During the first Clinton administration we looked at and rejected nationalized health care. We thought it was a bad idea then and feel the same way today. Now the Democrats and the “smartest President ever” are going to force it into law. They are going to pass it without having read the final bill … because there is not one (this trend has to stop), and disregarded the will of the people.
They are betting that after they go against our will that we will find out just how wrong we were about not wanting to nationalize healthcare. They foolishly believe that Americans who have not purchased healthcare insurance in the past will be grateful to be forced to buy insurance now under penalty of law. Americans will have to first pay for health insurance before paying for food, shelter, clothing, utilities, and transportation. Some families don’t buy healthcare insurance by choice because they can afford to pay for their healthcare needs without spending money on insurance. All Americans can purchase healthcare insurance today if they so choose, but they do not. There are several reasons, but mostly because, 1) they don’t want it, (2) they don’t think they need it, or (3) they cannot afford it. Making those that cannot afford it buy it is not going to make their lives any better … in fact, it will add to their burden and cause them even more unhappiness.
It will make insurance providers happy. Anytime the public is forced to buy a product, it creates a revenue stream that did not exist before and it lessens risk and softens business losses. The cost insurance companies take on is more than counter-balanced by the new policies they will sell. Why? … because now you will have to buy healthcare coverage whether your employer offers insurance or not. Many companies will opt to let you buy coverage on your own … Why? … because they will no longer have to offer insurance to retain employees. You will by law have to get it … whether you want to or not. The Democrats (and Republicans, for that matter) are not telling you that. Insurance providers count on you never (or almost never) filing a claim. Most of us, especially younger people, will go months (if not years) with little need of healthcare services. Insurance has always been a product that we purchase to protect ourselves. We don’t buy it to protect others, or to protect other insurance providers, or to protect our government. Nationalized healthcare is all about protecting government interest, not yours.
I will not say that we do not have troubles. Medical cost are high, but nationalizing insurance will not change that. The next step will be to nationalize healthcare providers … that is where cost is most expensive. Here is where government, or I should say the current leadership in DC, is looking at next. Controlling healthcare providers is how Washington will move into directly controlling you. You will be forced to adhere to government standards, just as our men and women in the military are forced too. Once the government is allowed to force you to buy health insurance, they will be able to force you to do anything … that is fundamental change … that, my friends, is tyranny … and that is where we are headed if we do not stop them now.
There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
And The Race Is On!
As most of you know I’ve been supporting Will B. Hurd in his run to win the nomination in the Republican primary to be the party’s candidate to run for U.S. Congress in my home district. As of Tuesday, March 2nd, we are one step closer to reaching that goal. I’d like to say that he has already won the nomination, but we fell short of our goal of 51% of the primary votes cast. I’m disappointed in coming up short, but not discouraged. Will has worked hard to make the campaign a success … and in all respects it has been. After all of the ballot counting was done, he received the most votes. This from a candidate who was told to stay out of the race because he could not win. Now we begin a run-off election campaign and the race is on!
When I first met Will, he told me that he was committed to winning and that he would need the help of others to do it … including people like me and you. He always says that this campaign is not simply about him going to D.C., it is about us. He also guaranteed that he would work harder than anyone to reach our goal … and work hard he has. Will has physically been in as much of the district as one man can possibly be. He’s attended candidate forums, various functions, large meet and greet meetings, and small in-home meet and greets. He’s talked to large groups and small groups alike … from a crowd of dozens to a group of eight or ten (as he did in my home). Will has worked to earn every single vote he’s gotten and he hasn’t taken any of them for granted. I like Will and trust that he will continue to work hard … to win the run-off … and then the general election this November … and as my Congressman. I fully expect that he will become the next Congressman of the Twenty-Third District.
When Will started the campaign, he knew that he was going to be a long shot … he knew that he was going to be out-spent and less-known than the assumed front runner, Quico Canseco. Will has said, “we won’t have the most bullets, but we’re going to shoot straightest”. After the March 2nd primary, his was the shot “Hurd” around Texas and the Republican Party. Will has not had party support, he is winning with a grass roots movement and with the help and support of a first-rate staff. His Campaign manager, Barry Hammond, is just as committed to taking back Congress as anyone and is a solid conservative (I like him, too). In fact I haven’t met anyone supporting him that I haven’t liked. I’ve met more Aggies than I ever knew existed and they are determined to help send him to Congress … they know him from the time that he was their class president and they know just how capable he is. Meeting them, and Will’s parents, helped convince me that he was worth knowing and supporting.
There are just a few weeks left before early voting begins for the run-off and then the actual election. Will is still working to meet as many of you as he can and going to meet and greets. If you are interested in learning more about Will or attending/hosting a meet and greet, it is not to late … check out www.texansforhurd.com or Facebook for details or call the campaign office at (210) 957-2375.
Please consider voting for Will in the run-off. If you voted in the Republican primary, you can vote again in the run-off for Will even if you did not vote for him at the primary. If you did not vote at all in either party primary you can still vote in the run-off. I cannot stress enough how important it is to send people to Washington, D.C. that we trust. I trust Will Hurd and am convinced that he will work to help stop runaway spending and the radical changing of our country. I know that once he is in Congress, he will take a prominent role in the House of Representatives and use his skills and talents to help persuade and influence other members of Congress (in both parties) to redirect and correct the wrong actions that we have seen them take in the last few months and years.
There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie Perez / U.S. American
When I first met Will, he told me that he was committed to winning and that he would need the help of others to do it … including people like me and you. He always says that this campaign is not simply about him going to D.C., it is about us. He also guaranteed that he would work harder than anyone to reach our goal … and work hard he has. Will has physically been in as much of the district as one man can possibly be. He’s attended candidate forums, various functions, large meet and greet meetings, and small in-home meet and greets. He’s talked to large groups and small groups alike … from a crowd of dozens to a group of eight or ten (as he did in my home). Will has worked to earn every single vote he’s gotten and he hasn’t taken any of them for granted. I like Will and trust that he will continue to work hard … to win the run-off … and then the general election this November … and as my Congressman. I fully expect that he will become the next Congressman of the Twenty-Third District.
When Will started the campaign, he knew that he was going to be a long shot … he knew that he was going to be out-spent and less-known than the assumed front runner, Quico Canseco. Will has said, “we won’t have the most bullets, but we’re going to shoot straightest”. After the March 2nd primary, his was the shot “Hurd” around Texas and the Republican Party. Will has not had party support, he is winning with a grass roots movement and with the help and support of a first-rate staff. His Campaign manager, Barry Hammond, is just as committed to taking back Congress as anyone and is a solid conservative (I like him, too). In fact I haven’t met anyone supporting him that I haven’t liked. I’ve met more Aggies than I ever knew existed and they are determined to help send him to Congress … they know him from the time that he was their class president and they know just how capable he is. Meeting them, and Will’s parents, helped convince me that he was worth knowing and supporting.
There are just a few weeks left before early voting begins for the run-off and then the actual election. Will is still working to meet as many of you as he can and going to meet and greets. If you are interested in learning more about Will or attending/hosting a meet and greet, it is not to late … check out www.texansforhurd.com or Facebook for details or call the campaign office at (210) 957-2375.
Please consider voting for Will in the run-off. If you voted in the Republican primary, you can vote again in the run-off for Will even if you did not vote for him at the primary. If you did not vote at all in either party primary you can still vote in the run-off. I cannot stress enough how important it is to send people to Washington, D.C. that we trust. I trust Will Hurd and am convinced that he will work to help stop runaway spending and the radical changing of our country. I know that once he is in Congress, he will take a prominent role in the House of Representatives and use his skills and talents to help persuade and influence other members of Congress (in both parties) to redirect and correct the wrong actions that we have seen them take in the last few months and years.
There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie Perez / U.S. American
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Left Wing Contempt
I’m sure you’ve noticed that those on the left could careless if they insult those of us who think differently from them. They never hesitate to let us know just how smart and tolerant they are and how ignorant others are. Even though, all the while, they are anything but those things. They prefer to level insults in broad about ways. For example they enjoy telling women that are pro-life or that have a conservative point of view just how stupid they are by making fun of and ridiculing some of the most prominent conservative spokeswomen in the country such as Sarah Palin, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and Michele Bachman. They foolishly expect us to believe that they are not attacking everyday American women or that they are not deriding like-minded conservative women. They proudly display their arrogance.
The men and women of the United States know contempt when we see and hear it. In the past few days and weeks, many on the left (Rosie O’Donnell, Jeanine Garofalo, and Bill Maher to name a few) have said some of the most vicious, angry words about their fellow citizens that I have ever heard. It amazes me that their corporate employers and sponsors keep them around … perhaps it is because they do not disagree with their point of view. Their favorite targets are Christians, Conservatives, Tea Partiers, Whites (men and women, even though most of them are white), Pro-lifers, and did I mention Christians. It is not just those in entertainment, it is also coming from the Democratic Party , Congressional leaders, and the White House. They don’t recognize that the very intolerance they accuse others of is what they are most guilty of themselves. If that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, then I don’t know what is!
The left is getting louder, they see that they are losing influence with Americans of all kinds - rich and poor alike. They are losing influence with Blacks, Hispanics, Asian, Native Americans, and Whites at ever increasing rates. The reasons are many, but mostly it is because Americans are waking up to the fact that the left has every intension or remaking our country … and we don’t want that. Yet they force their plans onto the people, even though they can hear us telling them to stop.
A time is coming where sides will soon have to be taken. Do we stand by the great American traditions established by the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War and our Constitution? Do we stand for individual freedom and for the right to let the states decide how best to govern themselves? Do we stand for a weak central government with limited powers or for a strong oppressive one? You must ask yourself if the left reflects the best of American traditions or some new ideal of a mediocre USA, no greater than any other nation on Earth.
Yes they are angry. They’re angry because we will not listen to them. They are angry because they cannot get their way. They are angry because they cannot come to agreement with one another on how best to impose their will. They are angry that we have a system that allows the people to have a voice in how we are ruled. They will attack every tradition and guiding American principle that stands in the way of a radically changed United States. The question is are you willing to stand in their way, are you willing to obstruct their plans or will you simply go along to get along? In the past, the left has had every reason to believe just that. I’m betting that they will soon find out that We the people of United States of America will not simply go along to get along anymore.
There you have it
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie Perez / U.S. American
The men and women of the United States know contempt when we see and hear it. In the past few days and weeks, many on the left (Rosie O’Donnell, Jeanine Garofalo, and Bill Maher to name a few) have said some of the most vicious, angry words about their fellow citizens that I have ever heard. It amazes me that their corporate employers and sponsors keep them around … perhaps it is because they do not disagree with their point of view. Their favorite targets are Christians, Conservatives, Tea Partiers, Whites (men and women, even though most of them are white), Pro-lifers, and did I mention Christians. It is not just those in entertainment, it is also coming from the Democratic Party , Congressional leaders, and the White House. They don’t recognize that the very intolerance they accuse others of is what they are most guilty of themselves. If that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, then I don’t know what is!
The left is getting louder, they see that they are losing influence with Americans of all kinds - rich and poor alike. They are losing influence with Blacks, Hispanics, Asian, Native Americans, and Whites at ever increasing rates. The reasons are many, but mostly it is because Americans are waking up to the fact that the left has every intension or remaking our country … and we don’t want that. Yet they force their plans onto the people, even though they can hear us telling them to stop.
A time is coming where sides will soon have to be taken. Do we stand by the great American traditions established by the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War and our Constitution? Do we stand for individual freedom and for the right to let the states decide how best to govern themselves? Do we stand for a weak central government with limited powers or for a strong oppressive one? You must ask yourself if the left reflects the best of American traditions or some new ideal of a mediocre USA, no greater than any other nation on Earth.
Yes they are angry. They’re angry because we will not listen to them. They are angry because they cannot get their way. They are angry because they cannot come to agreement with one another on how best to impose their will. They are angry that we have a system that allows the people to have a voice in how we are ruled. They will attack every tradition and guiding American principle that stands in the way of a radically changed United States. The question is are you willing to stand in their way, are you willing to obstruct their plans or will you simply go along to get along? In the past, the left has had every reason to believe just that. I’m betting that they will soon find out that We the people of United States of America will not simply go along to get along anymore.
There you have it
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie Perez / U.S. American
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