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POPSEPA Rules Farm Dust NOT SAFE, Must Be Regulated But the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington ruled Tuesday that the EPA had already provided the evidence necessary to determine farm dust "likely is not safe." Michael Formica, a lawyer for the pork council, said this means farmers now face the daunting task of proving a negative - that the dust is not harmful. Formica said his and other groups will consider a further appeal. Farmers said they will be hard-pressed to meet the standards. In a letter sent Wednesday to the EPA, Grassley wrote that compliance would be impossible because of the dust produced in farmers' day-to-day activities. Grassley also has noted that because many rural roads are not paved, particulate readings could be affected by wind gusts that constantly change. "After all, God decides when the wind blows, not Chuck Grassley," he said. But the EPA said the regulation was overdue. http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/030109/bus_399791974.shtml
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POPSObamacare 'Wrap-Up' Guts Conservatives Amendments
The wrap-up amendment expands powers granted to a brand new Medicare Commission endowing these bureaucrats with the ability to raise premiums on Medicare prescription drug coverage at will. Democrats had worked out a deal with hospitals in secret negotiations over the summer to exempt them from the extensive plans for cuts in Medicare rates. This “carve out” would exempt hospitals from these reductions but the CBO estimated the provision would add $11 billion to the overall cost of the bill. No problem for Dems, just rack up another $11 billion in stealth cuts to Medicare for an offset. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) offered an amendment that was agreed to in the committee markup without objection to shield veterans from increases in the cost of their medical care and reductions in access to treatment. In the wrap-up amendment, Democrats voted to gut the veteran protections, without the customary consultation to the amendment’s author, reducing the amendment to mere . . .
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POPSMinus Public Option, Obamacare Still Stinks not those ineligible for assistance ― or outright thieves. Grassley proposed that individuals show government-issued photo identification when applying for Medicaid or SCHIP: the State Child Health Insurance Program. On a party line vote, Democrats killed Grassley's measure and helped the undeserving snatch everyone else's hard-earned tax dollars. ― Democrats enshrined waste, fraud, and abuse when their party-line vote squelched Texas Republican John Cornyn's amendment to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. ― Democrats torpedoed Idaho Republican Mike Crapo's amendment to block any Medicaid expansion that imposes unfunded mandates on the states. ― Kansas Republican Pat Roberts tried to secure flexibility and choice for Americans with Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Savings Accounts, and other financial instruments that foster personal responsibility. He tried to remove a draft provision that prohibits reimbursing such accounts for purchases . . .
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POPSACORN Funded Political, For-Profit Efforts, Data Show ACORN, the masters at disbursing money to places where it wasn't intended. Who set this group up with money and who was behind keeping it funding with Gov't Funds??? Who gave ACORN $$$ earmarked for fire departments in Louisiana???
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POPSSenate Panel Foils Public Preview of Health Bill Moreover, two Democrats, Sens. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Charles Schumer of New York, are seeking to add a public insurance option to the bill. Such a plan is favored by many liberals but was substituted with nonprofit insurance cooperatives in the bill. The committee opened its second day of work on the bill after a clash over costs on Tuesday. Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa and other Republicans want to change the bill's mandate for individuals to have health insurance, which they say would be a burden on some people. Baucus altered parts of the bill on Tuesday in a bid to gain support from both sides. Key changes included cutting the maximum penalty for families that don't get health insurance, to $1,900 from $3,800 a year. Health-care economist Len Nichols of the New America Foundation said he thinks Snowe's trigger amendment may help get some other Republicans on board with the broader bill. But at least one Republican leader criticized the idea.
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POPSGOP Senator admits he's just blocking health reform "Gang of Six" Senator insists he has no plans to compromise and is in negotiations solely to extract concessions. Sen. Grassley, the ranking member, says even if Democrats agree to his demands, he won't vote for it unless other Republicans do.
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POPSSen. Chuck Grassley: "I lied about the supposed 'Death Panels'" Mixed signals, Senator? What about the outright lies & untruths you & Sarah et al have been peddling? Healthcare reform legislation as being proposed does not include 'death panels' to determine who gets care paid for and who doesn't. The corporate health insurance industry, they're the ones currently operating death panels right now . They're the one's the "town hollers" are fighting in favor of. STOP LYING, REPUBLICANS! PUBLIC OPTION NOW!
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POPSGrassley Feeds Fire of 'Death Panel' Claims The provision to which Sen. Grassley refers, written by a Republican Congressman, allows insurance payment for those who desire a doctor's input in writing a living will. The government is not involved in any way, the service is entirely optional, and Senator Grassley surely knows it. Shame on him for such a vile misrepresentation - trying to scare Americans into thinking someone has proposed a "government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma." I am appalled. Though I have often disagreed with him, I thought him more honorable than this.
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POPSJoyce Meyer's $23,000 toilet... And you still believe its not a racket? Doesn't look like feeding the poor and walking in the footsteps of Jesus to me. But keep donating, they all have to take a dump somewhere. It's called fleecing the flock. It's a time honored tradition. Glad you could be on board. Thanks again for your donation. God will pay you back a 1000-fold ... after you're dead. (What a great punch line! Only a few people actually get it.)
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POPSSotomayor not getting Grassley's vote As a native Iowan, this really is disappointing from someone who has always struck me as a reasonable senator. This article makes it sound like Grassley can't set aside his person biases either - like feeling burned by Souter - whatever the hell that has to do with Sotomayor! Come on Chuck! You can do better!
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POPS"You're going to destroy my presidency" Whatever.... In fact he's destroying his own Presidency by pursuing policies that will (and are) destroying our Country, our economy, and our reputation around the world. My eyes popped when I read that our Dem. Congressman has now declared himself a "Blue Dog Democrat"! People are starting to get very angry with this Health Care issue...and well they should. Mr. Obama actually said that "Americans are “going to have to give up paying for things that don’t make them healthier – and speaking as an American I think that’s the kind of change you want.'" This from the guy who will not be subject to the same healthcare plan that he is promoting!!!!
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POPS'You're Going to Destroy My Presidency' If the broad and growing public opposition to a government health care takeover is any indication, Obama's trillion-dollar experiment being thwarted may well save his Presidency, not destroy it. (HT: JWF) Trillion-Dollar Health Care Plan Will Save Money, We Swear! But no, we're not going to let you see the budget until after we've rammed it through. WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today's bleak landscape. The administration's annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits and unemployment and slower growth than projected in President Barack Obama's budget in February and update in May, and that could complicate his efforts to get his signature health care and global-warming proposals through Congress. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090720/D99I4A0G0.html
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POPSKnow what your Senator pays for insurance? Compare a 64-year-old Senator with a typical 64-year old Iowan. The Senator has government insurance, and it is outstanding - a different world from what you and I can get - and at a fraction of the price. It's a government-run program, it's one of the best insurance plans in the country, and it's a bargain. Chances are your Senator doesn't think you should have it.
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POPSOpposition to Sotomayor - Day 1 Confirmation Hearings Of course you get whacked when you speak truth. It is true that we are human and that we can never be truly impartial. But just because you might have sympathies for one of the parties does not mean that you will inevitably rule in their favor. Sessions is dead wrong when he says that our system will be further corrupted because on critical ingredient for a judge is empathy. I want a human on the bench, one who realizes that their rulings will have consequences.
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POPSGrassley: If you want good Health Care “Just go work for the Federal Government” Clearly, Senator Grasseley experienced a meltdown. Hopefully, he is realizing that evasive answers don’t work anymore. However, evasiveness has worked for politicians for years and they continue to get elected so perhaps he doesn’t see any reason to worry about it. But to suggest everyone work for the government in order to get good health care is truly asinine. This guy is clearly not working FOR his constituents.
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POPSHe Doesn't Even Understand His Own Insurance Charles Grassley has been a Senator from Iowa for a loooooong time. He has successfully delivered a lot of "pork" to Iowa. (Funny when you think about it.) He is an idiot. You can thank him for Medicare Part D and the vilification of Anita Hill to get Justice Cretin Thomas appointed to the Supreme Court.
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POPS Watchdog Out. Lapdog In. required that all Amtrak documents be "pre-screened" (and in some cases redacted) before being turned over to the inspector general's office; and taken control of the inspector general's $5 million portion of federal stimulus spending. Moreover, the report revealed, Amtrak regularly retained outside law firms shielded from IG reach. In another case, Amtrak's Law Department appeared to meddle in an inspector general investigation of an outside financial adviser suspected of inflating fees. The consultant ran to the Law Department when the IG demanded documents, and the Law Department repudiated the IG's instructions on complying with a subpoena. These interventions (ongoing since 2007) have "systematically violated the letter and spirit of the Inspector General Act," according to Grassley. IG staffers now fear retaliation -- and with good reason. (Amtrak Inspector General Fred Weiderhold "retired", dismissal of Gerald Walpin, financial shenanigans by Obama cronies)
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