Feed the World, Save the Children, but Ignore the Dying in Our Streets

How do you spell "hypocrisy?" L-I-B-E-R-A-L. I can't even be in the same room as one of 'em. Not that I'm a Republican, but if I had to choose, rather a Republican I'd be. It's almost like the left is just so bitter, so angry, that they refuse to acknowledge the fact that their side has done more to destroy this country in the year Barak's been in control, then the Republican's managed to do in the previous 8 years. We're hemorrhaging money at breakneck speed (not an unexpected consequence of a Democratic government, though particularly troubling considering the current state of the economy.) He has not kept one campaign promise and with the multitude and vast array he made, you would have thought it likely he could have fulfilled even ONE by now. He's weakened our national security; friggin' green-lighted the trying of the 911 TERRORISTS in Federal Courts, guaranteeing them the same rights and protection as a US citizen, as well as a bully pulpit to spew their anti-American rhetoric. He plays more golf and takes more vacations than my retired father. As I accurately recall, there was a life and death crisis with the bank bailout, which led to giving money to the corporations who helped create the crisis, with no strings attached. Those banks then went out and started buying other banks, giving bonuses, etc., with no accountability. Then we realized it was just a way for Obama to take over the financial industry. Next came the stimulus crisis, where the stimulus HAD to pass immediately, without anyone reading it, or we'd all die, or worse! It was going to save jobs. It was going to create jobs. It was going to do all kinds of wonderful things. It had to be passed immediately. Eight months later, my boyfriend is still unemployed (and he’s a doctor.) We then saw that money was actually squandered on political paybacks to those who supported Obama. It was being squandered with no accountability. It created NO jobs, nor did it save many, if any. Not only that, but once Obama had the bill ready to be signed, despite the dire urgency, he didn't even sign it for several days! Yet another LIE! And another power grab. Obama hasn't yet released even half of the money from that he stole from the American people, but rather, is holding onto it until he needs it to corrupt the upcoming elections. Obama will be using it for his Dollars for Votes plan, again. Our dollars for his votes. Kind of like he did to get Landrieus's vote for cloture on his Commie Care nightmare. The stimulus turned out to be another power grab by Obama, and remember, it was earth shatteringly urgent, until Obama had the votes. Coincidentally enough, the same thing happened in the auto bailout. You remember that crisis, right? The one that precipitated Obama's firing of CEO's and defrauding secured bondholders out of their investments, with no constitutional authority to do so. He restructured GM and gave away Chrysler. He supplanted the interests of the investors, who legally were supposed to be the first to be protected in a bankruptcy, with the unions, who had no right to leapfrog the LAW and end up with a huge equity stake in the company. Once again, the whole GM bailout was a poorly disguised power grab by the left, and payback to the corrupt, leftist unions. It was of utmost necessity that it be done immediately!!!! Anyone see a pattern here? Now we come to Obama's Commie Care, and once again, the dire consequences if we don't pass it immediately! Obama, Pelosi, and Reid have indulged in every possible lie and hyperbole to convince the nation of the desperate need for Kevorkian Care, and have failed to convince the majority. So they twisted arms, threatened, and paid senators off to get the bill to the floor, because as we all know, we have to HURRY, yet again. The strange thing is, like with the stimulus, all of a sudden the Whitehouse, and the leftists who propagandize for them, like Corn, are not in such a hurry anymore. Corn is advising a relaxed pace. Take your time. And so on. Why would that be? What about the dying children with no health care? Well, as with the other power grabs, the health care scam, which is the largest power grab of all, will take a little time to properly position to get the maximum communistic control. Watching the Marxists in this nightmare, from Corn, to Obama, is like watching a giant Boa Constrictor that is trying to crush and kill a large animal. It is in a hurry to swallow the animal, but must make sure it is dead, and then position itself properly for its gluttonous attempt at swallowing it whole. Corn is advising a cold, deliberate pace. No need to get hasty, now that they got the bill to the floor. Couple more palms to grease before they can ensure a victory. Like a snake, the left is big on the quick strike, but once they think the prey is under their control, they can become quite deliberate, even slow in swallowing the victim. Swallowing America's Freedom is not something that can be hurried, and now that the snake is confident it is in control, it is willing to takes it's time, to a certain extent. The Progressive snake likes to hurry the kill so it can dine at its leisure, but it is never really sated regardless the size of meal. The thirst of the left for more and more power is unquenchable. Cap and Tax is the next thing that their rapacity for power will have their forked tongues flickering over. And it will be urgent, after all, it's the environment! We can't wait, or we'll all die!!! The condescending, self-righteous delusions of the left must stop. They are killing everything that made this country great. And when it's gone, who will they have left to blame? original post at http://politicalpatrol.blogspot.com NEED A BLOGGER? 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"We have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt."---Joe Biden

...Ya say ya want a REV-O-LUTIONNNN...welllll ya know, we all wanna change the world... According to the most recent developments, Obama's "asking" for a contribution on the sale of food and beverages; a previously tax exempt category. Not too sure about you, but I can just about afford my food bill as it is, once this obamanation of additional tax is levied, I guess I'll be going the way of Kate Moss. Hope the "heroine chic" look comes back into vogue...real soon. OK, OK not going to go on and on about how I predicted this mess from the day those idiots nominated him, because honestly, there's no personal satisfaction in it for me. Aside from the fact that his presidency basically spelled curtains for the basis of what made this country the land of the free and the home of the brave, I'm not going to gloat because; it was just so obvious. I heard the other day that Massachusetts is going BANKRUPT due directly to their universal health-care program, big surprise. I'd like to share with you an article written over a year ago from the Boston Globe, another liberal pseudo-commie rag brought to us by those oh-so forward folks at the New York Times;) (italics, bolding and sarcasm are mine): Subsidized care plan's cost to double Enrollment is outstripping state's estimate Globe Staff / February 3, 2008 The subsidized insurance program at the heart of the state's health-care initiative is expected to roughly double in size and expense over the next three years - an unexpected level of growth that could cost state taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars or force the state to scale back its ambitions. more stories like this state projections obtained by the Globe show the program reaching 342,000 people and $1.35 billion in annual expenses by June 2011. Those figures would far outstrip the original plans for the Commonwealth Care program, largely because state officials underestimated the number of uninsured residents. The state has asked the federal government to shoulder roughly half of the program's cost from 2009 through 2011, (if that's true....how does the FEDERAL Government think they can spend our money like mad without repercussions? If one state can not bear the burden of this ill-conceived health care program, how the hell do they expect an entire nation to swing it? "The state alone cannot support that kind of spending increase," said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a business-funded budget watchdog group. Even with federal backing, the state may not be able to afford the insurance initiative as designed, because the law did not make any attempt to trim wasteful health spending, said Alan Sager, a Boston University professor who specializes in health-care costs. Currently, 169,000 people have enrolled in the program, which is expected to cost $618 million in the fiscal year ending June 30. When it authorized the program in 2006, the Legislature estimated that about 215,000 people would eventually be enrolled at a cost of $725 million. State officials in late 2006 reduced that estimate to between 140,000 and 160,000 - a number that was surpassed last year. "We're paying the price of our own success," said Widmer, (with a smile, I'm sure;) The administration of Governor Deval Patrick produced the new estimates to launch negotiations for federal funding, and has shared them with some state health leaders at closed-door meetings. Patrick is seeking about $1.5 billion over three years, half the cumulative cost for Commonwealth Care. The administration declined to discuss the numbers or the assumptions behind them, citing the ongoing negotiations. In a statement, however, the governor's spokesman, Joseph Landolfi, said, "It is clear that paying for health-care reform will pose a much greater fiscal challenge than was anticipated by the previous administration. We are committed to making health reform a success by aggressively pursuing cost savings and efficiencies in the health-care system, as well as working with legislative leaders to review options for additional state revenues so that we can continue to afford this important initiative."strong> The expanding need for new state and federal money is in sharp contrast to the statements made by former governor Mitt Romney, when he proposed the initiative in 2004 and as he campaigns for president. He has repeatedly suggested that the state could insure low-income residents largely by reallocating money paid to hospitals and health centers that serve the uninsured.Continued... "The bill that I submitted to the Legislature didn't cost $1 more than what we were already spending," he said Wednesday night during a GOP debate. "However, the Legislature and now the new Democratic governor have added some bells and whistles." In fact, Romney signed the law in 2006 as modified by the Legislature, approving most of the changes, but vetoing a few provisions that were overridden. Lawmakers then estimated that the initiative would cost the state only a small amount of new money in the first few years. It is now apparent that both Romney and lawmakers underestimated the cost of insurance subsidies as well as other parts of the initiative, largely because they based their projections on low estimates of the number of uninsured and the rising price of insurance. When the law was passed, neither Romney nor the Legislature estimated the costs beyond next year because they believed the enrollment growth would be all but complete. From the beginning, many health policy specialists said the initiative would cost the state more than expected. Now, some say, the benefits of reaching near-universal insurance coverage may counterbalance the financial pain. "I wouldn't say there's an imminent danger that the whole thing is going to collapse," said Robert Seifert, senior associate at the Center for Health Law and Economics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. "It's challenging, but if it's a priority for the administration, then I think it's doable. There are benefits that don't appear in the budget numbers," including healthier residents, who are less of a financial drain in the long run. Government-funded costs of another part of the insurance initiative - expansion of the state's Medicaid program, called MassHealth - are also projected to grow significantly. The state is also seeking federal reimbursement for half of those expenses. MassHealth covers the poor and disabled who have minimal financial assets. Commonwealth Care provides free or subsidized insurance to those who don't qualify for MassHealth but have low to moderate incomes and no access to insurance through work. Overall, spending on the health-care initiative will total about $1.95 billion this year. Slightly less than half of that will be funded by the federal government, with the rest coming from state taxpayers and other sources. If the state doesn't get all of the federal funds it is seeking, policy makers could face difficult choices: spend more state money or cut back the two programs by reducing enrollment, cutting subsidies, or eliminating benefits. "We need that [federal money] to be able to continue the effort to provide MassHealth and Commonwealth Care to everyone who is eligible," said Thomas Dehner, director of MassHealth. Dennis Smith, the federal official who will negotiate the details of the federal contribution, declined to comment about the state's request for more money. The federal government has supported that state's insurance experiment so far - contributing about $300 million for Commonwealth Care since it began in October 2006 and millions more for other parts of the initiative. But the Bush administration has also been trying to curb federal spending in the Medicaid program, which would be the source of the new money Massachusetts is requesting. Negotiations on the state's latest funding request are expected to wrap up by July 1. The financial pressures come as the state struggles to balance the budget for next year, and as the federal economy appears headed for a downturn. The budget proposed by Patrick on Jan. 23 included money for the first wave of the projected increase in Commonwealth Care - $869 million, a figure some observers suggest may itself be too low because of growing enrollment and health-care costs. The budget counts on the federal government paying less than half of that total. There has been no discussion of a tax increase to pay for the health-care plan. One architect of the initiative said the state should work to build public backing for the measure. "I hope that the citizens of Massachusetts are willing to provide the support to maintain our status as the only place in the nation that offers universal coverage," said Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist. Two sources of money that were part of the original financing plan have fallen short, contributing to the budget crunch. As more uninsured residents were covered, the state had expected to shift hundreds of millions of dollars from free care to insurance subsidies, but the drop has been slower than predicted. Lawmakers had also counted on collecting tens of millions of dollars from businesses that do not insure their workers. But the Romney administration reduced the number of businesses subject to penalties, and the state expects to collect only about $5 million from them this year. Sager suggested that the state look to another source to make up the difference: multimillion-dollar payments to hospitals that were included in the law to win political support. "It would be tragic to renege on the law's promises to cover all citizens of the Commonwealth, especially if those promises can be redeemed by . . . repealing the ill-targeted, unnecessary, and unaffordable Medicaid rate increases to hospitals that are already enormously profitable," Sager said. Yadda, yadda, yadda...Now, for some sense. I'll admit I am now and have always been completely against the Obama ministration's "stimulus" bill. To strap future generations with this astromical debt because our bloviated bureaucrats seem determined to spend a dollar when it's only 15 cents. What would I have done? I would have taken that enormous stimulus or omnibus or TARP check what ever they're calling it and use that money to pay off EVERY SINGLE American's personal debt Now that would free-up the flow of cash and certainly boost consumerism. I've been searching for the positive effects the Obama guaranteed to us would result for that last massive check. Matter of fact; since that checked cleared the bank, two personal friends have begun foreclosure proceedings. And I know of 3 others. Look around and take note of how many houses are sale. Common sense dictates that you can't spend to save money. And increasing taxes on the portion of the population least likely to benefit from the social programs and God know's what else this administration has up there sleeve, is just wrong. Thank God Obama's got Biden to muddy the waters/cloud the issues, otherwise we might be looking to Obama for some real solutions. original post at http://politicalpatrol.blogspot.com NEED A BLOGGER? 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Who's fault is it now?

I predicted ALL of this, the guy got elected on the media's hate-mongering towards the Bush Admin. Not for nothing but they basically stopped short of accusing him of crucifying Jesus Christ. This what happens when the ones with the biggest mouths and smallest brains, shape their "world view" through ingesting 20 second news bites and then think they've got it all figured out. The media loves keeping them stupid...they're easier to control that way. original post at http://politicalpatrol.blogspot.com NEED A BLOGGER? I'M AVAILABLE TO BLOG FOR YOU. CONTACT ME AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS.