THE MOST INSANE OBAMA IDEA YET - HE TOTALLY IGNORES HIS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES!

.....THIS DISGUSTINGLY DANGEROUS MOVE BY THE OBAMA MARXISTS SHOWS NO REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF NEW YORKERS AND THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES!



The polls show Obama and the members of his administration, as well as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and their radical liberal members of Congress and Senate are plummeting by the minute.....The motive operandi of the present radical leftist democratic party, has become more obvious each day. Their idea is to throw enough convoluted issues and legislation at the American people, so that they will become confused and distracted. They think that perhaps we are not adept enough to handle it all. WELL.....THEY COULD NOT BE MORE MISTAKEN!!!

Obama and his Radical Leftists, Marxists, Liberal Fascists, Maoists (take your choice as there are some of each) as well as his corrupt Chicago cohorts and union thugs, are asking for big-time political problems.

Surely, they must realize, that if there is even one more Islamic-Jihadist attack on our United States homeland, ALL of them will be held totally responsible for inciting the enemy!

Is it 2010 and 2012 yet?

ARTICLE:

Giuliani: 9/11 Trials in NYC Will Lead to More Terrorism

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted the Obama administration on Friday for its decision to try five Sept. 11 suspects in New York, saying that such a trial would only encourage terrorists to target the city once again.

Earlier Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba would be transported onto U.S. soil to face justice in civilian court.

"After eight years of delay, those allegedly responsible for that attacks of September the 11th will finally face justice," Holder said. "They will be brought to New York – to New York – to answer for their alleged crimes in a courthouse just blocks away from where the twin towers once stood.”

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Giuliani, who was mayor of New York City at the time of the attacks, slammed the decision during an appearance on Fox News.

“I think this is a very dangerous decision, and an irresponsible one. And one that is absolutely unnecessary. Meaning, if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed couldn't be tried anywhere else but in New York, then of course New York would handle it and do it,” he said.

“New York is already a target for terrorists – we announce that every day and talk about it every day. To add something unnecessary to that makes no sense, and the president has made, I believe, an irresponsible decision.”

Other Republicans, like Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, and Rep. Peter King of New York, agreed with Giuliani, who said 9/11 “was an act of war. And one of the things I thought we learned from Sept. 11 was that we were in a state of denial before Sept. 11. We went through this once before – 1993. We had people, terrorists, attack the World Trade Center. We did not recognize it as an act of war. We tried them in the Southern District of New York. It did no good. We were attacked in Africa, we were attacked at those embassies in Africa, we were attacked on the USS Cole and then we had the worst attack in our history.

“And I hoped and prayed from that day on it would be the last Islamic terrorist attack in our history. And it was not the last, because a week ago we had another Islamic terrorist attack on our soil,” said Giuliani, referring to the shooting spree at Ford Hood, Texas, that left 13 people dead. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the attack, reportedly shouted “Allahu akbar!” (Arabic for “God is great!”) as he started shooting.

“Why this administration has trouble figuring that out when the man yelled out 'Allahu akbar' when he was murdering people – as a former prosecutor I find frighteningly incompetent,” Giuliani said.

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BREAKING NEWS! / LOU DOBBS RESIGNS FROM CNN AFTER THIRTY YEARS / THIS MAY BE AN ANSWERED PRAYER FOR HIS LOYAL FOLLOWERS

MANY OF US HAVE BEEN HOPING, WISHING AND PRAYING, THAT LOU DOBBS WOULD LEAVE CNN AND MOVE TO THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL.

SOME OF US ALSO THINK THAT LOU WOULD BE A GREAT UNITED STATES SENATOR OR CONGRESSMAN.

EITHER WAY LOU, WE WILL HONOR WHATEVER ROAD YOU CHOSE TO TRAVEL, WE SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE AND WILL BE THERE FOR YOU - TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

CONTACT LOU DOBBS, LISTEN TO HIS RADIO SHOW ON THE WEB, OR FIND OUT WHICH STATIONS CARRY LOU'S AM RADIO BROADCASTS:

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AS IF IT WAS TODAY - THIS 1934 CARTOON (READ THE SMALL PRINT) AS THOUGH IT IS THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT MUCH WORSE IN 2009!

This cartoon was in the Chicago Tribune in 1934. Look carefully at the plan of action in the lower left corner.

"Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it."

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IT IS VETERAN'S DAY - IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER ALL OF OUR ARMED FORCES !

WE HONOR ALL OF OUR INCREDIBLE VETERANS!

WE HONOR all of the men and women that have sacrificed their very lives in combat under incredibly difficult situations. WE PRAY unceasingly each day that their souls are at rest with God. They will never be forgotten. WE PRAY unceasingly for their families. We will love and remember them forever!

WE HONOR and WE PRAY unceasingly for all of the men and women in our armed services that were shot down, died and were wounded at Fort Hood. We will fight without ceasing for justice on their behalf. We will not quit until we win! WE PRAY for the rapid recovery of the wounded every day. WE PRAY unceasingly for the families of the dead and wounded. We love them all so much!

WE HONOR and WE PRAY unceasingly for all of the members of our armed services that have sustained wounds during incredibly difficult combat situations around overseas. WE PRAY unceasingly for their souls and for their rapid recovery each day and WE PRAY unceasingly for their families. We love them all so much!

WE HONOR and WE PRAY unceasingly for all of our military veterans across the nation. We thank them for all that they have done on the behalf of the citizens of the United States of America. We thank them for their unselfishness and their sacrifices on our behalf. We thank them for their patriotism, courage and perseverance. We shall never forget them.....ever! WE PRAY unceasingly for them. We love them all so much!

WE HONOR all of the men and women of courage who are presently enlisting in our armed services. WE PRAY unceasingly for their continued protection and we thank them for their courage and commitment.We love them all so much

WE HONOR and THANK our military families for their patriotism and their sacrifices. We THANK all of them for their unselfish attitudes. WE PRAY unceasingly for them all. We love them all so much.

WE LOVE YOU! WE LOVE YOU! WE LOVE YOU! WE THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!

With some exceptions, the citizens of the United States know the difference between good and evil. We want you all to know that unlike some, we see our enemies through the eyes of clarity and we remain diligent in our quest to see our enemies brought down in victory. WE PRAY unceasingly for our victory and our country.

We do not view our enemies through the sick, perverted lens of "political correctness". Many of our leaders and the radical left in our country insist upon distorting our constitution and our military missions by using "political correctness" nonsense, instead of acknowledging the TRUTH of our greatness and our exceptionalism. WE PRAY unceasingly for OUR TRUTH to reign forever.

We will continue to shine the light of truth upon those who insist on using the "political correct" mantras to explain our country and its circumstance. We will persevere in our quest, to tell the TRUTH, until our detractors no longer plague our society. The TRUTH shall set them free! WE PRAY unceasingly for our country and its people.

We are here for all of our military! Always remember that we are thinking and praying for them each minute, each hour, each day, each week, each month and all year. WE PRAY unceasingly for their protection and the riddance of our enemies.

WE LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.....

WE HONOR ALL OF YOU!

Written by *** Califstarheart ***

November 11, 2009

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OBAMA, THE PRESS, THE F.B.I. & SOME IN OUR MILITARY TOOK BECAME POLITICALLY CORRECT WHEN EXPLAINING A TERRORIST'S HENOUS MASSACRE OF OUR TROOPS

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT LT. COLONEL RALPH PETERS BIOGRAPHY/RESUME AND YOU WILL FEEL CONFIDENT THAT HE HAS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD'S WAR AGAINST ISLAMIC - JIHADIST TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWERS.


CLICK HERE> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Peters

• WE CONSERVATIVES AND INDEPENDENTS MUST:

• STOP THE INSANITY THAT IS GOING ON WITHIN OUR INSTITUTIONS. STOP THE RADICAL LIBERAL MARXISTS AND THEIR COHORTS FROM RUINING OUR COUNTRY. EXPOSE THEIR TACTICS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. COUNTER THEM AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

• WE MUST EXPOSE THE RADICAL LIBERAL MARXISTS WHEN THEY ATTEMPT TO COVER THEIR EVIL DEEDS WITH "POLITICALLY CORRECT" LIES.

• WE MUST STOP THE SO-CALLED "DIVERSITY" NONSENSE AND THE CONSTANT USE OF THE WORD "RACIST".

ARTICLE BY LT. COLONEL RALPH PETERS

Deadly denial

Fudging the facts on Fort Hood

Last Updated: 1:54 AM, November 10, 2009

Posted: 12:28 AM, November 10, 2009

Ralph Peters

As President Obama belatedly appears at Fort Hood today, will he dare to speak the word "terror?"

He won't use the word "Islamist." If he mentions Islam at all, it'll be to sing its praises yet again.

We've already learned that Islamist terrorist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan attended the Northern Virginia mosque of Imam Anwar al-Aulaqi, a fiery al Qaeda supporter who later fled the United States. We know that Hasan's peers, subordinates and patients repeatedly raised red flags that his superiors suppressed. We know he was a player on Islamist-extremist Web sites. The FBI's uncovering one extremist link after another.

Politically correct: Gen. George Casey won't call attack "terrorism."

But to call this an act of terrorism, the White House would need an autographed photo of Osama bin Laden helping Hasan buy weapons in downtown Killeen, Texas. Even that might not suffice.

Islamist terrorists don't all have al Qaeda union cards in their wallets. Terrorism's increasingly the domain of entrepreneurs and independent contractors. Under Muslim jurisprudence, jihad's an individual responsibility. Hasan was a self-appointed jihadi.

Yet we're told he was just having a bad day.

Our politically correct Army plays along. Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey won't utter the word "terrorism." The Forces Command Public Affairs Office guidance for officers never mentions "Islam" or "terror," leaving you unsure whether there was a traffic accident down at Fort Hood, or maybe an outbreak of swine flu.

Meanwhile, the media try to turn Hasan into a victim. A sickening (and amateurish) Washington Post article portrayed him as a poor, impoverished minority living in a $320-a-month rathole apartment and driving a down-market car -- as if the squalor made him a terrorist.

Squalor he chose to live in, by the way: As a major drawing added professional pay for his medical credentials, plus his benefits, Hasan made a six-figure income. And he was single, without college loans or medical bills. Has anybody asked where the money went? I'll bet a chunk of it disappeared in cash donations to hard-core Islamist causes. Will a single journalist track the missing bucks?

It gets worse: On Sunday evening, a ranking officer in Hasan's medical chain of command raced to cover her butt. Asked why the killer was promoted to major after receiving career-killer performance reviews at Walter Reed, the officer claimed that Hasan faced the same promotion board requirements as everyone else.

Liar, liar, uniform on fire: A dirty big secret in our Army has been that officers' promotion boards have quotas for minorities. We don't call them quotas, of course. But if a board doesn't hit the floor numbers, its results are held up until the list has been corrected. It's almost impossible for the Army's politically correct promotion system to pass over a Muslim physician.

Sen. Joe Lieberman, one of the few lawmakers willing to whisper the word "terrorism," needs to call the officers who sat on Hasan's promotion board before the Senate, put them under oath, then ask if Hasan made major because of minority-quota requirements.

This corrupt (and now deadly) affirmative-action system does a severe disservice to the bulk of minority officers, who make the grade on quality and professionalism. It leaves other officers wondering if the new guy who just showed up in the unit is a "real" officer or an affirmative-action baby.

Ditto for our government's unwillingness to take on Muslim extremists on US soil. Blathering about freedom of religion, we foster hate speech. By protecting the fanatics, we betray the peaceful majority of our Muslim citizens, leaving them afraid to speak out, since the feds shield the fanatics in charge of their mosques and communities.

Let's be clear: Maj. Hasan's terrorism should not result in a witch hunt against Muslim service members. But soldiers who happen to be Muslims must be subject to the same level of scrutiny and discipline as those of other faiths.

Just as we'd expect the Army to get rid of a disruptive white supremacist, we need to cashier anyone who espouses violent Islamist extremism -- as Maj. Hasan did, again and again.

We won't. Because Islamist terrorism doesn't exist. Just ignore the dead and ask our president.

Ralph Peters' latest book is "The War After Armageddon."

Read more:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/deadly_denial_nta2v3RwY9bjnkRWrAyoJP#ixz0WWEt9c7R


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A gross affront to the United States and our military!


Our so-called pathetic Commander-in Chief, Barack Hussein Obama avoids putting his hand over his heart or saluting to our military. He continues to show his lack of regard for our flag, our armed forces and the citizens of the United States.


Listening carefully to his words and his body language, it is more than apparent that he does not want to be bothered with or by our military.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....LET ME SEE IS I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS.....

NO MATTER HOW ONE LOOKS AT THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION POLICIES , IT LEAVES US WONDERING WHY OUR REPRESENTATIVES DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY UNSAFE.

SO, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW OTHER COUNTRIES HANDLE ILLEGAL ALIENS -

• IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

• IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

• IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

• IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

• IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

• IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

• IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

BUT.....

• IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS, SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE, A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON AND IN MANY INSTANCES YOU CAN VOTE!
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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE RADICAL LEFT , THE SKANKY IN-THE-TANK LIBERAL PRESS CAN MAKE ALL KIND OF EXCUSES BUT THE.....

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THE FORT HOOD

MASSACRE WAS TERRORISM

Monday, November 9, 2009 8:59 AM

By: Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

In his nationally televised remarks following the horrendous killings at Fort Hood, President Obama never mentioned the "T" word — terrorism. The attack was an act "of violence." No mention of terrorism.

In fact, the Fort Hood shooting is the first terror attack on American soil since 9/11. But Obama, reluctant to take the rap for inadequate protections against such attacks, is doing everything he can to make it look like an adult version of the Columbine school shootings.

We are treated to stories about the killer's dread of being sent back to Afghanistan and his deformed personality.

But, the fact is that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan jumped on a table, yelled "Allah hu akbar" and began the shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 more.

Ilana Freedman, CEO and senior analyst for the Gerard Group International, which provides intelligence analysis for business and homeland security, describes Hasan as a "lone wolf terrorist" who acted without apparent coordination with any other person or organization.

But that does not make him any less of a terrorist.

The dividing line, of course, between a terrorist and a psychopathic killer is political motivation. His statements right before opening fire would indicate that Hasan was motivated by fanaticism and a commitment to Islamic fascism, even though President Obama bends over backwards to avoid saying so.

Obama's refusal to call the attack terrorism, and to heed the warning signs about the porous nature of our security system that allowed it to happen on a military base, recalls President Clinton's deliberate decision to downplay the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center.

He did not visit the site of the attack and treated it as a crime, promising to find those guilty and punish them, rather than to attack the international groups that funded and enabled them.

There may be no groups behind Maj. Hasan's attack, but the fact that he was an officer in the Army, with full access to a military base and its arsenal of weapons, while holding the views he did, is the first indication of a laxity in security under President Obama.

This attack did not take place in a shopping mall or a school, where security procedures are, understandably, relaxed. It happened on the highest security place of all — a military base. That the military failed to spot the possibility of an attack and had no measures in place to prevent it must be laid at the feet of the commander in chief of that military: President Barack Obama.

Many commentators have warned that the diminution of security and the weakening of our anti-terrorist protections would leave us vulnerable to be hit again. Now it has happened. And the president is doing everything he can to blur the distinction between murder and terrorism.

It was his failure to understand the difference between an act of war and a crime that undermined President Clinton's administration's anti-terror efforts and led directly to 9/11. It would appear that President Obama is going down the same road of denial and minimization of political harm.

There may be casualties at Fort Hood, but Obama is determined that his popularity will not be among them.

© 2009 Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

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PUT PRESSURE ON THE SENATE TO VOTE A SOLID "NO" ON A PELOSI TYPE OF HEALTH CARE REFORM / IT IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH!

WE CAN WIN IN THE SENATE

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

November 9, 2009

As Sean Hannity is fond of saying: "Let not your heart be troubled." We can still beat the Obama program in the Senate! Obama needed the momentum of House passage to help him in the Senate where the real challenge lies.

There, we have several Senators who might well vote no: Lieberman (CT), Bayh (Ind), Hagan (NC), Landrieu (LA), Pryor and Lincoln (Ark), Nelson (Neb), Johnson (SD), Dorgan and Conrad (ND), Tester (Montana), Engler (Col), and Feinstein (Cal). And Reid will need all of these Senators to back the bill to get the 60 votes to pass it (assuming we hold Collins and Snowe from Maine).

And, if Reid tries to use reconciliation to pass the bill with just 50 votes, he will not only get negative votes from most of the above but likely from Byrd (W VA) and a bunch of others. Some will object to the procedural issue. Others will worry that if they are ever in the minority, they will need the filibuster to stay relevant and do not want to set the precedent of taking away the weapon.

The key is to keep fighting. Please give us funds to run ads in these swing states to go after voters on this key issue. We have raised $2.7 million already but need at least $2 million more to move the key votes. Click here to donate. And read the column below to understand the full stakes:

JAIL FOR NO INSURANCE UNDER PELOSI BILL

The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation reported that the House version of the health care bill specifies that those who don't buy health insurance and do not pay the fine of about 2.5% of their income for failing to do so can face a penalty of up to five years in prison!

The bill describes the penalties as follows:

* Section 7203 - misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.

* Section 7201 - felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years." [page 3]

That anyone should face prison for not buying health insurance is simply incredible.

And how much will the stay-out-of-jail insurance cost? The Joint Committee noted that "according to a recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office, the lowest-cost family non-group plan under HR 3862 (the Pelosi bill) would cost $15,000 by 2016."

Obama's bill only provides subsidies to help pay this enormous sum after families making about $45,000 have paid 8% of their income for insurance and after those earning a household income of about $65,000 have kicked in 12%.

The Joint Committee on Taxation noted that while the Senate Finance Committee version of the bill did not include criminal penalties, "The House Democrats' bill, however, contains no similar language protecting American citizens from civil and criminal tax penalties that could include a $250,000 fine and five years in jail."

Remember that simply buying catastrophic insurance, which may be all the young uninsured family needs, does not constitute having adequate insurance under the Obama bill. It has to be total, all inclusive insurance for one to avoid the penalties in the legislation. That is because Obama wants to use these premiums from the currently uninsured to subsidize his program.

So Ms. Pelosi is requiring Americans to pay these steep premiums, or a fine of 2.5% of their income for not doing so, or, potentially, go to prison!

Anyone who is familiar with the U.S. prison system can attest to the large number of people incarcerated for similar white collar offenses. That the House bill would treat failure to carry health insurance or pay the fine as tax evasion or willful nonpayment is amazing!

And where is the constitutional basis for requiring everyone to buy insurance? It is OK for a state to make drivers pay for automobile insurance. Driving is not a right, it is a privilege, and the state may regulate it by demanding insurance. Banks can require homeowners to buy insurance as a condition of their lending. But how does the federal government get the right to require a family to buy health insurance or face a civil penalty and, failing that, to face either a criminal fine or jail?

The tough penalties in the House bill are designed to keep insurance companies from opposing the bill. It was the relaxation of these penalties in the Senate Finance Committee version of the legislation that led the companies to reverse field and come out in opposition to the legislation. The insurance companies want to see their coffers swell when tens of millions of new customers are required to buy insurance. The more draconian the penalties for failing to pay them large sums of money to pad their bottom lines, the better.

The more you read this bill, the worse it gets.

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HEALTH CARE ISSUES UPDATES:

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WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO & WE WILL START PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON THE SENATE

HERE IT IS...READ THIS AND GET READY TO FIGHT! NANCY PELOSI HAD AN EXTREMELY CLOSE VOTE ON HER HORRIFIC HEALTH CARE HATE BILL. SHE HAD TO GET SOMETHING PASSED, IN ORDER TO TIDE OVER HER RADICAL LIBERAL BASE, SO THEY WILL VOTE TO KEEP HER IN CONGRESS. OTHERWISE, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED BY THEM.

NOW.....IT IS IN THE SENATE THAT WE TAKE OUR FIGHT AND GET THE NASTY PUBLIC OPTIONS TAKEN OUT AS WELL AS OTHER NEGATIVE SECTIONS IN HER MONSTER MANUSCRIPT OF AN EMMENSE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER.

CONGRESSIONAL VOTE TALLIES:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll887.xml

If you don't read another thing this month, Please, for the sake of your children, read this and forward it to everyone you know!!

This article which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday November 7 exposes for all to see just what the Monstrosity of a House Health-Care Bill would really do to us all. It will make your blood run cold! Read it and heed it.

What the Pelosi Health-Care Bill Really Says

Here are some important passages in the 2,000 page legislation.

By BETSY MCCAUGHEY

The health bill that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing to a vote (H.R. 3962) is 1,990 pages. Here are some of the details you need to know.

What the government will require you to do:

Sec. 202 (p. 91-92) of the bill requires you to enroll in a "qualified plan." If you get your insurance at work, your employer will have a "grace period" to switch you to a "qualified plan," meaning a plan designed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you buy your own insurance, there's no grace period. You'll have to enroll in a qualified plan as soon as any term in your contract changes, such as the co-pay, deductible or benefit.

Sec. 224 (p. 118) provides that 18 months after the bill becomes law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will decide what a "qualified plan" covers and how much you'll be legally required to pay for it. That's like a banker telling you to sign the loan agreement now, then filling in the interest rate and repayment terms 18 months later.

On Nov. 2, the Congressional Budget Office estimated what the plans will likely cost. An individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, which is 17% of his pre-tax income. A family earning $102,100 a year before taxes will have to pay a $15,000 premium plus an estimated $5,300 out-of-pocket, for a $20,300 total, or 20% of its pre-tax income. Individuals and families earning less than these amounts will be eligible for subsidies paid directly to their insurer.

Sec. 303 (pp. 167-168) makes it clear that, although the "qualified plan" is not yet designed, it will be of the "one size fits all" variety. The bill claims to offer choice basic, enhanced and premium levels but the benefits are the same. Only the co-pays and deductibles differ. You will have to enroll in the same plan, whether the government is paying for it or you and your employer are footing the bill.

Sec. 59b (pp. 297-299) says that when you file your taxes, you must include proof that you are in a qualified plan. If not, you will be fined thousands of dollars. Illegal immigrants are exempt from this requirement.

Sec. 412 (p. 272) says that employers must provide a "qualified plan" for their employees and pay 72.5% of the cost, and a smaller share of family coverage, or incur an 8% payroll tax. Small businesses, with payrolls from $500,000 to $750,000, are fined less.

Eviscerating Medicare:

In addition to reducing future Medicare funding by an estimated $500 billion, the bill fundamentally changes how Medicare pays doctors and hospitals, permitting the government to dictate treatment decisions.

Sec. 1302 (pp. 672-692) moves Medicare from a fee-for-service payment system, in which patients choose which doctors to see and doctors are paid for each service they provide, toward what's called a "medical home."

The medical home is this decade's version of HMO-restrictions on care. A primary-care provider manages access to costly specialists and diagnostic tests for a flat monthly fee. The bill specifies that patients may have to settle for a nurse practitioner rather than a physician as the primary-care provider. Medical homes begin with demonstration projects, but the HHS secretary is authorized to "disseminate this approach rapidly on a national basis."

A December 2008 Congressional Budget Office report noted that "medical homes" were likely to resemble the unpopular gatekeepers of 20 years ago if cost control was a priority.

Sec. 1114 (pp. 391-393) replaces physicians with physician assistants in overseeing care for hospice patients.

Secs. 1158-1160 (pp. 499-520) initiates programs to reduce payments for patient care to what it costs in the lowest cost regions of the country. This will reduce payments for care (and by implication the standard of care) for hospital patients in higher cost areas such as New York and Florida.

Sec. 1161 (pp. 520-545) cuts payments to Medicare Advantage plans (used by 20% of seniors). Advantage plans have warned this will result in reductions in optional benefits such as vision and dental care.

Sec. 1402 (p. 756) says that the results of comparative effectiveness research conducted by the government will be delivered to doctors electronically to guide their use of "medical items and services."

Questionable Priorities:

While the bill will slash Medicare funding, it will also direct billions of dollars to numerous inner-city social work and diversity programs with vague standards of accountability.

Sec. 399V (p. 1422) provides for grants to community "entities" with no required qualifications except having "documented community activity and experience with community healthcare workers" to "educate, guide, and provide experiential learning opportunities" aimed at drug abuse, poor nutrition, smoking and obesity. "Each community health worker program receiving funds under the grant will provide services in the cultural context most appropriate for the individual served by the program."

These programs will "enhance the capacity of individuals to utilize health services and health related social services under Federal, State and local programs by assisting individuals in establishing eligibility . . . and in receiving services and other benefits" including transportation and translation services.

Sec. 222 (p. 617) provides reimbursement for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. This program will train health-care workers to inform Medicare beneficiaries of their "right" to have an interpreter at all times and with no co-pays for language services.

Secs. 2521 and 2533 (pp. 1379 and 1437) establishes racial and ethnic preferences in awarding grants for training nurses and creating secondary-school health science programs. For example, grants for nursing schools should "give preference to programs that provide for improving the diversity of new nurse graduates to reflect changes in the demographics of the patient population." And secondary-school grants should go to schools "graduating students from disadvantaged backgrounds including racial and ethnic minorities."

Sec. 305 (p. 189) Provides for automatic Medicaid enrollment of newborns who do not otherwise have insurance.

For the text of the bill with page numbers, see www.defendyourhealthcare.us.

Ms. McCaughey is chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and a former Lt. Governor of New York state.

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