public into believing in global warming due to man-made carbon dioxide and the inevitable catastrophic conclusion that life as we know it will be over if we don't spend trillions world wide over the next two decades to combat this impending disaster.
Indeed, there are threats to life on this planet and some have caused extinctions in the past billion years and may do so in the future. Some possible life-extinction events from natural causes that could affect a large part, or all, of the planet are:
Solar Super Flare (Destroys all Electronics)
Super Tsunami (1000 ft high)
Super Volcano Eruption (like Yellowstone Caldera)
Super Earth Quake (greater than 10.0 on Richter Scale)
Nearby Gamma Radiation Burst from Supernovae
Huge Asteroid Impact (5 to 10 miles wide)
Global Pandemic (Deadly Mutation of Known Virus)
Sustained Cooling (Earth's orbit & tilt)
Sustained Global Heating(Earth's orbit & tilt)
Massive Methane Release From Ocean Crust
Then add the man-made extinction possibility from Nuclear (war) Winter
THESE ARE LOW PROBABILITY EVENTS AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, CANNOT BE MILKED FOR MONEY, POWER AND GLORY!
However, some very clever climatologists and politicians recognized that SOLAR FLARES (seen as sun spots) which influence cloud formation can affect short-term NATURAL warming or cooling, and this can be turned into the greatest ever world-wide scam for money making and gaining political and economic power. The idea is simply to blame the impending disaster on man, then alter and delete contradictory data and manipulate models to falsify the predictions of: CO2 effects, temperature rises and extrapolated sea levels rises, all occurring in this lifetime. Do this and you are set for your career in funding and investment opportunities.
SO, FRAUDULENT SCIENCE SUPPORTED BY POLITICAL SCHEMING HAVE CREATED THE HOAX OF MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MULTI-TRILLION DOLLARS TO BE SPENT AND REDISTRIBUTED BY POLITICIANS AROUND THE GLOBE AND THE PRETENDER SCIENTISTS BENEFITING ALONG THE WAY.
WITH AN AMUSING PLAY ON WORDS, SARAH TAGS THIS "POLITICAL SCIENCE" AND SHE NAILS IT PERFECTLY.
If you are interested in more on Global Warming and particularly on "Carbon Cap and Trade" check out the following postings here:
1. Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 " Scandal of Man-Made Global Warming...."
2. Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 "Ethanol: Bush Plana Total Failure......"
3.Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 "Cap and Trade"-Other Countries Dump the Idea..."
4. Friday, July 10, 2009 "How will Cap and trade Affect You?"
5. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 "The Cap and Trade Fraud"
and a related posting:
Thursday, Nov 18, 2009 " Environmentalists Run Amoke and Everyone Pays"
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Joke of Obama's Job Summit
Obama's Job Summit is a joke. It's all show and no substance, like Obama himself. If he was serious he would get down to business with leaders of big corporations and owners of small businesses of various sizes, all having jobs in the private sector. Instead, Obama also invited politicians, community organizing group leaders and union leaders.
1. Professional politicians, particularly Democrats, don't understand free markets and capitalism; most have been feeding at the public trough for years, if not their entire career.
2. Community groups for the most part represent poor or lower middle class people who don't create, but need, jobs or need government assistance. They might be happy with government make-work jobs that do not create wealth and are not long lived.
3. Unions for the most part don't create jobs and those jobs that they create are not economically necessary jobs; they pressure corporations for work rules that lend to inefficiencies and thus extra hires and unions forestall technology that will lower cost, make U.S. corporations more competitive but perhaps cost jobs in the short run.
Of course, Obama never having worked in the private sector( except as a civil rights attorney) has no experience or knowledge. He just wants photo ops and a chance to pander to his constituency in unions and community groups.
1. Professional politicians, particularly Democrats, don't understand free markets and capitalism; most have been feeding at the public trough for years, if not their entire career.
2. Community groups for the most part represent poor or lower middle class people who don't create, but need, jobs or need government assistance. They might be happy with government make-work jobs that do not create wealth and are not long lived.
3. Unions for the most part don't create jobs and those jobs that they create are not economically necessary jobs; they pressure corporations for work rules that lend to inefficiencies and thus extra hires and unions forestall technology that will lower cost, make U.S. corporations more competitive but perhaps cost jobs in the short run.
Of course, Obama never having worked in the private sector( except as a civil rights attorney) has no experience or knowledge. He just wants photo ops and a chance to pander to his constituency in unions and community groups.
Obama Helps All Parties Involved Decide on Their Afghan Strategy
The chance of Obama's vote of "present" being a successful Afghan strategy has to be close to zero.
1. Not only did Obama lay out a strategy for the United States but at the same time he laid out a strategy for the Afghan War Lords and tribal leaders, the Afghan drug cartels, the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The strategy for all of the latter is to hide and duck for 18 months, harass U.S. military enough to cause more deaths and avoid major military confrontations, and don't dare align yourself or provide aid to the U.S. military because you will be executed after the U.S.leaves.
2. For the Afghan population in general, Obama has provided a strategy as well; that is, don't be identified as being for democracy or as a friend of the U.S. forces because you will pay for it latter.
3. For our allies who might contribute troops, Obama has provided the guideline that don't get into combat assignments and risk your lives for an announced strategy of retreat and defeat.
4. For the U.S. troops in, or being sent to, Afghanistan, Obama has provided the incentive to avoid conflict, don't risk getting killed or wounded because your Commander In Chief U.S. has already accepted retreat and defeat as an acceptable outcome, after making a show for 18 months.
How nice it is of Obama to help all these diverse groups decide what needs to be done.
1. Not only did Obama lay out a strategy for the United States but at the same time he laid out a strategy for the Afghan War Lords and tribal leaders, the Afghan drug cartels, the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The strategy for all of the latter is to hide and duck for 18 months, harass U.S. military enough to cause more deaths and avoid major military confrontations, and don't dare align yourself or provide aid to the U.S. military because you will be executed after the U.S.leaves.
2. For the Afghan population in general, Obama has provided a strategy as well; that is, don't be identified as being for democracy or as a friend of the U.S. forces because you will pay for it latter.
3. For our allies who might contribute troops, Obama has provided the guideline that don't get into combat assignments and risk your lives for an announced strategy of retreat and defeat.
4. For the U.S. troops in, or being sent to, Afghanistan, Obama has provided the incentive to avoid conflict, don't risk getting killed or wounded because your Commander In Chief U.S. has already accepted retreat and defeat as an acceptable outcome, after making a show for 18 months.
How nice it is of Obama to help all these diverse groups decide what needs to be done.
Lack of Private Sector Experience in Obama Cabinet
A J.P. Morgan research report examined the PRIOR PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE of the cabinet officials. The officials that one might expect a president to turn to in seeking advice about helping the economy include secretaries of State, Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, Interior, Labor, Transportation, Energy, and Housing & Urban Development, and excludes Defense, Health, Education & Welfare, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security. The results for private sector experience:
Obama 7 %
GWB 53%
Clinton 37%
GHWB 52%
Reagan 56%
Carter 30%
Ford 43%
Nixon 53%
LBJ 45%
JFK 28%
Ike 58%
Truman 50%
FDR 50%
Public sector employment has ranged since the 1950s at between 15 percent and 19 percent of the population while the makeup of the Obama cabinet has 93 percent of its prior experience in the public sector or only a meager seven percent in the private sector. In ninety-three percent of their experience, they never had to make a profit, meet a payroll, raise capital, invest in a business, manufacture, market, sell, create a value chain, innovate, design, control quality, eliminate waste, negotiate with unions, maintain and repair facilities and equipment, meet shipping schedules, provide customer service, establish budgets or be held accountable for financial results.
Obama’s key cabinet members have spent their careers living off government funding (taxes paid by others) and charitable contributions from foundations and corporations to not-for-profit organizations. Obama's own experience in the private sector is nil; even while working for a law firm he was also teaching law, writing about himself and concentrating his law practice as a civil rights attorney for nonprofit community organizations.
IS IT ANY SURPRISE THAT THIS CREW CANNOT CREATE PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS?
Obama 7 %
GWB 53%
Clinton 37%
GHWB 52%
Reagan 56%
Carter 30%
Ford 43%
Nixon 53%
LBJ 45%
JFK 28%
Ike 58%
Truman 50%
FDR 50%
Public sector employment has ranged since the 1950s at between 15 percent and 19 percent of the population while the makeup of the Obama cabinet has 93 percent of its prior experience in the public sector or only a meager seven percent in the private sector. In ninety-three percent of their experience, they never had to make a profit, meet a payroll, raise capital, invest in a business, manufacture, market, sell, create a value chain, innovate, design, control quality, eliminate waste, negotiate with unions, maintain and repair facilities and equipment, meet shipping schedules, provide customer service, establish budgets or be held accountable for financial results.
Obama’s key cabinet members have spent their careers living off government funding (taxes paid by others) and charitable contributions from foundations and corporations to not-for-profit organizations. Obama's own experience in the private sector is nil; even while working for a law firm he was also teaching law, writing about himself and concentrating his law practice as a civil rights attorney for nonprofit community organizations.
IS IT ANY SURPRISE THAT THIS CREW CANNOT CREATE PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Obama Votes "Present" on His Afghanistan Strategy
OBAMA FOUND A WAY TO VOTE "PRESENT" ON HIS AFGHAN STRATEGY.
He couldn't duck a decision as he did so often in his previous positions, so he came up with the most middle of the road strategy possible.
The problem is it was probably the worst possible decision, SHOWING OBAMA'S INCOMPETENCE AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
This was obviously a political decision about the 2012 election and not a decision about winning the war in Afghanistan by defeating the Taliban and Al Qaeda and making the U.S. more secure.
1. The Taliban and Al Qaeda must be jumping for joy today, knowing that they have to hold out for only 18 months.
2. The Taliban and Al Qaeda can now be assured of a halfhearted participation by Afghan troops and police who will see no point in risking their lives with the U.S. pulling back on a fixed short time table.
3. Obama made the Afghan War Lords happy since they can remain neutral or support the Taliban behind the scenes rather than risk retribution from the Taliban when the U.S. retreats.
4. The Afghan drug cartels (often these same War Lords) are happy because they know business will be as usual if they just hold out 18 months.
5. Meanwhile, U.S. troops are being asked to risk their lives for a president who has announced a retreat date before the surge even begins whether we are winning or losing the war. This must be a real morale booster!
6. The U.S. commanders only got 3/4 of the minimum they requested and got a retreat date to boot; being loyal to the CIC Obama, they are saying they are satisfied.
7. The other coalition countries are going to be very reluctant to send their troops into combat situations, losing lives, when there is a planned retreat date.
ALL OF THIS TOOK OBAMA OVER THREE MONTHS OF DITHERING TO FIGURE OUT A STRATEGY THAT MIGHT BENEFIT HIM IN 2012, WHICH WAS CLEARLY HIS MAIN OBJECTIVE.
He couldn't duck a decision as he did so often in his previous positions, so he came up with the most middle of the road strategy possible.
The problem is it was probably the worst possible decision, SHOWING OBAMA'S INCOMPETENCE AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
This was obviously a political decision about the 2012 election and not a decision about winning the war in Afghanistan by defeating the Taliban and Al Qaeda and making the U.S. more secure.
1. The Taliban and Al Qaeda must be jumping for joy today, knowing that they have to hold out for only 18 months.
2. The Taliban and Al Qaeda can now be assured of a halfhearted participation by Afghan troops and police who will see no point in risking their lives with the U.S. pulling back on a fixed short time table.
3. Obama made the Afghan War Lords happy since they can remain neutral or support the Taliban behind the scenes rather than risk retribution from the Taliban when the U.S. retreats.
4. The Afghan drug cartels (often these same War Lords) are happy because they know business will be as usual if they just hold out 18 months.
5. Meanwhile, U.S. troops are being asked to risk their lives for a president who has announced a retreat date before the surge even begins whether we are winning or losing the war. This must be a real morale booster!
6. The U.S. commanders only got 3/4 of the minimum they requested and got a retreat date to boot; being loyal to the CIC Obama, they are saying they are satisfied.
7. The other coalition countries are going to be very reluctant to send their troops into combat situations, losing lives, when there is a planned retreat date.
ALL OF THIS TOOK OBAMA OVER THREE MONTHS OF DITHERING TO FIGURE OUT A STRATEGY THAT MIGHT BENEFIT HIM IN 2012, WHICH WAS CLEARLY HIS MAIN OBJECTIVE.
Can Reform Actually Make Health Care Less Costly?
A Washingotn Post column wrote: "Health-care reform that actually controls costs -- rather than just pretending to do so -- would be virtually impossible to achieve".
This thinking arises only if ObamaCare with a single-payer government run program is the end-point.
What is neglected by the liberal media is an entirely different approach that removes government barriers to lowering cost and keeps the government out of health care beyond the entrenched Medicaid and Medicare programs.
All of these measures are opposed by Obama and the Democrats because they do not increase government power and control. Here are some examples, there are more.
1.Remove the laws that prevent competition for buying insurance across state lines (e.g. equal policies in NJ and PA can cost $12,000 and $7000, respectively.
2. Change the tax law so that individuals get the same tax deduction on health insurance premiums as do corporations (remove the 7% of adjusted gross income offset against individual medical expenses).
3. Remove the restrictions on carryover of Flexible Spending accounts as an incentive for individuals to not use unspent funds by year end.
4. Remove all limitations on Health Savings Accounts to encourage lower cost private catastrophic insurance policies with individuals taking more responsibility for initial expenses in unlimited HSA contributions.
5. Institute true tort reform that limits lawyers fees and jury awards and will result in lower liability insurance for doctors and less medical testing.
6. Make the penalties much higher for insurance companies who wrongly refuse claims and index the penalties to the frequency of wrongful rejections for each company.
7. Provide income scaled government vouchers for health insurance for those caught in the gap between Medicaid eligibility and those that can afford their own insurance (perhaps at 3x poverty level).
8. Make penalties very high for insurance companies that drop an insured because of too many claims.
9. Create very-high risk pools with appropriate high premiums for those with pre-existing conditions (as is done for teenage drivers or those with DUI records).
10. Increase the investigations and increase the penalties (fines and prison-time) for Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
11. For people below a certain age (perhaps 30 to 40) abandon Medicare and create long-term health insurance investment plans along the lines of long-term-care policies. Employee and employer contributions to Medicare can be diverted to a plan by private insurance companies an perhaps guaranteed by the government as are many private pension plans.
This thinking arises only if ObamaCare with a single-payer government run program is the end-point.
What is neglected by the liberal media is an entirely different approach that removes government barriers to lowering cost and keeps the government out of health care beyond the entrenched Medicaid and Medicare programs.
All of these measures are opposed by Obama and the Democrats because they do not increase government power and control. Here are some examples, there are more.
1.Remove the laws that prevent competition for buying insurance across state lines (e.g. equal policies in NJ and PA can cost $12,000 and $7000, respectively.
2. Change the tax law so that individuals get the same tax deduction on health insurance premiums as do corporations (remove the 7% of adjusted gross income offset against individual medical expenses).
3. Remove the restrictions on carryover of Flexible Spending accounts as an incentive for individuals to not use unspent funds by year end.
4. Remove all limitations on Health Savings Accounts to encourage lower cost private catastrophic insurance policies with individuals taking more responsibility for initial expenses in unlimited HSA contributions.
5. Institute true tort reform that limits lawyers fees and jury awards and will result in lower liability insurance for doctors and less medical testing.
6. Make the penalties much higher for insurance companies who wrongly refuse claims and index the penalties to the frequency of wrongful rejections for each company.
7. Provide income scaled government vouchers for health insurance for those caught in the gap between Medicaid eligibility and those that can afford their own insurance (perhaps at 3x poverty level).
8. Make penalties very high for insurance companies that drop an insured because of too many claims.
9. Create very-high risk pools with appropriate high premiums for those with pre-existing conditions (as is done for teenage drivers or those with DUI records).
10. Increase the investigations and increase the penalties (fines and prison-time) for Medicaid and Medicare fraud.
11. For people below a certain age (perhaps 30 to 40) abandon Medicare and create long-term health insurance investment plans along the lines of long-term-care policies. Employee and employer contributions to Medicare can be diverted to a plan by private insurance companies an perhaps guaranteed by the government as are many private pension plans.
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