Hokem Health Care Summitry

Washington Examiner ^ | February 10, 2010 | Editorial Staff

[raptor22]

A couple of Washington's most familiar con jobs are now front and center of our national leaders' approaches to two of the most critical issues facing the nation. Frequently when the White House and Congress want to look like they are doing something concrete, when in fact they want to keep doing what they've been doing, they form a "bipartisan commission" or "task force" to study a problem and then recommend courses of action. Thus, President Obama and the Democratic leadership of Congress are pushing for the creation of a bipartisan commission to study the federal government's exploding deficits and national debt, and recommend solutions. The object, of course, is not to cut spending or the national debt, but rather to provide a rationale for increasing taxes so that the career politicians and bureaucrats can continue doing what they are doing

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[GailA]

Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke.

Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)

New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.

Obama's War on Seniors

Socialized Med Thread

Bambi doesn't keep his promises...so buyer beware.

Obama Plans to Undo Bush Rules on Oil Drilling on Public Lands, Among Others

http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/10/obama-plans-to-undo-bush-rules-on-oil-drilling-on-public-lands-among-others/

December 4, 2008

Obama may reverse Bush policies on stem cells, drilling, abortion

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/obama.executive.orders/index.html

Obama blocks offshore drilling Feb 11, 2009 ... Wednesday, February 11, 2009 ..

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/11/drilling-ban-revisited/

[Pietro]

Here's an idea on the deficits:

STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY!!!!!!!!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Results of my “those damn intransigent “not just no, but hell no” Republicans” argument w/my liberal relatives:

They: Suppose you had two branches of the same family who had a disagreement. Don’t you think one should send an emissary to the opposing side and they should at least try to talk about their differences?

Me: Yes, generically. However, suppose one branch of the family is like Ma Barker and her kids. They rob banks, kidnap people for ransom, and commit murders. Suppose the other branch is just a bunch of normal folks who try to live upstanding, law abiding, and moral lives. The Barkers send an emissary and try to reach a place where the two branches “give a little”, and work to cooperate. Would the moral branch of the family then....just act as lookouts for robberies, preferring not to become directly involved? Would they collect and pass on ransom money, not wanting to take hostages nor execute same? Would they purchase and deliver ammo or guns to the Barker branch, who, after all, aren’t going to be giving up*all* their criminal enterprises.

Or, should the moral branch send an emissary to the Barkers, trying to persuade them to mend their ways? OK, the Barkers start to do charity work on their off days from robbing banks and committing murders.

[HiTech RedNeck]

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