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Obama’s Far-Left Agenda Crystal Clear

Posted by im2byteme on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:10:26 AM

In respectful response to Phyllis Schlafly’s opinion column "If Obama Had Told Us Before His Election", I disagree that what Obama has been trying to accomplish was even remotely a hidden agenda.  If we who love this country, the Constitution, and the traditional values of our heritage are appalled by what we have seen so far, the worst is yet to come.

To the discerning mind Obama's agenda was as plain as the "in the air" nose on his face!  Nobody listened.  For months before the election there were countless factual links and stories about his socialist past, my own included in Blogs and Twitter.  Nobody listened.  His past associations, ethics, political motives, racial motives, and his unequivocal thirst for power could not have been clearer.  Unfortunately, very few paid attention.

The only redemption for those independents, conservative democrats, and republicans thirsting for change that voted for Obama is a sorrowful admission of ignorance.  In all fairness to those that now suffer from buyers remorse fall into the category of naive Americans that almost refuse to believe that corruption and evil could be so prevalent among elected officials.  Obama shares the blame for decadence with Congress, and unfortunately Congress represents the elected foundation for the direction our country goes.

We have all failed the brave and unselfish founders of this great country by allowing all that is good and noble to be slowly trampled.  We now all have a call to duty with the same conviction as our forefathers to proclaim to the New World Order that hang on "yes we can" by actively defeating them with "NO YOU CAN'T", not on our watch!
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I Am Ashamed Of Any Americans That Stoop To Make The Loss Of The 2016 Olympic Bid Anything More Or Less Than What It Was!

Posted by im2byteme on Saturday, October 03, 2009 8:59:49 PM

America was unable to win the bid to host the 2016 Olympics and it is clear that Rio de Janeiro was the more politically convincing city to sway the votes of the IOC, period the end. It would have been a welcome boost to have the games on American soil but now let’s cheers for Rio, because it would be the mature thing to do. After all, isn’t good sportsmanship a leading ingredient in Olympic games?

The 2016 Olympic games isn’t about GOP, DEM, Conservative, or Liberal. The fringe element in our country and the media continually tries to stir up a controversial story very often where none exists. Good case in point is Sam Stein of The Huffington Post with his "Conservatives Revel In Obama's Olympic Bid Failure" who hop-scotches through the week of news items of the week and conveniently ties them all together in a disconnected plot by conservatives and Republicans to discredit President Obama. I promise you Mr. Stein, neither you or the Huffington Post speak for me, a non-party affiliated conservative, or even come close to the whole truth in what you write. Then you quote some of the input from RedState’s Erick Erickson, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, and others as if their point of view should be a surprise to anyone accept it helps give your drivel credibility. Then there is Roland Martin, a CNN contributor, who had an opinion in his commentary that addresses all the patriotic Americans that may not share his one-dimensional views as "Republicans" "so-called patriots" "giddy behavior". Martin challenges American patriotism because of an individual’s views and trying to shame them because they differ from his own. Martin’s own opinion is hypocritical because he clearly puts everyone on notice by stating that: "This isn’t about politics." "It’s not about ideology." Then what is it about Roland? You mentioned Republican! You made it political! Your view of what it takes to be an American patriot is ideology, is it not? What if I said, Roland more than a year before you even poked your head into this world I was in Vietnam fighting for my country, and unless you even fought in a later war you are in no position to utter the words Patriot! That’s not fair is it? To revel in the loss of being selected to host the Olympics or to label and politicize the events of the week I ask you, who is the lesser fool?

I don’t agree with many of the comments made coming from either side of the political spectrum, but what I do agree with is logic and truth in spite of who shares it. I have a self-imposed following on Twitter because I want to keep on the pulse of issues. Some of the bias is almost laughable on either side of the aisle. What I don’t understand is why writers like Sam Stein and Roland Martin are afraid to use words like "some" "a small group", and shy away from putting anyone who opposes their own views into an undesirable or unacceptable box.
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The Obsession For Power And Control Has Never Been More Obvious

Posted by im2byteme on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:51:35 AM

We are only one day away from another campaign presentation by a President who fails at leadership, but continues to excel at being one of the best orators and organizers of our time.  While a majority on the left continue in a trance from the 2008 presidential campaign, the only stumbling block to Barack Obama and his radical far-left agenda has been the slow to awaken conservative voice of America.  Nothing President Obama says on Wednesday, short of assuring the American citizens that all current bills in Congress will be scrubbed, should be deemed acceptable.  Congress shall then assemble new bipartisan legislation totally transparent that reflects the concerns heard by the voice of America and available to the public for no less than 30 days for their review.

Besides all that I read in H.R. 3200, the most troubling aspect of the legislation for me was what I didn’t read which allows for multiple interpretations and a variety of loopholes in an effort to arrive at a conclusion.  In an effort to not bore the reader with too much detail, before even arriving to the 75th page of the bill, the average individually insured, or employer-based insurance plan could be jeopardized by inability to meet new standards.  This would thrust the insured into a TBD insurance exchange, or the public option.  So much for the "if you like your doctor and the insurance you have, you can keep them."  The new commissioner that will be making all the new policy, rules, and decisions for the future of your health care can’t be expected to do this all alone for approximately 300 million people (legal and illegal immigrants), he/she will need some help. Want to take a guess at the size of staff that will take?  Just imagine all the jobs this will create, even if they are all non-capital generating government jobs.  Did I mention that around page 70 we have come up with 10 billion dollars to bail out failed union benefit plans?  Those lucky sons-of-guns, must have been one of those "too big to fail" things.

What is stopping our lawmakers from introducing language in these bills to solidify areas of concern that are open-ended or ambiguous?  How about a division that clearly states that items of concern like elective abortion is not covered or, services and guidelines currently provided by Medicare/Medicaid coverage may be enhanced, but not diminished in any way.

I could go on and on about the pathetic piece of legislation H.R. 3200 is, but I won’t.  There is much more at stake than health care legislation alone.  We have not heard the last of Cap & Trade, and today Obama spoke at a Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic to not only push his health care agenda, but to affirm his commitment to EFCA when he said:

"That's why Secretary Solis has made it a priority at the Labor Department to protect workers: your safety, your benefits, your right to organize and bargain collectively. It's why some of the first executive orders I issued overturned the previous administration's attempts to stifle organized labor. It's why I support the Employee Free Choice Act-to level the playing field so it's easier for employees who want a union to form a union. Because when labor is strong, America is strong. When we all stand together, we all rise together."

The Employee Free Choice Act is anything but the implication of the title.  To understand how devious this bill is, one would have had to be a part of a union organizing attempt and a witness to the process.  A shortened term for this bill is "card check".  There is a strong potential for employees to be intimidated by the organizing union and biased peer pressure because if 50%+1 of the employees signed cards the union would be automatically certified by the NLRB as the bargaining unit without a secret ballot election.  It has been my experience that unions are sometimes called on for retribution from a disgruntled employee, and can be devastating for all parties concerned.  This new bill can be particularly ominous for small business because the cost to organize unions would be greatly reduced making smaller groups easier targets.

If we thought the first eight months of Obama’s term were action packed with change and transformation the remaining four of this year will be far worse.  Obama is not happy about the opposition he has received, especially with health care reform.  The turmoil with Van Jones and many of Obama’s appointments should be watched very closely because they will represent a great deal of this transformation that will tear at this countries moral, ethical, and financial well being.  Obama has already shown us his ability to do what he wishes in spite of what violates normal protocol or our Constitution.  Impressive game-plan if you look at it closely.  His administration is pushing an almost outrageous agenda so anything between tolerable and outrageous is a huge win for transformation.
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Does Anyone Speak The Truth?

Posted by im2byteme on Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:54:55 PM

I didn't arrive at 64 years old by accident, and have arrived here by being a good student of life.  The greed and corruption that surrounds us in all walks of life is shameful.  There is no race, gender, political ideology, or religious affiliation involved in turpitude, it surrounds us.  If the motives aren't motivated by money, they are for power.

It doesn't matter what AARP says now that the heat has been turned up on this health care issue.   I read the information sent to us by AARP, and even since CEO Bill Novelli AARP policy has been to promote health care reform, nothing has been more clear since A. Barry Rand has been on board. Bill Novelli stuck to the claim of being bipartisan and although very political, used that to his and AARP's advantage.  Barry Rand is an avid Obama supporter, and supports his agenda in spite of the lack of clarity in both House and Senate versions of the health care legislation.  Proof of the fact that Barry Rand is a passionate supporter of all that Obama has on his agenda is campaign contributions which maxed out at $4600 for 2008.  Bill Novelli in all his years with AARP as CEO contributed nothing to a party or presidential candidate.

When Bill Novelli was CEO, the following statement was made in a 02/25/2009 AARP document in which he was applauding the president for his commitment to reform healthcare.  Novelli also laid out bipartisan guidelines for specific issues that addressed those 50-64 years of age that represented the fastest growing group of uninsured. "AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates."  Barry Rand may not be violating this policy, but he sure is bending the spirit of the intent by his clear support for Obama and his agenda.  No matter how close in line Barry Rand was with Obama we’ll never know for sure, but it is clear that opposing public opinion has altered a health care agenda filled with blind corners and deceit.

In spite of what party you support, we have concrete evidence over the years that it would be irresponsibly naïve to blindly trust anyone in Washington D.C. to legislate what is best for us, especially something as crucial as our health and well being.  We as Americans, especially us seniors, need to be vigilant and independently informed of, each and every legislation that is being pushed through Congress at unprecedented speed.  Our future and the future of generations to come rely on decisions we allow to be made by representatives that live by totally different rules than those that govern us.  How is that genuine representation?

Here is what we do know about the current health care bills in Congress, and at the very least should raise red flags for any logically clear thinking citizen. If we as citizens wanted to read the legislation that effects us what would we read?  There are no less than four versions of legislation in Congress, one of which is 1,017 pages, none of which are clear enough to interpret without a law degree and capable of explaining intent.  Why such urgency in signing into law when so few have even had a chance to digest the content, including our elected in Congress?  What happened to the current administration’s highly touted transparency and ability of citizens to review legislation before it becomes law?  What happened to eliminating business as usual and mandating a bipartisan effort to legislation?  There are many more red flags and causes for concern, but this has to end somewhere, so I will finish up with this last thought.  It is pretty certain that tax on health care benefits is one of the ways this $1.5 trillion-dollar monster will have to be funded, but it brings up my final question.  Why would Congress and Union workers be exempt from such a necessary taxation?

Seniors that belong to AARP are 40 million strong, and along with millions of other concerned American citizens need to continue putting pressure on the elected officials.  We have seen the results, and they are positive!  Don’t be fooled by members of Congress and the administration into thinking that we don’t matter.  The only time we don’t matter is when we are silent and don’t ask questions that demand answers.  We have two weeks left of directly having our voices heard before Congress can once again hide behind their unanswered phone calls, and senseless boiler-plate email and snail mail responses to legitimate questions.  Don’t forget there are other issues we should be addressing like Cap & Trade and Immigration reform which both severely effect the miserable economy and unemployment which will be with us for untold years.
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Obama’s Eligibility Debate Has Critics From Left And Right, But Lou Dobbs Hangs Tough. Should We Just Drop It?

Posted by im2byteme on Monday, August 03, 2009 11:36:30 PM

Since well before the election, eligibility has been a lukewarm to hot topic. It was a hot topic when they were putting John McCain’s feet to the fire because of his birth in the Panama Canal Zone. That by the way took a ruling from the courts to clear the path for his eligibility to serve as President. There was never such a stringent vetting process with Obama when clearly his eligibility was considerably more complex.

The whole issue has come to a head recently because of the controversy raised by Lou Dobbs of CNN. There were unverified threats he would lose his job if he did not drop the issue. Lou Dobbs does not believe that the president is not a citizen that was born in Hawaii, he just thinks Obama should present his long form birth certificate and end this debate once and for all. I happen to agree with Lou Dobbs on this one. Once again anyone that doesn’t agree with the Democrats, far-left OBOTS, and anyone else that believes in Obama’s ineligibility is a far-right extremist or fringe activist. It has been an issue for some for so long now that they have even been given the new label "the birthers" which appears in Wikipedia, and will be coming to a Webster’s dictionary near you soon. Although Bill O’Reilly defends Dobbs right to free speech, he, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Mike Huckabee and other conservative pundits believe the President’s eligibility issue is a dead one.

The long form birth certificate from Hawaii is only one part of this eligibility controversy that I don’t think should be abandoned just because it is making some involved in it uncomfortable or hot under the collar. We should all remember how it was repeatedly mentioned, by a candidate who has become President that part of his signature change would be government transparency. In the first six months of his office the change we have seen has been anything but transparent. Why the secrecy of his records from birth through college? There have been numerous circumstances from Obama’s administration of bending and violation of law. Where in the Constitution does it allow for Czars with such sweeping power with no oversight and accountability? Where in the Constitution does it allow the assumption of private enterprise at the expense of "we the people"? Where in the bankruptcy law under chapter 11 does it allow taking capital interests from investors and transferring them to labor unions? In spite of what the American people want the President and Congress thumb their nose at us and proceed with policy and programs that will hurt us for generations to come.

In my opinion, the current President of the United States needs to prove he is a "natural born citizen" which is a Constitutional requirement for being President. The First Congress was very specific defining that a natural born citizen is one born on U.S. soil of parents who are both citizens of the United States. The issue is far from dead, and even if it is proven not to be a fraudulent appointment, it will be something that must be decided by the courts.
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Is It Time To Throw Mom And Dad, And Grandma And Grandpa Under The Bus? If Obama Has His Way, Yes!

Posted by im2byteme on Monday, August 03, 2009 11:17:07 PM

The relentless push for healthcare reform has become much more complex than just a commendable attempt by lawmakers in Washington D.C. to look out for the health concerns of those citizens they represent. It is hard trying not to make this a politically motivated issue when all but 52 "blue dog" democrats, including the Executive Branch of this administration, will do or say anything to hastily pass this legislation. Recent history should ring true in the ears of the American voters using the stimulus package as a gage for catastrophic urgency. After only 10% of the stimulus spent, there is little to show for how effective it is short of the rhetoric used to the contrary. Then months later a Cap and Trade bill was narrowly passed by the House of Representatives with such urgency that it was passed a majority that didn’t’ even read the bill before voting. How irresponsible is that? Now we are faced with a healthcare reform that unless acted on responsibly could negatively effect your family, your parents, your grandparents, and many generations to come. Yet it has to be done TODAY! Ever ask yourself why?

It is a harsh truth that many Americans refuse to deal with reality and will often journey to the far side of it because, well it’s just not fun, or a slice of it is already consuming them, and more would be too much to deal with. If I were to ask an unmarried 24-year-old who recently entered the job market, what his/her views were about healthcare or retirement, I may be met with a puzzled stare. For starters a vast majority are healthy, close to a half century away from retirement, invincible, and likely part of the 47 million uninsured that choose to be that way. The furthest thing from their mind is this healthcare fiasco, and how it may effect the older folks, including their parents and unfortunate victims of health ailments in spite of what their age is.

The current healthcare reform that is in the House and Senate right now, being obsessively pushed by Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Waxman is clearly a matter of power and control. As I write this there has been an appeal from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a donation to combat what they call an attack from the Republican Party, citing fear mongering, misleading attacks, and downright dishonest. Translation: There is opposition, Democratic I might add, to the stealth program the power brokers want pushed through, and they don’t like it! I need to qualify that I have no Party affiliation, I think they are both despicable. My concern is for comprehensive elderly healthcare, uninsured citizens, no denial for pre-existing condition, ability to choose provider, no government involvement, and at the lowest cost possible. Addressing these issues for positive change is true genuine healthcare reform, and anything less is disingenuous politicking.

The costs of healthcare is outrageous, everyone knows that. Healthcare providers will pass along costs to insured and yet nothing has been mentioned about legislation to address these hidden costs like tort reform to reduce malpractice insurance and frivolous lawsuits. Have you seen what the cost of an aspirin or Band-Aid is during a hospital stay, you get my point. There are many services in healthcare, which are provided that prove to be unnecessary. Why does this go unmentioned? Medicare and Medicaid are out-of-control programs, run by the government that could use major attention to get costs under control. Instead, the government wants to assume a new undertaking that will grow government and take control of our lives to a degree that is unhealthy. If the government can’t offer a solution for what is a current failure, how can it entertain something new and even more insidious than its counterparts.

If I would ask a 24-year-old voter to opt out of the Social Security and Medicare system, and offer a comprehensive retirement and healthcare benefit that would provide far more than the current system, it would more than likely be well received. It would be an entirely different story if I went to a 60-year-old worker, or someone who was already a recipient of Social Security and Medicare, and tell them what they have is in jeopardy, and there may be dramatic changes. I promise that it will not be well received, and the prescriptions for Zanax will go through the roof. Your parents and grandparents count on Social Security and Medicaid, and some have worked 50 years contributing to the present system trusting in those that represent them in government to protect them, and have their best interests at heart. You see, back in the day, a handshake or a man’s word meant something. Nobody ran to a lawyer to have a contract drawn up for something that was considered ethical or just the right thing to do. Today there is a lawsuit for everything. Honesty just isn’t very popular anymore, especially when it may be uncomfortable, or restrictive to achieving an ultimate goal. Almost sounds like something Saul Alinsky would say!

Your parents and grandparents have an ability to bolster their healthcare provisions under Medicare with a private insurance plan (Medicare Advantage) that allows them much greater freedom to choose their doctors, go see specialists, etc., and under the new healthcare plan could be in jeopardy according to the CATO Institute. The point they make is that it impedes the ability for a government-run single-payer health care system and it could effect 9 million seniors and I have read numbers as high as 10.5 million. Your parents and grandparents don’t want their healthcare micro managed by a Federal Health Board or whatever they would call it, dictating the extent of coverage that would be provided. This is where the decision could be made to deny a knee or hip replacement to an 80-year-old because it is just not a prudent expense, and they should double-up on the ibuprofen instead. Or, ignore the doctor’s recommendation for cancer treatment because it would just prolong the inevitable, and pain management should suffice. Your parents and grandparents worked hard and sacrificed to arrive at this point in their life and they deserve far better than what is being proposed by politicians that are not even effected by it. In an open letter from the President of The Heritage Foundation, Edwin Feulner, Ph.D. he challenged President Obama to debate or discuss the plans, but I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for that to happen. Obama never goes further than the rhetoric of his challenges.

Your parents and grandparents need you now to stand up and not only be their spokesperson but your own as well. There are other options and alternatives to this healthcare reform. If no one is willing to take the time to logically discuss all the options in the House and Senate then you need to smell the rat too! Nothing this important, for all citizens, deserves to be rushed through Congress and the Senate. The perfect test for good legislation on healthcare would be the mandatory participation of ALL federal employees (including the President) to become a part of the public option that was offered should the Healthcare Bill pass.
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Obama Got His Groove Back In Shaker Heights, Ohio On The 1st Day Of His 11-Day Healthcare Campaign Trail.

Posted by im2byteme on Friday, July 24, 2009 9:36:23 AM

After about two minutes into a speech in a town hall setting in Ohio Thursday, it struck me that I was witnessing a perfect match. The night before I watched a square peg being repeatedly forced into a round hole with each failure of articulation to convince skeptics that something bad for America is actually good in disguise. Today Obama was going to be at his best. Speaking to a crowd of applause and adulation that respond well to generalities charged with emotional buzzwords and hopeful rhetoric. Like two-thirds of the cost of this sweeping reform can be paid for by reallocating money that is already in the system without explaining exactly what that means. Listen for yourselves if you haven’t already http://tinyurl.com/kk64ro

Keeping Obama off the campaign trail or community organizing is like throwing a hunk of kryptonite in superman’s pocket. Obama is out on the healthcare campaign trail getting energized. He is out of his element when he is restricted to only administrative duties. He is like Jay Leno being confined to a mirror and a tape recorder, or The Eagles confined to a recording studio never being able to perform to a live audience. Obama needs to succeed, and be accepted to stay energized, and his ideology along with many democrats will not rest until healthcare becomes firmly entrenched in the vices of government control.

You remember the old saying, "the greatest wealth is health" Virgil. If we allow others the decision for our care aren’t we being poor stewards of what God gave us? We need to make the decisions that effect the outcomes of the physicians we choose to care for us.

Watch out for this talented community organizer we are watching re-energize. If we continue to allow what is ours, to be taken from us, our health will be of little value to us either. There is no medical procedure or wonder drug that can restore freedom once taken away.
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We All Deserve The Truth About This Frantic Push On Healthcare No Matter What Side Of The Aisle Your On!

Posted by im2byteme on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:01:57 PM

Please put your label maker away. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Democrat/Republican, Left/Right, Liberal/Conservative; the issue of healthcare affects us all. In spite of whatever is said from Washington D.C., this has clearly become a political issue, and if you believe it hasn’t you need to step back and trust your instincts after absorbing the truth.

No matter what your political or social leaning is we all agree that healthcare needs attention and comprehensive reform. What is going on in Washington D.C. is an experiment with our lives, health, security, and money. This is not a game show or reality TV program called "Beat the Clock". This is more than likely THE most important legislation we have or will install certainly in my lifetime. I am going to ask some serious insightful questions that I want you to think about. I have researched and soul searched each issue, and you owe it to yourself to think out each one, and then voice your wishes to the house as quickly as possible. I would send a letter of commendation to Barack Obama if he would get on TV tonight and inform the Americans that he wants the House to continue their work, but the legislation will not be voted on until their return from the August break.

If the new Healthcare reform is comprehensive, and a solution is and/or will be good for all Americans, then there is no reason why there should not be a mandate. Once the legislation is passed, all Federal employees will become a part of the government option provided that President Obama speaks of. That would be fair and would ensure a secure feeling in any American choosing or forced into this option, wouldn’t it?

I’m not a Rhodes scholar, but I shouldn’t have to be in order to understand the three bills that sit in Congress. We want a comprehensive reform, not a complicated reform. There is no way, more than a thousand pages of legalese can be uncomplicated is there? There is good reason to believe that buried in that more than a thousand pages of legalese, there are issues lawmakers do not want us to understand, don’t you think? I believe it should be mandatory for each legislator to have read, and had time to digest any legislation before it is voted on, don’t you think?

Why is the DNC and a list of contributors http://tinyurl.com/49f37s under the umbrella of Healthcare for America Now spending $40 million to promote something that is being sold to all Americans as a cure for what ails us? Shouldn’t it sell itself, well if we understood it? Heck President Obama hasn’t even read the bill!

Today Nancy Pelosi presented testimony from citizens that have suffered catastrophic medical trauma that not only challenged their lives, but compromised their financial well being. It was sad to hear the stories, and it really stirred the sympathies of many and may have even introduced a little fear into those that have uncertainty in their medical coverage. You may think I am taking a coldhearted view of this theatric ploy? Nothing could be further from the truth. My family has faced as troubling a reality as any I heard today. I lost a job that provided health insurance, when my wife fell to breast cancer. It was a financial and emotional nightmare that went on for six years until finally she was given a clean bill of health. She died six months later leaving me with a broken heart and an eleven-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son to raise without their mother. So it doesn’t mean I lack compassion, but what I do lack is a sincere and comprehensive understanding of this legislation that is being rushed down our throats. Do you understand the more than 1,000 pages of legalese that even Congress wants passed without reading?

We need to vet the 47 million figure of uninsured Americans that is so loosely thrown around. Just to throw out a massive figure like this is disingenuous without also explaining the truth of what makes up such an astounding number. One of many articles or research on the uninsured can be found here http://tinyurl.com/m9ezpy but the choices are numerous so if after your own research you can find contrary facts please comment on this blog. It needs to be addressed that 21% of uninsured are not citizens or close to 10 million. That issue falls under illegal-immigration which should be a topic for another problem that challenges our lawmakers. Aside from that what makes up the balance of the supposed uninsured is often temporary and in reality far lower than stated and there are many options already in place to address these circumstances including state-run programs. Do you take the 47 million uninsured figure as truth?

Something doesn’t smell right to me. What is the huge rush? Why can’t the legislation have the time to thoughtfully consider every aspect of what is being proposed? Are we truly "We the people"? Once the lawmakers agree on the legislation, why can’t we have a shot at seeing and understanding what is being proposed? Do you think it is a good idea to get all these Federal Employees in the same program that is good for us, if it’s passed? Mandated Healthcare, is that Constitutional? It’s clear that a government option for Healthcare coverage would be available, does that allow my small business employer the choice to drop my coverage? He said it’s really expensive to cover all twenty of us! Is it possible that this administration just wants more control of our lives at our expense?

If even one question remains that you do not have an answer to, call congress and tell them no vote until after the August break (202-224-3121). Call now and call often.

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