Daily Rant – November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Remember how Reid said the House Health Care Bill was DOA? Apparently he was lying… again. Not a single Republican voted for this bill to open up debate on it. It was all Democrats. I have heard several analysis of this step; everything from “it can still be defeated” to “95% of bills that get to this stage go on to become law”. Unfortunately, I believe the latter.
Republicans do not have the votes to stop it. And moderate Democrats as well as Democrats in fear of losing their seats were awarded millions of dollars in “pork” to buy their votes. Landrieu of Louisiana, with her seat in jeopardy, thinks she can buy her way into another term with the $100 million Reid siphoned off for her. All the money in the world can not sell a bad product. Reid himself is vulnerable.
So what’s our plan?
Step one: We need to educate seniors who their friends are, and it is not these Democrats. Just as the Republican threat to cut Medicare in their attempt to reform it turned seniors against them years ago, now it is Democrats who are taking money from this program to fund their version of Medicare for all. In Marin County, there are any number of seniors homes where we can canvass to get support for conservative candidates who actually like them. Once again, not a single Republican voted for this bill. Boxer and Woolsey both voted for this piece of… legislation in their respective houses of congress. They need to be defeated.
Step two: We need to educate women what it about to happen to them. The announcement that mammograms and pap smears really aren’t that necessary is only a sign of the rationing that is to come once this bill is signed into law. Just these two issues alone should let women know that these Democrats are not their friends.
Step three: We need to get the word out that this bill is EXPENSIVE. We don’t have the money. In order to make it look better in the Congressional Budget Office scoring, the Democrats did this; taxes will begin immediately but the health program won’t kick in for three years. That means we start paying now to receive benefits in three years. Those people who think this bill is going to mean FREE health care, need to think again. Payroll taxes will go up as soon as the legislation is passed. All this in a recession too. In anticipation of government run health care, I also predict many employers will opt to drop coverage for their employees to save the costs of benefits. Most will willingly pay the small fine in lieu of carrying coverage for their entire staff. That is when Democrats will really be in trouble, but by then it will be too late.
Step four: We need to educate anyone who thinks the H1N1 vaccination program was a success. I have heard cases where seniors were referred to county boards and rejected in favor of giving the vaccine to younger patients. This should scare the hell out of everyone. It an example of what to expect once government has control of our health care system. Seniors will be last to receive treatment since their productive days are mostly behind them. Boomers will be next.
We may have lost this battle, but we can win the war by taking back the house and senate in 2010. I believe Democrats have put the final nail in their own coffins with this attack on the American people. Not a single poll shows this health care bill is popular with the public. In Marin County it is only a small percentage of those people, like the ones who show up to support Mark Leno, that really want this monstrosity. They may be loud, but they are not the majority. Regardless, Democrats are not listening.
- FedUpEditor
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