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I was recently contacted by an owner of a website that tracks how Senators and Representatives in Washington have voted on the major issues of the day. It is a very interesting and easy to use down-loadable PDF for each state. Here is the link to how Pennsylvania Congressman have voted on the major issues. Click Here. If you are reading this and you are from one of our other states Click Here to find your state.

The nice thing is you can print this out on one page and take it with you to the place you vote and easily share it with your friends, churches and other organizations.  The chart does not get into party affiliation. In all honesty that should not matter to most of us. While I may be a Conservative and often vote Republican I will stand by anyone who is for smaller government, lower taxes, energy independence, fiscal responsibility and tough on terror. I don’t care what party affiliation you have if you believe in these things.

Washington will never learn unless “We the people” decide to make them listen by voting out the wrong headed career politicians and vote in the new blood, pro Constitution small government types.

You can stop reading now if you want. The rest of this is just my venting on recent political issues. If you need to rant simply register and submit your rant via a Post. We will review and approve it if appropriate.

Since Barack Obama has taken office with his Democrat majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate they have wasted time and precious American resources. Not that Bush was much better. However, I believe if a Conservative was in office he or she would have immediately pivoted towards the economy. Just like after the 9/11 attack we should have gone aggressively towards fiscal responsibility.

Just think about this for a minute or maybe you already have. While the country tail spins our Congress and President squandered an entire year on 2 major issues that Americans were overwhelmingly against. They were Cap and Trade, known as Cap and Tax as it would cost all Americans billions if not trillions of dollars and hurt our economic standing in the world. All based on faulty science that says man is causing the earth to warm. If you been paying attention to the news you now know the earth has been cooling for the past 15 years or so and that it is all a natural thing. The next thing our politicians have been wasting time on is Government run Health Care. Even though all the polls prove Americans want to take a slow incremental approach to changing they way health care is delivered, the President, Pelosi and Reid are going to try and ram through a government take over of health care against the wishes of the American people.

I remember the line that rocketed Bill Clinton into office: “It’s the economy stupid!” However catchy that slogan was it did not come to fruition until the Contract with America came about by Conservative leaders in 1994.The Tea Party Movement is similar only it is a grass roots outcry of the people to our government to reform the way it does business now. It is the people saying “It’s the economy stupid” rather than the politicians. It is the people wanting a new Contract with America.

If you did not know it, Congress is the branch of our government that holds the purse strings. They decide how and or if money is spent. A President can Veto bills he doesn’t like but it can be overridden by a two thirds majority vote by the Congress. You may have recently seen how Congress planned to stop Obama and Eric Holder from putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial in civilian courts. The measure failed by just one vote. However, the point is Congress was going to use “the power of the purse” to stop this as it will likely cost us anywhere from 300 million to 1 billion dollars to try him in civilian court. A military tribunal would cost virtually nothing.

Back to the main point of my rant. It is time to vote these jokers out. The only problem is when it comes election time we often forget how our Senators and Representatives voted on previous issues. Visit http://www.votetrackers.com and grab your states voting history on the major issues today.

The insurance giant that was “too big to fail” was bailed out under the Bush administration with 160 BILLION dollars, lost another 67 some Billion last year and requires another 9 Billion this year. As I watched Cavuto today he ran the clips showing he and Mike Huckabee were against the bailout before and all along the line and have not wavered in their view. He also ran several clips of Republicans insisting they needed to bail AIG out.

I suppose few who read this are business news junkies like me. If you own a business  you almost have to be. I’m not going to ask “where is my bailout” like some have quoted small business owners asking. I’m just going to suck it up and do the best I can. In business that means letting someone go or severing a relationship that is just not beneficial. Other times it means cutting costs and doing without. We really need to sever our relationship with AIG.

I can’t help but wonder in the American Capitalist system how you get “too big to fail.” I though the government was there to ensure monopolies do not exist since this allows them to set and control  prices. I suppose that is how some become too big to fail, government failing to do its job!

Capitalism is based on having winners and losers. We can’t all be winners, no matter what the new Socialist leaning government in Washington tells us. I include some Progressive Republicans in that statement.

The one sure fire way to ruin a child is to continue to bail them out when they get in trouble. The same holds true for business. Sure, there will be tons of pain when they learn their lesson the hard way. Yes, it will impact more than just the loser. As in a family, when one sibling screws up it hurts the entire family and possibly the community. However, that is no reason to continue to bail them out. Out of failure comes the ability to learn from our mistakes. Bailouts prevent this learning experience and serves to continue the bad behavior.

We all have had the brother, sister, friend or employee who continues to seek being bailed out when they screw up. Many of us are guilty of helping people too many times. I believe in Alcoholics Anonymous they call it “enabling.”  I know because I once tried to help an alcoholic friend and he told me I was an enabler. I suppose I was but I’m trying to learn my lesson about bailing people out too often myself.  I say enough is enough. While we work hard to maintain a decent living the leaches of society try to suck the life out of our hard work. It is time to knock off the government bailouts. It is not their money, it is our money.

That’s my thought, I welcome yours.

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), 77, a Vietnam veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died today at Virginia Hospital Center following gallbladder surgery last month, usually a minor operation.

Elected to the Congressional legislature in 1974 from a southwestern Pennsylvania district that has been economically devastated by the decline of America’s coal-mining and steel industries.  Murtha was beloved by his constituents and loathed by conservatives for earmarking  billions of dollars in taxpayers’ money for his area.

He was respected among Democrats for his skill over 19 terms in using the power of the federal purse to make kings and deals. An ally of Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Murtha  was one of the most influential lawmakers in Washington and credited with her rise.

Critics called Murtha the “King of Pork” for the volume of taxpayer money he could direct to the area around his home town of Johnstown. Most of the money came in defense and military research contracts he steered to companies based in his district or with small offices there.

FOX News EVERETT, Wash. — The weather in the Pacific Northwest cooperated with Boeing’s plans to finally get its new 787 jetliner into the air Tuesday, more than two years after it had intended.

The test aircraft completed its ground tests during the weekend, including a 150-mph dash down the runway at Everett’s Paine Field during which its nose gear briefly lifted off the pavement.

Following the completion of testing — the jets ran for at least 40 minutes prior to the flight — the plane rolled down the tarmac in Washington on the way towards its first flight. After a brief pause for photographs, the plane roared down the landing strip and into the skies.

Earlier Tuesday morning, pilots Michael Carriker and Randall Neville said they planned to take the 787 on a 4-hour flight over Washington state, beginning the extensive flight test program needed to obtain the plane’s Federal Aviation Administration certification.

Before landing at Seattle’s Boeing Field, the two-member crew will perform a variety of basic tests and systems checks, said Boeing Commercial Airplanes spokesman Jim Proulx. “They will essentially make sure that the airplane under normal circumstances flies the way it’s supposed to fly,” he said.

Proulx said good visibility, no standing water at the two airports and gentle or no wind are needed for the initial flight, but he noted it was raining when Boeing’s previous all-new airplane, the 777, made its first flight 15 years ago.

Tuesday’s forecast called for rain, 10 mph winds and a cloud ceiling at about 1,500 feet, National Weather Service meteorologist Ted Buehner said. But the weather remained clear enough for teh jetliner to successfully take off.

The plane is the first of six 787s Boeing will use in the flight test program, expected to last about nine months and subject the planes to conditions well beyond those found in normal airline service. Chicago-based Boeing, which has orders for 840 787s, plans to make the first delivery to Japan’s All Nippon Airways late next year.

The 787 is a radical departure for Boeing: About 50 percent of the plane is made of lightweight composite materials, with large sections produced by suppliers around the globe and assembled by Boeing at Everett. The plane, Boeing says, will be quieter, produce fewer emissions and use 20 percent less fuel than comparable aircraft, while passengers will enjoy a more comfortable cabin with better air quality and larger windows.

But the program has been plagued by ill-fitting parts and other problems. The first flight was supposed to be in 2007 with deliveries the following year, but Boeing has been forced to push that back five times — delays that have cost the company credibility, sales and billions of dollars. Most recently, Boeing said it needed to reinforce the area where the wings join the fuselage, with tests completed on that fix just two weeks ago.

An eight-week strike last year by Seattle-area production workers also hampered the program and was a factor in Boeing choosing North Charleston, S.C., in October as the site for a second 787 assembly line.

The 787 remains Boeing’s best-selling new plane to date, though some airlines have been forced to cancel or postpone purchase plans due to the weak global economy.

The version being tested will be able to fly up to 250 passengers about 9,000 miles. A stretch version will be capable of carrying 290 passengers and a short-range model up to 330.

This email letter has been authenticated by Snopes – Thought some of you might like it.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/aarp.asp

Dear Mr. Rand,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. I know it is not what you were looking for, but this is the most honest response I can give you. Our gap in coverage is merely a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith.

While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years and have long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse it’s abdication of our values. Your letter specifically stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama administration and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!

We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities.

This Presidential Administration scares the living daylights out of us.. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But even more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic.. I have never in my life endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don’t have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities it requires..

Your website generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Someone has broken into our ‘house’, invaded our home without our invitation or consent. The President has insisted we keep the perpetrator in comfort and learn the perp language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.

I DON’T choose to welcome them.

I DON’T choose to support them.

I DON’T choose to educate them.

I DON’T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.

American home invaders get arrested.

Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get?

Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break & enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 7,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 7,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current administration. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America. Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than one which is power driven.

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you.

I am disappointed as hell.

I am scared as hell.

I am MAD as hell, and I’m NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & Cyndy

Miller Farms Equine Transport

Central Pennsylvania has a pretty strong pro-gun following. It has tons of hunters and target shooters as well as those interested in self defense and protection. What a lot of Pa residents don’t know is that the mayor of a town they live in may be working against the the gun rights they have.

Most all gun owners know of Michael Bloomberg, the millionaire mayor of New York City, they know how anti-gun he is. What many don’t know is that Bloomberg started a political lobbying group known as “Mayors Against Illegal Guns”. Sounds like something everybody would support including your mayor, right? The truth about the organization is far from what its name implies. Bloomberg who has been involved in all kinds of gun control schemes including sending people out of state and attempting to entrap gun dealers by getting them to sell guns to out of state residents and then claiming the guns were making their way into New York City. Where, by the way, its illegal to own a firearm for all intents and purposes. Bloomberg has funded the group who have lobbied congress against a nationwide reciprocity agreement between states which would have made it legal for permit holders in one state to carry their weapon while in another state. They also lobbied congress against a bill to reform the BATFE and bring it into the 21st century, but don’t worry that didn’t pass either. Both of these bills failed due in part to Bloomberg’s group.

Here is the key, several local mayors belong to the group and may not even know what they belong to. Look at this partial list, Kirk Wilson – Carlisle, Robert Brain – Elizabethtown, Trish Ward – Lebanon, John Mark – Liverpool, Oliver Overlander – Marietta, Tim McMahon – Reading, John Brenner – York, the list is much longer but I think you get the idea. Several mayor’s in Pennsylvania have been confronted and have withdrawn from the group, most claimed they did not know what the group was about. For a complete list you can go to www.nraila.org/mayors . For many gun owners these are trying times at best, with Obama and company in Washington and Rendell in Harrisburg who never saw a gun ban he didn’t like.

If you care about your Second Amendment rights and have wanted to know what you can do, here is your answer. Check out the list and see if your mayor is on it, if they are make your opinion and votes heard.

WRONG FROM THE START: TOP 10 OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS TRILLION-DOLLAR STIMULUS

WASHINGTON DEMS HEAD INTO TOMORROW’S “JOBS SUMMIT” WITH A SERIOUS CREDIBILITY PROBLEM December 2, 2009 | House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) | Permalink

The White House will convene a “jobs summit” tomorrow against a backdrop of rising unemployment, soaring debt, and declining public confidence in the Obama Administration’s economic program.  Washington Democrats staked their credibility on a nearly trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ that was supposed to be about putting people back to work, but has instead produced countless examples of wasteful government spending while more than three million Americans have lost their jobs.  Even the accounting methods designed to keep track of ‘stimulus’ dollars have been widely discredited.  Given the last 11 months of outrageous ‘stimulus’ claims, the American people are right to wonder whether Washington Democrats can be trusted to create jobs and cut the deficit:

1. UNEMPLOYMENT “AT EIGHT PERCENT OR BELOW”

CLAIM: “Just 10 days before taking office, Obama’s top economic advisers [Christina Romer & Jared Bernstein] released a report predicting unemployment would remain at eight percent or below through this year if an economic stimulus plan won congressional approval.” (Associated Press, 6/14/09)

FACT: The nation’s unemployment rate now stands at 10.2 percent.  The President and several members of his economic team explicitly stated that the ‘stimulus’ was needed to avert double-digit unemployment.

2. IMPACT FELT “IMMEDIATELY”

CLAIM: “Q: If the president gets his way and gets this package approved, he signs it into law, how soon before — the American public starts to feel results, the creation of jobs?  NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR LAWRENCE SUMMERS: You’ll see the effects begin almost immediately.” (CNN, 2/9/09)

FACT: The U.S. economy has lost more than three million jobs since the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ became law.  One House Democrat this week referred to the ‘stimulus’ as the “jobless American Recovery Act.”  A recent survey found that fewer than one in ten Americans believe the ‘stimulus’ has helped create jobs.

3. “90 PERCENT … PRIVATE SECTOR”

CLAIM: “More than 90 percent of the jobs created by this plan will be in the private sector.” –President Obama (News conference, 2/9/09)

FACT: “Although President Obama initially said that 90 percent of the jobs created by the stimulus program would be in the private sector, the data suggests that well over half of the jobs claimed so far have been in the public sector.” (The New York Times, 11/4/09)

4. “NO EARMARKS OR PET PROJECTS”

CLAIM: “There will be no earmarks or pet projects in this bill.” –House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Floor statement, 2/13/09)

FACT: The trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ has produced countless examples of wasteful government spending, including repairs to a bridge that reportedly carries about 260 cars per day, many to a place called Rusty’s Backwater Saloon in Wisconsin, and in North Carolina, where ‘stimulus’ funds were reportedly used by one town to hire a new worker whose job is to apply for more ‘stimulus’ funds from Washington.

5. “A VERY FISCALLY SOUND PACKAGE”

CLAIM: “We must make sure the public understands this is a very fiscally sound package.” –Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Talk Radio News Service, 3/10/09)

FACT: With the help of the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus,’ the Obama Administration spent more in its first 100 days than all previous presidents have combined.  The national debt has topped $12 trillion for the first time in U.S. history.  The federal government is now operating on a budget that doubles the national debt in five years and triples it in ten.

6. “A LOT MORE JOBS CREATED”

CLAIM: “The second hundred days you’re going to see a lot more jobs created.” –Vice President Joe Biden (ABC’s This Week, 7/5/09)

FACT: The U.S. economy lost roughly 930,000 jobs in June, July, and August.  It was during this period that the President proclaimed he could “see a light at the end of the tunnel.”

7. “A LOT MORE AMMUNITION LEFT”

CLAIM: “There is a lot more ammunition left in the stimulus package.” –Jared Bernstein, the Vice President’s chief economist (CNNMoney.com, 10/30/09)

FACT: “The government’s economic stimulus spending has already had its biggest impact and probably won’t contribute to significant growth next year, a top White House adviser said Thursday.” (Associated Press, 10/22/09)  “An interesting tidbit from Dr. Christina Romer’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee.  Citing economic analysts she says the fiscal stimulus will have its greatest impact on growth in the second and third quarters of 2009. (Editor’s note – those quarters are now behind us).” (ABC News, 10/22/09)

8. MORE WORK, NOT MORE JOBS

CLAIM: “I think we got the Recovery Act right. … It may be desirable to have a given amount of work shared among more people. But that’s not as desirable as expanding the total amount of work.” –National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers (The Washington Post, 11/8/09)

FACT: The Obama Administration’s attempt to suddenly make job creation seem like a lesser goal of the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ flies in the face of numerous public statements made in the days before the bill was passed, including the President’s statement that creating jobs was his “bottom-line number one.”

9. RAISES SAVE JOBS

CLAIM: “If I give you a raise, it is going to save a portion of your job.” –Department of Health and Human Services spokesman (Associated Press, 11/4/09)

FACT: This is one of several attempts by the Obama Administration to define a job “saved or created” by the ‘stimulus.’  In this particular case, the AP found “more than 9,300 existing employees in more than 9,300 existing employees in hundreds of local agencies who received pay raises and benefits and whose jobs weren’t saved.”  In a newly released report, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office states that “it is impossible to determine how many of the reported jobs would have existed in the absence of the stimulus package.”

10. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN WASTEFUL SPENDING”

CLAIM: “We’ve been in business seven, eight months. You haven’t seen wasteful spending. No one has said we spent $2 million on things that didn’t exist.” –Vice President Joe Biden (The Daily Show, 11/17/09)

FACT: “Stimulus jobs reported in non-existent congressional districts. … Of all the problems found in the latest round of stimulus reporting, add another one: congressional districts that don’t exist.  ABC News reported yesterday that White House officials have found 700 mistakenly credited congressional districts out of more than 130,000 stimulus grants.” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/18/09)  “The reports on jobs created or saved by the $787 billion economic stimulus package are ‘riddled with inaccuracies and contradictions,’ the federal watchdog overseeing the spending acknowledged Thursday.” (USA TODAY, 11/19/09)

BONUS. REPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS

CLAIM: “Vice President Biden offered an impassioned defense of the Obama administration’s policies on the economy, health care, and energy this morning… He chastised administration opponents for not offering alternatives to solve the problems of the nation.” (Philadelphia Inquirer, 11/23/09)

FACT: “House Republicans Press Obama on Job Creation.  House Republicans sent a letter to President Barack Obama today, pushing the administration to seek more business tax breaks as a way to boost the number of new jobs. … Republicans say in their letter that they’re hoping to work with the White House toward a bipartisan jobs plan.” (WSJ Washington Wire, 10/7/09)  The proposals contained in the October letter, some of which were presented to President Obama as early as his first week in office, were developed by House Republicans’ Economic Recovery and Health Care solutions groups.  Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), who heads up the Economic Recovery Solutions Group, will discuss additional proposals to spur job creation in a speech today at the Heritage Foundation.

If you are one of those people who still believes that ObamaCare won’t include taxpayer-funded abortions, it is time to wake up!  We have watched as time and time again amendments barring publicly financed abortions were blocked by our Democratic lawmakers.  Then, we saw versions of the bill which allowed for “vouchers” to be used to purchase abortion coverage.  Each and every time the American people saw through the cleverly worded legislation and made their voices heard.  Now, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying a new tactic.  In section 222 of her bill, there is a part entitled “Abortions for Which Public Funding is Allowed” (at least she gives up all pretense).  In this section, the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to decide which abortions should be covered by the taxpayers.  Yes, that would be Kathleen Sebelius.  A woman who has fiercely defended Planned Parenthood, blocked restrictions on partial-birth abortions, vetoed parental-notification laws, and even stopped an attempt to give legal recourse to victims of botched abortions!  She also received campaign money from George Tiller ( the now deceased doctor who had numerous indictments for illegally performed partial-birth abortions and failing to report statutory rape and incest cases) and hand-picked Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison.  Morrison, was later forced to resign after reports surfaced that he blocked investigations into abortion providers.  Sebelius’s record clearly shows that she cares about the clinics and doctors who provide abortions even more than her dedication to so-called “women’s reproductive rights.”  This is the person who will ensure our tax money is only spent on “necessary” abortions?

If that hasn’t convinced you, the Pelosi bill goes further.  It requires that at least one insurance plan in the Exchange will cover abortions.  It also sets up a fund to pay for abortion services.  Section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules,” establishes a monthly abortion premium to be paid by all enrolled in the government plan.  This money will go to an account at the U.S. Treasury for the purpose of paying for abortion procedures.

The evidence is clear.  No matter what we are told by our leaders in Washington, abortion will be covered in one fashion or another.  If you think your money could be better spent, then please tell your representatives to vote “No!”

For more on this topic and links to the actual bill’s text click here.

Republicans have a much better plan
By John Boehner
November 4, 2009

By now, the American people have made it crystal clear to Washington that what they want out of healthcare reform is a plan focused on reducing costs, not growing government.

Unfortunately, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Democratic leaders ignored Americans’ concerns and wrote a bill that would implement a government takeover of healthcare that actually increases costs and adds to our already skyrocketing debt.

Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill represents 1,990 pages of bureaucracy designed to centralize healthcare decision making in Washington, D.C., at the expense of patients and doctors. It will require tens of thousands of new federal employees.

It will create dozens of boards, bureaus and commissions in charge of coming up with new regulations and red tape that will inevitably make healthcare in this country more expensive.

Indeed, Speaker Pelosi’s bill will lead to higher health insurance premiums and impose new burdens on taxpayers from all walks of life and the nation as a whole.

Even though President Obama declared to Congress that the cost of healthcare reform would not exceed $900 billion over the next decade, Speaker Pelosi’s bill clocks in at more than $1 trillion — and counting.

The final price tag is sure to be higher as we continue to discover the bill’s hidden costs.

There is nothing secret, however, about the fact that Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill would raise taxes on working families. This applies even to those making less than $250,000, despite President Obama’s repeated pledges to the contrary.

Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill also delivers a crushing blow to small businesses in the form of burdensome mandates that will kill the jobs needed to get our economy back on track.

If that weren’t enough, Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill also calls for drastic Medicare cuts, leaving seniors with reduced benefits and fewer choices.
This will especially hurt those on Medicare Advantage, a successful program that nearly one million Floridians rely on.

In short, Speaker Pelosi’s 1,990-page government takeover of healthcare fails to fix what’s broken and undermines what works.

There is a better way. Republicans unveiled a plan in June that makes healthcare more affordable and accessible at a price our nation can afford. These are four smart, fiscally responsible reforms Republicans would implement right now to lower costs:

• Let individuals and families purchase health insurance across state lines;
• Allow individuals and small businesses to pool together and acquire health insurance at lower prices, the same way large corporations and labor unions do;
• Give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower healthcare costs;
• End junk lawsuits that contribute to higher healthcare costs by increasing the number of tests and procedures that physicians sometimes order not because they think it’s good medicine, but because they are afraid of being sued.

Visit http://healthcare.gop.gov to learn more about the Republican plan to lower healthcare costs.

We now have a choice: We can work together to implement smart, fiscally responsible reforms that improve Americans’ healthcare or we can recklessly pursue this partisan government takeover that creates far more problems than it solves.

It’s clear where the American people stand. They’re frustrated and fed up.

The trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ isn’t working.

Unemployment is rising.

The debt to be paid by our kids and grandkids is exploding.

And now comes Speaker Pelosi’s 1,990-page government takeover of healthcare.

We simply cannot afford another Washington program that overspends and underdelivers.

Republicans will continue to stand on principle and fight for our better solutions to make healthcare more affordable and accessible for American families.

Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, is the Republican minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking for people to come to the Capitol in Washington D.C on Thursday November 5th, at 12 noon. She is asking to meet on the Capitol steps and then go to your representative’s office and give them your view on health care face to face. The actor Jon Voight will be there as well to help stop this take over of our government. The reason is that the Democrats are getting ready to have a vote on the 1990 page health care bill they put together, they will get the votes to pass it unless something drastic happens. Going to the Capitol and then taking a stroll to the house office buildings may just be that thing. See your elected officials and see what the response will be if they have to look you in the face, or will they just run and hide.

Nancy Pelosi is trying to pass this bill this week and send it to Harry Reid in the Senate who has 51 votes to pass it. If this gets passed it will be illegal to purchase private health insurance in 2013. Let me say that again, after 2013 it will be illegal to buy private health care. We need to stop this now. Michele Bachmann is asking for your help to stop this before its too late. Once passed it will be nearly impossible to repeal. If you can’t go to Washington, call, write, e-mail, text, fax, send smoke signals I don’t care you choose. Get involved now before its too late.

This is your country and your life they are playing with, don’t let this pass. Go to www.michelebachmann.com, for more information. Glenn Beck’s site also has information, once again, get involved now while its still possible to change the outcome of this vote. As crazy as it sounds, by next week it may be too late.