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Political Commentary
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The Great Tsunami
The phone rang at 7:00am Saturday morning. “Sammy! Did I wake you?” asked my sister.
“No, I’ve been awake for an hour. What’s up?”
“I just heard on the news that the earthquake in Chile caused a tsunami and that its arrival in Hawaii in imminent!”
Panic grabbed me by the throat. Running into the living room, I snapped on the television.
“What time is it in Hawaii? Is it too early to call Veronica?” she asked.
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Apr 4, 2010
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Downsizing Medicare
What Obamacare is really all about is “spreading the wealth around”.
It is about stripping wealth from the remaining Traditionalists (the World War II generation) and retiring Baby Boomers on Medicare by making them pay more for treatment, and from “the rich” who will pay higher taxes—and handing their wealth to the uninsured, "special groups" and the unions, Democrat constituents all.
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Mar 28, 2010
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The Great Divider
“Two doctors at our hospital quit tonight after healthcare passed,” said a local nurse.
The Democratic healthcare plan provides immediate coverage for preventive care for the insured; coverage for children to include leaving them on their parent’s healthcare plan until age 26; and removes pre-existing conditions for children who are sick.
Who pays for this largesse? The insurance companies, of course—using your premiums.
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Mar 24, 2010
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Healthcare and the Loss of American Influence
If my paid-for Pathfinder got a flat tire, I would fix the tire. I would not go out and buy a Cadillac Escalade that I cannot afford.
Why should our government be different when it comes to healthcare?
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Mar 23, 2010
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The Tragedy of Unemployment
I have just read a very depressing article in The Atlantic. It makes clear the urgency of addressing unemployment. Meanwhile, our president is here in Colorado attending $1000 a plate dinners to raise money for our beleaguered appointed Democratic senator who has distinguished himself primarily by being undistinguished.
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Feb 16, 2010
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The Election of Scott Brown
Republicans should not get too excited about what happened in Massachusetts. The wave that swept Scott Brown into office may very well sweep the entire political class from whence they now perch. Our fury is not aimed only at Democrats. We are mad at politicians.
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Jan 23, 2010
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Pandora's Box.
Yesterday was a new record for medical marijuana applications: 1800. That means in a typical month we can expect to have over 35000 potheads registering in Colorado to get high in a dispensary that sells not pills, not medicine prescribed by a doctor, but “gourmet weed” for happy potheads.
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Jan 23, 2010
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Gangland Politics.
Colorado is in a battle. Ignoring warnings of what might happen if it passed, voters based on compassionate arguments approved an ordinance permitting medical use of marijuana. It was a measure intended to help those people with severe illnesses, primarily cancer, to manage pain and nausea. As with all “do good” ideas, it is now a disaster.
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Jan 18, 2010
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