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With a few more tanning sessions and botox treatments Clinton could be a dup for Hugh Hefner!

An article published in the Houston Chronicle May 17 addresses your concern.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7009807.html

Texas doctors opting out of Medicare at alarming rate
By TODD ACKERMAN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
May 17, 2010, 11:02PM

Ending Medicare participation is just one consequence of the system’s funding problems. In a new Texas Medical Association survey, opting out was one of the least common options doctors have taken or are planning as a result of declining Medicare funding — behind increasing fees, reducing staff wages and benefits, reducing charity care and not accepting new Medicare patients.
In 2008, 42 percent of Texas doctors participating in the survey said they were no longer accepting all new Medicare patients. Among primary-care doctors, the percentage was 62 percent.

The problem dates back to 1997, when Congress passed a balanced budget law that included a Medicare payment formula aimed at reining in spending. The formula, which assumed low growth rates, called for payment cuts if spending exceeded goals, a scenario that occurred year after year as health care costs grew. The scheduled cuts, expected to be modest, turned out to be large.
Congress would overturn the cuts, but their short-term fixes didn’t keep up with inflation. The Texas Medical Association says the cumulative effect since 2001 already amounts to an inflation-adjusted cut of 20.9 percent. In 2001, doctors receiving a $1,000 Medicare payment made roughly $410, after taking out operating expenses. In 2010, they’ll net $290. If the scheduled 21.2 percent cut goes through, they’d net $72, effectively an 83 percent cut since 2001.
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In 2007 I sold Medicare insurance plans for Aetna and my opinion is Medicare is a waste of money. First it is nothing but a PONZI scheme run by the government. Doctors do not have to accept medicare patients. Many docs do not even bother because of the enormous bureaucracy, paperwork, and minimal reimbursement. The standards of care are abysmal just look at the Veterans Admin. This is what medicare patients will face with the advent of Obamacare.

If you have any other insurance alternative that is affordable, use it rather than Medicare. Depending on your health condition you may take your chances without Medicare but you risk having to go to ER and through yourself on the mercy of public support.

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Great to see angel tits from Vacaville CA is back in the news!

Are there levees near Vacaville? She is a refugee!

Where's the scat!!

Any high school biology graduate would know that where there are beasts ( of earthbound nature ) there's scat. Excrement is evidence, dismiss the sightings they are words and imagination. If such creatures exist, on earth, there must be evidence of food consumption and a few 'dump' sites to confirm the habitat and where they are on the food chain - haven't seen any wookies at McD's have you?

KOMO News link to spreadsheet: http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/Pics/Wa_gov_race.xls

YESSSSSS!!!

I sent this email to Sinclair and urge others to make their strongest statements in support of airing 'Stolen Honor'.

I strongly urge you to proceed with airing the documentary 'Stolen Honor' as scheduled. In the face of such intimidation and outright coercion from the DNC and the Kerry campaign it is imperative that the public be able to see the evidence of factual statements and appearances by presidential candidate Kerry following the Viet Nam War, when he was still a Naval Officer, sworn to defend the constitution and the honor of the United States. His actions are clearly a betrayal of that Navy commission and it is necessary that the public be able to evaluate those statements for them selves. If you do not present the facts, who will?

Confidently,

William Mann
US Navy Reserve - Viet Nam 1966 - 1970

Kerry stated his positions (both of them) in this recent interview with Peter Jennings.

In John Kerry's Own Words:

On Thursday, Senator John Kerry sat down for an interview with ABC News reporter Peter Jennings. Below is a portion of that interview.

Peter Jennings: "You told an Iowa newspaper recently that life begins at conception. What makes you think that?"

Sen. Kerry: "My personal belief about what happens in the fertilization process is a human being is first formed and created, and that's when life begins. Something begins to happen. There's a transformation. There's an evolution. (Evolution?? Is this guy an idiot or was he asleep in biology class?)

Within weeks, you look and see the development of it, but that's not a person yet, and it's certainly not what somebody, in my judgment, ought to have the government of the United States intervening in. Roe v. Wade has made it very clear what our standard is with respect to viability, what our standard is with respect to rights. I believe in the right to choose, not the government choosing, but an individual, and I defend that."

Jennings: "Could you explain again to me what do you mean when you say 'life begins at conception'?"

Kerry: "Well, that's what the Supreme Court has established is a test of viability as to whether or not you're permitted to terminate a pregnancy, and I support that. That is my test. And I, you know, you have all kinds of different evolutions of life, as we know, and very different beliefs about birth, the process of the development of a fetus. That's the standard that's been established in Roe v. Wade. And I adhere to that standard."

Jennings: "If you believe that life begins at conception, is even a first-trimester abortion not murder?"

Kerry: "No, because it's not the form of life that takes personhood in the terms that we have judged it to be in the past. It's the beginning of life. Does life begin? Yes, it begins. Is it at the point where I would say that you apply those penalties? The answer is, no, and I believe in choice. I believe in the right to choose, and the government should not involve itself in that choice, beyond where it has in the context of Roe v. Wade."

John Kerry's Own Actions:

Kerry Has Voted At Least Six Times Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion.

Kerry Has Voted At Least 25 Times In Favor Of Using Taxpayer Dollars To Pay For Abortions In United States.

Kerry Voted Against Unborn Victims of Violence Act - "Laci and Connor Peterson's Law"

Nonpartisan National Journal Scored Kerry's Votes Most Liberal In Senate For 2003. Kerry scored a Senate-high 97% liberal rating for 2003, beating out Sens. Barbara Boxer (91), Hillary Clinton (89), Ted Kennedy (88), and Tom Daschle (80). (National Journal Website, "How They Measured Up," http://nationaljournal.com, 2/27/04)

John Kerry says he believes that life begins at conception, yet does not have the conviction to protect life, and instead promotes abortion -- even up until the moment a child takes their first breath!

In John Kerry's Own Words:

On Thursday, Senator John Kerry sat down for an interview with ABC News reporter Peter Jennings. Below is a portion of that interview.

Peter Jennings: "You told an Iowa newspaper recently that life begins at conception. What makes you think that?"

Sen. Kerry: "My personal belief about what happens in the fertilization process is a human being is first formed and created, and that's when life begins. Something begins to happen. There's a transformation. There's an evolution. (Evolution?? Is this guy an idiot or was he asleep in biology class?)

Within weeks, you look and see the development of it, but that's not a person yet, and it's certainly not what somebody, in my judgment, ought to have the government of the United States intervening in. Roe v. Wade has made it very clear what our standard is with respect to viability, what our standard is with respect to rights. I believe in the right to choose, not the government choosing, but an individual, and I defend that."

Jennings: "Could you explain again to me what do you mean when you say 'life begins at conception'?"

Kerry: "Well, that's what the Supreme Court has established is a test of viability as to whether or not you're permitted to terminate a pregnancy, and I support that. That is my test. And I, you know, you have all kinds of different evolutions of life, as we know, and very different beliefs about birth, the process of the development of a fetus. That's the standard that's been established in Roe v. Wade. And I adhere to that standard."

Jennings: "If you believe that life begins at conception, is even a first-trimester abortion not murder?"

Kerry: "No, because it's not the form of life that takes personhood in the terms that we have judged it to be in the past. It's the beginning of life. Does life begin? Yes, it begins. Is it at the point where I would say that you apply those penalties? The answer is, no, and I believe in choice. I believe in the right to choose, and the government should not involve itself in that choice, beyond where it has in the context of Roe v. Wade."

John Kerry's Own Actions:

Kerry Has Voted At Least Six Times Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion.

Kerry Has Voted At Least 25 Times In Favor Of Using Taxpayer Dollars To Pay For Abortions In United States.

Kerry Voted Against Unborn Victims of Violence Act - "Laci and Connor Peterson's Law"

Nonpartisan National Journal Scored Kerry's Votes Most Liberal In Senate For 2003. Kerry scored a Senate-high 97% liberal rating for 2003, beating out Sens. Barbara Boxer (91), Hillary Clinton (89), Ted Kennedy (88), and Tom Daschle (80). (National Journal Website, "How They Measured Up," http://nationaljournal.com, 2/27/04)

John Kerry says he believes that life begins at conception, yet does not have the conviction to protect life, and instead promotes abortion -- even up until the moment a child takes their first breath!

There are ways to distribute this endorsement and do serious damage to Kerry Edwards image. Posters showing pages from cpusa.org - 10 Reasons to Defeat Bush. This list details all the reasons that echo Democrat platform plus a few very disturbing items that most Americans - even lobotomized Democrats - would NOT pledge allegiance. Items such as statements encouraging workers organizations, unions, to take over corporate ownership, elimination of private property, and many more!

There is also a poster showing ChiComm crowd cheering Kerry Edwards with fists raised in power salute. Exactly depicting cpusa.org endorsement. I don't know how to post it here. Contact me via private reply. Post this graphic everywhere you can, next to other candidate posters for example. Liberals will hate it!

Did someone say Commie?? Here's an excerpt from an article posted on the CPUSA website where C. McKinney is a fav.

Report to National Board on Cynthia McKinney Defeat
Archive Analysis
Author: Joelle Fishman, Chair, Political Action Committee, CPUSA

First published 13.01.2003 11:02 by {article_topic_desc}

Introduction

The details of the defeat of Cynthia McKinney in Georgia's 4th Congressional District primary and Earl Hilliard in Alabama's 7th Congressional District primary should serve to sound an alarm about the assault being carried out by the right-wing in particular against the Black vote, and overall to weaken, split and destroy progressive representation.

The situation was not confined to Georgia in this election cycle.

In Florida's primary for Governor large-scale confusion was created, targeting many Black voting districts. Republican ballots were given to Democrats in the heart of the Black community. "It makes me feel that this is intentional. I'm enraged," responded Congresswoman Corinne Brown of Jacksonville. Despite everything, progressive labor leader Tony Hill won his primary for State Senate in Jacksonville by a two to one margin, based on a broad, united grass-roots campaign.

Here's the link: http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/514/1/8/

Surely the writer lives in Seattle/Portland where the propaganda is so thick that victims like herself find solace in hatred, falsehood and invective. Unfortunately she/he (confused about which) would not recognize the resultant of 2 + 2. I strongly suggest this woman jump from the nearest bridge into rapidly moving traffic. Understand this - she is of no use in a civilized society. Please - do the world and yourself a kindness - end the abortion you have made of your life NOW! There is no redemption for a rotting carcass such as yours.

Yes, Seattle and King County. That's why we have Jim McDermit or McDimWit as senator for this state. McDermit you remember went to Iraq before the start of IraqiFreedom and praised Saddam. Also received 5K in cash plus trip and expenses to publish his comments prior to the invasion.

Kennewick,Richland - the former site of Hanford Nuclear Reactor and now defunct WPPSS, 5 proposed nuclear power sites - is also a government=leftist controlled population.

This state is firmly linked to the socialist adgenda and needs a serious awakening of conservatives outside the Seattle area.

The conservative populaton is too damn conservative! They won't stand up and demand to be heard in the state assembly nor at the voting booth. The majority of the population of Soviet Russia also passively submitted to the rule of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev... because they would be killed if they resisted. This is AMERICA! Where is the soul in the residents of this state, where is the committment to liberty, principles? Who will fight for you if you will not fight for what you, yourself, believe ?