tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2475969113120003665..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: The Obama-Baier interview on FoxScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-88749834085905720542010-03-19T10:32:25.697-07:002010-03-19T10:32:25.697-07:00Scott, believe me I am with you on that. I can'...Scott, believe me I am with you on that. I can't believe that they made this the worst of all possible bills. I realize it is highly unlikely we would agree on what would be a good bill, but the mandatatory provision is bad news. It is bad news here in MA and it will be bad news nationally, imo.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167327283573273716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28686962960965773152010-03-19T08:37:47.213-07:002010-03-19T08:37:47.213-07:00For me, the key takeaway was that the Premier was ...For me, the key takeaway was that the Premier was quoted as saying in effect "It's my body, and it's my decision." The Dems' healthcare plan would take that away from us. It's wrong, and it's stupid.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32649329425627120792010-03-19T06:00:03.642-07:002010-03-19T06:00:03.642-07:00Steve F., this (the Premier's surgery) does no...Steve F., this (the Premier's surgery) does not look like an easy issue to exploit for either side of the healthcare debate. I did some searching on both sides of the political divide and on a right-leaning blog found this interesting comment which bears on the issue:<br /><br />"In related news, a South Dakota gas station attendant died this morning as a result of an easily treated but Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167327283573273716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-3126096892519525582010-03-19T04:25:04.671-07:002010-03-19T04:25:04.671-07:00The Premier of Newfoundland/Labrador who had the c...The Premier of Newfoundland/Labrador who had the choice of getting heart surgery anywhere in Canada left that country and flew to Florida to have minimally invasve geart surgery in the US rather than roll the dice on the surgery available "for free" in his home country. In my view this ends the debate on publicly funded health care.Steve Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201413605319579983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-72669508087331470082010-03-18T16:15:52.643-07:002010-03-18T16:15:52.643-07:00"McCain was a right-winger?
How so? Right of ..."McCain was a right-winger?<br />How so? Right of who? "<br /><br />His lifetime ACU rating is 83%. He doesn't take earmarks, and voted against Bush's Medicare Part D expansion. That definitely puts him at least to the right of the Big Ag hag you voted for. <br /><br />Obsess all you like about Palin the #2 candidate. Did your head hurt when #1 candidate Obama bragged about his Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1781558692727528812010-03-18T16:04:36.928-07:002010-03-18T16:04:36.928-07:00Paul-
McCain was a right-winger?
How so? Right of...Paul-<br /><br />McCain was a right-winger?<br />How so? Right of who? <br /><br />Meanwhile, Sarah Palin bragged about her unionist husband, and the fact that every Alaskan got a free check from oil companiues for their common ownership stake in oil fields. My head hurt listening to that. I couldn't tell if I was at a Wobblie meeting or New Deal revival house. Oh, and she borrowed big money Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75374096056654317632010-03-18T14:50:14.600-07:002010-03-18T14:50:14.600-07:00Imagine the chutzpah of Benji.
"No right-win...Imagine the chutzpah of Benji.<br /><br />"No right-winger ever utters a peep against ethanol-socialism.."<br /><br />The ignorance here is just appalling. Obviously, you never listen to Libaugh or read any right-wing journals. Or bothered to look at the legislative makeup of farm states. <br /><br />Moreover, a right-winger named John McCain spent his entire career voting against and Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842065702455026249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39600085406162409512010-03-18T13:44:48.713-07:002010-03-18T13:44:48.713-07:00Alstry-
I agree...but I think the solution is a pa...Alstry-<br />I agree...but I think the solution is a paring back of federal programs, starting with ethanol, farm subs, and the Department of Defense, and hopefully decreasing, not increasing health care involvement.Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-15138490414527021562010-03-18T13:15:19.578-07:002010-03-18T13:15:19.578-07:00Benj...
About 2/3 our economy is simply governmen...Benj...<br /><br />About 2/3 our economy is simply government consumption and heatlh care consumption. We have gotten here with the help of both parties and regardless whether we like it or not.<br /><br />Without health care and government consumption, America really does not have much of an economy....and that is simply the current structure of our economy regardless of which side of the alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51691076792912940192010-03-18T11:24:39.287-07:002010-03-18T11:24:39.287-07:00Imagine a liberal energy program, that forced ever...Imagine a liberal energy program, that forced every consumer in America to put an additive in their gas tanks, every time they purchased gasoline. In fact, they would have no choice, the additive would be in the gasoline, at 10 percent of volume, and possibly going to 15 percent.<br />Imagine this additive lowered gas mileage.<br />Imagine the use of this additive was mandated.<br />Imagine the Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17942008605195266482010-03-18T10:20:05.550-07:002010-03-18T10:20:05.550-07:00It was good to see our thug President squirm in th...It was good to see our thug President squirm in the hot seat. I bet he's still seething with anger over Baier's insolence.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842065702455026249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63662566864262500022010-03-18T09:54:44.486-07:002010-03-18T09:54:44.486-07:00Scott: right on the money. Regarding ironic detai...Scott: right on the money. Regarding ironic details (from GB last night), the government is railing against too-big-to-fail financial companies and how bad they are, YET they treat themselves as this monsterous too-big-to-fail entity that can do all things for all people.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362700124030334035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68617649900500505382010-03-18T08:33:54.964-07:002010-03-18T08:33:54.964-07:00tom: Good point. Obama's inattention to detail...tom: Good point. Obama's inattention to details is amazing. If you pay attention to details you realize the healthcare bill is a monstrosity that will create more problems than it will solve.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21888640649988197632010-03-18T06:55:21.823-07:002010-03-18T06:55:21.823-07:00In one breath O says "I don't spend a lot...In one breath O says "I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House or the Senate", which as the president of the USA he should be worrying about the constitutional rules. I do not believe this statement. Then he follows it up with "most people will keep their healthcare". If you don't believe the first, you cannot believe thetomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362700124030334035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-63708564185423290342010-03-18T05:08:17.444-07:002010-03-18T05:08:17.444-07:00Regarding the interview, Baier mentioned FOX News ...Regarding the interview, Baier mentioned FOX News had asked viewers to e-mail in possible questions for the Obama-Bair interview and that 18,000 e-mails had been received. <br /><br />Basically it’s a statement by Baier showing that viewers are very, very interested regarding this particular subject matter. People interested to the point of 18,000 e-mail questions.<br /><br />The immediate W.E. Heasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368333904571061995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-66673171088054672282010-03-18T04:18:00.089-07:002010-03-18T04:18:00.089-07:00Scott,
You are so right on health care...it is a ...Scott,<br /><br />You are so right on health care...it is a mess on the highest order.<br /><br />Simply health care and our current deficit consumes about 30% of our GDP. Add in government consumption on all levels, and about 2/3 of our GDP is government and health care consumption versus less than 20% not too many decades ago.<br /><br />In order to maintain this mess, we borrowed an insane alstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025398896639165994noreply@blogger.com