J Wright - 09/28/09
After reading a piece in Politico.com, not a radical right-wing web site by any measure, I'm convinced beyond any doubt that the present Obama administration and its fellow lawmakers in D.C. are totally out of their minds. The problem? If this version of Obamacare passes into law and you don't buy mandated health insurance you can be fined, or jailed.
Politico.com published: "Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.
Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it "Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold."
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The note was a follow-up to Ensign's questioning at the (Senate Finance Committee's) markup. This is the Committee that is headed by Senator Max Baucus of Montana. Originally he had a “gang of six:” himself, two other Democrat Senators plus three Republican Senators, holed up for several weeks attempting to hammer out what he referred to as a “bipartisan” health care reform package.
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Apparently those Republicans, including a very liberal Olympia Snowe, concluded they were included only for “show”. When none of their suggestions were accepted by Baucus and the others, they walked. Now Senator Baucus is holding full committee hearings in an attempt to quickly mark up a questionable reform plan that up to now has had about 500 additional amendments added to it. The old adage about the definition of a camel comes to mind: a horse designed by a committee.
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Yes, we need health care/treatment reform; but we don’t need to throw out the baby with the bathwater. And I totally question the constitutionality of mandating, or forcing citizens to buy anything.
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jaq~
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Now He's Thrown Israel Under the Bus!
by j. wright -09/25/2009
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What was it that coke-head Sherlock Holmes always said to Dr. Watson ? "Elementary..."
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In the spirit of sarcasm, IF Israel had not been designated as a sovereign nation in 1948 then there would be no 'mideast problem' today.
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IF Hitler had been better at ridding the world of the 'infestation of Jews' during WW II: same conclusion.
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As former Dallas QB "Dandy" Don Meredith once told sports columnist/announcer Howard Cosell, "If 'ifs and buts' were candy and nuts, what a Merry Christmas we'd all have."
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Going back to the current but incessant, never ending 'mideast problem,' IF Jimmy Carter had developed a better pair of gonads as an adolescent, the mideast would be a far more stable place than it is today. All he can do now, in attempting to cover his skinny, saddle-ass, is blame Israel for everything bad that's ever happened and continue to kiss Muslim ass.
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Apparently President Obama feels that same way. I'm still fuming over his bigoted speech last week at the United Nations general assembly railing at Israel. If I were Bibi Netanyahu, I'd flat knock him on his skinny ass for interferring in the governance of their country. Sure, it would violate untold political decorum but would send a definite message. :)
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Originally, Obama said the 'new' mideast peace negotiations would commence with no set pre-conditions, then in his usual psuedo-intelligent chin jutting Il Duce fashion, proceeded to lay out several conditions that are, and will be, totally unacceptable to the Israelis. Talk about arrogance. Whose side is he on anyway? I guess we all know now.
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jaq~
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What was it that coke-head Sherlock Holmes always said to Dr. Watson ? "Elementary..."
.
In the spirit of sarcasm, IF Israel had not been designated as a sovereign nation in 1948 then there would be no 'mideast problem' today.
.
IF Hitler had been better at ridding the world of the 'infestation of Jews' during WW II: same conclusion.
.
As former Dallas QB "Dandy" Don Meredith once told sports columnist/announcer Howard Cosell, "If 'ifs and buts' were candy and nuts, what a Merry Christmas we'd all have."
.
Going back to the current but incessant, never ending 'mideast problem,' IF Jimmy Carter had developed a better pair of gonads as an adolescent, the mideast would be a far more stable place than it is today. All he can do now, in attempting to cover his skinny, saddle-ass, is blame Israel for everything bad that's ever happened and continue to kiss Muslim ass.
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Apparently President Obama feels that same way. I'm still fuming over his bigoted speech last week at the United Nations general assembly railing at Israel. If I were Bibi Netanyahu, I'd flat knock him on his skinny ass for interferring in the governance of their country. Sure, it would violate untold political decorum but would send a definite message. :)
.
Originally, Obama said the 'new' mideast peace negotiations would commence with no set pre-conditions, then in his usual psuedo-intelligent chin jutting Il Duce fashion, proceeded to lay out several conditions that are, and will be, totally unacceptable to the Israelis. Talk about arrogance. Whose side is he on anyway? I guess we all know now.
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jaq~
Friday, September 4, 2009
Why More Pro-health Care Reform Speeches?
by j wright
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At the risk of sounding anti-Obamacare, whatever that is, its difficult for me to understand why President Obama, in the face of devastating public opinion to the contrary, insists that a total overhaul of our health care system is necessary. Why, if I wanted to replace my kitchen cabinetry and counter tops, would I begin by demolishing the entire house?
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Now President Obama is set to make a high-level pitch for health care reform before a joint session of Congress. Many of those members, who if brave enough, recently stood before their constituents and felt the heat of an aroused public, who by all national polls are well satisfied enough with the current system that it doesn’t need to be totally destroyed and eventually taken over and operated by the federal government.
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President Obama will be preaching to the choir, at least that’s how it appears to me. The more he speaks, the faster his job approval ratings plummet, and they have, like a stone. All of his “face time” on national television has done nothing for health reforms and has definitely affected his popularity. One definition of insanity is to continue doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Maybe listening to the people is in order.
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Certainly, his failure to get consensus on health care reform can’t be blamed totally on the Republicans; they have been watching the congressional Democrats doing a good enough job of that. The House Democrats want a “public option.” (Government run health care; eventually eliminating private insurance providers.) The Senate Democrats say “No” to public option. The Republicans are left out of that stalemate all together. Many of their ideas are constructive and bear consideration but the special interests the Democrats favor prohibit even a look-see. No wonder much of the country is upset.
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jaq~
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At the risk of sounding anti-Obamacare, whatever that is, its difficult for me to understand why President Obama, in the face of devastating public opinion to the contrary, insists that a total overhaul of our health care system is necessary. Why, if I wanted to replace my kitchen cabinetry and counter tops, would I begin by demolishing the entire house?
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Now President Obama is set to make a high-level pitch for health care reform before a joint session of Congress. Many of those members, who if brave enough, recently stood before their constituents and felt the heat of an aroused public, who by all national polls are well satisfied enough with the current system that it doesn’t need to be totally destroyed and eventually taken over and operated by the federal government.
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President Obama will be preaching to the choir, at least that’s how it appears to me. The more he speaks, the faster his job approval ratings plummet, and they have, like a stone. All of his “face time” on national television has done nothing for health reforms and has definitely affected his popularity. One definition of insanity is to continue doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Maybe listening to the people is in order.
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Certainly, his failure to get consensus on health care reform can’t be blamed totally on the Republicans; they have been watching the congressional Democrats doing a good enough job of that. The House Democrats want a “public option.” (Government run health care; eventually eliminating private insurance providers.) The Senate Democrats say “No” to public option. The Republicans are left out of that stalemate all together. Many of their ideas are constructive and bear consideration but the special interests the Democrats favor prohibit even a look-see. No wonder much of the country is upset.
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jaq~
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