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Wednesday, August 26. 2009A global warming epiphanyIt all suddenly becomes clear to Randall Hoven. He has this graph:
I guess we're all not gonna drown this week. His post is rational, and deserves to be widely spread around. I have no doubt that all of the global warming climate change etc. nonsense is about politics and power. And I do not give a darn what the weather does: whatever it does is fine with me as long as I am healthy and free, and my kids are ok. Tuesday, August 25. 2009Weds morning links, updatedThe new taxes the Dems are contemplating Blue Crab: "This is fairly shocking. The New York Times discovers that a lot of people who oppose ObamaCare are not raving lunatics - something the Times has not exactly been reporting before now." Related: Those darn violent right wing nuts. Related: I thought it odd that we have heard very few ordinary people supporting government medicine. Of course not, since polls say 80% of people are happy with their medical care. Gateway found out who does support government medical care. Not exactly ordinary people. Via RCP, from a Dem in Forbes:
At Pajamas:
1799, via Volokh (h/t, Insty):
"Us right-wing nuts sure is scary!" Our hero PJ, Still 'Crazy' - And Proud of It. Conservatives induce a case of the vapors at the Washington Post. They do not know how to write an English sentence. Stanley Fish on What Should Colleges Teach? I thought that writing, logically developed argument, and coherent essay writing was a job for high school, not college. h/t, Althouse
I am a Neanderthal. OK. That's what I always thought anyway. I eat red meat too. Yummy. Can medical care be a Constitutional entitlement? Castro comes out in defence of Obama. That will help a lot. An endorsement only Hollywood could appreciate. Were the bailouts a good idea? Marginal Rev Will Scotland learn from this? Our friend Jonah's final post on his Liberal Fascism blog. The Admin joins the defence team for terrorists. Brilliant move. I am sure that will make them love us. Here comes the Grand Inquisitor from Connecticut. More stimulating stimulus dollars. Why not just give Vouchers for Hookers? Like Cash for Clunkers?
Russia's ongoing romance with Stalin. They like strong (paranoid) men.
Paperwork and carsOur corner of Maine, where we try to spend much of August boating, blueberrying, catching up on reading, playing tennis and golf and socializing over cocktails has broadband now, astonishingly. Re cars: Right now, I drive an oldish Lexus sedan, hubbie drives a fairly new F-250. Spare car? A 2002 Suburban for when needed, which we are considering replacing with a Toyota minivan. I'll begin with this minor rant - I hear that Cash for Clunkers - a wonderful subsidy for the Japanese auto makers - has had to extend their time frame for reimbursement from the government. Today is the latest deadline, but who knows? The car dealers need the money to pay their bills. It's the amount of paperwork, plus government computers crashing and making terrible errors. And most car dealers do not have, and cannot afford, the staff to get the government forms entered properly. Why would they? They are in the private sector... That's why I refuse to get involved in government medicine. I don't have the time, and I cannot afford the staff to do their paperwork. And these bozos think they can run American medical care? They do not have a clue. Errors on government paperwork are potential felonies. Who needs the hassle? Not me. I just want to be a simple doctor, and I would rather be paid with a bushel of potatoes from your garden than with a puny and way-overdue government check.
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Tuesday morning linksThe 400th anniversary of Galileo's telescope (photo from the article). Related: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D Training drone pilots (with attack video) h/t, Neptunus Photographers' Rights. h/t, Insty Rick Moran: Why You couldn't pay me to be a doctor Unbelieveable. IQ too high for the police department. Must be stupid bosses. You cannot be too smart to be a good cop. The GOP's Hispanic problem Big surprise:
Hmmm. I see no Christian repentence there. Sowell: A new push to play God from Washington
More Sowell: Utopia vs. Freedom The nightmare of rationing in Oregon. Pajamas Via NRO:
The only President America treated with anything like a cult of personality was George Washington (and maybe FDR, sad to say). Washington rejected it, and rightly, graciously, and honorably refused to run for re-election. Americans do not "anoint" - we hire and fire. We should probably fire more often, and more pols should make themselves temporary public servants rather than careerists. Government is not a religion - and politics should not be a road to an easy life and a generous pension for lazy or incompetent narcissists, schmoozers, and con artists. Monday, August 24. 2009"Who owns your body?"The "health care" war - and it is a war - attests to the extent to which Americans are divided on the proper role of government in their lives, not to mention in the most personal and sensitive areas of their lives. For example, Coyote in a piece titled US Medicine - The best in the world, he said this:
As a more-or-less Conservative person who was raised in the heart of the American Revolution, my instincts are to distrust centralized power (power is a zero-sum game, unlike money and wealth) and the wisdom and trustworthiness of politicians - and to trust the people to figure out their own lives as best they can (while providing the abundant safety nets we have now for those who stumble and fall). I know that Lyndon Johnson's Medicaid and Medicare (for the poor, the chronically disabled and the old - imagine considering 65 to be old!), were viewed as first steps towards universal government medical care. Those measure took care of those people that everybody felt badly about. The Left, which pretends to see "market failures" everywhere as an excuse to place as much as possible under the control of the State (see Dr. Clouthier: Simply put, the government needs to relearn its place, who notes the Left's tendency to promise the sun, moon and stars for free, for all.) Does Government Know Best? I doubt it very much. There are few people in government, I believe, who are as educated, honest, informed, or thoughtful as I am (and that's not saying much). Regan at American Thinker asks Does Government Know Best?. One quote:
William Anderson at Weekly Standard says what I wish to say much better than I can in his Who Owns Your Body? One quote (my bold):
I have occasionally posted here about the sad, if not pathetic, willingness of some to sell their American birthright of individual sovereignty and freedom for a bowl of lentils. This is especially sad for a shrink because part of our job is to help people emotionally mature. It is no help to a shrink's job for government to be an enabler of perpetual childhood and dependency. Read Anderson's whole good essay (link above). Monday morning linksRules for Radicals turns to the right. Tiger. We have discussed Alinsky and Gramsci many times here. Along with 1984, Brave New World, Das Kapital, and Animal Farm, they seem to be the handbooks of the Left. Oh, brother is right. The racist national parks. Related, from the hideously white Mr. Free Market The Death Book for Veterans. Nice. Didn't we already ask them to die for their country once? Related: Obama to elderly: Drop Dead A CT Rep who doesn't want to face the voters. Phone it in. From Rev. Sirico:
Cash for clunkers was great for the Japanese car companies. I thought it was supposed to help American car companies. Sen. Joe Lieberman must be listening to people. Slow it down. Is a Federal insurance mandate Constitutional? No. Not under the Commerce clause, anyway. The Constitution gives no such power to the government. h/t, Viking Important essay via Betsy: Do we expect too much from medical insurance? I believe so. At some point, some people seemed to expect "insurance" to pay all of their bills for them instead of simply insuring them against especially high or costly expenses. If a $60 pediatrician visit is too much for somebody, then they cannot afford to have kids yet. Related: It's the big government, stupid. A quote from the NY Post piece:
Related by Lewis at Am Thinker:
Noubini: A double-dip vs a U-shaped recession? Steyn via Dino:
Steyn neglects to mention that, last I heard, the Dem plan is to fold Medicare and Medicaid into the government-controlled single-payer program. Let's face it: their ultimate goal is to put us all in government-run and controlled post-office-style clinics like the Indian Health Service. Clinics in schools too, because modern parents cannot be entrusted to take care of their own kids, can they? The "Oh sh-t" photo from Theo. A timely metaphor. Sunday, August 23. 2009Let me get this straight...This came in over the transom:
Your News Junkie home, for just a momentI am home for a moment to do some wash, re-pack my gear, and to get some fresh cash. Then up to Maine by boat with excellent new girlfriend. While our news linking team is on vacation until after Labor Day, I recommend these large volume news link sites (which have always tended to have plenty of overlap with our posts anyway): and, of course, RCP. Dig ya later...
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A Marine Corps vet who does not care very much for Liberal FascismFrom a Town Hall meeting in Washington state. h/t, Classical Values. I know what the Congressman is thinking inside: "Why do I have to put up with these damn annoying citizens when we have such good plans for them?" In my view, no real American wants anybody to make plans for their lives.
The sort of thing we were afraid ofWe had speculated this this could be happening, but doubted that the Admin would really go this far: Breaking: White House Confirms It Used US Taxpayer Dollars to Sell Obamacare! Not legal, I believe, if true. It's a scandal, possibly criminal (I am not a lawyer) - and it smells like Chicago. Saturday, August 22. 2009PETA and WomenPETA has forced countless women to fellate vegetables.
Advocacy Group Decries PETA's Inhumane Treatment Of Women Saturday linksI appreciate the kind words about my attempting to cover our (almost) daily links post while the News Junkie is away. It takes too much time and care, but I am doing my best. However, I will be away part of this week through Labor Day for my undeserved trip. And I need to pack. While I usually travel light, this trip requires suits, sports jackets, ties, etc., along with the usual hideous but comfortable American tourist uniform - including my straw Stetson which was a fashion hit in Turkey a few years ago. When I travel with Mrs. BD, I think I look like an American dork who has had the luck or money to pick up a lovely Italian lady. Wind farms kill bats by the thousands. Oil does not. First we had MADD (I agree that drunk driving is a bad thing, but that a couple of beers does not qualify.) Now we have Moms Aginst Ice Cream. What next bunch of controlling cranks will we have to deal with? Summer without ice cream is un-American. Also, Moms, there is always the little word "No." Imagine if Bush had said it: We are God's partners. Government is God's partner? Give me a break. Shelby Steele on why minorites are alienated from Conservatives. It goes unpreported, but the Repubs have some medical care reforms that people might be interested in - and to be able to understand, too. Theory: Obama thinks you're stupid. Zogby: the O hits new low in polling. Byrd at Wiz: When will Libs figure it out? Noonan on Pull the Plug:
Priests, ministers and rabbis: beware -
Related: Why do the Dems seem willing to drop insurance coverage of illegals? Cuz they plan to make them legal. The Dems are full of plans, and this is their only chance. Knowing this, immigrants bring mariachi bands and Mexican flags to hopey-changey free medical care rally. Related: Democrats are right that uncompensated emergency care for the uninsured is driving up costs. What they don't say is it's illegal immigrants who are bankrupting ERs, and the federal government is encouraging them. Should I be paying for their kids' ear aches? Having gotten the deficit to 9 trillion, the Prez takes a vacation. The plan is obviously to increase debt to the point that dramatic tax increases on everybody become required by the coming "federal debt crisis." Inflation won't solve it. A fawning MSM asks Gibbs: What more can we do to help? I do not recall such solicitude towards Bush's people. At Insty:
Leavitt says:
The inept Gov. Paterson calls Media Racist. Must be that famously racist New York media. From Politico:
Image via Opie, who says that she hasn't had much to say lately, but that the image captures most of it. Friday, August 21. 2009MeltdownExcellent analysis by VDH: The strange case of the Obama meltdown. One quote:
Related: Here comes the Blame Game Friday morning linksPhoto is down the road from the Farm, in the Massachusetts Berkshires Not satire: US Program Will Offer Rebates For Household Appliances. I guess I am being required to buy you a new fridge. Great. 'Reflections on the Revolution in Europe' by Christopher Caldwell:
Brit Dept of Energy and Climate Change refuses to turn off their A/C. Related: Greenpeace admits gross exaggeration to produce alarm At Driscoll: “Obama Would Like You To See Government As Religion”. Not just the O. I think it is a fundamental assumption - or pose - of the Left that government can be a god and alter reality. The illusion appeals to those guided by wishful thinking, because history shows that governments tend to screw up whatever they touch. Related: Obama: Medicaid and Medicare are broke, so let us take over everyone’s health care. That is what seems to crazy about all of this. Charlie Cook: Dem situation has 'slipped completely out of control'. Related at RCP: Amateur Hour at the White House. Look at the map. From Byron York:
Riehl on the Leftist Dems:
From Sowell:
This is good-natured fun: WH announces that Obama has Bipolar Disorder:
White House Reveals Obama Is Bipolar, Has Entered Depressive Phase Thursday, August 20. 2009May we have a little respect and appreciation for the doctors?It's our moneyJust one humble thought about the government's apparent desire to control the purse-strings of medical care, and then to hire "experts" - our betters, no doubt - to ration it "rationally" (ie on an amoral, communitarian utilitarian basis) to cut costs: It's our money. All of the government's money is our money. If we didn't make it, they wouldn't have it. What went wrong in American history such that a government could even imagine making such personal decisions for us, with our own earned dollars? Yes, I know that I am politically naive. I intend to remain that way.
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Thursday morning linksPhoto: Wellfleet, MA last summer Remarkable story. The lost photos of Hiroshima. h/t, Am Digest Want to sign the Free Our Health Care Now petition? Here comes bad news: Media Diversity Czar Mark Lloyd. Unbelievable. Unbelievable re that "guy with an assault rifle." 1. It was a Pro- Dem Reform rally and 2. The guy was black. h/t, Hot Air Unbelievable. Can I compare thee to... the Grand Canyon? Unbelievable. Busing in union guys from 146 miles away for phony Town Hall. Related: The danger in trying to fool ther people A more nuanced view of Rahm Emanuel
Bernie Sanders update:
Update on Senate races, incl NH and CT Powerline: Dems in disarray. And at Commentary:
Well, "questions of honesty and of competence begin to dog the O." But it cannot be his fault, can it? This makes at least the second phony doctor at an O health care rally. Representative democracy or rule of the elites:
I guess the "elites" like to imagine that we need help tying our shoes (and if we do, we can thank government education for that). Thus things like this: ACORN May Impose Lifestyle Regulations Under ObamaCare
Surber on government involvement in our medical care:
Related, from Reason in 1993:
Wednesday, August 19. 2009Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call...If you like it, feel free to borrow or steal parts or all this email which I am sending (all Senate and House addresses here). It's just my first draft - To my President, my Senators and my Congressman: I strongly urge you not to support anything that would, could, or is covertly designed (which has been obvious) to lead to a government-controlled medical system. The idea of a government bureaucracy and government "experts" making decisions about my body is horrifying to me. But if government pays for it, they will have the ultimate control. Everybody knows that the Dem goal is government rationing and control. Why Dems want that in a country that stands for individual freedom is beyond my comprehension. Furthermore, everybody knows that Pres. Obama is lying in his salesmanship. (If it's such a good thing, why lie?) As Rick Moran puts it:
The reality that Veterinary care in England and Canada is better, prompter, and more caring than human care is a cautionary tale about government control. There must be a problem when I see a far-Left Liberal like Nat Hentoff getting worried:
The problem is the nationalization of a person's body, ultimately. I want the government's hands off my body and out of my personal life as much as possible. People like Dr. Zeke Emanuel (who does not practice medicine) are the sort of arrogant "We know what's best for you" types that disturb me the most. Only I know what is best for me and my family. I want to be able to make the choices, to buy whatever insurance I want, to pay medical bills out of pocket if I want the services. And I do not want to see a politicized medical system where the loudest whiners get the money. Let's step back from the ideological issues (I know the powerful Dems always want more government control of everything and rarely include personal freedom in their political calculus, while Conservatives want government to have less power), and look at the real problems. The real problems, I think, are these: 1. People equate insurance with medical care. Wrong. That has been an unfortunate accident of history, and it was the fatal error of Medicare. We need much more Major Medical available for people. It is affordable, and it is true insurance. 2. Medical insurance businesses ought to be able to compete across state borders. 3. Portability. People ought to be able to keep a coverage they have. 4. Pre-existing conditions. Insurance regulations ought to require companies to pool those with pre-existing conditions, same as is done with multiple-claim drivers with auto insurance. 5. The costs of the Medicare program. It's almost free to the beneficiaries, regardless of their wealth or poverty. Government created that mess, so fix it, if you can, over time. (I think it should have been means-tested, but too late for that now. How about inching up the age? People in their 60s still work, nowadays. In their 70s too, and plenty of them longer than that.) 6. The uninsured. Let's think a bit about who they are, and what, if anything, ought to be done about them. Medicaid already covers the poor. I know that when I pay a hospital bill it includes a charge for the uninsured, the illegals, etc., just the same as my kids' tuition bill includes an additional charge for the scholarship kids, and just as the price of something at the store includes an additional charge for theft and pilferage. I quote from this essay:
7. Malpractice tort reform. All physicians admit to unnecessary expenses for CYA purposes. Legal concerns rather than medical judgement plays a far larger role in American medicine than people realize. 8. The money spent on medical care in America. I happen to think it's great. We spend more money on medical things because that is what people in wealthy nations do. Dental implants, new knees and hips, physical therapy, psychotherapy, arterial stents, antidepressants, Alzheimer treatments, lazer vision treatment, cornea transplants, etc. That's why Americans at age 70 are so active and in such good shape compared to anywhere else in the world. It's a good thing for medical care to be such a big driver of the economy: what better use of money is there? It only becomes a "problem" when government has to pick up the tab. In conclusion, I ask that you folks in government please stop doing things "for us." We Americans can figure it out ourselves. We always have, through good times and bad. Best regards, Bird Dog PS: If you wish to respond, please do not respond with the standard talking points. I do not buy them.
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Watch out, AmericaVia Synthstuff, the wonderful Daniel Hannan, MP, delivers a warning to America this week. Why isn't this guy the Tory leader?
Weds. morning links16,000 year-old clay figure. In the Sabuniye tumulus. h/t, Jungleman. They always call them "mother goddesses" but I think it was just old-time T&A. The Cahaba River. I knew nothing about this. Forget Woodstock's anniversary. Tim Blair notes that this was the 45th anniversary of this very good stuff. But it's groovy, man, that Arlo is a conservative. Like, far out. Dick Armey: We'll march on Washington Ban Ki-Moonbat Vies With Al Gore in Hysterical Self-Parody Barone: Dear Young Obama Voter Liberalism: Because we know what's best for you Why the heck would they bring Howard Dean into this? Even more wacky, they bring in the E Word. Also, was that public option removal thing a head fake? What would Alinsky do? He would lie, wouldn't he? The ends justify the means. Hey. What happened to the Anti-War Movement? Ah, my naive young friend. Now you see how the game is played. From Yalie Never Yet Melted on Yale:
Why Obama's Ratings Are Sinking: Americans will put up with a lot. But not with someone who imperils their future. Dr. Sanity (I thought she retired from blogging):
Take this AARP and shove it Goon Squads: Obama, ACORN, and the SEIU? They Go Way Back
Tuesday, August 18. 2009Our contributor Roger de Hauteville, former King of Sicily and a Ted Kennedy fan, emailed me this artistic effort:
Meet "The Panel"From The Panel, in the WSJ:
Read the whole thing. I like the way Mark Steyn put it on the radio today: "They want to nationalize your body." Yes, while pretending to do you a favor. Preventive CareAll doctors know this: The "Preventive Care" Myth from Krauthammer. Preventive care is expensive, and has a very low yield. Things like mammograms do not exist because they are cost-effective: they exist because people want them.
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Tuesday morning linksA flower carpet at Biltmore, Asheville, NC Are we having a "conversation" yet? Althouse Bikinis, banned in Britain Health care reform is about control, not health Some lady figured out how to make money from the housing price crash. Ain't free markets amazing? In which Mike Lupica reveals himself to be a non-serious person. Related from Riehl: It's all because he's black Tim Pawlenty steps up to the plate A doc responds to Obama: Am Thinker Data about the last election, including this one:
I knew we were ordinary. Gallup: Conservatives now outnumber Libs in all 50 states. People just need the occasional reminder of what the Left tried to do to them. Senators want Cap and Tax set aside At Doug Ross:
There is only one jurisdiction in which self-identified liberals outnumber conservatives: Washington, D.C. That figures. They feed off of us. I'd like to see Barbara Boxer defeated. She irritates me. If congressional Dems stay on this track, they will have problems. As neoneo discusses, it's the shocking radicalization of the center right. A quote:
Need a job? Here's one. My college friends from Sha-Na-Na did OK in life. Glad to hear it. No slouches. No, you could not keep your medical insurance if you like it. It's a lie. A reprise of Dr. Zeke Emanuel: Docs take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously. Would you send a friend to him? Is ObamaCare constitutional? Not at all, but who cares these days? That old Constitution was made for strong men and women. Speaking of pussies, here's one. And here's a brave pol who should also lose his job. An ex-insurance guy has become an emotional crusader against private insurance companies. Trouble is, if we end up with a government monopoly he will have many more complaints. And there will be no exit. The No Exit and no choice is what folks fear most, I believe. Real Health Reform: Republicans have a chance to advance some market-oriented reform ideas. Yuval Levin
Dick Morris on the seniors:
I hear too much of this sort of ignorant nonsense from Greenies. How is shutting off your tap in England supposed to help people in deserts get water? As the Englishman asks "Where does it go?" Legal, but unbelievably stupid. The ignorant or excitement-seeking reporter refers to that A-15 as an assault rifle. Maybe it once was one, but that rifle will not do full auto. Here's full auto (via Am Digest):
Monday, August 17. 2009Monday morningJay Cost at RCP: Obama misread his mandate. This essay is on the money. The Dems are acting as if the whole country were like San Francisco. One quote:
Why you won't see medical tort reform (h/t, reader):
Despite the top sellers, the NYT still refuses to review conservative books. Very foolish of them. Thoughtful reviews and critiques would be a good thing. The last swine flu vaccine in the 80s killed more people than the flu did. Now Guillain-Barre returns with the new flu vaccine. I think I'll pass. Are the days of the classic car over? I kinda think so. "Dutch embrace Islamic names." That's one way to put it, but I can think of other explanations. The tactic of manufactured crises. Am Thinker Cry havoc, and leaf through some books on war with Jules, overlooking scenic Cape Cod Bay. Putting the heat on ACORN. I don't mind political advocacy groups. I just mind when they are paid with my tax dollars, like ACORN. It's a huge scandal, but the MSM will not touch it. Via Front Page:
The O hires campaign ad firms to promote government medicine. That had better not be on my nickel. Sissy remembers The women now went willingly into the field. Women like to do for their families. So do real men. What's the deal? Dr. Emanuel isn't my doctor. He has no right to make my medical decisions. The evil, evil anti-O racism of Tinky Winky. Yes, I think the O is a joke. I think all politicians are jokes. From The American: Hollywood seems to think that the government is either screwing up the country because it doesn't know what it is doing or it is destroying the country because it is trampling on the rights of its citizens. However, the people who hold these convictions are the exact same people who want to turn over the operation of all the key components of the country to the government to manage. Health care, energy, education, the economy itself -- these and dozens of other critical features of American society should be directed, according to the Left, from the hallowed halls in which the bumblers and betrayers work. Who are the uninsured and should we pay to cover them? Stunning Freudian slip by the MSM How Canada is saving money on government medical care Quoted at Carpe Diem: Comprehensive health insurance is such an ingrained element of our thinking, we forget that its rise to dominance is relatively recent. Modern group health insurance was introduced in 1929, and employer-based insurance began to blossom during World War II, when wage freezes prompted employers to expand other benefits as a way of attracting workers. Still, as late as 1954, only a minority of Americans had health insurance. That’s when Congress passed a law making employer contributions to employee health plans tax-deductible without making the resulting benefits taxable to employees. This seemingly minor tax benefit not only encouraged the spread of catastrophic insurance, but had the accidental effect of making employer-funded health insurance the most affordable option (after taxes) for financing pretty much any type of health care. There was nothing natural or inevitable about the way our system developed: employer-based, comprehensive insurance crowded out alternative methods of paying for health-care expenses only because of a poorly considered tax benefit passed half a century ago. Emails to House members overwhelm website. Keep 'em coming. Enjoyed our Barrister identifying government and politicians as a powerful special interest: the most powerful one. Wish I had had that insight. ACLU: Prior restraint for religious speech. This is insane, sick, evil, despicable. Related: More on Yale's voluntary restraint of speech Who is really doing the astroturfing? As noted at Insty: "Have you ever seen a clearer case of projection in your life?” Orthopedists slam the O for "blurring reality". Nice euphemism, docs. For the last year and a half, President Obama's arguments in favor of his health care reforms have consisted of little more than recycling every popular myth dreamed up by socialized medicine advocates to illustrate how wretched our private health care system has become/
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