Category: Commentary
Do You Believe the Rallies Are a Bunch of Bussed-In Loud Mouths and Thugs
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 11, 2009 | In Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/Fkqx6
Have you seen this for yourself? Or do you just believe whatever your leaders tell you without checking the facts? Have you gone to a rally to see for yourself? Or are you just a tool for someone else to use?
Click on the lick to read one man's assessment of the situation.
Democrats Forced to Hire "Supporters" as America Supports the Protesters
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 10, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Democrats are now having to take out ads on Craig's List across the country to hire supporters for Obama's attack on health care. A the same time they are smearing legitimate dissenters as an "orchestrated" movement.
This appears to be just one more example of how everything Democrats say is the exact opposite of what's true.
Most Americans oppose ObamaCare. According to Rasmussen polls, the vast majority (84%) say they are "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with their existing coverage. Most are demanding tax cuts instead. They see this insulting scam for what it is - another needless, fraudulent assault on the free market against the one industry Democrats haven't destroyed yet.
Rasmussen polls also report more Americans also now have a favorable view of the grassroots citizens revolting against this unconstitutional war on free market health care. Unsurprisingly, only the Democrat base opposes this massive public uprising. Tellingly, Americans also distrust government more than they do insurance companies.
Yet anyone who questions rationed, inferior government health care is smeared as a "racist," a "right-wing extremist," or even a Nazi, put on Obama's illegal "enemies list," and targeted for harassment, intimidation, and even violence from the only people involved in this mess who are actually acting like Nazis.
It's not a coincidence that "Nazi" stands for National Socialist.
Government-Run Medical Care in Oregon Refuses Treatment for Cancer Patient, Offers Pills to Kill Her
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 7, 2009 | In News, Commentary | 1 feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/15EJkZ
This story is from the London Daily Mail. It takes a look at Oregon's Assisted Suicide law because it has been touted as a model for Great Britain.
What we learn deep down in the article is that medical costs eventually force government-run health care to refuse treatment to people who need it. As the story shows, it isn't only Canada who is refusing to diagnose and treat cancer patients because of the cost. It's just cheaper to let them die.
The following is from the UK article.
"One of the great concerns about Oregon is the suggestion that the very existence of the right-to-die law means the state's health system now has less of an incentive to provide terminally-ill people with proper care.
It is something that came to blight 64-year-old Barbara Wagner's last days. Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005, the former bus driver vowed to fight the disease so she could spend as long as possible with her family.
Even after her doctor warned last year that she had less than six months left, she refused to give up, pinning all her hopes on a new life-prolonging treatment.
But her request, at the beginning of last year, for the £2,500-a-month drug was refused by Oregon's state-run health plan as being too expensive. Instead, she was offered lethal medication to end her life.
'It was horrible,' Barbara told reporters. 'I got a letter in the mail that basically said if you want to take the pills we will help you get them from a doctor and we will stand there and watch you die - but we won't give you the medicine to live.
'I told them: "Who do you think you are to say that you will pay for my dying, but you won't pay for me to possibly live longer?"
Click on the link above to read the entire article.
Expect Democrats to Allow You to Keep Your Own Health Plan? Think Again!
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 7, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/25tgw1
Did Obama, or Pelosi, or Reed, or any of that bunch of liars in Washington ever mention that your company can provide your current insurance for only five years? Then you get dumped into government "care" that even Obama won't allow his family to touch.
Click on the link above to get more info. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom. Then ask yourself how Americans were convinced to vote for these bastards.
Yes, You WILL Be in the Government Health Plan
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 7, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Gee, we never heard about all the restrictions from the Democrats who are trying to shove this down our throats, did we?
Want to keep your current insurance? Then don't change jobs. Don't let the insurance company change it's coverage, even slightly. Don't let your employer decide to pick up more of the medical bills when the economy turns around.
I'm betting that liar in the White House won't read page 16 of the House bill to you...so, here, read it for yourself:
SEC. 102. PROTECTING THE CHOICE TO KEEP CURRENT
2 COVERAGE.
3 (a) GRANDFATHERED HEALTH INSURANCE
4 COVERAGE DEFINED.—Subject to the succeeding provisions of
5 this section, for purposes of establishing acceptable cov6
erage under this division, the term ‘‘grandfathered health
7 insurance coverage’’ means individual health insurance
8 coverage that is offered and in force and effect before the
9 first day of Y1 if the following conditions are met:
10 (1) LIMITATION ON NEW ENROLLMENT.—
11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
12 this paragraph, the individual health insurance
13 issuer offering such coverage does not enroll
14 any individual in such coverage if the first ef15
fective date of coverage is on or after the first
16 day of Y1.
17 (
DEPENDENT COVERAGE PER18
MITTED.—Subparagraph (A) shall not affect
19 the subsequent enrollment of a dependent of an
20 individual who is covered as of such first day.
21 (2) LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN TERMS OR
22 CONDITIONS.—Subject to paragraph (3) and except
23 as required by law, the issuer does not change any
24 of its terms or conditions, including benefits and
25 cost-sharing, from those in effect as of the day be26
fore the first day of Y1.
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And this is just one part of all the ropes we will be tied with.
How the hell did these people get elected? Oh, that's right. People too stupid to see what's happening but the commie bastard made them feel good.
The idiots deserve what they get. The rest of us don't.
"Cash for Clunkers" is a Disaster for Poor People
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 7, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
"Cash for Clunkers" sounds like a fantastic idea. People will get some financial help in buying a greener car, car sales will improve and everybody's happy, right?
Wrong!!
The people who designed this plan didn't look beyond the ends of their noses when contemplating the results. It seems those in charge of the federal government these days don't have the mental capacity to see any unintended consequences of their meddling in the marketplace.
Hundreds of thousands of perfectly good, relatively inexpensive used cars are getting crushed. Just taken away from potential purchasers. These are the very same cars that poor people would be able to afford.
Not-for-profit organizations like Goodwill Industries, for one example, will suffer from lower donation rates which will hurt poor people even more. The funds from the sale of those cars won't be available for job training, English as a second language courses, budget tutoring, or the myriad of other services performed by these organizations paid for solely by donations.
Again, it is America's poor who will be hurt by a program designed by people who pretend to care for about poor.
This seems to be a pattern of liberal thinking. Go for the quick fix with no consideration for what might happen next.
When People Really Look at Socialized Medical Care, Growing Numbers Decide the US System Is Pretty Good After All.
By James Raymond Reese on Aug 3, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/oYWVm
Free Health Care sounds pretty good until you look at what has happened in other countries who have tried it.
For instance, if Canada's health care is so good, why do many Canadians now shell out of their own pocket for private insurance?
Why is Britain looking at forbidding health care professionals to give Swine Flu vaccine to people over 65?
Why do a lot of Canadians with cancer find they can't get a diagnosis until they are terminal?
The fact is, socialized medicine, the kind Obama wants for you, very quickly runs out of money. Instead of returning to a private care system, the socialists would rather let their people die than give up power.
Americans are beginning to catch on to the fraud being pushed by the president and the Democratic party. More and more are thinking the US system isn't so bad after all.
Click on the link to see the number from a recent Rasmussen poll.
Obama's Approval Rating Slides Again in the Past 24 Hours
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 30, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/y2IGQ
Only 28% of America's likely voters "strongly approve" of President Obama's handling of his job. 40% now "strongly disapprove." These numbers are from the latest daily polling done by Rasmussen among likely voters and they are the worst the president has yet faced.
The approval numbers are dropping on an almost daily basis.
Only a small percentage of Americans feel the stimulus package worked at all. Most consider it a wasted trillion dollars. Fewer than 30% believe Obama's healthcare package will reduce medical costs. In fact, most think the costs will go up.
The bailouts haven't struck a positive chord. Neither has the nationalization of two of the Big 3 automakers.
Click on the link to go to the Rasmussen site to see the numbers.
Is Obama a Racist? Decide for Yourself from His Own Words.
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 30, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://bit.ly/3W27ic
These are his own words from his audio book.
Click on the link to see the YouTube report.
Gallup Poll Shows Obama's Approval Ratings At All-Time Low
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 30, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
The latest Gallup figures for the president can not be cause for happiness at the White House. Adding all of the "Approve" categories from "somewhat" to "strongly" together, the approval rating has dropped to 53 while the disapproval numbers have increased to 39.
The is particularly bad news for the president. Gallup interviews all adults while some other polling organizations poll only those likely to vote. This difference means Gallup is polling groups of people (young people for instance) who have opinions but who don't always go to the polls in droves.
The latest Rasmussen poll results will be released later today. Rasmussen interviews "likely voters." It will be interesting to see how much of a difference the polling strategies make in the president's approval ratings.
Obama Now Dragging Democratic Governors Down with Him
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 27, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
As the president's poll numbers continue to sink deeper into territory that could make him unelectable, he is dragging otherwise popular and capable Democratic governors into the pit with him.
Click on the link to read Michael Barone's complete commentary written for Rasmussen.
Now House Democrats Are Keeping Republicans from Mailing a Health Care Brochure to the Voters Back Home
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 23, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
If you ever had any doubts about the panic in the Democratic Party, this should end them.
The socialists/communists are now keeping Republican members of the House from sending mail to voters in their districts.
They know America is turning against them.
Click on the link to read a full article from Roll Call.
Obama Shuns Jewish Leader
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 23, 2009 | In News, Commentary | Send feedback »
Yes, the Health Care System Can Be Fixed...but Not by Nationalization
By James Raymond Reese on Jul 23, 2009 | In Commentary | Send feedback »
Link: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25136.html
One of my political heroes is Bobby Jindal, a Harvard grad who did his dissertation on health care and health care reform. He is the governor of Louisiana, knows a lot about health care and has some good ideas on where to start to fix the system.
The link above will take you to a post of his on the Politico site.