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The White House continues their attack on Fox News

2009-10-20T11:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m10d20-The-White-House-continues-their-attack-on-Fox-News

A link to my column detailing the battle brewing between the Obama Administration and Fox. Who will win? My money is on Fox!

Obama vs. Fox News

2009-10-19T14:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m10d19-The-Obama-Administration-vs-Fox-News

Here is a link to my column looking into the White House fighting an unnecessary war with Fox News. President Obama, please focus on our actual problems and not your partisan battle.

America Wins! Democrats retreat on public option in health care reform legislation!

2009-08-16T10:50:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Obama-Administration-appears-set-to-drop-the-public-option-from-health-care-reform

This appears to be a victory for America! Democrats appear to be surrendering on the public option regarding health care. A senator and Kathleen Sebelius have both said that the public option is either not essential or there are not enough votes for it. The liberal wing of the party must be fuming mad, but Republicans and Independents were against their socialistic policies from the beginning.

Here is Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius stating the about face that the White House is doing:

Obama Town Hall a little tougher, but Americans need to continue to question politicians on the liberal Healthcare Reform plans

2009-08-14T13:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d14-President-Obama-faces-tougher-questions-from-Montana-voters-at-town-hall-meeting-on-healthcare

President Obama held a town hall meeting today in Montana and received two good questions about funding and why he is vilifying the insurance companies. Hopefully more people will continue to question him and the truth will come out about why these reform plans and the public option is just not good for America. Thankfully, a majority of Americans are now opposed to the liberal efforts.

Fox News vs. the Obama Administration

2009-08-14T08:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Fox-News-vs-White-House-over-healthcare-reform--Pres-Obama-holds-town-hall-in-Montana-today

Fox News is doing an oustanding job at exposing the White House in this healthcare reform debate. Major Garrett got Robert Gibbs to admit that there was "a list" of people's email addresses on file, which makes many people nervous. The exchange between the two men goes to show that good journalism is not dead.

Obama holds town hall meeting today & the debate over the health care reform bill, HR3200 continues

2009-08-11T10:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d11-Obama-holds-town-hall-meeting-today--the-debate-over-the-health-care-reform-bill-HR3200-continue s

President Obama holds a town hall meeting today in New Hampshire on healthcare reform and the debate goes on on HR3200. This liberal bill must be defeated and the protests will continue. People simply do not want government run healthcare or want the powers of the government to grow. When will Congress and President Obama listen to us?

Nancy Pelosi calls town hall protesters "un-American" and is the White House playing Big Brother?

2009-08-10T10:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Nancy-Pelosi-calls-town-hall-protesters-unAmerican-and-is-the-White-House-playing-Big-Brother

Nancy Pelosi makes the crazy claim that the town hall protesters who are against the liberal healthcare plan are "un-American." She really needs to be kicked out of office. The White House also creates a programs where Americans play informant and report those who are against the healthcare plan and use facts contrary to what the liberals want. Can anyone say Big Brother?

Sarah Palin makes some controversial comments and Democratic congressman yells at voter

2009-08-09T10:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Sarah-Palin-claims-Democratic-healthcare-bill-is-evil-and-death-panels-will-lead-to-euthanasia

Sarah Palin calls the healthcare reform bill is "evil" and will lead to "death panels." I like Sarah Palin, but this is a little bit over the line. We need to focus on criticizing the bill, but not in outrageous ways. Democratic Congressman David Scott yells at a Democratic voter who has tried to contact him at his office. Goes to show that Republicans and "crazy right wingers" are not the only people at these meetings. Time to wake up and realize Americans are pissed off at Washington. Calling them "nazis" and "unAmerican" like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid did is not going to help your cause.

Here is the video of the liberal Congressman Scott. Maybe its time for him to be kicked out of office....

Town Halls Meetings Gone Wild!

2009-08-08T10:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Town-Hall-meetings-gone-wild-planned-protests-or-public-outrage

The American people are finally standing up to the liberals who are destroying this country with their policies. Protests are happening at normally quaint town hall meetings and Democratic members of Congress are beginning to feel the heat from voters. Maybe they don't realize it yet, but WE DON"T WANT THIS BILL. When people elected President Obama, this was not the change that they envisioned. It is time for Congress to listen to the people, you work for us, so do your job and stop this bill!

Mel Martinez Resigns, Who Will Charlie Crist Appoint to the Seat?

2009-08-07T10:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Breaking-Mel-Martinez-to-resign-as-Florida-Senator-Governor-Crist-to-appoint-replacement

Shocking news with Senator Mel Martinez resigning early. I wonder who Governor Crist will appoint. I am sure he wants to appoint himself, but that would not be a smart political move. He should appoint a caretaker until he can win the seat outright. There are plently of Florida Republicans out there who can fill the position for the remaining year or so. Among the possible candidates include former Governor Bob Martinez, former Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings, Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, former Congressman Clay Shaw, and Florida Agricultural Commissioner Charles Bronson.

Republicans Smell Liberal Blood in the Water. Time to go in for the kill!

2009-08-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Memo-to-the-GOP-Present-a-healthcare-plan--stop-the-Obama-birth-certificate-nonsense

Republicans need to get their act together. The time is right for them to propose a comprehensive healthcare plan for the country and to counter the liberal agenda. Americans are losing faith in the Democrats and are protesting more and more frequently. They want to be heard and the Democrats are not doing that. Many people are talking about Obama's birth certificate. Drop the issue, because it will harm the cause in the long run. Focus on his policies, not his citizenship.

It has gotten to the point where the liberals have asked Americans to turn in other Americans for "fishy information" about healthcare reform. Something tells me that is anything that is contrary to what Obama is saying. Well, I hope they add me to their enemies list because I am 100% against this plan. Blood is in the water and it is time to go in and finish off the liberal agenda!

The People Have Spoken! No liberal healthcare reform!

2009-08-05T10:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Why-the-Democratic-health

The liberal healthcare bill needs to be voted down. The media is dismissing the people who protest and right wing nut jobs, when in fact they are from both political parties. Wake up! Americans are not happy with what is going on and are showing it. We do not want this liberal healthcare bill, so stop trying to force it on us. No means no!

Bill Clinton trying to free jailed Americans in North Korea. Was their a deal with Kim Jung Il and the Obama Administration?

2009-08-04T11:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Bill-Clinton-in-North-Korea-to-negotiate-release-of-captive-Americans

President Obama has decided to act (FINALLY) in a move to free the jailed reporters in North Korea. What took so long? A few interesting observations:

Hillary Clinton didn't go (she is the Secretary of State), Al Gore didn't go (he is the boss of the jailed reporters), and Bill seems to be confident he will get the women back to the U.S.

Something tells me a deal was worked out, just like Jimmy Carter's "deal" in 1994 that led to the North Koreans obtaining material to build nuclear weapons. Obama, hopefully, didn't do this; but he is not commenting on it publicly.

What a wonderful photo op this picture is for Kim Jung Il

Democrats Are Feeling The Heat From The Voters

2009-08-03T14:02:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Democrats-are-facing-a-growing-chorus-of-angry-voters-over-healthcare-reform

Democrats are beginning to feel the heat from the voters in their home states and districts. People are increasingly angry over the support for the liberal healthcare bill, even though a majority of people do not support the plan. It is time for Washington to start representing us and not bowing down to liberal interest groups, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. They are radical leftists and it is time to hold senators and congressmen accountable for what they do. With the American people beginning to wake up, those is Washington best start paying attention. Remember you work for us and many of you are going to be fired for not doing a good one!

Blue Dogs buy us all some time!

2009-07-30T09:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Blue-Dog-Democrats-reach-deal-No-vote-on-healthcare-reform-until-September

The moderate Blue Dog Coaliton of Democrats bought us some time in regards to the liberal healthcare reform bill. Now the bill will not be voted on before September, which give us a month to lobby our officials and the public against it. I never thought I would ever say "Thank you" to a Democrat, but we owe the moderate ones this.

As you can see below, the Chosen One is seeing his number plummet back down to reality. America is waking up to what is going on and do not like the liberal movement towards a European socialistic state.

Why won't Democrats read the Healthcare Bill?

2009-07-29T09:23:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Democratic-recklessness-Passing-the-healthcare-reform-bill-without-reading-it

If they are not reading it, that should outrage every American. We pay them to represent us, and that need to read bills. No Democrat will sign the pledge to read the bill, which is absurd. God only knows what they plan on putting into it. Every true American should call, write, visit, email, etc. their representatives and senators to tell them to VOTE AGAINST THIS BILL. Picket their offices, peacefully protest, write blogs, and let people know that this bill must be stopped dead.

The picture below reflects just how ridiculous, scary, and liberal the Democratic healthcare "reform" bill really is. Our country really is changing before our eyes.

Obama's Birth Certificate

2009-07-28T09:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d28-The-Birthers-and-the-growing-controversy-over-Obamas-birth-certificate

President Obama is a citizen and the Birthers need to stop saying he isn't. They are hurting the conservative's credability. It is time to defeat his policies and bring his agenda to a halt. No healthcare, cap and trade, taxes, or anything else Obama has up his sleeve. Leave the birth certificate thing alone!

My Healthcare Plan for America

2009-07-27T14:40:00.000-07:00

1) The first step is to create private health savings accounts. You would choose your own private insurance and receive money back from the government which would cover your costs. Consider it to be a way that would both protect private industry and provide healthcare for people who are struggling to pay for it.

2) Due to the existence of these accounts, anyone currently under Medicare or Medicaid would receive a private account; therefore there is no further need for those programs. Anyone currently receiving government funds for healthcare or is currently in need of healthcare is eligible for this account program.

3) If you have your own insurance already, then you can keep it or you can request your own private healthcare account.

4) The purpose of giving people the money to pay for their own insurance is important because it will protect choice, foster competition among the private companies, and eliminate the role of government from meddling in your affairs. Government is not effective at running anything, so do you really want to trust them with your healthcare? This allows you to make the decisions about what is best for you and for your family.

5) Quite possibly the biggest question is how to pay for this plan or any reform plan for that matter, so here it is.

A) Since we would no longer have a need for Medicare and Medicaid anymore, the money that is currently going to pay for that can be rerouted to the private account plan. That would provide a total amount of $511 billion a year in government money to put toward private plans.

B) States would be required to cover some of the costs as well; all of their money going to health services can be rerouted into the plan. COMBINED, the total amount that states spend on health services every year is $1.5 trillion. Take the amount each state spends and add it with the federal amount.

C) If you are employed, your employer would still be required to pay their share of your insurance; it would not increase at all. It is impossible to know much money that would generate, but it would be considerable.

6) Just in case there are loopholes in the system, and every system has them, every county in the United States should have at least one free clinic in order to care for those who fell through the loophole. This will act as a safety net for people.

7) Prescription drugs will need to be reformed and there will be encouragements for doctors to prescribe generic drugs in order to keep costs down even more. Pharmaceutical companies can compete with one another on prices, but preference will be given to generics to make sure costs do not spiral out of control.

8) Tort reform would be enacted to keep costs down and lower insurance rates for doctors. This can save millions of dollars every year.

9) Medical records should be made electronic to allow for better communication to your medical providers and cut through some more of the bureaucracy.

10) Provide educational scholarships and loan forgiveness programs to doctors and nurses for joining the medical field. With the addition of millions of new people to our healthcare system we will need more experts to treat them. This will provide financial incentives to become a medical professional and keep wait time down in the long run.

The Healthcare Battle Begins...

2009-07-27T14:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d27-The-battle-lines-are-being-drawn-over-the-healthcare-reform-bill

The battle against the liberal healthcare bill proposed by the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and President Obama is going to be underway during the entire August recess break. This is a horrible bill and it needs to be stopped by any means necessary. The Blue Dogs are holding the line against the liberals, but people need to call their representatives and senators, regardless of party, and read them the riot act if they even consider passing this bill. Special interests will be trying to influence votes, but thankfully the majority of Americans are AGAINST this bill. It will be a long rest of the summer....

Below is the drawing of how complex the new system will be.

Racial Profiling? Nope, Racial Reality

2009-07-23T15:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Republican-Examiner~y2009m7d23-The-politics-of-race-Sgt-James-Crowley-vs-Professor-Henry-Gates

This looks at the politics of racial profiling behind the case involving Professor Henry Gates and Sgt. James Crowley who have become centerpieces of the fight after Gates alleged racism. Let me be clear, my article points out that race had nothing to do with the case and it is being used to confuse people. The chart shows that blacks and Hispanics tend to commit crimes at such a higher rates and this is being used by Gates to make a point. It is sad that they commit so much crime when they have been given preferential treatment, ie: affirmative action.

The Stimulus Failure

2009-07-14T19:18:00.001-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d14-The-Stimulus-Has-Failed

The $787 billion stimulus has failed. Our money was wasted. Read my column I wrote today.

Creeping Socialism

2009-07-08T09:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d8-A-Second-Stimulus

Democrats are considering another stimulus bill! This crap has got to end. Did they realize that the first one only made the situation worse? This is really creeping socialism.

Check out Al Gore's lies

2009-07-07T10:18:00.001-07:00

The former Vice President compares the fight for Climate Change to the fight against the Nazis

http://www.examiner.com/x-13348-Jacksonville-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Al-Gores-Inconvenient-Truth-About-Climate-Change

This is truly disturbing. Al Gore needs to stop flying around in his private jet, polluting the Earth, and shut up.

FBI Not Investigating Sarah Palin, contrary to liberal reports!

2009-07-06T11:28:00.000-07:00

After announcing her resignation of Friday, bloggers everywhere immediately began to speculate why Sarah Palin was leaving office. The liberal ones, who truly are among the worst people alive, concocted the rumor that she was under investigation by the FBI. The reason? Some crap about her house. Well, CNN is reporting that the story is completely false.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/sarah.palin.fbi/index.html

The story was spreading so fast that the FBI actually issued a statement, which does not happen often, denying the reports. That did not stop some liberal journalists from mentioning it, but Palin's attorney threatened to sue anyone who aired the story putting to bed before the liberal mainstream media could do any more harm to Mrs. Palin. Thankfully!

Media Loves Obama! Duh...

2009-07-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

It is very scary that many of the mainstream media outlets are literally in love with the President. The worse appears to be MSNBC, the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, and the Washington Post. MSNBC is a liberal network and nothing said on the channel can be trusted. The New York Times runs countless favorable articles about Obama and the liberal politicans in the Democratic Party. Newsweek and Time put Obama on the cover every week, plenty of bias there, and the Washington Post was just busted for selling access to Obama officials.

I was unsure if the media was primary anti-conservative or pro-liberal. Thinking about it, I believe that they are pro-liberal. That being said, that alone makes the outlets despise what conservatives say and stand for.

Sarah Palin: A Social Movement?

2009-07-05T11:52:00.000-07:00

I follow Glenn Beck on Twitter and he posted last night that he thinks Sarah Palin is on the brink of something great and leading an effort for change across the country. Beck, whose book Common Sense is selling tons of copies, feels that Palin can impact people more than almost any other politician. She could run for president as a Republican or even as a third party candidate. I am wondering if Glenn Beck sees Sarah Palin as the leader of his Common Sense movement that is sweeping across the country. Time will tell...

Fox News Bias? I don't think so

2009-07-04T21:13:00.000-07:00

http://hubpages.com/hub/Fox-News-and-a-Conservative-Bias

Check this out, a lengthy article I did about this misconception.

Sarah Palin Resigns

2009-07-03T19:02:00.000-07:00

The Republican Party has been beset with disaster over the past few weeks. Senator John Ensign and Governor Mark Sanford revealed affairs and now Governor Palin is resigning. I sincerely hope Palin remains active in politics because there is still alot of untapped potential there. The media treated her unfairly and I hope she emerges as a leader of the GOP in the future.

Stimulus is Failing; Unemployment Rises

2009-07-02T18:39:00.000-07:00

By all indicators, the $787 billion stimulus that the liberal members of Congress passed a few months ago has done NOTHING to help our economy. The June job reports are out and 467,000 people lost their jobs. That brings the total of unemployed to almost 15 million people. The unemployment rate stands at 9.5%, the highest rate in 26 years. Let this be a lesson to government interventionists. Forcing government will and wasting tax dollars will never work. The free market ALWAYS corrects itself. All Mr. Obama is doing is prolonging the recession.

California, what happened to you?

2009-07-01T21:53:00.000-07:00

California is beginning to give out IOUs to people and companies that they owe money to because they are just plain broke. The federal government is in line to seize all state parks because of lack of funding and the politicians in Sacramento don't get anything done. Democrats have refused to cut spending at all and Arnold refuses to raise taxes. Something has got to give. Just goes to show that one of the most liberal states in the country is about to go under because of their liberal policies. Let this me a lesson to the rest of the country. Our federal government under President Obama is on the verge of sliding into a financial oblivion itself. Except then, there is no one to bail us out.

Glenn Beck's Common Sense

2009-07-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

Link to book review I wrote about "Common Sense."

Check it out.

Glenn Beck's Common Sense

Cybernations.net: Awesome Country Simulator

2009-07-01T08:55:00.000-07:00

If you want to join a really cool free, online community, click the link below. It allows you to build your own nation (choose government, tax rates, build military, fight wars) and govern it as it grows. Really interesting and allows everyone to see how different types of government works.

http://www.cybernations.net

What is Al Sharpton doing?

2009-06-30T20:05:00.000-07:00

From the Drudge Report:

Apparently, the Reverend thinks he is young again. This picture was snapped during a Michael Jackson tribute. I guess this is how a liberal Democrat mourns the passing of someone, by grinding the leg of some girl. Shameful Reverend Al, Shameful!

Al Franken a Senator? Oh God

2009-06-30T17:25:00.000-07:00

I never thought that it would happen, but Al Franken is now a U.S. Senator. He is probably the most unqualified senator in recent memory. I don't know how the people of Minnesota elected this thing, but God help them. And God help us all, now the liberals have a filibuster proof majority. We can only hope they all don't agree on everything or else nothing will be able to stop this progressive and radical agenda that is being forced upon us all.

Does Obama Have a Problem with those who disagree with him?

2009-06-30T13:55:00.000-07:00

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashoe.htm

The Drudge Report today connected an interesting series of dots. The site is calling it the "Obama Evil Eye." When a rival politician or journalist challenges "The Almighty One," he has a tendency to give a look, much like the one below...

The Need for the Flat Tax

2009-06-30T10:05:00.000-07:00

One of the most pressing issues facing the United States today is our rising debt and lack of money to pay for it. I believe it is time to change our tax system to the flat tax, in order to raise the revenue stream into our government. The flat tax is one proposal that is being debated among various groups of people that would drastically change our tax system for the better. It would simplify the process, provide more money, and hold people accountable to pay their taxes. It is essentially a national sales tax, which would replace the income tax.

I am in favor of this and believe we should change to this for two fundamental reasons I feel strongly about. The first is that our debt and deficit is completely out of control. With more money going out than going in, this would help offset that and hopefully turn things around. Washington is spending our money like no tomorrow on a host of government programs and pork barrel projects. The crème de la crème will be a government run healthcare system that seems to be lurking in the corner, unless responsible leaders can stop it. By increasing revenue, this would allow more money flowing in that could theoretically go towards paying some of our bills.

The second reason I believe in the flat tax is because of equality. For far too long Washington has been overtaxing the upper class and in many respects the middle class in order to pay for welfare systems for the lower class. While many people in the lower class do work very hard, many do not. They do not have to pay income taxes and get a free ride courtesy of you and I. Well not under this plan. Every person would pay the same amount tax rate. If you buy more, you will pay more naturally, but those that don’t have to pay income taxes will now have to pay something into the system. Those who cheat the system have taken advantage of it for far too long and this is a good way for them to pay the piper. Also, all those undocumented illegal immigrants will now have to ante up. Instead of getting free public education and emergency room visits for free and being illegally in the country (hence no income tax they have to pay), will now have to pay like everyone else. This is the best way to ensure fair taxation. The wealthy will still continue to spend more money and be taxed for all that they buy, but those who skate by with a free pass will now have to pay something, which is better than nothing.

It is doubtful that this flat tax will be passed anytime soon (Democrats vehemently oppose it because they like to give out government hand outs), but I have hopes that if Republicans are ever in power that they will pursue a plan similar to this. The middle class and upper class cannot and should not be saddled with anymore of the tax burden. Our taxes pay for the free services that the illegal immigrants and the lower class use. It is time that we all pay into the system and reap what we sow.

2009-06-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

This video shows the truth about the Cap and Trade Bill the Democrats are so desperately trying to shove down our throats. The bill is a grave threat to Americans and we will all feel it's pain if signed into law.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQsIBtwUh6Q

Obama, Taxes, and Healthcare

2009-06-29T19:57:00.000-07:00

President Obama and our congressional representatives in Washington are embarking on an ambitious spending spree, the likes of which the United States has not ever seen before. The amounts being spent vary, but our national debt and deficit are soaring to all time highs in just a five month period. What was the change that occurred that prompted the five month spending blitz? President Obama’s swearing in and Democrats gaining larger majorities in Congress are the correct answers. Now to be fair, Republicans are not absolved by any means from criticism. For eight years under President Bush, most of them forgot the principle of fiscal discipline and spent like drunken sailors. Lately, they seem to have gotten their principles in line and have been opposing the spending spree more vocally. I am not going to focus on them, because they have found their voice again and the Democrats have more than doubled the national debt and deficit in a matter of five months, hence the sound of alarms going off.

To make matters worse, the most expensive piece of the liberal agenda is currently being developed in both houses of Congress. That legislation would be the healthcare reform we have been told about for years. Well, it is being developed with explicit instructions coming from the top not to consult with Republicans on it. A moderate Democratic congressman fromTennessee, Jim Cooper, happened to release that nice little fact to the press (so much for bipartisanship, huh?). Now that the liberal wing of the Democratic Party is calling the shots, we have a lot to be worried over. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on how much the proposed plans will cost. The two plans being considered will cost either $1 trillion (Ted Kennedy’s plan) or $1.6 trillion (Max Baucus’ plan). Now, the purpose of the healthcare plan is to cover the close to 50 million people that do not have health insurance. If Congress passed the plan drawn up by the Democrats, either one that is, it would cover only 16 million people out of 50 million. If we are to spend $1 trillion (most likely a lot more than that, cause Congress always manages to lowball the estimates), should we not get it right so EVERYONE would be covered? To me that makes sense, if we are to invest that amount of money.

However, we cannot and should not develop a healthcare reform plan. I am in favor of one if we can pay for it, but we cannot. The Democratic majority in Congress sees it fit to spend money like drunken sailors buying banks, auto companies, and spend on pork barrel bills; leaving us in the largest fiscal hole we have ever been in. That leaves two options for the President and Congress to consider. The first one is to cut spending. Judging by how much Congress has been passing in regards to spending bills, like a $787 billion stimulus bill that has not worked at all; I highly doubt they will embrace that. Option number 2 is to raise taxes, which is political suicide. There have been talks of raising the income tax, cigarette tax, the liquor tax, or any little thing the liberals can think of. Well, I say no. Americans pay enough in income taxes as it is to pay for the current welfare state. Congress wants us to pay more because they spent it all foolishly and want to provide healthcare to other people? I think not. As much as I am not a fan of smoking, it is an individuals right to do as they see fit and I think we have taxed the poor smokers as much as possible. Finally, raising taxes on alcohol? No, no, no. Everyone enjoys a drink once in awhile and seeing how we are drowning in bad economic news, it seems to me that some people might want to drown their sorrows and not have to pay more to Nancy Pelosi. Democrats should also take note. You may have good approval ratings, but the one area where you are slipping drastically is with spending and taxes. Keep it up and you may not like what you see.

With all of this being said, the only logical choice is for Congress to do a few things. One, stop spending so much money! It is not your money, it is ours, and we don’t want it being spent on half the things you spend it on. Two, don’t you dare raise taxes because you never learned the concept of balancing a checkbook. It might be smart to institute a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution because you guys just suck at it. Three, stop proposing costly government run programs. We may need it, but we can’t afford it. It is wishful, liberal thinking. Save it for a rainy day. Five, start paying down the debt and deficit because something has got to give soon. It is a sad day in this country when we cannot afford a healthcare plan because of financial mismanagement. That is why I am forced to conclude that we can not and should not pass healthcare reform until we can properly pay for it. There is no telling when that could be.

Glenn Beck's Common Sense

2009-06-29T19:52:00.000-07:00

I just finished reading Glenn Beck's Common Sense. WOW! It was a great read. I started tonight and finished it just a few hours later (its only a little over 100 pages). He is right on the money. The book takes shots at both major political parties and politicians who are not serving us effectively. It seemed to me that the majority of the blame he was getting at, although didn't quite say, was aimed at liberal Democrats. That should be expected given their role as the majority party though. Mr. Beck took shots at former President Bush too and many Republicans.

No matter what your political persuasion, I highly recommend this book for you. It is only about 100 pages and costs about $8.

2009-06-29T16:08:00.001-07:00

Global Warming Not Man Made?

2009-06-29T15:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/29/gop-senator-calls-inquiry-supressed-climate-change-report/

Apparently the EPA thinks the science behind global warming is bogus. More and more scientists are coming forward expressing doubts that global warming is man made as liberal icon Al Gore claims, along with most Democrats. They are going to be scrambling to cover up evidence denying the role of humans and discredit those who step up to challenge them. Typical

Obama to Raise Taxes?

2009-06-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

"Ed Henry: will Obama still rule out signing any bill that raises taxes on people making under $250,000 a year?

"I think we get this question once a week," Gibbs says. "I think in many ways...what marks the difference between this health care effort and other health care efforts is exactly what the president described: a very large table with people sitting at it...We haven't drawn a lot of bright lines."

Dodge of the day -- asked, point-blank, if Obama's no-new-taxes pledge was still operative in the context of health care reform, Gibbs replies: "We're gonna let the process work its way through."

http://www.politico.com/politico44/

Wow, looks like we should be expecting some tax raises soon. Democrats cleared the climate bill on Friday that is paving the way for an energy tax. Healthcare reform is bound to raise some taxes under Congress' liberal agenda. What's next?

Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme Gets Him 150 years

2009-06-29T11:59:00.001-07:00

Bernie Madoff, the matermind behind a $50 billion + ponzi scheme received 150 years in jail, or basically a life sentence. What he did was so deplorable, costing thousands of people all of their money. The kicker ishe pleaded guilty to avoid having to tell the Feds where he stashed all the money. This guy is just incredible. At least the government took all of his assets, but they did leave his wife, Ruth Madoff, a "paltry" $2.5 million. They should take that too and make her get a job. Maybe President Obama can give the Madoff's a job in government, they both have a history of ripping off innocent people.

Sotomayor's Reverse Racist Decision

2009-06-29T11:02:00.001-07:00

Just this morning, the Supreme Court issues a ruling in the case of white firefighters, denied a promotion based on race, in New Haven, Connecticut. The court ruled in favor of the firefighters, saying they should not have been denied a promotion on race. This case is important for two reasons. The first reason is it was regarding reverse racism, which has become a hot button issue in recent years. The second reason is that President Obama’s nominee to be on the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, originally heard the case and today her ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court. Overturning a judge, especially one in line to be on the Supreme Court, is rare and will provide ammunition to Sotomayor’s critics.

Judge Sotomayor has been criticized for wanting to judge cases based on her life experiences, instead of what the law says. A good example is this case. Can someone explain to me how it is fair for a group of firefighters taking a promotion exam, passing it, but being denied the promotion because no minorities passed it? This isn’t fair and is another sickening example of a liberal policy designed to give minorities, who may not be qualified for a job, a chance to get the job over white people just because of their skin color or background. That is the definition of reverse discrimination. Being a minority should not entitle one to receive preferential treatment over others. In order to move ahead in the world, whether to get into college or to get a promotion should be based on merit. If you deserve it, you earned it. Those that don’t aren’t qualified for it and should not get it; I don’t care what your background is. I am really pleased with the Supreme Court realizing this and correcting a gross injustice, partially carried out by Judge Sotomayor.

Sotomayor has said that she will not judge cases by the letter of the law, so why on earth would she be appointed to the Supreme Court? I am sick and tired of liberal activist judges who are rewriting laws based on the Democratic Party’s ideology. It is happening all over the country. Judges are allowing more abortions, overturning the will of the people and allow gay marriage (which is a whole other issue), and are allowing minorities to get a leg up over everyone else. Judge Sotomayor, no doubt experienced the benefits of affirmative action both as a woman and as a Hispanic. No, I am not being a racist or sexist, I am explaining how she is operating. Because she is judging on her life experiences, as she said, then since she received preferential treatment, she wants that to continue. President Obama’s goal is to add someone like this to the Supreme Court to add another voice in the hopes of liberalizing the court’s rulings. I sincerely hope that does not happen, because right now the Supreme Court is the last line of defense from a liberal onslaught.

Based on Judge Sotomayor’s lack of sense in dealing with this case, coupled with her feelings on how to judge cases (refusing to follow the law), then I do not think she should be confirmed. Now I am in the minority on that and she probably will. I just hope during her hearings that responsible legislators will question her on these troubling things and inform the American people about just the kinds of people President Obama wants deciding issues of law, not based on the Constitution, but on personal biases. It is not personal against Judge Sotomayor, but she just is not the kind of Supreme Court Justice this country wants or needs. Having someone supporting reverse racism is not acceptable.