http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:32:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Senator Barrasso brings an interesting perspective to the health care debate as doctor/orthopedic surgeon. However, it is his experience as the husband of a breast cancer survivor that provided one of the most compelling moments of last Saturday's health care debate from the Senate floor. Senator McCain asked ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/11/24/senator-barrasso-this-type-of-legislation-would-have-cost-my-wife-her-life/ From JohnMcCain.com sponsored email... Taxpayers simply cannot afford this government takeover of our health care system and this is our opportunity to put an end to it. That's why I urge you to add your name to this petition showing your opposition to government-run health care. We still have an opportunity to stop ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/11/18/petition-opposing-public-option/ Tip for the day... Anyone who uses Facebook or Twitter include the hash tag #beatcancer in your posts to raise money for cancer related charities. Each Tweet or Facebook post raises $.01, the goal being that the more it is spread through people's networks, the more people re-tweet ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/10/16/beatcancer-with-social-media/ President Obama has attempted to sell his health plan to the American people on two previous occasions by by standing in front of a large group of supportive nurses. Yet this failed to do the trick so this time President Obama invited two doctors from each state in the ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/10/08/the-president-and-his-photo-ops/ According to the New York Times, the White House is implementing a big health care push, and wil be pulling out all the stops to get its reform agenda passed... Taking Health Care Courtship Up Another Notch After months of cutting deals and stroking drug makers, hospitals and doctors, the president’s aides ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/09/28/white-houses-big-health-care-push/ For the second time this year the Democrats have voted against transparency and by voting against posting a bill online 72 hours before it the vote. Transparency was a huge theme in the last election, this administration claimed it would be the most transparent in history, and while this vote ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/09/24/dems-again-vote-against-transparency/ As previously reported the Federal Deficit is Soaring with estimates for this year being between $1.6 trillion or $1.8 trillion. Now the projected deficit for the next 10 years is up $2 trillion. There are so many disturbing elements to this ever expanding deficit, not least of which ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/08/21/federal-deficit-numbers-jump-dramatically/ Whole Foods is facing a boycott because its CEO John Mackey wrote an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal opposing government run health care. Mackey's thoughtful article gave eight ideas for health care reform, and is not anywhere near what most rationale people consider provocative or radical. On the contrary, ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/08/21/whole-foods-boycott-is-crazy/ Americans are expressing serious reservations about the direction of health care reform. The President did little to assuage those fears when he compared the controversial 'public option' to the Post Office. Concerns about the administration's handling of economic matters continues to grow, and citing the USPS as model ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/08/19/usps-style-health-care/ As claims people opposing the administration's health care reform plans are being directed by the GOP and/or insurance companies, numbers are showing those claims to be weak and misguided. It actually appears that the condescending tone and belittling remarks made towards those opposing current health care reform measures is only ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/08/11/polls-deflate-dems-astroturf-claims/ The rhetoric on health care on health care is hitting a fevered pitch. One bill has passed committee while other bills are in process, yet on hold for August recess. The clash that is occurring between the two sides is likely being made worse by a genuine confusion about what ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/08/10/fraud-and-tort-reform-should-be-supported/ Politico reports that Kelly Ayotte is likely to have a primary challenger in the race for Senator Gregg's open Senate seat. It’s easy to see why the National Republican Senatorial Committee is so enamored of Ayotte. She’s a youthful, female face in a party that has been criticized for not fielding ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/07/22/kelly-ayotte-may-face-challenger-in-nh-primary/ As Kelly Ayotte looks like a likely candidate for the open Senate seat in NH, the Democrats appear nervous at the prospect launching negative attacks comparing her to both Charlie Crist and Sarah Palin, apparently arguing that she is both too moderate and too conservative. Excerpt from the New Hampshire ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/07/19/kelly-ayotte-sparks-interest-and-attacks-in-new-hampshire/ A 19 year old, Sohrab Arabi, disappeared more than 3 weeks ago after he participated in post election protests in Iran. His mother was told he was being held in Evin prison, and she routinely visited the prison trying to find information about her son. Sohrab was dead, ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/07/15/mother-of-slain-iranian-protester-i-wont-be-silenced/ Petty politics detract from Ayotte decision I was saddened to see the partisan response in the July 8 Telegraph to the decision of Attorney General Kelly Ayotte to resign her post and explore a run for U.S. Senate. One response was even critical of Gov. John Lynch for his reappointment of ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/07/14/nashua-telegraph-letter-proud-of-kelly-ayotte/ WMUR reports that Kelly Ayotte polls well against the likely Democratic challenger for the seat Senator Gregg will be vacating in 2010. Ayotte Performs Well In UNH SurveyA new survey shows that New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte may have a good shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat. ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/07/10/da-kelly-ayotte-eyes-run-at-open-nh-senate-seat/ Since the election in Iran on the 12th of June, information about the protests and brutal government crackdowns has flowed in via the internet, particularly social media sites, and specifically Twitter. Twitter was the first place to provide information about the protests as the media largely missed the story ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/06/26/free-iran-recap-freedom-via-internet/ One of my first thoughts on seeing Twitter being used by Iranians following their elections was, 'Imagine if they had Twitter during Tienanmen Square.' Totalitarian regimes historically thrive, in large measure, by controlling the media and modes of communication. Would be protesters become isolated. Government propaganda simply ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/06/17/twitter-iran-and-totalitarianism/ As a staunch McCain supporter I'm over the defeat; that is except when the Obama administration attempts to use parts of the McCain platform that they previously criticized. When the Obama administration followed the McCain plan in their Iraq and Afghanistan I was relieved. They weren't as reckless ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/06/12/obama-adapting-mccain/ Senator Brownback talked to bloggers today laying out the problems with closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. The most pressing of these problems is what to do with the detainees. Senator Brownback explains that one commonly overlooked risk of bringing prisoners to U.S. prisons is that the surrounding prison communities ... http://www.redstate.com/kmorrison/2009/06/04/brownback-discusses-guantanamo/