Obama Care News- Olympia Snowe- GOP Traitor- told in tweets

Conservative across Twitter land waited with baited breath to see how Republican Olympia Snowe would vote on the Baucus Health Care Reform Bill up for vote in The Senate Finance Committee. The bill passed 14-9. The vote of approval moves a health care overhaul closer to reality than it has been for decades. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine was the only Republican to join 13 committee Democrats in voting "yes" to the outrage of conservatives throughout Twitter Land. Tweeps were not shy in tweeting their outrage over the betrayal. The consensus to put it bluntly.."The Rino traitor needs to go"!

Sample Tweets:

AmericanInkling Snowe:”When history calls, history calls.” Even Hitler could say that. #obc50 #tcot

RT @freedomist Olympia Snowe is not on Twitter. Soon, she won’t be in Congress. #ocra #tcot #cleansweep #obc50

JasonMeyers_USA Goodbye, Snowe. You sold out your country! @WestWingReport Sen. Snowe votes for the Baucus bill. Says she backs it with trepidation #obc50

memoriadei @JohnBoehner It’s safe to say, if you wish to, to Snowe that she hasn’t a snow ball’s chance in hell of being re-elected. #obc50 #ocra

Tbtall @casseyozzy Olympia snow has the spine of an earthworm. There is no compromise to a "good" healthcare bill. You can't add to bad&improve.

SeanGeno That damn Olympia Snow...she might as well switch parties like her buddy Spector.

OrlandoRecruit Olympia Snow, Arlen Specter is holding the door open for you in Democrat, big-spending hell - don't bother saying goodbye when you leave.

TSPLC RT@kmb57 @Daggy1 Olympia Snowe must go #obc50

aurich109 The idea that Senate HC is bipartisan is a Snowe job thx 2 traitor Olympia the RINO in the room http://tinyurl.com/ygko8w3 #tcot

escubarm Olympia Snowe: The Cancer of the GOP http://tinyurl.com/yffwycs "Maverick" #tcot #teaparty #palin12 #palin #iamthemob #spwbt #sgp #mob #gop

iDefendFreedom RT @libertyrant: "The GOP [ship] has a hole in the bottom of its hull, &her name is Sen Olympia #Snowe." http://shrt.st/90v #rnc #tcot #GOP

StopTaxingUs Olympia Snowe said that its her historic vote. No, it's her hysterical vote. Recall her !! #tcot #healthcare

pir8gold mmm, mmm, mmm Olympia RINO Snow. mmm mmm mmm pack your bags mmm, mmm, mmm #tcot

My feelings, I don't care what the RINO calls herself. She votes with the Democrats on all major issues. If if walks like a duck.....

Team Sarah Review Board Findings Page 36 Co Ops

Page 36 paragrah 3 Chairman's Mark: $6 billion fund for creation of multi state CO OP insurance providers for individual and small group markets.

Pages 37-39. This section of the Bill deals with Co Ops starting at the end of page 36. Baucus calls this Co Op program (The Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program and the language in this draft bill is very vague but I will do my best. CO-OP grantees would compete in the reformed individual and small group insurance markets.Here are the highlights in a nutshell.

1. Six 6 Billion will be allocated to foster the creation of non-profit, member-run health insurance companies that serve individuals in one or more states. These funds will be either grants or loans authorized by the Secretary of HHS.

2. Co-ops must be non profit

3. Cannot be sponsored by government agencies or insurance companies.

4. All insurance sold must be to small business owners as defined by state law typically 50 or less employees and to individuals.

5. Co-ops will not be able to band together to negotiate with providers but may band together to negotiate with businesses to sell goods and services such as computers and actual services.

These Co_ops will be taxed exempt and would be requires to use any profits for lowering premiums, improve benefits, or for other programs intended to improve the quality of health care delivered to members.

That's it folks. Like I stated, the language is very vague and there are no specifics such us who will be creating these co-ops, how will they do it, or what they will look like. The only thing we know for certain is the Secretary of HHS will be the one approving these grants and loans for a vague program. There are more questions than answers,

Another noteworthy fact: Grant and loan awards will be made by the Secretary of HHS in consultation with and advisory board chaired by the Secretary of HHS or his or her delegate and the other members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate (four members), the Minority Leader of the Senate (three members), the Speaker of the House of Representatives (three members) and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives (three members).

Findings: Since grants and loans will be awarded by the Secretary of HHS with recommendation from this advisory board made up of legislators from both houses, they are subject to extreme lobbying efforts by special interest groups seeking to profit from the allocated funds. The potential for corruption cannot be ignored.

Young Conservative College Student Letter On Health Care Reform

In the wake of the liberal onslaught to indoctrinate our school children, from the recent outrage at Barack Obama's address to school children which initially was accompanied by curriculum asking students how they could help Barack Obama, to the present controversial images of second graders being taught songs proclaiming the praises of Obama, it is so refreshing and comforting to read a letter from one young conservative student who attends a liberal Southern California college, to his senator, Democrat Dianne Feinstein, on his concerns about Health Care Reform. This is one youg man that has managed to stay true to his conservative ideals despite the aggressive agenda in our schools and colleges to indoctrinate our youth. God bless him.

September 15th, 2009

Senator Feinstein,

I am writing in regards to the proposed Health Care Reform that is at hand in Washington DC. It is apparent that health care is a definite concern for the American people. Many Americans are stuck between a rock and a hard place because of the lack of health care available to them. Some may be in between jobs and cannot afford health care and others may be unable to find someone to insure them because of their existing medical conditions. Especially in this time of uncertainty in our economy, something must be done about our health care system. I am here to express my genuine concern by asking you to please vote against the new Health Care Reform.

Change is definitely something that needs to happen, but it does not mean more government handouts. We have seen the change that has already happened in the White House. We have seen the failed government bailouts and stimulus packages. Why are we then persuaded that government health care will work when it has failed us time and time again, especially most recently under this administration? What should be done? Lowering costs of Medicare and the like and giving the people options to choose health care providers will drastically improve the state that we are in. Why can’t we enhance the options being offered in the health care market and let the companies battle it out to see who can compete to bring in the most customers to their programs?

President Obama says that national health care will open the doors for competition between the health care providers. Unfortunately, this does polar opposite. This government program shuts down other health care providers. Big companies will not bother spending money on providing their employees with health care when they can save that money and let the government pay for it, thus driving the health care industry to nothing leaving the citizens with no choice but government health care.

My father was an immigrant from El Salvador. When he and my mother wed, he did not have medical insurance. Nobody gave him any insurance for free so he did what needed to be done. My father worked three different jobs while simultaneously attending a community college full time in order to receive his associate’s degree. He then was able to land a job that gave him amazing health benefits. What would have happened if the government gave him health insurance for no cost? There would be absolutely no incentive to work hard, receive an education and provide for his family in order to achieve this goal of health coverage. Government handouts do not make productive citizens; it only makes citizens dependent on the government. Nothing in this world is free, nor should it be. This is the American way. This is the American dream of working hard as my father did and many others in this great nation to achieve a goal; this long and hard pursuit of happiness that our Constitution is based on.

Senator Feinstein, please consider the options laid out clearly at http://www.cprights.org. There are other options besides Obama’s proposition to make health care available to everyone. Be my voice and the voice of other citizens of California and vote against the Health Care Reform.

Thank you for your time and your service,

Robert M Hernandez
Student At California State University, Long Beach Ca

Sarah Palin was without a doubt the unsaid queen of the 9/12 March

Pro-Abortion Lawyer Dawn Johnsen's Nomination Depends On Bipartisan Support.

Posted by Cecilia Trent on Friday, May 22, 2009 12:00:00 AM

By William R. Collier

Jr. Representatives Virginia Foxx (North Carolina) and Eric Cantor (Virginia), both of whom happen to be Republican, spoke out in short speeches on the House Floor about the nomination of Dawn Johnsen for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department.

The controversial nomination of extremely divisive nominees, especially in the area of abortion, by the Obama Administration continues to rely on party loyalty over principles which individuals claimed to hold when they ran for election, including many Democrats who claimed to be in the center or even center-right.

Many amongst the 51% of Americans who call themselves Pro-Life have been monitoring this nomination and are surprised to see that little real bipartisan opposition seems to be emerging. While the partisan support for radical pro-abortionists has enabled President Obama to nominate individuals who are extremely out of sync with moderate Pro-Choice advocates and Pro-Life advocates, who together include over 80% of the population, efforts are being made to bring the record of such nominees out before the public eye.

The nomination of Dawn Johnson has been opposed by The Susan B. Anthony List, which manages and funds Team Sarah, which sent a message in a recent email from SBA to its members as follows:

President Obama has nominated Dawn Johnsen to serve as an Assistant Attorney General to determine what is or isn’t Constitutional. Dawn Johnsen is an extremely divisive figure.

She has worked for the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project. She was the legal director for the National Abortion Rights Action League. She has compared pregnancy to slavery.

She has argued that the government should strip the Catholic Church and other religious denominations of their tax exempt status because of their pro-life advocacy. She believes that a pre-born child has no separate existence apart from the mother.

She has compared pro-life protesters to the Ku Klux Klan. She was heavily involved in the authorship of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), which would repeal every state and federal restriction on abortion. Johnsen has a long track record of intolerance to positions conflicting with her pro-abortion agenda. Type your name and contact information at the links below, and hit "Enter", to be taken to a page to write your Senators today. Tell them to vote against Dawn Johnsen nomination!

The SBA also provided a link for people to find out how to contact their Senators here:

http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.4179747/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?aid=11949

While some analysts have posited the idea that the Johnson nomination, on the hills of the Sebelius nomination that was passed largely along party lines but with some notable Republican defections, may face a more organized opposition and run into greater trouble, the discipline of the Democratic Party in keeping members in line has been strong, despite their election campaign rhetoric claiming to be in the center or even claiming to be conservatives, as Virginia's Jim Webb did in order to get elected in 2006.

The inability of the opposition to clearly speak with one voice and to get their message to the People directly, past a media filter that increasingly looks to some to be suspiciously similar to the talking points out of the Democratic Party and its front groups, has up until now allowed the Obama administration to fly under the public radar but, increasingly, online activists, including Team Sarah members, are finding their voice and their means of getting that voice out.

The probability is that as more and more voices are raised, each nomination of a radically divisive figure that holds extremist views that are out of sync with the mood and sentiments of the People, increases the risk of a long-term backlash that could bode ill for every Democrat who claimed to have been "moderate" or "centrist" but who voted, rubber stamp style, for whatever the Party asked them to vote for.

http://sarahpalinblog.typepad.com/sarah_palin/2009/05/dawn-johnsens-nomination-depends-on-partisan-support.html

Posted By Cecilia Trent

CDC: 56,000 Dead from Flu...in 2006

From CNSNews.com

Friday, May 01, 2009
By Matt Cover

Posted by Cecilia Trent

(CNSNews.com) – So far this year only one person--a baby visiting from Mexico--has died of swine flu in the United States, but more than 56,000 people died from the flu in the United States in 2006, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In 2005, the flu killed 63,001 people in the United States, according to the CDC. But that year the President of the United States did not use a primetime news conference to admonish the American people that they must wash their hands, and the Vice President did not say he would not want his family to have to ride on a plane or a subway because someone might sneeze near them.

An average of 36,171 people died each year of flu in the United States from 1993 to 2003, according to a recent CDC study.

Despite the recent fervor surrounding swine flu, conventional flu viruses have killed far more people than other, more publicized, strains in recent years. Avian flu, for example, has killed 257 people worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organization. It has killed no people at all in the United States.

Other not-well-publicized infectious diseases also have very high death rates compared to the swine flu has doen so far.

Septicemia, or blood infection, killed 34,234 Americans in 2006, the vast majority of whom were senior citizens, the same group that makes up the majority of flu-related deaths.

HIV-- the virus that causes AIDS--killed 12,113 people in 2006. Of those, 8,387 were between the ages of 35 to 54. The CDC reports that 75 percent of Americans who die from HIV are men who contract the disease through homosexual acts or intravenous drug use.

Intestinal infections caused by the clostridium difficile bacterium killed 6,225 people in 2006. Clostridium difficile is a bacterium found in human feces which normally infects elderly people during hospital stays or when they are on strong antibiotics.

Hepatitis, a disease frequently spread through sexual contact or drug use, killed 7,250 people, while meningitis--typically spread through poor hygiene and sanitation--killed 634.

Meanwhile, the current swine flu outbreak has claimed the life of one person, who did not contract the disease in the United States--and 168 people in Mexico.

On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden told viewers of NBC’s Today show that he wouldn’t be going anywhere in a confined place such as a train or airplane, due to the outbreak of swine flu.

“I would tell members of my family--and I have--that I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places,” Biden said. “It’s not just going to Mexico--if you’re in a confined aircraft and one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft.”

President Obama recommended that Americans have a swine-flu contingency plan in place, should the current outbreak intensify. He made no mention of other diseases that have killed more Americans.

“(W)e’ve recommended that both parents and businesses think about contingency plans,” the President said. “I’ve asked every American to take the same steps you would take to prevent any other flu: keep your hands washed; cover your mouth when you cough; stay home from work if you're sick; and keep your children home from school if they're sick.”

Posted by Cecilia Trent

The Obama Flu?