o'big brother - Obamacare and the end of [American] freedom

From: ggtj Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009

No real news here. Some is interesting. gg

~~~ I.... have become comfortably numb ~~~  tj

On Saturday [7Nov09] Barack Obama held a pep rally with members of the Democratic caucus.  They heeded his commands and late that night, under the cover of darkness, the US House of Representatives struck a blow against freedom. 

They voted to pass Obamacare, an unconstitutional, 1900 page monstrosity of a bill that will kill jobs and disrupt private healthcare for citizens who currently have health insurance.  But I think most insidiously it forces everyone to buy a healthcare plan designed by these same politicians.  A bill they had the arrogance and hypocrisy to exempt themselves from participating in.

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and everyone else who voted for this bill should be ashamed.  Instead they are triumphant.

James Simpson writing in the American Thinker captured the cost we will all pay for their arrogance when he wrote Saturday:

"The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the 10 year (2010-2019) cost of the House Democrats' bill at $1.055 trillion.  As usual, there is so much budget gimmickry in these estimates as to make them virtually meaningless.

The Democrats are dishonest on so many levels about this healthcare "reform" it is almost impossible to untangle all their lies.  Let's start by clarifying some basic truths.

First, who pays for healthcare right now?  That's right, the taxpayers who foot the bill not only for their own healthcare, but for illegal immigrants, the poor and seniors as well.  (Some seniors continue to pay a premium for Medicare but it still doesn't cover all the costs.) 

Who is feeling the pain of the rapid annual growth in healthcare costs that the Democrats claim so desperately to want to fix?  Right, these same taxpayers.  Some will argue that employers pick up most of the tab. That is true when employers offer healthcare policies to their employees, but it is an illusion.  Businesses must make a profit to remain alive, so every cost they pick up is passed on to the consumer in higher prices.  So, in reality, we pay."

It is disheartening to see so many have been hoodwinked by the propaganda machine supporting government controlled healthcare.  Supporters of this scheme are jubilant.  Obama himself writing to his loyal army of activists said: "So this is a night to celebrate -- but not to rest.  Those who voted for reform deserve our thanks, and the next phase of this fight has already begun."

And Obama was right about a fight, within minutes of the vote his political machine called "Organizing for America" was sending millions of deceptive emails lambasting Republicans as tools of greedy insurance firms.  According to ABC News the emails were sent only into Republican Members districts and read like this: "Unfortunately, your representative," which then names the Member of Congress, "caved to intense pressure from insurance industry lobbyists and voted against health reform."  

The emails are deceptive ABC reports because, "A Democratic official says the email is not being sent to constituents of the 39 Democratic Members of Congress who voted against the measure Saturday night."  Obama's political hacks only attack Republicans.  No surprise there.

One group that is truly joyful is the homosexual/transgender lobby.  They get everything from Obama and friends that they wanted in the Obamacare bill.  They now have special early access to Medicaid for HIV positive people.  You only get the early Medicaid benefit if you have HIV not if you have cancer, heart disease, diabetes or a raft of other diseases that attack the less sexually promiscuous.

The only good news from the weekend was the announcement that the House bill is DOA in the US Senate. NEWSMAX reported:

"The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and "take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people."

The problem is that the Senate won't run with it.  The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.

If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need to overcome GOP filibusters.

"The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said dismissively.

Democrats did not line up to challenge him.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has yet to schedule floor debate and hinted last week that senators may not be able to finish health care this year."

As you can see, we have our work cut out for us as we continue to battle the Obama socialist agenda as we gear up for the 2010 elections and the campaign for impeachment.

Warm regards, Floyd Brown

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