Last night I watched the movie The Untouchables and, in one scene, the Sean Connery character explains The Chicago Way to the Kevin Costner character: “You put one of ours in the hospital, we put one of yours in the morgue.” As South Side Barry carefully manages the destruction of our free market system and oversees the demise of America, his minions continue to employ a similar philosophy to crush those who would stand in their way.
Anybody notice the front page crucifixion of competitor Toyota while Chrysler’s air bag defects and Government Motors’ dangerous steering problems go all but unnoticed? You must have noticed the difference between the government news media’s treatment of New York Governor Patterson, who accepted a couple of free tickets to a ballgame and Congressman Rangel, who’s rampant illegal and amoral skullduggery has finally spilled over and can no longer be ignored … not completely anyway. Throw Patterson under the bus? Hell, they’re catapulting him under a garbage truck! What about Rangel? Aw shucks, he’s a crook but he’s still such a nice guy. Wait a minute … don’t both of these fallen saints sport the same capital ‘D’ after their name? Gee, if only the New York Guv would have resigned from his sagging campaign when Obama made him an offer he couldn’t refuse …
It makes you wonder what kinds of threats are being made against the ten Congressmen that were summoned to the White House last week. You know, the ones that voted against The Nutty Professor’s healthcare disaster the first time it slithered up The Hill? I’m so sick and tired of hearing the rigid Marxist ideologues continue to defend the indefensible that my head is about ready to pop! They keep pointing to the number of times the so-called nuclear option has been used in the past, all the while ignoring the fact that its purpose was never for anything but reconciling budgetary differences [thus the name 'reconciliation'] and the results have always been bi-partisan. It was never used, or meant to be used, by a single party for major life-changing legislation, which has already been rejected by the vast majority of Americans, and which dramatically affects nearly 20% of our economy for decades to come.
On a weekend TV talk fiasco I watched this morning, one half-truther when reminded about the dangers of introducing a ’simple majority’ vote to matters of such national importance offered, “That’s like saying if you look at a drunk who takes a drink everyday for years, that this next one is the drink that’s going to kill him.” Excuse me, but if that next drink is chugging an entire bottle of booze … YES! The bill these guys are trying to pour down our throats is like chugging a quart, not just a shot! It will prove equally toxic both to those who pour the drink as well as those of us who are forced to swallow its vial contents!
As with the failure of everything else he has touched, Obama has pretty much managed to keep his fingerprints off this one too … except, after enough doublespeak, enough lies, enough deceit and enough treachery, I think this time the American people finally get it! Um-m-m, whatever happened to the old tradition of tar and feathers, anyway?
R.S.F.
Icy temperatures are sweeping the country, the nation’s capitol is locked down, violent snowstorms hurled at us by global climate change have closed schools and displaced children who are starving in the streets! Only government can save us…only government can end this madness! Such are conditions in the dizzying world of the left leaning Liberal.
But wait a minute. With 25 percent of their 
The Democrat machine is running out of gas — especially in Massachusetts. Perhaps that’s the price of opposition to drilling for more fuel. The weak gusts of hot air from their wind turbines seem to be waning and they’ve not only last-resorted to name calling but, once again, are proving their disconnect with the American people. Scott Brown is now being 
Once upon a time there was a young gobbler named Thomas who, more than anything else, wanted to be invited to a Thanksgiving dinner. He had heard stories about great mounds of delicious food — a fantastic feast with family and friends gathered around a massive table. Thomas even imagined himself dressing for the occasion! He pushed out his chest and strutted proudly around the barnyard hoping to get noticed.
I received this e-Mail from a friend the other day and would like to share the stories with you in case you haven’t seen them. Any resemblance between version number two and the current government regime’s method of operation is purely intentional.
Whether or not the saga of that boy thought to be in the runaway balloon is true or some kind of hoax, the family should be receiving a pretty hefty bill for search and rescue resources that were put into play. Should be, but I’m not holding my breath. They never seem to charge those goofy-Guses who go out and get stuck on a mountain because “it was there,” so I doubt this will be any different.
The Bill and the ‘Bama
Meanwhile, the sham billed as a “Healthcare Conference” is behind us and may go down in history as the greatest backfire since Henry Ford cranked up his first Model ‘T’. Originally designed to produce a GOP scapegoat for Democrats to finger, when Americans rise up against the four thousand scraps of paper they’re trying to shove down our throats … the Republicans turned out to be well spoken, well prepared and offered solid solutions. To make matters worse, their guests from across the aisle knew more about the existing legislation than the Dems themselves! Even Liberal web sites are saying it was the Republicans’ day.
As I listen to the whole debate, I have yet to hear anyone speak about actually providing quality care … both sides only talk about coverage. What good is everyone being covered if they can’t get the kind of care they need when they need it? It’s like overlooking the fact that the concept of reform and the bill currently on the table are not the same thing, or that you don’t have to destroy the best health care system in the world for 300 million people in order to cover a mere 30 million [a number which leaves plenty of room for serious question].
Speaking of questions, I wonder if the Republicans will continue to embrace their newly rediscovered Conservative roots and whether the voting public will finally come to understand that none of this is about health care in the first place … but, rather, it’s all about power! Only time will tell and the ultimate answer will come in November at the most important tea party of them all.
R.S.F.
P.S. - Acid test for health care bill: You know the legislation is good enough for you when Congress accepts the plan for their own coverage, too!
