Checking In On ObamaKennedyDeathCare

Just because other things have come up over the past few days doesn't mean that ObamaKennedyDeathCare isn't still looming. There are several bills now being debated in various Congressional committees, and are likely to be sent out to a full vote in the near future. Here is some more information that is critical for you to know before this vote occurs so that you can make your opinions known to your elected representatives.

Having been busted trying to slip through a provision that would give coverage to illegal aliens without getting caught, now the Democrats are being quite open about it:

Fearful that they’re losing ground on immigration and health care, a group of House Democrats is pushing back and arguing that any health care bill should extend to all legal immigrants and allow illegal immigrants some access.

Hey, at least they're finally being honest. That truly is change!

Interestingly enough, several particular items are going to be exempted from the new taxes that will be established:

They were calling it the tax on Q-tips. Amid Republican ridicule, a Democratic chairman backed down Tuesday and exempted consumer items of $100 or less — from condoms to contact lenses — from a proposed tax on medical device manufacturers.

It would help pay for health care coverage for the uninsured in comprehensive legislation.

This is not rocket science. Even so, it should not be rushed, or things like this will happen:

Today the Senate voted, by voice vote, on an amendment by Senator Debbie Stabenow. Keep in mind that Senator Stabenow offered just one amendment to the healthcare legislation.

The Congressional Budget Office, rushing to keep up with the Senate’s aggressive schedule on passing health care legislation, scored the one amendment.

There was a voice vote. Senator Stabenow’s amendment passed.

Only after the amendment passed did the Congressional Budget Office realize it made a mistake in the scoring and under counted the one amendment to the tune of $600 million.

It's a good thing they're taking their time with things on the big bill pop, isn't it? Otherwise, we might be in trouble.

Obama once mentioned the post office as a shining example of why his health care plan should work. While we all know that's not exactly a ringing endorsement, Obama seemed to think it was a brilliant analogy. Now, he's doubling down on it:

Hot Air points out that the Post Office is failing, and needs a bailout:

Not only have Democrats offered a huge bailout to the Post Office, they have attached it to their continuing resolution that will fund the government after the end of the month. That makes it almost impossible to defeat, as Republicans would have to shut down the government over the issue — and with health care and cap-and-trade still on the table, they will want to save their political capital to block the trillions in new spending rather than the billions. The Senate GOP can’t block it anyway, as budget bills are not subject to filibusters.

Since Obama himself offered the USPS as the model of the public option, we can point to this as the inevitable result of a government program in a private market. When it fails or runs over its revenue, the government will inevitably act to subsidize it. The public option will be no different at all in this regard.

Hm. Funny thing, that post office.

So what do the latest polls say? Basically, that ObamaKennedyDeathCare is circling the political drain:

Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan.

Here's the big kicker:

Two demographic factors will come into play a year from now: seniors and independents. In 2008, Democrats got enough of the youth vote to limit any skepticism from older voters, and independents flocked to Barack Obama. On this issue, the Democrats’ signature domestic policy, both seniors and independents have fled their coalition.

Independents now oppose ObamaCare by almost than 3-1, 72%-26%, which is almost the same as the Republican split at 79%-19%. More tellingly, a majority of independents (52%) strongly oppose it. Fifty-nine percent of seniors oppose ObamaCare, with the aforementioned 46% strongly opposing and only 16% strongly supporting it. But the news gets even worse in the preceding age demographics, with majorities in opposition among voters in their 30s (57%), 40s (65%), and 50-64 (58%). Among the 40s, a majority are strongly opposed (54%).

My, my, my. Should be interesting to see if Obama is politicaly suicidal enough to go ahead with this massive change despite the clear will of the people being dead set against it.

Lastly, I will leave you with several stories of the devastating effects of what ObamaKennedyDeathCare will to America:

Repeated surgery cancellations kill elderly cancer patient in U.K.
Cutting off meds
Canadian forced to live with excruciating pain
Canadian avoids death by paying for American care

Serious stuff. Call your Rep and Senator and give them your thoughts.

There's my two cents.