Paint It Black

Here is an interesting view of unemployment figures by county in the US over the past 3 years. Note that the color black is unemployment over 10% and purple is 7%-9.9% and 2009 appears to be the onset of a blackout in way too many counties while many are bruised in purple and trending to black.

As the "Healthcare Summit" approaches Thursday and threats of reconciliation loom it might help congressional leaders to note that Americans without jobs question the wisdom of focusing so much time on health care reform when the economy is in the toilet.

Look at all the red states turning black and purple. When my kids where little I would play Mick Jagger singing You Can't Always Get What You Want. The would ask for something and I would inquire, what does Mick Jagger say? To the majority party as you watch your red states turn black I would point you to Micks lyrics from Paint It Black below

Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts.
Its not easy facing up when your whole world is black.

Politicians better start facing facts before they face the voters in November or their seats will be fading away.

Merry Christmas From Congress

U.S. Health Care Versus England and Canada

Very interesting. Just so everyone can comprehend what President Obama means when he say's we will go broke without health care reform. This is the rationing he has in mind and what Harry Reid has placed under your Christmas Tree

A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a
survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.

Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:

U.S. 71%
England 14

Canada 18%
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal Healthcare" comparable to England or Canada .

Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly Americans must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age."

Mitch McConnell and Olympia Snowe on Obamacare

Some truth from your minority America.

“This isn’t an energy bill. This is an attempt by a majority to take over one sixth of the U.S. economy — to vastly expand the reach and the role of government into the health care decisions of every single American — and they want to be done after one substantive amendment. This is absolutely inexcusable.
“I think Senator Snowe put it best on Tuesday:
‘Given the enormity and complexity,’ she said, ‘I don’t see anything magical about the Christmas deadline if this bill is going to become law in 2014.’
“And I think Senator Snowe’s comments on a lack of bipartisanship at the outset of this debate are also right on point.
“Here’s what she said in late November:
‘I am truly disappointed we are commencing our historic debate on one of the most significant and pressing domestic issues of our time with a process that has forestalled our ability to arrive at broader agreement on some of the most crucial elements of health care reform. The bottom line is, the most consequential health care legislation in the history of our country and the reordering of $33 trillion in health care spending over the coming decade shouldn’t be determined by one vote-margin strategies – surely we can and must do better.’
“The only conceivable justification for rushing this bill is the overwhelming opposition of the American people. Democrats know that the longer Americans see this bill the less they like it. Here’s the latest from Pew. It came out just yesterday.

“A majority (58 percent) of those who have heard a lot about the bills oppose them while only 32 percent favor them.”
“There is no justification for this blind rush — except a political one, and that’s not good enough for the American people.
“And there’s no justification for forcing the Senate to vote on a bill none of us has seen.
“Americans already oppose this bill. The process is just as bad.

“It’s completely reckless, completely irresponsible.”

Health Care Reform

Harry Reid thinks he knows whats best for you. He's back with the public option again.

Here is a great blog that offers insights into the real objective of the public option.

Now the democrats are starting to eat their own, witness Robert Reich here pointing out how obamacare shafts the middle class and ignores the current economic woes our nation faces that are the elephant in the living room.

Protestors;Harry Reid Called You an Evil Monger

Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, characterized people disrupting town halls as "evil-mongers"