Cicero's America

"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. ... Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious."

--Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)

I don't think this needs any explanation, right?

The Gunslinger

ØbamaCare Rapes Consumers and Taxpayers

Of course, the Democrats and the White House are attacking Wellpoint. Let's hope nobody who works there ends up in a ditch full of bullet holes with his hands tied behind his back...in a "Chicago-style Suicide". The Wall Street Journal has the story:

In fact, what distinguishes the Wellpoint study is its detailed rigor. Take Ohio, where a young, healthy 25-year-old living in Columbus can purchase insurance from WellPoint today for about $52 per month in the individual market. WellPoint's actuaries calculate the bill will rise to $79 because Democrats are going to require it to issue policies to anyone who applies, even if they've waited until they're sick to buy insurance. Then they'll also require the company to charge everyone nearly the same rate, bringing the premium to $134. Add in an extra $17, since Democrats will require higher benefit levels, and a share of the new health industry taxes ($6), and monthly premiums have risen to $157, a 199% boost.

Meanwhile, a 40-year-old husband and wife with two kids would see their premiums jump by 122%—to $737 from $332—while a small business with eight employees in Franklin County would see premiums climb by 86%. It's true that the family or the individual might qualify for subsidies if their incomes are low enough, but the business wouldn't qualify under the Senate Finance bill WellPoint examined. And even if there are subsidies, the new costs the bill creates don't vaporize. They're merely transferred to taxpayers nationwide—or financed with deficits, which will be financed eventually with higher taxes.

I don't want to be boring...but if we don't defeat this, we're finished.

The Gunslinger, EOTIS
Para Bellum

Rassmussen Comforts

Øbama's numbers dropping fast.

But, will they tank soon enough to save the Union?

Apparently Socialized Medicine is going to be put off till the end of the year. Which means they don't have the votes to pass it now. Which is a good thing.

One can only hope that by the end of the year, things for this Fraud will be magnificently worse, to the point that no one wants to be associated. Even the cowards and traitors.

The Gunslinger

Øbama's Dreams

U.S. Officials to meet with criminal Zelaya.

They don't seem to be able to distinguish between a "democratically elected" president...and one that has violated the Constitution of his country, defied the Supreme Court and the law, and therefore has forfeited all rights to his office.

Apparently, this administration and their drones, believe that once "democratically" elected, a President may do whatever he wants, regardless of its constitutionality, legality, morality, criminality.

Hitler believed the same thing. Chavez, too.

Øbama's minions have said as much...that because Øbama was elected, the people have given him permission to do whatever he wants...and that he should not be limited by that pesky, boring, old-fashioned Constitution.

So it makes perfect sense that he would support a fellow criminal law-breaker and scofflaw.

I believe Øbama sees himself in Zelaya and Zelaya' ambitions, which is why he lept to his defense immediately, and persists in calling his ouster a "COUP", when it is clearly no such thing.

"Democratically elected" is only good so long as the elected official acts within the limitations of the system that elected him. He does not become a dictator with a free hand to flout the law and the Constitution just because managed to get himself "democratically elected" once.

Øbama clearly, shares Zelaya's misapprehension.

He, too, bears watching.

The Gunslinger