Weekly Wrap-up

Truth is often missing when politicians are trying to sell you their agenda, which is why Howard Dean’s remarks at Tuesday’s Townhall Meeting with Congressman Jim Moran (you remember him demanding that a citizen show his identification before answering a question) were quite refreshing. Howard Dean told the truth about why tort reform is not in any version of health care reforms on the table. http://tinyurl.com/mg5mes

Constituents have known the true reason tort reform has not been included, which is why they keep pressing the issue at townhall meetings http://tinyurl.com/n3unk8 and the left keep trying to avoid the issue. It is not often that I would give Howard Dean kudos, but this week he certainly earned one from me.

When I first read Charles Krauthammer’s column, I was a bit surprised at his words, until the end. Let me know if you agree: http://tinyurl.com/lbupwk
Krauthammer understands that we cannot make the same mistake that Great Britain did 60 years ago http://tinyurl.com/n7ah8a

It is my sincere hope that due to the death of its chief proponent, that health care is not passed in his name. Almost every government program is poorly administered, has massive fraud, runs out of funds, and really harms those it seeks to help. Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been the champion of universal health care for almost his entire career in the Senate. When Hillary Clinton’s plan failed, he came back with SChip for children, and like most government programs, this one is running out of money. It has cost taxpayers $40 billion over its first 10 years, Kennedy projected a $20 billion cost. He was wrong in his estimates and we know that the estimates for the current plans are not accurate. Senator Kennedy, may he rest in peace and may his proposal also.

Health Care is certainly not our only problem with this administration. Freedom of Speech is being threatened http://tinyurl.com/m9vorq and students, young children, not college students, will be asked to bring home Census kits http://tinyurl.com/ng2mzq. If you are one of the unfortunate people that have lost your employment, there may be an opportunity to work for the federal government, as they seem to be hiring at record numbers and increasing salaries of those employed: http://tinyurl.com/mnz6zk. No one in the federal government seems to worry about deficits.

Governor Paterson did not help himself or the citizens of New York this week: http://tinyurl.com/n3ubjl neither did Congressman Rangel: http://tinyurl.com/kpo5s5 but the person who is about to bring untold harm to all of us, is US Attorney General Eric Holder. His hidden agenda is explained here: http://tinyurl.com/mhveqt Holder, like most liberals, does not like the CIA, but that does not give him the right to endanger the lives of those who are trying to protect ours. http://tinyurl.com/l9zfcw

Have a great weekend, the last one before Labor Day and the end of another Summer.