Friday, November 27, 2009

Kill the Bills. Do Health Reform Right

Charles Krauthammer "First, tort reform. This is money -- the low-end estimate is about half a trillion per decade -- wasted in two ways. Part is simply hemorrhaged into the legal system to benefit a few jackpot lawsuit winners and an army of extravagantly rich malpractice lawyers such as John Edwards. The rest is wasted within the medical system in the millions of unnecessary tests, procedures and referrals undertaken solely to fend off lawsuits ..."

Krauthammer: Pending Climate Change Legislation a 'Dead Parrot'

Newsbusters ""It's dead on arrival, as is all climate change legislation," Krauthammer said. "And not just because of political considerations. It's because reality is trumping ideology. And the Obama administration is all about ideology. One, China is not going to help or participate nor India. So anything done here will be worthless. Second, the science is shaky and getting shakier."

MSNBC Exclusive: Fort Hood Never Happened!

By Ann Coulter "Still, compare the macho posturing of the Bush administration over thwarting the Fort Dix terror plot to the masterful handling of domestic terrorist plots since the angel Obama has taken the helm. Why, the Obama administration managed to capture and arrest Maj. Hasan without violating a single American's civil liberties!"

Tax on ‘Cadillac’ Health Plans Would Hit Many Middle-Class Americans

CNS News "Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers."

Solving Whose Problem?

By Thomas Sowell "No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems-- of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind."

Will Obama stick with Hillary's Thanksgiving present to Bibi?

Leo Rennert , AT "In exchange for Bibi's unprecedent move, the administration for the first time acknowledged specifically that Israel will be entiteled to retain lands captured in 1967 as part of any final peace agreement."

Karl Rove: Voter Anger Is Building Over Deficits

WSJ "Last year, Mr. Obama made fiscal restraint a constant theme of his presidential campaign. "Washington will have to tighten its belt and put off spending," he said back then, while pledging to "go through the federal budget, line by line, ending programs that we don't need." Voters found this fiscal conservatism reassuring. However..."

Climate 'czar' says hacked e-mails don't change anything

Washington Times "Obama administration climate czar Carol Browner on Wednesday rejected claims that e-mails stolen from a British university show climate scientists trumped up global warming numbers, saying she considers the science settled."

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Saving Private Casimer

By Mike Adams "The column was about a kid named Kevin Casimer at Purdue University. Kevin was offended because a library science professor named Bert Chapman had talked about the economic costs of homosexuality on his personal blog. So Kevin started a petition to have him fired for “offensive” speech. My response to Kevin was pretty simple..."

Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Leadership U. "...both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

Celebrities thank troops at Thanksgiving concert

USAF Central ""We understand and appreciate your sacrifice; we do not take you for granted," Mr. Sinise told the crowd. "We're grateful for you and your service and the sacrifice of your loved ones back home. Your families sacrifice so much, so often and we know they miss you. Thank you.""

Days of Thanksgiving Past

American Thinker "Thanksgiving 2009 finds many Americans doubting that our republic can survive and wondering whether we truly have that much to be thankful for these days. God forgive our pettiness. Whether we acknowledge it joyfully, admit it grudgingly, or stick our heads in the sand and deny it, Americans are as blessed today as ever. Consider past Thanksgivings."