I imagine it is because, for the first time, they are being exposed to the language in this witches brew of a bill. Put, that’s what Town hall meetings are for, aren’t they? So the local politicians can get the truth out? (satire)
I imagine it is because, for the first time, they are being exposed to the language in this pelosi witches brew of a bill. Put, that’s what Town hall meetings are for, aren’t they? So the local politicians can get the truth out? (satire)
Good news! Even within the indie’s there must be patriots.
Obama and the Leftist media decry supposed, fear-mongering charges of “Death Panels” as baseless, but are silent regarding explicit and indistinquishible HHS / Congressional jargon requiring or incentivizing physicians to “initiate guided consultations” regarding “advance care planning” or “end of life planning” (HR 3200 sec. 1233) in order to meet bureaucratic goals (http://www.ahrq.gov/research/endliferia/endria.htm) for “reducing resource use”and “positively influencing terminal care costs” through such “consultations.
Physicians are to be subjected to de-facto quotas via “quality reporting initiative” measured against yet to be defined standards, to be endorsed or adopted by “consensus based organizations”. These “Advance Care Planning Consultations” to include “an explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice, and benefits for such services and supports that are available under this title. “
Sec. 141 - 142 of the House bill “Establishes the ‘Health Choices Administration’, an independent executive branch agency.” “The ‘Health Choices Commissioner’ will carry out out functions including: establishment of qualified plan standards, establishment and operation of the Health Insurance Exchange, administration of affordability credits, and additional functions as laid out within the bill. The Commissioner can collect data necessary to carry out his or her duties and to promote quality and value and address disparities in health care.”
Corollary provisions empower other government bureuacrats to adopt and implement a “national wellness strategy” to “improve the Nation’s health” through “community prevention and wellness activities (sec. 3121) coordinated by the “Task Force on Clinical Preventive Services” (sec. 3131) charged with among other things, “‘taking into account health disparities in developing, updating, publishing, and disseminating evidence-based recommendations on the use of such services”.
Additionally, a czar-like, “Director of the Center for Quality Improvement” is to be charged with “ prioritizing areas for the identification, development, evaluation, and implementation of best practices for quality improvement activities in the delivery of health care services” in accordance with the evolving political consensus, likely complied by ACORN, and reflected by long established and all too familiar “we are the government and we know what’s good for you so shut up and take it” standard.
I believe things are bubbling over finally. After years and years of government growth and reckless spending, America is finally getting sick of it! The health care plan protests are a symptom of the disease that is government overreaching its bounds.
I keep waiting for those testimonials of shiny happy smiling Brits and Canadians telling us how they just love government health care.
The honeymoon for Obama is not only over, he has been served with divorce papers.
I remember a speech by Ike in 1956 when he appealed to voters, he addressed his audience by saying “I understand there are more Independents here than Democrats.” Nothing has changed, there are many Independents out there and they are the ones who really decide the elections.
I’m highly confident that Obama’s socialist health care plan will not pass. There’s just too much opposition to it and the Democratic congressmen who aren’t to the left of Bill Ayers are very nervous about voting for it. What I think may happen is that a compromise bill will pass. It will not have a public option and it will be far short of what Obama and the other radical libs in Congress want. But Obama will sign it in order to say that he got something passed, and to save face.
Me thinks the socialists are rapidly expending their political capital.
Such a notion is absolutely idiotic.
Billy Tauzin, or whatever that lobbyist jerk's name is, ought to be fired for going along with Hussein's plan. He is ignorant, too, because Hussein will be a friendly crocodile...and eat Big Pharma last.
The AARP "leadership", too, is ripe for replacement. What kind of ASSES decide to betray the people they supposedly serve? I think they look upon it as a way to get their nose into the public trough, and nothing else.
Ridiculous.
I hope independents are being won over. Hell, I hope DEMOCRATS are being won over....not all Democrats are comfortable with this CRAP.
I posted this account on another thread that died, but I thought it was interesting and relevant enough to repost.
I’m in NYC right now, and I was sitting in a coffee shop in a very liberal area and chatting with the 60ish lady at the next table, who looked very liberal herself and sure sounded that way in our conversation.
I went back to reading my paper after a bit, and then she read the headlines (NYers read other people’s papers - I can even read papers upside down!) and leaned over and said in a confidential voice, “You know? Something that really scares me is that health care plan. Especially at my age...”
It's actually worse news than the Dems think, and I'll tell you why.
Some of the most deeply seated and rock-rooted opinions and choices in politics are based in fear. (The Dems know this, as they are always playing to fears.)
But now Americans are faced with not one, but two fears, and they are very real, and immanent threats to our safety and well being.
Fear One: Confiscation of health care quality and choice (and confiscation of wealth to pay for others' healthcare.)
We place high value on the health our health and that of our families, and our relationships with our physicians. We are motivated to fight this confiscation of healthcare. Older folks are motivated to fight the raid of Medicare, on which they depend; and they fear being herded into the cemetery by bureaucrats who see them as bothersome liabilities to be counseled and (you-know-whated).
Fear Two: Political disenfranchisement: We (who oppose socialized medicine) now have oppressive limits on free speech and assembly.
Ordinary folks, just like you and me, are accused of collaboration with companies that they barely know exist; and, they are called hateful names and they and their families are harassed.
Couple these two fears together, and you have a heightened state of political ill will directed toward the Dems that cannot be erased or molified by Marxist Obama's speechwriters, or be silenced by arrogant, condescending "representatives".
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Dear Leader is not going to be happy about this at all.
NEENER..NEENER..NEENER!
NOT ALL OF US WERE HOPEMOTIZED! AND NOW OTHERS THAT WERE UNDER THE SPELL ARE WAKING UP!!
OBAMA IS A MARXIST!!
1. Swastika-carrying
2. Astroturf
3. Brown-shirts
4. Nazi
5. Angry mobs
6. Terrorists
7. UnAmerican/Unpatriotic
8. Racists
9. Fishy
10. Birthers
Hey here’s some good news I got today. I hope it makes someone’s day just a tiny bit brighter...this is not totally off topic because the person in my story was an Independent who fell for the ObamaMania. In this case it was an Indy who had White Guilt and voted for O for that reason.
Since last fall, right before the election, I have been trying to get my friend’s husband to vote for conservatives in future elections.
I only met the man once before the 2008 election, so he voted for Zero. He says he’s voted repub and dem in the past, but voted for Zero because of his race (ugh).
His wife and I are strongly Christian Conservatives, thus our friendship.
I’ve know this man, who is very witty and funny, since last September, although I’ve known his wife for 4 years. He and I and his wife have discussed politics everytime we see eachother or speak on the phone(we live an hour apart). I also never fail to bring homemade cookies to the man everytime I visit and we then talk of many things and politics always comes up.
The political talk started last Sept. because I had my Sarah Palin shirt on when I met this man last fall.
After less than a year of bribery with cookies, and his wife and me telling him why socialism is bad etc, he has announced to me this morning via telephone that he will now vote for conservatives and even for Sarah. And he says he’s turning over a new leaf and going to church with his wife too.
Of course he’s aware of all that is going on in politics and does not like what Der Fuhrer is up to. So I don’t take much credit in bringing him to the light of conservatism. The cookies helped. And the friendly banter between him vs. me and his wife did the most good.
I have committed to baking a variety of cookies for him at least until Nov.2012. We have won over one middle of the road voter. He’s on our side now.
A very small victory for the country, but rather a nice development for me, and it didn’t take long or much effort to have him see the light.
A big JimRob “WOO HOO!”. I hope you enjoyed my story. Easy on the flames please, my flame retardant undies are not on at this time.....
Bwa-hahahahah. Take that, Bamster!
I am going to give my word of warning here. In the last few days too many have been urging folks to tone it down.
Do NOT listen to them. Let your passion guide you. The honest passion, even your outight outrage and anger, is the honesty coming out and that is what all of us are feeling.
Be WHO you are, do not be violent, but do not tone it down.
Do not listen to the left and do not fear their words and scorn. They will do this no matter what you do. They fear your outrage and your honest passion more than anything.
The talking heads? Ignore them. Their wishy washy stance is a losing proposition. RINOitis is a lethal disease.