The American Spectator : Health Careless

Health Careless

6.18.09 @ 6:01AM

NOT THE TRACK RECORD OF A BRAIN SURGEON
Re: Robert M. Goldberg's A Trillion Dollars in Incompetence:

One wonders if those touting a "universal" government "health care" plan have considered if GM's and Chrysler's union health care plans bankrupted and destroyed those companies, what will a larger and more cumbersome government "health care plan" do to the country?

With the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats creating a $2+ trillion dollar deficit in a month and the corresponding collapse of the job market, how will things be "better" if the same dolts who created our current financial mess run a costly and gigantic health care system? I know that for the effete oligarchy now running our government magical thinking trumps simple facts and reality, but surely some of them have watched "Sesame Street" and learned some simple math and know from history that when Democrats create a bureaucracy it means adding billions of dollars to the actual cost of the program while subtracting from the quality of the care or service rendered to the overburden taxpayers.
-- Michael Tomlinson
Jacksonville, North Carolina

So let's see if I understand: the Obama automobile bail-outs stole the supposedly 100 percent secured investment of the bondholders and gave the money to the auto workers. The Kennedy health care plan will cost over a trillion dollars and use tax money to pay for the current style of auto workers health care. It will provide Cadillac Health Care to the UAW while they make tiny cars resemble garbage carts with electric motors and windshields, that none will want to buy. Meanwhile, the rest of us will get rationed care, except the old who will be set adrift on an ice flow, unless of course they melt from global warming. Is that about it? Gee, what a shock for the auto workers when they get older.
-- Phillip Thompson

CULTURE WARRIOR
Re: Jay D. Homnick's Petal to the Meddle:

Jay Homnick has done it again. His piece on the 60's brats gives me a warm feeling! Interesting that my first exposure to him was a piece making fun of us poor souls living south of the Mason-Dixon Line (at the time I lived in Alabama). The occasion was a recognition of Robert E. Lee's birthday. My letter was a cut he felt needed a direct reply. He did so to my e-mail. Since, I have enjoyed and have been appreciative of his many columns. Keep up keeping up Jay!
-- M.J. Turkelson
Lebanon, Ohio

BUT CAN HE FIELD?
Re: Lisa Fabrizio's Two Hands, Luis!

Lisa Fabrizio will understand my wish. She is always a must read on Wednesday. In honor of her I am clicking on the donate button. All the best to you, Lisa. One lucky dude up in Nutmegia.
-- Robert Yatto
Crossville, Tennessee

THE WORST GENERATION
Re: Andrew B. Wilson's D-Day and the Aging Frenchman:

When the day finally comes, and all those who lived through World War II are dead and gone, I wonder what those who came long after will say about what was done. Given some of the things that have already been said about it, I'm none too happy about what will come...
-- Robert Nowall
Cape Coral, Florida

NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WELL-READ
Re: Bill Croke's Hitting the Books:

I remember the Scholastic Book Club with fondness. But I generally picked through the lists and picked out what looked like science fiction -- my main reading habit in those days. I think the only one Mr. Croke mentions that I got through was "Captains Courageous."

I have a certain amount of regret now for not reading some of these then and there. Certainly over the next few years, when I encountered and read some of those mentioned, I enjoyed them. I might have enriched myself and my worldview much earlier in life if I had.

Ah, well, there's no undoing what's been done here. As for what the junior-high student renewing his books, at least he's reading...
-- Robert Nowall
Cape Coral, Florida

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, AND TWEETS
Re: Ilan Berman's Interesting Times in Tehran:

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Letter to the Editor

SLG| 6.18.09 @ 7:36AM

Rochester, New York's finest contributor to these pages wonders if "...the question if Our Dear Leader has the courage to show support for the rebellion in Iran and exploit it."
I imagine that was kinda tongue-in-cheek -- the Narcissist-in-Chief is showing himself to be the disaster that so many of us feared.
And, compounding that, this observation from Red States' Mr. Erickson following Kim's North Korean missile testing and atomic weapons testing - - that our “illustrious” president (after suggesting that the United Nations might impose its dynamic will against those pesky North Koreans? Ha!) said the following: “We are more than willing to engage in negotiations to get North Korea on a path of peaceful coexistence with its neighbors, and we want to encourage their prosperity. But belligerent, provocative behavior that threatens neighbors will be met with significant, serious enforcement of sanctions that are in place.”
So said the magnificent Marxist.
But, as noted/questioned by the aforementioned Mr. Erickson, does this mean that if North Korea continues down this reckless path, that their actions will be met by... continuing with the existing sanctions regime that failed to deter them? Or does it mean that once we determined that they are on this course, we will begin 'serious enforcement' of the sanctions that exist now?
Can you say "Pathetic"? Or, "Embarrassing?"

IMKessel| 6.18.09 @ 8:44AM

SLG,

Rest assured my allusion to President Kim in regards to the current resident at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as OUR Dear Leader is said with all the facetious force that I can muster.

President Obama has built a cult of personality. History has not been kind to such regimes. Thank God that history has a habit of repeating itself, especially for those who take their eyes from it.

Finally, I thank you for your kind words

ThinkTank| 6.18.09 @ 11:12AM

I love how conservatives complain of Obama's 'cult of personality'.
Are they forgetting about Saint Ronald?

IMKessel| 6.18.09 @ 1:37PM

ThinkTank, if you were referring to my statements, I am pleased to inform you that I am proudly Libertarian and not a conservative.

As for Saint Ronald, anyone who has a mission to create, find and support programs that directly improves the health and well-being of children who have cancer and provide a place for families to stay when their child is in a hospital far from home is close to saintly as humans can be. I cannot fathom why anyone would find fault with Ronald McDonald.

SLG| 6.18.09 @ 1:42PM

Mr. Tank, kindly pay attention: The Marxist president had (past tense) 63% approval ratings by a sadly ill-educated public while (at the same time) virtually every one of the causes he's pushing are NOT favored by the public -- they view Obama's huge deficit as the #1 problem now, and don't want his socialist medicine, nor control of Gettlefinger Motors, among a slew of other issues.
The guy has been personally popular, but even that is sliding, now below that 60% - - - and watch it continue to slide as the public gets tired of the retoric and hearing the same Pabulum Puke garbage repeated, promises broken, plus those many "untruths." It may take time, but it will eventually catch up with him....... maybe.
The cheerleaders in the media will continue their push rather than lose "face" -- and, how many of those who did vote for him will be ashamed to admit their mistakes....?
Or, will the influx of Illegal Aliens and the multitudes demanding "Something-for-Nothing insure re-election?
Beats me -- but I worry, not for myself, but for my kids and their children.
Empty suit? A puppet of the Bill Ayres, Saul Alinsky and "Reverend" Wright faction?
Your witness......

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