Revisiting some of what is wrong with the Affordable Health Care Act
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | March 30th at 12:19 PM |
As we await the verdict of the Supreme Court, I wish to discuss some of the things that are wrong with this health care law. In order to aid 10% of our population, the government would now control 100% of us. Following are some of the reasons this will happen. President Obama admits that his highly touted pledge that “we can keep our current insurance | Read More »
What is wrong with this health care bill
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | March 29th at 02:52 PM |
In order to aid 10% of our population, the government would now control 100% of us. Following are some of the reasons this will happen. President Obama admits that his highly touted pledge that “we can keep our current insurance if we wish” has disappeared, saying, “I think that some of the provisions that got snuck in might have violated that pledge”. As the | Read More »
Who needs Congress – part IV
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | March 26th at 04:14 PM |
President Obama has already explained that “where Congress is not willing to act, we’re going to go ahead and do it ourselves.” What separation of powers? Here are initiatives 55-63 in the series: 1) The next stop on the road to amnesty has been declared – a new toll-free hotline to help illegal aliens in custody. It will assure they are “made aware of | Read More »
Our President’s budget shenanigans
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | February 25th at 03:09 PM |
President Obama’s Budget shenanigans Our President promised to cut the deficit in half during his first term in office. His new budget just doesn’t even come close, with Treasury Secretary Geithner calling it “unsustainable”. The President, through his budget, continues to pit one American against another, blaming the “makers” for not wanting to take care of the continuing number of “takers”. Because Occupy folks think | Read More »
Who need Congress – part 4 of 8
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | February 16th at 11:18 AM |
In part 4 of my expose: Who Needs Congress, I quote Barack Obama: “I’ve told my administration, we’re going to look every single day to figure out what we can do without Congress,” “We can’t wait for Congress to do its job.” Obama and his administration have passed the following laws and regulations: 1. The recent law signed by Obama confers the right of our government | Read More »
Occupy Washington lists demands
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | January 15th at 07:00 AM |
I recently visited Occupy Washington, D.C., just a few blocks from the White House. I congratulated the protesters there for having a list of responsible principles of non-violence. I disagree with their stated demands, the first official list I’ve seen. My response to those demands follows. 1.) The rich are already taxed by states and feds at up to 50% of income, while the | Read More »
Conservativekaren’s diary
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | January 8th at 07:00 AM |
“Words mean things”, as President Obama said. Media continues to ignore the words of Barack Obama, much of which has fueled class warfare in America. During his election campaign he told Joe the Plumber Wurzelbacher that we must “spread the wealth around”, openly stating his intention to take money from those who produce jobs and wealth and give it to those who don’t, inspiring the | Read More »
Tea Party and Occupy have some common concerns
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | January 1st at 09:21 AM |
Prior to the infiltration of nationwide Occupy demonstrations by many radical groups, there were some legitimate concerns being expressed, though some will criticize the methods they employ. Certainly there are some concerns they share with the Tea Party, and it may be time for the two groups to come together. Congress has for many decades passed laws demonstrating good intent, frequently creating unintended consequences. In | Read More »
A Representative Republic is not a Democracy
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | December 10th at 01:35 PM |
Barack Obama recently said, speaking of Occupy Wall St., “The most important thing we can do right now is those of us in leadership letting people know that we understand their struggles, and we are on their side, and that we want to set up a system in which hard work, responsibility, doing what you’re supposed to do, is rewarded,” Obama recently told ABC News. | Read More »
Who need Congress – part 3
By: conservativekaren (Diary) | December 7th at 10:59 AM |
Tyranny is defined as the arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power. As an Obama spokesman said, “There are things he can do without Congress, and he will do them.” Obama recently asked appointees to” identify all those areas in his newest Jobs Bill in which they can act administratively without additional congressional authorization and just get it done.” 1) President Obama has at least 45 | Read More »