Guess what the Democrats did with this amendment? They defeated it in a 57-42 vote. That vote shows you how hell bent they are about not letting anything get in the way of their precious takeover of health care in this country. I think it is an embarrassment before the eyes of the world that this amendment was not passed. The lives of children and innocent women are at stake.

Investors.com has an excellent article on how different sections of the bill will affect you, your business, your doctor, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. The article is called, “20 Ways ObamaCare Will Take Away Our Freedoms.” Please read it because it is incredibly important that we know the facts and are not led blindly in any direction.

Once you read it, you will know what a disaster Obamacare really is. I don’t know about you, but I know how that “hope and change” is working—it’s not.

Sunday, the day of the health care vote in the House of Representatives, the site received 400% more visits than is normal. Most of these visits came during and after the vote. Here are the leading keywords that were used on Sunday (in order):

• democrats suck
• democrates suck 
• why democrats suck 
• obamacare sucks
• this sucks, health care passed
• rascism
• democrats suck ass
• democrtas suck
• demacrate suck 
• obama care sucks
• obama healthcare sucks
• george w bush democrat majority in the senate
• dems suck
• democracts suck
• demecrates suck 
• brian williams sucks

Besides the fact that even misspellings are bringing visitors to the site, it is important to note the underlying theme that Democrats and Obamacare suck. As a side note, I think that George W. Bush is getting some blame for the Democrat majority that passed this legislation. I thought it was also funny that NBC anchorman Brian Williams was also thrown into the mix.

Monday, this site had even more explosive growth. The number of visits grew by 600%. The keywords were similar. Here they are in order of use:

• democrats suck
• obamacare sucks
• democrates suck
• democratssuck.com
• speech on why democrats suck
• "cash for clunkers" healthcare
• democrat suck
• we-are-screwed.com
• obama suck
• house of representatives suck
• who thinks democrats suck
• democraats suck
• dems suck
• health care bill passed democrats suck
• white democrats suck
• why the democrats suck
• liberals suck quotes
• democrats suck go to hell!!
• rahm emanuel sucks

My favorite is “rahm emanuel sucks.” The “we-are-screwed.com” one is interesting in that it takes you to that domain which is redirected to democratssuck.com. I do not own or control that domain, so whoever is doing that, “Thanks!”

More importantly, the rise in visits and the keywords indicate the discontent that we feel. Obama and the Democrats can congratulate themselves until November. That is when we show them who is boss.

We need to vote in November and let the Democrats understand that power in this country comes from the people and it can be taken away by the people. The myopic vision of the Democrats is leading us and them to ruin.

Yes, it is true that in Greece we have a serious financial problem. You see the last few decades (starting from Andreas Papadreou in 1980’s) , Greek governments started getting loans, they hired lots of people on the public sector, although there was no need for so many people and they did not make the changes required to make the Greek economy more competitive. As a result, after about 30 years, we have a huge debt, we have lots of employees in the public sector and we have huge loans to pay back. In a sense the country has already bankrupted. On the contrary, in the private sector things are different, but the whole bad situation affects the private sector. In the private sector, salaries are not high (in several cases, the salaries are lower that the corresponding salaries of the public sector), people work lots of hours (in the public sector, people work less hours and are by far less productive), there is no job safety (in the public sector, there is a law that public employees can not be fired no matter what!) and there are lots of cuts on the benefits. As a result, the situation is not that good. There is lots of unemployment and things seems that will get worst. But we hope for the best. I hope and I believe that eventually we will recover and we will make it. But it won’t be easy and the current government has already started making changes, putting new taxes, but also cutting money from the lazy bastards of the public sector…it was about time! Nevertheless, all these changes and taxes have triggered "angry protests", as you said.

Does this sound eerily similar to the situation in the United States right now? It does and that is what makes it so scary. We need to change course, spend less and the people in power (Democrats) need to realize that living within our means will ensure a future for the country. Spending frivolously and passing expensive legislation that the people do not want or need is a path to bankruptcy. Vote the spenders out.

The following video shows one nut case that happens to have a television show on the very fair and balanced MSNBC (I’m am oozing sarcasm, of course.):

It is time that MSNBC gave psychological exams to people that it puts on the air. The ownership at MSNBC should also examine why someone is allowed to call a Senator-elect a tea-bagger among other offensive remarks. It is unprofessional and uncalled for.

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime, a new book about the 2008 presidential campaign is creating turmoil in the Democrat party. Much of the world has already heard about Senator Harry Reid’s (D-NV) remarks about “negro dialect” but far fewer have heard about President Clinton’s remarks. According to the book, President Clinton made disparaging remarks about then Senator Obama (D-IL) when discussing him with the late Senator Kennedy (D-MA). The book says that

Clinton told Kennedy that he should not support Obama because “a few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee.” This supposedly so angered Senator Kennedy that he decided to support Obama.

As you might imagine, this book is full of interesting, behind the scenes facts about the 2008 election and the men and women who participated in it. It will also clearly show how deceitful the Democrat party really is.

Representative Griffith is an oncologist and one of the few physicians with a real voice in the process. His opinion is more relevant because he has experienced the health care system as a practicing doctor before running for office. He is a freshman congressman so he has no favors to repay from a career in politics. It also means that his experience is current and not dated.

He said on Tuesday that he could “no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country.” I wish more congressmen would become reasonable like Representative Griffith. He seems to have aligned himself with the majority of the country.

This is bad legislation that is horrible for the country and will lead to a financial catastrophe for all.

Besides being an admitted Communist, Van Jones was also a co-founder of Color of Change—a radical organization. This is the same left-wing group that went after Glen Beck’s show by mounting a campaign asking advertisers to back out of the show. I guess Beck wins this battle by a knockout.

Here is video of one of Beck’s shows about Van Jones:

Another fascinating aspect of the Van Jones story is that prior to the actual resignation, it received no coverage in newspapers like the New York Times. I believe that this is the reason that newspapers are becoming obsolete. What happened to an independent press? Why is it that broadcast media is showing more integrity than newspapers? When I was a young man, I was taught that newspapers were more independent and reliable than broadcast media because they were not licensed by the FCC. This may have been true at some point in time, but the newspapers are now just panderers to the liberal world view.

The New York Times is so pathetic that it described the resignation as “a victory for Republicans and the Obama administration’s conservative critics” in the first sentence of its first Van Jones story on September 6th. I believe it is a victory “for government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Van Jones was appointed to his position and was not vetted by Congress or by any other government agency. To its credit, the New York Times did describe Van Jones past associations and the fact that Glen Beck led the charge against him. It is too bad, that it was not the New York Times that pursued Van Jones history and revealed it as unacceptable. That is what an independent press should be doing. You can read the pathetic article here.

So in this case, Beck scores one and Obama, the New York Times and Color of Change lose one. If you are Obama and are counting votes perhaps many more than one.

The proposed law is called the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. It was originally written by Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D – WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and introduced by him and Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R – ME). A watered down summary of the intent of the bill can be read here.

The relevant part of the complete bill is quoted here;

SEC. 201. CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY.

The President—

(1) within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop and implement a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, which shall include—

(A) a long-term vision of the Nation’s cybersecurity future; and
(B) a plan that encompasses all aspects of national security, including the participation of the private sector, including critical infrastructure operators and managers;

(2) in the event of an immediate threat to strategic national interests involving compromised Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network—

(A) may declare a cybersecurity emergency; and
(B) may, if the President finds it necessary for the national defense and security, and in coordination with relevant industry sectors, direct the national response to the cyber threat and the timely restoration of the affected critical infrastructure information system or network;

(3) shall, in coordination with various critical infrastructure industry sectors, develop detailed cyber emergency response and restoration plans for each critical infrastructure industry sector;

(4) shall, through the appropriate department or agency, review critical functions that would be needed after a cybersecurity attack and develop a strategy for the acquisition, storage, and periodic replacement of equipment to support those functions;

(5) shall direct the periodic mapping of Federal Government and United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks, and shall develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the mapping process;

(6) shall, through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, direct an annual review of all Federal cyber technology research and development investments; 

(7) may delegate original classification authority to the appropriate Federal official for the purposes of improving the Nation’s cybersecurity posture;

(8) shall, through the appropriate department or agency, promulgate rules for Federal professional responsibilities regarding cybersecurity, and shall provide to the Congress an annual report on Federal agency compliance with those rules;

(9) shall withhold additional compensation, direct corrective action for Federal personnel, or terminate a Federal contract in violation of Federal rules, and shall report any such action to the Congress in an unclassified format within 48 hours after taking any such action; and 

(10) shall notify the Congress within 48 hours after providing a cyber-related certification of legality to a United States person.

The bill’s purpose is to protect us against an Internet attack from a foreign country or from terrorist, but is written so broadly that the President could assert control over this vital communications resource and disable communication and dissent in the country. It is another example of the government trying to take over our capitalist economy.

If you are as afraid of this bill as I am, contact your representatives and make sure that they know your position. We need to keep America free.

state health commissions. This would be used to determine if you are eligible for government subsidies. Currently, IRS data is not shared with other government agencies because of privacy concerns.

Here is the exact verbiage from H.R. 3200:

SEC. 245. INCOME DETERMINATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In applying this subtitle for an affordability credit for an individual for a plan year, the individual’s income shall be the income (as defined in section 242(c)) for the individual for the most recent taxable year (as determined in accordance with rules of the Commissioner). The Federal poverty level applied shall be such level in effect as of the date of the application.

(b) PROGRAM INTEGRITY; INCOME VERIFICATION PROCEDURES.—

(1) PROGRAM INTEGRITY.—The Commissioner shall take such steps as may be appropriate to en sure the accuracy of determinations and redeterminations under this subtitle.

(2) INCOME VERIFICATION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon an initial application of an individual for an affordability credit under this subtitle (or in applying section 242(b)) or upon an application for a change in the affordability credit based upon a significant change in family income described in subparagraph (A)—

(i) the Commissioner shall request from the Secretary of the Treasury the disclosure to the Commissioner of such information as may be permitted to verify the information contained in such application; and

(ii) the Commissioner shall use the information so disclosed to verify such information.

(B) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.—The Commissioner shall establish procedures for the verification of income for purposes of this subtitle if no income tax return is available for the most recent completed tax year.

The Privacy Act that is currently the law of the land prevents government agencies from sharing data and requires that agencies obtain data directly from the people. This provision of Obamacare would circumvent or defy the Privacy Act and allow sharing between the IRS and new health care bureaucracies. I don’t think that this is something anyone wants. We are going down a path that is going to lead to government control of everything we do. It could be the beginning of a all-knowing totalitarian state like the planet has never seen before.

We must all oppose this plan and act now before it is too late. Get involved, call your representatives, send letters and e-mails, attend town hall meetings and write for your local papers. Maybe “we the people” can win this one.