Sunday, November 15, 2009

Palin: “There’s no better training ground for politics than motherhood”

By GottaLaff

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The New York Times book review of Barbie McLipSchmutz's ghost writer's efforts included this quote:
She pretends no particular familiarity with the Middle East, the Iraq war or Islamic politics — “I knew the history of the conflict,” she writes, “to the extent that most Americans did.” And she argues that “there’s no better training ground for politics than motherhood.”
If that's true, then why are there only a handful of Rushpublic women serving? They should far outnumber the men if they're so well-trained. Using Palin's logic, either most Rushpublic women with political aspirations never gave birth, or they were such inferior moms that they didn't qualify for a run.

Let's see what else the Times dug up. I see she's not too fond of fish-turned-humans. How rude of her to offend fish that way:
Elsewhere in this volume, she talks about creationism, saying she “didn’t believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, loving beings — originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea” or from “monkeys who eventually swung down from the trees.” In everything that happens to her, from meeting Todd to her selection by Mr. McCain for the Republican ticket, she sees the hand of God: “My life is in His hands. I encourage readers to do what I did many years ago, invite Him in to take over.”
First-- and this is so stupid it burns holes through other stupid burn-holes-- fish didn't "sprout legs", Barbie. Little Nemo didn't wake up one day and say, "I'm a real boy!" Sorry about combining references, but when it comes to Palin, it comes naturally.

Next, if God really did take over and all we got was Palinism-as-we-know-it, then He needs more than one day of rest.

Here's another tasty little morsel:
She says she “never sought to ban any books” as mayor of Wasilla, and in fact has always had a “special passion for reading.
If only her recollection of what she supposedly read matched her special passion. I guess God took over during the Couric interview and had a memory fart.

And finally, bringing up the rear (literally):
“As every Iditarod musher knows,” she writes of the famous Alaska dog-sled race, “if you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes.”
She should know.

VIDEOS- More hate, more neo-Nazis, more clashes

By GottaLaff



Is it that the media is picking up on these incidents, reporting on them more often, and consequently making them more visible, or is the neo-Nazi movement growing? Pleaseohplease make it the former:

American Citizens United was one of several groups protesting across the country today, opposing a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

The group, which is against amnesty for illegal immigrants, made it clear that racism had no place at its rally. The mood, however, changed drastically when Neo-Nazi protesters tried to join.

Police stepped in and calmed everybody down.

Anger like this is so ugly, so scary, and becoming so prevalent that I'm have an increasingly difficult time posting stories like these. I can barely read them, let alone write about them.

The root cause of this kind of hostility must be addressed. It starts in the home, and should be treated there. However, that's not always possible. The question then becomes, how do we address the issue of deep-seated racism, bigotry, and hatred that has already been ingrained into very dangerous individuals?

Here's one more reason to worry. Please read the accompanying article; here's a taste... a bitter one:
I do like the fact that Fox 10 linked Ready to bigoted state Senator Russell Pearce, though I wish the reporter had asked Ready about his criminal history and being booted from the U.S. Marines after two courts-martial.



And if that's not enough, try this from last August.

H/t: Tiggrr1

Meet undercover Republican "prostitute" who taped ACORN

By GottaLaff

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You all remember the duo who posed as a pimp and prostitute and secretly videotaped their visit to ACORN.

We met the pimp, played by James O'Keefe. Now it's time to meet the prostitute, Hannah Giles:
Hannah Giles was in the middle of her guerrilla warfare lecture this weekend at the young conservatives leadership conference when a man in the audience interrupted her.

"We love you!" he cried out. The crowd erupted in applause and whistles.
A lovable "prostitute". How endearing.
At age 20, Giles is a rock star of conservative activism.
My stars and garters, she's attained rock star status! That's quite an accomplishment for someone who dressed as a hooker and teamed up with a sleazebag.
Giles credits the Young America's Foundation -- the group that put on the conference -- with inspiring much of her political action.
She used to be a surfer. Then she went to the Foundation event and saw the shining light of conservatism. She became a convert. You've come a long way, baby.

Now she's giving lectures....

...because she's a successful surfer-turned-Rushpublic-pretend-Lampost Lorelei-rock star.
"Above all, attack, attack, attack," she said, quoting Republican consultant Roger Stone. "Never defend."
Attagirl. Hanging ten never gave her a rush like this!

So what does this Foundation do exactly?
According to spokesman Jason Mattera, the foundation aims to groom high school and college students to be future leaders by exposing them to the conservative philosophies that he said were missing from many classrooms.
Up until now, classrooms have been consumed with teaching Democratic Marxist communist fascist socialism. Whew, it's a good thing the Foundation is all over this or America would be in real trouble!
"We're teaching them about limited government, strong national defense, traditional values and free enterprise," he said. "Young people need to awaken."
Call me crazy, but this sounds like indoctrination. Someone should tell them before it's too late.
The mission-style complex not far from the waterfront is, according to the foundation, "a schoolhouse for Reaganism."
Santa Barbara, tear down this wall!

So who is Hannah the Prostitute hanging out with at Reagan Central?
In addition to Giles, the speakers included former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a likely contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012; and Lynn Vincent, who co-wrote Sarah Palin's new book. Also in attendance was Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), best known as the man who shouted "You lie!" at President Obama during his address to a joint session of Congress in September.
Someone is missing from that list. I can feel it...
"There is a new spirit alive," said Andrew Breitbart, whose website first broadcast the ACORN videos. He also helped teach the guerrilla warfare lecture.
Breitbart says the next targets are the Apollo Alliance, a coalition that aims for energy independence; and the Service Employees International Union.
Conservatives, he said, were co-opting the tactics used by civil rights leaders and antiwar activists of the 1960s in order to criticize the left. "We have to employ unorthodox tactics," Breitbart said. "We can beat them using their own tricks."

As if to prove Breitbart's point, Giles asked everyone in the room to copy down the words of Saul Alinsky, who is considered the father of community organizing -- and is a great hero of the left.
The Far Right is the new Left. Who'da thunk it?

Video- Liz Cheney jokes about her dad Dick running for President in 2012



Via Think Progress.

Video- SNL mocks Dobbs' resignation from CNN



Man, I didn't watch the whole thing, but SNL sucked river bilge last night.

Cartoon of the Day


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Sunday Links


Happy Sunday!! Things might just get back to normal now that my jaunting days are over (hopefully). Anything interesting going on?

In Kabul's Obama Market,' a treasure trove of bought or stolen U.S. military supplies

Junkyard wonderland: Sculptor turns scrap metal into art

Navajo Code Talkers' story remains untold

Billy Carter's old gas station: a national site?

Internet addiction can harm real relationships

Welcome to heaven, how about a cup of tea? Mail on Sunday special investigation into why asylum seekers head to Britain

Sunday Talkers


Meet the Press Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA); Rev. Al Sharpton.

Face the Nation: Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI); Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Dana Priest (The Washington Post); Juan Zarate (CBS News).

This Week: Hillary Clinton; Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (9/11); Roundtable: George Will (The Washington Post), Bob Woodward (The Washington Post), Gwen Ifill (PBS), David Brooks (The New York Times) and David Corn (Mother Jones).

Fox News Sunday: Rudy Giuliani; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI); Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci; Roundtable: Bill Kristol (The Weekly Standard), Mara Liasson (NPR), Propagandist Liz Cheney and Juan Williams (Fox News).

State of the Union: White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod; Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND); Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH); Rudy Giuliani; Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D); Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett; Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile; Reliable Sources: Cliff May (Foundation for the Defense of Democracy); Reihan Salam (New America Foundation).

The Chris Matthews Show: Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post); Katty Kay (BBC); Peggy Noonan (The Wall Street Journal); Micvhael Duffy (TIME).

Fareed Zakaria GPS: Former CIA Officer Reuel Gerecht; Claremont McKenna College Professor Minxin Pei; Harvard Professor Roderick MacFarquhar; Author Joshua Cooper Ramo ("The Age of the Unthinkable").

Line up via Silly Rabbit.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Overnight and Open Thread


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Raw Video: Obama Mixes and Mingles in Singapore



Snort, in the comments at YouTube someone said that it looked like Starfleet Command. Someone does need to start getting the Prez some calories though, he's awful skinny. Maybe protein shakes?

VIDEO- Nicolle Wallace on Palin book: "Not a single thing...is anything I ever said."

By GottaLaff



Everyone seems to be calling Barbie McLipSchmutz a liar these days:

Wallace said Palin's account is completely false.

"It's not even like it's slightly wrong. It's like I feel totally the opposite. I would never disparage the president. I adored him then and I adore him now."

Wallace seemed mystified by Palin's accounts, conceding that there were enough strategy miscalculations during the campaign that Palin "didn't have to make stuff up."

Barbie keeps proving the Theory of Devolution.

Inferior justice system- military commissions- for non-citizens only?

By GottaLaff

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Military commissions are inferior to our system of criminal justice. Jonathan Turley said as much in this video, and I've said so in numerous posts. They are secretive, and they allow heresay evidence as well as testimony resulting from torture sessions.

I know this to be true from (declassified) details shared with me by Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, who represents Gitmo detainee Fayiz al-Kandari.

Yet some of the 9/11 detainee trials will be held in federal court and others in military commissions.

Daphne Eviatar at the Washington Independent covers the obvious double standard clearly and convincingly below.

Col Morris Davis, the former chief military prosecutor for the commissions:

[H]aving two different justice systems “establish[es] a dangerous legal double standard that gives some detainees superior rights and protections, and relegates others to the inferior rights and protections of military commissions. This will only perpetuate the perception that Guantanamo and justice are mutually exclusive.”

I've also posted many times about Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld. (here, here, here, here, here, and here). Here's what he has to say:

To say that you’ve achieved the gold standard for certain defendants by holding their trials in federal courts, and the rest can go to Gtmo, doesn’t necessarily resurrect the image of Gtmo or the military commissions as beacons of fairness. And if one of the stated goals in closing Gtmo is to restore America’s moral position in the world, the decision taken today won’t get us closer to accomplishing that.”

Holder's reasoning defies logic:

Holder’s justification for trying the Cole bomber and others by military commission is that in each case, their targets were a U.S. soldier or military installation. But isn’t that what we use our regularly constituted military courts for? Isn’t that why Major Nidal Malik Hassan, who last week apparently shot up 13 soldiers at the Fort Hood military base, is being tried by court martial? The only difference would appear to be that the suspects headed for military commissions are not American citizens. So that’s why they get an inferior justice system?

That decision combined with the implicit acknowledgment in Holder’s announcement yesterday that U.S. federal courts a superior form of justice to the military commissions just highlights a question that’s becoming increasingly difficult to answer: Just what is the purpose of those new military commissions?

I have a feeling we will not be getting a satisfactory answer to that question any time soon.

However, I think I know what it is: To win. The military commission standard is lower, so a successful verdict will be much more likely. Unlike a criminal jury, the decision does not have to be unanimous. Apparently, justice isn't always a priority.

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All my previous posts on this subject matter can be found here; That link includes one specific to only Fayiz al-Kandari's story here. Here are audio and video interviews with Lt. Col. Wingard, one by David Shuster, one by Ana Marie Cox, and more. My guest commentary at BuzzFlash is here.

Lt. Col. Barry Wingard is a military attorney who represents Fayiz Al-Kandari in the Military Commission process and in no way represents the opinions of his home state. When not on active duty, Colonel Wingard is a public defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

If you are inclined to help rectify these injustices: Twitterers, use the hashtag #FreeFayiz. We have organized a team to get these stories out. If you are interested in helping Fayiz out, e-mail me at The Political Carnival, address in sidebar to the right; or tweet me at @GottaLaff.

If you'd like to see other ways you can take action, go here and scroll down to the end of the article.

Then read Jane Mayer's book The Dark Side. You'll have a much greater understanding of why I post endlessly about this, and why I'm all over the CIA deception issues, too.

More of Fayiz's story here, at Answers.com.

VIDEO- Jonathan Turley: 9/11 trial critics show "crisis of faith" in the Constitution

By GottaLaff

Turley said exactly what needed to be said. The hysterical critics of using our own criminal court system to try, you know, criminals are showing a disturbing "crisis of faith in our Constitution":

Gates Invokes New Authority to Block Release of Detainee Abuse Photos

By GottaLaff

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My dear friend Jason Leopold has an exclusive (which has since made its way into the media) that is making my blood boil:
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has blocked the release of photographs depicting US soldiers abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, using authority just granted to him by Congress to circumvent the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to keep the images under wraps on national security grounds. [...]

As first reported by truthout, the photographs at issue, include one in which a female solider is pointing a broom at a detainee "as if [she were] sticking the end of a broomstick into [his] rectum."

Other photos are said to show US soldiers pointing guns at the heads of hooded and bound detainees in prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army's Criminal Investigation Division investigated the matter and "three of the six investigations led to criminal charges and in two of those cases, the accused were found guilty and punished," according to papers Kagan previously filed with the Supreme Court. [...]

The Obama administration indicated it would abide by the appeals court order and release at least 44 of the photographs in question, but, in May, after he was pilloried by Republicans, President Obama backtracked, saying he had conferred with high-ranking military officials who advised him that releasing the images would stoke anti-American sentiment and would endanger the lives of US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As Truthout previously reported, the Obama administration petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear the case at the same time that the president privately told Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) he would work with Congress to help pass a measure to ensure the photographs could be withheld. [...]

"...[T]he fact remains that public disclosure of the photographs could reasonably be expected to endanger the lives and physical safety of individuals engaged in the Nation's military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The photographs therefore are exempt from mandatory disclosure under FOIA." [...]

Alex Abdo, a legal fellow with the ACLU's National Security Project, said the Obama administration's argument for continuing to suppres the photos "sets a dangerous precedent – that the government can conceal evidence of its own misconduct precisely because the evidence powerfully documents gross abuses of power and of detainees.
Please read the rest here.

Fayiz al-Kandari could have used some of those photos in his own defense during the military commission hearing that he is currently facing.

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All my previous posts on this subject matter can be found here; That link includes one specific to only Fayiz al-Kandari's story here. Here are audio and video interviews with Lt. Col. Wingard, one by David Shuster, one by Ana Marie Cox, and more. My guest commentary at BuzzFlash is here.

Lt. Col. Barry Wingard is a military attorney who represents Fayiz Al-Kandari in the Military Commission process and in no way represents the opinions of his home state. When not on active duty, Colonel Wingard is a public defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

If you are inclined to help rectify these injustices: Twitterers, use the hashtag #FreeFayiz. We have organized a team to get these stories out. If you are interested in helping Fayiz out, e-mail me at The Political Carnival, address in sidebar to the right; or tweet me at @GottaLaff.

If you'd like to see other ways you can take action, go here and scroll down to the end of the article.

Then read Jane Mayer's book The Dark Side. You'll have a much greater understanding of why I post endlessly about this, and why I'm all over the CIA deception issues, too.

More of Fayiz's story here, at Answers.com.

VIDEO: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Trailer

By GottaLaff

Boy Georgie's worst nightmare:



Via Vincent Bugliosi, in part:

In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. Bugliosi sets forth the legal architecture and incontrovertible evidence that President Bush took this nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses—a war that has not only caused the deaths of American soldiers but also over 100,000 innocent Iraqi men, women, and children; cost the United States over one trillion dollars thus far with no end in sight; and alienated many American allies in the Western world.
Whether or not you agree that this is even feasible, I believe we share Bugliosi's sentiments.

Four words: Throw away the key.

Former McCain campaign manager: Palin claims 'total fiction'

By GottaLaff

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John McCain's former presidential campaign manager Steve Schmidt is calling out Barbie McLipSchmutz. This popular practice is becoming a cottage industry of its own.

Now think back a few months... Remember when B-Lip got punk'd by the Sarkozy impersonator? Via CNN:
"Right away, the phones started ringing," Palin writes. "One of the first calls was Schmidt, and the force of his screaming blew my hair back. 'How can anyone be so stupid?! Why would the president of France call a vice presidential candidate a few days out?!'"

In a telephone conversation with CNN's John King, Schmidt said how he is described and portrayed in the book is "fanciful. [And] total fiction."

In the excerpts, Palin also claims Schmidt tried to put her on a strict eating regimen [...]

"Schmidt started in again, telling Randy what an awful pick I was - the "postpartum" problems, the wardrobe "scandal," "legal exposure" for Todd on Troopergate, whatever he meant by that," Palin writes according to the published excerpts.

Poor Babs.So many people are out to get her. Why would anyone ever do that, considering she's been so inclusive and kind to everyone since she pageant-walked her way into our lives.

This is going to be a long book tour.

A Teen's Reaction to the Fort Hood Memorial Service

By GottaLaff

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I've previously posted the observations of a remarkable high school student regarding the Ft. Hood shootings. Her insights were unique and poignant. Please read them here and here.

She just IMed me the link to her own blog post on the same subject, and I strongly recommend going over here to read it. Just to tantalize you, here is an excerpt or three:
The United States has been at war in Afghanistan since the fall of my second grade year, and in Iraq for half of the years I have been in school. [...]
My brother wears the same uniform as the grieving soldiers, and he has served at Fort Hood. I lived with him at Fort Hood during one of his trainings for his career as an army truck mechanic. The buildings in the background of the live shots were familiar to me, and I imagined that afternoon what it would be like to attend a memorial for my own brother. [...]
We have not seen military funerals for any of the 5000 military service members killed in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan since I learned to write my name in cursive. Our morning announcements don’t indicate the number of those forever wounded in body or soul in that time. And we have certainly seen no mention of Afghan or Iraqi civilians killed by our military since my adult teeth started coming in.
Remember, the author just turned 18. The "professional" punditiots could take lessons.

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Fellow Soldiers, family and guests take a moment of silence during a memorial service for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers: Spcs. Jake Velloza, Jeremiah McCleery, and Shawn Sykes, June 18, at Fort Hood’s 1st Cavalry Division Memorial Chapel. Sgt. Karl Williams, 3rd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: GOP's sugar daddy

By GottaLaff

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It's self-explanatory, but there are more details and another chart here.

This should be their logo. I'm sure most of them resemble Homer in some way:


Newsweek Senior Editor: Palin's book "disturbing", "vindictive"

By GottaLaff


Image from my pal Micheal Stinson's book Going Rouge

Newsweek Senior Editor Michael Hirsh had a thing or two to say about a thing or two about Barbie McLipSchmutz's saying a thing or two about a thing or two:
"There are a couple things that were somewhat disturbing about Palin that appear in this book," Hirsh observed, "(including) this streak of vindictiveness toward her political enemies, which we see now include many in the (Arizona Senator and former GOP standard bearer John) McCain camp. [...]

"So, 'Going Rogue' is probably an appropriate title," Hirsch said. "Whether it's the kind of president America wants, assuming that Sarah Palin is gearing up for a presidential run, is another question."
On MSNBC this morning, even Barbie groupie Pat Buchanan opined that this book was well, not helpful. He agreed with his Democratic counterpart that she shouldn't have dug up the past again, and that if she were to run in 2012, it will all be used against her... again.

As usual, B-Lip displays her usual stellar judgment and political savvy by coming off as a petulant whiner whose only expertise is damaging her own image.

Joe Biden on the 'The Daily Show' next Tuesday

By GottaLaff



I always enjoy Joe Biden. What a genuinely likable (and smart) guy.

This will be a must-watch for so many reasons. Everyone will be waiting to see what comes out of Biden's mouth (sigh), but he's always interesting, should have a lot to say, and both men have great senses of humor:
Biden will join host Jon Stewart for a sit-down interview on Tuesday, to be broadcast that night.

Biden will be the first sitting vice president to appear on the show, Comedy Central said in a press release, though he had previously appeared on the show six times as a senator. (His last appearance came in August of 2007.)
It promises to be a gaffe laugh a minute.

Couldn't resist. Bygones.

GOP: Trust us, even though we can't verify

By GottaLaff

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Remember Ronald Reagan's signature phrase "trust but verify"? Apparently Rushpublics don't think it applies to them when it comes to health care reform:
Senate Republicans cannot say what exactly the budgetary impact of their health alternatives would be, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said this weekend.
Way to instill confidence, guys. I'm sure the CBO can help clarify, though, right?
Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, emphasized that Republicans believe their healthcare alternatives would bring down costs, though the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) would be unable to score them.
Oh. So we're supposed to just "go with it", huh? The way we did when Boy Georgie got us into an illegal war? That kind of blind trust? And, gosh, why wouldn't we? Your credibility is already so high.
The New Hampshire Republican said that GOP alternatives, which they'll offer as amendments to Democrats' health legislation, "don't cost money."
He's right, you know. Amendments that are worthless don't cost anything.
The CBO score of the House bill suggested that the Republican bill, which in many ways mirrors the Senate GOP's amendments, would bring down the deficit and lower health costs, but still leave potentially tens of millions of Americans without health insurance.
Yep. Nothing says "believe in us" like pulling the rug out from under millions of Americans.

New GOP motto: Trust... but whatever you do, don't verify.

Cartoon Time: Presidents Addressing Students edition

By GottaLaff

Who was the real indoctrinator? One president encouraged children to work hard, the other kept talking about "hard work" (on a fraudulent war), yet froze for 7 minutes during a national emergency:



H/t: Babzter

Mid Day Distraction




At first glance the strange shapes look like a biological sample viewed through a lab microscope.

But in fact this incredible collection of intricate patterns and forms are actually the spectacular features of the alien landscape of Mars.

Scalloped sand dunes, surreal rocky outcrops and giant craters make up a stunning array of views of the mysterious world.

They were taken by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter satellite orbiting 187 miles above the red planet's surface. The craft is on a unique mission to unravel the mystery of Mars' fascinating history.

Scientists believe the planet once hosted life and are searching for evidence of water on the now lifeless desert surface.

Video- First Lady Michelle Obama on Health Care, Aging Women

Roundtable healthcare report angers GOP


Aww, poor babies. They figured the CEO's would be in the tank for them, but shocker, looks like the CEOs live in the real world. Wonder why no one on our side (other than the Prez) is touting this study?

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A report by the Business Roundtable suggesting Democratic plans for U.S. healthcare reform could cut costs has angered Republicans.

The roundtable, which includes the CEOs of more than 50 large companies, was organized to lobby for pro-business policies. President Obama touted the report Thursday, saying researchers found Democratic legislation would cut costs for business

by $3,000 a year for each worker, The Hill said.

(snip)

"We estimate that if enacted properly, the right legislative reforms could potentially reduce that trend line by more than $3,000 per employee, to $25,435," the report stated.

Two weeks ago, Republicans criticized the roundtable for not being more aggressive in opposing healthcare reform. The report added new fuel.

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