I'm glad Obama was elected president. I thought about voting for him simply because he was completely unqualified for the job and had spend so little time in Washington. I figured he would not be able to get anything done. I didn't vote for him, but it has turned out better than I thought possible. He has a super majority and still hasn't been able to get anything done. All the Dems have been able to accomplish is making America angry. They have the power to do anything they want, but are still unable to do anything.

Obama is a natural born citizen, no matter where he was born. The laws in the US recognize only two categories of citizenship, citizen at birth and naturalized citizen. Even if Obama was born outside of this country he was still a citizen at birth, so he is a natural born citizen. Give up the fight it is not going any where.

The health insurance industry only has a profit margin of about 8%. With both prominent health insurance bills in Congress it will make the health insurance industry go out of business. Obama touts a government option to keep the health insurers honest. At the same time in the House bill there is a stipulation that any income above an as yet undetermined percentage of medical expenses incurred by an insurer must be given back to the policy holders. So, for example, if the Director of government health insurance decides a company can only keep 10 of the incurred medical expenses that is all they can keep. That sounds like a very effective way of keeping insurers honest. It also sounds like a very effective way of destroying the private health industry. In the Senates version a pot of roughly 6.7 billion dollars is going to be collected from each of the insurers. This figure is divided by percent of the policies written. So if BC/BS writes 3% of all health insurance policies they will pay 3% of 6.7 billion dollars. It doesn't matter if BC/BS is profitable only that they wrote insurance policies. This also sounds like a good way to ensure insurers are taken out of the market. In the House bill there is little incentive for insurers to offer more than the minimum required insurance policy. In that case a surgery my wife had a few years ago would have cost us over $3000. We would not have qualified for any assistance and we would not have been able to afford the surgery or the other optional treatments. Under the Senate bill it is worse. Because the only way to judge how much of the insurance industry a company is wiring is based on receipts there is a disincentive to writing more than required. This basically will cause insurers to put more risk on the people. So assuming this will happen now instead of paying $3000, we would have had to pay $6000. I couldn't afford 3k there is no way possible I would have been able to afford 6k. In addition to the increased costs for service I would have incurred the cost of my insurance would go up dramatically. I work for an organization that gets a very good deal on insurance.

If doctors are so concerned with the cost of health care there is nothing stopping them from forming their own non-profit clinic to serve the poor. They can recruit their friends and co-workers to keep the clinic staffed during the week while limiting the amount of time they themselves are at the clinic. They control the costs.

More Later.

 

All he's accomplished is making America angry? Excuse me? Wake the hell up and start paying attention.

He has done WAY more damage to this country than you give him credit for.

In his first 9 months, he has enslaved our children with massive amounts of debt that they will never be able to repay, among other things.

 

i got lost at the birth place argument?

please, define natural born citizen for me, and define the requirements for presidential candidates regarding citizenship. i dont follow these things on my own, entirely, i remember some thing from high school.

then tell me, has he released his place of birth or is that still a cover up that nobody wants to poke at because of the whole "you racist pig" crap.


DBD: i think, honestly, there was a load of sarcasm in his post.

 

You are correct. I had to go out and run an errand with the kid. I didn't have time to proofread what I had written. I had to edit to run a spell checker on it. The Dems did pass a massive stimulus bill that has done nothing for the economy except increase our national debt.

Back to my regularly scheduled rant.

Dissent is not necessarily racism. For some it is, but for many people it is a disagreement with the way left politics that are being espoused.

In my line of work a common axiom is birds of a feather flock together. Let's see. Obama has appointed several tax cheats. Many extreme socialist. Several who have confessed to admiring communist ideologies and their developers.

I don't hate anybody. In fact I don't really care about too many people. I don't know you, so your existence is irrelevant to me. Just as my existence is most likely irrelevant to you. It would be sad if you died, but it really wouldn't effect my life in any appreciable manner, so don't believe that I hate (or like for that matter) you just because you are black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, male, female, young, old, or any other category you can think of. I hold everyone to the same standard. Don't mess with me or mine and I won't mess with you or yours. Don't force me to pay the way for those who are perfectly capable to pay their own way. If I offer great, if not then it is robbery.

Success is achievable to everyone in this country, but if it were easy then everyone would be successful. You don't have to be smart, but it helps. Look at Hollywood, music, sports, small businesses. Many of those people are not all that intelligent. Some are, but there are enough who aren't to prove the point. When I started I had three pairs of pants, five T-shirts, five pairs of underwear and socks and a very used car. I made enough money to survive on, but not buy anything new. I got "new" clothes out of the garbage. I busted my butt, put myself through college and now make a very, very good living. All it took was grit, determination, and knowing that one more step in the right direction gets me one step closer to success. It only took 15 years to be moderately successful and 20 to get to where I am now.

Do people really need a new car that cost 50k, or every channel on cable, or the newest and best computer every two years, or a 3500 sq ft house. If you can afford it great, but if you are buying things and not saving for retirement or a rainy day, don't come whining when you can't retire or it rains, when I am planning my retirement party. If you are living paycheck to paycheck don't complain that you can't afford health care, a new car, retirement, a vacation, or all of the other nice things life has to offer. Most people can live like they are rich or be rich, but not both. Don't live like you are rich when you aren't, then complain that you need help when things inevitably go bad.

After saying that this next statement might seem a little off. Don't think you know a persons finances because you think you know how much they make. Some people are hoarders of money. Some don't find any joy in spending, but then again some can't hold on to a dime for more than 15 minutes. If I had a dollar for every person who tried to give me financial advice when I didn't want it, I would have the problem of hiding all of my money from the government. I have been told countless times I can't retire when i plan to because I don't have the money. I think I have a good handle on what I have and what I need. Just as I believe many people have a decent idea of at least what they need to make each month.

Why should government employees and many in private industry have to submit to drug testing, but those receiving welfare because they "can't" find a good job not be subjected to the same standards? Why are those on welfare not required to take action that will make themselves more employable? There are Pell grants out there for every person with a financial need. There are student loans for those who don't have the money but do have the desire to go to school. Obtaining a GED is FREE. Why are these not requirements to remain on welfare? Why am I paying for people, who in many cases are capable of taking care of themselves, but choose to take drugs, drink alcohol and generally have more cool toys than I could afford when I started out.

I now have a headache and need to take a break, from this rant. I did not proof read this too closely, so if there are major mistakes, like in my last post, I apologize.

 

The United States recognizes two methods of obtaining citizenship. A person is either born a citizen or they are naturalized. Even if a person is born outside of the US, they are considered a citizen at birth, if at least one of their parents is a US citizen depending on the year. The Constitution states that a person must be a natural born citizen to be POTUS. Natural born citizen has never been defined. Recognizing that one can be a US citizen in only two manners that leaves very very few option as to what a natural born citizen is. It is obvious that a naturalized citizen is not a natural born citizen. They only became a citizen after holding citizenship in another country.

Many people have argued that McCain was a natural born citizen because the laws at the time stated anybody born in Panama to US parents is a citizen. Well the law at the time of Obama's birth stated that as long as one of his parents was a citizen he is a citizen at birth no matter where he was born. If a law granting citizenship is good for McCain another doing the exact same is good for Obama. Or do the two laws, that are not in conflict, not carry the same weight?

 

Point me to these two laws you are referring to.

 

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/h...3----000-.html
This one is for McCain.

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/h...9----000-.html
Section (c) applies to Obama. Obama's mama spent more than a year in the US. She was not married when she gave birth, because Obama's daddy was already married to another woman when he married Obama's mama. That fact invalidates the marriage of Obama's mama.

Even if she were married sub-section (g) from the following applies:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/h...1----000-.html

 

Interesting read........Newsbreak.....Obama's birth certificate:

 

I have one word for O bomb a

FAIL!

 

Well it looks like CIT is going to file bankruptcy. There's a surprise. We give them money with no strings attached, and demand they pay interest on the money in the form of preferred dividends every quarter, even if they don't make any money. That makes a whole lot of no sense. The company is in trouble so lets burden them with more debt and require them to pay interest on it from money they aren't making. You can't borrow yourself out of debt if you are paying interest, especially if you aren't making a profit. Here's a thought why didn't they set the program up similar to a student loan. The companies obtain a loan from the government and enter a deferment period where they pay nothing for 3, 4, or 5 years, but a small percentage of interest is added every quarter. At the end of the deferment period, loan payments start up on the original amount plus interest. This way it gives the companies time to get their houses in order and become solvent again before any payments are due. If a company feels it is in a strong enough position they can always start making payments earlier. Add to that a clause in the loan that allows for the deferred period to be cut short automatically if a company makes a certain amount of profit over say two quarters. That would prevent a company from holding onto the "free money" when they are profitable.

 

Look, I have no doubt about O's citizenship legitimacy. You know why? Because I promise you that Hillary's ton of lawyers vetted that out. If he were not legal Clinton would have brought it out and the Presidency would have been hers.

 

Clinton would not have won cause she is not black.

 

Right now it looks like the Republicans still don't get it. Moderates aren't the winning team, conservatives are. More people define themselves as conservatives than any other group, yet the party is still trying to recruit the moderates. A modern moderate is a way left Dem from the 80's. Reagan was a Democrat before that party shifted left. Now anybody who has an ideology close to Reagan is categorized as a far right wing wacko. How difficult is it for the Republicans, or Democrats to understand the people want a government that pays it's bills. If that means cutting programs not specifically required by the Constitution then so be it. Just pay the damn bills without passing the cost on to my kids and grandkids.

The CBO's estimate for the House's health insurance bill is $1,200,000,000,000 over the next 10 years. The reason for this bill is to cover approximately 45 million people. That works out to over $26,000 per uninsured person over the next 10 years. I've never paid that much for health insurance, even when combined with the employer portion. When you consider many of the 45 million people are young and normally don't have a lot of medical bills that is very expensive. The end cost to me, is I will pay more for the same health care I already have. I'm assuming that the quality of medical care will remain the same and there won't be rampant inflation due to the flood of new people and the retiring of the older doctors. I don't believe my assumptions are accurate, but I also don't want to sound like I'm crying that the sky is falling (even though I think it is).

That's it for my rant today.