David S

Lets say I knew a person's name and address, could I go down to their voting precinct and vote on their ballot?

Do self-identified conservatives or liberals have a better understanding of basic economics?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487035...

http://econjwatch.org/articles/economic-enlightenm...

Did you know that S&W is offering a 40% discount to Active/Retired Military

ONLY UNTIL DEC 31st?

Call or email their customer service to get the pdf form. The discount is off of the MSRP but it is still a pretty good deal. You can get a M&P AR-15 for a little over $700

http://www.politico.com/livepulse/0909/Ensign_rece...

September 25, 2009

Categories: Senate

Ensign receives handwritten confirmation

This doesn't happen often enough.

Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) received a handwritten note Thursday from Joint Committee on Taxation Chief of Staff Tom Barthold confirming the penalty for failing to pay the up to $1,900 fee for not buying health insurance.

Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in jail or a $25,000 penalty, Barthold wrote on JCT letterhead. He signed it "Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold."

What do you think about this? So will say that it will be changed in later rewrites of the bill, but I say it shouldn't have been in the bill from the start. Kind of shows you their vision of "change"

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/18/obama-...

Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care

"President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage. "

This sounds to me like the President knew he was telling a lie to the nation when he said that illegals were not going to be covered by the Health Care Reform Bill.

Who was the Congressman or Senator that basically said to the Town Hall Meeting that they were not being paid extra for coming back to his district and that he didn't have to answer the voters questions ( Not word for word, but what he said was worse)?

I heard it on the radio yesterday, but didn't catch who it was.

http://www.heritage.org/2009/07/21/morning-bell-ob...

'As part of that effort, Obama hosted a conference call with leftist bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible.

During the call, a blogger from Maine said he kept running into an Investors Business Daily article that claimed Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw private insurance. He asked: “Is this true? Will people be able to keep their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though H.R. 3200 is passed?” President Obama replied: “You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about.” "

This is a truly disturbing admission by the President, especially considering that later in the call, Obama promises yet again: “If you have health insurance, and you like it, and you have a doctor that you like, then you can keep it. Period.” How can Obama keep making this promise if he is not familiar with the health legislation that is being written in Congress? Details matter.

The House bill does allow private insurance to be sold, but only “Exchange-participating health benefits plans.” In order to qualify as an ?Exchange-participating health benefits plan,? all health insurance plans must conform to a slew of new regulations, including community rating and guaranteed issue. These will all send the cost of private individual health insurance skyrocketing. Furthermore, all these new regulations would not apply just to individual insurance plans, but to all insurance plans. So the House bill will also drive up the cost of your existing employer coverage as well. Until, of course, it becomes so expensive that your company makes the perfectly economical decision to dump you into the government plan.

Richard Lamm ex Democrat Gov. of Colorado said,

"Let me offer you, metaphorically, two magic wands that have sweeping powers to change society. With one wand you could wipe out all racism and discrimination from the hearts and minds of white America. The other wand you could wave across the ghettos and barrios of America and infuse the inhabitants with Japanese or Jewish values, respect for learning and ambition. ... I suggest that the best wand for society and for those who live in the ghettos and barrios would be the second wand."

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot establish security on borrowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

William Boetcker