"The United States remains the last, best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. America is no stronger than its people - and that means you and me." - Ronald Reagan

Monday, March 22, 2010

A Middle Finger Salute To Americans


Amid chants of "Yes We Can," House Democrats approved the health care bill late last night. With Democrat pro-lifers selling out their core beliefs to grander party ideology, their Judas-votes enabled this travesty to occur. Republicans stood unanimous in their opposition to the bill. Although Obama has promised concessions to pro-life Dems, it's unclear that he has the ability to do so. Then again, with Democrats riding roughshod over the rule of law, who knows?

Commenting on the historic nature of the event, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared,

"We will honor the vows of our founders, who in the Declaration of Independence said that we are ‘endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ This legislation will lead to healthier lives, more liberty to pursue hopes and dreams and happiness for the American people. This is an American proposal that honors the traditions of our country."

Our Founders must be turning over in their graves! The Constitution specifically addresses what our government CAN'T do - it limits government powers over its citizens, so as to prevent tyranny (which is what Europeans were escaping when they immigrated to the New World). The Founders never intended the Constitution to be a laundry list of services that the government must provide for its citizens. If anything, Madame Pelosi's comments reveal her obtuseness and idiocy. She's a national embarrassment. And through this entire health care debacle the Democrat party has revealed its true colors: those of Statist Progressives.

The obligation of another $2.4 trillion in spending that this health care bill represents, now makes the U.S. the world's largest debtor nation. What with all of the spending that the Obama administration has already done, we can never - NEVER - fully repay our debts! We are now, undoubtedly, on the road to serfdom. And the world is watching. The markets are watching.

Just this morning Bloomberg is reporting that "The bond market is saying that it’s safer to lend to Warren Buffett than Barack Obama." The story includes this quote from Mitchell Stapley of Fifth Third Asset Management:

"It’s a slap upside the head of the government...It could be the moment where hopefully you realize that risk is beginning to creep into your credit profile and the costs associated with that can be pretty scary."

The story continues:

"Moody’s Investors Service predicts the U.S. will spend more on debt service as a percentage of revenue this year than any other top-rated country except the U.K...moving [it] 'substantially' closer to losing its AAA rating."

Real nice, huh?

What this health care vote showed was that one party - the Republicans - voted on behalf of Americans, on behalf of the country, and while they'll surely reap the rewards in the November elections, it will be challenging to undo what the Constitution-shredding Democrats have now done. After all, when has the government ever successfully rolled back an entitlement?

In the meantime, enjoy paying substantially higher taxes from here on out. But don't expect any benefits for another 4 years, which is when the supposed reforms are to go into effect. No longer will you and your doctor decide which course of treatment is best for you; rather, a government bureaucrat will decide your fate based upon your age, your current health, and what's in the best interest of society (in other words, your cost-benefit).

What the hell kind of reform is this anyway? Democrats have just "fundamentally transformed" (in the words of Obama) the best health care system in the world to an antiquated Soviet-style health care abomination. Thank you, Obama. Thank you, Democrats. Thank you, Hopium-addicted voters.

As I said, real nice, huh?

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