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Health Care Reform
The Wall Street Journal is quoting John Cassidy from The New Yorker explaining what Obamacare really is and why Nancy Pelosi was willing to sacrifice the careers of several House members to get it passed: Mr. Cassidy is more honest … Continue reading
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Tagged entitlement, health care reform, john cassidy, middle class entitlement, New Yorker, statism, wall street journal
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20 years ago today
the Berlin Wall came down. It was an amazingly euphoric moment in time celebrating the end of Stasi driven tyranny of the East German Government over its people. I remember Lech Walesa and Solidarity in Poland and just what an … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Wall, celebration, determination, east germany, failure, fear, freedom, reward, risk, straight talk
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health care
Nancy Pelosi has pulled out an armtwistinghardballnoholdsbarredrazorthinpartisan “victory” in passing a plan for the Government to take over all of our health care decisions. Notice the bipartisan nature of the opposition. anyway, check out this very important Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged arm twisting, blanche lincoln, bribing, hardball, health care reform, illiberal, mary landrieu, pelosi, wall street journal
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Los Angeles Times' William Voegeli gets it
William Voegeli gets it and what he gets is in the title and the lede of yesterday’s Los Angeles Times column. The Golden State isn’t worth it Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, government programs, high benefits, high taxes, low benefits, low taxes, market competition, spending, taxes, texas
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acting like teenage kids
never forget that the crowd running the show in Washington truly deeply believes that they are smarter than you and care more than you do about things. from Drudge here is exhibit A in the condescension lalapalooza: Energy Secretary Chu: … Continue reading
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Tagged condescension, control, education, freedom, habits, independence, markets, sacrifice, teaching
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global warming
if there is something about which the world has been certain (at least certain far left precincts of the world), it is that global warming is occurring and that it is man caused. the proposed remedy has been to wreck … Continue reading
WSJ on Van Jones
Jennifer Rubin points to an important Wall Street Journal editorial on who Van Jones was and his important standing in the leftist community in this country. the editorial makes two points very well and is well worth a read in … Continue reading
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Tagged contentions, jennifer rubin, leftism, moderation, obama, van jones, wall street journal
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the departure of Van Jones
before the “Green Jobs Czar” who resigned in the middle of the night on Saturday/Sunday of Labor Day weekend disappears into the memory hole, take a moment to consider that his hiring was not accidental. His radical views did not … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, communist, ed driscoll, gateway pundit, mumia, truther, valerie jarrett, van jones
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your congress at work
the lovely and gracious Congressman Pete Stark takes questions on economics and the deficit from Jan Helfeld. Hilarity ensues. Highly recommended viewing for congressional arrogance in action. the best part is at the very end so stick with it through … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, congress, debt, debt service, deficits, economics, interest payments, liberalism, national debt, Pete Stark
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pushing folks out the door at the NHS
The National Health Service in Britain is being criticized by “palliative care experts” (doctors who care for terminally ill patients) because of prematurely pushing patients out the door by withholding medicine and intravenous fluids while drugging them up. In a … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, death panels, end of life counseling, health care reform, NHS, obamacare, palliative care, sarah palin
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powerful stuff
Timmy Brister posted this video “Choosing Thomas” and like he says it is worth the next ten minutes of your time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNWquoXqJI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] somewhat related, Randy Alcorn talks here about the absolute necessity for Christians to have a well developed theology … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, politics, teaching
Tagged abortion, choice, God's sovereignty, life, pro-life, sovereignty, suffering, tragedy
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two videos on the Government's role
first from Iain Murray a nice economic fisking of a you tube government health care video [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPq6_7AFsp4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] and next an uplifting musical piece from allahpundit [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
What she said
I agree with what Jennifer Rubin says here. there are market based sensible approaches that can be taken to reform our health insurance/health care system in this country, but the left wingers in charge aren’t interested in any such thing. … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, government takeover, health care, health insurance, market based, public option, reform
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anatomy of a carve out
check this out. which hospital is this? “A hospital that was recognized as a comprehensive cancer center or clinical cancer research center by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health as of April 20, 1983, that is … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer facilities, carve outs, government, health care reform, lobbyists
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Carville can't count
I don’t know because I don’t watch the show, but did anyone at CNN question Carville’s crazy cajun calumny? Here’s Carville on CNN’s State of the Union today: Put a bill out there, make them filibuster it. Make them be … Continue reading
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Tagged cnn, congressional politics, health care reform, james carville, journalism, media, media bias
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Paul Ryan in action
I watched an eight minute version of this video last night. here is an almost six minute version that Mary Katherine Ham posted. I agree with Mary Katherine that Paul Ryan and Katrina van den Heuvel need to take their … Continue reading
the market works
this story shows that the market works. until the incentives change the piracy problem off of Somalia will continue and will likely get worse. here is the introduction. The rough fishermen of the so-called Somali coast guard are unrepentant criminals, … Continue reading
another one down
First, watch this 3.5 minute video. then keep in mind that the only person that a hypocrite is lying about is himself. He agrees that the standard is higher than his actions. He just tries to bluff his way into … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, governor sanford., hypocrisy, infidelity, Jenny Sanford, mark sanford, south carolina, standards
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moral decision making in America
Dr. Albert Mohler takes a look at President Obama’s declaration of June as gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual month. Along the way Dr. Mohler states his background assumption with regard to moral decision making by most people in this country: Most … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Al Mohler, homosexuality, LGBT month, pride in sin, universal sinfulness
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