While Democrats refuse to publish the contents of their insidious healthcare take over, we do know a few things.   Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that this bill will never come before the Senate in its current form while the unions and Joe Lieberman are opposed to the contents.   Simply stated, this is a one trillion dollar takeover of our individual rights by an increasingly imperialist federal government in need of serious change.   The problem that we are facing is an administration and a political party that are so bent on creating this massive entitlement that they could care less what it contains, as long as something is passed; even the current bill that will still leave 25 million Americans with no health insurance.  

The silver lining is that with each passing day, Americans are growing ever more weary of what may be up the Democrats sleeves.   They are finally beginning to realize that this isn’t about us, but rather about a generations old goal of establishing more government power inside the beltway.   For you liberals who still don’t get it; this type of liberal fascism is what drives the tea party movement. 

The unfortunate thing is that there are elements of discussion on healthcare reform that are worth having.   There is no question that our system is not perfect, albeit better than just about any other on earth.   Rather than pass a 1000 page transfer of wealth, Congress could actually gain credibility by focusing on five essential elements that would lower costs, enabling more people to afford to by coverage. 

1-      1. Tort Reform is the single biggest cause of the high cost of insurance.   Frivolous lawsuits abound and it is time to reign in the trial lawyers which isn’t likely to occur when they are among the biggest contributors to the Democrat Party.  Include in this reform loser pays laws that holds both the plaintiff and their counsel legally liable for attorney fees and costs associated with frivolous actions. 

2-      2. Interstate purchasing and transfer of medical coverage would allow for competition among all fifty states.   There are states, such as Alabama, where a few insurers have a virtual monopoly. By freeing up the constraint, we could see costs of coverage dramatically reduced. 

3-      3. Pre-existing conditions are an area that continues to be a bone of contention. While not applicable in group policies, they do apply in individual policies, where underwriting can be overly draconian.   On one hand this is insurance and we certainly wouldn’t expect an insurer to provide a new policy for someone whose house burned down last week. However, we have to balance the realities of underwriting with providing healthcare at the lowest possible cost with the highest possible quality.   What would make sense is to create a portability clause so that coverage can remain with people, who could take it from job to job.   By creating an ownership by individuals rather than employers, people can be accountable for their coverage and have the benefit of a policy without facing excessive underwriting scrutiny as long as they take responsibility to ensure that the policy remains in force.

4-      4. Further promoting tax free medical savings accounts is a way to provide Americans with cash often needed for medical policies and care.   Everything associated with the cost of medical policies and procedures should be tax free.    By creating a dollar for dollar tax reduction in tax liability, we would enable millions to purchase coverage that they need, which would take a large burden off the system.  If we can spend a trillion dollars on a democrat plan that changes virtually NOTHING, we can certainly spend a fraction of that to benefit business owners and hard working employees.

5-      5. No free benefits for illegal aliens.   If you are here illegally then you are breaking the law.   Illegal’s know that they can cross the border and squeeze out babies who are given automatic citizenship.   We need to turn off the free care. If you are an illegal who shows up at a medical facility, you are to be detained and returned to your homeland.   If you have a medical condition that is a life and death situation, then treatment can be provided and you will become a ward of the state until your debt has been paid back by your providing community service, picking up trash on the streets or cleaning up graffiti.   If you don’t like it, don’t come to America. 

In looking through the piece of garbage being put forth by the Senate Finance Committee, I am seeing very little in the way of things that will matter or make a difference. As usual, this group of political elitists is trying to appease some lobbying groups while doing nothing to benefit us.  

As for supporting this bill, it is now more important than ever to voice our opposition. This bill will change nothing for hard working Americans, other than further driving up our health care costs in the form of new mandates.    Then again, did you really expect those inside the beltway to care about you or I?

Christopher Van

www.christophervan.com

In yet another victory for the enemy, Barack Obama has decided to scrap missile defense systems in the Czech Republic and Poland.   You will recall that these shields were initially proposed by the Bush administration as a way to intercept missiles from Iran or another rogue Middle Eastern state.   Given our rocky history with Russia, the locations selected couldn’t have been more ideal, as they would have killed two birds with one stone.  

What’s one to do in this day and age where our commander in chief routinely appeases our enemies, at home and abroad.   Whether it’s the Pelosi democrats in Congress or al-Quada at Club Gitmo, it just doesn’t seem to matter just so long as their seditious pals in the mainstream media vilify anyone who stands up for America, God and families.

At least the U.K. Telegraph is calling out Obama with a headline that reads “Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile Defence”.   Yes, it is indeed a cowardly act by arguably the most unfit person to ever lead our nation.   Can you imagine Ronald Reagan, or even old school Democrats such as Roosevelt or Truman, acting in such a cowardly way?   Seriously, is this Barack Obama or a reincarnation of Neville Chamberlain? 

With each passing day it seems that the only war being waged by liberals is against our own citizens. Heaven forbid we call someone an Islamic fascist but don’t let a day go by without referring to true patriots who attend tea parties as terrorists.   Don’t get me wrong, there are domestic terrorists and most of them are in Washington and all of them are liberals.  

These are the people who are seeking to silence free speech and who use the mainstream media to indoctrinate the young, the dumb and the uninformed, best known as the Obama electorate.   The amazing thing is that these people still support Obama despite his doing everything in his power to undermine the free market and national security. 

Can you imagine the outrage if George Bush had bankrupted our nation, increased troops in an Islamic fascist stronghold or grew government exponentially? Oh, I forget, he did that too.   Yes, the liberals were outraged, calling him every name imaginable. But one Congressman calls Obama a liar and all hell breaks loose.   Once again, we are seeing typical liberal hypocrisy.   Don’t voice your opinion unless you agree with us and if you do, we will use every means possible to silence you.   Sounds a little bit like a third world banana republic. Kenya perhaps? 

In the most recent AP poll taken yesterday, 52% of Americans are against the Obama/Democrat healthcare plan.   So what does Obama do? He speaks to a joint session of Congress and the American public with one of his most partisan speeches to date.   He ridicules the prior administration for cutting taxes and creating jobs while completely ignoring the fact that his economic policy has doubled unemployment since he took office. He pays lip service to tort reform and competition; the two things that could actually lower health insurance costs. Worse yet, he outright lied about what was contained in the 1000+ page document. 

The highlight of the Obama speech was Republican Congressman Joe Wilson who stood up and said, “You lie,” when it was suggested that the bill wouldn’t provide care to illegal aliens.   All the while, Nancy Pelosi could be seen glaring with her aging, hollow eyed hippy, hate filled eyes while Michelle Obama, still not proud of her country, sat idly by shaking her head wondering how someone could dare challenge the messiah.  As it turns out, Wilson is right and Obama did lie.   The unfortunate thing is that Wilson actually apologized for what he characterized as uncivil behavior. The truth is that we need more like Congressman Wilson and we need them to shout from the mountaintops about the every increasing frequency of lies coming out of this administration.  

Watching the speech was like watching an infomercial trying to sell an unwitting audience on losing weight while never leaving their couch.   It is utterly amazing that Obama continues to state that we can all have government healthcare without raising the deficit by one dime.   Right; and I’ve got a few bridges to sell you. The facts just don’t mesh with the rhetoric coming from the Obama administration that has yet to spell out any measures that will be taken to cut costs.

In reviewing this bill (something the mainstream media has yet to do) the fact remains that the government option creates 53 new bureaucracies, all more unaccountable than the ones that exist today.   Obama talked about fixing the problems in Medicare and Medicaid, which have become a cross generational disaster. The bottom line is that he has an agenda which is to create his legacy proving once again that he is more narcissist than president.   He could care less about any one of us, but he must do something to get the egg off of his face in the wake of his poll numbers falling like a rock.  

Proving that he could care less about you or I or especially the aging, he continues to be dogged by the language of Section 1233 which states that advanced care planning consultation shall include five year reviews of options or more frequent for the terminally ill. While they are not called death panels, a review with your doctor of options on sustainability of life could be construed to be just that if the government is forced to ration healthcare, as is the case in every other nation with socialized medicine. 

If government is to provide care with no cost increases to anyone then rationing will be required. They will have to cut expenditures which will be a line item in the annual budget. In other words, bureaucrats will have to make life and death decisions.  

First it was dodgeball, then it was tag, then it was banning red pens to grade students papers. Now liberals have launched a ban on touching. Yes, according to New York’s WCBS, students in the Glen Cove government indoctrination centers will be prohibited from touching when school starts next week. Only in the bluest of blue states could such an asinine proposition be set forth. 

According to New York Health officials the no touch policy is a way to reduce the spread of the swine flu. Why not just postpone the start of school until the media hype fades? Better yet, our emerging police state should consider banning talking, sneezing, coughing and breathing.  Then again they could just immunize the kids but that would entail using common sense.

Speaking of police states, you better watch out of you’re planning a garage sale. The Kansas City Star is reporting that the nanny state Obama Gestapo are out en masse enforcing a new federal law that bans the resale of certain goods at neighborhood garage sales.  Included in the list of items the imperial government has banned are Polly Pocket Dolls, Easy Bake Ovens and hooded draw string sweatshirts.   What next, mandates on the types of food we eat? Oh I almost forget, liberals have already banned transfats.

Vice President Cheney recently suggested that steps being taken by Obama, such as coddling prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and banning the term War on Terror, are making our nation more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Apparently Team Obama isn’t too happy about being called to the mat, sending National Security Advisor Jim Jones out to challenge Cheney’s statements.   I couldn’t think of a more appropriate person than a guy named Jim Jones out to reassure the economically and socially blind, kool aid drinking public.  All the while Obama and his seditious liberals are celebrating the release of Abdul Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan terrorist responsible for the Lockerbie plane disaster. 

Meanwhile, our own domestic terrorists, better known as Congressional liberals, are pushing back debate on their global warming bill, claiming that healthcare must take precedent.   Could this possibly be the result of the northern tier of states coming off their coldest summer in centuries which once again exposes the utter lunacy of the greatest hoax in the history of mankind? 

It appears that the Congressional Liberals, our very own domestic version of the Taliban, are going to ram through a public (socialist) healthcare option despite rising opposition. Why not; they have an entire underclass of unproductive citizen’s whose votes must be bought before the mid-term elections. 

The GOP is smart to steer clear of this one, as socialized medicine has failed in all corners of the globe. Just like the rest of the Marxist agenda being pursued inside the beltway, this is doomed to fail as well.  

What liberals fail to realize is that the government does nothing right; and government is not the salvation of anything. To the contrary, whatever the government touches ultimately implodes. Be it the debt ridden post office, bankrupt social security or the failing medicare program, everything runs in the red.   If you want to get a glimpse at the future of our government run hospitals I suggest taking a drive through your local government run housing projects.   For a preview of the lines in the emergency rooms head down the DMV.   To get an idea of the caliber of your medical doctors, wait in line at the DMV until you get a chance to go to the counter.  

Then again, this isn’t about you or I. It’s about power and votes. It does appear that some of the Jim Jones Obamabots are finally waking up from their state run media induced stupor to the reality of a culture of corruption never before seen outside of Central American banana republics right in their own backyards.

In the liberal worldview, socialized medicine is important. It ranks right up there with state run media and industry because it brings the Marxist utopia one step closer to reality. For those of us with common sense and an understanding of history, we know that it brings the tyranny of Marxism one step closer as well.  

The key now is to keep up the pressure on Congress.   While the GOP, and the few true conservatives that still remain in the party, can’t derail this disaster they can be vocal dissidents. They can focus their energy on becoming as obstructionist as possible and urging their constituents to do the same.   At the end of the day, when this house of cards comes crashing down, they can then say “I told you so” just as we have successfully done with every other liberal utopian ideal.   

There is a debate brewing in Dallas to rename government schools after Barack Obama and Sonia Sotomayor.   Forget the fact that schools should be named as tribute to those who have died. Forget the fact that schools should be named for those who have made meaningful contributions in their life which would disqualify both Obama and Sotomayor.    This little game is all about political correctness and the desire of certain minorities to name schools after other certain minorities; in other words race baiting politics at its best. 

If you want to play that game, then how about naming the schools for truly great Americans such as Clarence Thomas, Condi Rice or Herman Cain who like Obama are alive BUT unlike him have made meaningful contributions to society.   Perhaps those desirous of a Hispanic could name their schools after Alberto Gonzales or better yet Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, the two border agents maliciously prosecuted by the Clinton administration for doing their jobs and subsequently pardoned by George Bush.   Yes, real Americans who actually have made contributions to our society rather than a blatantly racist Supreme Court justice who thinks nothing of discriminating against white firefighters. 

The type of idiocy coming out of the Dallas once again illustrates the failures of our government schools where race baiting politics takes a priority to education.   These are the same schools that preach Black History Month, Kwanzaa and Ramadan while chastising anyone who dare mention the words under God. These are the types of schools that have banned dodgeball, tag and grading papers in red ink for fear of upsetting failing students who wouldn’t know the difference because the school nurse has them hopped up on Ritalin. 

According to the school district the eyes of the parents and children “light up” at the proposition of a school named for the messiah.   Rather than a school they should rename the short school buses whose riders and parents are the only people that actually support the guy in the first place once again reflecting the need to make voters pass an IQ test before they should be allowed to vote.  

What is happening in inner city Dallas is something that is happening in inner cities, run into the ground by liberal elitists, across the nation.   Be it Dallas or Detroit or Cleveland or New Orleans, the list of failing cities goes on and on.   Without fail these cities are run by one political party, extorting money from businesses with the help of union thugs and ACORN.   They comprise a mere fraction of our landmass but have enough ignorant and uninformed residents to sway an entire presidential election.   When John Edwards says that we have two nations, perhaps he is right only it’s not rich vs. poor; it’s intelligent vs. uninformed. 

My guess is that they aren’t trying to rename schools for Barack Hussein Obama in suburbia. Nor are they trying to rename schools for racists in rural America.   You see, in these areas people have common sense. People work for a living and understand the evils of big government.   Perhaps it’s time that our failing and bankrupt cities learned a lesson from the productive members of our society. Then again, it’s not about us, it’s about them. It’s about power and a culture of corruption that one would expect to find in a third world banana republic, not the United States. Sadly it’s here and now it’s in Washington, D.C. 

Christopher Van

www.goldenpansy.com

Hey Arlen Specter, how’s that 2010 campaign looking? After watching his disastrous town hall meeting I'm thinking that the Republican turned Democrat has seen the last of his cushy job in Washington D.C. come the 2010 elections. Good riddance. 

In Georgia, a swastika was painted on Congressman David Scott’s office sign.   Of course Scott, a black Democrat, is using typical liberal race baiting rhetoric to justify his position on healthcare which he believes caused the vandalism. Could it be that the perpetrator was sending a message that the Nazi period in Germany was one of the most despicable times in history rivaled only by the liberal control in Washington, D.C.? While I don’t condone the vandalism, it is very easy to understand the pent up frustration being caused by Pelosi and her un-American ilk. Yes, supporting Marxist ideologies does make you un-American. 

In Missouri a woman warned Democrat Claire McCaskill that if the administration doesn’t let people vent their frustrations there will be a revolution.   The Democrats response “I don’t understand the rudeness”. Well Mrs. McCaskill neither did King George.  

Desperate to calm the public, the messiah himself spoke yesterday at what was reported to be a townhall with open and honest dialogue from the participants.   Right, like this administration does anything that isn’t completely planned and orchestrated. Just how stupid do they think we are?

All the while, the White House has set up a special website for Americans to snitch on family, friends and neighbors who don’t support socialized medicine.   What next, SS patrols to search our homes and businesses? Maybe the government can work to silence free speech? Oh, I forgot that’s already in the works with the insidious un-Fairness Doctrine and union card check. O.K., then it’s on to guns. Oops, they are already working on that as well.  Heaven forbid we speak our mind or defend our freedom!

It’s high time that Americans woke up from their Obama induced stupor and got mad. I hope they get mad as hell just as sure as I hope Obama’s socialist agenda is a miserable failure because then I can say “I told you so” to every uninformed soul who cast their vote for the most unqualified candidate to ever run for the highest office in the land. 

I just hope it’s not too late, because in slimy Chicago politics the elitist class always gets the last word, even if it means using mob thugs to carry out their dirty deeds.   The question is whether Chicago politics can fully take root outside of Cook County? Can the liberals succeed in abolishing the first and second Amendment which is truly what they want and must have in order to achieve Stalinesque control of our nation?  

We need to come together as a people to vote every member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, who supports socialist ideals out of office.   Let’s just hope they don’t declare our right to vote unconstitutional before next November.   With this administration actually making the Clinton administration look downright honest and wholesome nothing would surprise me.

Christopher Van

www.goldenpansy.com

Leave it to USA Today, the only paper more seditious than the Treason Times, to run an op-ed by co-commie conspirators Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer calling those against socialized healthcare un-American. 

To be an American one must support the concept of economic freedom and individual liberty, the two key principles upon which our nation was founded. In addition, one must support the concepts of rugged individualism and self reliance, the qualities that came to define America and real Americans. Lastly, one must have an unbridled passion for the Bill of Rights, the ultimate key to our freedom. So just how do Pelosi, Hoyer and the rest of the Benedict Arnold Brigade stack up?

Well, they don’t want dissent. They have been using union thugs to squelch free speech at townhall meetings from coast to coast.   They are using their power and control to pass a so called Fairness Doctrine which is about as fair as the reporting on CNN.  Their agenda on free speech is so un-American that their idols Stalin, Lenin and Marx are beaming down from the heavens above. 

By supporting and promoting a ban on guns, they have taken the first step to banning dissent. Remember, the folks in Washington are all about power. They want to mandate what you can wear, what you can drive, what you can eat, the type of grocery bags you use, the type of fuel you buy, the color of your house and on and on and on. If I wanted that, I’d put my wife in a burqa, buy a cave and move in with the Taliban, who by the way aren’t subject to any of Pelosi’s mandates. 

Perhaps the scariest thing is the neo-McCarthyism being put forth by the current administration in their quest to silence free speech. This week they created a website where neighbors can snitch on neighbors who don’t support their anti-American concept of socialized medicine. This ranks right up with the fascism of Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Mussolini, Castro, Pol Pot and Chavez as one of the greatest affronts in the history of free speech and expression. 

It is pretty easy to make the case that Barack Obama wants to win this election. In fact, he has gone so far as to change his entire persona to deceive the American people who would not vote for him if they knew the truth.   Given his ambition, wouldn’t you agree that his internal pollsters would be fairly accurate in their assessment of his chances?

I’m not talking about his personal press secretaries like Couric, Gibson and Williams, but rather those who are actually talking to likely voters. Sure, the aforemention media personalities all have their own agenda, which is why their polls are very different.   You see, they want the average American to think the election is over, but with the internal polls showing it getting tighter the Obama campaign has the need to be concerned. 

Should the rest of us be concerned? While driving home yesterday I counted 48 McCain yard signs and not one for Obama.   I just so happen to live in the swing state of Florida where the mainstream media would have you believe that Obama is ahead in the polls; that would be their biased polls.   Michele Obama was in town yesterday and if it weren’t for the ACORN shuttles from the local soup kitchens, homeless shelters and housing projects it’s fair to say it would have been an empty house.   But hey, gotta get out the vote and vote they did, 73 times each. 

It’s time that America learn the truth about Obama, his associates, his socialist ideals and just how dangerous it would be to meet with Iran without precondition. Warning, this isn’t for the faint at heart, but it’s time for the truth which is exactly what you get from Christopher Van and the folks at Golden Pansy Productions.   Click the following link or paste into your browser and then pass along for the world to see so they have a fighting chance to make an informed decision, because Lord knows they ain’t getting the truth from the Obamamessiah media. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXwTzxp8Sbo

Christopher Van

www.christophervan.com