Archive for July, 2009

Who Needs Specialists

Friday, July 31st, 2009

More DMV Health Care bad news: I own a medical billing company specializing in anesthesia billing. I would like to point out something of grave concern in the new healthcare bills that nobody seems to be talking about. Medicare pays anesthesiologists about 20 cents on the dollar compared to private insurance companies. The healthcare bills [...]

Our Wonderfully Efficient Government

Friday, July 31st, 2009

That wants to run our health care: One thing still not clear is how many older cars have actually been sold and scrapped with the original $1 billion, and how many more the new $2 billion will be able to cover. Mr. Kurkin tells us that the government Web site where dealers are supposed to [...]

The Four Democrats Who Sold Out America

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

I have family who live in Baron Hill’s district. Baron Hill has voted for the pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia socialized health care bill. I look forward to donating money to his Republican opponent in 2010. Strike that — I relish the opportunity. Churchill once famously remarked: If Hitler invaded hell I would at least make a favorable [...]

BUMPED: Swine Flu Watch

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

UPDATE: Prime Minister Netanyahu overrules Litzman: There is as yet no vaccine that protects against H1N1 “swine flu” virus, and Deputy Health Minister Ya’acov Litzman believes there won’t be one available anywhere before the fall-winter regular flu season is under way. But Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who met with Litzman on Wednesday evening, said he [...]

House to Vote on DMV Health Care This Week?

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

After all? CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN RIGHT NOW. Democrats will meet in committee in one hour to begin marking up healthcare legislation. They’ve cut a deal with the Blue Dog Democrats. Go here and get the number for your Congressman. Call now. Tell him to oppose H.R. 3200.

Compare and Contrast

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Obama’s treatment of Iran and Honduras: What’s wrong with this picture? “Almost a month after the June 28 coup, the demonstrations have failed to become more than a minor inconvenience for interim President Roberto Micheletti and the formidable forces that support him: the military, business executives, Supreme Court and almost the entire Congress. Zelaya, however, [...]

Death of Representative Government

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Indeed: Thousand-page bills, unread and indeed unwritten at the time of passage, are the death of representative government. They also provide a clue as to why, in a country this large, national government should be minimal and constrained. . . . As for optimum bill size, the 1773 Tea Act, which provoked the Boston Tea [...]

National Abortion Bill

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Or the National Euthanasia Bill — Because Letting People Die in the Name of Economic Efficiency is Euthanasia. Plain and Simple.

Steven Pressfield and Killing Rommel

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Excellent author, and Killing Rommel is excellent history.

Go Sweden!

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

While Sweden lowers taxes, caps spending and privatizes health care, Obama is raising taxes, spending us into bankruptcy and socializing health care.