Congressman Perlmutter Holds Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Brighton

by T.L. James | 9:41 pm, August 8, 2009

Update: CompleteColorado was there, and has additional pictures of union members and a few stealthy shots of Congressman Perlmutter cowering in the alcove. 200-300 people attended Congressman Ed Perlmutter’s health care/Obamacare/socialized medicine-themed town hall meeting this afternoon at the King Sooper’s in Brighton. Much more coverage below the fold…

“First, Do No Harm”

by T.L. James | 11:58 am, August 1, 2009

If these factoids are any indication of how badly “broken” healthcare in the U.S. is, I don’t want it fixed. Or certainly not replaced with a “system” that wipes out these positive attributes while inflicting on us all the worst aspects of those “systems” our betters think we ought to emulate. If you want real [...]

Stop the Stampeding! A modest legislative proposal

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 9:55 am, July 7, 2009

Coming fast on the heels of the rush for a vote on the “Cap and Trade” (more accurately, “Cap and Tax” – the “largest tax increase in history“), the government takeover of GM, the $787 “emergency” passage of the “Stimulus” (er, Porkulus) bill, etc. etc. ad nauseum, the current unseemly haste to pass “Comprehensive Healthcare” and confirm [...]

“Senator Who?” Michael Bennett Gets the Code Pink Treatment on Single Payer Socialized Medicine

by T.L. James | 11:08 am, July 3, 2009

Last night in Denver, Colorado’s appointed Senator Michael “Senator Who?” Bennett attended (briefly and at the last minute) a “townhall forum” on “comprehensive healthcare reform” put on by the self-parodyingly-named Metro Organization of People.  As with all such townhalls, this one was strictly formatted and the questions for Back-and-Forth Bennett were given to him in [...]

Five More Reasons to Oppose Obama’s “Single-Payer” Collectivized Healthcare

by T.L. James | 1:25 am, June 12, 2009

Forget the statistics and the care-and-share rhetoric coming from the Obama team, urging you to support “single-payer” health insurance (aka socialized medicine, aka collectivized health care) — here are a few simple, obvious reasons why you should not want it: The Incompetence of Large Organizations “That government governs best which governs least.” As anyone who has served in [...]

“Little Ditty ’bout Dan & Diane – 2 Dems play to the heart, man” Sorry, D&D, but Healthcare is NOT a “Right”

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 2:13 pm, April 10, 2009

Well, you have to give the Democrats plaudits for consistency in their talking points. In separate appearances this week, both freshly appointed Rep. Daniel (“I’m not a carpetbagging limousine liberal”) Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, and Congresswoman-for-Life Diana DeGette, D-Denver (1st Congressional District) made nearly-identical statements while advocating for universal-coverage government-run health care: “I think it [...]

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