Obamacare - The Day After

We were told Obamacare was going to help the “less fortunate” amongst us have access to healthcare.  We were also told that those of us who wanted to keep our doctor … could.  (Never mind that Obamacare ignores addressing the ever-increasing demand of medical services on a dwindling supply of medical practitioners.)  Not so according to the letter that I received from my doctor today.  

Apparently, my primary care doctor is switching to a membership based practice.  Why? In his word, "[u]nder the current healthcare system, it's becoming increasingly difficult for doctors to provide the kind of personal attention and individualized care that's the hallmark of a top medical practice.  Many doctors are instead forced to run their practice like an assembly line, squeezing in as many patients visits into a day as possible."

Not stated here is that along with an increase in government mandates and patient demand come price caps on what doctors can charge.  Therefore, the cost of renderings service is often much greater than what a doctor can ultimately charge. 

So, how is my doctor responding to the rising costs? Get this … for the "small membership fee" of $60 per month (40% of my monthly insurance premium) I will have doctor priority for appointments, email/voicemail contact with the doctor, and personalized care coordination.  All of which I would expect from my doctor with the fee my insurance pays.  Anyways, here’s what the letter states:

Top physicians implement membership practices in order to provide more personalized care to their patients including having more time to focus on prevention and wellness.  The select few patients invited to join Privia are uniquely committed to their patients and are known for going 'above and beyond' in making sure their patients get the best available care.  The modest monthly membership fee enables these top physicians to have access to the latest technologies, and give them the time needed to provide patients the highest levels of individual attention.

So what if I don't join this club?  Sure … I can always continue to use my current insurance plan.  But as the letter states:

Your doctor is committed to the membership practice model and is asking all current patients to join.   Unlike with concierge medicine, if you do not join you may still see your doctor in the office.  Over time, as the membership practice fills up, you doctor may ask non-member patients to see another provider in the office for routine visits - which may include a physician assistant or nurse practitioner.

So my initial takeaways are:

• We see an influx of patients, more than we are built to handle
• We will give you more access and care if you pay outside of our normal fees
• Despite claims that Obamacare would get more people access to healthcare (link above), doctors are getting around it and making it more difficult for the poor to get access to healthcare (membership club)
• The poor who are insured will have their access to healthcare reduced since they are less likely to pay for these fees
• The HMO model is spreading

This is yet another example of the failure of government mandates.  Once again, elections have consequences.  Unless something is done quickly … one of the consequences from ’08 might be trickle up poverty.

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November 2nd

We have identified 50 congresspersons in the United States House of Representatives who must be voted out of office on November 2nd because they furthered the radical left wing agenda in 2009 against the interests of their constituents.  We identified these congresspersons based solely on their 2009 voting records and the historical voting patterns of the congressional districts they represent.

These 50 earned a place on our list because ... 

(1) they voted for at least 2 of 3 bad bills (Stimulus, Cap-and-Trade, and Obamacare) last year, and 

(2) they represent a district where McCain received at least 45% of the vote in 2008.  A few others (Bean, Driehaus, Foster, Kildee, and McNerney) made the list even though their district bucked historical trend by only supporting McCain with 43 or 44% of the vote (below our 45% threshold)

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2012

"Contribution to Humankind"

Senator Inhofe (the only Senator with a perfect conservative score in 2009): “Defeating Barbara Boxer Is Not a Victory, It’s a Contribution to Humankind” (Audio) [Gateway Pundit]

Question (at 13:35 mark): Senator, I was wondering, I know you and Barbara Boxer have butted heads a few times and it looks like the election (in California for US Senate) is getting pretty close. Do you have any comments on that?

Senator Inhofe: The only problem with that election out there is she’s the beneficiary of three Republicans who are trying to beat up each other. I wish we had one Republican. Frankly, I don’t care who it is. I used to say, “Defeating Barbara Boxer is not a victory, it’s a contribution to humankind.” We need to get her defeated by anyone who’s out there. So I hope the strongest one who would wage the best campaign against her would go ahead and win.

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Obama Now Selling Judgeship for Health Care Votes?

If at first you don't succeed, then BUY, BUY again!

It's Wednesday night (party night at the White House) and Barack Obama is hanging out with ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House.

One of those members is Jim Matheson, representing Utah's 2nd District.  Jim has already voted against his own party's reform plan twice.  First, in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  Second, on the floor of the House, saying it didn't do enough to control long-term costs.  So, what would make him change his vote this time around?  Could it be that Obamacare 3.0 promises to control long-term costs?  Or could it have something to do today's White House press release?

“Scott Matheson is a distinguished candidate for the Tenth Circuit court,” President Obama said.  “Both his legal and academic credentials are impressive and his commitment to judicial integrity is unwavering.  I am honored to nominate this lifelong Utahn to the federal bench.” 

As reported by the Weekly Standard, the timing of this looks suspicious, especially in view of Joe Sestak's recent claim that he was offered a federal job not to run against Specter in the Pennsylvania primary.

You be the judge (no pun intended!).

The “most ethical Congress in history.”

Yeah Right ...

 

Who is our Daniel Hannan?

"The truth [Congress] is that you have run out of our money!"

My Friends, JD Could Derail the Straight Talk Expresss

02.24.10 Update: Romney Takes Sides

Romney endorses McCain over J.D. in the Cactus Contest.  Why?  Did McCain dig up some dirt on him in the '08 primary?  Here's what Rush thinks:

I like Mitt Romney, but I think he’s risking his career over a guy, endorsing McCain, who is so out of step with what’s going on right now. McCain’s always conservative when he’s running for reelection in Arizona. The tea parties have produced a wave of conservatism that have swept Republicans-in-name-only aside. I understand Palin endorsing McCain. She’s got no choice. Loyalty, plus if she doesn’t the media will cream her, “Oh, he’s good enough to be president but you won’t endorse him to be Senator?” And it’s understandable Romney would endorse Brown, but I don’t understand Romney endorsing McCain. I just don’t think it’s going to fly. These endorsements are unnecessary. What is there to gain by this? Look, it’s unfortunate, but people are weeding themselves out of the process all the while engaging in this kind of behavior. So in one sense it has a cleansing aspect to it…

This is what I’m telling you now, I tried to say that the Republican Party is trying to fight this off right now, they’re trying to fight off the tea party people. They’re trying to avoid being run over by them. Nobody is willingly going to give up a position of leadership they think they hold and a lot of people, it’s very difficult for people to change their core. Now, again, with Romney endorsing McCain, this is all about the future. This is Romney wanting McCain’s endorsement in 2012 if he runs for president. This is all about Republicans hanging together and this is one of the things that irritates people, especially new arrivals, to what is considered to be the same old politics. It is tone deaf, it’s suicidal, at least it seems to me, but at least you find out where people think things are important early on in a process like this so it’s got its value even though it does make you mad…

Okay, so imagine you got this tent, and we all know that McCain is still ticked off that he didn’t win the presidency, and he’s still ticked off that he had to fight so hard to win the nomination. So 2012 comes along, let’s say McCain loses the Senate run, so now he’s out there really ticked off, and some people just might — just throwing this out there, I’m not trying to convince you of this. I don’t even know if it’s true or even accurate. But maybe they’re just figuring down the road they’d rather have McCain not outside the tent throwing bombs at ‘em, rather have him inside the tent doing whatever he’s doing, I think either way it’s irrelevant because I think you’re right, the era of McCain’s over.

"Getting Jobbed"

Eric Cantor (R-VA) issued the following news release that contrasts the Democrats' $862 billion failed stimulus with the reality faced by millions of Americans.



Here is a list of congressmen that MUST GO for passing the failed stimulus:

1. Adler, John, New Jersey, 3rd 2. Arcuri, Michael A., New York, 24th 3. Baird, Brian, Washington, 3rd 4. Bean, Melissa L., Illinois, 8th 5. Berry, Marion, Arkansas, 1st 6. Bishop Jr., Sanford D., Georgia, 2nd 7. Boccieri, John A., Ohio, 16th 8. Boucher, Rick, Virginia, 9th 9. Carney, Christopher, Pennsylvania, 10th 10. Chandler, Ben, Kentucky, 6th 11. Dahlkemper, Kathy, Pennsylvania, 3rd 12. Driehaus, Steve, Ohio, 1st 13. Etheridge, Bob, North Carolina, 2nd 14. Foster, Bill, Illinois, 14th 15. Giffords, Gabrielle, Arizona, 8th 16. Gordon, Bart, Tennessee, 6th 17. Grayson, Alan, Florida, 8th 18. Hall, John J., New York, 19th 19. Halvorson, Debbie, Illinois, 11th 20. Hill, Baron, Indiana, 9th 21. Hodes, Paul W., New Hampshire, 2nd 22. Kagen, Steve, Wisconsin, 8th 23. Kildee, Dale, Michigan, 5th 24. Kilroy, Mary Jo, Ohio, 15th 25. Kirkpatrick, Ann, Arizona, 1st 26. Klein, Ron , Florida, 22nd 27. Kosmas, Suzanne M., Florida, 24th 28. Kratovil, Jr., Frank M., Maryland, 1st 29. Markey, Betsy, Colorado, 4th 30. McMahon, Michael E., New York, 13th 31. McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th 32. Mitchell, Harry E., Arizona, 5th 33. Mollohan, Alan B., West Virginia, 1st 34. Moore, Dennis, Kansas, 3rd 35. Murphy, Patrick J., Pennsylvania, 8th 36. Murtha, John, Pennsylvania, 12th 37. Oberstar, James L., Minnesota, 8th 38. Ortiz, Solomon P., Texas, 27th 39. Perriello, Tom, Virginia, 5th 40. Pomeroy, Earl, North Dakota, At-Large 41. Rahall, Nick, West Virginia, 3rd 42. Rodriguez, Ciro, Texas, 23rd 43. Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd 44. Schauer, Mark, Michigan, 7th 45. Skelton, Ike, Missouri, 4th 46. Snyder, Vic, Arkansas 2nd 47. Space, Zachary T., Ohio, 18th 48. Spratt, John, South Carolina, 5th 49. Stupak, Bart, Michigan, 1st 50. Teague, Harry, New Mexico, 2nd 51. Titus, Dina, Nevada, 3rd 52. Walz, Timothy J., Minnesota, 1st 53. Wilson, Charles A., Ohio, 6th

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Obamacare 2.0 - Three Card Monte

BIG Government takes on big business ... or so it is spun.  The LSM is predictably eating up the latest Obamacare populist sales pitch:

The Obama administration will pitch legislation today that would allow the government to block excessive health insurance rate hikes, an administration official says. FULL STORY 

Meanwhile, the devil is in the details.  This disastrous package includes (see Drudge):

• BACKDOOR FIX: 'Funds will be transferred to the Social Security Trust' if necessary... 
• PRESIDENT'S 'HEALTHCARE' PROPOSAL SUMMARY USES WORD 'TAX' 35 TIMES...
• 'Increase in Fees on Brand Name Pharmaceuticals'... 
• Broaden 'Tax Base for High-Income Taxpayers'... 
• Orders 'Comprehensive Database' On Health Claims... 
• FORCED: 'Raises percent of income assessment that individuals pay if they choose not to become insured'... 

Like the game of three-card monte, the lastest spin on Obamacare 2.0 has only one objective: to trick or lull Americans into accepting government run health care despite overwhelming opposition.  The latest pitch of preventing "excessive health insurance rate hikes" is carefully crafted to persuade people that they need the Government to protect them from “bad” insurance.  However, once the Government dictates what insurance plans must cover (what they must not exclude), there will be dramatic price increases because companies will be forced to give up using their risk-based approach to underwriting, which keeps premiums down.  The private insurance industry will predictably collapse and private healthcare will be finished in America.  The protectionist subterfuge hides the dangers until it is too late.  Read more ...

We Need To Clean Up Washington!!! 11.02.10

It's going to take more than a "mop" ....
 

... to Clean Up Washington

 

Pelosi's Picks

According to the Politico, the following reps have been bought and paid for by Nancy Pelosi:

Reps. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.), Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.), Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.), John Hall (D-N.Y.), Bill Owens (D-N.Y.), John Spratt (D-S.C.) and Ciro Rodriguez (D-Tex.)

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Hey Congress ... It's too late to apologize

It's too late ... these Congressmen must go in 2010

Let us know what you think ...

QUOTE OF THE YEAR

"But if I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than [the Democrat controlled] Congress has created in the last six months."

- Democrat Evan Bayh

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Spotlight on Mississippi's 1st District

Travis Childers (MS-1) is not one of the "MUST GO" congressmen targeted by MMX FLEX. The reason … he voted against cap-and-trade and Obamacare in 2009. However, this should not save him in 2010. To borrow a statement from Mo Brooks (running for AL-5th):

“His vote for [Speaker Nancy Pelosi] has rendered almost every other vote [Travis Childers] has cast meaningless because his vote for Speaker predetermined the outcome of almost every other vote he has cast or will cast. ... You can’t be a conservative and vote to empower Nancy Pelosi, [Democratic Rep.] Barney Frank and everyone else of their political persuasion.”

Especially in MS-1, which is a heavily conservative district … voting for McCain by a 25-point margin in 2008.

The local GOP is fired up about taking back this seat … especially after Childer's vote for the economic stimulus package. Three high-profile candidates facing off for the GOP nomination are state Sen. Alan Nunnelee, former Eupora Mayor Henry Ross, and Fox News political commentator and conservative author Angela McGlowan.

Alan Nunnelee, who bills himself as the “true conservative,” has a strong base of support, receiving financial support from Minority Leader John Boehner, NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, and Governor Haley Barbour. With views like this, we aren’t surprised:

I believe that if you allow individuals, families and small businesses to keep more of their hard earned money they will create the stimulus that our economy needs without placing a huge burden of debt on our children and grandchildren.

While I believe Government should be limited, it does have a role - it can create an environment (through regulatory and tax policy) where small businesses, which are the engine of American job growth, can thrive.

Henry Ross, a retired Naval Reserve Commander and former mayor of Eupora recently announced his candidacy and intention to restore the conservative pillars of American society:

“I want to fight to restore the pillars of faith, family, and freedom on which the founders established this nation. These pillars have provided a strong foundation, but today they are in danger. If any one of them falls, we’ll lose our country. We need conservative fighters, who are willing to pay a political price, if necessary, who will do whatever it takes, to restore the pillars of American society.”

Angela McGowen, former Fox News commentator, conservative activist and author of "Bamboozled: How Americans Are Being Exploited by the Lies of the Liberal Agenda," is getting a lot of positive attention after her recent announcement. We’re not surprised after hearing her stirring speeches in front of tea-party crowds over the past several months. However, Angela’s supporters may take a second look after listening to her candid views on the 2nd Amendment.



MMX FLEX is impressed with all three candidates (maybe not McGowen’s 2nd Amendment stance) and believes that the time has come for the voters of MS-1 to take a vote away from Pelosi.

Spotlight on Virginia's 5th District ("game changer")

02.15.10 Update: Perriello-si voted for cap-and-trade legislation.  We're not the only one saying that this was a terrible vote for VA-5... listen to democrat , Travis Childers (MS-1):

"I could not in good conscience vote for a bill that could significantly raise costs for hard working American families and producers - specifically the agriculture industry - during today's difficult economic times.

"For American agriculture and American families, higher energy costs could considerably outweigh potential benefits.  These costs will be passed on to agriculture's production inputs, and businesses will pass on the cost of emision allowances to consumers, creating a rippling effect that makes total costs and potential benefits impossible to measure.  Having no way of knowing the ultimate cost for both families and industries, I felt it was irresponsible to vote for the bill.

Additionally, the bill will likely have a disproportionate effect on energy consumers in the South.  It is a well-known fact that Southern energy suppliers have fewer opportunities than their counterparts in other regions to develop alternative sources, which puts them on an unlevel playing field and creates higher bills for Southern families."

If Perriello-si isn't listening to his constituents or fellow democrat colleagues ... then who is he listening to ???

Spotlight on Missouri's 4th District (SPIKE IKE!)

There is a lot of talk that Ike Skelton can't be spiked from office this November.  People say Ike is too powerful (Chair of the House Armed Services Committee), too senior (34 years in Congress), too rich (raising big money) ... and that we should not waste our time and resources on defeating him.  This same defeatist rhetoric was said about Jack Brooks (TX-9) in 1994.

Who is Jack Brooks?  Brooks was the was the most senior Representative to have ever lost a general election.  He served Texas for more than 40 years.  At the time of his defeat, he was powerful (Chair of the House Committee on the Judiciary after having served as Chair of the House Committee on Government Operations), very senior (40 years in Congress), and very, very rich (known as one of the richest men in Congress, having acquired a number of banks and other businesses during his years in office).  Interestingly, he was in the motorcade carrying President John F. Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated and famously photographed aboard Air Force One when Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as President.

If the powerful, senior, rich, and famously photographed Jack Brooks could be defeated in 1994, then Ike Skelton can surely be defeated in 2010.

Dead-Duck Democrats and Obamacare - Jeffrey H. Anderson - Critical Condition on National Review Online

Dead-Duck Democrats and Obamacare - Jeffrey H. Anderson - Critical Condition on National Review Online

Spotlight on New Hampshire's 2nd District

Things are looking good for Republican Charlie Bass (R) in the race for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District.  He leads Democrats Katrina Swett (huge supporter of Obamacare) 37-30 and Ann McLane Kuster (supported by NOW) 38-28. 

Spotlight on Ohio's 16th District

02.10.10 Update: Paul Schiffer pledges to oppose amnesty in any form for illegal aliens, and to push for the enforcement of America’s laws.  Click here for press release.

VOTE THEM OUT!!!

We have identified 50 congresspersons in the United States House of Representatives who must be voted out of office on November 2nd because they furthered the radical left wing agenda in 2009 against the interests of their constituents.  We identified these congresspersons based solely on their 2009 voting records and the historical voting patterns of the congressional districts they represent.

These 50 earned a place on our list because ... 

(1) they voted for at least 2 of 3 bad bills (Stimulus, Cap-and-Trade, and Obamacare) last year, and 
(2) they represent a district where McCain received at least 45% of the vote in 2008.  A few others (Bean, Driehaus, Foster, Kildee, and McNerney) made the list even though their district bucked historical trend by only supporting McCain with 43 or 44% of the vote (below our 45% threshold)

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In Honor of Super Bowl XLIV ... Some Tough Talk From "Must Go" Baron Hill (IN-9th)

In honor of Super Bowl XLIV, we want to remind folks about "Must Go" Baron Hill from Indiana's 9th Congressional District (voted yes to every bill bill, including the one last week to increase the national debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion, while representing a district that gave McCain 59%).

Let's hope the voters deliver this Congressman a "remember me" hit in November like New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Greg Williams promises to deliver to Peyton Manning tonight.

Baron Hill's tough talk:

Greg Williams' tough talk


It looks like Hill is going to need more than tough talk to beat Mike Sodrel this time (5th time they've squared off for Indiana's 9th District):

FDL/SurveyUSA, 1/16-1/18, 600 likely voters, margin of sampling error ± 4.1%

41% Baron Hill (D)

49% Mike Sodrel (R)

10% Undecided

Happy Birthday, Ronald Reagan!

February 6, 1911

Let's campaign against all of the "Must Go" Congressmen with Reagan-like passion ... otherwise, "history might record us as jelly beans."

Other People's Money

The House passed H.J. Res. 45 by a 217-212 margin.  All Republicans voted against the bill.  The bill increases the current statutory debt limit by $1.9 trillion, the largest one-time debt limit increase in our nation’s history.

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Why Won’t Obama and the Dems Trust A Man With Two First Names?

Leona Helmsley, the billionaire hotel queen, once famously kidded:  “Never trust anyone with two first names.”  Sadly, it appears that Obama and the congressional Democrats are taking her joke literally by shamelessly ignoring Paul Ryan’s (WI-1) comprehensive fiscal plan for America.

Ryan, a ranking member of the House Banking Committee, put together a detailed plan for reforming Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the income tax.  His plan is called "A Roadmap to America's Future, Version 2.0" and even has its own website.  Why Version 2.0?  Because Obama and the congressional Democrats ignored his original plan introduced in 2008 … (of course, debating Ryan’s plan would be contradictory to their portrayal of the GOP as the party of “No” (click for DNC web ad video).  Plus, Version 2.0 “reflect[s] the dramatic decline in our nation’s economic and fiscal condition."      

Through Ryan’s relentless efforts on cable television (see below) and in the editorial pages, his plan has finally gotten the attention of the White House.  White House budget director Peter Orszag said on Tuesday that the Ryan Plan is “a dramatically different approach” from their own.  Under Ryan’s plan, Orszag said, “much more risk is loaded onto individuals.”    In other words, Statists fear individualism.    

Ryan says it best:  

"I'm one guy from Wisconsin with a small staff, and if I can put out a plan that solves our fiscal crisis, surely the head of our government can do the same."

We hope that Obama and the congressional Democrats (including “Must Go” Congressman Alan Grayson) begin trusting this man from Wisconsin with two first names.   To read a side-by-side comparison of the House Republican alternative to the Democrats’ government takeover of health care, click HERE.         
 

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50 "Must Go" News

- Strange News ... PR firm Murray Hill, Inc. (corporations are legal persons) plans to challenge Chris Van Hollen (MD-8, virtually untouchable) in November. This PR stunt may not get far considering the firm is only 4 years old and minimum age for congress is 25!

-   Jim Traficant:  "I'm Going To Run For Congress."  

No money, no campaign team, but he has his toupee.  With that, Traficant announced today in Akron that he is running for Congress.  "I'm a capitalist," he said. "I don't like an economy that rewards dependency, penalizes achievement, subsidizes illegitimacy and chases jobs overseas."   His old seat is currently occupied by Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, who had been one of his aides.  Tim Ryan is not one of our 50 Must Go Congressmen, but come on …. how fun would it be to put Traficant back in office!

Traficant hates the government but loves America. 

Happy Birthday Ayn !!

Today would have been best selling author and visionary Ayn Rand's 105th birthday.  Ayn is perceived by some as "the most important communicator of conservative ideas to the America people."

Ayn viewed government as having three specific and limited tasks: (1) to defend the nation from foreign enemies, (2) to police the nation against crime, and (3) to enforce voluntary contracts between free parties.  So it is not difficult to see why she is more popular today than ever before given the recent power grab by our federal government (e.g., the stimulus plan, bank bailout program, cap-and-trade, and obamacare).

Her most famous novels, Atlas Shrugged (which parodied FDR's support for things like collective bargaining and wage and price controls during the Great Depression) and The Fountainhead, have reappeared on best seller lists and are selling at record levels.  Plus, she is a cult hero at Tea Party rallies across the country - where countless people carry handmade signs asking: "Who is John Galt?"  John Galt is NOT one of our 50 "Must Go" Congressmen.  Instead, he is the character in Atlas Shrugged who personifies capitalist idealism.

In memory of Ayn Rand, please take a minute to visit the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI)), a nonprofit organization headquartered in Irvine, California, which works to introduce people to Ayn Rand’s novels, to support scholarship and research based on her ideas, and to promote the principles of reason, rational self-interest, individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism to the widest possible audience.

Help PPP-Perriello

Public Policy Polling (PPP) put up a poll on their website asking where they should poll this week.   Go to http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/ and vote for Tom Perriello (VA-5), one of our 50 “MUST GO” Congressman in 2010.  We will be spotlighting Tom in the coming days.

Debate: Dutch v. Out of Touch

Ronald Reagan v. Barack Obama on socialism,
healthcare, liberty, and our Consititution.

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Thank You Nancy ...

Another reason MMX FLEX is targeting 50 "Must Go" Congressmen:

 

Spotlight on Georgia's 2nd District

Sanford Bishop:  The Georgia Lap Dog

Georgia’s 2nd District is “represented” by “Must Go” Congressman Sanford Bishop, a 9-term self-identified conservative Democrat and member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition.  Georgians may love their Bulldogs and even put up with an occasional Blue Dog...but that affection does not transfer to lap dogs ... especially lap dogs (like Bishop) who voted for the radical Obama and Pelosi agenda. 

Bishop voted party-line for the Stimulus, Cap-and-Trade, and Obamacare!  According to the Washington Post, Bishop voted with the majority of his Democratic colleagues a whopping 97.7 percent of the time.  The number of congressmen with a more liberal record can be counted on one hand.  Oh yeah, and don't count Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank ... he actually has a more conservative voting record than Bishop! 

So how can anyone believe Bishop when he says: 

"My vote doesn't belong to Nancy Pelosi and it doesn't belong to Barack Obama. It belongs to the people in the 2nd District of Georgia."

Merle Black, a political science professor at Atlanta's Emory University, said a final vote on health care would be a defining moment for Bishop if he backed a plan with Obama's criteria in it - "He'll basically be seen as an Obama liberal in that district. This could be the most crucial vote he casts."

We shall see in November … Let’s hope that the voters in GA-2^nd ignore Bishop’s rhetoric this time and hold him accountable for his voting record. 

Georgia State Representative Mike Keown is challenging Bishop.  Mike is a former mayor of Coolidge and currently serves as the vice chairman of the Special Rules committee in the Georgia House. He also serves on the Education, Health and Human Services, and Natural Resources and Environmental committees.  Please visit his website to learn more about him (he rides a motorcycle, drives a dirt track race car on Saturday nights, has a permit to carry a concealed weapon ....)  

This race should be fiercely competitive throughout the year … Stay tuned.

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SAVE THE DATE !!! 2010 Primary Elections

You asked for it and now we have it.  A complete listing of dates for 2010 primary elections.

Click on the below image to find out when your state votes!

Illinois... it looks like you're up first !!!

Spotlight on North Carolina's 2nd District

BROKEN RECORD in North Carolina !!!  

Unfortunately, this record has nothing to do with the Tarheels. 

The NC unemployment rate jumped to a record 11.2%.

Bob Etheridge (NC-2^nd) gets our vote as MVP for this record-breaking performance.  You see, Bob voted for more debt (stimulus), higher energy prices (cap & trade) and increased health care costs (obamacare).  Unfortunately for Bob, his constituents are not very enthused about his MVP award.  Remember, nearly half of them voted for McCain a short while ago.

Bob is another politician who says he is a pro-business Democrat. However, voting for cap & trade legislation is anti-business.  It causes energy rationing, leading to higher prices and ultimately fewer jobs in North Carolina.  According to the Heritage Foundation, GDP loss from cap and trade alone would be $161 billion in 2020, which means a loss of $1,870 per household per year. Under that scenario, the average monthly energy bill for a North Carolina family would double.  Barack Obama even agrees: “Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates ‘would necessarily skyrocket’ .. they (energy providers) would have to retrofit their operations.  That will cost money.  They will pass that money on to consumers.”

Somebody needs to remind Bob that these consumers are also his constituents and that there is absolutely nothing “pro-business” about taking $1,870 from each of their households per year.

MMX FLEX reports that four candidates, Jay Johnson, Dan Mansell,  Frank Deatrich and Renee Elmers, will face off in the May 4th GOP primary for the opportunity to challenge Bob Etheridge, the 50 "Must Go" Congressman.  We have not endorsed any candidate at this time.

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