Posted on 09/19/2006 8:29:59 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
Another example of why letting the Democrats ever again controll any portion of the Federal Goverment is insanely risky. The notion that once in they would easily be routed out of power again is nonsense.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704239/posts
Secret plan alleged on campaign financing Sacramento Bee ^ | 9/19/6 | Jim Sanders
Posted on 09/19/2006 9:54:35 AM CDT by SmithL
A California Nurses Association publication indicates the group is pushing the Proposition 89 campaign-finance measure as a Trojan horse to get what it covets most: universal health care, opponents said Monday.
Allan Zaremberg, president of the California Chamber of Commerce, said the strategy basically was spelled out in a document that appeared on the nurses association Web site.
"They have a two-step process here," he said. "One is to eliminate the ability of business to communicate with the voters. The second step is to have government-run health care on the next ballot ... and deny voters the ability to hear the other side."
Proposition 89 would allow public financing of campaigns for state offices, an overhaul touted as a way to discourage undue influence by well-heeled special interests.
The measure, crafted by the CNA, is on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Chuck Idelson, spokesman for both the CNA and the Yes on Proposition 89 campaign, said the nurses group has supported universal health care for many years but that the campaign-finance initiative is not specifically linked to that goal.
Universal health care is a bitterly controversial concept to replace California's system of private health insurance with a state-run system to provide medical care to every resident.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
LOL!!!
Give it up!
even ANN is scared of that man!
;-)
David Frum on Fox: "This speech represents the collapse of Bush's Iran policy."
AND...whose father was brainwashed about Vietnam and a BIG "moderate"...I don't buy Romney at all...
thank you...
check yours....
;-)
Who the hell is he?
Thanks!
GREAT POST!
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm still hangin' in there with Newt/Rudy '08. ..
What???
AN ASSHOLE?
What did I win?
Idiot caller on line 2....
The exodus has gotten bad enough that it looks as though both states may even lose House seats. Imagine that kind of governance on a national level. It gives me nightmares. There'd be nowhere to move if you wanted/needed to leave.
Like man, y'know, cool dude, Bush lied man, y'know
According to Roll Call (sub. required), 8 Republicans join the trio in opposing the White House: Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Richard Lugar, Mike DeWine, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, Lincoln Chafee (natch), and Chuck Hagel.
Makes me all the less bothered DeWine's reelection prospects aren't so hot.
The Roll Call piece also says:
With 11 GOP supporters and the expected backing of a majority of Democrats, the Armed Services proposal, which passed the panel with largely Democratic support last week, could draw as many as 56 votes.
But the senior Senate GOP aide noted that that count would apply only if those Senators actually have an opportunity to vote for the Warner-McCain-Graham alternative to the president’s bill. Frist could decide to use a procedural maneuver, known as filling the amendment tree, to prevent an up-or-down vote on the trio’s proposal. Still, Frist would need 60 votes to choke off any potential filibuster of the president’s plan — a tall order.
While it is always possible that Frist could decide to bring up one or both proposals with no restrictions on amendments, giving opponents an opportunity to present their alternatives, the more likely scenario is one in which Frist tries to restrict the debate in an attempt to minimize the damage that already has been done to a national security message that was supposed to be the Republicans’ ace in the hole going into the Nov. 7 elections. Additionally, adding structure and limits to the debate could also serve to head-off the potential of Democratic attempts to hijack the proceedings with other issues.
Of course, Frist also could decide to punt the issue into next week or beyond if talks between the warring parties appear to be bearing fruit.
Nice. LOL!
Like Moonbat!
Like Moron!
Big Moonbat caller.
DAGGONE!
You trying to kill us?
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
MOONBAT!!!!! "Bush wants more war!"
Yea like you know dude
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