http://www.redstate.com/carolynp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:52:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Erickson did a fantastic job on Hannity tonight.  He shut down the liberal panelist at least once.  Have you ever watched a liberal talking to a conservative on tv and seen the conservative not coming back with the best answers possible?  I suspect this was as close as I'll get ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/20/mandatory-kiss-up-article/ This week Jimmy Carter explained that he lost re-election to Reagan because of the Iranian hostage situation.  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9C0P1H80&show_article=1  In this AP article, he explains that he was unwilling to entertain a military attack on Iran because of the potential loss of the hostages as well as many Iranian civilians.  I'm ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/16/what-iran-knows/ Kurt Schrader, representative of the fifth congressional district in Oregon has an easy seat to defend.  Oregon is a truly blue state and the Democratic party has gone on record as being willing to pay to help re-elect the first term representative.  Scott Bruun has already entered the race as ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/09/fred-thompson-runs-for-representative-in-oregonsort-of/ (c) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise 2 provided, in this division: 3 (1) ACCEPTABLE COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘acceptable coverage’’ has the meaning given such term 5 in section 302(d)(2). It is important to note that here in the first pages of this legislation is where I have my greatest problems ideologically.  As long as government has ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/07/acceptable-coverage/ As you can probably tell, this diary is really about a layman (that would be me) interpreting the health care bill.  From time to time, I will be going off the reservation as I feel strongly about an issue at hand. In my generation, the things that media reports don't define ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/05/what-the-press-doesnt-say/       15 (D) initiates shared responsibility among 16 workers, employers, and the Government; 17 so that all Americans have coverage of essential 18 health benefits.   According to the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” bill, it will initiate a shared responsibility for my healthcare coverage.  To me this illustrates a basic difference in viewpoint ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/04/shared-responsibility-seriously/ OK, they gave it a shortened title (funny, it didn't occur to them to shorten anything else within the bill...): (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the  ‘‘Affordable Health Care for America Act’’.   Does it strike anyone else amusing that they create a shortened name for this 2000 page bill?  ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/11/03/the-affordable-health-care-act-please/ I am going to read the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" and make commentary. To many, the goal of healthcare reform can be summarized in a single phrase: "Lower my premium."  It might surprise many of those who want healthcare reform that the goal of the house legislation is not ... http://www.redstate.com/carolynp/2009/10/31/the-goal-of-healthcare-reform/