Health Care SOLVED- in less than one blog post

We will solve the health care "crisis" in less than ONE blog post, but first I want to tackle a misconception that I am reading.

This is my current favorite:

"...Those people call themselves Christians and they are protesting to stop people from getting health care..?? That is NOT very Christian- like..!! What hypocrites..!!"

This is the old: "What would Jesus do" morality play.



What would Jesus do..??

Well, I do not claim to be an authority on Jesus. However, I do not believe that Jesus would force people to BUY health insurance and FINE those who do not, $1,900 bucks. (And Jesus wouldn’t throw a person in jail who didn’t pay the fine- LINK)

To my knowledge, Jesus wasn’t a BIG government type guy.

In fact, Jesus would have been born in his nice warm house, (instead of being born in a stable) if it wasn’t for the fact that Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem to pay their freaking taxes.

(I’m not sure that Jesus is a great example for democrats to use, to justify growing the government BIGGER. Remember, that whole BIG Roman government crucifixion stuff..?? ) Nope, Jesus is not a very good subject to argue for BIGGER government.

Everyone in America has a right to health care. It is against the law for a hospital to turn away a sick person.

Health CARE is not at question, here.

What is at question is who will pay for the hospital treatment: The person who is sick? All of his neighbors? Or some "rich guy" who lives somewhere down the road?

I guaranty that religious people donate more money to charity than most other people of the same income level. Religious people do not need a FORCED government tax to make them help the poor, they do it out of the goodness of their hearts, (and all of the guilt that is forced upon them in church.)

I am not against giving people health insurance, I am against this (these) current bill(s).

Forcing people to BUY insurance. (Very wrong) Throwing them in jail if they do not buy insurance. (Very, very wrong.)

Living Wills and end of life counseling. (Wrong, the government has no right in your personal choices.) Does having a Living Will make you MORE healthy..??

If President Obama was pushing a "Death Bill", then I could understand the Living Wills and End of Life Counseling.



OK- here we go- solving health care

If health care is a crisis, shouldn’t we do something NOW..??

Republicans cannot stop this bill. We do not have the votes to stop it.

So the "hold up" on passing this bill falls squarely on the democrats, fighting with each other.



If it truly is a crisis. If, as President Obama stated, people are dying because they do not have health care, then we MUST act now. Why are the democrats stalling..??

Didn’t we get upset when President Bush took too long to help the people of New Orleans during hurricane Katrina..?? Thousands of people were standing on their roof tops, waiting for help.

Today, MILLIONS of people are waiting for help. They have no health insurance and they are dying.

The democrats and Barack Obama are taking TOO long to help these people, who are dying with no health insurance.

We have a crisis, people are dying, and the democrats are fighting over words.

Words...

Here is the solution:

The reason that the "Blue dog democrats" have problems with this health bill is because the bill sucks.

I can’t say it any plainer than that.

I do not believe that there actually is a health care crisis, but lets work from the premise that there is a crisis.

President Obama can convince congress to draft a bill that would provide catastrophic medical coverage to those who do not have coverage. If you get a belly ache, or you need more Viagra, you are going to have to pay for that yourself. However, if you get cancer, the health coverage kicks in, and you do not loose your house.

President Obama could do this Monday and congress could pass it by the end of next week. (I mean, if we really have a crisis.)

The bill should have a limit. It should not be free for everyone. If you make $75,000 per year, you must pay for your own coverage. About $100- single. $250- family: per month. If you make between $74,000 and $35,000, you pay half. Under $35,000, you pay nothing.

NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE, PERIOD. We do not force you to buy flood insurance for your house.



This bill should have an expiration date. Just like the "Bush tax cuts" or the Patriot Act, Catastrophic health care would expire in 3 years. Congress would have to vote on it again.

Blue Dog Democrats would vote for this emergency Bill, (remember, we are in a "crisis", and people are dying) and a few republicans would probably sign on. The bill would pass.

(Second) President Obama could direct congress to draft a bill making it illegal for an insurance company to refuse coverage to people who have an existing illness. This would be across the board and apply to all health insurance providers. (I do not believe that anyone is against this..??)

(Third) The democrats and President Obama could promise to continue to work on another health care bill, explaining to their far left base that this catastrophic bill was for emergency only. This way the democrats could take their time and draft up a logical bill that doesn’t have loopholes for big drug companies, BIG lawyers, and BIG hospitals that gobble up little hospitals.

We need REAL health care reform. Not this crap that congress tossed together. REAL reform might take a few years to hammer out the details.

And we the people, MUST continue to protest this crap- filled bill that benefits BIG drug companies. (Protest the RIGHT way. Not like the liberal protesters who busted up our city of Pittsburgh.)



President Obama could put together catastrophic health care tomorrow, if he wanted to.

If, as Obama says, we are in a crisis and people are dying, why are democrats waiting..??

Again, democrats do not need republican votes to pass any of these bills.



Democrats; blaming republicans for the delay on this health care bill, would be like a football team blaming the audience because their kicker missed a field goal. "The audience was making too much noise and it distracted our kicker."

People wake up...

Democrats could pass this bill Monday, without republican votes.

What are they waiting for..??

Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republic

Thanks for voting- Obama, now go away you White racists

Thanks for voting- Obama, now go away you White racists







I REALLY really thought that after America elected a Black President, we could put all this "racist" stuff behind us.

"..How could America be racist if we have a Black president..??"

Think about it, we are miles ahead of everyone else.

Has France EVER had a Black president..?? Has Britain ever had a Black King or Black Prime Minister..?? What about Germany..?? Has Sudan ever had a Black president..?? (OK, scratch that last one, can you really call Sudan’s leader a "president"..??)

So, how can America be racist?

Remember, it was White America that got Barack Obama elected president. (Current census- there are 41 million Blacks in America. There are 199 million White Americans.) Any idiot can see that Obama would NOT be president today if White people didn’t vote for him.

So how can America BE racist..??

I will tell you...

Remember how we used to surf the Inter-web with our stories on how Bush was a liar. "Bush lied, people died." (That was great..!!)



It was not racist when we called Bush a liar because Bush was stupid, mean, and evil. Bush was a beast, really, when you think about it. Bush was sub- human.

Today, when people call President Obama a liar, IT IS RACIST because a Black man cannot lie. You should NEVER say that President Obama is a liar, because he is Black.

Remember when we made that movie: "Death of a president" where we showed Bush being killed..??



That was great..!!





Remember when we used to make up funny little posters about Bush and head to our Iraq War protests..?? Those were the days..!! We would draw up posters that made Bush look like Hitler. I remember people wore masks that looked like Bush, Rummy, and Condi Rice. They had handcuffs on and carried posters reading "war criminals." That was great stuff.



Do you remember the political cartoons about Condi Rice..??



They were really great..!! They used to make Condi Rice look like Bush’s slave, or a parrot on Bush’s shoulder, or even a monkey.



There was nothing wrong with these political cartoons because Condi Rice was an evil republican and the people who did these cartoons were just speaking out about the president’s cabinet. Besides, Condi Rice is sub- human. She believes that Saddam needed to be removed from Iraq, which makes Condi Rice an evil beast. There is nothing wrong or racist in poking fun of the Black Condi Rice.

But today, when people make fun of President Obama, it is evil, and of course, it is racist. Because Obama is Black. You can NEVER say mean things about a Black Obama. You cannot disagree with Obama. It is racist. (However, it is OK and you can still disagree and make fun of the Black Condi Rice or Michael Steele. It is NOT racist because The Black Condi Rice is an evil republican bitch.) And lets face it: Is Michael Steele really Black? He is republican. Steele is NOT down with the struggle.



Remember when we used to laugh about the "truthers"..??

We used to smile when the truthers blamed Bush and Condi Rice for the 9/11 attacks.





Instead of defending Bush, (which we would NEVER do) we helped out this conspiracy by adding little phases like: "why did tower 7 fall, it didn’t get hit..??" (That was great and funny stuff..!!)

There was nothing racist or wrong with allowing the truthers charge against Bush, Rice, Rummy, and Cheney to stick because it was challenging the opposition. Keeping them on their toes.

However, today; the "birthers" are evil and racist. Just because Obama’s relative says Obama was born in Kenya... (Like we are going believe one of Obama’s relatives, duh..!!) These idiots want to push this stupid theory. And the other republicans are racist too for letting this theory fester.

So NOW you see...

America is racist because people are being mean to Barack Obama. (Because he is Black.)

Back when we did this stuff to George Bush, it wasn’t racist, or evil, or mean; because Bush was a monkey, an idiot, a sub- human.



Today, people who call President Obama a liar, or they disagree with Obama, are racists.

They are racists because Obama is Black.

And you cannot say "that stuff" about a Black man.

(Ok, let me step out of my "sarcastic liberal voice" for a moment.)

We have found the answer to the question that started this editorial:

"How can America be a racist country after electing the first Black president..??"

I will explain the answer in a minute, but first, some background:

One of my best friends happens to be Black. (Or "exceptionally Black" as he might say.) We grew up together, both from single parent homes, we had a lot in common, and we both pulled ourselves out of the ghetto with just our willpower and talent.

My friend can call me a stupid greasy Italian, and I can call him a dumb coon. We laugh about this stuff because these "names" hold no meaning. We have seen it all, and been down many roads. Our skins are very thick.

There is no name that you can call me that will hurt me, because I never give you THAT MUCH POWER, to hurt me.

I asked my friend one day if he ever was hurt by racist White people, and he said:

"..I would rather people speak their mind around me because then I know who I am dealing with. It is the "smiling faces" that hurt more. People who act ‘different’ around me, they are the ones who hurt.."

There...

THAT, is the answer.

If you have ever wanted to say something in public, but stopped yourself and thought: "..I better not say ‘that’ because someone might think I’m a racist..." You are a racist.

You are acting ‘different’ because someone is Black, or Asian, or Hispanic.

You are a "smiling face."

And "Smiling faces, sometimes, they don’t tell the truth."

"Smiling Faces" preformed by "The Undisputed Truth.



Extended version (11 minutes) The Temptations- "Smiling faces"



(Here are a couple lines from the song "Smiling Faces")

"Your enemy won’t do you no harm, because you know where he is coming from."

"Beware of the pat on the back. It just might hold you back."

"The impossible task, is to find out which smile is a mask."

(Lines from the song "Smiling Faces")

I may have just handed you an impossible task.

If you speak your mind and say something stupid, you are a racist.

If you hold back your thoughts, (because you might offend someone) you are a racist, because you are hiding behind a mask. A "smiling face."

(Yes, I know. You are dammed if you do and dammed if you do not.)

Remember, the word "racist" is just a name. Not unlike the term "dumb greasy Italian, or the "n" word.

It is "name-calling", and I am not going to get into a name- calling match with the democrats.

Are there stupid White people who say dumb things..?? You bethca..!!

Are there dumb Black people who say stupid things..?? Kanye West, anyone..??

Just remember what my friend said: "It is better to know what people really think, because you know who you are dealing with..!!"

I will NOT treat President Obama any different than I treated Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, or any other president.

The pinnacle of equality is when we treat everyone the same, regardless of skin color, or gender.

So, if you are speaking out about President Obama because you do not care for his policies, welcome to equality. Welcome to 2009, and the FIRST Black president.

However, if you are holding back your TRUE thoughts because Barack Obama is a democrat (and he is Black...)

Well, you need to do a little soul searching, my friend..!!

It is racist to hold someone back, or push them forward, because of their skin color.

The pinnacle of equality is when we treat everyone the same, regardless of skin color, or gender.

(And I WILL treat President Obama the same as any past president.)

Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republic

Women live longer than men because they DO NOT pass gas

Women live longer than men because they DO NOT pass gas.

There was a study from Chicago that reports the "pig flu" (Swine Flu- H1N1) will hit like a "Som Bitch" (rural slang for "a really bad thing") this fall and early winter.

The study reported that the "pig flu", (the aforementioned "swine flu" H1N1) will effect Hispanics and Black people most of all.

Another study added that old people, (of all races and genders) should be worried about "pig flu."

Also, children (again, of all races and the many genders: IE: male- female- transgender- transsexual- trans axil, etc) should be concerned about the "pig flu."

Children, Black people, Hispanic people, old people, and poor people need to be concerned about the pig flu. (Because the "pig flu" has your number and is coming for you.)

The only group of people who seem to have it easy this fall, free from the terror of the "pig flu", are those idiots we call: The Middle Class (and Rich) White people.

Not only do Middle Class (and Rich) White people have a good portion of America’s wealth, (and quite a few of America’s pretty women) this study now proves that the Middle Class (and Rich) White men can french kiss trashy women, put on a pair of "pig boots" and roll around in a pig stall, and use the restroom WITHOUT washing their hands; never once giving any concern about the "pig flu."

This is terribly unfair..!!

Why should White people be free to breath the air that someone just coughed in, or run a round the house with a sharp pair of scissors in their hands, without a care about receiving the "pig flu"..??

Someone needs to step up and be heard..!!

Someone needs to equal this playing field..!!

There is no reason why the White people should have it so easy this fall.

(In fairness and FULL disclosure; the writer of this editorial, (me) happens to be one of those "White peoples.")

But even my "whiteness" (or lack of "darkness") cannot blind my ability to see how unfair this "pig flu" has become.

If only America had some type of government medical system, we could rectify this dilemma.

With the horrible medical system that America has today: "Medicine for Profit"; where a doctor fixes you up and then the doctor gets a paycheck, (similar to the American system called "Chicken dinner for a Profit" or: "A guy builds you a house and you pay him MONEY and he makes a Profit" system) with the "Medicine for Profit" system, White people are able to pay a doctor and stay healthy.

This is NOT fair..!!

But with the current American system, "Medicine for Profit", we have no way of preventing White people from paying doctors and getting themselves fixed up.

With a government controlled health care system, we could make "pig flu" more "fair" to all people.

Now, no one is suggesting that we "infect" White people with the "pig flu" virus to equal things out. (IE: if two Black people get the "pig flu", we infect two White people.) That probably wouldn’t be right. (Plus it would cost a lot of money.)

But, what if we FORCED White people to visit sick Black people, while they are infected and coughing..?? If four White people are locked in a room with one sick Black person, odds are that at least one White person will get the "pig flu."

This will "equalfiy" the "pig flu" and make this virus "more fair" to everyone.



There is no doubt that a government health care system would be a valuable tool to fix many of our "social ills."

Why do women live longer than men..??

We used to think that women outlived men because men had stressful / physical jobs and women stayed home. But today, women are out working, right along side men. (Plus, there is nothing that is "calming" about staying home and raising children.)

Some believed that women lived longer than men because men ate dangerous food, smoked and drank more booze than women do. But anyone who has visited Bubba’s Roadside Bar and watched Bertha suck down a plate of greasy ribs and pitcher of beer, while she had two cigarettes burning in an ashtray, knows this isn’t true.



I believe that women live longer than men because women do not pass gas in public.

What else could it be..??

With our current system: "Medicine for Profit"; there is no way to make women kick the bucket at the same age as men do. Women have money and they can run to the doctor, pay the price, and get themselves fixed up.

However, with a "government controlled" medical system; we could make "life" a little more fair for everyone; Men and Women. (Note) at this point, we are not including you folks who are "transgender" or "transsexual" because you are currently somewhere in the middle. However, once you have chosen a "sex", you will be given a "number" and placed into the system.

Forced Flatulence...

If my theory is correct. If women live longer than men because women do not pass gas in public, well- "Forced Flatulence" would solve this problem.

A government mandated "Forced Flatulence" program, (I probably do not need to go into detail on how this government program would run) could solve the problem of women living longer than men.

Plus, we could also force all men to take Beano.



A government controlled medical system would be MUCH better than that stupid "Medicine for Profit" system that we now have.

Just think about all the stuff that I could force you to do, for your own good..!!



Why, just look at what you are doing right now. You are spending hours looking at a computer screen. You know that looking at a computer screen is BAD for your eyes? I can stop you from spending all this time on the computer.

Matter of fact, with President Obama’s, and Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s bill: S.773; we will be able to shut the Internet down for just about ANY reason, and stop you people from getting that NASTY "free speech" information.

LINK: Obama can stop you from using free speech.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html

(It is, after all, for your own good; and the good of the American taxpayers who would have to buy you reading glasses when your eyes go bad, and "re-educate" you after receiving all that "free speech.")



Those stupid Republicans who cry about fixing Medicare and Medicaid FIRST, and then adding a "catastrophic" policy for the uninsured; those dumb Republicans don’t understand that if we did than, I couldn’t dictate what you can eat or how you live.

If we did what the republicans claim, I wouldn’t have the government power to force you to exercise, eat broccoli and tofu, and leave all that "junk food" behind.



Republicans do not understand that Americans want to be told what to eat, what to read, where to live, and what profession to take as a job.

Republicans still believe that Americans want freedom. The freedom to succeed, and the freedom to fail.



But if we did that...

If we followed the republican model...

I would never have the government power to peek over the backyard fence and see how you are living.

"Do you have health insurance..?? NO..?? If you make over $40,000 per year, I will force you to BUY insurance. If you make less than $40,000 per year*, I will give it to you, free. Because I am government."

"What kind of food are you eating..?? Are you crazy, that food is no good for you and it is costing the American taxpayers too much money to treat you. I will show you how to live- healthy. Because I am government."

"What kinds of books are you reading..?? What sites are you visiting on the Internet..?? Are they making you happy, or sad..?? The books that you are reading are no good. They are making you restless. I will show you what to read. You will be happy. Because I am government."

We must give the government MORE power..!!

How else will we ever have "Forced Flatulence" and how will we make "pig flu" more "fair" for everyone..??

Remember: The government is the only body in the world, whom is wise enough, experienced enough, and powerful enough, to force you to pass gas.

Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republic



(NOTE*) The $40,000 per year figure is mine. One of the scary things about the democrat’s current Health Care bills is that they DO NOT spell out each fact. They have left too many holes to be filled out later on.

Death Panels- part 2- Jon Stewart

Death Panels- part 2- Jon Stewart

A couple readers of my last post, titled: (Death Panel Member- an exciting NEW job in Obama-Care) these readers told me that I was basically uninformed and that I was "missing the point" on Obama- Care and "living wills."

As I do, from time to time, is answer a question WITH a question:

"...Does having a ‘living will’ make you MORE healthy..??"

We are talking about a "health bill", right..??

If we were talking about a "death bill", then I could understand the relevance in having a "living will" attached to it.

But we are not talking about a "death bill."

So, again; does having a living will make you MORE healthy..??



Compassion.

The decisive answer from the left would play on compassion. "..The government CARES about you and they want to make sure that you have a living will so that you do not burden your children with the tough decisions during ‘end of life."

As I proved with my last post, a living will can place a bigger burden on the children because many old people demand NOT to be kept alive on machines, yet the doctor may have a cure. The living will can stop this "cure" from taking place.

Compassion is the only explanation that the left has to explain "living wills" being placed in a "health care bill."



I say:

If the government truly cared about us, we wouldn’t be having this conversation because we wouldn’t have 47 million uninsured Americans. Politicians: republicans and democrats alike; would have solved this problem 30 years ago.

Armed with this knowledge, I tend to not give "compassion" a role in this story.

"Living wills" are in the "death bill", excuse me, I mean "health bill" because the government knows that most old people will say that they do not want to be kept alive by machines. "..If it is my time to die, so be it. I do not want to lie in some bed for years.."

The government also knows that most children will ask a doctor to do "all he can to save their parents."

The living will takes the heat off of everyone involved.

The government does not have to pay for big medical procedures IF a person signed a living will. The children, who paid thousands in tax dollars, cannot DEMAND that the government pay for life saving cures, because: "your Mom signed a living will saying she didn’t want to be kept alive by machines, sorry.."

There are FAR TOO MANY people concerned about this bill for it to be a conspiracy by drug companies. (As the left claims.)

Let’s take a look at a couple of current polls. These polls will show how support for this health care bill is slipping.

This important voter block was asked:

"..Are you happy with Obama’s health care bill- No or Yes..??"



However, when we look at another important voter group, it gets a little closer. But still, voters seem unhappy about this bill.



Folks, there is more here that needs to be talked over, and WE SHOULD TALK. But all I am hearing is a debate taking place on TV that sounds like this:

You are wrong, I’m right.

NO- I’m right. The bill doesn’t say that, you are wrong.

No- you are wrong. On page 345,678 of the health care bill, it says...

(And so on, and so on. That is what TV News sounds like, to me.)

Hence, we enter the realm of Jon Stewart.



Where the news is FUNNY. A happy place for liberals to dwell.

Jon Stewart interviews Betsy McCaughey on the health care bill.



I am going to explain who these two people are by using the oppositions definition:

"...Betsy McCaughey is a lying liar, who lies about lying. She lied about Bill Clinton’s health care bill in 1993. And now, today, she is lying about Obama’s health care bill. Betsy lies about lying, even when lying about the lies she lied about.."

(That is who Betsy McCaughey is; as described by the left.)

Now, who is Jon Stewart; as described by the right?)

"...Jon Stewart is a hack, who used to be a stand-up comedian. (A stand-up comic: the perfect person to give "trusted" news.) Stewart has his head so far up the ass of the democratic party, that he reads his scripted lines off of the democrats tonsils. The only thing that Jon Stewart has done right, was steal the 30 year old format from Saturday Night Live’s "Weekend Update."



OK, so now we know who these two people are.

On Thursday night, these two "scholars" met, and went head to head, on the health care bill.

(If you would like to view this exchange, click here.)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/21/betsy-mccaugheys-ideas-ca_n_264970.html

I may surprise you, but I believe that BOTH Jon and Betsy were being "hyperbolic and dangerous."

The simple fact that two people, (who both claim that they read this bill) can come up with two different meanings for aspects of it, scares the crap out of me.

Because these are two (some what) average Americans.

Just wait until congress, lawyers, and dozens of "special interest" groups get a hold of this health care bill..!!

I thought OJ was guilty..??

I figured that Michael Jackson was guilty..??

I was surprised to find out that I was wrong on both accounts. (Or was I..??)

YOU might be surprised to find out what a slick lawyer, backed by millions of funds from some special interest group, can do with the wording in this health care bill.

Forget the dam "republicans are wrong", "democrats are wrong" bullshit.

This bill is wrong because it means different things to different people.

Congress MUST deliver a bill that everyone can understand. Things MUST be spelled out. Defined.

We need to know how much it will cost, and what we stand to lose in the way of current health care quality.

The simple fact that you and I are arguing about "death panels" and free abortions for everyone, means the wording MUST be changed.

And most of all...

There should be NO DOUBT whether this bill will "pull the plug" on grandma.

Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republic





TOP TEN INDICATORS THAT YOUR EMPLOYER HAS CHANGED TO THE OBAMA GOVERNMENT 'CHEAPER' HEALTH CARE PLAN :

(10) Your annual breast exam is done at Hooters.

(9) Directions to your doctor's office include "Take a left when you
enter the trailer park."

(8) The tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicles.

(7) The only proctologist in the plan is "Gus" from Roto-Rooter.

(6) The only item listed under Preventive Care Coverage is "an apple a day..."

(5) Your primary care physician is wearing the pants you gave to
Goodwill last month.

(4) "The patient is responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges," is not a typographical error.

(3) The only expense covered 100% is "embalming."

(2) Your Prozac comes in different colors with little M's on them.

AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU'VE JOINED THE GOV'T HEALTH CARE PLAN:

(1) You ask for Viagra and they give you a Popsicle stick and Duct Tape.

(Note) I cannot take credit for the top ten list. It arrived by e-mail. I am not sure who wrote.??

Death Panel Member- An exciting NEW job in Obama- Care

Death Panel Member- An exciting NEW job in Obama- Care

The minute that Sarah Palin opened her mouth, and spewed out the now famous line- "Government controlled Death Panels"; the liberal left has their panties in a bunch, and they have gone nuts.

"...Palin is a whack job. Who would be stupid enough to believe that President Obama is going to have ‘death panels’ that will pull the plug on Grandma..?? Palin is nuts.."

Could Sarah Palin be correct..??

Did democrats want to KILL Grandma..??



Or, are the people at The Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, and Maureen Dowd of The NY Times correct? That Sarah Palin is a nut and a liar..??

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16dowd.html?_r=1&hpw

The truth might not be found in words...

The truth might be found in actions.

In the middle of Washington DC, in the middle of the night...

The exact line of the Health Care Bill, (section 1233 of HR 3200) that Sarah Palin was talking about, is being REMOVED from the Senate version of the health care bill.

Why..??

Because it COULD create a panel of government workers whom would decide who is too old and too sick to receive the latest treatment. (In a round- about way, it is a "Death Panel", and I will explain later.)

So, who was crazy..??

Sarah Palin: for reading the Health Care bill carefully and reporting on a section that caused her alarm..??

Or the left: who DIDN’T read the bill, and just labeled Sarah Palin- Crazy..??



Why would President Obama promote a bill that ‘could’ KILL grandma..??



Because President Obama didn’t read the bill.

No one has.

Not one person has read the bill because there are about 3 different bills being passed around, with about a "kijillion" pages in them.

Not one American has read every section of every bill, AND understands what the hell congress was talking about, in these bills, when congress put these dam things together.

And democrats were demanding that congress pass these bills- FAST..??



I ask...

Who is "crazy"..??

Before I get into an editorial on "Death Panels", I wanted to make a point:

I read The Huffington Post, not because I agree with them, but because I want to know what liberals are talking about.

I check, and double check any information I find on these liberal web sites; and most of the information is based "loosely" on mis-information, or stuff taken out of context. However, every so often; a scandal involving a republican will erupt, and it WILL NOT be covered by Fox News, or Rush, etc, right away.

I do not believe that many liberals do this.

Liberals immediately dismiss a person like Rush, or Sarah Palin as "crazy", and they miss very important details, because they are only getting one side of a story.

Why would you do that to yourself..??

Arm yourself with only half of a story and walk around uninformed..??



OK, let me get into this editorial:

"Death Panels"

I believe that a "living will" is a very personal thing. It should NEVER be forced. Or persuaded.

I will prove, to all who reads this, that "living wills" and "end of life" counseling can be perverted, by the wrong people.

But first, I experienced the problems of a "living will" on a personal level.

My Mother signed a living will. Without going into details, my Mother did not want to be kept alive by machines.

(She had done up this will ten years earlier. Hence; therein lies the problem.)

Medical science moves very fast. There are things that they can do today, that they could not even conceive of five, or ten years ago.

My Mother, when she fell ill, was only in a comma for two days, but because of her living will, they would have to "pull the plug" on my Mother.

You see, even a "feeding tube" (can be) considered "a machine" that is keeping you alive.

People have revived from a state far worse than my Mothers condition, and there was a new procedure that the doctors could try. This procedure could restore my Mother back to a relatively healthy life.

But the "living will" that my mother signed ten years earlier, stopped all of this.

This would be the end of the story.

(Except, that we live in the greatest country on earth. America, the land of the free.) And we conservatives want to keep it that way.

Between my Mother’s doctor, the surgeon of the hospital, the hospital’s lawyer, and myself; we were able to "over-ride" my Mother’s living will, and try this new procedure.

I, having known my Mother better than anyone on this earth, (far better than President Obama or any government worker) I knew that my Mother wasn’t a quitter.

Yes, my Mother didn’t want to "cling to life" on some machine, being a burden on everyone, for months.

But we were not talking about months. We were only talking about a couple of days.

Between the hospital staff and myself, we were able to over-ride this "living will", I took power of attorney, and the procedure went on.

To make a long story short, the procedure didn’t work. All of the doctors agreed that my Mother wouldn’t make a recovery, and we then preceded with my Mother’s wishes.

I had to try.

I could never live with myself if we didn’t try. And I remembered the last words from my Mother was that she wanted to go home. She didn’t say that she wanted to die. She said that she wanted to go to her house and sit on the porch. That is what we (the doctors and myself) tried to do.

It didn’t happen.

But we had to try.

That was over three years ago and I am at peace with it all, now.



"Living Wills" and "End of life" counseling

I want to show you how a "living will" can be perverted.

If I asked you:

"..Do you want to be kept alive by machines, lying in a bed like a vegetable. You are drooling on yourself for months, while your loved ones miss work, and are tortured with the sight of seeing you like this, do you want to be kept alive..??"

You would say- no..!!

Hell, I would say "pull the dam plug", send me off to "where ever" or what ever is next, after life.

Most people, especially at old age, do not want to be a burden, and would not want to be bedridden in a comma and kept alive by machines.

But what if I changed the thinking:

What if I asked the question this way:

"..You have fallen ill and are unresponsive. Machines are keeping you alive. The doctors and your children believe that a new procedure could restore you to health. Do you want the to hospital and a government worker to KILL YOU and NOT try this new procedure..??"

(Aaahhh, I am waiting for your answer..??)

OK, I understand how someone on the left could remind me that the "wording" in the living will can be drawn up to take in many different scenarios, including time lines. But most people do not consider this. Most people just claim that they do not want to be kept alive by machines. (Which could include a feeding tube.)

Look..

Let me speak blunt, here:

A living will is a very selfish thing.

It only takes in consideration what YOU want. It doesn’t consider the wishes of the ones who love you.

That is why the government should NOT be involved in "living wills" and "end of life" counseling.

Have you ever known anyone who had to fight with the government for unemployment compensation..??

Have you ever known anyone who had to fight with the government for disability payments..??

I cannot imagine what it would have been like fighting with the government on my Mother’s "living will" to get that new procedure done..??

The government would have been charged with saying "Yes" or "No" on my Mother’s "living will", under President Obama’s health care.

(You see, my Mother was on Medicaid and Medicare. She was 71 years old at the time. And she was very sick.)

A "living will" is a personal matter that a family should talk about. The government SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER, at all.

Hopefully, "living wills" will be removed from all the bills. (Just incase one of the bills gets passed.)

(The stupid) Sarah Palin found a serious flaw in Obama’s health plan and she blurted out a phase (death panels) that cause US politicians to READ parts of this bill. These politicians also became alarmed and are removing this section.

(The inexperience and uneducated) Sarah Palin did a better job than your local politicians had done.

No one believes that President Obama would want to "pull the plug on Grandma."

That is just plain silly.

However, because President Obama DIDN’T read this health care bill, he didn’t even know that the government would form a panel of government workers, that would educate people on end of life choices, that would lock people into "living wills."

President Obama didn’t know that the only way to over-ride these "living wills" would be government workers on a "panel."

These "panels" of government workers would decide who could live, and who was too sick and too old to spend money on.

These panels would decide "life" or "death."

They were: "death panels."

Just as (the ignorant) Sarah Palin had described.

Death Panels

(You know, that might not be a bad job for us conservatives to get into.)

What if Obama’s health care gets passed, as written..?? (Remember, democrats don’t need us republicans to pass this horrible bill.)



We conservatives could "stack the deck" and get jobs on Obama’s "death panels."

Since most of the time, we conservatives choose "life" over death, we could give a thumbs up to everyone’s Grandma.

Not one person would be sentenced to death by Obama’s death panels, if we conservatives ran them.

That might be a GREAT job to have..??

You would go home every day thinking that you helped save a life..!!

(Except, if too many liberals get on the "death panel" and vote to "pull the plug" on Grandma.)

Written by AR Babonie for The Angry Republican