Last night, after I had drifted off to bed, the President’s healthcare “reform” package. Reform is in quotes because the term indicates trying to make something better. This package didn’t. I’m going to be honest here. Clinton’s attempt to push through his healthcare package may well have been a true reform attempt. This measure? Not so much. Continue reading Healthcare Package: The Morning After
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Since January it has been obvious that President Obama has been building something. The question was always what? From the Executive Orders on his first day to the installment of radical “Czars” to his desire to set up a Civilian National Security Force that is “just as well funded as our military.” What has President Obama been building? Five days prior to the inauguration, the President said, “We are just five days away from fundamentally transforming America.” What has he been building? Well, after Sunday’s vote on the healthcare bill, it has become obvious. The President and the ones that voted on this bill have been building a coffin. They are in preparation for the murder of freedom and democracy in our Republic. What has become of the healthcare debate in America? We really pounded our Congressmen and Senators during the August recess at the various town hall meetings and it all seemed to come to a head with the March on Washington on September 12. The question now becomes this. Have we taken a big enough step that our representatives will listen to us or are they simply waiting for us to quiet down so that they can proceed? A source of mine in Washington says that the House is about to start working again on a healthcare proposal. “Which one,” I asked. There are about five up there now including the new Baucus Bill. My source says that the House will try to reconcile elements of all of the bills into one. This may add 200-1500 extra pages to the already monstrous bill, HB 3200. Once that is done, a new HB number will be issued. PatientsFirst has called for a national “Call Congress Day” on October 6, 2009. It looks like it is time to pick up the fight again folks, and October 6 could be too late. To take the field, a general once said, “Get there first with the most.”
Tuesday, September 1, 2009, two opposing groups met face to face outside of Congressman Sanford Bishop’s office. One group appeared to be well funded. They carried premade signs and were fairly dressed well. The other group brought homemade signs and showed up, for the most part, in t shirts and ball caps. The groups drew about the same amount of people, but the difference was stark. Ken King, a regional field director for Organizing For America-a group connected to President Obama, held up thousands of signatures that he said were gathered from people around the district. Most of the ones who attended their rally carried signs that read, “Thank You” and “Standing Together For Health Insurance Reform.” A podium was set up where people could talk about their recent experiences with the health care system. One such person was quoted as saying, “One group of people who enjoy the benefit of adequate healthcare have the audacity to deny millions of people the right to have it when America can afford to provide it.” Perhaps he has not checked the US Debt Clock. It even appeared that Organizing For America had hired “Video It” to professionally document their well orchestrated rally. In a recent article than ran in the Albany Herald about the protest at Congressman Sanford Bishop’s office against healthcare reform, Congressman Bishop said, “We have the First Amendment in this country, but I find it curious that people choose to protest healthcare reform that would benefit them.” Congressman, you find it curious because at your town hall meeting in Albany you chose to talk to your constituents rather than listen. I know that your staff in the Albany office has become a fan of SWGAPolitics. I hope you are reading this too. I’ll try once more to explain why America, and more importantly—your constituents, do not want this reform. There is an old saying that goes… “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I am not implying that the healthcare system in this country could not use a little tweaking, but it is not to the point where we should scrap the entire system and rebuild it. Have you seen the polls that show numbers around 75% of Americans that are happy with their insurance plan? Tweaking the system with free market solutions that involve patient/doctor relationships rather than government officials is where we should look. Let’s explore health savings accounts, tax breaks for healthy lifestyle choices, and a system that is accountable to the patient. Why does the plan not address tort reform? A constituent mentioned that out of 47 million uninsured, only 15 million are chronically uninsured. They can be covered by the savings that will occur through a free market approach. Please sir, I am begging you to listen! A protest against the proposed healthcare reform is being planned for Sanford Bishop’s Albany office on Friday, August 28, 2009. The event will be from 12 noon until 1pm. Protestors have meet Bishop at most of his announced stops during his August break. Bishop described the break as being more accurately called “district workdays” instead of a break during the town hall on healthcare held at ASU. This may be your last best chance to get your voice heard about the healthcare debate before the Congressman returns to Washington. Following the protest, the assembled group will gather at the Sunset Grill located in the Albany Mall. The plan is to discuss the next step in the ongoing debate. The two Republican candidates for Congress, Lee Ferrell and Mike Keown, plan to be in attendance too. If you have not met either of them, this could be your chance. The meeting at the Sunset Grill following the protest is being sponsored by FreedomWorks. The event is BYOL (buy your own lunch.) If you are interested in attending, you need to send your indication to freedom.works@mchsi.com so that they can be assured everyone will have a seat.
Nearly 100 individuals showed up today for the annual Congressional Luncheon sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in Perry, Georgia. This is news because they had not come to wine and dine their Congressional leaders, but they wanted their opinions heard nonetheless. They had come to exercise their freedom of speech. Protestors represented all walks of life. The young and old-rich and poor were all gathered on common ground. It is no longer just a Republican or Democrat protest nor is it simply a healthcare debate. The crowds that have been gathering to protest Congressman Sanford Bishop, and others like him across the nation, have a concern for the health of the Republic. Continuing from Part 1…
A friend of mine, Ben Brandon, posted this very interesting historical account on his Facebook page a couple of months ago, and in light of the discussions GriftDrift and I are having re: “A Tale of Two Hurricanes“, I finally decided to post it here:
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