The Weekly Enlightenment

So much was going on this week, but the big debate is still about health care. Democrats have still been cancelling townhall meetings, not advertising them, and stacking them with supporters. Obama has been trying to rally support and showing that without the teleprompter he is not as smooth a speaker and not nearly as convincing. Here is Obama saying free market companies are doing fine, but it is the Post Office in trouble. If the Post Office is having trouble (despite having laws against private companies for certain types of mail), why should we trust government to run anything else? Beyond that, supporters are still being called Nazis, suggested they are wearing swastikas, and acting like a mob. The only ones making references to Nazis are Nancy Pelosi and actual Democrats. Rush Limbaugh responds to Pelosi and the media acts like Pelosi never said anything and Rush is comparing Obama to Hitler (he isn't of course). With the mob-like behavior it is Obama supporters, not opponents, who are using thug tactics. Also amazing is that Democrats thought disruption and mob-like behavior was just fine when it was Bush who was President.

Obama has also been saying how the current system is breaking. If so, why would you allow people to keep their current plan?

Obama also isn't serious about reducing costs because if he were, he would be suggesting tort reform as well. It shows how wedded to trial lawyers he is, as well as the Democratic party.

Must Read
* Are we really supposed to believe Obama doesn't want a single payer system? That's what he wanted back in 2003.
* Government intervention always limits someone's liberty.
* The media is being so blatant supporting Obama, they are dropping any pretense (they ever had) of objectivity. Dissent is only patriotic when a Republican is in office.
* It is going to be cheaper for employers to drop their employees on the public health plan. So the end result will be millions on the public option.

Health Care
* Courtesy of Chuck Norris, there will be home visits for newborn parents in the health care bill. Whose values will be taught?
* If organizations are already being forced against their will, what will happen when the monstrous health care bill is passed?
* Obama keeps saying one thing and doing another thing. How can we trust him?
* According to Rahm Emanuel's brother, doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously. Rahm Emanuel is chief of staff for Obama and his brother is an adviser to President Obama.

Taxes
* 7 myths regarding taxing the rich.

Basic Economics
* We never learn from our mistakes when it comes to government programs.

The Weekly Enlightenment

The biggest news this week was the townhall protestors. Democrats have been going home for the August recess and holding townhall meetings to try to persuade people that government-run health care (which is an inevitability) is a good thing. People are responding negatively and the Democrats don't know how to respond. They were given basic talking points and they just aren't working. So, Democrats are responding both ways they always do: avoiding the debate altogether and calling the opposition names. Many Congressmen are holding tele-townhalls where they control the audience or not having the townhalls at all. They were already not publicizing the events very well and I wouldn't be surprised if some have been canceled already. The other response is name-calling. The protestors are Nazis, stooges of insurance companies, liars, and possibly un-American (purported New York Times editorial by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer calls townhall protestors un-American). They really DO fashion themselves as kings and queens and us the subjects.

Great analogy in the WSJ regarding economic reporting touting slowing job losses: "We’d like to thank all of our readers who’ve written in to ask how our diet is going. Very well, thank you. Between the beginning of April and the end of June, we gained only 2 pounds, compared with a 4-pound gain during the first three months of the year. So our weight is definitely improving." It's the same thing with President Obama and job losses. Wait until the tax cuts expire.

Not much for articles this week but Obama tries to keep the focus on him and his policies, which, he is very skilled at.

Must Read
* Obama is trying to quash free speech. But, let's say Obama's motives are pure. If a conservative ever gets in office, what would happen? According to liberals, a conservative would abuse this power and spy on American citizens, encouraging people to spy on one another. So why is it a good idea to even start something like this? It's one thing I will never understand. Any policy or thing I believe I always put the shoe on the other foot. If the reverse were true, would I support it?
* Apparently the protestors are wearing swastikas according to House Speaker Pelosi.
* It is the goal. I don't know how many times we have to tell people, but this is what it is all about.
* And in case, you still don't believe me, in Obama's own words.

Silly Liberals
* Which side is continually trying to deny free speech rights to others?
* All this for a mythical belief in global warming.

What Media Bias?
* If this were Bush, do you think the media would tout "slowing" job losses, or would they use it to show how the President was misleading people into thinking the recession was over?