Mark Steyn on Obamacare

The Nationalization of Your Body, by Mark Steyn

Health care is a game-changer. The permanent game-changer. The pendulum will swing, and one day, despite their best efforts, the Republicans will return to power, and, in the right circumstances, the bailouts and cap-&-trade and Government Motors and much of the rest can be reversed. But the government annexation of health care will prove impossible to roll back. It alters the relationship between the citizen and the state and, once that transformation is effected, you can click your ruby slippers all you want but you’ll never get back to Kansas.

Hat Tip/Jan

Jan Found a Gem at American Thinker

Obama Fails by R. Dunn

The collapse of the stimulus can be taken as representative of Obama's policies, past, present, and future. The stimulus shares one major element with every other program this administration has come up with: they have all been tried before, and they have all failed.

I love American Thinker.

(Full Disclosure: They have published a couple things of mine, so I might be prejudiced.)

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Soldier Demands Apology

Note the applause and approval of the crowd.




Hat Tip/George Martin

From One of Us

Written and mailed in by George Martin:

Is the Health Care Crisis a Smoke Screen? I am a firm believer that the politicians in Washington DC are keeping a deep dark secret from Americans. If they were just honest about the situation I believe there would be an increase in supporters for a new National Health Care Plan.One that is based on honesty and truth for the reasons we need a new Healthcare Plan.

How many years have we heard that Medicare is on the verge of bankruptcy? Year after year we hear politicians, professionals and media types winging their hands and declaring that Medicare is going bankrupt.

I can see why. Washington has expanded that program so much over the years that it is ready to implode under its own weight, Now, along comes the Baby-Boomers hitting their retirement years and Medicare will not be able to support this huge increase of recipients.

That is the information I feel the politicians are keeping from the American people. Why? That is the million-dollar question! The need is there for a program to replace Medicare, why not be honest about it?

Most people don’t accept as fact that there are 47 million uninsured in this country. Some articles in the MSM call it the 46 Phantom Uninsured. So, they resent a new health care program to include many who can afford, but won’t purchase insurance. Why do the politicians use this tired old canard to create a mega billion-dollar new health care program?

I firmly believe if the politicians were honest about the impending doom of Medicare under the weight of Baby-boomers and that Medicare has to be replaced, or reinforced I would support it and I am sure millions of Americans who now oppose the proposed Health Care Plan would join in and support it.

George H. Martin, Pacifica California

Thanks for the submission, George.

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Various and Sundry Good Words

Even though you have plenty to read, this is a treasure trove:

From David Limbagh

Thanks Jan.

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Warms My Cockles

Robert sent this in...it'll kill you. They're such assholes. (Oops, did I say that out loud?)

The Poor Congress Critters are Afraid of Their Screaming Constituents

Let's make sure we're among the screaming mob.

Jackie Speier has not yet announced her Town Hall Meeting. I wonder if she's planning to hold it on a Sunday at Midnight...with only a small circle of friends in attendance.

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Recess Rally Against ØbamaCare

Robert brought this to my attention:

Recess Rally against ØbamaCare

Here is our Rep:

Representative Jackie Speier (D – 12)
400 South El Camino Real, Suite 750
San Mateo, CA 94402-1704
Voice: 650-342-0300
FAX: 650-375-8270

Michelle Malkin on it.

Anyone who wants to go....email me.

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