American Heritage and some news

I have been taking a class at Zion Christian Church for the last couple weeks.  Each week we watch a video from the American Heritage Series by David Barton and then hold a discussion afterwards.  This is a great class and an excellent video I recommend it to everyone.  It teaches you the actual history of the United States, you know our Christian Heritage.  The class is free and welcome to anyone.  It meets on Wednesday nights and there is 4 weeks left.  If you are interested let me know.

Also I have been reading the 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world.  Which again is another great find if you want to know how our Founding Fathers established the Constitution.

Obama signs a Nuclear Treaty with Russia last week to shrink the arsenals of the United States and Russia declaring that we will not use nukes for defense and if a Country should attack us with chemical/biological warfare.  And today we see this Nuclear risks have risen.  REALLY?  No freaking way!  Oh the irony.  Here's the deal the risk of terrorist attacks with nuclear weapons have risen.  Why?  Because you have given the green light to terrorists.  You have made it known that, one you are reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the Country.  Two, you have made it known that you are now not willing to use nuclear weapons in defense of an attack.  Three, you have basically shut down the "star wars" program.  GENIUS!
Hey Obama do you remember that oath you took when you came into office?  Just asking.

FACT CHECK

Here is another great story

Baffled by Healthcare

So Congress read the bill huh?  I don't think so.  Today it was announced that Congress who thought that they would be keeping the wonderful healthcare that they receive, might have accidentally given it away :(.
Is this the straw that breaks the camels back?  Is the law going to be repealed now?  Probably not, but I am sure that a lot of Congress men and women are re-thinking their excellent bill.

(you know its funny because its not like they were going to get to keep that great health insurance anyway, they are all gone in NOVEMBER).

And if you have time check this out
NEWSBUSTED

Tomorrow: Andy Stern resigns?  Wonder what he's up too.  Maybe that Debt Commission he's on is taking up too much time.

TEA PARTY EXPRESS (TPE)

Sunday was the Clinton Twp. TPE.  Around 4000 people attended the event.  There wasn't much balanced news coverage the reports can be found here.
http://www.wxyz.com
http://www.clickondetroit.com
http://www.theoaklandpress.com
http://detnews.com
http://www.freep.com
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com

I have a sort of bias since I was featured in the Michigan Capital Confidential, however if you do not subscribe to this site you may want to check it out.  At the TPE I was asked by a Tom Gantert what do you think is the goal of the Tea Party?  What do you want to see happen?

So what is the goal of the Tea Party?  Do we want to see a third party emerge?

What I would like to see is a balance.  We are a nation with checks and balances and right now that is not what we have.  We need to get rid of the politicians that think they know what is best for the Country.  The politicians that think that they know what is best.  I do not think that we need to have a third party emerge at least not at this time.  What I would like to see is the Republican party get back to the principles of which they stand.  We need to take control of either the House or Senate, to have a balance in order to stop this madness.  

We need people in the Senate and House that are representative of the people and not themselves.  We need to get people in Congress that actually read the Constitution, and abide by it.  We need less taxes, less Government, and more of our Liberties and freedoms.

Do I think Republicans are the answer?  Nope.  They are part of the problem.

So I ask what do you think?

A day in Detroit

Today was Opening Day for the Tigers and as usual, I did not have tickets but stood in line starting at 8 and managed to get some good seats.  This probably my favorite part of going downtown on opening day the anticipation of getting tickets and meeting some great hardcore Tigers fans.  Although I would like to say that I am very disappointed with the behavior I saw today.  For one, PICK UP YOUR TRASH people, how disgusting I have been going to Opening day since I have been 10 and never have I seen such disregard and laziness.  There are trash cans all around, utilize them.  Detroit already looks like a dump don't add to it with your beer cans and trash.  Second, some drunk, punk idiot kids drinking in the parking lot dented my car, how? by throwing something at it.  You are an adult act like one.  Your drinking should not cause you to act like an idiot, that is not an excuse.  You should not willingly damage other people's property because your a moron.  I get out of my car and hear this "who gives a shit, it's not my car," girl sees me "oh fuck." No apology, nothing.  Third, for the first time ever I witnessed people taking cuts to try and get tickets today.  Seriously?  People have no common sense or morality anymore.  The behavior I witnessed today made me sick.  Let's stop thinking the world revolves around ourselves and grow up and take responsibility.

However I would like to say that (besides the rant) I had a great time at the ball park.  Baseball is back.  The Tigers pulled it out and got the W.  Sad that it was accomplished with errors and the hitting is atrocious, but I think we have a chance to maybe clinch the division if we pick up a few hitters.  Any thoughts.

BTW, Stupak is retiring, who would of thought that?

K L Daniels 

10 points on Health care

1. A Massively Engorged Government, to the tune of $2.5 trillion in new entitlement spending. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), new entitlement spending in the plan would cost $216 billion by 2019, then increase by 8 percent every year thereafter.
2. A Cornhusker Kickback for All. No, special deals aren’t removed from Obamacare this time around. Instead, the House bill extends new federal funding for Medicaid to all states. Incidentally, you’re paying for it.
3. A Freight train of taxes, slamming the American people in 2018. You’ve heard of the “Cadillac” tax on high-cost insurance plans? It will be pushed back to 2018, and given the way “high-cost” plans will be defined, a large segment of the middle class would get hit with the tax over time.
4. Beware the shape-shifting tax monster. New taxes will take many forms, including taxes on prescription drugs, medical devices (like wheel chairs), and health insurance.
5. Unconstitutional mandates, courtesy of Congress. Don’t want to buy health insurance? Congress will penalize you if you don’t, regardless of income.
6. Lock your back door. Higher health care costs will be sneaking in. The plan gives subsidies to low-to-moderate wage families, but the subsidies will increase at a lower rate than the rate at which premiums increase. In other words, those families will pay more every year.
7. Lights out for small businesses? Companies that hire certain low-income Americans will have to pay $3,000 per employee, per year, even if the company offers insurance.Oh, and if a company employs 50 or more workers, they’ll face higher tax penalties to the tune of $2,000 per full-time employee.
8. Abortions. You will pay for them, like it or not. The House bill includes major funding for community health centers with no restrictions on federal taxpayer funding of abortions.
9. Want to play the stock market? Maybe not, after you hear this. The House bill slaps a 3.8% tax on investment income.
10. It’s not a federal system, after all. States will have less power. They’ll no longer have authority to regulate health care premiums. Instead, the federal government will take on the job. States and local governments won’t be able to control their own employee health plans; they’ll have to abide by new federal regulations.

Remember that health care is 1/6 of our economy and this 2000+ page bill could fundamentally change the United States forever.  What we should be doing is taking our time, listening to the people, and coming up with REAL solutions to health care reform.  Because lets face it, people need health care.  However, we shouldn't be trying to rush a bill that no one can understand to the Presidents desk.  I would also like to remind you that health reform is not going to take affect until 2014.  If we are in such a rush to give people care then the bill should take affect immediately.  

The bill is full of kickbacks, and shady deals.  Here are a few:

*Nebraska’s Hospital Helper. Via Rowan Scarborough at the Washington Times:

The Obama administration has delivered another budget plum to Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson and the state of Nebraska, adding more than a half-billion dollars for a new veterans hospital in Omaha.

The move reverses a decision by Mr. Obama’s own Veterans Administration of a year ago, which called for repairing an existing hospital.

The Veterans Administration made the budget switch during internal deliberations in 2009 at a time when the White House was wooing the moderate Democrat to vote for President Obama’s health care overhaul bill.

Mr. Nelson was among the last of the Senate Democrats to sign on to the health bill, deciding to vote “yes” after securing special Medicaid payments for Nebraska in a deal known as the “Cornhusker Kickback.” Health care reform opponents have widely panned that deal.

At the time that deal was being made, Mr. Nelson was getting another boost from the VA as it formulated its next budget.

Jake Thompson, a spokesman for Mr. Nelson, rejected the idea the new hospital was awarded in exchange for the senator’s health care vote.

Deny, deny, deny.

*Tennessee’s Hospital Helper. Via the Tennessean:

Bye bye, Cornhusker Kickback. Hello, special treatment for Tennessee and North Dakota.

Democrats unveiling revisions Thursday to their health-care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making. But the 153 pages of changes to the package include an additional $99 million in 2012 and 2013 for Tennessee hospitals that treat many poor people.

Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., has fought for the funds for years to bring the state’s aid up to par with the rest of the country, spokeswoman Emily Phelps said. She said their inclusion had nothing to do with his announcement Thursday that he will vote for the final health legislation after opposing an earlier version in November.

Deny, deny, deny.

Tom Bevan notes the irony of Gordon’s little deal and a NASA slot rumor.

*North Dakota’s Student Loan Loophole. With a sick stomach, Scott Johnson at Power Line reports:

Although the package nationalizes the student loan system, one bank — the state-owned Bank of North Dakota — would be allowed to continue making student loans. Such a deal for North Dakota’s Democratic congressional delegation facing massive opposition to Obamacare back home.

North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan has already announced his retirement rather than try to defend Obamacare to his constituents. Kent Conrad — North Dakota’s other Democratic senator — is employing the full Nelson, declining the bribe. Referring to “an overly heated partisan environment,” he asked the House to remove the buyoff from the legislation.

We await word from Rep. Earl Pomeroy, the state’s lone member of the House. Before the package was announced, Pomeroy was an enthusiastic advocate of the buyoff. “We want what’s taking place in North Dakota protected,” Pomeroy said. It is not clear whether Pomeroy shares Conrad’s second thoughts

And Congress will now expressly fund racial discrimination in higher education:

The new package also promises new aid for colleges serving minority students, using money the government is supposed to save by no longer paying banks to make student loans. Included are annual payments of $100 million for schools with large numbers of Hispanic students, the same amount for colleges with many black students, and millions more for schools with large numbers of native Americans and other minorities.

Newspapers running stories on these deals such as the Washington Post’s “Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot in health bill” really ought to provide nausea warnings and motion sickness bags.

*The La Raza Lollilop. Open-borders congressional reps made a show of protesting the phony immigration enforcement provisions in Demcare. But purported opponents of the bill led by Illinois Democrat Rep. Luis Guiterrez are falling in line. Just as the congressional Hispanic Caucus announced it support of Demcare, Obama announced his vow of support for their new shamnesty push.

All they needed was a cheap and easy promise from Obama. Chumps.

*Water Wheeling & Dealing. IBD editorializes today:

On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced it was increasing water allocations for the Central Valley of California, a region that depends on these water allocations for local agriculture and jobs. The timing adds to our suspicions.

According to the Interior announcement, “Typically (the Bureau of) Reclamation would release the March allocation update around March 22nd, but moved up the announcement at the urging of Senators (Diane) Feinstein and (Barbara) Boxer, and Congressmen (Jim) Costa and (Dennis) Cardoza.”

Blue Dog Democrats Costa, who represents California’s 20th Congressional District (Fresno), and Cardoza, who represents the 18th (Stockton to Modesto), are both listed as “undecided” in the upcoming vote on health care reform, whether it be on the Senate bill itself or the “deem and pass” resolution known as the Slaughter rule, after Rules Committee Chairman Louise Slaughter.

The rule subverts the Constitution by allowing the bill to pass without members actually having to vote on it. Interior’s announcement gives Costa and Cardoza something to assuage the wrath of angry constituents just in time for any vote. They chose what was behind door number one.

This isn’t the first time. To get them out of the “undecided” column in last December’s House vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership promised $500 million for a new University of California-Merced Medical School. Costa and Cardoza then voted “aye.”

Taken from MICHELLE MALKIN

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Silly liberals pay checks are for workers

I read a story today on www.newsbusters.org claiming because there is a mandate for car insurance, why is it so bad to have a mandate for health insurance.

Now follow me here (even though I know that a 4 yr old could get this one).  Yes car insurance is required when you purchase/lease a car, new or old, what have you.  However, and this is a BIG however, the Government can not force you to by a car.  And if you do not have a car you still do not have to purchase car insurance.  Just as if I was to purchase a house I would need to buy insurance, but if I am without a house at ANY TIME the Government can not fine me because I do not declare a residence.

You got that silly LIBERAL?

Yesterday I went to the Royal Oak Tea Party located on 13 mile road and as we were standing there my sister Emily asked a very good question or made a VERY good observation.  She asked, "Is this ice..."  Kidding.  No she asked, "If the Government everyone to get healthcare but the people who still can not afford it can not get it and they have to pay their fine, how are they going to pay it."

I gave her a one word answer, "YOU."  They will tax the working people more, to cover costs.

It's sad really seeing the 400+ people at the rally knowing what the future holds for them and then seeing the hundreds driving by who don't even have a clue.

K L Daniels