Wednesday, September 25, 2013

ObamaCare is like that song: 'Every day I have to cry some'

(My new American Thinker post)

Pick your version (I like the Steve Alaimo original) but the chorus is the same: 

"Everyday I have to cry some  Everyday I have to cry some   Dry the water from my eyes some Everyday I have to cry.." 

Everyday, we learn something new about Obama Care and "everyday you want to cry some".
 
POLITICO adds another article to the growing list of daily surprises about the law that no one read.   I'm convinced that most Senate Democrats voted for this law hoping that The Supreme Court would kill it.  How do you explain responsible legislators voting for this law?
 
By the way, don't you love the article's title?  Obamacare: One blow after another

"The Obamacare that consumers will finally be able to sign up for next week is a long way from the health plan President Barack Obama first pitched to the nation.   Millions of low-income Americans won't receive coverage. Many workers at small businesses won't get a choice of insurance plans right away. Large employers won't need to provide insurance for another year.  Far more states than expected won't run their own insurance marketplaces. And a growing number of workers won't get to keep their employer-provided coverage."  

Can we agree that this is a mess?   Yes it is a mess.   Worse than that, it is going to wreck the world's best health care system.
 
This is why I love what Senator Cruz is doing.  He won't get it defunded but we are having a conversation about this horrible law.     

You can hear CANTO TALK here.



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Dilma gains a few points back home by beating up Obama at the UN today

(My new American Thinker post)

President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil unleashed on President Obama today.  It was rather entertaining to say the least. 

My guess is that most analysts will say that this is a reaction to the NSA stories. Yes it is but I think that this is another sign that Latin American leaders are sick and tired of the indifference shown by this administration.

Can you recall a US president so uninterested in US-Latin America issues?  I can't.

Here is a bit of President Rousseff's speech:  

"Tampering in such a manner in the lives and affairs of other countries is a breach of international law and, as such, it is an affront to the principles that should otherwise govern relations among countries, especially among friendly nations," Rousseff told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.   She also proposed an international framework for governing the internet and said Brazil would adopt legislation and technology to protect it from illegal interception of communications.   "Information and telecommunication technologies cannot be the new battlefield between states. Time is ripe to create the conditions to prevent cyberspace from being used as a weapon of war, through espionage, sabotage, and attacks against systems and infrastructure of other countries," Rousseff said."

In all fairness, Dilma Rousseff is doing a little "samba" for her Brazilian audience. She is also a bit hypocritical because there is a lot of spying going on in Brazil and other Latin American countries.

In other words, don't cry for Dilma's privacy anytime soon!

I believe that this UN speech was rooted on two issues:

First, there is a lot of discontent down in Brazil about the spending related to the World Cup and Olympics.  We saw riots and huge demonstrations after bus fares were raised.  This speech, or the attack on President Obama, is a bit of a distraction for the Brazilian president.

Second, there is concern in that President Obama only thinks of Latin America when he is pandering for votes in our immigration reform debates.

How do you say "I'm angry" in Portuguese?  I don't know for sure but Dilma  just sent President Obama a warning that Latin America wants more attention.

You can hear CANTO TALK here.


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Dilma hits Obama with her “cinto brasileiro” at the UN today!


(My new Babalu post)
Back in 2006, the late Hugo Chavez went to the UN and blasted President Bush, i.e. the famous "the devil was here yesterday" speech;
""The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said, referring to Bush, who addressed the world body during its annual meeting Tuesday. "And it smells of sulfur still today."
Chavez accused Bush of having spoken "as if he owned the world" and said a psychiatrist could be called to analyze the statement. "
Well, the only thing smelling "sulfur" these days is Chavez' hole in hell!   Chavez is the one burning in hell and "tweeting" Maduro about toilet paper shortages in Caracas.
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil unleashed on President Obama today.  It was rather entertaining to say the least:
"Rousseff had expressed her displeasure last week by calling off a high-profile state visit to the United States scheduled for October over reports that the U.S. National Security Agency had been spying on Brazil.
In unusually strong language, Rousseff launched a blistering attack on U.S. surveillance, calling it an affront to Brazilian sovereignty and "totally unacceptable."
"Tampering in such a manner in the lives and affairs of other countries is a breach of international law and, as such, it is an affront to the principles that should otherwise govern relations among countries, especially among friendly nations," Rousseff told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.
She also proposed an international framework for governing the internet and said Brazil would adopt legislation and technology to protect it from illegal interception of communications.
"Information and telecommunication technologies cannot be the new battlefield between states. Time is ripe to create the conditions to prevent cyberspace from being used as a weapon of war, through espionage, sabotage, and attacks against systems and infrastructure of other countries," Rousseff said.
U.S. President Barack Obama was en route to the United Nations while Rousseff spoke. Speaking immediately after Rousseff, he avoided direct reference to her criticism.'



In all fairness, Dilma is doing a little "samba" for her Brazilian audience.  There is a lot of discontent down in Brazil about the spending related to the World Cup and Olympics.
Nevertheless, this is another indication that "hope and change" is a faded memory, a reminder of those days of yesteryear when fools chanted "yes we can"at the sight of Obama.
How do you say "it's over" in Portuguese?  I don't know for sure but Dilma gave us an example of it at the UN.

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