For the last 6 years, the left has been screaming about Afghanistan being the "right" war. Now Obama risks losing their support if he sends in more troops. Why? If that is the right fight, shouldn't they be championing it? Apparently not. The only conclusion is that they do not like to see military power used for American interests.
Health reform opponents always acknowledge problems with the current system, but do supporters ever acknowledge benefits? Never! I never hear Obama saying how our system provides for 250 million+ people. Nor do we hear about the great technology and innovative drugs coming out of the U.S. Everything is a crisis that must be solved before anyone can read the proposals.
MUST READ
* One more reason to want to reduce the size and power of government. The Democrats intimidation tactics are in full force.
* The White House is actively pushing for artists to promote partisan political objectives. Just another reason to promote less government.
* I don't like giving too much weight to the opinion of generals just because there are usually a wide range of views about what to do and how to do it. Plus the president is commander-in-chief. However, Obama specifically stated he was going to listen to the generals more than Bush did, but now he appears to be waffling on it.
* Top Obama advisor says no to selling health insurance across state lines. Something that everyone knows would increase competition, which is supposedly one of the administration's top goals.
Tort Reform
* Will Missouri's successful junk lawsuit reform work applied nationally? I don't know, but I do know this is exactly the reason why federalism is so important. Different states can take different approaches. A state in trouble can learn things from another state and so on. If people don't like one state's policies, they can more easily throw out their government or simply move out of the state.
What Radicalism
* Notice any similarities?
* The administration continues to use scare tactics. This time bringing out Michelle Obama.
* Americans are like unruly teenagers? You decide. It wouldn't surprise me, since I think nearly everyone in Washington thinks the American people need someone to make every decision for them.
* A lot more about ACORN. Now we have a coverup of embezzlement by the founder's brother. More hope and change.
* I've mentioned it before, but environmentalists main target seems to be humans. This time letting much California farmland die to protect the delta smelt.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Weekly Enlightenment
Another great week. I have so much information for this week so I will try to limit it to a reasonable amount.
There was a large march on Capitol Hill protesting Obama's version of health care reform. President Obama and his press secretary expressed shock when hearing about it, as if they didn't know it was going to happen. Obama would most certainly know in case there was any kind of security threat to him personally. Of course the media covered it just as they always do (calling protestors teabaggers, unpatriotic, mobsters, etc.), but this time additionally pulling out the race card. One can always be sure of the race card being pulled when Democrats are losing the argument on substance. Lest any of you think perhaps it was an isolated bunch, here is a sampling pulled from Rush Limbaugh's show:
CAMPBELL BROWN: (music) ...vicious, racist imagery attacking our first African-American president.
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: (newsroom noise) Gentleman Joe Wilson has done much to make the racist history of South Carolina jump back into our present consciousness.
CANDY CROWLEY: (b-roll) Critics think this is about resistance to a black man as president.
JAMES CARVILLE: People are upset with President Obama because of the color of his skin. Who cannot believe that?
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Could there be a refusal to accept the legitimacy of Barack Obama as president because of his race?
WOLF BLITZER: A small but disturbing minority within the tea party movement is also blatantly anti-black.
JOHN RIDLEY: When you talk about racial image, this is not just standard debate.
ELAINE QUIJANO: (b-roll) A small but passionate minority is also voicing what some see as racist rhetoric.
JOHN AVLON: Hitler. Communism. Racism. All this ugliness is bubbling up.
ANDERSON COOPER: There is an undercurrent of racism in some of the criticism of the president.
JUAN WILLIAMS: An attack on somebody because you really don't like the fact that they are president or because of their race.
ROSS DOUTHAT: Clearly Barack Obama's race plays some role in the kind of anxieties that are roiling the political right.
CLARENCE PAGE: (outdoor noise) People are not just mad at Obama. They are mad at Jesse Jackson. They are mad at Reverend Wright. They are mad at Al Sharpton. They are mad at people who have nothing to do with Obama except they all happen to be black.
All predictable, all smears. Even the Joe Wilson vote on the Confederate flag is misunderstood. Liberals see the Confederate flag as a flag of racism (though the US flag oversaw more racism than the Confederate one). They will never understand the Confederate flag and the South's affection for it has to do with Southern pride. Amazingly these liberals ignore the Democratic Party's own racist past.
Other big news was more ACORN videos being released, one with a woman saying how she killed her husband and another actually offering to help procure prostitutes from Central America. Of course the ACORN top brass is expressing shock at this and trying to explain it was just low level employees doing the acts. Which makes me wonder...how do such low level employees have such an intricate knowledge of how to avoid taxes? And the knowledge about gaming the system? I'm pretty confident such things are rampant, not isolated incidents. Thankfully, this has led both houses of Congress to pass resolutions withdrawing federal funding for ACORN.
The other big news is Obama canceling the missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. The bottom line other countries will see is that America does not keep its promises.
MUST READ/SEE
* ACORN caught again.
* The left is really the least tolerant of all.
* An offer to hire the ACORN ladies. Everyone is a capitalist in their own life.
* Video of ACORN in San Diego.
* Another ACORN video in San Bernadino, CA. This is the one talking about killing her husband.
* How to tell if you are a racist.
Silly Liberals
* Interesting to compare the scene after Obama's inauguration with the scene after the recent protest. I thought liberals were all for going green.
* Dissent is not so patriotic after all. I have given serious thought to donating to Wilson's campaign.
* Even Jimmy Carter got in on calling protestors racist.
What Media Bias?
* Well, well, it looks like Palin was right after all.
* Journalists are complaining about gotcha journalism done by the ACORN exposers...unfortunately the news networks have a pretty good history of doing that themselves. (Not that it all is necessarily bad, but when liberals can't complain about substance they complain about process.)
Bad Science
* Wind power isn't so powerful after all.
* Green energy is largely a myth, unless you're talking nuclear.
* Two stories regarding evolution here and here. As Ann Coulter points out, every time there is new evidence the theory of evolution changes. But don't dare question evolution!
Our Justice System At Work
* This is a local story for me, judge overturns woman's OWI (DWI in MN) conviction based on not enough time before submitting to the breath test. Notice what is missing? She still blew over the limit so there is no doubt she was illegally operating a vehicle. This is a perversion of justice.
Health Care Reform
* 45% of doctors would consider quitting if the overhaul passes. Not surprising if one has even the basic knowledge of economics and Medicare. Doctors are already getting shafted on Medicare payments. It will also result in fewer people deciding to become doctors in the first place. Alas, but then that will be a new problem for our government to "solve".
* I don't like posting stuff like this, but since liberals are claiming it is compassionate to pass government health care, shouldn't we examine who is really more compassionate?
There was a large march on Capitol Hill protesting Obama's version of health care reform. President Obama and his press secretary expressed shock when hearing about it, as if they didn't know it was going to happen. Obama would most certainly know in case there was any kind of security threat to him personally. Of course the media covered it just as they always do (calling protestors teabaggers, unpatriotic, mobsters, etc.), but this time additionally pulling out the race card. One can always be sure of the race card being pulled when Democrats are losing the argument on substance. Lest any of you think perhaps it was an isolated bunch, here is a sampling pulled from Rush Limbaugh's show:
CAMPBELL BROWN: (music) ...vicious, racist imagery attacking our first African-American president.
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: (newsroom noise) Gentleman Joe Wilson has done much to make the racist history of South Carolina jump back into our present consciousness.
CANDY CROWLEY: (b-roll) Critics think this is about resistance to a black man as president.
JAMES CARVILLE: People are upset with President Obama because of the color of his skin. Who cannot believe that?
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Could there be a refusal to accept the legitimacy of Barack Obama as president because of his race?
WOLF BLITZER: A small but disturbing minority within the tea party movement is also blatantly anti-black.
JOHN RIDLEY: When you talk about racial image, this is not just standard debate.
ELAINE QUIJANO: (b-roll) A small but passionate minority is also voicing what some see as racist rhetoric.
JOHN AVLON: Hitler. Communism. Racism. All this ugliness is bubbling up.
ANDERSON COOPER: There is an undercurrent of racism in some of the criticism of the president.
JUAN WILLIAMS: An attack on somebody because you really don't like the fact that they are president or because of their race.
ROSS DOUTHAT: Clearly Barack Obama's race plays some role in the kind of anxieties that are roiling the political right.
CLARENCE PAGE: (outdoor noise) People are not just mad at Obama. They are mad at Jesse Jackson. They are mad at Reverend Wright. They are mad at Al Sharpton. They are mad at people who have nothing to do with Obama except they all happen to be black.
All predictable, all smears. Even the Joe Wilson vote on the Confederate flag is misunderstood. Liberals see the Confederate flag as a flag of racism (though the US flag oversaw more racism than the Confederate one). They will never understand the Confederate flag and the South's affection for it has to do with Southern pride. Amazingly these liberals ignore the Democratic Party's own racist past.
Other big news was more ACORN videos being released, one with a woman saying how she killed her husband and another actually offering to help procure prostitutes from Central America. Of course the ACORN top brass is expressing shock at this and trying to explain it was just low level employees doing the acts. Which makes me wonder...how do such low level employees have such an intricate knowledge of how to avoid taxes? And the knowledge about gaming the system? I'm pretty confident such things are rampant, not isolated incidents. Thankfully, this has led both houses of Congress to pass resolutions withdrawing federal funding for ACORN.
The other big news is Obama canceling the missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. The bottom line other countries will see is that America does not keep its promises.
MUST READ/SEE
* ACORN caught again.
* The left is really the least tolerant of all.
* An offer to hire the ACORN ladies. Everyone is a capitalist in their own life.
* Video of ACORN in San Diego.
* Another ACORN video in San Bernadino, CA. This is the one talking about killing her husband.
* How to tell if you are a racist.
Silly Liberals
* Interesting to compare the scene after Obama's inauguration with the scene after the recent protest. I thought liberals were all for going green.
* Dissent is not so patriotic after all. I have given serious thought to donating to Wilson's campaign.
* Even Jimmy Carter got in on calling protestors racist.
What Media Bias?
* Well, well, it looks like Palin was right after all.
* Journalists are complaining about gotcha journalism done by the ACORN exposers...unfortunately the news networks have a pretty good history of doing that themselves. (Not that it all is necessarily bad, but when liberals can't complain about substance they complain about process.)
Bad Science
* Wind power isn't so powerful after all.
* Green energy is largely a myth, unless you're talking nuclear.
* Two stories regarding evolution here and here. As Ann Coulter points out, every time there is new evidence the theory of evolution changes. But don't dare question evolution!
Our Justice System At Work
* This is a local story for me, judge overturns woman's OWI (DWI in MN) conviction based on not enough time before submitting to the breath test. Notice what is missing? She still blew over the limit so there is no doubt she was illegally operating a vehicle. This is a perversion of justice.
Health Care Reform
* 45% of doctors would consider quitting if the overhaul passes. Not surprising if one has even the basic knowledge of economics and Medicare. Doctors are already getting shafted on Medicare payments. It will also result in fewer people deciding to become doctors in the first place. Alas, but then that will be a new problem for our government to "solve".
* I don't like posting stuff like this, but since liberals are claiming it is compassionate to pass government health care, shouldn't we examine who is really more compassionate?
Sunday, September 13, 2009
The Weekly Enlightenment
Still a lot going on in the health care front this week. The big news was Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress. As with all Obama's speeches, it is couched in terms of what we must do, but it is based off strictly what Democrats want. The media ignores what Republicans are pushing, and presto, Republicans have no plans and Obama really cares about you. There was a curious admission from Obama though. During the speech, he said "30 million citizens". Is this a tacit admission that there are possibly 17 million illegals? I thought the number was 47 million, the figure Obama has used in all his other speeches. During the speech, Representative Joe Wilson (not to be confused with Democrat liar Joe Wilson claiming Iraq wasn't trying to buy uranium from Niger) shouted at Obama that he was lying. Which is undoubtedly true. In usual fashion, the feckless Republican leadership demanded Wilson apologize. So Wilson did. Now Democrats are saying they will admonish him unless he apologizes on the House floor. He should not. They were no calls to my knowledge of Democrats making their members apologize for booing Bush during his addresses. It's time for Republicans to quit being wussies and realize current Democrats really are radical and are bent on harming the country as we know it.
A couple other thoughts on my mind:
* Why should the rich pay more in any system? Isn't that discrimination? If everyone had to pay taxes we'd see change a lot easier.
* A funny comment I heard, pretty soon Obama will be blaming his low poll numbers on Bush, saying he inherited those too.
* Why is the media not lionizing our general in Afghanistan for calling for more troops like they did General Shinseki under Bush? They said Shinseki was speaking truth to power. Why the double standard?
MUST READ
* Exposing ACORN for helping out a pimp and prostitute, even with the importation of underage Central American girls. This has happened in both Baltimore and DC (see this), so I don't buy that it is a couple bad employees. ACORN is morally bankrupt.
* Why do Americans spend more on health care?
* Remember, Obama was once a lawyer for ACORN. A good article exposing how ACORN steals democracy.
* After all the scandals surrounding ACORN, why would you want them having to do anything with the census? If this was something done in the previous administration, I still condemn it. But what are the chances of the affiliation being ended had ACORN not been exposed?
* We are betraying the dead.
Liberal Lies on Health Care
* Taking on the lies from the left regarding how the House bill would not allow illegals to be covered or abortions. It also points out some ridiculous things people have to pay for in their health insurance, like breast implants, drug rehab, and marriage counseling.
* How to make an Obama speech (especially on health care).
Silly Liberals
* This is ridiculous. Notice how Gaddafi is a temporary member of the Security Council. Why would you help give legitimacy to such a farce as the UN?
* Why was there a huge rush to push the health care resolution through Congress when it wouldn't go into effect until 2013? Obama also promises to get savings by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from Medicare. Why not just pass that part of it right now?
* Obama's environmental czar was a true radical. And according to a close aide to Obama, Valerie Jarrett, they've had their eye on Van Jones for a while. The only conclusion is that Obama actually agrees with much of what Van Jones has done and said.
What Media Bias?
* The media was itching to write a comeback story for Obama. Perino wrote the piece before Obama's speech and was right on in how it was covered.
* Bias in deciding to publish photos of a dying Marine. Compared to not putting out the Mohammed cartoons.
A couple other thoughts on my mind:
* Why should the rich pay more in any system? Isn't that discrimination? If everyone had to pay taxes we'd see change a lot easier.
* A funny comment I heard, pretty soon Obama will be blaming his low poll numbers on Bush, saying he inherited those too.
* Why is the media not lionizing our general in Afghanistan for calling for more troops like they did General Shinseki under Bush? They said Shinseki was speaking truth to power. Why the double standard?
MUST READ
* Exposing ACORN for helping out a pimp and prostitute, even with the importation of underage Central American girls. This has happened in both Baltimore and DC (see this), so I don't buy that it is a couple bad employees. ACORN is morally bankrupt.
* Why do Americans spend more on health care?
* Remember, Obama was once a lawyer for ACORN. A good article exposing how ACORN steals democracy.
* After all the scandals surrounding ACORN, why would you want them having to do anything with the census? If this was something done in the previous administration, I still condemn it. But what are the chances of the affiliation being ended had ACORN not been exposed?
* We are betraying the dead.
Liberal Lies on Health Care
* Taking on the lies from the left regarding how the House bill would not allow illegals to be covered or abortions. It also points out some ridiculous things people have to pay for in their health insurance, like breast implants, drug rehab, and marriage counseling.
* How to make an Obama speech (especially on health care).
Silly Liberals
* This is ridiculous. Notice how Gaddafi is a temporary member of the Security Council. Why would you help give legitimacy to such a farce as the UN?
* Why was there a huge rush to push the health care resolution through Congress when it wouldn't go into effect until 2013? Obama also promises to get savings by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from Medicare. Why not just pass that part of it right now?
* Obama's environmental czar was a true radical. And according to a close aide to Obama, Valerie Jarrett, they've had their eye on Van Jones for a while. The only conclusion is that Obama actually agrees with much of what Van Jones has done and said.
What Media Bias?
* The media was itching to write a comeback story for Obama. Perino wrote the piece before Obama's speech and was right on in how it was covered.
* Bias in deciding to publish photos of a dying Marine. Compared to not putting out the Mohammed cartoons.
Monday, September 7, 2009
The Weekly Enlightenment
This week seemed to me to be the most boring in a long time as far as news is concerned. So I don't have a whole lot to talk about nor do I have that many articles. I'm going to try to start posting things more often so you get news and commentary faster and I don't forget as much.
Someone finally counted the number of times Obama has spoken on health care, whether it be townhalls, television speeches, speeches at public events, etc. Anyone want to guess? 111. He hasn't even been in office a year.
With all the talk of spending, printing money, we really could be at risk for not only inflation, but hyperinflation. I sent out an article a while back about Argentina with the warning that it could happen here. But why is inflation so bad? Simply because it benefits debtors at the expense of creditors. If I loan you $100, that $100 buys a certain amount of goods. When prices rise due to inflation, that $100 buys considerably less than it used to. In terms of the amount of goods that money will purchase, with inflation now the amount you owe is less than what it used to be, while I am getting back considerably less than the value I loaned out.
MUST READ
* What we can learn from Soviet medicine.
* I'm starting to wish Cheney would have run in 2008. He gets the point across effectively.
* It is important to look beyond the initial effects of government programs. Case in point Cash for Clunkers.
* Continuing government lies about the cost of their programs. Are they ever right?
Obama, the Radical
* Obama continues to surround himself with radicals. In this case Van Jones. Thankfully Jones has resigned, but isn't the saying you can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep?
* And yet another radical, John Holdren.
* Rove is right. Obama is on the verge of losing trust.
Silly Liberals
* Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is already behind in the polls for reelection. Now he has apparently decided to take on the newspaper in his home state.
* Shouldn't lawmakers be more concerned about the safety of their citizens? Apparently not.
* Credit the Times for reporting it, but does anyone put two and two together? The teenage unemployment rate is over 25%. Remember last summer when the minimum wage went up? Couple that with a recession and it's no wonder they get hurt the hardest. The minimum wage doesn't really help when more of them don't have a job.
Limiting Liberty
* Proposal to allow the Obama administration to control the Internet in an emergency.
Someone finally counted the number of times Obama has spoken on health care, whether it be townhalls, television speeches, speeches at public events, etc. Anyone want to guess? 111. He hasn't even been in office a year.
With all the talk of spending, printing money, we really could be at risk for not only inflation, but hyperinflation. I sent out an article a while back about Argentina with the warning that it could happen here. But why is inflation so bad? Simply because it benefits debtors at the expense of creditors. If I loan you $100, that $100 buys a certain amount of goods. When prices rise due to inflation, that $100 buys considerably less than it used to. In terms of the amount of goods that money will purchase, with inflation now the amount you owe is less than what it used to be, while I am getting back considerably less than the value I loaned out.
MUST READ
* What we can learn from Soviet medicine.
* I'm starting to wish Cheney would have run in 2008. He gets the point across effectively.
* It is important to look beyond the initial effects of government programs. Case in point Cash for Clunkers.
* Continuing government lies about the cost of their programs. Are they ever right?
Obama, the Radical
* Obama continues to surround himself with radicals. In this case Van Jones. Thankfully Jones has resigned, but isn't the saying you can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep?
* And yet another radical, John Holdren.
* Rove is right. Obama is on the verge of losing trust.
Silly Liberals
* Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is already behind in the polls for reelection. Now he has apparently decided to take on the newspaper in his home state.
* Shouldn't lawmakers be more concerned about the safety of their citizens? Apparently not.
* Credit the Times for reporting it, but does anyone put two and two together? The teenage unemployment rate is over 25%. Remember last summer when the minimum wage went up? Couple that with a recession and it's no wonder they get hurt the hardest. The minimum wage doesn't really help when more of them don't have a job.
Limiting Liberty
* Proposal to allow the Obama administration to control the Internet in an emergency.
Monday, August 31, 2009
The Weekly Enlightenment
Of course the big news was the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy. I didn't much care for Ted and disagreed with pretty much everything he did. The saying goes, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it. So I won't. My only issue is with the media. The media (and some Democrats) are trying to use the Senator's death as a ramrod to force socialized medicine down everyone's throat. As usual, by pointing out that Democrats (and more the media) are playing politics with Ted Kennedy's death, conservatives are accused of playing politics. It's not that conservatives actually are doing anything political, just pointing out what Democrats are doing. So for pointing out the truth they are accused of playing politics. Here is a short transcript from Rush Limbaugh emphasizing the point.
RUSH ARCHIVE (said by Rush months ago): If they get national health care, folks, the country as you and I have known it is over, but the failing health of Senator Kennedy, as I told you way back when, a driving force here. The failing health of Senator Kennedy is already being used as an inspirational effort or technique to get national health care on the fast track. Before it's all over it will be called the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill.
RUSH (this week): Well, they just erupted out there in the State-Run Media. They just had a cow over this, so let's go to State-Run Media. We'll go to the CBS Early Show today, Harry Smith talking with the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley about the passing of Senator Kennedy. Harry Smith said, "As we think about him, is there a way to sort of sum up what his life was?"
BRINKLEY: Well, the health care debate that we're in the middle of right now, I mean it's been a summer of town hall meetings, we're going to head into September and October, and I think the ghost of Ted Kennedy, the spirit of Ted Kennedy is going to be with that health care debate. Democrats are going to try to push universal health care through as the legacy piece for Teddy Kennedy.
RUSH: I just caught hell for saying this. I caught literal hell in the media for saying this, and here's Norah O'Donnell this morning on MSNBC. She was asked the question, "What's the impact of Ted Kennedy's passing on health care reform?"
O'DONNELL: I think there's a huge impact. Ted Kennedy asked President Obama to promise him that this would get done because, as Ted Kennedy had said, this is the cause of his lifetime.
RUSH: David Gregory, the moderator of Meet the Press had this exchange with Savannah Guthrie of MSNBC about Ted Kennedy this morning.
GUTHRIE: I wonder what you think the impact of his passing will be now on this battle. Is there a possibility that there will be some new groundswell of bipartisanship that it could be a change of tone, or does all of that pass with him?
GREGORY: This was a great cause of his life, getting health care reform. There's no question that Kennedy will still loom large as this debate moves forward.
RUSH: And this morning on CNN's American Morning the co-hostette Kiran Chetry spoke with senior political analyst Gloria Borger about the passing of Senator Kennedy. She said, "As we move forward with this health care debate, what direction does it take now in your opinion? We've seen at times it gets nasty and personal out there."
BORGER: The Democrats will continue to talk about the legacy of Ted Kennedy and try to pass some version of health care reform that Ted Kennedy would have supported and would have liked.
RUSH: Donna Brazile on CNN this morning said this.
BRAZILE: This will help to redouble the efforts of those who would truly like to see some major reform of our health insurance system in this country, and I hope that when Congress returns to work in a couple weeks they will not only remember Ted Kennedy, but also remember what he fought for. This would have been a fight that he would lead to the bitter end.
RUSH: Over at ABC the official doctor over there, Dr. Timothy Johnson, was asked by Chris Cuomo about this. "Who will take up the mantle of fairness and the right of health care? A very big fight ahead."
CUOMO: His memory will be constantly interjected into the debate and in that sense he will be a part of it.
RUSH: Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat, West Virginia, the only Senator to have served longer than the late Senator Kennedy mourned his friend today, saying his heart and soul weeps. Senator Byrd said that he hoped health care reform legislation in the Senate would be renamed in memoriam of Kennedy. "I had hoped and prayed that this day would never come," Byrd said in a statement. "My heart and soul weeps at the loss of my best friend in the Senate, my beloved friend, Ted Kennedy. In his honor and as a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling and have a civilized debate on health care reform which I hope, when legislation has been signed into law, will bear his name for his commitment to insuring the health of every American." Nancy Pelosi has pretty much said the same thing: "Kennedy health reform dream will be real this year." So I predicted this. Well, anybody could have predicted this. We know these people like the back of our hands. (interruption) Well, it doesn't matter. I predicted it, and I caught all kinds of grief for it out there. And here's Gregory Meeks, Democrat, New York, on CNBC Squawk Box talking with Carl Quintanilla, who asked if Senator Kennedy's memory would play a role in the health care debate. Gregory Meeks said, "Yeah, his memory definitely will. We hope his death will cause us to sit down like never before. That would be a fitting tribute to Senator Ed Kennedy." That's from Gregory Meeks. It didn't take long. Now, when I think of dealing with the entire health care debate here, I think the experiences of Senator Kennedy are actually somewhat instructive. The left is exploiting his death and his legacy, and they're going to do it, which I predicted, to push health care through.
***END OF RUSH***
It is quite clear the media are simply cheerleaders for Obama rather than the objective unbiased people they claim to be.
Anyways, a couple other things I wanted to mention. Democrats (and their mouthpieces in the media) continue to claim the health bills won't cover illegals and won't cover abortions. Yet the Democrats specifically blocked amendments that would prohibit it. Why? If it didn't cover them, those amendments would certainly calm fears about that and give opponents less ammunition. They are specifically left vague to be fulfilled at a later date. Given Democrats' natural fondness of both illegal immigrants and abortion (not to mention they always include illegals by mentioning the 47 million number), it is common sense to conclude those will be covered. Democrats can never be open and honest about their true intentions, or their proposals would be rejected outright by the American people.
The second thing is that many people think regulation has no costs attached to it. This isn't true of course. Not only does it require lawyers, sometimes hiring of outside attorneys, but also a legal and litigation staff. I should know since we have that where I work. Of course we are big enough to be able to afford them, so we can spread our costs over a greater number of transactions than someone just starting out. All large companies know that regulation benefits them. It keeps competition down. There are always costs to every economic decision.
MUST READ
* This is very disheartening. Coddle the terrorists, prosecute those who kept this country safe. Of course Obama is feigning ignorance. Attorney General Holder reports to Obama. If Obama didn't want it to go forward, it wouldn't go forward.
Health Care
* Why should we trust the government when their projections were wrong before?
* It is all about power. Not to worry, Obama is used to this from his Chicago days.
* Yet another wonder of socialized medicine.
War on Terror
* I hope Cheney continues to come out swinging like this. The administration seems to be more focused on waging war against the CIA and conservatives like Rush Limbaugh than they do against our actual enemies.
Silly Liberals
* Another fake hate crime perpetrated by the left. No doubt to try to taint the townhall protests around the country. Not that the right is immune from perpetrating fake crimes.
* Can the government run anything? They have a pretty poor track record.
Protecting Liberty
* Shariah law can come here. It is already happening in Britain.
Basic Economics
* Without profit, there is no competition or incentive.
RUSH ARCHIVE (said by Rush months ago): If they get national health care, folks, the country as you and I have known it is over, but the failing health of Senator Kennedy, as I told you way back when, a driving force here. The failing health of Senator Kennedy is already being used as an inspirational effort or technique to get national health care on the fast track. Before it's all over it will be called the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill.
RUSH (this week): Well, they just erupted out there in the State-Run Media. They just had a cow over this, so let's go to State-Run Media. We'll go to the CBS Early Show today, Harry Smith talking with the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley about the passing of Senator Kennedy. Harry Smith said, "As we think about him, is there a way to sort of sum up what his life was?"
BRINKLEY: Well, the health care debate that we're in the middle of right now, I mean it's been a summer of town hall meetings, we're going to head into September and October, and I think the ghost of Ted Kennedy, the spirit of Ted Kennedy is going to be with that health care debate. Democrats are going to try to push universal health care through as the legacy piece for Teddy Kennedy.
RUSH: I just caught hell for saying this. I caught literal hell in the media for saying this, and here's Norah O'Donnell this morning on MSNBC. She was asked the question, "What's the impact of Ted Kennedy's passing on health care reform?"
O'DONNELL: I think there's a huge impact. Ted Kennedy asked President Obama to promise him that this would get done because, as Ted Kennedy had said, this is the cause of his lifetime.
RUSH: David Gregory, the moderator of Meet the Press had this exchange with Savannah Guthrie of MSNBC about Ted Kennedy this morning.
GUTHRIE: I wonder what you think the impact of his passing will be now on this battle. Is there a possibility that there will be some new groundswell of bipartisanship that it could be a change of tone, or does all of that pass with him?
GREGORY: This was a great cause of his life, getting health care reform. There's no question that Kennedy will still loom large as this debate moves forward.
RUSH: And this morning on CNN's American Morning the co-hostette Kiran Chetry spoke with senior political analyst Gloria Borger about the passing of Senator Kennedy. She said, "As we move forward with this health care debate, what direction does it take now in your opinion? We've seen at times it gets nasty and personal out there."
BORGER: The Democrats will continue to talk about the legacy of Ted Kennedy and try to pass some version of health care reform that Ted Kennedy would have supported and would have liked.
RUSH: Donna Brazile on CNN this morning said this.
BRAZILE: This will help to redouble the efforts of those who would truly like to see some major reform of our health insurance system in this country, and I hope that when Congress returns to work in a couple weeks they will not only remember Ted Kennedy, but also remember what he fought for. This would have been a fight that he would lead to the bitter end.
RUSH: Over at ABC the official doctor over there, Dr. Timothy Johnson, was asked by Chris Cuomo about this. "Who will take up the mantle of fairness and the right of health care? A very big fight ahead."
CUOMO: His memory will be constantly interjected into the debate and in that sense he will be a part of it.
RUSH: Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat, West Virginia, the only Senator to have served longer than the late Senator Kennedy mourned his friend today, saying his heart and soul weeps. Senator Byrd said that he hoped health care reform legislation in the Senate would be renamed in memoriam of Kennedy. "I had hoped and prayed that this day would never come," Byrd said in a statement. "My heart and soul weeps at the loss of my best friend in the Senate, my beloved friend, Ted Kennedy. In his honor and as a tribute to his commitment to his ideals, let us stop the shouting and name calling and have a civilized debate on health care reform which I hope, when legislation has been signed into law, will bear his name for his commitment to insuring the health of every American." Nancy Pelosi has pretty much said the same thing: "Kennedy health reform dream will be real this year." So I predicted this. Well, anybody could have predicted this. We know these people like the back of our hands. (interruption) Well, it doesn't matter. I predicted it, and I caught all kinds of grief for it out there. And here's Gregory Meeks, Democrat, New York, on CNBC Squawk Box talking with Carl Quintanilla, who asked if Senator Kennedy's memory would play a role in the health care debate. Gregory Meeks said, "Yeah, his memory definitely will. We hope his death will cause us to sit down like never before. That would be a fitting tribute to Senator Ed Kennedy." That's from Gregory Meeks. It didn't take long. Now, when I think of dealing with the entire health care debate here, I think the experiences of Senator Kennedy are actually somewhat instructive. The left is exploiting his death and his legacy, and they're going to do it, which I predicted, to push health care through.
***END OF RUSH***
It is quite clear the media are simply cheerleaders for Obama rather than the objective unbiased people they claim to be.
Anyways, a couple other things I wanted to mention. Democrats (and their mouthpieces in the media) continue to claim the health bills won't cover illegals and won't cover abortions. Yet the Democrats specifically blocked amendments that would prohibit it. Why? If it didn't cover them, those amendments would certainly calm fears about that and give opponents less ammunition. They are specifically left vague to be fulfilled at a later date. Given Democrats' natural fondness of both illegal immigrants and abortion (not to mention they always include illegals by mentioning the 47 million number), it is common sense to conclude those will be covered. Democrats can never be open and honest about their true intentions, or their proposals would be rejected outright by the American people.
The second thing is that many people think regulation has no costs attached to it. This isn't true of course. Not only does it require lawyers, sometimes hiring of outside attorneys, but also a legal and litigation staff. I should know since we have that where I work. Of course we are big enough to be able to afford them, so we can spread our costs over a greater number of transactions than someone just starting out. All large companies know that regulation benefits them. It keeps competition down. There are always costs to every economic decision.
MUST READ
* This is very disheartening. Coddle the terrorists, prosecute those who kept this country safe. Of course Obama is feigning ignorance. Attorney General Holder reports to Obama. If Obama didn't want it to go forward, it wouldn't go forward.
Health Care
* Why should we trust the government when their projections were wrong before?
* It is all about power. Not to worry, Obama is used to this from his Chicago days.
* Yet another wonder of socialized medicine.
War on Terror
* I hope Cheney continues to come out swinging like this. The administration seems to be more focused on waging war against the CIA and conservatives like Rush Limbaugh than they do against our actual enemies.
Silly Liberals
* Another fake hate crime perpetrated by the left. No doubt to try to taint the townhall protests around the country. Not that the right is immune from perpetrating fake crimes.
* Can the government run anything? They have a pretty poor track record.
Protecting Liberty
* Shariah law can come here. It is already happening in Britain.
Basic Economics
* Without profit, there is no competition or incentive.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Weekly Enlightenment
Sorry this one is so late. My brother and his girlfriend came to visit me and I wanted him to stay an extra day so I didn't get this done within the normal time frame I would have.
President Obama is simply exhausting to follow. This is a general trend with leftists as well. Everything is political and anything is an excuse to inject politics. They are relentless as well. Never stopping.
One always hears about Democrats needing to repackage their message. While health care reform is very unpopular (Obama's version of it), Democrats maintain they only need to repackage their message. Which makes it so that it is the voters' fault for not understanding. In the nice version. In the not-so-nice one, it means voters are too stupid to know what Democrats were saying. If they truly understood, Democrats claim, they would be on board.
MUST READ
* Democrats keep attacking those who produce. This time they are going after insurance companies.
* Big companies love big government.
* Can someone tell me how this is possible? Democrats have supermajorities in both Houses of Congress as well as the Presidency. Amazingly even after being soundly defeated last year (and many on the left claiming the GOP was dead), the GOP apparently holds limitless power.
* Most people probably wouldn't have a problem with a secret terrorist assassination program even if it were true.
* What happened to the anti-war movement? I've noticed this before as well, but it dropped off the radar once Obama became President. Either no one is protesting or the media dropped their coverage of it.
Health Care
* Canadians are ready to reform their system, which has been held up as an example of how health care reform can work.
* It is easy to foresee what government health care would evolve in to. We already have examples.
* Coulter is right. Best way to lower prices is to make insurance companies compete. Too bad Obama's lies are propagated by the media without any question.
* Any threat against the President should be taken seriously, though the media was silent when the threats were against Bush.
Giving Up Liberty
* The Brits are already giving up liberty under the guise of political correctness.
Environmentalism
* Many environmentalists don't seem to understand it is technology and capitalism that allow more civilized life possible as well as not polluting as much.
* Environmentalism for the hardcore is not about truth. It is about power and control.
President Obama is simply exhausting to follow. This is a general trend with leftists as well. Everything is political and anything is an excuse to inject politics. They are relentless as well. Never stopping.
One always hears about Democrats needing to repackage their message. While health care reform is very unpopular (Obama's version of it), Democrats maintain they only need to repackage their message. Which makes it so that it is the voters' fault for not understanding. In the nice version. In the not-so-nice one, it means voters are too stupid to know what Democrats were saying. If they truly understood, Democrats claim, they would be on board.
MUST READ
* Democrats keep attacking those who produce. This time they are going after insurance companies.
* Big companies love big government.
* Can someone tell me how this is possible? Democrats have supermajorities in both Houses of Congress as well as the Presidency. Amazingly even after being soundly defeated last year (and many on the left claiming the GOP was dead), the GOP apparently holds limitless power.
* Most people probably wouldn't have a problem with a secret terrorist assassination program even if it were true.
* What happened to the anti-war movement? I've noticed this before as well, but it dropped off the radar once Obama became President. Either no one is protesting or the media dropped their coverage of it.
Health Care
* Canadians are ready to reform their system, which has been held up as an example of how health care reform can work.
* It is easy to foresee what government health care would evolve in to. We already have examples.
* Coulter is right. Best way to lower prices is to make insurance companies compete. Too bad Obama's lies are propagated by the media without any question.
* Any threat against the President should be taken seriously, though the media was silent when the threats were against Bush.
Giving Up Liberty
* The Brits are already giving up liberty under the guise of political correctness.
Environmentalism
* Many environmentalists don't seem to understand it is technology and capitalism that allow more civilized life possible as well as not polluting as much.
* Environmentalism for the hardcore is not about truth. It is about power and control.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
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.
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.
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