IT’S ABOUT TIME I POSTED SOMETHING

So many things have gone on this week making it imperative that I post some more of my thoughts.

I guess the most important thing that happened this week was the current president’s very lame press conference. This press conference was to be about the health care and the economy. Well, I counted ten questions that he took (Sean Hannity said it was eleven) with two of those ten not being about health care or the economy.

I tell you, his press conferences are very hard to follow. When he can’t use a teleprompter, he’s morose.

It was my understanding that this press conference was supposed to answer the many questions that Americans have about his proposed nationalizing of the medical industry aka socialized medicine. However the words of the current president appeared to be the same old rhetoric that he’s been saying for months. Socialized medicine will not add to the deficit; instead, health care costs will be lowered and therefore the deficit will decrease. Because all but about three percent of Americans will have access to the new government run health care, we should not worry about losing our health care should we lose a job.

When asked if he and Congress would be willing to go under the same plan, he “hemmed and hawed”. He said that he wanted the best health care for his family and would go into his pocket to see that they got it. He doesn’t want this for himself and his family no more than we want this for ourselves and our families. When asked about the rationing of health care under his proposed new system, he once again gave a lame answer indicating that under government run health care, physicians would only be allowed to treat a patient using the most cost-effective/necessary means. I think he used the red pill/blue pill scenario for this. If the blue pill costs twice as much as the red pill and the red pill was just as effective, then the doctor would be obligated to subscribe the red pill. He also said that the proposed plan would keep doctors from doing more expensive procedures when not necessary. I think this was the “tonsil” example. If someone’s doctor recommends a tonsillectomy for a chronic sore throat, this procedure might be denied if the real cause of the problem was just allergies that could be treated with less expensive medication. Sounds like rationing to me. It also sounds like the government will play a major part in making health care decisions for you.

I have talked to folks that say surely the government would not force something like this upon the American people. Surely, members of Congress wouldn’t pass such a bill if they have not read it. Surely, they will wait to vote. I then tell folks that not only do our country’s present leaders not care about the forty-seven million uninsured; but guess what? They don’t care anything about whether or not you have access to adequate health care. It’s all about taking 14% of the nation’s economy and placing it under government control. If our country’s leaders were really concerned about providing the best in health care for us Americans, wouldn’t they be more than willing to allow time for every congressman to read the bill before putting it to a vote? Wouldn’t they be willing to answer any and every question and respond to every concern that us Americans have about the bill? Well, they aren’t willing to do any of the above. Instead, Nancy Pelosi says to Congress, let’s go on ahead and vote on this, it’s a good bill.

We should all know the reason why this vote before summer recess is so important. Americans by the droves have indicated that they want no part of such a thing. Seventy percent of Americans are happy with their present health care and don’t want the government involved. When the conservative/blue dog democrats return to their homes, they will be getting an “ear full” from their constituents. Then when it comes time for re-election, they probably won’t get re-elected. So, Nancy Pelosi, the current president, and company plan to do a lot of threatening and intimidating to the blue dogs before they take their summer vacations, effectively throwing them under the bus. They’re in a lose/lose situation. If they don’t vote for the bill, their lives will be made miserable and perhaps some skeletons they may have might be exposed. And yes, I do believe that Nancy Pelosi, the current president, and Democrat leaders would do something like this in a heartbeat. If they succumb and vote yes, the will probably not be re-elected.

Again, this is not about the American people and what is best for them. It’s about the Democrats’ desire to grab fourteen percent of the nation’s economy and have the government run it. So, if you have a parent that is on Medicare and like dealing with it, you might not mind socialized medicine and you probably really like your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.