WHITE HOUSE PALACE

Obama, direct from the White House Palace, has asked the current governor of New York to not run for re-election. The reason given is that Obama feels that since the Governor's poll numbers are very low he would loose to a republican. It's not the right of an individual for running for any elected office, it's about the party. It's not about the country, it's about the party.

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From the White House Palace an order was issued to a private health insurance company of Kentucky, Humana, to not send out letters to its customers which explains that proposed changes to medicare will force rationed health care and drive up premiums. So much free enterprise expressing their concerns.

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Congress must approve all proposed cabinet members. The White House Palace understood this when proposed cabinet members were selected. Candidates were selected that the White House Palace knew would be approved. What congress did not know was that the White House Palace would be hiring Czars that did not have to be approved by congress. This is nothing new to past presidents, they all hired advisers. What congress didn't know was that White House Palace would inform the newly appointed cabinet members they would be working for a Czar and any major policy changes had to be approved by a Czar. What congress didn't know was the some of the Czars would be in control of billions of dollars and how it is to be spent, thus circumventing congress' control of spending which is in direct conflict with the Constitution.

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Folks, I'm one of the 80% of this country that does not approve in how government is being run and the direction it is taking us. Given enough time I'm positive that Obama will have his middle name changed to "Hugo"

NANCY PELOSI

Nancy Pelosi is at it again. She now says that those in the Tea Party demonstrations are violent. This on top her calling them terrorist. And she says these things while standing in front of the American Flag. I guess she finds it hard to argue her points and thus falls back to name calling. Poor woman, she knows not what she does.

BAUCUS HEALTH CARE PLAN

The Baucus health care plan will cost $856 billion over 10 years. It will be paid for by a half trillion dollar cut in medicare and taxes and penalties on insurance companies. In addition to this, any family that elects not to purchase any health care will be fined $3,800 per year. Illegal aliens will not be able join, individuals will have to provide a name and social security number which will be verified by the Social Security Administration. The plan provides tax credits to middle class and low income families to help purchase health care. These are the basics of the plan.

Now lets look at the basics and ask some questions. The cost, $856 billion dollars. What will the effect be on medicare where huge cuts will be made to help pay for the new plan? There is no mention of the effects. Will services be cut? Will premiums for medicare go up? Will co-pay go up? There is no mention of this. It's important that we now the effects on medicare that will affect you or your parents. Don't forget the babyboomers will not start hitting medicare until 2011. What will the new taxes and penalties do to existing health care we have? Like any business, any new costs are passed along to the consumers. Will there be enough taxes credits for the middle class to cover the increase in their existing health care? (Sidebar) insurance companies will have to accept new applicants regardless of pre-existing conditions, no language is given in the Baucus plan that says an insurance companies have to cover an existing conditions, the plan only says the insurance companies have to accept those with pre-existing conditions. And what stops an insurance company from denying treatment for an existing condition or any condition they feel was contributed by the existing condition? This in itself could make any insurance plan worthless.

Illegal aliens are not stupid. Keep in mind that any child born in the US becomes a citizen of the US and as such the illegal parents can get a social security number for their US born child and thus can get national health care. No mention if made of this.

If a family elects not to purchase health insurance they will be fined $3,800 per year. Does this include those that are currently without work and depend on unemployment and need every penny they have to just meet their basics needs? Something to think about. Or will it be better just to not purchase any health insurance and just pay the penalty while still getting health care services paid for via a government or state option that will cost more than $3,800? If given the choice I would rather take $3,800 out of my savings and pay that for back surgery in lieu of what my share would be after my insurance had paid.

Folks, an effort does need to be made to get everyone health care in some form, but we need to weigh all the options for doing so. Would it better for the government to step into the health care business or would it better for legislation be passed to change the existing health care industry? Here is a point to consider. The states of Texas and California passed tort reform, the effect on those in Texas was a 30% drop in premiums costs, in California it was 40%. Speaking for myself I would love to see a drop of 30-40% in what I pay on premiums. In New Jersey there basically is only one health company providing insurance. State employees are locked into this. What if those of New Jersey could cross state lines and obtain health insurance from a company located in another state that was just as good or better than what they currently have and cheaper? The US Government by the Constitution regulates interstate trade which health care companies would fall under if they provide insurance across state lines. Why does the government restrict health insurance companies from crossing state lines? A good question to ask your politicians. The more competition you have for anything, the cheaper the price will be. That's simple economics, it's what made WalMat so big. When WalMart started offering $4.00 prescriptions other stores followed with similar pricing. There are other things that can be changed by simple regulation and not a new government run system. One last point, once the government gets involved with anything, the cost go up which is ultimately passed down to us. Remember, politicians are not the sharpest pencils in the box.

What say you, hit the keyboard, but don't tell me, tell Washington how you feel. You do not have to agree with anything you read, but do need to sound off in how you feel.

ACORN

All those who support ACORN, there is no need for you to continue reading here. Nothing I will say here is going to change your mind.

ACORN is slowing coming to light. The recent videos on uTube is just another episode in how the organization functions. I suspect as time goes by a darker picture will evolve. The US Senate just voted 83 -7 to cut funding for ACORN. It's the right thing to do, at least until the full story comes out about ACORN. I don't believe the House will follow the Senate lead in that there are to many representatives connected to ACORN. It will be a hard blow to Polosi if the vote did take place in the House that barred funding, and Polosi will not let that happen.

Some people forget that an organization is only as good as those the lead it. If the bottom is corrupt then that means simply that the top is no better. Think in terms of the Mafia, a well run organization, but we all know how corrupt that organization is. At this moment in time ACORN is the same.

Let's hold congress accountable, let them know your concerns. You cannot blame congress for what they do if you do not voice your opinion. If you think your voice is not heard by congress, think again. Capital hill knows that one letter represents the same view of 5,000 other voters. So one letter does matter, one email matters, let your elected officials know what you think. Don't worry about what your friends think, be honest with yourself, sound off, do something other than watching the nightly news.

What say you folks, hit the keyboard, express yourself.

OPE

OPE - what is it? Simple, Out of Pocket Expense. When you get hit with a new tax, that's an increase in OPE. When you get hit with a utility increase, you have to add it to your OPE. OPE is a term that you should use when asking your elected official what will the effect of a new bill have on OPE. Of course you will have to explain to them first what OPE is. It will not be a term that politicians will want to address.





Example, Ben Chandler, Representative from Kentucky stated during his first campaign that he would never vote for any tax increases. To his credit he hasn't. But, he did vote for the Cap & Trade bill that passed the house which increases OPE by $4,300 a year for each household. Now that is a big increase in anyone's OPE. Of course Chandler will be the first to tell you that the increase is on business that have a poor track record when it comes to the environment, but we know that businesses only pass on any expense they have to the consumer.





Another Example in what OPE includes: The electrical utility companies in Kentucky have asked the state for rate increase, this due to the US Government regulations that mandate certain changes have to be made to power generating plants in order to meet new environmental laws. As you can see the utility companies are asking to pass the cost for improvements on to the consumers, that's the way business works. And when the state settles on a fair rate increase that effects your OPE.



So don't ask a politician about tax increases, ask about OPE increases. OPE can be increased in many ways and politicians are very good at hiding anything that affects OPE, and they are very good at pointing a finger at a utility company for wanting to raise rates, but never saying why they have to raise rates.





I think most people understand all this and it's why congress has a very poor approval rating. But of course your elected politicians treat you very good by buying your vote with pork they bring home.





Ok now what say you, step up to the keyboard and vent away, it's good for your health to blow off steam.

GOVERNMENT CANNOT STOP ACORN FRAUD

Many of you have seen the latest ACORN videos hitting uTube. The videos were taken undercover and show how ACORN reps are helping people defraud the government. This is not the first time that ACORN has manipulated the government or the polling booths. ACORN, when caught just fires the one or two individuals involved which is good enough for the government. Congress doesn't want to step in with an investigation since they gave ACORN millions of dollars.

Simply put ACORN is a good representation of how the government cannot and will not stop fraud and fraud will stay rampant in medicare. There will be not money coming from medicare to fund a national health care plan, in the end a national health care plan will be funded by more taxes. And when you couple this with the environment bill (cap and trade) that passed the house which will cost the average family $4,300 per year out their pockets, you will have the average income family falling to the poverty level.

When congress acts we pay. Congress says they didn't raise taxes, but what they do is to cause penalties paid by big companies which to passed down to us as higher prices and then congress points the finger at the big business for raising prices. Lets do away with the term taxes and replace it OPE. OPE being out Out of Pocket Expense. So the next time you write your senator or representative about a pending bill that may affect OPE ask them what the effect of the bill be on our OPE.

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