Posts Made By: Jeffrey Counsil

david elosser said:

Unfortunately, there is as of this date no vaccine available for Obamacare. However, the Brits have discovered what looks like a very promising cure:
"Practical details of the plan are still sketchy. But its aim is clear: to shift control of England’s $160 billion annual health budget from a centralized bureaucracy to doctors at the local level...The plan would also shrink the bureaucratic apparatus..." The Brits have admitted: "The current architecture of the health system has developed piecemeal, involves duplication and is unwieldy. Liberating [i.e. diminishing] the N.H.S., and putting power in the hands of patients and clinicians, means we will be able to effect a radical simplification, and remove layers of management." Hmmm, letting doctors and patients control their own health care. What a novel idea!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/world/europe/25britain.html?_r=2&hp

David E

david elosser said:

I know, they are a dime a dozen. Liberals never want to do with their own money what they demand of others, others who often own or make far less than they do. Another case-in-point: Senator John Kerry, who has voted to raise taxes every chance he got, and then took advantage to avoid paying taxes whenever he could:
http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1269698

But the real teaching moment of this story is this: you pass a confiscatory tax on your own people, they will often vote with their feet. That includes big businesses, which the Demcrats are trying real hard to tax corporations to the point where they will simply take their business overseas, along with their jobs.

David E

david elosser said:

...during the Obama administration, turns out he was funneling billions of our tax dollars overseas. The "Sachs" hit the fan last Friday. No wonder Timmy "Tax Cheat" Geithner didn't want to disclose where our TARP money was going to!
"Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night."

It will be interesting to learn what countries these pensions are in that we so knowingly and willingly out of the goodness of our unemployed hearts gave money to.

Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Ia: "We thought originally we were bailing out AIG. Then later on ... we learned that the money flowed through AIG to a few big banks, and now we know that the money went from these few big banks to dozens of financial institutions all around the world."

Just in case these dozens of financial institutions around the world don't say "Thank you, Obama," I'll say it for you. Thank you Obama. :S

"AIG received the bailout of $85 billion at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which was led at the time by Timothy Geithner. He now is U.S. treasury secretary." Wow! So Timmy the Tax Cheat runs AIG below the ground, then Obama gives him $85 Bil of our money and puts him in charge of it! Now that's what I call political incest!

"An attempt to reach Geithner Friday night through the White House public information office was unsuccessful." NO KIDDING!

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2010-07-24-goldman-bailout-cash_N.htm

David E

Rod Mollise said:

Robert Provin said:

Why doesn’t God heal amputees? The answer is straight forward if you are a skeptic or a rationalist, maybe a bit dicey for believers and those of faith. Any comments?

Alas, Robert, if you get an answer, it will just be the same old tired rationalization: "God doesn't answer all prayers" (i.e. he doesn't want to). Backed by that oldie but goodie WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE WAYS OF THE LORD. lol!

Steven Moore said:

I tried reading information on this and can not figure out if it is a good thing or what. I thought FOREIGN NATIONALS were already not allowed to contribute.
Steve

Alan French said:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100728-global-warming-noaa-climate-hottest-decade-science-environment/

jeff catalina said:

And blather is the tactic of twits. You know who you are . . .

Lee Spain said:

Here is an interesting employment law case:

http://www.styleite.com/media/disneyland-lawsuit/

For the record, I don't want to see an Amish Mickey Mouse either.

Opinions?

Mike Strieber said:

Does Barack Obama want to be re-elected in 2012?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/7958031/Does-Barack-Obama-want-to-be-re-elected-in-2012.html

Interesting take on Obama and rings a bit true. He certainly is on the opposite side of most Americans on many issues from the mosque to the Arizona law; as if he really doesn't care. Now I doubt he would choose not to run in 2012 but that would finally be a policy of his I supported. He does give the appearance he is almost disinterested in being president. I think he's spent more time at the golf course and on vacation than in the Oval Office. Seems a bit distant and rather aloof. Makes sense as well when you think about Jimmy Carter and his presidency and post-presidency life when you consider Obama is often thought of as a second coming of Carter. If by slim chance he didn't run I'm sure the Democrats wouldn't have to look far for Carter III.
Mike

Mike Strieber said:

"Just two people in New Jersey will begin receiving coverage Monday under new plans created by federal health care reforms."

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/uninsured-slow-to-sign-up-for-coverage-20100823-apx