According to ABC News, the White House is once again making multi-billion dollar efforts to help out “troubled borrowers” who have mortgages that they can’t afford.
Remember when we were all laughing at Peggy Joseph when she said that she can’t wait until Obama is elected so she doesn’t have to worry about paying for her [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Personal Responsibility / more mortgage help for “troubled borrowers”
Posted: 31st March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in General Politics0
Polls showing discontent with Obama and health care bill
Posted: 30th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in General Politics, Health CareAccording to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, Obama’s disapproval rating has risen to 50% for the first time. In addition,
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the health care overhaul signed into law last week costs too much and expands the government’s role in health care too far
A plurality predicts the law will improve health [...]
Government can force the people to buy anything
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in General Politics, Health CareMichael Burgess, A Republican congressman from Texas, told CNSNews that if the new health care bill forcing people to have health insurance is held up in court, there will then be a precedent allowing the American government to force people to buy anything they choose.
At first glance this sort of seems like a wild complaint, [...]
Obama, Biden, Pelosi, etc. exempt from wonderful new health care
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in Health CareIf the new health care legislation just forced onto the American people is so great, then of course the likes of Obama, Biden, Pelosi, members of the presidential cabinet, etc. all want to be a part of it, right?
Wrong, according to the New York Post, who are reporting that the names listed above are all [...]
Quick question about new healthcare bill
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in Health CareSupposedly, the new healthcare bill will make these changes, among others:
$750 fine for people who don’t get health insurance
people can’t be denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions.
So what is stopping me from canceling my insurance now (which is a lot more than $750 a year), paying my $750 fine, and then whenever I [...]
Healthcare bill to help “control the people”
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in Health CareNot that this comes as a surprise to anyone, but Rep. John Dingell of Michigan was recorded as saying
The harsh fact of the matter is when you’re going to pass legislation that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways it takes a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to [...]
Obama’s “transparent” administration more secretive than Bush’s
Posted: 16th March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in General PoliticsWhile campaigning, Obama repeatedly said things like “transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this Presidency.”
However, that appears to be yet another “campaign promise” that he never intended on fulfilling.
Recall the exchange during the “health care summit” between John McCain and Obama recently, where McCain mentioned to Obama that [...]
Let me make a quick attempt at playing catch-up on number of the items I’ve missed while being absent from blogging recently. Getting a minimal amount of sleep and going back to work are not conducive to keeping a blog current, I’ve found.
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According to the Telegraph, Obama has decided to play hardball with Democrats who [...]
I know my blog hasn’t been around too long and I don’t have a whole lot of loyal followers, but I thought I should note that I haven’t been posting too much lately because of the fact that my wife and I just had our first child this past week!
It looks like there’s a lot [...]
Obama needs to “moderate his alcohol intake”
Posted: 1st March 2010 by Scott @ The Right of a Nation in General PoliticsWhat in the hell is going on here? Am I over-reacting or is this sort of a big deal? Is this a common doctor recommendation for our past presidents?
Guardian is reporting that doctors have told Obama that he needs to “moderate his alcohol intake.” His doctor’s report is being widely reported under headlines mentioning that [...]