Kiss My Astroturf! Healthcare Reform or Just Another Move Toward Socialism?

Let me start by saying that most of the people protesting the Healthcare Reform Bill are conservatives, but there is also a healthy dose of Dems in the mix that feel swindled. What is it that we don't like? We don't like the idea of a government that can't manage Social Security, Medicaid/Medicare, the Postal Service, or a cash for clunker program in charge of our healthcare. They also really screwed up Fanny Pack! (oops! I'm mean Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac) Or, it could be that we just think we need a smaller government. Seems like they want control over everything, from banks, car dealers, housing, and now our health!

I know Obama said that you can keep your old health care plan, but did you know that you'll be penalized if you do? Yep, Obama wants to tax your insurance payout. Let's say you have to have surgery that cost $10,000 and your insurance will only pay $5,000. You not only have to come up with the other $5,000 to pay for it, but they want to tax you on the 5 grand your insurance paid like income! The idea is to make it so difficult to keep insurance that you inevitably have to switch over to the government's plan. In one of Obama's speeches, he specifically states that he invisions a single pay government insurance within another 10-15 years.

Of course we're frustrated that our tax dollars will go to those who already take advantage of our government programs, but most of us are really outraged that our tax dollars will go toward funding abortions as well. What? That's right. Our tax dollars would fund abortions. Right now there is nothing in the bill to keep them from using our money in that fashion. You can read the bill yourself. The Dems will tell you that there is no language that specifically says the government will use your money for abortion. This may be true, but there is no language in the bill that prohibits them using your money for it either. Any lawyer will tell you that's a "fishy" loophole. They intentionally left it out so that they can say, "See, we aren't going to do this?" and then later turn around and do just what they said they wouldn't all while saying, "there is nothing in the bill that says we can't." The American Center for Law and Justice is working overtime on Capitol Hill trying to fight this now before it passes. You can sign a petition at https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3466&ac=1&Zip=*Zip They want to make sure the bill has specific language stating that this money will not go towards abortion.

Now, maybe you are pro-choice and you don't mind your hard earned money being spent this way. That's fine, but don't expect me to go along with it and pay for it. Don't I have rights and a choice too? I choose not to agree. I want that bill to clearly express that tax dollars may not be used to fund abortion. Call me crazy, but I don't see how anything in this bill is good for our nation.

Now all the bill specifics aside, I'm sure you've all seen the "angry mobs" that have turned out at town hall meetings filling your television screen. These people are mad and they are exercising their First Amendment Rights to freedom of speech and right to assemble. I have to say I'm appalled at the remarks Obama and speaker, Nancy Pelosi have given about the public's outrage. They are saying that the GOP is calling on Republicans everywhere to protest. This isn't true. I've been a member of the GOP for a long time and I've never gotten an email or letter urging me to do this. They are calling it "manufactured anger" and Pelosi said we were like "the Astroturf of the grassroots movement!" They want to insenuate that the public isn't really all that mad and that a majority of people are for this. What? As if we need someone to tell us to get mad and protest. As if we can't make decisions on our own? Um no, we REALLY are mad. All on our own! And believe it or not, it's a LOT of people.

It's not really in our conservative blood to rally and protest. That's always been reserved for the lefties, and seems to be one of their strong suits. Yet, finally we have something we feel is important enough for us to protest about and they are calling us crazy! Sheesh. We had to listen to the libs prattle on about how horrible Bush was, and we watched them rally and protest for 8 years. Give us some slack now that the tides have turned. This is complete hipocrasy. So now speaking up and protesting is only allowed by the left?

Final thing for me to rant about tonight; our freedom of speech. Our president is saying that there is a lot of "disinformation" going around about this Healthcare Reform Bill. He's getting scarily old East Germany on us. The White House blog specifically says, "If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov." They want names and email addresses. What are they going to do with this information? Put me on some crazy radicals black list and screen everything I do? Do it! It's not going to stop me from expressing my opinion.