Really interesting stuff today which is all going to get piled into one post
My gosh! Stuff is flying out all over the place. Iwas just explaining centrifugal force to my son today, and discussing the energy required to make a moving object move on a curve. Since he first appeared on the scene, Obama and his facilitator, the MSM, have both been working overtime energy-wise to curve data so that Americans do not have a full understanding of what’s happening in front of them. As the Obama team lose energy, though, with the disastrous health care initiative (disastrous for us if it passes, disastrous for Obama if it doesn’t), the team is losing the energy to keep things from flying off in all directions. And my God are they flying! So:
The biggest thing, of course, is the fall out from the ACORN tapes that Andrew Breitbart revealed on Big Government. You know those tapes, right? The ones revealing that ACORN operatives in four states cheerfully advised a pimp and his prostitute (in reality, youthful and innovative undercover operatives) how to set up a brothel with underaged illegal aliens, and how to obtain tax benefits while doing so. Charles Gibson may honestly disclaim all knowledge, but others are sitting up and taking notice. But wait, there’s more!
The Radio Patriot writes (and very good authority confirms) that the lid is coming off the story regarding Valerie Jarrett. This matters enormously, because Valerie Jarrett is referred to, even in the most loving Democratic circles, as the consigliere. She is the brains behind the operation and Obama defers to her in all things. Unfortunately for the Obamas, Jarrett has quite this history. We already know some of it, but it looks as if Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart are going to reveal something truly painful.
Okay, that’s the exciting stuff, but there’s still some great stuff I want you to see.
John Graham is a friend of mine, and he’s really everything you’d want in a friend: he’s charming, thoughtful, intelligent and witty. He also has an extraordinary grasp of the market principles behind real health care reform, which he spells out in an article about Consumer Driven Health Care. I have my own anecdote to add to this. I am a tooth grinder. My health care provider finally agreed to pay for a jaw guard, and it sent me to the orthodontist who had the contract with my provider to make jaw guards. I saw the orthodontist for about 5 minutes during the first appointment. His tech took a mold (another five minutes) and I left. I then came back to pick up the guard. The tech made sure it fitted, and I left. I learned later that the orthodontist charged — and my provider paid — $765.00 in 1994 dollars for this little transaction. That did not count the $200 or so for the lab that made the guards. I currently pay for my own jaw guards — $400 for lab and dental costs.
Just so you know, any little poll bump Obama got from his wall-to-wall speeches is gone, at least insofar as real voters are concerned. Apparently once the great Mesmer stops speaking, and the fact checkers step in, the numbers fall. Lately, Obama’s claims have been so outlandish (I can cover more people, with more health care, for less money) every member of the audience is his or her own fact checker. It doesn’t mean Obama and Crew won’t use reconciliation to game the system, but it does mean that the in-your-face approach is broken.
Just as a wonderful palette cleanser, read what Jay Nordlinger has to say about the Mayor of San Ramon.
And so you know what we’re up against, we’re now learning that supporting the Constitution is racist.
