Tag: healthcare

How Obama intends to cut healthcare premiums by 3000%: More regulations

It was just a few weeks ago that the President proudly announced that ObamaCare could cut medical premiums by a mathematically-impossible 3000%. Well, mathematically-impossible or not, they’re going to give it a try by giving state regulators new, broader powers to reject premium increases they don’t like.

It was just a few weeks ago that the President proudly announced that ObamaCare could cut medical premiums by a mathematically-impossible 3000%.

Well, mathematically-impossible or not, they’re going to give it a try by giving state regulators new, broader powers to reject premium increases they don’t like.

The Wall Street Journal reports:

When President Obama signed his health-care reform last month, he declared it will “lower costs for families and for businesses and for the federal government.”

So why, barely a month later, are Democrats scrambling to pass a new bill that would impose price controls on insurance?

In now-they-tell-us hearings on Tuesday, the Senate health committee debated a bill that would give states the power to reject premium increases that state regulators determine are “unreasonable.” The White House proposed this just before the final Obama-Care scramble, but it couldn’t be included because it violated the procedural rules that Democrats abused to pass the bill.

Looks like Nancy Pelosi was right – they had to pass the bill to find out what was in it.

And the more we find out, the less we like it.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Democrats didn’t read the ObamaCare bill before they passed it. And that’s the Republicans’ fault.

Democrat Xavier Baccera of California embarrassed himself by going on Neil Cavuto’s show and blaming everyone but the Democrats for the fact that Congress’ unwittingly eliminated its own sweetheart healthcare program when it approved ObamaCare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCzl2psJFN8

Socialist Democrat Xavier Baccera of California embarrassed himself by going on Neil Cavuto’s show and blaming everyone but the Democrats for the fact that Congress’ unwittingly eliminated its own sweetheart healthcare program when it approved ObamaCare.

But we seem to be making progress. At least he didn’t blame George Bush nor Ronald Reagan.

Texas congressman gives Henry Waxman
hell and a half

Henry Waxman didn’t realize that the companies are required to make announcements as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations that he had supported. So Joe Barton straightened out Waxman.

We love Texas congressman Joe Barton. And this video clip demonstrates why.

Waxman was pissed that companies like AT&T, Caterpillar, John Deere and Verizon blamed ObamaCare for billions of dollars in unexpected charges, so the little weasel ordered them to appear before Congress to explain themselves.

Congressional intimidation at its finest.

Apparently, Waxman didn’t realize that the companies are required to make those announcements as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations that he had supported.

So Barton went down on the floor of the House and, shall we say, straightened out Waxman.

You go, Joe.

H/T: HotAir.com

Harry Reid has given up and decided to commit suicide

In a state where ObamaCare and illegal aliens are about as popular as gonorrhea, the Senate majority leader has unwisely announced that “We’re gonna do immigration reform just like we did healthcare reform.” And he pledges to bring it up this year. As in prior to the election in which he already lags far behind every potential opponent.

In a state where ObamaCare and illegal aliens are about as popular as gonorrhea, the Senate majority leader has unwisely announced that “We’re gonna do immigration reform just like we did healthcare reform.” And he pledges to bring it up this year. As in prior to the election in which he already lags far behind every potential opponent.

Interesting strategy, soon-to-be former Senator Reid.

Democrat Congresswoman refines the art of ObamaCare doubletalk

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the extreme leftist representative from Florida, is either delusional or a liar. Or maybe both. In this clip, she tells a group of her constituents that levying fines on people who don’t buy insurance is different than requiring them to buy insurance. Completely different. No comparison at all.

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the extreme leftist representative from Florida, is either delusional or a liar. Or maybe both.

In this clip, she tells a group of her constituents that levying fines on people who don’t buy insurance is different than requiring them to buy insurance. Completely different. No comparison at all.

Wasserman-Schultz admits that if you don’t buy insurance, the government will hit you with a hefty fine, but no, she insists, that’s not the same as requiring you to buy insurance.

She said it with an absolutely straight face, which leads to the frightening thought that she may actually believe what she’s saying.

Blanche Lincoln learns the cost of voting for ObamaCare

Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas’ Democrat Senator, is quickly learning the price of her vote in favor of ObamaCare. The latest poll show that she’s trailing five – count ‘em, five – different Republicans.

Blanche Lincoln
Senator Blanche Lincoln will soon be former Senator Blanche Lincoln

Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas’ Democrat Senator, is quickly learning the price of her vote in favor of ObamaCare. The latest poll show that she’s trailing five – count ‘em, five – different Republicans.

In fact, it looks like she could lose to pretty much anyone who doesn’t have a “D” after their name. Look for members of the Whig and Bullmoose parties to throw their hats into the wide open ring.

Rasmussen reports the depressing Democrat details:

Four of Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln’s Republican opponents now earn more than 50% of the vote as her path to reelection grows even steeper.

The numbers are closer when Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter is the Democrat in the race, but only because there are more undecided voters.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Arkansas, where opposition to the national health care plan is even higher than it is nationally, finds both Democrats stuck in the mid-30s. This suggests that the race continues to be more anti-Democrat in tone than pro-Republican.

Congressman John Boozman, State Senate Republican leader Kim Hendren, State Senator Gilbert Baker and former State Senator Jim Holt all earn 51% of the vote against Lincoln. She in turn picks up 36% support against three of the GOP hopefuls and 35% when matched against Holt.

A fifth Republican, businessman Curtis Coleman, leads Lincoln 48% to 36%.
In every case, the Republicans have gained support, while Lincoln, who earned 38% to 41% in the match-ups last month, has lost ground. Now her numbers are back to the lows she experienced in February.

Bye bye, Blanche. Don’t let the door hit you in the rotunda on the way out.

Source: Rasmussen Reports

President explains why Americans don’t love ObamaCare yet: It’s all the media’s fault

Why have the American people not yet bowed down en masse to thank The Greatest President In History for the blessings of ObamaCare? According to President Obama it’s because people are just too damn impatient.

Why have the American people not yet bowed down en masse to thank The Greatest President In History for the blessings of ObamaCare? According to President Obama it’s because people are just too damn impatient.

“It just happened last week! It’s only been a week! Can you imagine if some of these reporters were working on a farm and you planted some seeds and they came out next day and they looked — ‘Nothing’s happened! There’s no crop! We’re going to starve! Oh no! It’s a disaster!’ It’s been a week, folks.”

Might we note that there’s one thing farming and ObamaCare have in common: Liberal amounts of bullshit are required to make either one succeed.

H/T: Bluegrass Pundit

When is a death panel acceptable? When it saves us lots of money.

You can always count on getting a good laugh from the comedy stylings of the New York Times’ Paul Krugman. In this interview with Jake Tapper, he sets the record straight and calls death panels by their proper name, which is … uhhhh … death panels.

You can always count on getting a good laugh from the comedy stylings of the New York Times’ Paul Krugman.

In this interview with Jake Tapper, he sets the record straight and calls death panels by their proper name, which is … uhhhh … death panels.

But that’s ok, because like every other provision of ObamaCare, they’ll save us money. Big money. Lots of money. Piles of money.

Krugman: Think about people on the right. They’re simultaneously screaming, they’re going to send all of the old people to death panels and it’s not going to save any money. That’s a contradictory point of view.

Tapper: Death panels would save money, theoretically.

Krugman: The advisory path has the ability to make more or less binding judgments on saying this particular expensive treatment actually doesn’t do any good medically and so we’re not going to pay for it. That is actually going to save quite a lot of money. We don’t know how much yet. The CBO gives it very little credit. But most of the health care economists I talk to think it’s going to be a really major cost saving.

This just in. Sarah Palin would like to thank Mr. Krugman for his inadvertent support.

H/T: Radio Vice

It’s only been one day and Hank Johnson has a challenger for dumbest congressman title

Good god, man, just when we knew Hank Johnson (D-GA) was hands down the dumbest guy in congress, Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL) runs into the spotlight and hollers, “Hey, look at me.”

Good god, man, just when we knew Hank Johnson (D-GA) was hands down the dumbest guy in congress, Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL) runs into the spotlight and hollers, “Hey, look at me.”

Hare told a disgruntled group of constituents, “I care more about the people who are dying every day than the Constitution in this.” When one of the angry voters pointed out that Hare had sworn to uphold the Constitution, the congressman quoted from the document.

Unfortunately, the constituent pointed out that instead of quoting the Constitution, Hare had actually quoted the Declaration of Independence and didn’t appear to know the difference between the two.

Finally, Hare told his constituents that he read the incredibly complex 2500+ page ObamaCare bill three times before he voted for it. When it was pointed out that that’s a page a minute every minute of the day and night between the time the bill was posted and when it was voted on, Hare did what any self-respecting congressman would do – he shrugged he shoulders, did a head fake, and ran for his car.

Let this be a lesson to the voters of Illinois:

Never vote for a congressman who looks like Barney Rubble.

H/T: Ace of Spades

Good news! ObamaCare authorizes a new, extra tax to be withheld from your paycheck

Turns out a little known provision of ObamaCare has come to light. A brand new tax to be withheld from your paycheck. They call it voluntary, but the extra tax will be automatically withheld from your paycheck unless you opt out.

We don’t remember the congressional debate about long term care for the elderly, do you? We must have gone into the kitchen for a sandwich while that one was being discussed.

Turns out a little known provision of ObamaCare has come to light. A brand new tax to be withheld from your paycheck. They call it voluntary, but the extra tax will be automatically withheld from your paycheck unless you opt out.

And, if we’re not mistaken, this one also breaks Obama’s pledge not to raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000 per year.

Long-term care for the elderly. Just another of those surprising little provisions buried deep within ObamaCare.

H/T: IOwnTheWorld.com

Al Franken doesn’t have a clue what’s in the ObamaCare bill

Author Jason Mattera waylays Minnesota’s finest senator and asks him why skate parks, jungle gyms, midnight basketball and time off for breastfeeding mothers should be the federal government’s responsibility.

Franken not only proves that he doesn’t know what’s in the bill, but simultaneously proves that he’s a thoroughly unlikable person.

Author Jason Mattera waylays Minnesota’s finest senator and asks him why skate parks, jungle gyms, midnight basketball and time off for breastfeeding mothers should be the federal government’s responsibility.

Franken not only proves that he doesn’t know what’s in the bill, but simultaneously proves that he’s a thoroughly unlikable person.

Andrew Breitbart owes us $100,000

Andrew Breitbart, the genius behind Breitbart.tv, BigHollywood.com, BigGovernment.com and probably a few others we’re forgetting, offered $100,000 to anyone who could prove that the n-word was used at the anti-ObamaCare rallies in Washington, DC. We would prefer small bills, Andrew.

Andrew Breitbart, the genius behind Breitbart.tv, BigHollywood.com, BigGovernment.com and probably a few others we’re forgetting, offered $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund if anyone who could prove that the n-word was used at the anti-ObamaCare rallies in Washington, DC.

Here you go, Andrew, the n-word in all its glory.

Any chance you could redirect that 100 thou to some deserving bloggers? If so, could you make it small bills?

Source: Noline.tv

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Waxman & Stupak tell big business that resistance is futile

Just when the Democrats thought they’d bribed everyone who needed bribing and threatened everyone who needed threatening, along come a group of CEOs complaining that ObamaCare is going to cost them a friggin’ fortune.

Just when the Democrats thought they’d bribed everyone who needed bribing and threatened everyone who needed threatening, along come a group of CEOs complaining that ObamaCare is going to cost them a friggin’ fortune.

An outraged Henry Waxman “…called the chief executive officers of AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar and Deere & Co. to provide evidence to support costs the companies plan to book related to the new health-care law.

“Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak released letters they wrote to the executives, saying their plans to record expenses against earnings as a result of the law contradict other estimates. The lawmakers requested the executives appear at hearing Stupak plans on April 21.”

We’d guess that Waxman and Stupak don’t know that businesses have to use real money instead of the pretend kind Congress throws around with wild abandon.

Waxman stopped short of calling the CEOs liars, but said, “The new law is designed to expand coverage and bring down costs, so your assertions are a matter of concern … They also appear to conflict with independent analysis.”
Translation? Waxman thinks the CEOs are lying, or even worse, telling the truth in a way that makes Democrats look bad.

The congressmen insist they’ve been fair to the CEOs in question. They’re merely demanding that the CEOs bring all pertinent documents, emails, voice mails, etc.

As of this morning Waxman and Stupak have not announced plans to conduct full body cavity searches on the CEOs. But that’s subject to change without notification.

Source: Business Week

Will ObamaCare cause insurance premiums to rise by 17% for young adults? Or by far more?

The Associated Press reports that insurance premiums will jump by 17% for young adults under ObamaCare. But AP has, we think, under-calculated the real increase.

Depression and Sorrow
We hope ObamaCare covers young adults for depression

The Associated Press reports that insurance premiums will jump by 17% for young adults under ObamaCare. But AP has, we think, under-calculated the real increase.

Considering that young adults commonly go without insurance and then considering the fact that ObamaCare will now force them to buy insurance they don’t want, it seems to us that a more accurate description of the premium increase would be 117%.

The Associated Press reports the premium prognostication:

Under the health care overhaul, young adults who buy their own insurance will carry a heavier burden of the medical costs of older Americans — a shift expected to raise insurance premiums for young people when the plan takes full effect.

Beginning in 2014, most Americans will be required to buy insurance or pay a tax penalty. That’s when premiums for young adults seeking coverage on the individual market would likely climb by 17 percent on average, or roughly $42 a month, according to an analysis of the plan conducted for The Associated Press. The analysis did not factor in tax credits to help offset the increase.

The higher costs will pinch many people in their 20s and early 30s who are struggling to start or advance their careers with the highest unemployment rate in 26 years.

So welcome aboard the ObamaCare Express, young Americans. You voted for the guy and now you’ll be forced to pay more for a service you don’t want and can’t afford.

Ahhh, the glories of socialism.

Source: Associated Press

Reverend Wright says you’re the bigot

Please allow us to break the bad news to you personally. You’re a bigot. You hate the poor and people of color and that’s the only reason you oppose ObamaCare. Must be true, because Reverend Jeremiah Wright said so and he’s a man of the Lord.

Please allow us to break the bad news to you personally. You’re a bigot. You hate the poor and people of color and that’s the only reason you oppose ObamaCare. Must be true, because Reverend Jeremiah Wright said so and he’s a man of the Lord.

As in, “Good Lord, what a friggin’ lunatic.”

H/T: Breitbart.tv

Now the truth can be told: Howard Dean admits ObamaCare is all about redistribution of wealth

Coming soon! They admit Van Jones is a communist. They admit that “comprehensive immigration reform” really means amnesty. They admit cap-and-trade is just one giant tax. And who knows? Maybe they’ll even admit that Obama was born in a manger in Bethlehem.

Coming soon! They admit Van Jones is a communist. They admit that “comprehensive immigration reform” really means amnesty. They admit cap-and-trade is just one giant tax. And who knows? Maybe they’ll even admit that Obama was born in a manger in Bethlehem.

H/T: Bluegrass Pundit

“It’s just going to be like Christmas.” And other fairy tales.

Just for fun, let’s combine two quick clips with a personal story and then laugh our asses off at the naivety of Obama voters.

Just for fun, let’s combine two quick clips with a personal story and then laugh our asses off at the naivety of Obama voters.

The first clip is North Carolina resident DeCarlo Flythe (one of our all-time favorite names, by the way).

“It’s just going to be like Christmas,” Flythe said of ObamaCare. “It’s going to be great. You know, no worries (about) the bills. We are going to go ahead and pay our co-pay and be alright.”

Then let’s go back in time to the woman who said “Obama’s going to pay for my gas and mortgage.”

Continue reading ““It’s just going to be like Christmas.” And other fairy tales.”

Media breathlessly reports rock thrown thru Dem congressman’s window. Don’t mention that window is on 30th floor.

According to the Seattle Times, conservatives are running wild in the streets and the post-ObamaCare violence is spiraling out of control. The paper breathlessly reports on one case in Cincinnati, Ohio.

According to the Seattle Times, conservatives are running wild in the streets and the post-ObamaCare violence is spiraling out of control. The paper breathlessly reports on one case in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Protesters have been demonstrating at (Steve) Driehaus’ Ohio home, said Tim Mulvey, a spokesman for the anti-abortion Democrat who joined Stupak in voting for the health bill. A rock was thrown through the window of Driehaus’ Cincinnati office Sunday, and a death threat was phoned in to his Washington office a day later, Mulvey said.

“It’s getting out of hand,” Mulvey said.

Just one problem with the story. Driehaus office is on the 30th story of this building.

What an arm. We expect the evil conservative rock thrower to be contacted immediately by the Cincinnati Reds, signed to a ten year, $100 million contract, and made a starting pitcher.

H/T: Gateway Pundit

And while he’s on a roll, Max Baucus admits healthcare bill will break Obama’s tax pledge

Thursday was a big day for Montana Democrat Max Baucus. First he admitted that ObamaCare was really about redistribution of wealth. Now he admits that it will cause President Obama to break his tax pledge to the middle class.

Thursday was a big day for Montana Democrat Max Baucus. First he admitted that ObamaCare was really about redistribution of wealth. Now he admits that it will cause President Obama to break his tax pledge to the middle class:

“One other point that I think it’s very important to make,” Baucus said, “is that it is true that in certain cases, the taxes will go up for some Americans who might be making less than $200,000.”

What? Gasp! We are shocked. Shocked, we tell you. Who ever could have foreseen the day when Barack Obama would need to backtrack on one of his campaign promises.

Why, next thing you know, he’ll hire a tax cheat to run the Treasury Department.

Source: RealClearPolitics.com

Democrat senator admits the obvious: ObamaCare is really about redistribution of wealth

You know, we somehow respect socialist Senator Max Baucus a little more just because he tells the truth about ObamaCare that the President won’t tell.

You know, we somehow respect socialist Senator Max Baucus a little more just because he tells the truth about ObamaCare that the President won’t tell.

Baucus: Too often, much of late, the last couple three years the mal-distribution of income in America is gone up way too much, the wealthy are getting way, way too wealthy, and the middle income class is left behind. Wages have not kept up with increased income of the highest income in America. This legislation will have the effect of addressing that mal-distribution of income in America.

Got that? Mal-distribution. Not even mis-distribution. Baucus goes straight to mal-distribution.

Sort of like the mal-distribution of power in Washington, DC.

ObamaCare meets ObamaCar

Now that Obama has taken over the car companies and healthcare, it’s only a matter of time until the two industries begin intersecting at intersections across America.

Now that Obama has taken over the car companies and healthcare, it’s only a matter of time until the two industries begin intersecting at intersections across America.

What could go wrong?

Once again, it has been scientifically proven that this Weiner is a dick

O’Reilly simply asks which federal government agency will be in charge of fining people who don’t buy health insurance. Getting an answer proved more difficult than O’Reilly anticipated.

Step One: Bill O’Reilly asks a simple question. Step Two: Guest answers. In theory, that’s the way it’s supposed to work, but that’s not quite how it turned out when Bill O’Reilly quizzed incredibly annoying New York Congressman Anthony Weiner.

O’Reilly simply asks which federal government agency will be in charge of fining people who don’t buy health insurance. Getting an answer proved more difficult than O’Reilly anticipated.

We be surprised if anyone can watch this clip without asking the same question we did:

“Who voted for this guy?”

Joe Biden wipes the smile off Obama’s effin’ face

We swear this is our final story on Joe Biden’s f-bomb at the White House signing ceremony for ObamaCare. But please indulge us, because we just noticed something about Obama’s reaction that we haven’t seen anyone else comment on. Watch the video again, this time keeping an eye on President Obama’s face. The sequence of events is as follows:

We swear this is our final story on Joe Biden’s f-bomb at the White House signing ceremony for ObamaCare. But please indulge us, because we just noticed something about Obama’s reaction that we haven’t seen anyone else comment on.

Watch the video again, this time keeping an eye on President Obama’s face. The sequence of events is as follows:

1. Obama smiles broadly.
2. Biden drops the f-bomb.
3. Smile suddenly disappears from Obama’s face.
4. Obama wonders to himself, “What was I thinking when I chose this moron?”

We’ve been wondering the same thing, Mr. President.

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