Tweaking the renowned philosopher Forrest Gump, “Arrogant is as arrogant does.” ‘Puter, as any student of Washington, has known that many Congressmen are self-important blowhards with thinly-veiled disregard for their constituents. In recent days, at town hall meetings across the … Continue reading →
Rep. Massa has been really good about holding town hall meetings and listening to his constituents. So when he comes out and says that he’ll vote against those he represents if he thinks he’s doing the right thing, is that … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 401-500, please click here. You know, in a weird twist of irony, the Czar had surgery done on his foot quite recently. He hobbled into a small, community clinic, paid $20 … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 301-400, please click here. Welcome to the World of the Bizarre! We are now ending the first half of HR 3200, and if the previous sections made you angry or confused, … Continue reading →
…One of the best ways to bring down costs, provide more choices and assure quality is a public option that will force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest.—Barack Obama, July, 2009. Insurance companies do not compete? By … Continue reading →
Well, this sounds good and like a victory for American medicine. But read on a bit and you’ll see this: Under a proposal by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., consumer-owned nonprofit cooperatives would sell insurance in competition with private industry, not … Continue reading →
GorT is on vacation with the family. On the way to the undisclosed location (orders have been issued to Biden’s handlers to keep his mouth shut) we were able to stop and see some good friends. A good point was … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 201-300, please click here. Welcome back! Mastermind correspondant Jeanne asked the Czar about reimbursing early retirees’ medical claims (particularly unions or public sector employees…even those at a non-federal level). The Czar … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been doing a little thinking about health care. It’s all anyone can talk about in the sauna at Castle Gormogon. Even Dat Ho, the Czar’s Vietnamese houseboy is up in arms. Anyhoo, we’ve all seen myriad seasoned citizens get … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 101-200, please click here. Meanwhile, let’s get going and plow into pages 201-300. Poor Ronald Reagan. Perhaps you remember, as the Czar does, the astonishing Tax Reform Act of 1986. This … Continue reading →
To read the Czar’s review of HR 3200, pages 1-100, please click here. The Czar, honestly, did not expect the national attention his effort produced, and is grateful for the cheerleading to press on. Thanks, too, to Jonah Goldberg for … Continue reading →
Brave Gormogons front-line fighter Jeanne takes a moment from her insidious plot to take over the news media from within to write the Czar on pages 1-100 of HR 3200. Go back and look at P. 65, Section 164. It’s … Continue reading →
Click here to read our introduction. Your Czar has completed reading pages 1-100 of all 1,017 pages, eager to learn how HR 3200, if passed, would make healthcare affordable to all Americans. It’s a little hard to fathom that the … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s favorite protest sign to date from the fustercluck known as health care reform. It was only a matter of time before the Obama Administration attempted to nationalize the deviant sexual practices industry, which, according to ‘Puter’s review of teh … Continue reading →
Regular readers know that ‘Puter thinks health care is not a right. ‘Puter further defies you to show him where in the Constitution “health care” is mentioned, let alone “privacy” or “abortion.” But, back on point, ‘Puter does not think … Continue reading →
If ‘Puter were to attend a town hall meeting, ‘Puter would ask his representative or senator the following question: You state that the public option in pending legislation will increase, not limit, the health care options of all Americans. If … Continue reading →
There are many logical and practical reasons to oppose ObamaCare. Among the valid reasons to oppose ObamaCare are cost, coverage, rationing, effect on Medicare, etc. And despite Andrea Mitchell and Nancy Pelosi’s views, stating any of these concerns does not … Continue reading →
Maybe we should make this a series as well. At a Town Hall meeting to discuss the ObamaCare / Healthcare issue in St. Louis, MO, an organized group of people beat a black man who was peacefully passing out flags. … Continue reading →
Exactly what’s wrong with ObamaCare, and how to fix the current healthcare situation…in only fifteen paragraphs. Politicians, if you aren’t going to read the bill, at least read this. The Czar agrees with this across the board. The Czar of … Continue reading →
‘Puter asks why, when the US manufacturing industry is effectively the same size as the health care industry, would the public accept government control of the latter, but almost certainly not the former? Rather, why does the goverment think it … Continue reading →
In 2007, manufacturing of any sort accounted for about 19.5% of the United States’ GDP. Health care accounts for about 17% of the United States’ GDP. The two sectors are approximately the same size. Does anyone seriously think President Obama … Continue reading →
I know that Rep. Conyers (D-MI) and others complain that they don’t have time to read the bills presented for a vote nor do they fully understand them before they do vote (which one might question then why are they … Continue reading →
Last night on my way home I heard a “top of the hour” news piece in which the station played a clip of Obama being interviewed where he made the statement that the deadline for passing Obamacare before the August … Continue reading →
Make people pay more for their own danged care! Since 1970, Americans have gone from paying over 30% of their health care out of pocket to about 10% out of pocket. Why have costs spiraled out of control? Because when … Continue reading →
Hard to believe these are the same news stories. AP reports that the Congressional Budget Office Director concludes the Obamacare Bill will fail to slow the rise of health care costs. Fortunately, the story continues, bipartisan efforts and a revamping … Continue reading →
That Obamacare is estimated to hit the taxpayer for over $1 Trillion over the next 10 years according to the CBO and some estimates peg it as high as $4 Trillion. Many of you probably don’t have time to read … Continue reading →
Chris Ayers, expatriate Brit writing from Los Angeles for The Times of London, has an interesting column today. Mr. Ayers posits that despite its myriad foibles, American style private health insurance sucks less than Britain’s National Health Service. At least … Continue reading →
Health care reform advocates should be more than a little nervous this morning. When the Washington Post‘s editorial board blasts Democrats’ plans to finance health care reform, the Democrats are in serious trouble. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible … Continue reading →
Normally the Czar enjoys reading BBC News as a slightly less Obamacized source of worldwide information. However, an article on the costs of healthcare leave the Czar slightly annoyed. The article looks at McAllen, Texas, a town with a healthcare … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been doing a lot of thinking about health care recently, and the Obama Adminsitration’s plans therefor. And why not? We’re talking about either nationalizing or effectively hamstringing one-seventh of the American economy. Anyhoo, ‘Puter’s convinced that ObamaCare will of … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s with the Grail Knight, a noted health care expert, and his take on those who actively campaign for ObamaCare. After all, G.K. did live about 500 years or so, even without the alleged benefits of socialized medicine. The most … Continue reading →
