Sebelius Compares Obamacare To Buying Televisions

Wonder what you would find if you frisked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius?

Answer: She believes health insurance is similar to buying televisions.

Huh?

CNS News reports:

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the new health care law’s mandate requiring people to purchase insurance, comparing the buying of health insurance to buying televisions.

People access health care regardless of whether they have insurance, said Sebelius on Friday. “What they’re choosing not to do is actually pay for those services,” she said.

“[I]f I don’t have a 27-inch TV for the Super Bowl, I can’t demand on the day of the Super Bowl that somebody deliver that TV because I have a right to it. On the other hand, if I don’t have insurance, I come through the door of an emergency room and get treated and get cared for, and somebody else picks up the tab,” said Sebelius.

Very interesting… I have heard the Obama administration (including Ms. Sebelius) and other liberals compare health insurance to auto insurance, but that argument has been debunked numerous times.

Buying TV’s? Really? Now they are just getting desperate.

Side-Note: A Florida judge could declare Obamacare unconstitutional today. If so, it will definitely cure my case of the Mondays.

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AP Finally Admits Obama-Care Will Increase Health-Care Costs

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the Associated Press after they actually took a look at President Obama’s socialized health-care bill?

Answer: They finally admitted that Obama-Care will increase the nation’s health-care costs.

Talk about showing up late to a party…

The Associated Press FINALLY reports:

President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law will increase the nation’s health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assessment of the sweeping legislation.

A report by economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department said the health care remake will achieve Obama’s aim of expanding health insurance — adding 34 million Americans to the coverage rolls.

But the analysis also found that the law falls short of the president’s twin goal of controlling runaway costs, raising projected spending by about 1 percent over 10 years. That increase could get bigger, however, since the report also warned that Medicare cuts in the law may be unrealistic and unsustainable, forcing lawmakers to roll them back.

The mixed verdict for Obama’s signature issue is the first comprehensive look by neutral experts.

Objective journalism at its best folks! We are finally starting to get the truth… Of course it’s only after the bill was signed into law.

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Obama-Care Accidentally Strips Congress of Healthcare!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care reform bill… for the gazzillionth time?

Answer: It may have accidentally stripped Congress of health coverage!

HAHA! Oops!

The New York Times reports (I know… I’m surprised too):

[...] the law may “remove members of Congress and Congressional staff” from their current coverage, in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, before any alternatives are available.

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The law apparently bars members of Congress from the federal employees health program, on the assumption that lawmakers should join many of their constituents in getting coverage through new state-based markets known as insurance exchanges.

But the research service found that this provision was written in an imprecise, confusing way, so it is not clear when it takes effect.

The new exchanges do not have to be in operation until 2014. But because of a possible “drafting error,” the report says, Congress did not specify an effective date for the section excluding lawmakers from the existing program.

Under well-established canons of statutory interpretation, the report said, “a law takes effect on the date of its enactment” unless Congress clearly specifies otherwise. And Congress did not specify any other effective date for this part of the health care law. The law was enacted when President Obama signed it three weeks ago.

The unintended consequences of this enormous health-care bill was inevitable. Unfortunately, the corrupt liberal mainstream media decided to report on what’s actually in the bill after the massive government expansion/entitlement passed.

Excellent point by the NYT: “If they did not know exactly what they were doing to themselves, did lawmakers who wrote and passed the bill fully grasp the details of how it would influence the lives of other Americans?” Hmm… That is a good question and like I said above, it would have been nice if they decided to do their jobs as journalists beforehand.

Could this be more reason to repeal this monstrosity called “Obama-Care”? I think I will go ahead and label this another EPIC FAIL created by the Democratic Party. Not looking good… They have been on a roll lately!

Reminder: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said we’d have to pass the bill so that people could find out what’s in it. Apparently, she didn’t read this P.O.S. during the year long health-care debate. Vote her out!

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18 States Are Now Suing Over Obama-Care!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the number of states that decided to sue the federal government over Obama-Care’s enforcement of the individual mandate?

Answer: The count has now reached 18 states!

Ut oh liberals… The momentum is building!

Reuters reports:

The joint lawsuit led by Florida and now grouping 18 states was filed on March 23 by mostly Republican attorney generals.

It claims the sweeping reform of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system, pushed through by Democrats in the Congress after months of bitter partisan fighting, violates state-government rights in the U.S. Constitution and will force massive new spending on hard-pressed state governments.

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South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho, and South Dakota had previously joined Florida’s lawsuit.

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“We welcome the partnership of Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada and Arizona as we continue fighting to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens and the sovereignty of our states,” Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said.

Of course the Obama Administration is trying to make this seem like a gigantic Republican political stunt, but Ed Morrissey – from Hot Air – thinks quite differently:

At the very least, more than a third of the states see a fundamental interest in stopping Washington from encroaching on their sovereignty, which makes this a bit more than a campaign stunt.

Hmm… What state will be next to join the lawsuit?

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Premiums Will Increase For Young Adults Under Obama-Care

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care reform bill… for the 1,000,001th time?

Answer: Young adults will see a 17 percent increase in their premiums under Obama-Care.

Congratulations college students and young adults! Give yourself a big ol’ pat on the back, because you just screwed yourselves…

The Associated Press (of all media outlets – again) reports:

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.

Awesome, huh?

Question for those college kids who got swept up in Obama-Mania and decided to vote for him in the 2008 election: This is one hell of a way to repay you for all your support, huh?

I’ll just let the information above soak in while your subconscious calls you an idiot…

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Obama-Care Will Likely Drop Prescription Drug Coverage For Retirees

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care reform bill… for the millionth time?

Answer: Under Obama-Care, we’re likely to see retirees’ prescription drug coverage dropped.

Dang! The Democrats are on a roll with their new health-care bill! All of the hidden positives are flying out of its 2,000+ pages, aren’t they? Wait a minute… No they’re not.

The Associated Press (of all media outlets) reports:

The health care overhaul will cost U.S. companies billions and make them more likely to drop prescription drug coverage for retirees because of a change in how the government subsidizes those benefits.

In the first two days after the law was signed, three major companies — Deere & Co., Caterpillar Inc. and Valero Energy — said they expect to take a total hit of $265 million to account for smaller tax deductions in the future.

With more than 3,500 companies now getting the tax break as an incentive to keep providing coverage, others are almost certain to announce similar cost increases in the weeks ahead as they sort out the impact of the change.

Figuring out what it will mean for retirees will take longer, but analysts said as many as 2 million could lose the prescription drug coverage provided by their former employers, leaving them to enroll in Medicare’s program.

Politicians… They never seem to understand that unintended consequences will definitely occur when you overhaul 1/6th of the U.S. economy with a health-care bill the size of Mt. Everest! At least private companies warned the Democrats about the possibilities of this dilemma:

Industry groups say they lobbied hard against the change in the tax rules before it was added to the health care law over the winter.

“It was in all of our letters and communications that went up to the Hill, and the companies were heavily involved in that,” said Dena Battle, a tax specialist with the National Association of Manufacturers.

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The companies that signed the December letter warned that changing the way retiree drug benefits are subsidized would have a broad impact on the economy, and there are already indications that the effects will trickle down to individuals.

Bravo! Good job Democrats! Yeah… That whole “collecting $5.4 billion in revenue by eliminating the tax break enacted in the 2003 Medicare Part D program as an incentive for businesses to keep their retirees out of the Medicare system” thing… Unfortunately, I don’t think it is going to workout the way you hoped. Great, more burden on the taxpayer!

Hope-and-change right? Pff…

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Rep. Dingell (D-MI): It Will Take Awhile For Obama-Care To “Control The People”

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the interview between Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) and WJR’s Paul W. Smith?

Answer: According to Rep. Dingell, it will take awhile for Obama-Care to “control people.”

If you don’t want to listen to the sound clip posted above, here’s the transcript:

Let me remind you this [Americans allegedly dying because of lack of universal health care] has been going on for years. We are bringing it to a halt. The harsh fact of the matter is when you’re going to pass legislation that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways it takes a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be taken to put the legislation together to control the people.

Hmm…

Personally, I know exactly how I interpret this socialist-talk that spewed from the mouth of Rep. Dingell, but Ed Morrissey – from Hot Air – provides both sides of the argument better than I do/would:

It may be the mother of all Freudian slips (which is itself a Freudian joke, if you didn’t catch it).  “Control the people” could have one of two contexts here, of course; it could mean patient management, or it could be taken literally.  It would take quite a while to “control” 300 million people in either sense of the phrase.  Of course, in either sense, it’s one of the good reasons why the government shouldn’t be in the health-care business.  The private sector is better designed to manage patients.

But of course, the private sector isn’t designed to “control the people” in the literal sense.  You have to have government to do that, and people in charge who believe they should be in charge of “control[ling] the people” instead of supporting and defending the Constitution.

Either way… It doesn’t escape the fact that I am embarrassed that this Congressman is from my home state of Michigan. I know… I know… What can you expect? Unfortunately, his congressional district is around the Detroit area and we all know how they love their Democrats around there.

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America Doesn’t Like Obama-Care, Pelosi (D-CA), Or Reid (D-NV)!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Obama-Care’s favorability ratings?

Answer: Epically low!

Ouch! CBS News reports:

Pelosi and Reid are viewed unfavorably by roughly three times as many people as they are viewed favorably.

Pelosi’s favorable rating in the poll stands at 11 percent. Her unfavorable rating, meanwhile, is 37 percent — meaning that more than one in three views the California Democrat negatively.

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Reid’s favorable rating, meanwhile, is even lower: Eight percent. His unfavorable rating stands at 23 percent.

The Nevada Democrat, who is facing a tough reelection battle, appears to be an unknown quantity to most Americans: Nearly seven in ten say they are say they are either undecided or haven’t heard enough about Reid to offer an opinion.

Not looking good for these two staunch liberals! Unfortunately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district is located in the heart of America’s top liberal cesspool – San Francisco – and will probably be re-elected. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on the other hand, will have an extremely tough fight to keep his job in Nevada. Thank God. Click here to see who is running against him.

In other polling news, CNN/Opinion Research Corporation released an interesting poll yesterday after President Obama’s socialized health-care bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on a straight Democratic party-line vote:

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll found that 59 percent of those surveyed opposed the bill, and 39 percent favored it. All of the interviews were conducted before the House voted Sunday night, but the contents of the bill were widely known.

This poll proves once again that the Democrats and Liberals inside Washington D.C. ignored the American people late Sunday night when they decided they knew what was best and rammed an unconstitutional, socialized health-care bill down our throats. Congratulations Democrats… You are a disgrace to the office you hold.

CONSERVATIVE VICTORY 2010! Let’s remove these snobs from their positions!

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Senior Congressional Staff Exempt From Obama-Care!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care bill that he plans on signing into law today?

Answer: The senior staff members who wrote the bill are exempted from Obama-Care!

Wow! This is absolutely unbelievable… The New Ledger reports:

One such surprise is found on page 158 of the legislation, which appears to create a carveout for senior staff members in the leadership offices and on congressional committees, essentially exempting those senior Democrat staffers who wrote the bill from being forced to purchase health care plans in the same way as other Americans.

Apparently, the Democrat’s socialized health-care is so great of a system that they don’t want to use it. Hmm? It’s interesting how this one works out. Some day I might understand these idiotic politicians, but I highly doubt it.

Let the adventure of finding atrocious details within Obama-Care begin! After all, it has to be signed into law before we can figure out what’s in this bill, right House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA)?

Absolutely pathetic…

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The Future Of Obama-Care: Can It Be Repealed?

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the Republican Party and what’s next on their agenda to fight President Obama’s socialized health-care reform?

Answer: Repeal or the courts.

The fight against President Obama’s socialized health-care has only just begun! FOX News reports:

The health care reform fight isn’t over. It’s just changing venues.

Now that the House, in a historic vote, has passed the Senate’s bill and sent it to the president’s desk, state lawmakers and attorneys general already are lining up to challenge its constitutionality and wage an outside-the-Beltway war against it in the courts.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was the first to announce Monday that he will file a legal challenge — as soon as Obama signs the bill.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum also plans to announce Monday morning that he and top prosecutors from nine other states are filing a lawsuit to “protect the rights” of the American people from the bill.

They are expected to sue over the bill’s mandate that requires everyone to buy health insurance.

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While some Republicans have threatened to pursue repealing the legislation down the road, the most immediate challenge will take place in the courts.

At least three dozen state legislatures are considering proposals to challenge the federal legislation. Some are pursuing amendments to their constitutions by ballot question; others are looking to change state law.

Using the courts is definitely a necessary step to take, because the current Obama-care bill is clearly not constitutional. Besides that, we need to make sure that every single Republican/Conservative candidate running this year makes a pledge that they will work endlessly for the repeal of Obama-Care. Unfortunately, repealing a new government entitlement is an enormous obstacle that increases as time passes. Ed Morrissey – from Hot Air – explains how this would be a difficult process this fall:

Can this law actually get repealed?  The answer is yes, but it’s difficult — and it gets more difficult as time goes on.

[...]

First, let’s look at the legislative process.  Unless the GOP seizes two-thirds of both chambers of Congress in the mid-term elections, which is mathematically impossible for the Senate, Republicans cannot override a veto on a repeal bill.  They probably could pass it in the Senate if they manage to get a small majority this fall using the same reconciliation process Democrats will attempt this week to pass the sidebar fixes to the bill that will get signed into law today, but Barack Obama will veto any such bill outright.

We may defeat Obama in the 2012 elections and hold a larger majority in 2013, although it’s worth noting that few Presidents have been defeated in their bid for a second term in a general election.  But by that time, a number of things will have already happened.  Insurers will have already passed along higher premium costs to businesses, creating resentment towards Democrats, but also towards the insurers, which will generate sympathy towards greater regulation of the industry.  It will also disrupt the existing insurance for all of those added to Medicaid, which means any repeal would necessarily throw people back into uninsured status. Some insurers will probably have left the market, making it more difficult to use market-based reforms.  Put simply, a repeal in 2013 will be even more desirable than now, but it won’t be a return to status quo ante, at least not politically.

Although we have the American people on our side (for now), do not underestimate the liberal mainstream media. If Republicans choose to go down the road of repeal, they will be demonized to the highest degree. The liberal mainstream – without a doubt – will try their best at labeling Republicans/Conservatives as racists, heartless fear mongers, and individuals that want to stripe health-care away from poor people. Therefore, we must stay strong and politically active on all levels of government: local, state, and federal. First, we must focus on the health-care bill’s current budgeting process, then the courts, and then have the repeal option ready and waiting in case it’s needed.

At least there’s some positives out of this gruesome massacre of our freedom and liberty:

Republicans despondent because they think the bill is a government takeover that is about to ruin the American health care system may want to cheer up. First, if the bill is half as terrible as the Republicans say it is, Americans are going to be so upset about it that they blame the Democrats. That will redound politically to the benefit of the Republicans, and it may even make a repeal of the bill possible. Second, even without passage of this bill, health care costs were growing to the point where they were putting pressure on family and government budgets, and it was about to get worse because of the aging of the Baby Boom generation into Medicare. Now the Republicans have a plausible way of blaming the Democrats for all these problems, which were going to happen anyway under the course set by a Republican administration.

In short, the Democrats now officially own every long line, every premium hike, and every medical bill… Good luck with that one socialists.

Well, I guess we better get it started:

*UPDATE* – March 23, 2010 – 3:00 PM.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announced today that she has a bill that will repeal President Obama’s massive health-care overhaul:

I am proud to introduce a bill today, that would repeal the monstrosity that passed yesterday. The bill that barely passed, can only be described as a killer bill.

It kills jobs, it kills opportunity, it kills promises that taxes wont rise, and we all know it will be a killer to the unborn. Sadly, the only bipartisan aspect of yesterday’s voting was the opposition to the legislation. Dozens of brave Democrats, stood up and voted against Pelosi’s wishes.

However, the fight is far from over.

While Sunday’s unprecedented action in the House, handed one-sixth of our nation’s economy over to the federal government, we can still save future generations of Americans from the job-crushing debt and rationed medical care prescribed in the so-called ‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”  That is why I’ve introduced a bill to fully repeal this fatally flawed legislation. In the coming days I will unveil a method, so each and everyone of you, can make your voices heard!

This is exactly why I like Rep. Bachmann (R-MN) so much! Haha.

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