7th CD Perlmutter Showdown Brings On New Challenges for Ryan Frazier

by Ben DeGrow | 10:01 am, October 15, 2009

Update II, 2:45 PM: I’ve seen it written that blogs are the first draft of history. First drafts often need revision. I strive to note where I am writing conjecture as opposed to hard fact. But I prefer to be open about the process, because I recognize that I am prone to make mistakes from [...]

Gov. candidate Dan Maes, socialist student on Regis University Seng Center radio show TONIGHT!

by Jimmy Sengenberger | 10:00 am, October 15, 2009

Join host Jimmy Sengenberger TONIGHT at 6:00 for a jam-packed Special Edition of Seng Center! Tonight, a couple months ago Jimmy sat down with Dan Maes, Republican candidate for Governor, and the two chatted about a range of issues.  Now you’ll get to listen to the entire exclusive interview, unedited, and learn all you need [...]

Ryan Frazier to Switch Campaign from Senate to CD-7

by T.L. James | 10:00 am, October 15, 2009

At 10:00am this morning, Ryan Frazier will announce that he is jumping from the Senate race to unseat appointed Democrat Michael “Senator Who?” Bennett into the CD-7 race against Democrat Ed Perlmutter. In a conference call with People’s Press Collective affiliated bloggers on Wednesday, the Frazier campaign confirmed rumors which have been circulating since late [...]

Laura Boggs for Jeffco School Board

by Ben DeGrow | 8:40 am, October 15, 2009

Several people this week have asked for my insights on whom to support for school board here in Jefferson County — Colorado’s largest school district based in Denver’s western suburbs. So I decided to post my answer in public for many more to see.
The one candidate I can unequivocally urge you to vote for is [...]

A liberal meets health care reality

by Rossputin | 3:29 am, October 15, 2009

Over at PoliticsDaily.com, former Democratic speechwriter Wendy Button reaches a remarkable conclusion for a liberal, following her collision with the economic and political reality of government-controlled health care.

Button spends the first part of her note describing how in Washington, DC, her private HMO health coverage took care of her, at a very reasonable insurance premium, through several different medical problems she suffered (including both physical and mental health issues.)

She then moved to Massachusetts, the poster child for government-controlled health care, only to find insurance costs so high that she could not (and still can not) afford to buy health insurance.  Button accurately notes “While the state has the lowest rate of uninsured, a report by the Commonwealth Fund states that Massachusetts has the highest premiums in the country. The state’s budget is a mess and lawmakers had to make deep cuts in services and increase the sales tax to close gaps. The number of people needing assistance has at times overwhelmed the state. The mandate means that some people who can’t afford insurance are now being slapped with a fine they also can’t afford.”

I always appreciate liberals who honestly share their realizations arising from contact with economic reality, and Ms. Button’s realization is an important one:

What makes this a double blow is that my experience contradicts so much of what I wrote for political leaders over the last decade. That’s a terrible feeling, too. I typed line after line that said everything Massachusetts did would make health insurance more affordable. If I had a dollar for every time I typed, “universal coverage will lower premiums,” I could pay for my own health care at Massachusetts’s rates.

Button, who has written for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards calls for Congress to “start over” and to pay attention to the lessons of Massachusetts – the lessons of a failure of government, not a failure of the market.

If enough other liberals are willing to be this honest, maybe enough Democratic senators will shy away from supporting Obamacare in any of its current forms and get on the path of doing something good and important rather than just doing something for the sake of preserving President Obama’s dwindling political capital.

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On a side note, one has to wonder how the disaster of Massachusetts’ “Commonwealth Care” plan will affect Mitt Romney’s presidential ambitions.  If I were a GOP primary challenger to Romney, I’d beat him over the head for his support of socialized medicine and draconian penalties on his citizens.  If I were Romney, I’d respond that subsequent governors and legislatures turned the plan into something it wasn’t supposed to be.  It’s a weak argument, but probably the best he has under the circumstances.  Romney will only be reaping what he sowed. He can probably overcome the issue, but it’s unfortunate that the issue is even around because of the likely candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012, Romney will probably be the one with the best understanding of business and economics.  It makes it all the more remarkable that he supported such a stupid plan.

Health care bill: huge costs, more taxes, national ID

by Brian Schwartz | 10:22 pm, October 14, 2009

the Cato Institute points out three “irrefutable facts” about the Baucus health care bill:

The real cost of the bill is in excess of $2 trillion.
The bill contains an enormous middle-class tax hike.
The bill creates a national ID program.

Read the whole post: Three Irrefutable Facts About the Baucus Bill.

Meet Tom Lucero and Cory Gardner

by wesley | 5:09 pm, October 14, 2009

Tom Lucero and Cory Gardner, both Republican candidates for U.S. Congress from Colorado’s 4th District, will be attending the October meeting for the Political Organization for Women Republicans (POWR) this Thursday. Drop by for your chance to meet the candidates and find out where they stand on some of the most important political issues affecting [...]

Activism and Writing Letters to the Editor

by Ari Armstrong | 3:20 pm, October 14, 2009

I led an “Activism and LTE Workshop” October 6 (thank to the Independence Institute for lending me the space). Here are my modified notes.

The type of activism we should pursue is Intellectual Activism, marked by presenting reasonable arguments based on logic and evidence to the public. The goal is to reach active minds in the culture through various means of communication.

Intellectual activism may be contrasted with a couple of bad types of activism. Intimidation is what we think of regarding the typical far-left protest, where the goal is to scare people, break property, and throw stuff at police. Any sort of threat or violence falls into this sort of bad activism.

Sophistic or postmodern activism uses language as a battering ram or a weapon to change policies, irrespective of the facts. This is the modern version of what the Greek Sophists did: use language to persuade people through deceit and trickery rather than through sound arguments. On the left, this sort of activism is marked by postmodernism, using language as a social tool rather than as a means of conveying the truth. This sort of activism involves distorting statistics, cherry picking data, taking quotes out of context, and pushing logical fallacies. This sort of activism often relies upon crafting some “narrative” to spin one’s policies or vilify one’s opponents, as with calling opponents of Obamacare an unruly mob. Closely related is the obsession with unfounded conspiracy theories.

The primary goal of intellectual activism is to present the case for liberty and individual rights to the public. Generally this is done by presenting arguments in written or oral form. Other goals of intellectual activism can be to promote a positive article, person, or group, or to draw attention to some cause.

Many types of activism can be good or bad depending on the context. For example, rallies can be great, but if the participants are off message they can be counterproductive. Partisanship, or beating up the other side, can be appropriate if partisan attacks are rooted in the facts and if they put principles above politics.

So what are the types of intellectual activism? This can best be seen in graphic form (thanks to my wife Jennifer for creating the image):

The image illustrates the roots of activism, the main three divisions — activist training, politics, and mass communication — and the written and oral branches of mass communication.

Note that one particular campaign of intellectual activism can involve multiple branches. For example, promoting a good article written by an ally might involve writing a blog post, posting a social media link, and mentioning the article in a letter to an elected official.

Obviously, intellectual activists generally specialize in a few branches, though a well-rounded activist can swing easily among various branches.

Writing letters to the editor is one small branch of the tree, but it is an important one. The ability to write a good letter to the editor is an essential skill of any good activist. If you can write a good letter, you can also write a good blog post, learn to write a good op-ed, and translate your skills to oral communication. That is why the workshop I led focussed on developing this skill.

I recorded my presentation on writing letters, so I’ll turn the reader over to those YouTube videos. Some of my material finds inspiration on the article by Robert W. Tracinski, “How to Write an Effective Letter to the Editor.”

Part 1

Part 2

Historical Video with much wisdom

by Mr. Bob | 3:11 pm, October 14, 2009

#tcot #teaparty #healthcare #socialism

Thank You For Flying Government Air

by Night Twister | 1:57 pm, October 14, 2009

From Jon Caldera at The Independence Institute

Missouri Site Pinpoints Carnahan Acorn Connection

by Mr. Bob | 11:00 am, October 14, 2009

#acorn #teaparty #tcot #gop
This needs to happen in every state.

Obama to Negotiate with California Wildfire

by Mr. Bob | 8:37 am, October 14, 2009

Obama To Enter Diplomatic Talks With Raging Wildfire

Ryan Frazier Announcement Thursday, 10 AM, at Brighton Ford

by Ben DeGrow | 8:11 am, October 14, 2009

Speculation started flowing fast and furious on Monday about U.S. Senate candidate Ryan Frazier’s “big announcement”. Now we have official word from the campaign when and where that announcement will be made:

Aurora, CO – Ryan Frazier, candidate for U.S. Senate, will provide critical details about the future of his campaign during an announcement to supporters. [...]

Tom Lucero Reception at Max Gill and Grill

by wesley | 7:30 am, October 14, 2009

Ray Good, Keith Lapuyade, Chris Gates, and Greg Sauber are holding a reception this evening to provide you the opportunity to meet and discuss today’s hot issues with Tom Lucero, Republican Candidate for U.S Congress in the 4th District. When: Wednesday October 14th, 2009 from 6-8pm Where: Max Gill and Grill at 1052 S. Gaylord, [...]

Note to Lindsey Graham

by Rossputin | 4:14 am, October 14, 2009

Following is the text of a note I faxed to the Washington, DC office of Senator Lindsey Graham…

 

October 13, 2009

Dear Senator Graham,

As an active blogger for my own site (Rossputin.com), for the Denver Post, FreedomWorks, and the National Taxpayers Union, and as a contributing columnist for Human Events magazine, I spend a lot of time studying the intersection of politics and economics.  Within that realm, there are few current topics as important as “cap and trade” – and few pieces of legislation with as much destructive potential.

It was with great disappointment that I read your op-ed co-authored with Senator Kerry. Your implication that the Boxer-Kerry bill may be worth supporting with the addition of incentives for nuclear power production is akin to cheering the addition of lobster to the last meal of a man about to be put to death by lethal injection.  There is simply no way to improve the necessary ultimate outcome of the bill, namely to impose the biggest tax increase in our nation’s history, to savage our nation’s manufacturing sector, and to raise the cost of essentially everything.  And all in a quixotic quest to prevent the “warming” of a planet that is cooling, and under the incorrect assumption that humans have a substantial impact on the Earth’s climate.

Perhaps in your desire for “bipartisanship” (which you may have noticed – in part because you are, sadly, such a prime example) you ignore the data and common sense in order to “get something done.”  But in case you are actually open to thinking about facts, please allow me to offer you a few:

• The planet hasn’t warmed since 1998.  Even the alarmist BBC acknowledges “And our climate models did not forecast it, even though man-made carbon dioxide, the gas thought to be responsible for warming our planet, has continued to rise.”  Of course, that’s because the CO2 hypothesis is wrong, with data showing conclusively that CO2 changes follow, and don’t precede, temperature changes.
• 95% of the “greenhouse effect” of certain atmospheric gases is caused by water vapor, which is 99.999% naturally occurring.  Carbon Dioxide, which represents less than 0.04% of the atmosphere accounts for less than 4% of the greenhouse effect.  Furthermore, only about 3% of all CO2 is man-made. In fact, combining all greenhouse gases, humans are only responsible for less than half of one percent of the entire greenhouse gas effect!
• Because human activity has so little impact on climate, cap-and-trade will have no impact on climate (but massive negative economic impact.)  Even supporters of Waxman-Markey acknowledge that the most it could accomplish would be to lower temperatures by a small fraction of one degree over the course of a century, less than the random variation within any one year.
• It was just reported that “A 30-year minimum Antarctic snowmelt record occurred during austral summer 2008–2009 according to spaceborne microwave observations for 1980–2009.”  Furthermore, the extent and age of Arctic ice (much less important than Antarctic because there’s much less of it) has made a huge recovery from its 2007 lows.
• Finally, the behavior of alarmist “scientists” should greatly concern you.  Leaders of the alarmist movement, such as NASA’s James Hansen (who predicted an ice age in the 1970s), routinely refuse to share data or calculation methods – a behavior distinctly contrary to the norms of scientific research.  Even more “alarming” is the recent finding that a leading alarmist scientist, Keith Briffa, appears to have cherry-picked a very small number of trees (using tree ring data to estimate historical temperatures) with which to create a “hockey-stick” climate chart. After years of refusing to make his data available to others, and years during which one study after another re-used his data to show an apparent large increase in temperatures in the late 20th century, we find that not only did Briffa base his chart on as few as 5 trees, but he excluded a much larger sample of data collected by his co-author, data which eliminates the “hockey stick” when included.  (Do a Google search for “Briffa” and “Yamal”.)  As a Canadian professor of environmental economics said, “Whatever is going on here, it is not science.”

With all this in mind, Senator Graham, I strongly urge you to reconsider your support for any bill that includes “cap and trade”.  The plan is simply the first giant step toward government regulation of anything that requires energy to produce or to transport, which is to say every physical product made or sold in America.  It is antithetical to everything which Republicans are supposed to stand for, particularly given that it will have zero impact on climate. 

If you want to support nuclear power – a goal which I strongly agree with – do it on its own, not as part of an unmitigatable disaster like Boxer-Kerry which will damage the country, assault employment, and harm our standard of living, all while giving aid and comfort to the enemy, both in terms of domestic and international politics and economics.

As it stands, your behavior represents exactly what has so turned off Republican voters in the last two election cycles.  Democrat-like behavior is not just bad for the nation; it’s also a political loser.  I believe that if you support the Boxer-Kerry bill, regardless of whether they add lobster to the economy’s final meal, you will encourage a primary challenge to yourself in your next election…and you will encourage me to support that challenger.

Most sincerely,

Ross G Kaminsky
Boulder, Colorado

 

A tax credit for pet expenses?

by Rossputin | 3:00 am, October 14, 2009

I’m not making this up: Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, a fairly conservative Republican from Michigan has introduced H.R.3051, the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (“HAPPY”) Act, proposing to make pet care expenses tax deductible.

This is, of course, based on sound Congressional findings, to wit:

(1) According to the 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey, 63 percent of United States households own a pet.

(2) The Human-Animal Bond has been shown to have positive effects upon people’s emotional and physical well-being.

I love this bill…because it is so utterly ridiculous.

There are few things as likely to shake Americans out of their tax code stupor, few things as likely to make people pay attention to the daily abuse of the tax code, than Congressmen proposing tax breaks like this.  In fact, part of me thinks that Congressman McCotter only proposed the bill for this reason.  (Actually, I’m fairly certain McCotter is serious because he also sponsored a House Resolution regarding National Dog Bite Prevention Week.)

In case you’re curious, here’s the operative portion of McCotter’s bill (which will almost certainly never come up for a vote):

SEC. 224. PET CARE EXPENSES.

‘(a) Allowance of Deduction- In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified pet care expenses of the taxpayer during the taxable year for any qualified pet of the taxpayer.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink ‘

‘(b) Maximum Deduction- The amount allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) to the taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $3,500.

‘© Qualified Pet Care Expenses- For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified pet care expenses’ means amounts paid in connection with providing care (including veterinary care) for a qualified pet other than any expense in connection with the acquisition of the qualified pet.

‘(d) Qualified Pet- For purposes of this section–

‘(1) QUALIFIED PET- The term ‘qualified pet’ means a legally owned, domesticated, live animal.

‘(2) EXCEPTIONS- Such term does not include any animal–

‘(A) used for research or owned or utilized in conjunction with a trade or business, or

‘(B) with respect to which the taxpayer has claimed a deduction under section 162 or 213 in any of the preceding 3 taxable years.’.

It’s OK.  You can stop laughing (or crying) now.

DMYR October GENERAL MEETING, October 27th featuring Mike Rosen

by Brett Moore | 12:35 am, October 14, 2009

[ October 27, 2009; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join DMYR on October 27th for our October General Meeting.  This month we are pleased to welcome Mike Rosen, 850 KOA radio talk show host, Denver Post columnist, and conservative leader.

An Army veteran who holds an MBA from the University of Denver, Rosen has served many roles, including corporate finance executive, Special Assistant to [...]

Latest Democrat Travesty: Stuffing Hate Crimes into Defense Appropriation

by Ben DeGrow | 10:34 pm, October 13, 2009

Reason #2,637 why Democrat one-party rule in Washington has proven itself a travesty: sneaking an unconstitutional, politically-correct hate crimes legislation into the military appropriations bill.
Opposition to the hate-crimes bill is by no means a socially conservative preoccupation — it’s common sense and good policy all around. Tim Lynch from the libertarian Cato Institute explains [...]

Saturday: Denver Post/9News Health Reform forum

by Brian Schwartz | 10:16 pm, October 13, 2009

Here’s a chance to make your voice heard.  From the Denver Post:

The Denver Post and 9News have gathered most of Colorado’s congressional delegation — including both senators — so you can hear what they have to say about health reform and ask questions.
“Your Health, Your Congress, Your Voice” will be from 10 a.m. to noon [...]

New Health Care Reform Video

by Live Free | 7:02 pm, October 13, 2009

In all the talk about health care reform, it can get confusing what the future would look like.  Here’s a fun video on health care reform where the public plan becomes a public plane and competes on the private market.

Make sure the private planes can still fly!

Senate Finance Committee passes Baucus almost-bill. What’s next for Snowe?

by Rossputin | 1:27 pm, October 13, 2009

By a 14-9 vote, with the support of just one Republican (Olympia Snowe of Maine), the Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to pass the Baucus health care reform almost-bill. The measure, which doesn’t really exist anyway, will now be officially tossed aside so that the staffs of the Democrat leaders in the Senate will write the bill, taking their marching orders from the White House.

Snowe said that her committee vote doesn’t mean she’ll necessarily support the final bill, and other Senators worry that what gets written now will be even more leftist and even more expensive than the Baucus outline. And they’re right to worry, because that’s what will happen.

As for Snowe’s next vote, she has a hard political calculation to make. When Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson leaves the Senate to run for the governorship of Texas, Snowe will be in line to become the ranking GOP member on the Commerce Committee. However, there are looming threats from other Republican senators to vote against her taking that position if she supports Obamacare in any form. Snowe’s next election comes in the next presidential election cycle, 2012. It will be a time of high emotion and a time where, even in New England, you’re likely to see primary challenges to Republican-In-Name-Only (RINO) politicians. And, unlike 2006 and 2008, there will be a highly motivated conservative and libertarian part of the electorate who are absolutely fed up with incumbents.

Snowe can possibly thread the political needle, satisfying the many liberal Republicans in Maine as well as her more economically rational colleagues in the Senate by voting against the final bill.

Even with Snowe, there is a strong chance that a few Democrats will abandon Obamacare and that the Democrats will not be able to muster a 60-vote filibuster-defeating majority. In that case, they will either have to start over, as most of the public wants them to do, or risk running part of their plan through the budget reconciliation process, requiring 51 votes but not subject to filibuster. That route poses huge political risks, not least to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid who already trails in polls in Nevada. In fact, it’s such a repugnant tactic and so politically aggressive, that there’s even a small chance they could lose enough Democrats not to be able to get 51 votes for such a “budget” measure.

In one sense, today is a dark day for America. In another sense, it is just the latest wake-up call for Americans that government is about to do something terrible to them regardless of what the citizens want. It is a reminder that elections have consequences. And it is a reminder to Republicans that they’d better start standing for something and giving voters a real reason to vote for them. Even with Democratic policies this bad, the GOP can’t be assured that just “not being a Democrat” will be a winning strategy in 2010 (although it worked for the Democrats in 2006 and 2008.) And there’s no reason Americans should tolerate a GOP who thinks that will be enough. If we’re going to get a choice between big spenders who are honest about it (Democrats) and big spenders who aren’t honest about it (Republicans through most of this decade), voters will just go with the real deal. For the clarity it should bring to the thinking of many Americans, the vote on the Baucus almost-bill isn’t all bad.

Independence Institute Upcoming Events: Not Evil Just Wrong Premiere, Prison Spending, and Founders’ Night with P.J. O’Rourke

by elpresidente | 12:05 pm, October 13, 2009

In chronological order: October 18–Not Evil Just Wrong world premiere Join us for a screening of the World Premiere of the film that Al Gore and Hollywood don’t want you to see! Not Evil Just Wrong The feature-length documentary that reveals the true cost of global warming hysteria. Sunday, October 18, 2009 Movie begins promptly [...]

Rumors Okay as Long as School Board Candidates Not Backed by Union?

by Ben DeGrow | 8:09 am, October 13, 2009

In the world of K-12 education politics, when you are trying to do something right and shake up the status quo a little bit, it’s very hard to avoid flak. And anyone running for local school board deserves careful scrutiny. But when silly rumors start flying and supposedly serious news agencies report them, I suppose [...]

Better Without Baucus

by Rossputin | 2:38 am, October 13, 2009

For today’s reading, allow me to suggest my article at HumanEvents.com regarding the true likely effects of Senator Max Baucus’ “reform” blueprint:

See “Better Without Baucus“, Ross Kaminsky, Human Events, 9/13/09
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33935

Massachusetts: Your insurance is illegal!

by Brian Schwartz | 1:30 am, October 13, 2009

Here is yet another example of how mandatory insurance can make your insurance policy illegal. Writes Wendy Williams in the Wall Street Journal:
…Massachusetts requires every resident to have health insurance, and this year, without informing us directly, the state had changed the rules in a way that made our bare-bones policy no longer acceptable. Unless [...]

What “global warming” does Lindsey Graham think we need to address?

by Rossputin | 12:45 am, October 13, 2009

As we learn of so-called Republican Lindsey Graham moving to support the looming economic disaster of the Democrats’ cap-and-trade bill, one has to wonder, based on the facts, what problem he thinks he’s helping to solve.

For more intellectual ammunition against the Democratic and environmentalist idiocy, please read:

“Three Decades Of Global Cooling“, Investors Business Daily editorial, 10/12/09
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=508767

Ryan Frazier Appears Set to Switch Races

by Ari Armstrong | 11:51 pm, October 12, 2009

A few hours ago Ryan Frazier, candidate for U.S. Senate, commented on his Twitter feed: “Hi everyone, I’m going to be making a big announcement this week. Stay tuned for more details.”

Ben DeGrow writes: “My guess? Fundraising numbers for the third quarter were less than stellar, and higher-ups in the party finally had the leverage to persuade Frazier to take a stab at the 7th Congressional District instead.”

This is so obvious I’m stunned I didn’t think of it before. Last month I speculated that Frazier might jump races to lieutenant governor. But there’s one huge problem with that: Scott McInnis and Josh Penry are duking it out for the Republican nomination for governor. Plus, it’s sort of a lame position, especially for someone with Frazier’s political hunger.

Perhaps I didn’t think of congress because I think of the Seventh as Arvada, not Aurora. But look at the map. It is a strangely drawn district that goes right around Denver.

I personally like Brian Campbell, the guy currently in the race on the GOP side. But I never seriously thought Campbell had a chance to beat out Ed Perlmutter, who has walked over his opponents with ease.

A Frazier run against Perlmutter means that the Colorado GOP has a serious chance to pick off three big Democrats: Governor Bill Ritter (via Penry or McInnis), Senator Michael Bennet (via Jane Norton), and Perlmutter. Suddenly the best-case scenario for Republicans looks very good indeed.

Unfortunately, I know very little about Norton, except that she worked for Bill Owens, which means that she’s at least strongly associated with the tax-and-spend “Country Club” wing of the GOP. Apparently she’s against abortion.

I know a bit more about Frazier. He’s better than most Republicans on economic matters — which is sort of like saying he smells better than Roquefort. He supports domestic partnerships for gay couples. And he seems to personally oppose abortion without getting too excited about banning it.

Frazier’s socially moderate views will play much better in the metro ‘burbs than they would play in rural Weld County or in El Paso, home of Focus on the Family. And the House seems a much more plausible step up for a city councilor.

I suppose we will see very soon whether the official story matches the obvious scenario.

Health Care Reform: Public Airplane

by T.L. James | 11:43 pm, October 12, 2009

The Independence Institute explains via cartoon why NPR’s tortured “Public Airplane” analogy on health care reform doesn’t fly:

(Yes, the political stuff is taking up all my blogging time lately.)

Health Care Reform as “Government Air”

by Ari Armstrong | 10:47 pm, October 12, 2009

Want to know what “public option” health insurance would look like? Just imagine trying to fly “Government Air,” the new Health Care Reform video from the Independence Institute encourages. The results are perhaps somewhat different than what NPR had in mind.

Health Care Reform Video: No Frills To “Healthyville”

by elpresidente | 10:27 pm, October 12, 2009

The latest health care reform video from the Independence Institute.

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