Republlican Rep to Address Healthcare and Progressivism

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Rep. Paul Ryan to Deliver Major National Address on Health Care Reform
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Posted on Friday, January 08, 2010 4:12:56 PM by hillsdale1

Rep. Paul Ryan to Deliver Major National Address on Health Care Reform

Washington, D.C. — Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver a major national address on health care reform and progressivism at a forum hosted by Hillsdale College and its Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C.

Ryan serves as Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and has represented the 1st District of Wisconsin since he was first elected in 1998.

The event will be on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 6 - 7 p.m. at the Washington Court Hotel in the Atrium Ballroom (Mezzanine Level)located at 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.

The forum is open to the media and the general public. Registration instructions and more information can be found by clicking

http://www.hillsdale.edu/KirbyCenter/programs/healthcareforum/default.asp.

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Its NOT about Health Care. Its about POWER.

What is it that the Left promises?

Yes, I know, but free energy from unicorn farts IS mythical. Well, then again, so is most of what the Left says is mythical.....but I digress.

The Progressives promise more efficient government services. The Progressives promise that the government will help you. The Progressives promise that THEY will save you through the power of this or that government scheme.

The Conservatives (not necessarily the GOP) want the government to return to its Constitutional role of leveling the playing field for its citizens so that they may freely pursue their dreams. The Conservatives want the government to only referee, not be in the game.

Mark Steyn nails it: (emphasis mine)

Since January, his successor has used the economic slump as a pretext to "reform" health care. Most voters don't buy it: They see it as Obama's "war of choice," and the more frantically he talks about it as a matter of urgency the weirder it seems. If he's having difficulty selling it, that's because it's not about "health." As I've written before, the appeal of this issue to him and to Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank et al is that governmentalization of health care is the fastest way to a permanent left-of-center political culture — one in which elections are always fought on the Left's issues and on the Left's terms, and in which "conservative" parties no longer talk about small government and individual liberty but find themselves retreating to one last pitiful rationale: that they can run the left-wing state more effectively than the Left can. Listen to your average British Tory or French Gaullist on the campaign trail, pledging to "deliver" government services more "efficiently."

Any Republican that cooperates with this madness DESERVES to lose his/her seat. Any "conservative" Democrat that cooperates with this madness also deserves to lose their seat or be exposed for the lickspittles that they are.


Cross posted at RedState.

The Bill to put a Cap into our Trade has passed

Eight idiotic Republicans helped to pass this theft.
Let them know what you think:
Bono (CA) 202-225-5330 Castle (DE) 202-225-4165 Kirk (IL) 202-225-4835 Lance (NJ) 202-225-5361 Lobiondo (NJ) 202-225-6572 McHugh (NY) 202-225-4611 Reichart (WA) 202-225-7761 Chris Smith (NJ) 202-225-3765

NO Congressman read this bill. They continue to pass bills that they are not reading and expect us to know what the law is. Ignorance of the law is supposed to be no excuse. Every single one of these bastards need to be kicked out of office. Every single one of the bastards that sponsored this, supported this, or voted for this should be impeached for malfeasance.

I think that I'm going to need a lot of that tape to wrap around my head.

First, the entire bill is based on a false premise of confirmed man-made global warming. Not only has no global warming been confirmed to be man-made, THE PLANET IS COOLING!

Second, no one read this bill. 300 pages were snuck in at 3 am. And there is an unconstitutional “place holder” mentioned so that they can add more after the vote. (Khrys at Michelle Malkin.com: The GOP should explore bringing suit with the aim of declaring “placeholder provisions” make the whole bill unconstitutional. If Line Item Veto is unconstitutional, Line Item Insert sure as heck is too.)

Third, the entire premise of “cap and trade” is a proven failure. Look at Europe and Kyoto. China and India have already spoken. They are NOT going to kill THEIR economies.

Fourth, Spain is bewildered that we are following a similar plan for green jobs as theirs. Their plan failed miserably.

This bill will do nothing but hurt our economy. NOTHING will be gained, except that Al Gore’s wallet will get fatter. He owns a “carbon credit” company. Where are all the critics of Enron? This was an idea pushed by those thieves.

Reports say that the switchboards were overloaded with citizens demanding a NO vote. Including Democrats. This government is out of control. This is the greatest tax hike for the US in history. And, apparently, we don't have any representation.

Ironic that its so close to July 4th.

Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.

Lies that your Congress tells you. Or why do the Progressives need you fat, dumb, and angry....

Truism: If you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes recognized as the truth.
Truism: If you have no respect for the voter's intelligence, you forget that they can FACT CHECK YOUR ASS!
Truism: Pelosi and Obama are raving, power-hungry empty suits that think the voters are stupid.

Both Pelosi and Obama have spread the lie that the oil companies are leasing 68 million acres and are, apparently, just sitting on them; just spending that money for nothing......

The Demoratic party continues to spread this statistic because they understand that the truth is harmful to the progressive movement. As long as the citizenry are hurting, and private enterprise can be blamed, the progressives can point to more government as the solution. This demand also allows the progressives to put forth ideas that, normally, would be abhorrent to the populace, such as nationalizing the oil companies, taking their profits and giving them to the populace, or nationalizing the refineries. All of these ideas have been put forth by the Progressives in Congress and running for President.

From Greg Feldmeth:

I. Sources of Progressive Reform

A. Industrialization, with all its increase in productivity and the number of consumer goods, created
1) Unemployment and labor unrest
2) Wasteful use of natural resources
3) Abuses of corporate power

B. Growing cities magnified problems of poverty, disease, crime, and corruption

C. Influx of immigrants and rise of new managerial class upset traditional class alignments

D. Massive depression (1893-1897) convinced many that equal opportunity was out of reach for many Americans.

II. Who Were the Progressives?

A. New middle class composed of young professionals

1. Sought to apply principles of professions (medicine, law, business, teaching) to problems of society
2. Strong faith in progress and the ability of educated people to overcome problems
3. Rise in volunteer organizations organized to address issues (American Bar Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Municipal League, eg.)
4. Mainly urban in residence and orientation

B. Muckraking journalists attacked corruption and scandal with a sense of moral outrage

While Progressivism did address certain problems at the beginning of the 20th century, like most government-centric programs, the movement has outlive its usefulness. The modern Progressive movement depends on statism and autocratic ideas for its very survival.

The Progressives still cite "unemployment and labor unrest" though we are at full employment and membership in labor unions is down, voluntarily. They decry the "problems of poverty, corruption, and crime" as the need for more government controls without the admission that the worst urban areas ALREADY are under Progressive control.

While new immigrants are now the norm and do not "upset the traditional class alignments", the progressives seek to upset the traditional ideas of national sovereignty with allowing unlimited illegal immigration, knowing that the votes would go to them.

We are not in a depression or even a recession. But have you noticed over the last few decades, that whenever the progressives wish to regain power, the economy must be seen to be in a recession, or driven to one with horrible policies that are supposed to "save" us. High gas prices anyone?

The description of the "typical" progressive is accurate. College professors (Woodrow Wilson, our first fascist) comes to mind. Volunteer organizations....."community organizer or activist"....who does that bring to mind?

The ability of "educated people to overcome problems" definitely describes the Obamas and most of Congress. God forbid that the uneducated, unwashed masses actually fix their own problems. Force students into state run schools, force programs that teach to the lowest common denominator, and then, prevent competition even within that small realm, and you won't have citizens that can think critically. And then you won't have citizens to point out the lies, exaggerations, and distortions of history by the governmental classes.

And if you noticed the map of the last election by county, the idea that progressives are urban is obvious. Congressional election maps are very illustrative.

The terms "muckraking" and " journalist" have almost become synonyms. Journalism of today seems to demand continual outrage from its adherents. And all attacks must be towards the "corruption" found in private enterprise. Scandal, as long as it is attributable to any enemy of the press, is trumpeted to the skies. Moral outrage is selective. The press, of course, has always been this way, but at least, in the past, they ADMITTED IT!

The disease of Progressivism and Socialism is deadly to Freedom in both the short term and long term. I include both the Democratic Party and more recently, the Republican party, in the Progressive movement. If government intervention is seen as the only solution, we will ultimately become slaves to the very government that was invented to SAFEGUARD OUR FREEDOMS!