All summer long citizens have been peacefully yet forcefully congregating to petition their Congressional representatives and asking the question, "have you read the bill?" The responses from our representatives have been nothing short of misdirection and double speak. It continues today.

The Baucus bill on health care has been voted out of the committee to be voted on the floor of the Senate. This is after the 'markups' were added. Markups are everyone's little part of what they think the bill should have in it. Mostly paybacks to big contributors and usually meaning that we as a citizenry will lose in the end. The problem is that missing are a couple of major components that were attempted to be added by amendment. These were rejected along party lines save for one democrat that crossed over to vote for the amendment with the rest of the republicans. That democrat was Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. So much for all the bipartisanship our President spoke so glowingly of this last weekend in his public blitz of our 'pravdatic' media.

First was an amendment to post the bill on the Internet 72 hours prior to a floor vote. This morning I saw Senator John Kerry (who according to Limbaugh, served in Vietnam) explain in so many words that we were just too stupid to understand it. That's my interpretation of course but he did say this: “Let’s be honest about it, most people don’t read the legislative language.” He went on to explain just how difficult it was to read these kinds of things. You can decide if he says you are too stupid to understand it or not.

How to Spot a Liar

Poor Joe Wilson. While listening to President Obama and overcome with emotion shouts out 'You Lie!" with President Obama responding 'not true'. Now the democrats along with their provdatic consiglieres, the main stream media, are in a demonic thrall over it all. Oh Really! Where were these same ideological paragons of 'democracy' when Harry Reid called President Bush a liar and a loser? Not to be found. Why? Ideologues. When we have people in power that believe in an idea and would rather implement that idea than listen to those they are supposed to represent then we have big troubles in little China pal. Those people are kings and despots, not leaders of Free people.

Our Congress took a whole week to decide to attempt to shame Joe Wilson on the floor with a rebuke. Why is it ONE YEAR LATER that Charlie Rangel, HEAD of THE HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE has not been brought up on ethics charges for getting caught not one time or two times but at least three times in the last 18 months for not paying taxes. He 'forgot' he had $500,000 in a bank account. Really Charlie? You forgot and you are the funnel for all the monies that pass through Congress - and you 'forgot'.

I came across a couple of short paragraphs the other day from a man I hold in the deepest respect, Dr.Thomas Sowell. He wrote:

"One of the secrets of being a glib talker is not getting hung up over whether what you are saying is true, and instead giving your full attention to what is required by the audience and the circumstances of the moment, without letting facts get in your way and cramp your style. Obama has mastered that art.

Con men understand that their job is not to use facts to convince skeptics but to use words to help the gullible to believe what they want to believe. No message has been more welcomed by the gullible, in countries around the world, than the promise of something for nothing. That is the core of Barack Obama's medical care plan."

Thank you Dr. Sowell. You just pointed out in four sentences how to see snake oil when you're being asked to buy it. No doubt, Obama is a smooth talking liar and we have many gullible people in this country. He has even praised himself by telling others that he has a 'gift' when it comes to rhetoric. He made fictitious statements at the beginning of his speech to Congress and then imparted the remainder of his speech based on those lies. Of course, he can always parse on the fact that there is no bill but he never did condemn the  current HB 3200 out of the house. He centered on three things:

1) He wont sign a bill that adds ONE DIME to our debt.

I know I look stupid but do you? Do you have a big sign on your forehead that says 'rape me, my children, my grandchildren and my great grandchildren!'? Mr President, do you think you're talking to a bunch of your mind numbed robotic supporters from ACORN that will just nod their heads and cheer you on regardless of what you say? The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says that in the first 10 years there will be a 290 billion dollar deficit and in the next 10 years there will be a deficit over well over a trillion dollars. Now keep in mind that there is no program for the first 2 years (we really need this ASAP or the sky will fall and my stimulus package will fail and it will all be your fault - Oh Really!) except for taxes on us. Then, the next two years it will gradually kick in but not be in full stride until 4 years after it's passed. All the time our government is garnering tax monies to run it. Keep in mind that this is the same government that ran out of money in the 'cash for clunkers' program - they couldn't  project a week into the future, let alone 20 years.


2) There is no funding for abortion.

Again Mr. President, where is your head? The following amendment was added to HB 3200 on July 30, 2009

"An amendment offered by Rep. Capps D-CA., would allow for immediate federal funding of elective abortion coverage through the public plan, permit taxpayer subsidies of private plans that cover elective abortion, and mandate that all areas of the country contain one private plan that covers abortion."

That amendment was passed on a vote of 30 yea, 28 nay and currently exists in the House bill. It appears that either President Obama is 'misinformed' (and that doesn't raise his 'gravitas') or that he's intentionally 'misleading' (we've always called them LIARS in our home) the nation.


3) Illegal immigrants will be kept out of the health care system.

The house bill is still open on this but the Baucus bill out of the Senate quickly added a VERIFICATION clause so one must prove their citizenship before participating. No such precaution exists in the House bill. That's like telling people 'free ice cream for anyone over 10' and then not carding anyone. More insane little games our politicians play and that hurt our country.


So who's the liar now Mr. President?


Our Federal government is trying to enslave us economically and it's not a democrat/republican (two sides of the same coin) thing, it's a power grab and you're the engine. Many Americans are now waking up to realize just who is pulling the strings and just how dangerous it is when someone 'up there in DC' pulls those strings. Those in power are trying every way they can to deflect the issues and many of those strategies, quite frankly, are getting a bit old and they always divide and hurt our Republic instead of moving us forward.

Our Constitution is being ignored and it is being ignored by the very same people that swore an oath to protect and defend it. In other times this would be called treasonous and I see no reason for that adjective not to be applied to them today.