Democrats Pushing Socialized Medicine

We will be joined by Senator Saxby Chambliss at 5:00 today.

 

Some key Senators, including Max Baucus and Ted Kennedy, are meeting to find the best strategy for pushing "healthcare reform" (read:  socialized medicine).  As a preview of what they would end up doing to the United States' health care system, Medicare is looking to establish limits for covering weight-loss surgeries.  Across the pond, where they already have what the Democrats want, cancer patients lose any chance they might have for living a longer life because the NHS doesn't want to pay the cost for a drug that can keep cancer patients alive longer.  Just wait until we have that here.

 

George Will says to let the Big Three automakers go bankrupt and reorganize.  I'm with him; don't give the United Auto Workers a bailout.  Of course, the Democrats want the union bailout, but they weren't willing to bring this up before the election, when they would actually have to defend the unions prior to the election.

 

Grover Norquist applied for all of the $700 billion bailout money.  He could do a better job than Paulson has been.

 

Joe Lieberman will keep his position as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, despite endorsing John McCain instead of Barack Obama.

 

According to British Paper The Guardian, Hillary Clinton will be Barack Obama's Secretary of State.

 

Here's the story about left-wing radio talk show host Ed Schultz and his conspiracy theory that the Bush Administration is responsible for the drop in oil prices.

 

Ethanol subsidies are now 30 years old.

 

Filmmaker John Ziegler commissioned a Zogby poll of Obama voters to point out how truly ignorant they were.  The results were hardly a surprise.

 

Salon Magazine has published a piece about Michelle Obama's butt.

 

Government spending has increased 55% since President Bush came into office.

 

Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are already attacking each other, as both look towards a possible 2012 run.

 

The first bill has been filed in the General Assembly for the 2009 session, a measure that would freeze home assessment increases in an attempt to hold down property taxes.

 

The Houston County YMCA is not closing, despite any rumors you might have heard.

 

The Warner Robins City Council had their first meeting with Mayor Donald Walker back last night.  David Cranshaw will join us to discuss that during the first hour today.