AP: Dems Steer Clear of ObamaCare
- Posted on October 18, 2010 at 11:44pm by
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WASHINGTON – It happens so rarely, it makes news: A few Democratic candidates have started to run television ads daring to defend President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
Most Democrats are trying to avoid campaigning on what should have been the party’s signature issue, but the lonely bunch who’ve stuck their necks out may finally be hitting on a message. Some are using constituents to vouch for specific benefits that only recently took effect, changes whose poll-tested popularity isn’t in question.
The argument won’t stop on Nov. 2. Democrats will have to keep defending the health care law in the next Congress and on into the 2012 presidential and congressional campaign. And they badly need to find their voice with a message that can connect with middle-class voters.
“One thing has helped them,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster. “On Sept. 23 a bunch of benefits went into effect, and Democrats had something real to talk about as opposed to theoretical. If they don’t talk about it, they’ll get attacked, so they might as well put out their own point of view.”
The law‘s big coverage expansion to more than 30 million uninsured people doesn’t come until 2014, along with a complete ban on insurers turning away those with medical problems. But people now renewing their plan for next year are already starting to see some benefits, including preventive services without copayments and coverage for young adults up to age 26 on a parent’s policy.
There’s no authoritative tally of the ads run by Democrats on health care, but a rough count suggests that those who voted against the law are advertising it more than those who supported its hard-fought passage. At least a dozen Democrats have taken pains in their ads to remind constituents that they voted “No.”
Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., labeled the plan “Obamacare,” adopting the disparaging term Republicans are fond of. And Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., has a new ad that says “he stood up to (Speaker Nancy) Pelosi and Washington insiders and voted against their health care overhaul.”
Still, at least seven Democrats have run ads in favor of the new law. Most are in competitive races, and more are cropping up.
They have common themes. Almost all attempt to link Republican opponents to the health insurance industry. They focus on benefits already in effect, such as protection for children against being denied coverage because of medical problems And some use constituents in cameo appearances.
A template of sorts is an ad by embattled Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., first aired around the beginning of the month. It hits all the themes, and finishes with constituents telling his opponent businessman Ron Johnson: “Hands off my health care.”
Bring it on, say Republicans.
“I‘m all for letting Democrats spend their money defending a bill most people don’t want,” said Glen Bolger, a GOP pollster. “They are talking small-ball stuff, and the American people are looking at the big picture and not liking what they’re seeing.”
Bolger says Republicans don’t have to back off their “repeal and replace” slogan, even if Democrats are becoming bolder about the issue.
But Republicans may have to tweak the message. “You have to make it clear that there are certain elements of the bill that would be in the Republican plan as well,” said Bolger. Translation: Small-ball can win a close game, too.
It was eight months ago that Obama and his administration toasted passage of the health care bill — with champagne on the Truman balcony at the White House — and Democrats boasted that voters would hail the law. The party saw it as an achievement that had eluded scores of presidents, and perhaps cost Democrats control of Congress in President Bill Clinton’s first midterms.
Obama challenged GOP lawmakers to talk repeal.
“Go for it,” he said in Iowa in March. “If these congressmen in Washington want to come here in Iowa and tell small-business owners that they plan to take away their tax credits and essentially raise their taxes, be my guest.”
Republicans not only clamored for repeal, state attorneys general took the fight to the federal courts.
Last week, a judge in Florida allowed a lawsuit to advance, ruling that the constitutionality of the law’s requirement for most Americans to carry coverage deserves to be fully debated. Earlier, a judge in Michigan dismissed a similar challenge.
And controversy over the law’s ripple effects continues. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, Boeing became the latest company to signal a potential downside for insured employees, citing the legislation as part of the reason it’s shifting more medical costs to workers next year.
Whether standing up for health care overhaul in their ads will help any Democratic candidates remains to be seen. But several in competitive races are gambling that it will. They include Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Reps. Dina Titus of Nevada, Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota and Scott Murphy of New York.
Murphy’s ad directly challenges the Republican call for repeal with a self-styled “reality check” that implies his opponent would bring back pre-existing condition denials, lifetime dollar limits on coverage and copayments for mammograms and colon screenings, while leaving the Medicare prescription coverage gap in place. The law begins to close the so-called doughnut hole next year.
Murphy rival Chris Gibson, a retired Army colonel, has run extensive ads calling for health care repeal.
“I wouldn’t say this ad is defensive,” responded Josh Schwerin, a Murphy spokesman. “It’s the other side of the argument. It’s very important for people to understand what repeal means.”
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charles1540
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:09amTypical Democrat, when in power they vote for every liberal legislation offered. Then when running for office they try to sell everyone they are moderates or conservative. Do you really think the American people are going to continue to elect these people?
Report Post »NedNedson
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:02am“On Sept. 23 a bunch of benefits went into effect …”
What I think is apparent to most Americans is that it wasn’t necessary to destroy the best health care system in the world to get these bunch of benefits. There were many proposals that Obama refused to consider that included benefits without socializing health care.
What they did is like hiring a gardening service to rid your lawn of crab grass and then finding out that they tore out the lawn and replaced it with green cement. You get the benefit of no crab grass but the lawn is gone.
Report Post »AmerGuy
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:10amI just got my benefits package from my employer and still am going through it to find out how bad OBAMACARE is. One issue is hidden taxes. There is a great one on Life Insurance. If you pay for more than $50k in Life Insurance from an Employer Benefit then the US Government will tax you based on how much you want in life insurance and how old you are. Basically you pay the Government to be covered – for someone 52 years old wanting $250k, the US Government taxes you $46/month and the rate will rise as you age. This is Age Discrimination as well as being taxed for no value received. OBAMACARE is a true strangle on the American Life.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:46amOur President has a courageous plan to save both Social Security and Medicare – read on!
The Social Security Trust Fund is almost bankrupt and the Medicare trust fund is bankrupt. The problem has been apparent for years but until now no one has advanced a plan to save these popular programs.
At last, our President has the courage to propose a solution! It is so simple that one wonders why no one thought of it before. The solution?
Enact a “Health Care Reform Bill” the severely rations health care to the elderly. This will save the Medicare Trust Fund and allow it to be used to reward the Presidents political cronies and provide health care for “deserving Illegal Aliens.”
Deprived of medical care, the lifespan of the elderly will be reduced, depleting the number of recipients of the Social Security Trust Fund, saving that popular program.
Both problems solved! Why did it take so long to find such a simple solution?
Of course, the Congress and the President are exempted from the solution so they can perpetuate the problem.
Report Post »http://commonsense21c.com/
jacobstroubles
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:26amProbably big civil unrest immediately after the massive fraud that likely will take place on 11/2
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:57amNo doubt correct. I want to be proven wrong on this, honestly I do, but there’s something so odd about the utter smugness of the Left right now, even facing an entire nation risen up against them. The reason for this smugness is debatable; however there seem to be two strong alternate possibilities for its presence:
1). The election is going to be monkey-wrenched by the Left, full on blatant voter fraud, the kinds of which even the Dems would have blushed at ten years ago. Most or all of them “remain seated”. They assume a “we dare you to oppose this” attitude, violence will ensue, and we’re screwed.
2) The election goes the way we all know it will, the Right breaks the ability of Obama to govern the way he wants to. He responds by sending out the violent leftist troops to the streets, and the firebombing and looting begins in full order, meanwhile, the lame ducks pass every totalitarian wet dream they’ve ever dreamt of in a flurry of legislation. To “respond to the chaos” Obama signs executive orders enabling all kinds of new actions that we would have once called “martial law”. Violence is met by violence and we’re screwed. Well, technically they’re screwed, we outnumber and outgun them 100:1 if gun ownership numbers are to be believed, but ultimately a lot of pain and blood and horror.
Again, hoping I’m wrong. Maybe, just maybe, they‘re too fargin’ stupid to see the writing on the wall, too arrogant to even consider that the majority of the people oppose them on principle, and they will go down quietly. We’ll defund Nazicare for 2 years, vote Obama out and then have it fully repealed. That’s the perfect scenario, but given the dangerous snakes we’re dealing with, somewhat unlikely. We’ll see.
Report Post »TattooQ
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 7:41amAnyone involved in passing this fraud of a bill should be branded with a scarlet O (Obamascare) and should never hold elected office again .
Report Post »JohnDoe
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 7:09amOur great country was founded by and for the citizens of the thirteen colonies. It was designed to insure that a central government was controlled and limited by representatives of those citizens. It was given a limited amount of power, with many checks and balances, to secure the rights and freedoms for its citizens. They were making sure that an American Government would and could not become as Britian had. England enacted laws and taxes on their American subjects, but without allowing the colonies a say in their government. Ignoring the will of the people of America, they bullied and took away what limited rights they had and tried to force them to comply. Sound familiar? Yes, we don’t have to look far across the Atlantic at a despotic leader, we have only to look at the Oval Office in Washington, D. C. and to those whom we had entrusted the liberties of the people and the country. Our representatives, Senate and the House, are there to represent the will of the people. Instead, they have consistently lied to their constituents, both during campaigns and when in office. They have consistently robbed the American people, not only of their money, but also by stealing their liberties, little by little. The incumbent office holders allow themselves to be above the law, they allow themselves to steal by back-room corrupt deals and the like. They ignore the very people who put them in office, they even resort to passing laws, under cover of darkness. They hide laws and corrupt deals in the midst of thousand of pages of laws. This has always been a trick of unethical lawyers. Their mindset is to bog down any opposition by inudating them with mountains of paperwork. Then, they laugh and call the people stupid and ignorant, or worse! No doubt, I could go on and on. Their lack of character, morals and ethics makes them unfit to be employed anywhere, let alone entrusted with the security, freedom, and economic growth of this great country. They have taken your freedom to worship, especially targeting Christianity. They have tried to rewrite the American history, to further their agendas, just like the Moslems continue to do with Israel.
Soon after deciding what sort of Government America was to become, that very question was asked of Benjamin Franklin. In reply Franklin said, “A Republic….if we can keep it”. This is a question that should be upon the lips of all true American patriots. If we can’t or more correctly, if we won’t, then we don’t deserve it. The choice is up to us, the American people, and the answer should be and must be yes we will!
You’re probably asking how do we insure that we will keep this nation a free Republic. Oh, we voted for only those who promised no more taxes, no more spending, etc., etc. Of course they all were proven to be liars again (or should I have said they were just not quite forthcoming or perhaps they were a little disingenuious?). Then we did the “best of the two evils” choice. This was no different than the “Magician’s Choice” trick! We now know that there is no difference between Republicans and the Democrats when it comes to which is telling the truth. Neither has the best interest of America at heart, probably not even in mind! Their goal is simply to acquire power, money, more power and more money while doing and saying anything to remain in office.
So what is the answer? They don’t listen when the people, overwhelmingly, protest and tries to voice their opposition. So the American people need to get their UNDIVIDED attention. How? WE THE PEOPLE, must vote any and all incumbents out of office. It doesn’t matter if they are better than most. If they haven’t been part of the solution, then they are part of the problem. THEY MUST KNOW AND WE MUST LET THEM KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT WILL NO LONGER BE RUN BY ROUGUE LAWYERS AND OPPORTUNISTS, PROGRESSIVES (AKA SOCIALISTS), ETC. THEY ARE NOTHING MORE THAN MODERN-DAY CARPETBAGGERS OR WANNA-BE DICTATORS. THEY MUST BE EDUCATED TO THE FACT THAT THEY WILL BE VOTED OUT AGAIN AND AGAIN, UNTIL THEY LEARN THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO RUN THEIR OWN VERISON OF CRIME, INC.
AND THOSE THAT ARE ELECTED TO OFFICE, BUT CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT WILL SOON LEARN THEY WILL HAVE ONLY ONE TERM IN OFFICE.
We, the people, need to lobby our newly elected representatives to enact new laws to insure ALL our freedoms, our security, etc. Enact laws that ethical or criminal behavior of representatives will be prosecuted swiftly and severly, with no possibility of any pardon…not by a state Governor nor by a President! Enact laws or amendments to limit a President to one term only, ensuring that any damage to our country will not be as damaging as is obvious with this Government. Further limit the terms of our Representatives, both in the Senate and the House. Imperative to limit the term of all Supreme Court Justices to no more than an eight year term and make an amendment that the justices can no longer re-interpret the Constitution, but uphold the laws as it was written and intended by the original framers.
So, the bottom line is this: unless the American people get the undivided attention of those in government…when you and your family members are homeless and hungry or at the very least jobless…remember, you have only yourselves to blame.
THE ONLY WAY TO INSURE THAT YOUR FUTURE REPRESENTATIVES WILL LISTEN TO ITS CONSTITUENTS IS VOTE OUT ALL INCUMBENTS!!! FROM THAT POINT ON, EACH REPRESENTATIVE MUST KNOW WE WILL VOTE THEM OUT AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL WE HAVE RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATIVES THAT UNDERSTAND THEY ARE THERE FOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:17amJD,
Report Post »“Enact laws that ethical or criminal behavior of representatives will be prosecuted swiftly and severly, with no possibility of any pardon…” Does Charlie Rangle or Maxine Waters come to mind? How about the late Richard Nixon! A speedy trial for offenders and off to the village square. Does it have to come to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Yzh6hpTps
NHABE64
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 6:47amThese liberal progressives socialists (formerly the Democratic Party) clearly know their days are numbered. They simply gave up any principles they might have once had to follow this cockroach President. They did it for their own gain and profit, they did it for power and like Obama (aka cockroach) they turned their backs on the very people who put them in office. America knows this and know its time for payback. Did they think that America would not be heard in November. These filthy traitors to America are going to pay a dear price, and even if they are able to retire with those life long annuities they voted for themselves, they have to know in their hearts they have betrayed this great country and their neighbors know it. They may enjoy their unjust enrichment for a while, but one day they will have to stand tall for what they did. Part of that standing tall starts in November. Get ready for your cockroach pink slips boys and girls. Your illustrious cockroach leader has taken you down the path to hell and now its time for payback from America. Sad really…
Report Post »chiquelitz
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:00amSomething u said hit me…what about all those outrageous pensions and annuities Congress has awarded themselves over the years? The American people ought to DEMAND that every single ‘welfare payment’ (’cause that’s what they are) to former Congressmen, Senators and Presidents be cut in HALF. Each and every one of these guys either went on to make millions in the private sector because of their ‘congressional pedigree’, and they expect the American taxpayer to fund their pensions, yr after yr? Take for example Bill Clinton… how much money is he getting from hard working Americans, apart from the cost of Secret Service? Also, did these deadbeats actually contribute to their pension funds? If anyone has answers, pls. respond.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 5:14amImagine if the greatest thing you did all day was be clever.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:29amBeaver or wally?
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:28amGo away anti-Semite, crawl back to your cave.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:38amMykegriffin I normally would be respectful of a persons right to free speech, yet this does cross a line of no return when you deliberately like the Progressives blame an entire culture and race for the problems of the world – there was a time this happened in the last century.
It became the HOLOCAUST, in which at least 6 million people were butchered just for being jewish, not to mention untold millions of other “undesirables” and “unproductives” in Germany and in the other countries of the world.
People who preach racial bigotry and hatred for the sake of race baiting alone are among the most closed minded and narrow focused people of the planet. Please take the time to read a real book on history and see what really happened.
Mr Mykegriffon, I cannot hate you, but I will not stand for such actions and views.
May the Almighty open your eyes and your heart to be receptive to the truth that is there for all to see and claim, and to understand.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:06amold gabby giffords isn’t steering clear of obamacare – she was her debate tonight and she is proud of it. Typical left wing kook – married to a left wing serviceman which she touts in every other sentence. Amazing she even found a man – a man with a yellow streak down his back to match all the others.
Report Post »Called the tea party people a bunch of noodle heads gee – takes one to know one!!
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:55amThe democrats just need to come right out and say they are socialist. Running ads talking about the positives of the healthcare bill is BS. Come on out of the dark lefties and let’s see where this country wants to go. Does anybody besides Glenn Beck have an Idea about how many moves these commies thought ahead on this? I am just ranting now.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:43amgo troll somewhere else. this is not acceptable here you have been reported
Report Post »Christian Kalgaard
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:38amSeriously, this progressive guy just comes flat out and says it: “government needs to step in… to correct and regulate.. failures of the marketplace” – the Huckabee campaign guy really got his message across, ” the individual does a better job than the government…(we need) less government”.
Report Post »Amen!
Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:21amIF I was a GOP candidate, I would mention that (1) democrats stopped any amendment that would 100% guarantee that abortions wouldn’t be covered, and that (2) they stopped the ability to buy health policies across state lines thus increasing competition.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:32amAgreed. Good thoughts.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:16amI get so sick and tired of the Democrats touting children covered on their parents health care until the age of 26 as being a BIG, BIG improvement. The federal government mandated years ago that children had to be covered up to age 25 unless you had a self-insured plan (you were a large employer and wrote the coverage for your own employees). If you had a standard employer plan with Blue Cross, CIGNA, United Healthcare, etc. the coverage was already there until age 25. Also, all of this crap about people not being able to change jobs or lose their health care is bogus too. The federal government mandated COBRA coverage years ago. Yes, COBRA coverage is high, but most people changing jobs did not need COBRA. As long as the break in coverage was less than 63 days no one had to worry about pre-existing conditions, because they did not apply. And if the new company you were going to had a waiting period for your new coverage to start the waiting period did not count toward the 63 days. The pre-existing condition clause in the new employer coverage only applied for medical conditions for which you had gone to the doctor 3-6 months before going on the new employer insurance. And if the pre-existing condition did apply it was only for a 6 month period. (Years ago it used to be 12 months) So what Obamacare has done is once again take something that had some problems and made a disaster out of it.
Report Post »Because my job for years was Benefit Manager for large firms and I know the costs the corporations incurred on insurance, I think their worst case senario on costs are way under estimated.
Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:22amWow, somebody with some facts. Thank you!!!
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:18amI too, appreciate the research and the effort to put the facts out.
Report Post »It is galling that candidates aren’t clarifying this message in the press. That goes for many other facts we research and talk about on the blogs but never seem to make to TV or newspapers.
The recent attack on the Chamber of Commerce for instance. Bloggers remembered the history of foreign money problems Democrats had but neither the candidates or the press expressed it as well as I read it in the blogs.
cheezwhiz
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:38amHey Blazies :
Report Post »Plz link to Beck’s interview with the 26 yr old female !!
MrButcher
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:38ami’ve never seen a political party with so much power hide their balls and rectal odor, like a cowering dog, as the dems are currently doing. ouch.
we must think ahead!!
do not celebrate this!
this is good. but it is not over.
ideas ideas idea
freedom freedom freedom
forever forever forever
what’s next?
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:37amThat was handled poorly.Nothing like having the progressive hog the mike.
Report Post »EYESWIDEOPEN13
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:27amBetterdays, I wish you continued better health. You are so correct. By changing the numbers, I fear we just buy time…Time to organize the people. Sometimes we get so absorbed in the truth of the data and the history that we forget that many thought there was no hope against England and becoming a free nation. They had more soldiers, better equipment, better organization and better/more ships. HOWEVER, the will of the people to govern themselves was stronger than the organized forces of England. The people will prevail again, but it will take faith, courage and character beyond belief, and true belief in each other. This is what we need to teach our children. God bless you and keep you well.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:19amI’m currently in teatment phase for my third bout with cancer. My flex account is now taxable at a higher rate, and my insurance premiumns are going up. I’m cancer free now (thank GOD), but my Nation is riddled with a most pervasive cancer, it’s called socialism.
Report Post »This socilist cancer pervades both sides of the political spectrum, a convient way to make slaves of every one but the uber rich. They have no intention of ever helping the “poor” or the “needy”, the intend to make everyone poor and needy but themselves..
I will die free rather than live a slave to any but the LORD GOD Almighty. I fear we are to late to stem the inevitability of this cancer. I fear that we just get the same cancer in a differnt “color” in November.And I fear alot of folk have put their trust in their tickeled ears as well, and have not been “workmen, studying to show themselves approverd”. I have written over and over again to check all canidates against the CFR membership lists, Even Glenn has had shows on these people. But they are out their in Republican garb, waiting with their democratic fellows to eat our lunch. I pray we have time yet eneough to weed these “cancers” out of our government, we’ll have to live besides them still because we must “love” through their hate..
Oh, and I no longer let my “nurse” get an actuall height and weight, I just throw out numers for her to write down. Obama care make the DR.s report this info directly to the federal government. So according to what they have now, I am still as tall and skinny as I was when I was 30 (I wish…lol). Small victorys indeed.
RobertCA
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:29amI‘m so glad that you’re free of cancer .
Report Post »GOD Bless .
snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:30amGlad to hear you are cancer free, thank the Almighty.
This cancer is one America is starting to fight, and while it will take time, we can survive it by turning to the Almighty and making the stand against the night.
Report Post »leftylemn
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:09amMy rates have already increased and I now have co-pays which I didn’t have before this wonderful gift.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:14amYour increase has nothing to do with the new healthcare act – that’s just the insurance company trying to stick it to you one more time. The majority of the bill doesn’t go into effect for several years – so don’t blame your increase on Obama although I know you will. http://wp.me/pYLB7-gd
Report Post »RealityCheck
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:18amCan I blame him for not letting a persons personal doctor into the ER to give treatment? Ya, that’s right. My Grandmother had to go into the ER and was at the mercy of the hack doctor on duty who didn’t give a rats @$$ about my grandmother and tried to tell my family that we should take her to a hospital which was 3 hours away, after she had a stroke. These morons passed a bill they didn’t read and even more morons defend it and have no idea whats inside. MORONS!!!!!!
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:59amEvery member that voted for the unread bill deserves everybit of criticism they get now. By not reading the bill they voted for all of the things that they”don’t” support as well. Like gov’t funded elective abortions in all 50 states. Unconstitutional mandates and punishments including incarceration for people that do not comply. Unconstitutional intrusion and invasion of privacy provisions allowing special inspectors to be able to suspend a citizens rights in cases of “implied” emergencies.
Report Post »They need to be exposed and banished for their blantant disreguard and out right violations of their oath of office, that used to be called treasonous tyranny. Each and every one of them that voted for a bill they did not read is dereliction of duty, at best, and conspiratory mutiny at its worst!!!
jds7171
Posted on October 18, 2010 at 11:54pmWhat I don’t get is they run on the affect that tax cuts are a big part of the bill. If we weren’t taxed so much we could pay for our own health care and not have to have the government give it to us. Same with businesses. If they didn’t have to pay so much in taxes (state, local and federal) along with lawyer fees for all of the b.s. laws and regulations, they could afford to pay people better and give them more healthcare.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 12:00amamen brother.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:27amThe nightmare of Obamacare is just beginning. It will get horribly worse if it is not stopped. Just in the next year or so, we must all pay tax on company furnished Obamacare plus an 80% increase in premium to be paid by employee and company. Most companies cannot afford that nor can we. The rationing for those under 3 years old and over 60 years old comes after that.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on October 18, 2010 at 11:54pmThey can try, but their voting records speak for themselves….Vote in November.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:27amIndeed the record speaks for itself, and hopefully on Nov 2nd we will have the people of america speak with their own votes.
I can see many claims coming from the Progressives alleging no end to voter frauds, miscounting of the ballots, not allowing the military overseas ballots (ones not sent) to count/not count, etc. and to tie it up so that the justice department or someone of the activist Progressive judges will cause the rightfully won seats to go unfulfilled.
It may even come to the point where Pelosi, Obama and/or a mix of the Progressives launch a modern political coup to grab power – even if just by denying newly appointed Represenatives and Senators their rightfully won seating.
Also Pelosi and the Obama admin probably will do a lame-duck session suicide pack to cram down our throats everything that is possible.
Pray america, the time is here for change ready or not, the storm is here; the destiny of this land, our home and the greatest in the world lies with us and the Almighty.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:58amIt is intersing to NOTE: that over:“70” Congress mebers, belong to: Democratic Socialist Party of America!
The list is available at this link But I felt compelled to post the complete list here in this post.
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/american-socialists-release-names-of-70-congressional-democrats-in-their-caucus/
Q: How many of the DSA members sit on the Judiciary Committee?
A: Eleven: John Conyers [Chairman of the Judiciary Committee], Tammy Baldwin, Jerrold Nadler, Luis Gutierrez,
Melvin Watt, Maxine Waters, Hank Johnson, Steve Cohen, Barbara Lee, Robert Wexler, Linda Sanchez [there are 23 Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of which eleven, almost half, are now members of the DSA].
Q: Who are these members of 111th Congress?
A: See the listing below
Co-Chairs
Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07)
Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-06)
Vice Chairs
Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33)
Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-02)
Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
Senate Members
Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT)
House Members
Report Post »Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-02)
Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
Hon. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL)
Hon. Robert Brady (PA-01)
Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-03)
Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-08)
Hon. André Carson (IN-07)
Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL)
Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11)
Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-01)
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05)
Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Hon. John Conyers (MI-14)
Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-07)
Hon. Danny Davis (IL-07)
Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Rep. Donna F. Edwards (MD-04)
Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17)
Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51)
Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04)
Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11)
Hon. Alan Grayson (FL-08)
Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04)
Hon. John Hall (NY-19)
Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17)
Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)
Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15)
Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13)
Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-09)
Hon. John Lewis (GA-05)
Hon. David Loebsack (IA-02)
Hon. Ben R. Lujan (NM-3)
Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Hon. Ed Markey (MA-07)
Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-07)
Hon. James McGovern (MA-03)
Hon. George Miller (CA-07)
Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-04)
Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL)
Hon. John Olver (MA-01)
Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-04)
Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10)
Hon. Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15)
Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34)
Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Hon. Linda Sánchez (CA-47)
Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
Hon. José Serrano (NY-16)
Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28)
Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13)
Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Hon. John Tierney (MA-06)
Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12)
Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35)
Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30)
Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL)
Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19)
Hondaman
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 7:32amI hope concerned people vote in such large numbers Nov 2 that the Dems will run with their tails between their legs. Go TEA PARTY principles.
Report Post »casseopea42
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:10amThey are liars. They would say this to get your vote…then when in office will do whatever they please and blame their lack of promise keeping to the conservatives.
Report Post »terryu1
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:30amExactly right, these are the same people who did not hold town meeting and did not listen to us and did not read bills they voted on and now they want us to listen to them. Throw the bums out!! ALL of them.
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 9:40amBut Truthtalker, “I voted against BEFORE I voted for it!” Please vote for me! Please, you know I am important, I am a member of congress, you are too stupid to get it, this is My seat, not yours. I AM IMPORTANT!
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