Angry All American Girl

Back in the saddle...

2010-03-22T21:53:00.000-07:00

Wow! I haven't been around for awhile and I do apologize. Things have been very crazy. I got promoted and with that came a lot of extra responsibilities. Now that I've got the hang of everything and have been able to work on my time management I think I can actually get back to the blog world. I know that all 10 of my followers have missed me LOL.

There is a lot happening in America right now that needs to be talked about, but to make this a little more realistic for myself I think I am going to have to stick to one or two posts a week. To those of you who stuck around during my hiatus, I would like to thank you and promise you that I will post plenty of rants and raves that will piss off the liberals (not that it's hard).

Stay tuned!!

It Just Won't Work

2009-09-30T18:09:00.001-07:00

How do I know that government run health care would fail and cost American taxpayers millions, billions, or even trillions of dollars? I WORK IN GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE!!

I am in the Navy and I am a hospital corpsmen. I work in a clinic that sees both military members and civilians alike. Navy Medicine is a government run health care system and I can tell you first hand that it sucks!

While at work today I took a glance at our schedule of patients and the reasons for their visits. Out of the 59 patients that walked through our doors today 6 may have actually needed to be here. Ok, let me be fair, 10 of those 59 were here for physical exams so lets not count them. That leaves 49 patients...8 out of 49 people had legitimate reasons to be seen by a doctor.

I will give you a break down of some of the reasons for visits today:
- 5 people had a headache
- 7 patients complained of basic cold symptoms (sneezing, cough, runny nose or congestion-- NO FEVER)
- We even had one person come in with a...wait for it....drum roll please.... A MOSQUITO BITE!

This, America, is your tax dollars hard a work. Instead of running to the store and grabbing a bottle of Motrin or some Dayquil and self medicating themselves they run off to their "free" clinic to get a prescription for things like TYLENOL.

If the government was to offer this kind of health care to the general population, America's debt would very likely double in the first year. People would come out of the woodwork for "free" health care. If someone has allergies and doesn't want to pay for the $12.00 for a bottle of Claritin, all they have to do is go to the "free" doctor and get their "free" medications.

And don't even get me started on the quality of care. Most (not all) of the doctors I work with get so sick of seeing patients for bogus aliments that they just stopped caring. And why should they care? In the current health care system doctors have to work to build a relationship with their patients and be sure that they deliver a high level of quality care to ensure that their patients want to come back again if they need. In a government run system, you as a patient would be assigned to a doctor, you don't get to choose. If you don't like that doctor you may be able to request a new one but not before you fill out mounds of paper work stating a valid reason for your dislike. If the doctor knows that they are going to have a steady flow of patients
no matter what then why should they have to give the slightest damn about weather or not their patients leave satisfied with the level of care they received?

Government run health care is a bad idea. It will cost American tax payers unforeseen amounts and the money would go toward quantity of patients, not the quality of care given. I see a government system of health care every day, I have seen first hand the patients who abuse the
right of "free" health care (see examples above) and I have seen others who are down right fraudulent (faking pain to get "free" narcotic pain killers).

Please don't let the American health care system come to this. Contact your representative and urge them to vote against a public option or any other form of government run system. Let your voice be heard!

An Unarmed Man is a Subject; An Armed Man is a Citizen

2009-09-24T14:29:00.000-07:00

My husband came to me today and asked me to look into current gun control legislation floating around Washington. My husband is very passionate about gun ownership rights and after being married to him for 2 ½ years, and listening to his extremely valid points, I have become just as passionate. In the 111th Congress there are currently 27 bills in the House and 11 bills in the Senate, some are for gun ownership rights but most are for gun control.

What is gun control? Well, if you sit down and think about it, gun control is nothing more then a group of laws that hinder law abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. Anyone who has plans to use a firearm for nefarious purposes is not going to walk into a respectable gun shop and register the weapon in their name. They are going to obtain a firearm illegally so it can't be traced back to them. Less then 1% of all violent crimes involving firearms, are committed by the owners of registered guns. Let me put this in prospective for you: On average there are approximately 8 million violent crimes committed in American every year. Of those 8 million, approximately only 700,000 are committed with firearms. Of those 700,000 crimes less then 7000 of those were committed by people who legally obtained the firearm used. Only law abiding citizens would adhere to "rational gun control measures." Criminals don't care about the law; that's why they are called criminals.

There are multiple examples all over the world as to why banning firearms is a very bad idea. Let's start overseas: Both England and Australia have passed laws banning gun ownership. As a result armed robberies have increased by 44 % in Australia and according to The International Crime Victims Survey conducted by Leiden University in Holland, "England and Wales ranked second overall in violent crime among industrialized nations." (By the way, the US didn't even make the top ten) As for in the homeland: In 1976, Washington DC passed laws that made it illegal to own a handgun or have any assembled weapon in the home for personal defense. After that law was passed, murders and violent crimes skyrocketed by 200%, giving DC the highest murder rate in the country.

Thankfully for the citizens of DC, that law was just recently overturned as unconstitutional by the courts. Gun control laws do exactly the opposite of what they are supposed to. They restrict respectable citizens from being able to protect themselves, their families and society in general from violent predators.

As I mentioned earlier there is a lot of legislation concerning gun control currently making its way through congress. The one I would like to focus on is H.R. 45 the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. Before I go on let me set one thing straight, I believe that a background check should be done every time someone wishes to purchase a firearm but this bill is just ridiculous! The bill would make it illegal to own a firearm unless you are finger printed and can provide a current driver's license along with your Social Security number, these things I have no problem with but the bill would also require people to submit to a physical and mental evaluation each and every time a firearm is purchased. WHAT?!?!?!

In addition, Blair-Holt would require that guns must be locked away and inaccessible to any child under the age of 18. It would empower law enforcement officers to come into your home to inspect whether or not you are in compliance. Failure to comply includes a fine and incarceration of up to five years in prison. In a case of criminal home invasion this law renders the gun owner defenseless.

This proposed law would not only annul the Second Amendment, it will also dissolve the Fourth Amendment that says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures" shall not be violated without a warrant.

H.R. 45 and other legislation like it are additive steps that are being taken to ultimately render the Second Amendment null and void. But apparently what the bleeding hearts aren't seeing is that if this actually occurs only the law abiding citizens will be hurt by it. Crime will rise and guns will still be around, probably more then ever, but instead of the guns being used to protect US citizens, they will be used to harm them.

If you oppose these efforts, there are a couple of different things that you can do. Contact your representatives and let them know how you feel. You can also make a donation to one of the following organizations that support gun ownership rights and lobby in Washington:

Second Amendment Foundation- http://www.saf.org/

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms- http://www.ccrkba.org/

National Rifle Association- http://home.nra.org/#/home

As Americans it is our constitutional right to bear arms and that right shall not be infringed upon by anyone. Speak up and let your voice be heard on the issues of gun rights. Those in Washington who are pushing for government control of America know that an unarmed man is a subject who is easily controlled but an armed man is a citizen who has an opinion and is not afraid to voice it!

Why Arn't We Listening to This Guy?

2009-09-21T19:00:00.000-07:00

On the 30th of August Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal submitted a 66 page report to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. In his report he stated the need for a revised/ updated strategy and more troops in Afghanistan. My question is... what in the hell is taking so long? It has been 23 days and President Obama is just now reviewing his report. This is just silly to me... Obama, who has never served in the military by the way, is reviewing a report submitted by a man with 33 years of military service, and he(Obama) is going to tell him (McChrystal) weather or not he agrees . YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

General McChrystal has served in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has received awards such as the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and he also attended the Naval War College at Newport. He served as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command and Director, Joint Staff . Needless to say this man knows his shit! Why on God's green earth aren't we listening to him? The men and women in Afghanistan need more resources yet congress is twiddling their
thumbs at the situation. In his report McChrystal stated "Resources will not win this war, but under-resourcing could lose it."

One of the members of congress who is opposing the troop surge is Senator Carl Levin (D-MI). Levin is the chairman for the Committee on Armed Services which I find very ironic seeing as how he also has NEVER served in the military. "General McChrystal is attempting to shift our focus toward adopting a revised strategy that will increase the prospects for success of our efforts in Afghanistan. Focusing on the resource question before we accomplish the strategic shift is a mistake General McChrystal is wisely avoiding," he said. Levin seemed to ignore certain portions of the report that deal with the danger in "under-resourcing" -- but he said that challenge should be addressed by expanding the size of the Afghan army and police.

I have one question for you Mr. Levin, what are you going to do when the Afghan army and police don't receive enough volunteers because of the fear of repercussions from the Al-Qaeda. Even if these organizations do see a good number of volunteers, who do you think will be the ones to train them? The US Military needs to establish a solid presence in Afghanistan so that Afghani men can come forward and volunteer for the army or police forces without fear and it will be the men and women of the US Military that will be responsible for teaching and training these volunteers to be efficient soldiers and policemen.

Men and women of Congress, I urge you to open your eyes and realize that General McChrystal is a wise man, who probably has more military experience then a good portion of the Senate floor put together. He has been there and he has done that. If he says our men and women overseas need help... SEND THEM HELP. Gen. McChrystal has Americas best interests at heart and wants our troops to come home as soon as possible but not before the job is done!

Speak Up, Speak Out

2009-09-18T21:21:00.001-07:00

As another week comes to a close I have come to realize that maybe I set my expectations too high for myself. I thought that finding something new and different to write about everyday would be easy... It's not. I am still going to try to post Monday- Friday but if I miss a day or two(like this past Wednesday) please forgive me. Also if you're just browsing through this blog and you like what you read, be sure to follow me and tell your friends.

I want to strongly encourage everyone to go back to my "Get to Know Your Senator" blog and look in on what your state officials are up to. There are far to many people in congress with special interests that don't come near to reflecting the interests of their voters. Don't be afraid to contact your congressmen either. They work for you and should being taking all of your concerns into consideration. If it is an issue that you are passionate about, have your friends and family contact your senator as well. The more voters the come forward with the same issue, the more likely your senator will be to listen and take action.

Don't be afraid to speak out about corruption. Don't let taxation without representation happen to you! Things like special interest groups and frivolous spending in Washington are getting out of hand. Put a stop to it, speak up, speak out! America, if we want our government to turn it self around we need to be the ones to give it the starting push.

Misuse: The Race Card

2009-09-17T19:28:00.000-07:00

There is nothing that makes me more angry then when people play the the race card when trying to gain the upper hand in a discussion . Playing the race card is a phrase that refers to the act of bringing the issue of race or racism into a debate. In the past few days this phrase has been throw around A LOT and it's pissing me off!

Sen. Joe Wilson has been called a racist because of his outburst at President Obama during his address to congress earlier this month. Calling someone a liar IS NOT RACIST, I don't care if they are white, black, brown, purple or green (now if they were blue, i might have an issue ;) ).

In the recent days I have been cruising through online news stories and reading comments posted by readers and I seem to have found a pattern. If you disagree with ANYTHING President Obama or his administration has to say you are obviously a no good, white trash, uneducated, redneck, racist. Come on people, do you honestly believe that. If that is the case then if you ever disagreed with President Bush that must mean you were a racist toward people from Texas or people with a southern accent, right? Yeah, that's what I thought!

The race card is being played in America today to scare people into political correctness and I find it to be nothing more then dirty politics.

Here are some people that actually deserve the title of racist:

Adolf Hitler

This guy had a name for what he did, he called it racial hygiene. He was responsible for the deaths of nearly 14 million people, six million of them Jews.

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Forrest was the creator and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

John Loy Rocker

A retired American Major League Baseball relief pitcher who when asked about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets said this: "I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing... The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?"

Johnny Rebel

His songs frequently use the racial epithet nigger and often voice sympathy for Jim Crow-era segregation and the Ku Klux Klan. Nearly all his songs serve as platforms for denigrating African Americans and the civil rights movement. Some of his songs he released were titled "Lookin' for a Handout," "Kajun Ku Klux Klan," "Nigger, Nigger," "In Coon Town," "Who Likes a Nigger?," "Nigger Hatin' Me," "Still Looking for a Handout," "Some Niggers Never Die (They Just Smell That Way)," "Stay Away from Dixie,", and "Move Them Niggers North."

Now I realize that these are extreme examples of racism and I know that there are still issues with race discrimination on a smaller scale today but I am just trying to prove a point. Don't you dare ever put me in the same categories as the people above just because I don't agree with every thing that President Obama has to say.

Are They Working for Their Voters or Themselves?

2009-09-15T19:21:00.000-07:00

Let's play a game, it's called "Get To Know Your Senator". Under each state I will be posting the names of the respective Senators. Click on the name and you will be directed to site that lists their voting record, stances on issue and even campaign contributions. Is your state senator doing what you voted them there to do? I will also be posting a second link to the senators homepage so you can write him/her and express your concern or praise for the job that they are doing in Washington. Remember America, we voted them into office and our tax money pays their salaries... THEY WORK FOR US!!! If you want to see an end to corruption in Washington it all starts with us. Senators should have their voters interests at heart, not their own bank accounts!

*Note* Coding these links took a long time so if I messed up and one or two of the links is broken or incorrect please let me know I am will fix it ASAP.

Alabama
Richard C. Shelby -
Homepage

Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Sessions -
Homepage

Alaska

Lisa A. Murkowski -
Homepage

Mark Begich -
Homepage

Arizona
John Sidney McCain -
Homepage

Jon Kyl -
Homepage

Arkansas
Blanche Lambert Lincoln -
Homepage

Mark Lunsford Pryor -
Homepage

California
Dianne Feinstein -
Homepage

Barbara Boxer -
Homepage

Colorado
Mark E. Udall -
Homepage

Michael Bennet -
Homepage

Connecticut
Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd -
Homepage

Joseph I. Lieberman -
Homepage

Delaware
Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper -
Homepage

Edward E. 'Ted' Kaufman -
Homepage

Florida
Bill Nelson, Sr. -
Homepage

George S. LeMieux (Senator LeMieux was just sworn in on September 10th,
2009 so a voting record is currently unavailable. I will update at a
later time) -
Homepage

Georgia
C. Saxby Chambliss -
Homepage

John H. 'Johnny' Isakson -
Homepage

Hawaii
Daniel K. Inouye -
Homepage

Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Sr. -
Homepage

Idaho
Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo -
Homepage

James E. 'Jim' Risch -
Homepage

Illinois
Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin -
Homepage

Roland W. Burris -
Homepage

Indiana
Richard G. Lugar -
Homepage

Evan Bayh -
Homepage

Iowa
Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley -
Homepage

Thomas 'Tom' Harkin -
Homepage

Kansas
Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback -
Homepage

Pat Roberts -
Homepage

Kentucky
Mitch McConnell -
Homepage

Jim Bunning -
Homepage

Louisiana
Mary L. Landrieu -
Homepage

David B. Vitter -
Homepage

Maine
Olympia Jean Snowe -
Homepage

Susan M. Collins -
Homepage

Maryland
Barbara A. Mikulski -
Homepage

Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin -
Homepage

Massachusetts
John Forbes Kerry -
Homepage

Michigan
Carl Levin -
Homepage

Debbie Ann Stabenow -
Homepage

Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar -
Homepage

Al Franken -
Homepage

Mississippi
Thad Cochran -
Homepage

Roger F. Wicker -
Homepage

Missouri
Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond -
Homepage

Claire McCaskill -
Homepage

Montana
Max S. Baucus -
Homepage

Jon Tester -
Homepage

Nebraska
E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson -
Homepage

Mike O. Johanns -
Homepage

Nevada
Harry M. Reid -
Homepage

John Eric Ensign -
Homepage

New Hampshire
Judd A. Gregg -
Homepage

Jeanne Shaheen -
Homepage

New Jersey
Frank R. Lautenberg -
Homepage

Robert 'Bob' Menendez -
Homepage

New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman -
Homepage

Tom S. Udall -
Homepage

New York
Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer -
Homepage

Kirsten E. Gillibrand -
Homepage

North Carolina
Richard M. Burr -
Homepage

Kay R. Hagan -
Homepage

North Dakota
Kent Conrad -
Homepage

Byron L. Dorgan -
Homepage

Ohio
George V. Voinovich -
Homepage

Sherrod C. Brown -
Homepage

Oklahoma
James M. 'Jim' Inhofe -
Homepage

Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn -
Homepage

Oregon
Ron Wyden -
Homepage

Jeffery A. 'Jeff' Merkley -
Homepage

Pennsylvania
Arlen Specter -
Homepage

Robert P. 'Bob' Casey, Jr. -
Homepage

Rhode Island
John Francis 'Jack' Reed -
Homepage

Sheldon Whitehouse -
Homepage

South Carolina
Lindsey O. Graham -
Homepage

Jim W. DeMint -
Homepage

South Dakota
Tim P. Johnson -
Homepage

John R. Thune -
Homepage

Tennessee
Lamar Alexander -
Homepage

Bob Corker -
Homepage

Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchison -
Homepage

John Cornyn -
Homepage

Utah
Orrin G. Hatch -
Homepage

Robert F. 'Bob' Bennett -
Homepage

Vermont
Patrick J. Leahy -
Homepage

Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders -
Homepage

Virginia
James H. 'Jim' Webb, Jr. -
Homepage

Mark R. Warner -
Homepage

Washington
Patty Murray -
Homepage

Maria Cantwell -
Homepage

West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd -
Homepage

John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller, IV -
Homepage

Wisconsin
Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl -
Homepage

Russell D. Feingold -
Homepage

Wyoming
Michael B. 'Mike' Enzi -
Homepage

John Barrasso -
Homepage

What in the Hell Took so Long?!?

2009-09-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

Today I am going to go ahead and get this one out of the way. I have been avoiding this topic because of the amount of research that has to be done to get all of my facts straight, but with a third video being released today and a fourth being released tomorrow I think its time to look into ACORN.

ACORN, or Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is a community-based organization in the U.S. that advocates for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues. ACORN is the nation's largest grassroots community organization with over 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 cities across the country.

ACORN is an organization that has received over $53 million of our tax dollars since its creation, including $1.6 million last year. Moreover, it was eligible for another $4 billion in stimulus money.

I believe that for the most part, ACORN has done more good then bad for its members. But in the light of recent events I believe that some sort of investigation needs to be conducted. ACORN is a federally supported organization and that means our tax dollars are paying their salaries! But what are we paying them to do? Let's go back in time.

ACORN was founded in 1970 by Wade Rathke and Gary Delgado. ACORN's priorities have included: better housing and wages for the poor, more community development investment from banks and governments, better public schools, and other social justice issues. ACORN has pursued these goals through demonstration, negotiation, lobbying for legislation, and voter participation. ACORN is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that typically champions liberal and progressive causes. It is made up of numerous legally distinct parts including local non-profits, a national lobbying organization, and the ACORN Housing Corporation.

In late 2008 the organization fell into hot water when ACORN members from several different states were accused of committing voter registration fraud. In Indiana, officials had to throw out 11,000 registrations suspected as fraudulent. In Nevada, ACORN claimed to have registered "Tony Romo" and "Terrell Owens" along with the rest of the starting offense of the Dallas Cowboys. In Wisconsin, ACORN was illegally registering felons to vote. In Florida, ACORN turned in voter registrations duplicates and multiple copies of the same form. In one Missouri county, investigators found a 12 year old registered and 10 registrations for the same name — in all, 800 phonies from ACORN.

Now most people would look at this information and think... man these people need to be shut down and investigated... but oh no. The man that they were rallying for won the election so apparently no one felt the need to dig to deep. In more recent news a duo of conservative activists posing as a prostitute and her pimp released hidden-camera videos in which ACORN employees in Baltimore gave advice on house-buying and how to account on tax forms for the woman’s income. Two other videos depict similar situations in ACORN offices in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. so to say the least the folks at ACORN are in trouble again. But I can't help but think that if the organization had looked in on its employees back in 2008 when all the trouble started they wouldn't have had to worry about videos like this ever coming out.

On September 11th, 2009 the U.S. Census Bureau director Robert Groves announced that he was severing ties with ACORN (they were slated to help conduct the 2010 census). And today (FINALLY) the Senate voted to defund ACORN housing. The Johanns Amendment # 2355 to H.R. 3288 passed by a margin of 83 to 7. 83 to 7!! If there were this many people worried about the workings of ACORN, why did it take so long for this to happen? Can anyone say corruption?

In conclusion, the stop on funding to ACORN is better late then never but I would like to see a full, in depth investigation into ALL ACORN offices around the country and I want the American citizens to have access to all the findings. Before there funding is reinstated I want it to be convinced that all unethical employees have been terminated from the organization. No if's, and's or but's about it.

How Am I Doing?

2009-09-11T19:48:00.000-07:00

Well, as my first week as a blogger comes to a close I am can easily say I am pleased! I am truly enjoying this digital outlet of my stress and anger at the way our government is being handled these days.

I only have two followers currently but I am hoping that number will climb quickly. If you are just dropping by to read a post and you happen to like what you read, be sure to follow my blog so you can visit frequently. The current plan is for me to post at least once a day Monday-Friday (I don't plan on spending my weekends in front of a computer, unless its crappy outside).

If you are a follower and there is anything you would like to see me write about just let me know. It can be about anything going on in America today and it doesn't have to be about politics. I am always open for any kind of ideas.

I hope that everyone has a fun, safe weekend. Oh and don't forget to look for any 9/12 events going on in your area tomorrow(http://www.the912project.com/). If there is, be sure to go out and show your support... try to recall your mind set on September 12th, 2001. NEVER FORGET!!

9/11: God Bless America

2009-09-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

In honor of the anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001 I would like to post some photos of the events but mostly I would like to post pictures that capture the aftermath.

These pictures grasp the mood after the smoke cleared. They display the overwhelming feelings of patriotism felt by so many sad Americans.

Perhaps these photographs can help someone who has forgotten the feelings they were experiencing within the hours, days, months after the attacks.

The Definition of Insanity

2009-09-10T19:41:00.000-07:00

Now that I have given you the tools to come up with your own opinion on health care reform it is time to express my views. The best part about this is that I don't even have to write my own witty blog about how I think the Obama administration is going to screw us all over. Why not, you may ask? Because there are hundreds of thousands of people, like Andrea Tantaros at FoxNews.com, who almost literally take the words right out of my mouth!!

Andrea Tantaros - FOXNews.com - September 10, 2009

Obama Just Doesn't Get It

The president needed to give us facts on Wednesday night. He failed. He needed to compromise but instead he bucked bipartisan solutions and showcased the inflexibility of a zealot combined with the policies of ahard core liberal.

They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

Someone should have mentioned that to President Obama. He gave us nothing new during his ultra-hyped speech on health care on Wednesday night. After forty-five minutes and a TelePrompter on the verge of overheating, he blew it. The president made history by convening both Houses of Congress just to trot out the same stale speech, complete with the lines about the proposed cuts in Medicare that he refers to as"waste" to tax hikes to fund his plan.

There was one bit of news: an indisputable leftward lurch on the public option that signified not only that he is bound to their demands, but also that he is no Bill Clinton.
Unlike Clinton, Obama tied the public health option to his ankle. And much like a concrete block, he will go down with it. Forty-four moderate Democrats will not vote for the current House bill that includes the public option, enough to deny Pelosi the ability to pass it without Republican support.

To be fair, Obama's opening and closing tone was one of his best yet. But fluffy imperatives that call for us to "act," absent hard facts, will not result in a shift in approval numbers. If you had ears but no brain,you would have been moved by the speech (is that why Biden was crying?),but the public is much sharper, particularly when it comes to this issue. Here's what was missing, besides new material:
* No answer on how he can not only expand coverage but also cut costs.
* No answer on how private insurance goes down by increasing the costs of insurance
* No answer on how to cut the current deficit.
* No answer as to why he will cut waste and abuse to help pay for government run insurance option, but not to help cut the current ballooning deficit.
* No answer on how to make medicare solvent.
* No answer on why he won't cover illegals, but includes them in his 46 million uninsured count.
* No answer on what his plan is for illegals.
* No definitive, outcomes based answer on medical malpractice.
* No answer on why if this is such an urgent imperative, the plan won't kick in until after he runs for re-election.

I have to admit, the Republican response wasn't exactly a core shaker,either.

Public disapproval of President Obama's handling of health care has sky rocketed to 52 percent, according to the Associated Press-GfK poll. At a time when we're told to expect a $7 to 9 trillion dollar deficit over the next 10 years, the president is talking about adding another trillion to that number. That begs the question, why now?

Mr. President, you just don't get it. The health care debate ripped your ability to persuade through rhetoric right out of your hands. You needed to give us facts and you failed. You needed to compromise, and you bucked bipartisan solutions showcasing the inflexibility of a zealot,and the policies of a hard core liberal.

Though Obama claims "we are back from the brink" it is his presidency that is on the brink. The brink of collapse.

Andrea Tantaros is a FOXNews.com contributor and conservativecommentator. Follow Andrea on Twitter: @andreatantaros.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/09/10/tantaros-obama-speech-health-care/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r2:c0.116603:b27638236:z0

Bravo Andrea for voicing what most Americans are thinking after last nights incredibly long winded, unsatisfying ramblings of President Obama.

Health Care Reform for Dummies

2009-09-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

OK so today I am going to talk about the big health care issue that has over run our media and our congress.

A lot of Americans are confused and to be honest with you I was one of them. After President Obama's speech yesterday day I decided to dig a little deeper and try to find out exactly what hell is going on. I didn't understand most of what was being said so therefore most of this health care talk has gone in one ear and out the other. Today I will be breaking down some of the terminology that has been used when discussing health care reform. These definitions alone have made the entire health care debate and heck of a lot easier to comprehend.

Now, to be absolutely clear, with my current career I will most likely never have to deal with the issue of my own health care options but that doesn't mean that I am not concerned for the future of my husband's or future children's health care options.

I encourage each and every one of you to do your own research and educate yourself on this extremely important issue. Even if it may not apply to you, it may apply to your family and friends. So, as you go on your quest to unravel this crazy web called heath care reform you can use my mini dictionary to help clear up some of the confusion surrounding it. (Thank you FoxNews.com for most of these terms and definitions)

Co-op: A non-profit health cooperative, or "co-op," is a member-owned group that assembles a network of salaried medical providers and negotiates payment rates with them. Membership is voluntary; consumers decide whether a co-op's costs, coverage, provider networks and other features are superior to those of private plans.

Defensive medicine: the practice by a physician of ordering many tests or consultations as a means of self-protection against charges of malpractice in the event of an unfavorable outcome of treatment.

Doughnut hole: A gap in coverage for seniors within the defined standard benefit under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. The doughnut hole requires seniors to pay full cost for drug prescriptions after they reach a pre-set spending limit.

Electronic records: The Obama administration has called for all records to be computerized within the next five years as a way to modernize the health care system and lower costs.

Health insurance exchange: A phrase used to describe a "marketplace" for various health care options -- including a government plan -- that will increase competition.

Malpractice: failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer,to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, esp. when injury or loss follows.

Medicaid: a government-backed health option for low-income individuals and families.

Medicare: a government-backed program for seniors 65 years or older.

Private insurance: Health coverage provided by companies like BlueCross Blue Shield, GHI, and United Health care.

Public option: A public option, or "nationalized plan," is a government-run, government-funded health insurance option offered as an alternative to private insurance companies

"Rationing" care: Critics charge that a government-run health insurance system would lead to health care "rationing" -- meaning that care would be given according to need.

Reform: the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt,unsatisfactory

Self-sufficient: able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance

"Socialized" medicine: some have called the idea of a public option"socialist" -- meaning the option would drive private insurers out of business and create a government-regulated system that provides health care for all. Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines "socialism" as"any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods."

Single payer: A term used to describe a system that would collect all health care fees and pay out all health care costs. This type of financing system has been proposed to eliminate administrative waste,because it would force doctors and hospitals to bill one entity for services -- rather than several private insurance companies that have different billing procedures.

Tort (as in tort reform): a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property,reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.

Trigger: An idea that proposes a so-called "trigger" in the health care reform legislation, which would keep a government plan on reserve in case private insurers don't meet certain standards.

Now that you are armed with these terms and definitions, get out there and do your own research, watch Obama's speech again, come up with your own opinion and then contact your state representatives. Make sure you express to them your want for a good resolution to this very pressing issue!

Ugly Americans: The John Adams Project.

2009-09-09T19:43:00.000-07:00

The John Adams Project is a group of terrorist sympathizers from the American Civil Liberties Union (gag!) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (puke!) that was established to "support military counsel at Guantanamo Bay."

In August 2009 claims were made that three lawyers associated with the project had shown pictures of CIA officers to their clients, Guantanamo captives. The captives were among the "high value detainee" program who had spent years in secret CIA interrogation centers.
The Justice Department is investigating the John Adams Project because it is a violation of federal law to identify covert CIA agents. An ACLU spokesperson justified these actions by claiming that they (CIA agents)had been involved in the "torture" of Guantanamo terrorist detainees.

Torture... Come on! In a document released to the ACLU by the CIA, the enhanced interrogation methods listed were "forced nudity, sleep deprivation, dietary manipulation and stress positions." And then of course there is the dreaded water boarding, which, for those of you who don't know, simulates drowning but with no actual danger to the prisoner. These events that took place down in Gitmo can hardly be called torture. Uncomfortable, yes. Torture, no! The CIA was using these techniques to gain information from suspected terrorists,information that helped protect the American people. (If anyone wants specifics let me know and I would be happy to go into great detail.)

Let's get back to these ugly Americans. The John Adams Project is exposing covert CIA operatives to enemies of the United States in hopes to get these agents to take the stand during hearings. They are putting these men and women and their families in danger so they can win a case for a terrorists... disgusting!!

As I researched this situation I began to wonder... Do these hoity toity lawyers really care if these men accused of horrendous acts of terrorism are really given due process? NO! These are dirty criminal defense lawyers who were pissed that the Bush Administration was not allowing them to get into this lucrative area of Government. This is about money!Lawyers like these ACLU nut jobs make millions of dollars off of taxpayers defending these enemy combatants. Make no mistake about it,these lawyers are traitors and are the most immoral and greedy human beings on the planet. They are protecting American enemies and using the blanket of freedom that America provides in order to destroy it.

To the creators, members, and supporters of the John Adams Project: You are all ugly Americans and you should all be ashamed of yourselves!

Welcome

2009-09-08T22:12:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome. Before you read on I would like to warn some of you that you are not going to like what I have to say. I am not a fan of Obama, I did not vote for him and I am terrified by what his administration is doing to our country. All though I am not a fan I am also not an idiot. I know that our nations debt is not all his fault but he has only made it worse by trying to bail everyone out in an attempt to create a government run country.

In this blog you will read my thoughts, opinions, and observations. If you are here to curse at me or slander me and make uneducated arguments you will be ignored and possibly laughed at.

I will be talking about issues that are taking precedence in main stream media and issues that should be! I am a young women with a strong mind and even stronger opinions. America is in trouble and I, like many other Americans, am angry!