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“Oh, Andy. How Could You?” »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 3, 2010 in Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Health Care, Medicare, President Barack Obama | 114 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching “The Andy Griffith Show.” Griffith was a fellow Tar Heel, after all. His show imparted words of wisdom on a regular basis. My 7- and 10-year-old nieces still watch his show on TV Land (along with the “Lucille Ball Show”). Yes, the show routinely poked [...]

“Changing Tune”? No, Changing Semantics »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 19, 2010 in Bamboozling, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Economy, Health Care, Hoodwinking, MSM, Media Bias, Media, Blogs | 135 Comments

The NY Times had an article recently entitled, “Changing Stance, Administration Now Defends Insurance Mandate as a Tax.” Why the hell is this news? Had they or any other water-carriers in the MSM actually done their jobs when this bill, now a law, came out, they would have KNOWN this already. Those of us who [...]

U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Not Amused By The Quotas In The Financial Reform Bill »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 17, 2010 in Banking Institutions, Civil Rights, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Economy, Health Care | 35 Comments

/ Bumped up / Well, this came as a bit of a surprise, a pleasant one at that. You will recall that Rep. Maxine Waters had inserted a provision into the Financial Reform Bill creating quotas for women and minorities for financial institutions. But not so fast says the US Commission on Civil Rights, as [...]

While We Are Distracted… »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 18, 2010 in Big Oil, Congress (House & Senate), Corruption, Current Affairs, Environment, Health Care, Louisiana, Off-Shore Drilling, President Barack Obama, Unemployment, Unions | 309 Comments

By the BP oil spill crisis, and it is certainly worthy of our attention, don’t think things have stopped going on in Washington, DC. Actually, come to think of it, there is a connection between the BP oil crisis and one major issue in DC, the Obamacare program. That connection is – wait for it [...]

Our Neighbors To The North Are Cutting Back »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 3, 2010 in Canada, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Earmarks, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Health Care, Mexico, President Barack Obama | 72 Comments

Recently, we have been focusing on our neighbors to the south as we discuss issues of illegal immigration. But while we have been focusing our energies down there, something has been going on up in Canada. And it’s big. What is it, you may ask? Well, this: Soaring Costs Force Canada To Reassess Health Model. [...]

More Red Tape Slipped Into The Health Care Bill »

By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on May 1, 2010 in Current Affairs, Universal Health Care | 14 Comments

The Cato Institute, a non-partisan libertarian think tank offered an article by Chris Edwards: Costly IRS Mandate Slipped into Health Bill: Most people know about the individual mandate in the new health care bill, but the bill contained another mandate that could be far more costly. A few wording changes to the tax code’s section [...]

Ignore the Warnings, Think Like a Winner and Have Hope »

By Linda Anselmi on Apr 24, 2010 in Current Affairs, Economy, Health Care | 72 Comments

According to Medicare’s Office of the Actuary (that’s in the department of Health and Human Services) The Affordable Care Act (TACA aka Obamacare) may have serious side effects on American’s health and wallet (via AP).  But don’t forget, to be a winner with TACA, you have to think like a winner and have hope. Medicare cuts [...]

Surprise! Health Insurers ‘Reclassifying’ Expenses »

By Linda Anselmi on Apr 19, 2010 in Current Affairs, Health Care | 30 Comments

Bet you didn’t see this one coming. One of the cost control measures under the new health care law passed just last month was “medical loss ratio” floors that go into effect on January 1, 2011. The MLR floor requires health insurers to spend at least 80 cents out of every insurance premium dollar in [...]

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on GDP And The National Debt »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 16, 2010 in Banks, Ben Bernanke, Congress (House & Senate), Credit Risk, Current Affairs, Deficit, Democrats, Depression, Economy, George Bush, Health Care, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Unemployment/Jobs, Wall Street | 101 Comments

I think we are in for a world of hurt. So does Chairman Ben Bernanke:

Did Congress Screw Itself Out Of Healthcare? »

By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Apr 14, 2010 in Backfire, Current Affairs, DNC idiocy, Health Care, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama | 79 Comments

Remember when Nancy Pelosi said Congress needed to pass healthcare so we could see what’s in it? Remember when she and her cohorts said we’d love it once we understood it better? She may yet change her tune. Robert Pear of the New York Times states… …the new health care law will affect almost every [...]

Fear Itself Folo »

By Nail Em Up on Apr 7, 2010 in Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties & Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Current Affairs, Death Threats, Fascism, Hate Speech, Health Care, Human Rights, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Medicare, Obama-Barack & President Barack, President Barack Obama, Race, Racism | 164 Comments

Some readers of this blog took exception to my post titled “Fear Itself,” which was published on April 6. I’d like to address the objections. Protest is the American way. The health care bill, a massive piece of legislation, had many elements which some could find objectionable. Mandates are worrying, as is the fear that [...]

Under The Radar »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 30, 2010 in Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Foreign Affairs, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Obama Administration, Obama Comrades, Obama's Broken Promises, Republicans, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unions | 116 Comments

So Mr. Transparency and his Pelosi-led crew have been mighty busy over the past couple of weeks. Okay, okay, his entire presidency thus far. But the past couple of weeks have been particularly bad. First there was the whole health care bill rammed down our throats. But also inside that Health Care bill was a [...]

Broken Promise List »

By LisaB on Mar 30, 2010 in Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Current Affairs, Health Care, Hoodwinking, President Barack Obama | 119 Comments

NRO has a post today supposedly listing all of Obama’s broken promises. I have a feeling it’s not entirely comprehensive, so feel free to add others. Here are a few snips. HEALTH CARE NEGOTIATIONS ON C-SPAN STATEMENT: “These negotiations will be on C-SPAN, and so the public will be part of the conversation and will [...]

“The Heat Is On…” »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 28, 2010 in Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Hate Speech, Health Care, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Republicans, TARP | 260 Comments

In light of the recent Health Care vote, the Tea Party marches, and the current sentiment in the country, I found this article by Peggy Noonan to be particularly timely: The Heat Is On. We May Get Burned. Political rage is a national problem, not a partisan one. So where are we? In a dangerous [...]

Change In DADT, Paul Ryan On Repeal **Open Thread** »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 27, 2010 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Greta Van Susteran, Health Care | 35 Comments

This classic scene from the brilliant show, “West Wing,” really sets the tone for the announcement made by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates this week on the Pentagon’s change for DADT:

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