During the Supreme Court hearing today, Justice Sotomayor said that the people who do not enter into commerce and buy insurance are entering into commerce by NOT buying it. Yeah, I know. That sounds like a moronic statement with no justification. I'm not surprised, however, that she makes such an ignorant statement.
To say we are entering into commerce by NOT entering into it is the ultimate stupidity.
She goes on to say that, by not entering into commerce and buying insurance, it makes the cost higher for others, and effectively makes them a party to commerce because they are affecting it.
I guess she missed it - we ALL "affect" commerce, either by participating or not participating. Example: electric cars. We do not all buy a electric cars. But according to Sotomayor and other liberals, if we did, the cost of electric cars would come down. Those who are NOT buying one are affecting the price for those who do, so we need to mandate that everyone buy one. We need to force a person into commerce so that we can regulate them.
The problem, of course, is twofold. First, the cost would not come down - supply and demand would dictate that the price goes up. Second, those who do not buy the car, though they may be "affecting" commerce, are not INVOLVED in commerce, and therefore cannot be regulated under the Commerce Clause.
A note to Sotomayor - there is a world of difference between AFFECTING commerce and PARTICIPATING in it. I do not play football. By choosing not to PARTICIPATE, I am affecting the sport because I am not dragging down an otherwise capable team with my clumsiness. And therein lies the difference between participating, and affecting. Affecting something does not translate into PARTICIPATING in it.
After all, the weather affects commerce - but Congress cannot regulate it.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
They Make The Most Absurd Claims
According to a HuffPost "story", a study by the liberals at University of Michigan "analyzed the careers of 4,300 women which shows that the earlier a woman can start taking birth control pills, the more likely she is to earn higher wages later in life."
How absurd! The two cannot podssibly be connected because employers have no way of knowing if female employees are using birth control. And everyone (except liberals trying to push an agenda) knows that there has never been any restricted access to birth control since the first pill was prescribed. No, it wasn't free, but it wasn't hard to get, either.
For anyone to assume, without any supporting facts, that an increase of pay for women is associated not with employers finding value in female employees, but rather because birth control is "more accessible" (it is not) is nothing short of a transparent, dishonest attempt to twist the facts to support their liberal agenda,
That's like saying an increase in gay marriages has led to more people being gay.
Absurd.
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How absurd! The two cannot podssibly be connected because employers have no way of knowing if female employees are using birth control. And everyone (except liberals trying to push an agenda) knows that there has never been any restricted access to birth control since the first pill was prescribed. No, it wasn't free, but it wasn't hard to get, either.
For anyone to assume, without any supporting facts, that an increase of pay for women is associated not with employers finding value in female employees, but rather because birth control is "more accessible" (it is not) is nothing short of a transparent, dishonest attempt to twist the facts to support their liberal agenda,
That's like saying an increase in gay marriages has led to more people being gay.
Absurd.
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(Almost) Unbelievable
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 72, had a heart transplant.
On TV today a liberal "journalist" said, "When is a person too old to get a new heart?"
Anyone who even asks such a stupid question does not even have a heart. I would have asked that journalist, "If that 72 year old was your mother instead of a Republican VP named Cheney, would you STILL think 72 is too old to get a new heart? Or what if it were YOU?"
That's the problem with liberals in a nutshell. And it goes to show how they think - as long as it hurts someone they do not care about, that's fine. But not when it affects them.
It also explains why it is progressive liberals who have advocated euthanasia for those too old to offer anything to society - unless, of course, it is THEM, or their loved ones.
Anyone who doubts for a minute that the liberal mindset behind ObamaCare will result in rationing based on cost vs usefulness simply is not living in reality. When the unelected bureaucrat "committee" decides a procedure - like a heart transplant - is too expensive compared to the value of the person needing it, that person will be denied. Because even the government does not have access to unlimited money. Need proof? The FDA has already revoked approval of two very expensive drugs (previously approved) BECAUSE of their expense. And without FDA approval, insurance companies - including Medicare - will not cover them. So, today there are people dying because they cannot get the drug that will help them to live, simply because the government does not want to pay for it.
Back to the point --- I find it reprehensible that people in the liberal media - and progressives in general - believe that life-saving procedures should be limited to certain people that THEY approve it. It says all you need to know about progressive liberals and the lamestream media.
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On TV today a liberal "journalist" said, "When is a person too old to get a new heart?"
Anyone who even asks such a stupid question does not even have a heart. I would have asked that journalist, "If that 72 year old was your mother instead of a Republican VP named Cheney, would you STILL think 72 is too old to get a new heart? Or what if it were YOU?"
That's the problem with liberals in a nutshell. And it goes to show how they think - as long as it hurts someone they do not care about, that's fine. But not when it affects them.
It also explains why it is progressive liberals who have advocated euthanasia for those too old to offer anything to society - unless, of course, it is THEM, or their loved ones.
Anyone who doubts for a minute that the liberal mindset behind ObamaCare will result in rationing based on cost vs usefulness simply is not living in reality. When the unelected bureaucrat "committee" decides a procedure - like a heart transplant - is too expensive compared to the value of the person needing it, that person will be denied. Because even the government does not have access to unlimited money. Need proof? The FDA has already revoked approval of two very expensive drugs (previously approved) BECAUSE of their expense. And without FDA approval, insurance companies - including Medicare - will not cover them. So, today there are people dying because they cannot get the drug that will help them to live, simply because the government does not want to pay for it.
Back to the point --- I find it reprehensible that people in the liberal media - and progressives in general - believe that life-saving procedures should be limited to certain people that THEY approve it. It says all you need to know about progressive liberals and the lamestream media.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Who Woulda Guessed The Government Has A Sense Of Humor
My daughter received her tax refund yesterday, and inside with the check was an insert from INVESTOR.GOV, a website that purportedly is designed to help Americans invest wisely.
Hm-m-m.
This from the same government that invested $2 billion in "green" companies that all went bankrupt. A government that LOST nearly $2 billion taxpayer dollars with their own very unwise investments.
In fact, the Energy Department and Obama were warned that Solyndra was going bankrupt and was a very risky business, yet they gave them over half a billion, anyway. And now every penny is gone.
Yep! The government thinks they are in a position to teach US how to invest wisely. I say the best investment we could make is to vote this November and replace all liberal and progressive politicians of either party with true conservatives. America has always done best under a conservative roof.
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Hm-m-m.
This from the same government that invested $2 billion in "green" companies that all went bankrupt. A government that LOST nearly $2 billion taxpayer dollars with their own very unwise investments.
In fact, the Energy Department and Obama were warned that Solyndra was going bankrupt and was a very risky business, yet they gave them over half a billion, anyway. And now every penny is gone.
Yep! The government thinks they are in a position to teach US how to invest wisely. I say the best investment we could make is to vote this November and replace all liberal and progressive politicians of either party with true conservatives. America has always done best under a conservative roof.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I've Said It Before - GOOGLE Is Our Biggest Threat
When I first blogged that Google was the most serious threat to the American way of life, most people scoffed. But as time wore on and Google got caught many times, fewer people are scoffing.
It seemed innocuous at first - little things, like breaching privacy in small ways. And censoring certain sites. They they moved to eliminate sites that they did not like, or thought were not in the best interests of Google. Recently, they changed their privacy policy so that now all your information is at risk, and being used however Google sees fit. They collect every little scrap of info they can. In fact, it recently came out that Google, while roaming the country taking pictures for Google Earth Street View, they were also tapping in (illegally) to every WiFi within reach, and collecting personal info - including passwords, banking info and emails.
And now Google, in an effort to grow even richer and more powerful has begun attacking blogs that businesses use for Search Engine Optimization, to help get their sites listed. By attacking these blogs and taking away the rankings of businesses, they figure they can force businesses to PAY for their listings via Pay Per Click. In fact, I am no longer allowed to even Tweet my blog as I had always done - being a Google product, it appears they are blocking it from being Tweeted. More censorship.
It is no secret that GOOGLE is run by socialist progressive liberals. They even admitted to fomenting the Egyptian Uprising, resulting in an anti-American regime that wants to also destroy Israel. And everyone knows that progressive liberals yearn to control every aspect of everyone else's lives, from cradle to grave. And Google is intent on doing just that.
Mark my words, as time goes on GOOGLE will abuse its power to control you even more. It will use its power to strip away choices, such as what you eat, or who you should vote for.
A very old saying (it got old because it is so true) says, "Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely." And Google has great power - greater even than the President of the United States.
Google is not only corrupt, but a dangerous threat to everything Americans have valued for 250 years - our freedoms, and our Constitution. Google, friend of George Soros, strives to do away with both.
There is another old saying - he who controls the information controls the world.
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It seemed innocuous at first - little things, like breaching privacy in small ways. And censoring certain sites. They they moved to eliminate sites that they did not like, or thought were not in the best interests of Google. Recently, they changed their privacy policy so that now all your information is at risk, and being used however Google sees fit. They collect every little scrap of info they can. In fact, it recently came out that Google, while roaming the country taking pictures for Google Earth Street View, they were also tapping in (illegally) to every WiFi within reach, and collecting personal info - including passwords, banking info and emails.
And now Google, in an effort to grow even richer and more powerful has begun attacking blogs that businesses use for Search Engine Optimization, to help get their sites listed. By attacking these blogs and taking away the rankings of businesses, they figure they can force businesses to PAY for their listings via Pay Per Click. In fact, I am no longer allowed to even Tweet my blog as I had always done - being a Google product, it appears they are blocking it from being Tweeted. More censorship.
It is no secret that GOOGLE is run by socialist progressive liberals. They even admitted to fomenting the Egyptian Uprising, resulting in an anti-American regime that wants to also destroy Israel. And everyone knows that progressive liberals yearn to control every aspect of everyone else's lives, from cradle to grave. And Google is intent on doing just that.
Mark my words, as time goes on GOOGLE will abuse its power to control you even more. It will use its power to strip away choices, such as what you eat, or who you should vote for.
A very old saying (it got old because it is so true) says, "Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely." And Google has great power - greater even than the President of the United States.
Google is not only corrupt, but a dangerous threat to everything Americans have valued for 250 years - our freedoms, and our Constitution. Google, friend of George Soros, strives to do away with both.
There is another old saying - he who controls the information controls the world.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Talk About Spinning The Truth...
Today two top executives of the Komen Foundation announced their resignations. And the way the Huffington Post and other liberal outlets are playing it is trult fascinating. Here is an excerpt from HuffPost:
"Komen has been struggling to repair its reputation since the public backlash over its decision, at the beginning of February, to pull cancer screening grants from Planned Parenthood because some of its clinics perform abortions. Komen ultimately decided to restore Planned Parenthood's eligibility for grants, but the public had already soured on the charity for focusing on abortion politics rather than detecting and treating breast cancer."
According to the left, the trpoubles of the Komen foundation are simply because Americans are not forgiving and still hold it against Komen for trying to defund Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately for the left, the facts tell a somewhat different story.
Komen's current troubles - including the resignations today - are a result of once again funding Planned Parenthood abortion clinics. The majority of Americans oppose funding abortions, as every poll shows. And now contributions to Komen are down big time - and that is directly attributed to donors not wanting to be pparty to abortions.
So yes, Komen is losing money fast. And execs are resigning. But it is not because of any far-left "outcry" by a handful of far-left loons. It is because most donors, like myself, had not been aware that our money was being used for abortions, and now that we know that abortions are being funded, we no longer support Komen. Period.
You can believe whatever you want, but the facts show that Komen is hurting because they DO fund Planned Parenthood.
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"Komen has been struggling to repair its reputation since the public backlash over its decision, at the beginning of February, to pull cancer screening grants from Planned Parenthood because some of its clinics perform abortions. Komen ultimately decided to restore Planned Parenthood's eligibility for grants, but the public had already soured on the charity for focusing on abortion politics rather than detecting and treating breast cancer."
According to the left, the trpoubles of the Komen foundation are simply because Americans are not forgiving and still hold it against Komen for trying to defund Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately for the left, the facts tell a somewhat different story.
Komen's current troubles - including the resignations today - are a result of once again funding Planned Parenthood abortion clinics. The majority of Americans oppose funding abortions, as every poll shows. And now contributions to Komen are down big time - and that is directly attributed to donors not wanting to be pparty to abortions.
So yes, Komen is losing money fast. And execs are resigning. But it is not because of any far-left "outcry" by a handful of far-left loons. It is because most donors, like myself, had not been aware that our money was being used for abortions, and now that we know that abortions are being funded, we no longer support Komen. Period.
You can believe whatever you want, but the facts show that Komen is hurting because they DO fund Planned Parenthood.
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