buzzsawBeaver

You know all those illegals that that cause so many problems in this country, good news, tax payers will get to pay for their free healthcare and democrats have 12 million new voters! http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-dc-immig29-final,0,5744314 highlights "Obama Readying Immigration Overhaul Despite Political Risks Peter Nicholas and Tom Hamburger Washington DC Bureau December 29, 2009 WASHINGTON "The punishing battle over healthcare is still unresolved, but the Obama administration is quietly laying plans to take up another issue that could generate even more controversy and political division––a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system. Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States." "It was clear that the administration intends to put this in the first rank of their legislative priorities in 2010,'' he said. "An immigration bill was introduced in the House earlier in the month and Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who chairs a subcommittee on immigration, is heading the effort to cobble together a coalition in the Senate. Bipartisan support is possible. Schumer's office said he is working with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to develop a bill and wants Graham to sign on as a co-sponsor. Graham's office did not return calls for comment. ""

I recall tazewell co. schools would be canceled a lot more often than mercer county when I was in school, we would be on the 2 hour late schedule a lot, so it wasn't ever that severe.

correct, and eek is correct, I must have heard the location wrong. Let's just agree that somewhere, some mountain people are very cold and might not last very much longer.

Late night radio a while ago reported coldest winter in decades in over 20 some countries, some 20,000 animals that represent livelihood in some country died from the cold, some mountain people somewhere in south america, maybe peru, can't recall, facing extinction from the cold. This weather will absolutely wreck havoc on the polar bears.

equally stupid is the thought of the people of this area actually considering blasting the top of our mountains to put up windmills for hardly a few minimum wage permanent jobs and making hundreds of millions for the very green agenda that is what cap and trade is billed as that is ruining coal and will wreck the economy. I've been very vocal about opposing the windmill idea, but cap and trade and the green agenda are obviously completely related, hopefully most people will realize this in time to not sell out our mountains to these people. It would really be an a shameful disgrace to lose our mountains on top of everything else we would forfeit if cap and trade passes. People should oppose each. Haven't people noticed that a lot of these eco friendly companies and people who protest mountain top removal and mining and would shut those down would have us blast the tops of our mountains for their windmills?

this is the thing, there are some things that should and could be done, but they could do something about those individual problems, instead of using the few problems as an excuse to completely do away with the American health care system, the best in the world, with all that's right about it, to usher in a much lower quality system that forces people into it and under control of the government...

I never thought I'd see the day when someone was blatantly promoting communism on here. Stalin would be proud. But incorrect, the president is not popular, still popular amongst freedom hating socialists and communists maybe, but overall, dropping like a rock.

the good news is this administration is all about offering socialism to this country so we can all be dependent on government. Government will be there to take care of everyone. End results of voting for this administration if their agenda succeeds, no middle class, all people equally poor and lower class.

the president promised to bankrupt coal during the campaign, people still thought it would be a good thing to vote for that guy.......... In a sense it's hard to feel completely sorry for this country sometimes, but I'm not that sadistic, might people learn from this.

another reason america simply can't fight a war present day. This is really hard for me to fathom. It's not necessarily political, democrat or republican, as it is about political correctness itself.. That said, I guarantee, the u.s. will eventually get in a war against a strong conventional army (and there are some) that will fight to win and only after we take a real beating will we remove political correctness from our military. http://defendmichael.wordpress.com/ "MILITARY PROSECUTORS WITHHOLD EVIDENCE; ARMY RANGER GOES TO PRISON FOR 25 YEARS FOR SHOOTING AL QAEDA OPERATIVE The Story Michael Behenna On March 20th, 2009, Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant’s area of operation and was suspected to have organized an attack on Lt. Behenna’s platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home. During the return of Mansur, Lt. Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information about other members of the terrorist cell, and financial supporters. During this interrogation, Mansur attacked Lt. Behenna, who killed the terrorist in self-defense. The government subsequently prosecuted Lt. Behenna for premeditated murder. Not only is this a miscarriage of justice on the behalf of Lt. Behenna, who was acting to prevent further loss of life in his platoon, it is demoralizing to the U.S. troops who continue to fight on behalf of the freedom and security of our nation. Whether it is U.S. border patrol agents, members of the armed forces, or FBI agents, no individual who is serving on the frontlines in the War on Terror should be so blatantly mistreated."

appreciate it. hope alls well there.

unfortunately I wasn't able to watch since cables been out, I was looking forward to it, does anyone know if you can obtain it on dvd somehow? I'd hoped it would be watchable online at their site after it aired but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Unfortunately they're only going to increase social programs tenfold if they have their way. I know the frustration you have about working to support others, often when people say the government should provide things for them, they simply don't seem to consider or know that the government isn't providing anything, they get all their $s from taxes, the people who work are funding things for everyone else.. It's as I wrote last week, as it increases a lot of working people will simply stop playing this game. Socialism is simply a guaranteed failure.

There's nothing forthright about this president in the least, nor is there anything factual about your comments about the national defense budgets. Liberals are simply attempting to use typical deception tactics to suggest that the economic situation isn't what it really is.

It sounds like you have a knack for managing finances, some individuals will manage to do well enough depending on their particular situations. That's certainly good for you, without a doubt.

The past administration didn't spend the country into a few more "trillion" $s and increasing debt. This president has spent more and skyrocketed the national debt in 1 year more than the previous presidents combined. Tell me, how is much more debt, to a person or country that was already in debt, a good thing? All this increased debt isn't on bush, it's on this present administration, and due to their unchecked spending and regulations that are putting major industries out of work. Not to mention even more, the president told everyone they had to pass the stimulus immediately or unemployment would rise beyond 8 %, there wasn't any, "time to offset problems" in that comment, as it is the unemployment has risen much more at that. That brings up the last point, "turning it around?", with the national debt trillions more, unemployment at an all time high since the great depression of the 30s, and rising, more and more people depending on government to provide, more social programs than ever before, (they do cost people who work you know), an ever increasing expanding government, higher costs, higher inflation, the coal and energy industries that the nation depends on being strangled to death as we speak, companies cutting back or going chapter 11 all the time at an increasing amount, and a rapidly decreasing worldwide value of the u.s. $, exactly what is it you're telling us is good about the situation? either tell me I'm wrong about these things, with proof, or do tell me how any of these things can be considered financially good for the people of this country People will vote with their pockets? with all due respect, you are completely ignorant of the realities of the economic situation in this country."

"democrats look good after this"?

But your family program likely actually works, the common rule for consumers is you get what you pay for. That said I don't pay 500$ or any $ amount for insurance yearly, to me it's nothing but a fine, and for what? That's the other and biggest key, it's our government telling people they have to do something, in this case buy their product, and then punishing them if they don't. This is unconstitutional and is tyranny, and if anyone expects this new government trend to actually stop they're gravely miscalculating. It's only going to increase..

the stock market often rises and falls in trends, outside of extreme highs or lows, it's not a really telling sign of the state of things for the common person. where are these "more jobs" coming from?

appreciate it. I don't know what it could be then, so be it, I'll phone them on monday.

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"A $15 billion individual mandate would force Americans to buy health insurance. In 2014, those without “qualifying” government-approved coverage would pay $495 or 0.5 percent of Adjusted Gross Income, whichever is higher. In 2016, that rises to 2 percent of AGI, or approximately $640 today." correct, you're leaders intend to force you to buy their insurance, or pay a fine, or serve jail time. Freedom anyone? "Senator Harry Reid: “If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime,” President Obama told Congress on February 24. “I repeat: Not a single dime.”" ......at least it's not a tax.. tax (tks) 1. A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government. 2. A fee or dues levied on the members of an organization to meet its expenses. 3. A burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.

"Senate OK's health care bill in victory for Obama (AP) " "In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry." The title of these proclamations couldn't be more accurate...............victory "for the president", triumph "for the president"................ oddly enough I thought the president was there "for the people", "for America", not for himself, but this is exactly what it's all about, it's all about what the president wants, what the liberals want, not what the people of America they're supposed to represent want. It's only a victory for the president and those who want to control the people of this country, it's a big disgraceful raping loss to the people. It's wise mind you to consider that the political elite in congress and senate will not be subject to this health care as you and I and everyone else will be, they'll have the best.

Obamacare No Exit By Scott Gottlieb New York Post Monday, December 21, 2009 Perhaps the most common question I'm asked about ObamaCare is: "Will I be able to buy my way out of it?" The answer is: "Not unless you're very rich." The plan before the Senate creates a set of 50 state-based insurance "exchanges" that are established as markets for health plans. Consumers must buy policies from their employers or through the exchanges––but, either way, their choice of coverage is limited to one of four basic insurance plans that the government sanctions. Private insurers will still compete to offer policies but must model their coverage on one of these four templates. In short, the Senate bill explicitly standardizes health benefits and then establishes elaborate mechanisms (including subsidies and penalties) to pay for them. In short, beneficiaries are trapped inside the Medicare insurance scheme, just as they'll soon be trapped inside the ObamaCare exchanges. Here's the rub: While these four plans vary from low- to high-cost options, the benefits offered under them are pretty much the same. The difference between the cheaper and pricier plans is mostly the amount of cost sharing (e.g., you pay less for insurance if your co-pays are higher). In effect, the plan creates a single national health-insurance policy. Consumers' only real option is to trade higher co-pays for lower premiums. But we'll all get the same package of benefits established by a series of new agencies and an "insurance czar" seated in Washington. Once the exchanges are in place, the individual market––the ability to go directly to an insurer and buy a health-care policy––will disappear. You'll have only two places to buy insurance, in the exchanges or through your workplace. As for health plans offered by employers, "no health-insurance policies could be issued (other than grandfathered plans) that don't meet the actuarial standards set for these plans" sold in the exchanges. The government will "define the essential health benefits" that all plans must eventually offer, not only those sold in the exchanges but also plans offered by employers. But like other elements of today's private coverage, the grandfathered plans also disappear in short time. While the bill allows some employer plans to continue as they are today, that's only so long as the policy doesn't change––and natural market forces will ensure that most such policies must change within a few years after the bill becomes law. All of which brings us to the question of whether you'll be able to spend extra money to add benefits that exceed the government's basic package or opt out of that plan entirely. The bill doesn't address this question directly––yet I can say with great confidence that it will be costly and in some cases impossible. The bill leaves these issues in the hands of the bureaucracies that will write the law's enabling regulations. And it's clear both what the spirit of the Obama plan and the habits of these bureaucracies will produce. The overriding goal of this reform is to turn health insurance into a more "egalitarian" benefit that's the same for everyone, regardless of income, personal preference or need. So rules written under President Obama to implement the Obama plan are a sure bet to intentionally curtail anyone's ability to wrap around this national coverage with a supplemental policy or to contract privately with doctors to pay your way out of its limitations. This is exactly what the bureaucracy's done with Medicare. Doctors accepting Medicare can't contract privately with Medicare patients to bill for services that Medicare doesn't cover. Nor can patients buy added coverage to help plug Medicare's gaps. (The "Medigap" that many seniors now buy are tightly regulated by the government to limit how much they expand on Medicare's basic benefits; they mostly just help defray co-pays.) In short, beneficiaries are trapped inside the Medicare insurance scheme, just as they'll soon be trapped inside the ObamaCare exchanges. Doctors can't offer benefits not covered by the government plans, and patients can't buy extra insurance to make up for many gaps. These restrictions were designed into Medicare for a reason: Progressives don't want it to be easy for rich seniors to buy their out; they fear that if the well-off can leave the federal plan, it will become a lower-end benefit. That is, it will wind up like Medicaid, whose enormous problems are largely ignored by politicians because poor Americans don't have the political power to force improvements. The very rich, of course, will be able to buy their way out of ObamaCare. Many of the best doctors will go cash only, opting entirely out of the Obama program, to cater to a wealthy clientele. But only the truly affluent will have the cash to escape. The vast rest of us will be locked inside the new system––stuck with the same collection of government-decreed medical benefits.

I'm still not certain the connection between the military and socialism he's claiming myself....