The latest from the Obama administration is their attempt to sell national health care. Yesterday, Obama spoke to the American Medical Association to try to persuade doctors to sign on. He offered up his version of the truth but gave no facts to support his position. He said that in some countries, a single payer system works but he neglected to name one country where it supposedly works and how. In fact, the only thing that the AMA seemed to be happy about after his speech was his claim that he would make it more difficult for people to sue doctors. While I agree that malpractice lawsuits have become frivolous, he offered nothing to support his claims. Now in an effort to sell his idea of socialized medicine, Obama will take to the airwaves by taking over programming at ABC:
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care — a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!Highlights on the agenda:ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.The network plans a primetime special — ‘Prescription for America’ — originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.MORELate Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:Dear Mr. Westin:As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC’s astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party’s views to those of the President’s to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party’s opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.Respectfully,Ken McKayRepublican National CommitteeChief of Staff
Let’s pretend shall we that this was “the other side” doing this. How happy would the liberals be if the Republicans took over airtime – at no charge to them – to propagandize their ideas? There would be no opposing view- not one Pro vs. Con list. I mean, isn’t that what an honest debate is about? Could this be the start of state run television? I mean, in the past 6 months since Obama took office we have state owned banks, state owned car companies and now we have full television networks shutting down regular programming so the President can pitch his idea. And I am supposed to accept this becuuuuuuz? And this is okay becuuuuuuuz? The next thing we know they’ll be cementing over the reflection pond in the Capital Mall to give our troops a place to practice their goosestepping!So before you tell me to get a grip and that I am overreacting, all I can say in response is when will it be okay to overreact? When will it be okay to start questioning what’s going on in Washington? Do we wait until it’s illegal for me to post my opinion on my own website? Do we wait until we are no longer free to decide if we want health care or not? Why do I feel like Obama has us bent over the resolute desk or that the liberals are waterboarding us with their agenda? Because THEY ARE. And it should be stopped before it’s too late and all of our liberties are gone.
Ever see that Bill Murray movie Groundhog’s Day? The poor man wakes up each morning and the exact same thing happens to him as the day before. Each morning he is greeted by Sonny & Cher singing “I Got You Babe.” Well, that poor man is now me. But instead of Sonny & Cher I have an 11 year old American Eskimo crapping all over the house! This time she didn’t keep it all on the tile in the entry way. I pulled double duty scrubbing the entry way floor and shampooing the upstairs hallway carpet. *sigh*Eventually Bill Murray’s character learns from his mistakes of the day and makes changes and his Groundhog’s Day ends. I wonder what changes I will have to make today to make sure that I don’t get another repeat tomorrow? So far, I have cancelled my morning walk which is probably not a good idea. But on the other hand, if they’re watering the stupid lawns again, then maybe it is a good idea I just sit this one out. We’ll try again tomorrow. Luckily for me, I don’t feel a bad mood coming on. Remember the Charlie Brown cartoons? Whenever Lucy or someone got mad, a black swirling cloud would appear over their head, they’d grit their teeth and they’d go, “AAAAAAUUUUGH!!!” I swear that yesterday I had that black cloud over my head all day. The only that took it away was a brief moment in time in the early evening when the sun came out. It sure was good to see that sun.Go away rain!
Today didn’t start off right. Ever have one of those days? One of those days where you should have just stayed in bed? I got up, walked out into the hall and was welcomed by this lovely rancid smell. I wasn’t quite awake but I was conscious enough to know that it was dog poop. I wasn’t sure where I’d find it but figured it could be something I could clean up quickly and move on. As I made my way to the stairs, I was in a fog. My eyes hadn’t really focused yet however I spied something on the floor downstairs that woke me up rather quickly. POOP. Everywhere there was poop. And it wasn’t the nice solid chunks that are easy to clean up but it was runny, it was slimy and it had obviously been there several hours so some of it had dried and hardened on to the floor. It trailed from the foot of the stairs past the front door and into the kitchen. Walking through it was like cobble-stone jumping over a stream. I was barefoot and grumbling and I got to the kitchen to retrieve paper towels and a plastic bag. My dogs bounded down the steps after me quite happy that I had finally awoken from my slumber. They wagged their tails happily and eagerly ran outside. I slammed the door and mumbled under my breath some more wondering what dog had done it. It didn’t take long to figure it out because the size and quantity was just too much for the small dogs of the house. The culprit was Rachel.So, I got some paper towels of which there were only a few sheets left. The 409 bottle was about empty so I had to open the top up and dump all that I had on the floor. The poop was not coming up. It was stuck. It was seeping through the paper towels and as I stared at the clock I realized that I was running out of time to feed Michaela, get myself dressed and out the door so I can be at the park to take my walk at 8. I got the Swiffer Wet Jet which usually doesn’t let me down. It was powerless against the poop – even the scraper part of the mop wasn’t a match for the crap that covered the tile. I went through about two Swiffer pads before I admitted defeat and retired to the garage to get the big yellow mop bucket on wheels and a rag mop. This 5 minute clean up job was turning into a half hour. It took 3 Swiffer pads, a 1/4 bottle of 409, a cup of bleach and a bucket of hot water to get the poop off the tile. If this had been on the carpet I would have had to rip it up and replace it. It was disgusting. Rachel is never…NEVER getting the generic Ol’ Roy Bacon Strips again. Not only doo (LOL) they smell like $h!# going in, they look and smell like it coming out. Never again.That was the start of my day. All before 8am… Michaela and I hurried to the park. The clouds were rolling in – AGAIN. The sky was starting to sprinkle – AGAIN. And yet, again the park people thought it would be a jim dandy idea to run the sprinklers at 8 in the morning the 2nd day in a row! We’ve had a crap load of rain yet they insist on watering. And then they water during the day when people are there trying to use the trails and such to get their exercises. Has anyone thought of watering at night when nobody is there? And to top off this pleasant experience, Michaela was really NOT wanting to walk. She wanted to play and repeatedly I had to remind her that the deal was that we walk for 30 minutes then we play for 30 minutes. It was not a good day for her to be a nag. Mommy was not having any of it.So, it’s been kinda downhill since then. Nothing else has gone that wrong had it been any other day, I would just let it all roll off my back. But today I am up to here with annoyances. I am frustrated with my websites not working right. It ends up that most of the mistakes on them are stupid and easily remedied but I wouldn’t know that because my head is too far up my butt to see it. And then the people who want to buy my house are dickering on the details and well, doggone it. I am finished haggling. If they counter me one more time, I think I will tell them to stick it. It’s my house dang it. Either they want it or they don’t. I don’t need to sell it to them.My back hurts.Sigh…I hope tomorrow is better….
