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Barbara Vicevich
Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Every Congressman should be required to engage brain …before putting mouth into gear. Were it, we might not have heard, “you lie”, or the recent outburst from Rep. Alan Grayson (D. Fl.). But, at least, Rep. Wilson (R. S.C.) was telling the truth. Rep. Grayson was, well, not exactly. If you…
The verdict is finally in on the “cash for clunkers” program, and I doubt that any rational person will applaud. I know you will find this hard to believe, but, it appears that new car sales weren’t “stimulated” at all, they were just moved from one time period to another. Last week U.S. automakers reported…
Someone, far smarter than I, once defined insanity as repeating the same behavior over and over again, and expecting a different result. Were that same person looking at the current proposals for health care reform, I suppose that person would conclude that both Congress and the President are insane. All of the health care proposals floating…
President Obama is set to speak before Congress and the nation Wednesday evening about his plans for universal health care in this country. So far, three promises seem to stand out among the rest as the linchpins upon which his plan is based. Should he mention any of them in his national speech, here is…
I recently did a post on the constitutionality of Congress’s plan to mandate that all have insurance or be forced to pay a tax. That post got me thinking about other aspects of Obamacare. One of the key provisions of all bills floating around Congress is that not only must you have insurance, but you also…
When Congress earlier this year passed the Stimulus legislation that, among other things, allowed our tax dollars to be used to pay bonuses for executives of the failed AIG, Americans were outraged. Most in Congress proclaimed surprise at this provision of the bill, explaining that they had absolutely no idea that the legislation included such language. Then, the…
Recently Humana, a Kentucky insurance company that offers Medicare Advantage plans, sent a letter to all of the seniors enrolled in its plans. Although some say the form of the letter may have been an issue, it is the substance of the letter that drew outrage from Senator Baucus (D-Mont.), the author of the Baucus Unaffordable Health Care Bill.…
In the race to do something quickly about health care, it would seem that Congress has overlooked one pesky little problem…the United States Constitution. Our founding fathers determined that the individual states were better equipped to deal with most issues. So, when establishing Congress in Article I of the Constitution, they limited the power of Congress…
I posted recently about the Baucus Obamacare bill, and noted that, unlike the other bills floating around Congress, this one doesn’t have the word “affordable” in its title. Based upon what follows, the absence of the word “affordable” is more than understandable. I was under the impression that President Obama felt that the costs of…
Update (Jim): Senator Orrin Hatch details the taxes that the Baucus bill will impose. I think it dovetails nicely with the SOS post. Plus hatch sounds so pained. I feel his pain and so will you. Video at the bottom. (SOS): The first thing that struck me about the health care bill proposed by Sen.…