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Making Everett Dirksen proud
Sen. Everett Dirksen, in the 1950′s on the floor of the U.S. Senate during budget debates, is said to have quipped “a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon it adds up to real money.” It is now … Continue reading
545 vs. 300,000,000 – Politicians vs. We The People
This is great. Read the whole piece. It’s an adaptation from an article written in the 80′s but still quite relevant. Perhaps even more so, embellished by Jon Stewart. 545 PEOPLE — By Charlie Reese Politicians are the only people … Continue reading
Soaring costs force Canada to reassess health model – Yahoo! News
TORONTO (Reuters) – Pressured by an aging population and the need to rein in budget deficits, Canada’s provinces are taking tough measures to curb healthcare costs, a trend that could erode the principles of the popular state-funded system. via Soaring … Continue reading
Ha! What goes around ….
Could it be, possibly, that Congress really screwed themselves, themselves, in the health insurance bill? Not to be mean … well, at least not unfairly so … one can only hope. Notice the categories into which I slot this piece. … Continue reading
Disagreement no longer proper – where have we seen that before?
Excellent WSJ article on (a) increasing corporate analyses of the effects of “ObamaCare” on companies (and ultimately YOUR pocketbook), and (b) Congressional anger at corporate America reporting those effects, as required by SEC regulations. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke took to … Continue reading
I do not like it, Uncle Sam
I do not like it Uncle Sam, I do not like it Sam I am. I do not like these dirty crooks, neither how they cook the books. I do not like when Congress steals, I do not like their … Continue reading
This says it all about the so-called healthcare “reform” bill
The Obama-Pelosi-Reid machine combined the radicalism of Alinsky, the corruption of Springfield and the machine power politics of Chicago. Sunday was a pressured, bought, intimidated vote worthy of Hugo Chavez but unworthy of the United States of America. It is … Continue reading
The lie of an executive order banning federal funding of abortions
OK, pay attention now. This is not a pro-life/pro-choice argument. Both sides of that issue should be concerned about this issue. What is the issue? We’ve just seen Rep. Bart Stupak decide to vote “yes” on health care and he … Continue reading
It’s the journey, not the destination stupid!
That line is taken from, among other sources I’m sure, the back of a favorite BMW motorcycle sweatshirt. As an aside, my VERY favorite shirt reads “I didn’t know BMW made cars until I passed one.” But I digress. The … Continue reading
Where Your Representative Stands on Health Care bill — contact somebody
The most important legislation I can imagine hangs in the balance. I won’t lobby here for up or down, but here are links to tell you whom you need to contact. You can email your own Congressman but will have … Continue reading
