Thank you, Luv.
Nothing more precious than a baby (or babies).
Hope you had a good day.
Posted on 12/31/2009 11:04:28 PM PST by JustAmy
They just look so cute and smell so good after the bath wrapped in a terry towel and just lovable, GG!! LOL! Don’t you agree??
Thanks Amy! It’s been a rough day for us here. I understand that we have a El Nino coming next week too....so we must reinforce some rock walls in the back yard, while coughing and recouping!
Snuggly babies! I just love them! :) Wonder how come babies smell so good? LOL I could just eat them up.
And why do we grown-ups just love baby lotion, baby oil....do you think we’re trying to smell as good a baby? I do love baby lotion....I use it on my hands a lot!
It’s like comfort food—the smell of a baby brings back such good memories!
Oooops .... the Opening was a re-run. I did make a couple of new graphics for today.
This baby in the pink bath-towel is so cute. I had to do something with it. :)
T.Y.
:)
Add the Medicare cuts and rate increases, and then add the $525 and the nearly $5,000 out of pocket fees for Tricare and our retired Military who are 65 and over are getting royally screwed! Because if SS is getting no COLA's for 3 years then retired Military won't either.
Congress, judicial or any branch of government should get no bigger a pay raise than our Military get. AND IF they can't give the most vulnerable in society our seniors and retired Military seniors a tiny COLA raise congress shouldn't get one either.
I Called Alexander and Corker's office this morning and told them to start screaming about the Medicare/Tricare benefit cuts and increased fees.
Most seniors even retired Military don't know about the Medicare and Tricare cuts...I've been doing a lot of talking to random people and they are SHOCKED to learn of these cuts and increases.
Talk radio is totally ignoring the Tricare issue. I even called Scott Brown's campaign office and told them to have him explain to the public what Tricare is and the cuts involved.
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.)
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
November 6, 2009 | Rep Buyer abd Rep McKeon
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva110609-1.htm Link
Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon offered three amendments to the Pelosi healthcare bill that would protect America’s Veterans and military TRICARE beneficiaries. The healthcare legislation, which is expected to be voted on in the full House in the coming days limits veteran’s and service member’s health care choices and places veterans and military health care unnecessarily at risk by not clearly excluding military and veterans health care from the requirements of the bill.
“In addition to being fundamentally opposed to a sweeping government takeover of health care, I also strongly object to the bill that was unveiled today because it would limit veterans’ ability to choose a health care provider,” said Rep. Buyer. “The liberty and freedom upon which our nation is founded was paid for through the sacrifices of veterans, and I find it outrageous that the government veterans defended would presume to dictate where and how they obtain health care. This is not the type of government veterans have fought and died for.”
“America must remain vigilant in our efforts to provide the necessary support to our Veterans, military retirees, and current military personnel,” said Rep. McKeon. “The Democrat healthcare bill that will be voted on in the coming days creates unnecessary uncertainty for our Veterans and military families that their healthcare options will be unfairly limited. Our amendments make certain—in the strongest terms possible—that our nation’s heroes will continue to have options, while protecting their rights to maintain their current high-quality options if they so choose.”
Reps. Buyer and McKeon offered the following three amendments to ensure that our veterans, servicemembers, and their families are not hurt by the bill:
· Buyer/McKeon Amendment #001: Would add a new subsection to provide explicitly that veterans enrolled in the VA health care and TRICARE beneficiaries may choose additional health insurance through the “Health Insurance Exchange”, along with care provided by VA or DOD.
The bill reads: “(a) ACCESS TO COVERAGE. – In accordance with this section, all individuals are eligible to obtain coverage through enrollment in an Exchange-participating health benefits plan offered through the Health Insurance Exchange unless such individuals are enrolled in another qualified health benefits plan or certain other acceptable coverage.” [page 156, line 11-16].
Under H.R. 3962, VA health care and TRICARE would be deemed "qualified" coverage. The problem with the language is that it is ambiguous and can be interpreted to disqualify individuals enrolled in VA health care or TRICARE from participating in the exchange.
This amendment was accepted at the Energy and Commerce Committee markup, but the Democratic Leadership failed to include it in H.R. 3962.
· Buyer/McKeon Amendment #002: Would ensure that the authority of the Secretary of VA and Secretary of DOD could never be challenged or obstructed by any provision in the bill or by a secretary or commissioner from another part of government.
As currently written, H.R. 3962 would provide that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of VA retain sole authority over their respective health care systems only with respect to Subtitle A, the Health Insurance Exchange. This was the original Buyer Amendment adopted in Energy and Commerce Committee. However, it was limited to “Subtitle A” because of germaneness requirements. The intent was that as the Committee bills were merged, the language would be revised to encompass the entire bill.
The section-by-section analysis on the Energy and Commerce Committee Website states that Section 311 “makes clear that nothing in this act interferes with the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense’s existing authorities.”
In fact, this description is incorrect and our amendment would provide that the bill conform to the website’s assertion.
· Buyer/McKeon Amendment #003: Would amend section 342 of the bill to allow individuals enrolled in VA health care and TRICARE to be eligible for affordable tax credits.
Currently, H.R. 3962 defines an “affordable credit eligible individual” as one who is not enrolled in acceptable coverage – which would exclude individuals enrolled in VA health care or TRICARE.
Hi Amy, I try to be a generally up-beat person ( which is why I like this site ), but with this recent diaster in Haiti,it is difficult to concentrate on much else! So if I’m not writing to you all for awhile, I know you’ll understand. God bless!
WE are all praying for the people in Haiti.
Keep them in your prayers. They need our prayers now to get through this disaster.
:^)
They are precious!!
Better take care of yourselves ...... El Nino or not!!!
Weather forecast is for rain all next week. We can use the rain, just hope the bucket isn’t emptied all at once. :)
People need to wake up and take notice of what is happening to our country.
If they continue to ignore this, it will be too late.
As cat lovers you’re going to LOVE this!!!
In BOSTON, jury duty calls for an East Boston resident, a CAT!
The family is trying to figure out how their pet cat was summonsed for jury duty, and the jury commissioner was unmoved and denied the request for disqualification of service.
The cat, is named Sal and Sal’s owners, Guy and Anna Esposito, think they may know the source of the mix up: Sal is a member of the family, so on the last Census form, Anna Esposito listed him under “pets”.
She wrote ‘Sal Esposito’, scratched out the ‘dog,’ and wrote, ‘cat.
The cat’s service date at Suffolk Superior Court is set for March 23. The lady who owns the cat said that if the problem is still not handled, she will have to bring the cat to court!
Nothing like a bureaucracy!
I think I would try once and if the jury commissioner couldn't resolve this, my cat would show up for jury duty.
No-one can screw things up like a bureaucrat.
I just want to know that;
-The cat got paid for the day’s duty
-The cat was not discriminated against in the selection process for being an animal
-Not discriminated against for not speaking English
-Was not influenced in its decision by scratching, tickling or petting by the other jury members or the lawyers
-Was allowed its own chair and not have to sit in a lap unless it was the owner’s
-That sensible provisions for restroom facilities were provided
-That sensible feeding provisions were allowed as the small frame needs feeding more often
-That the lawyers didn’t use cute little names like ‘snookums, sweetie, babe, or the like trying to influence the cat
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