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ObamaCare Mandate Not A Tax, Until It Is

June 19, 2010

Way back in the before times, nine months ago, you may recall President Obama saying the health care reform provision requiring all Americans to purchase insurance or pay a fine was not a tax. Here's one such discussion the Prez had with ABC's George Stephanopolous: That's what Obama said then, when he was attempting to [...]

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Playstations Threaten Democracy, Says Prez

May 12, 2010

"Meanwhile, you're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don't rank all that high on the truth meter. With iPods and iPads; Xboxes and PlayStations; information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, [...]

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A Few Questions For Monday

May 3, 2010

Civil rights questions: How can a President who passed a law mandating that all Americans have valid health insurance cards or be fined also believe the Arizona immigration law asking suspected illegal immigrants for their papers is "misguided" ? Do illegals now have more rights than American citizens in the President's eyes ? Gentlemen, start [...]

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Thank You For Cutting My Taxes ???

April 17, 2010

Let me start by saying I agree with several things Obama has done recently – instituting an effort to secure loose nukes is great. Probably the single greatest threat to the USA and the world is a nuke falling into terrorist hands. Obama's move to start offshore oil drilling is a step forward. I supported [...]

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Why Do We Bother With A Constitution ?

April 7, 2010

Left-wing political mythology holds that President Bush referred to the U.S. Constitution as nothing but "a goddamned piece of paper" in 2005. Bush allegedly said this in frustration over constitutional issues with the Patriot Act. Though it is very unlikely Bush ever spoke those words, many left-wingers still believe he did say them, even though [...]

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The End Justifies The Means

April 5, 2010

Watching the health care debate over the last year has made me almost physically ill. It confirmed all my worst suspicions about our federal government. The lies, the spin, the ignorance, the corruption, the backroom dealings, the phony cost estimates, the buying of votes, the use of government force, the subversion of the Democratic process, [...]

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Oops ! Pre-existing Conditions For Children Not Covered

March 24, 2010

Now that ObamaCare has passed, we will, as Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, find out what's in it. Here's one thing that isn't – coverage for children with pre-existing conditions. From the Associated Press: Obama made better coverage for children a centerpiece of his health care remake, but it turns out the letter of the law [...]

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ObamaCare Victory !

March 22, 2010

Congratulations to President Obama and the Democrats for pushing health care reform through the House Of Representatives. Now they will use reconciliation to push The House "fixes" to the bill through the Senate, and then the President can sign it into law. What a "victory for the American people," as the Prez said yesterday. The [...]

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ObamaCare To Reduce Premiums By 3000% ?

March 16, 2010

Yes, our mathematically-challenged President actually made this claim. Check out the following video: For the record – if your employer pays $400 per month currently for your health insurance, and ObamaCare reduced that premium by 100%, your employer wrould then be paying ZERO. At 3000%, your employer would be paying you. This President will obviously [...]

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Obama's Cousin Trashes ObamaCare

March 12, 2010

As the Democrats move perilously close to destroying America's health care system, a surprising source has stepped forward to expose more of the fatal flaws with ObamaCare….Obama's second cousin (once removed), Dr. Milton R. Wolf, a radiologist from Kansas. Dr. Wolf must not have received Obama's message that the time for talk about ObamaCare is [...]

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From The Far Side…And A Couple Health Care Tales

March 10, 2010

Quote Of The Day: "we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what is in it" – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)===Burning Fiscal Issue: "he's trying to pawn himself off as a fiscal conservative. And yet just in recent weeks, two weeks ago it has come out in news [...]

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Returning Your Health Care To You

March 3, 2010

"The status quo is not acceptable….What is really scary, what is really risky, is to do nothing." – President Obama, talking about health care reform. President Obama and the Democrats are pretending America's choices on health care reform are either – A) Pass ObamaCare, or B) Stick With The Status Quo. To us another Obama [...]

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