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Showing posts with label health bill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health bill. Show all posts
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Homeland Security - Hard(ly) Working to Keep You Safe!
By now we're all aware of the Christmas-day miracle that thwarted a bombing attempt of Northwest Airlines Flight 253. The would-be perpetrator, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was already on a terrorist watch list - yet he was allowed to board.
Not to worry, though! Our intrepid administration of Hope and Change was on the job! Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano assured us, "The whole process of making sure that we respond properly, correctly and effectively went very smoothly.. That's part of what I keep saying, is security is everybody's responsibility. The passengers and the flight crew deserve our praise, and the system went into full alert mode leaning forward, literally, within minutes, an hour of the incident occurring in the air."
Got that? The system went into full alert mode after the incident. Golly-gee-whiz! Isn't it supposed to go into alert before these incidents occur? Later on, Napolitano conceded that the security goofed bigtime.
Of course, the Obama administration quickly "reassured" us all that it is not part of a terrorist plot - even though Abdulmutallab claims Al Qaeda affiliation. Amazing, isn't it, that they immediately know that's the case? They had that same kind of "reassurance" right after the Fort Hood massacre.
Ladies and gentlemen, these are the same people who want to take over your health care! Now that we have yet another example of their complete incompetence, do we want to put our lives into their hands?
Not to worry, though! Our intrepid administration of Hope and Change was on the job! Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano assured us, "The whole process of making sure that we respond properly, correctly and effectively went very smoothly.. That's part of what I keep saying, is security is everybody's responsibility. The passengers and the flight crew deserve our praise, and the system went into full alert mode leaning forward, literally, within minutes, an hour of the incident occurring in the air."
Got that? The system went into full alert mode after the incident. Golly-gee-whiz! Isn't it supposed to go into alert before these incidents occur? Later on, Napolitano conceded that the security goofed bigtime.
Of course, the Obama administration quickly "reassured" us all that it is not part of a terrorist plot - even though Abdulmutallab claims Al Qaeda affiliation. Amazing, isn't it, that they immediately know that's the case? They had that same kind of "reassurance" right after the Fort Hood massacre.
Ladies and gentlemen, these are the same people who want to take over your health care! Now that we have yet another example of their complete incompetence, do we want to put our lives into their hands?
Catholic Conferences Have Strange "Social Justice" Ideas
Our friends at "A Washington DC Catholic" posed some excellent questions on December 23rd that merit repetition and elaboration. As mentioned before in my own postings, one can easily get the impression that the Obama Hell Bill will be just peachy-keen with both the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and the Maryland Catholic Conference if only the abortion funding provisions were eliminated. Assuming that such elimination were to occur, let's examine other troubling aspects about the Hell Bill.
I don't completely share Voris's bleak opinion at this point, simply because the legislative fight is far from over. However, we are close to the precipice, thanks in no small part to the socialistic proclivities of the various Catholic Conferences.
- The Death Panel provision (Independent Medicare Advisory Board) is intact in the Senate version that just passed. Oh, by the way. Language in this bill attempts to make it illegal for future Congresses to repeal it. Here's HR 3590; see it on page 1020. Do the USCCB and MCC believe that this panel constitutes Catholic social justice?
- The Hell Bill renders it mandatory for each citizen to purchase health insurance. The Senate version levies fines of $750/person. The House bill goes so far as to broach the possibility of imprisonment. Do the USCCB and MCC believe that such draconian imposition of health care purchase on pain of criminal penalties constitutes proper Catholic social justice?
- Taxes (17 of them!) abound in this monstrosity. They include:
- A new "marriage penalty tax" on couples earning more than $50,000
- Increase in the Medicare tax rate from 1.45% to 1.95%. Again, how does this comport with Catholic social teaching?
- Go to page 569-585 of the monstrosity and notice that those deemed to be in high-risk areas may be subject to "home visitations". USCCB and MCC, is this Catholic social teaching, or is this the Gestapo?
I don't completely share Voris's bleak opinion at this point, simply because the legislative fight is far from over. However, we are close to the precipice, thanks in no small part to the socialistic proclivities of the various Catholic Conferences.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time Magazine Article - Inadvertently Correct
Time Magazine staff writer Amy Sullivan is coming under fire for writing that the US bishops support language in one of the House bills that paves the way for abortions. Immediately she came under fire for her "wild accusation", as LifeNews puts it. Apparently a letter from Cardinal Rigali was misinterpreted to mean that he supports the Capp Amendment. While he set that straight, I'm not sure Ms. Sullivan is entirely wrong. As the saying goes, the broken clock is right at least twice a day.
The bishops seem intent on dithering and dilly-dallying about amendments and such, but even the USCCB website betrays their support for the basic concept of "health reform" as the Messianic cabal is intent on dishing out to the public. What they adamantly refuse to accept is that the whole concept of socialized medicine is inherently anti-life. It places the state in the role of God in determining who will get inevitably rationed treatment. In doing so, it will increase the corporate arrogance of bureaucrats who will only be too greedy to grab more power for themselves. The US Church hierarchy needs a paradigm shift in its thinking, and it had better get on track to sending this health bill, and any other future boondoggles, down in flames.
The bishops seem intent on dithering and dilly-dallying about amendments and such, but even the USCCB website betrays their support for the basic concept of "health reform" as the Messianic cabal is intent on dishing out to the public. What they adamantly refuse to accept is that the whole concept of socialized medicine is inherently anti-life. It places the state in the role of God in determining who will get inevitably rationed treatment. In doing so, it will increase the corporate arrogance of bureaucrats who will only be too greedy to grab more power for themselves. The US Church hierarchy needs a paradigm shift in its thinking, and it had better get on track to sending this health bill, and any other future boondoggles, down in flames.
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