At Monday’s CNN/Tea Party debate, Wolf Blitzer said in his opening remarks that the candidates would get equal time to answer questions. For the first half hour or so, he appeared to have kept his word. After that, the debate turned into the Romney/Perry debate with Bachmann thrown into the mix to boost her failing poll numbers.
Archive for the ‘Healthcare’ Category
Ignore the pundits, Ron Paul is winning big
08
Sep
Despite being asked the least amount of questions at the NBC/Politico debate at the Reagan Library on September 7, Rep. Ron Paul is winning even though he is only third in the national polls. How is that possible? Because the other candidates are sounding more and more like Ron Paul as the primary season unfolds.
Dr. Eck on the insurance cartel
17
May
Dr. Eck’s essay is must reading for anyone who thinks government health care policies are helping the average American family and why the insurance industry is part of the problem. See Dr. Eck’s essay, The [Insurance] Empire Strikes Back.
The Madoffcrats are in control…for now
19
Apr
Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ9) held a pep rally for Medicare with seniors at a Fair Lawn dinner yesterday. The seniors at the meeting reflected on their illnesses and praised Medicare for paying for their surgeries, treatments, etc. Of course, seniors love Medicare; the general population heavily subsidizes it. If seniors had to pay the full cost of Medicare, the premium for each beneficiary would be approximately $11,000.
Guest Column: Dr. Alieta Eck
08
Nov
If ObamaCare is Bad, What Would Be Better? By Dr. Alieta Eck, http://www.aapsonline.org
ObamaCare is a wildly unpopular law for anyone who knows anything about health care. The election proved that. Physicians came together in Washington, DC to film the following national ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPwEVXstFdA&feature=youtube_gdata_player Perhaps it is time for the politicians to admit that the government cannot provide health care. Period.
Self-financed candidates could have used their money to provide health care for the uninsured
06
Nov
In the past decade, self-financed candidates, Michael Bloomberg, Jon Corzine, Meg Whitman, Linda McMahon and countless others spent collectively nearly one billion dollars to run for political office. Mayor Bloomberg spent $250 million to win three terms as mayor of New York City. Jon Corzine spent $131 million to win a U.S. Senate seat, the governorship of New Jersey and then failed in his reelection bid in 2009 despite out spending his rival Chris Christie by more than $12 million.