Progressive docs diss health bill as ‘false promise of reform’

Not all liberals are giddy about passage of healthcare legislation. Physicians for a National Health Program, a leading voice among liberals for healthcare reform, issued an official statement to media on Monday.

“We take no comfort in seeing aspirin dispensed for the treatment of cancer,” said PNHP.

The group pledged to continue working for “single-payer national health insurance, and expanded and improved Medicare for all.”

That end goal is in conflict with conservative approaches to healthcare. However, the PNHP points out a number of negatives in the Senate healthcare bill and they are correct about these key failures the public and most Congressmen who voted for the bill are likely unaware of because they did not read the bill they voted for and supported:

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Obama to visit Florida, few details known except for Miami fundraiser

Commentary by Kay B. Day

View of downtown Jacksonville from the Friendship Fountain. Photo by Kay B. Day.President Barack Obama will head to Florida on Monday, but only general information is available according to the Associated Press and The Florida Times Union. The T-U said the president will visit Jacksonville and Tampa, and he’ll also attend a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in Miami. On the DCCC website, there’s a fundraising solicitation promising dinner with the charismatic president for one ‘lucky’ winner.

There’s a downside for that ‘lucky’ contributor—Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will also be at the dinner. The unpopular Speaker of the House currently has a 34 percent approval rating according to The Hill. The DCCC solicitation is in the form of a letter from Pelosi.

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Gohmert’s HR3478 waiting for CBO score; 35 GOP healthcare plans ignored

Media and Democrats have accused Republicans of not coming up with healthcare reform alternatives, but fact is, the Republican Study Committee has come up with at least 35. National media have failed to address a single one of these proposals and the current partisan imbalance in Congress impedes consideration. One interesting proposal introduced by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) in July is HR 3478, the Patient-Controlled Healthcare Protection Act, 2009. The legislation covers reform for Main Street and offers a viable plan for immigrants who figure heavily into the need for healthcare reform.

Gohmert has a plan that migratory workers could also enroll in, and the taxpayer wouldn’t end up paying for it. [Article continues after photo below.]

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) talks with Fox News’ Neal Cavuto (left) about healthcare reform.

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More broken promises as Senate Finance shoots down transparency on healthcare bill

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, says she got a seasonal flu shot. According to Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Sebelius issued a gag order about healthcare legislation. This effectively bars the public and members of Congress from being able to analyze and research the bill, or to answer constituents' questions.Democrats in Congress are running like a pack of donkeys set loose on a corn field, and the latest consequence of panic over healthcare reform occurred when the Senate Finance Committee rejected on Wednesday, along party lines, a transparency measure introduced by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) that would give Americans 72 hours to review the text of the Baucus healthcare reform bill before it is voted on by the panel.

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Carter said Obama lacked ‘proven substance’ to be president before racism charges

Updated on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:41PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

by Kay B. Day

Ex-president Jimmy Carter sees racists everywhere but he's changed his tune significantly when it comes to President Barack Obama.

If racism was an entrée on the dinner table, Democrats would be sitting in a chair rubbing their stuffed tummies and burping. News outlets like NBC and ex-presidents like Jimmy Carter simply cannot get enough racism. The same goes for a number of left leaners on social media networks. Carter, true to form, however is a contradiction.

Talking point of the leftwing extremist day: The September 12 march on Washington—with a crowd estimated somewhere between tens of thousands and more than a million so who knows?—was conducted by nothing but racists who just cannot stand seeing a black man in the Oval Office. Carter summed it up for the Noodle-Head network’s Brian Williams: “I live in the South. I’ve seen the South come a long way and I’ve seen the rest of the country that shared the South’s attitude toward minority groups at that time, particularly African-Americans. That racism—that inclination still exists, and I think it’s bubbled up to the surface because of a belief among many white people, not just in the South but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country. It’s an abominable circumstance and grieves me and concerns me very deeply.”

The American taxpayer should be concerned “very deeply” we’re still paying Carter a pension for a job  not well done.

I’ve had emails from people involved with different groups who traveled to Washington and I’ve deliberately spent some time on Facebook and other websites to test the waters.

The general conclusion I have come to is that many people who support insurance reform colloquially titled “Obamacare” have not read any of the legislation being proposed. Nor do those people have any idea how federal entitlement programs like Medicaid, Medicare and CHIP work. Both major political parties have “brainwashees” in abundance, but some of the lefties defy description. Take a look at a few liberal blogs and you’ll see what I mean. I have never met so many uninformed people who claim to be smart.

Of course it’s easy to understand why Dems push the race card—it’s been the best propaganda tool the party ever had.

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Study says docs for public-private option, but specifics needed

by Kay B. Day

A qualified healthcare practitioner administers an intramuscular immunization to a woman.[Photo Credit: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.]Media is touting a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, ‘Physicians’ Views on a New Public Insurance Option and Medicare Expansion,’ with results indicating, “Overall, a majority of physicians (62.9%) supported public and private options.” One area that touched a nerve is Medicare—58.3% of respondents supported an expansion of Medicare to Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 years. Primary care physicians were the most likely to support a public option and that’s no surprise—they’re on the front lines and various proposals in Congress will address inequities in provider fees for this group. A summary of the study is available online for free at The Journal website.

Few Americans would disagree healthcare needs reform. But the term ‘healthcare reform’ means different things to different people. A late afternoon phone call yesterday reminded me the service I receive from my insurance company for the premiums we pay is where I think reform should start.

Frustration with existing system
After a recent doctor visit for a minor problem, I received a letter from the healthcare provider telling me to call my insurance company. The letter said, “Your Insurance Carrier has requested that you call them directly to update your insurance information. They need to know if you have other insurance that may be primary. They will only accept this information from you.”

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Sept. 12ers rally against big government as Glenn Beck calls for '56 re-founders'

Updated on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:32PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

by Kay B. Day

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) talks with Glenn Beck as hundreds of thousands rally at the nation's capital to protest big government.

Rev. Stephen Broder (right) told Glenn Beck he believes the people have "atewardship responsibility" to protect liberty. Broden, pastor of Fair Park Bible Fellowship, appeared at the Ft. Worth rally.Glenn Beck covered tea parties across the nation Saturday as Americans converged on Washington, [D. C.], Quincy [Ill.],  Ft. Worth [Tex.] and other cities to protest big government spending, tax increases and numerous proposals for healthcare legislation. During an interview with Rev. Stephen Broden of Fair Park Bible Fellowship (Ft. Worth), the clergyman told Beck, “We the people…have a stewardship responsibility.”

Beck also interviewed a number of others appearing at different rallies—Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), Andrew Breitbart and Kevin Jackson were among them. DeMint is an outspoken fiscal conservative. Andrew Breitbart is one of the top media moguls on the Web. Kevin Jackson is author of ‘The Big Black Lie’ and host of the radio show ‘The Black Sphere.’ Asked about minorities, Jackson said, “More and more…are showing up.” Jackson is among a small percentage of black conservatives who believe government policy has harmed the black community. Those conservatives are often singled out for criticism by extreme left wingers.

Like me, Jackson grew up in a family of mostly Democrats. Like mine, his family wasn't rich, and he came to realize policies enacted by presidents like Lyndon B. Johnson damaged the low income community, both black and white, and effects are still felt today. I personally remember when men  began to abandon their low-income families—welfare programs were designed to help single mothers. Johnson’s policies made it more lucrative to be a single mother.

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