Yesterday I spent too much of my time sifting through blogs and reading the whining nonsense of leftist journalists, so I decided to check out our taxpayer funded, bipartisan blog, whitehouse.gov/blog, for some fact.

Instead, I found this bit of propaganda.  http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/14/news-flash-insurance-companies-will-profit-if-status-quo-continues

Here are a few interesting tidbits from the site:

It first accuses the “insurance lobby” (I believe the administration includes Tea Parties in this lobby) of “releasing alarmist reports” about the “draconian health care premium increases” that the new health care legislation would bring about. I’m not sure the effect on insurance premiums the new legislation would have, but I do know that the Congressional Budget Office report http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/107xx/doc10710/hr3962Dingell_mgr_amendment_update.pdf  does not address it. So, the White House also does not know the effect on premiums.

It also claims that “insurance companies can profit from blocking down reform.”  Of course they can! The legislation would implement a “public option” in health care which would create unbalanced competition eventually leading to the complete demise of the private insurance industry!  In the words of Calvin Coolidge, “After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.” Now the White House seeks to demonize business and profit in order to pass legislation intended to murder the private sector.

It gets better. The White House has obtained the statistics on insurance company profits from none other than its mistress, Goldman Sachs (one of the main receivers of taxpayer provided bailout money)!  Why am I surprised?

The blog goes on to list key points in the legislation such as:

“Changing the way we handle hospitalizations, to prevent mistakes and to prevent unnecessary readmissions.”

“Creating incentives in the payment system to reward quality of care rather than just the quantity of procedures.”

“Putting prevention first, rewarding care that focuses on wellness and treating the whole patient in an integrated and coordinated delivery system.”

“Establishing a health insurance exchange with a public insurance option, where individuals and small businesses can buy lower-cost insurance that will spur competition and put downward pressure on costs”

Translation: We will tax you and control your life.

It adds:

“A fee on insurance companies offering high-premium plans — which would create a strong incentive for more efficient plans that would help reduce the growth of premiums.”

Dear private sector: You are screwed.

By: Liberty Belle

The United States economy has experienced years of prosperity and years of famine. The President during woeful economical situations has an enormous amount of power to restore or further destroy the economy. The typical solutions involve either major tax and spending reductions or significant tax and spending increases. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Barack H. Obama have preferred the latter solution. In fact, these administrations are so similar on domestic policy that we may be able to see the outcome of the Obama administration’s decisions by comparing them to those of Roosevelt.

Both Presidents proposed an increase in government spending as a means of “stimulating” the economy. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal, a complex package of federally funded programs intended to give government more control of the private sector. These programs included the Social Security Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Recovery Administration. Some of these programs are still in effect today while others were deemed unconstitutional. Barack Obama signed into law his ‘New Deal’ in February 2009. As a $787 billion package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds programs for healthcare reform, energy, infrastructure, education, and taxpayer incentives to buy homes and vehicles. It also provides funding for the bailout of banks, mortgage lenders, and other private entities.

Each President placed an emphasis on job creating as a government responsibility. Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration in 1935 which provided jobs for almost 18 million Americans, but cost tax payers nearly $7 billion. It built parks, roads, bridges, and performed community service projects making it the largest employment base in the country. Since his 2008 campaign Barack Obama has stressed his intention of creating jobs. He has proposed road-building and other infrastructure projects with an emphasis on creating ‘green’ jobs. Currently pending is the American Clean Energy and Security Act which is meant to create jobs by increasing funding to renewable or ‘clean’ energy research.

Each administration prioritized an increase in federal regulation of the private sector to control economic climate. President Roosevelt created such programs as the Agricultural Adjustment Administration which regulated supply and price of crops and even sent inspectors to make sure farmers were abiding by the new regulations. President Obama is now regulating the automobile industry, bank industry and is pursuing government funded healthcare. The U.S. government now holds 60% equity stake in General Motors and has sold Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat.

To pay for increases in spending, each President enforced income tax increases on wealthy Americans. In 1925 the top marginal tax was 24%. When FDR became President he increased the tax to 63% and it continued until 1945 reaching a whopping 94% (on all income over $200,000.00). Barack Obama plans to raise taxes on the wealthy starting with allowing the George Bush tax cuts to expire. This will increase taxes from 35% to 40% in 2010. In 2008 Obama announced that only those making $150,000.00 or more a year would experience an increase, but has not yet proposed an increase percentage.

These two administrations are both of a different time and culture, but stand with the same economic skeleton. Both the New Deal and Recovery Act stimulate a utopian ideal among society creating dependence upon the American government. However different our new president may be, these policies have been tried before. The unemployment rate rose from 3.1% in 1929 to 13.9% in 1940. Our unemployment rate has risen from 5% in 2007 to now 9.5%. The statistics show that increased federal spending during hard economic times does not solve any problems, but only increases the deficit. President Obama has a precedence before him that, if studied in detail, could offer better solutions and examples of what not to do during hard times.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast 912 Project will be having a Tea Party and Freedom Rally on April 17 2010. Candidates for Governor and Congress will be speaking. The event starts at 3 p.m. and goes until with live music starting in the evening.

By: Liberty Belle

It seems that Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus has been giving his Whitehouse-staffer-girlfriend, Melodee Hanes, hefty taxpayer-funded favors. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30478.html

In 2008, he gave her a $14,000 per year raise — making her salary the highest on Baucus’ payroll.

Later that year, in the middle of an economic crash, he used our money to take her on a trip to Vietnam and Dubai even though her job had nothing to do with foreign policy. Did I mention this trip cost more than $14,000 per person? I suppose Senator Baucus will put it on our tab.

Now he has nominated her for U.S. attorney in their home-state of Montana.

Really, Baucus?

After threats that the details of their relationship would be revealed, Ms. Hanes withdrew herself from the nomination.

They now live together on Capitol Hill.

When confronted with allegations of ethics violations, he stated, “I went out of my way to be up and up.”  I’m sure Maxie was being plenty “up and up” while they were overseas.

Hello again friends, once again we look forward to a  packed meeting coming up when we will meet a true conservative candidate running for Governor of our great state, General Hudson Holliday. This is a great opportunity for us to meet possibly one of the most important candidates we have given what the federal government is doing. Lets show proper respect for this man by showing up in large numbers and learn what he stands for. The next meeting is March 29th at 6:30 at D’Iberville Recreation center off Brodie Road. If you have not attended a meeting in a while you have missed quite a lot. Please don’t miss this one, our nation and our state needs you to be engaged.

www.hudsonholliday4gov.com

Biography
Hudson Holliday is a lifelong resident of Poplarville and the youngest of six children. His parents, Lawrence Henry and Mattie Holliday, provided a stable family environment where he learned the values of hard work, honesty, caring for others and standing up for what he thought was right. He graduated from Poplarville public schools, Pearl River Community College and The University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Business Administration. In 1995, he graduated from the U. S. Army War College and in 2005 was inducted into the Fort Benning, Georgia Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame. Upon Retirement from the Guard in 2004, he received his second star after almost thirty-nine years of continuous service to our state and country.

Hudson is married to the former Paulette Kirkland and they have three children and two grandchildren. Paulette is a registered nurse currently managing the ICU/CCU at a major hospital. Their oldest son, Paul Bradley, is a construction company superintendent.
Laura Heather works for airport security (TSA) in Gulfport and their youngest son, Michael Thomas, an Iraqi war veteran, is a private construction contractor.
Hudson worked in the oil fields and mechanic shops during the summer while in college,and since graduating has been involved in a wide variety of jobs. Upon completing basic training in the Mississippi Army National Guard, he worked for the Boeing Company on the Saturn Project, starting as a methods analyst and rising to be the administrative assistant to the manager of Industrial Engineering/Production Control. When the Saturn program ended, he enrolled in OCS at Fort Benning, Georgia, graduating as a 2nd Lt.
With an entrepreneurial spirit and a positive outlook, Hudson Holliday sees opportunity everywhere. Be it farming, timber harvesting, home building, heavy construction, law enforcement, real estate development, soldiering, or even crop dusting with an airplane, Hudson has the business experience. This vast work experience gives him special insight into what working Mississippians go through everyday and an understanding of how government can and does impact the hard working people in this state. Today , besides being a county supervisor, he is involved in the restoration of our wetlands.
As a pilot, he promoted the local airport and served on the local airport board for many years. He continues to serve on the Hancock Bank advisory board where he has been a member for 15 years. As a life long member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplarville, he is serving his third consecutive term as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

A first term supervisor, Hudson has quickly earned a solid reputation as being a champion for the people. He continues to focus on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government while at the same time being a staunch advocate of personal property rights. His main goal as supervisor is to improve the lives, futures and fortunes of all the citizens of Pearl River County.
As for hobbies, his love of old cars is evident when you visit his workshop, where he does most of the restoring work himself. When he is at home, you can find him in his shop or out working around the farm. His latest project is a 1942 International Truck which he is building to be his “Parade Truck” during the campaign. Be sure to look for it when it comes to your community.

By: Liberty Belle

Saturday night was not a good night for TLB as I sat anxiously in front of the TV waiting for the vote on cloture ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture#United_States ) of Dingy Harry Reid’s 2000+ page healthcare reform bill, knowing full well that it would pass. Thursday, Reid introduced his new reform bill and announced that he wanted a vote by Saturday, which would only give every senator 34 hours ( http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/19/health-bill-could-get-34-hour-reading-senate/ ) to read the legislation. The Congressional Budget Office quickly put together analysis ( http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=426 ) on the bill stating that despite its almost $1T price tag, the legislation would “yield a net reduction in federal deficits of $130 billion over the 2010-2019 period.” How could this be? Do they think we’re easily fooled into believing that an increase in government spending could reduce debt? Then I came across the full list of tax increases ( http://www.atr.org/breaking-full-list-tax-hikesbr-senate-a4227 ) imposed by the bill and it all made sense. Two of these taxes I feel are very revealing. I have been a strong advocate of healthcare reform in the sense of significantly reducing government regulation in the healthcare system, which would increase competition among private companies, which would then lower prices.

I also believe that promotion of charity hospitals and clinics would reduce the need for government programs. The government, like the team player it is, has placed itself into full competition with the private sector – if the referee is on the other team, we all know who wins the game. Some of the taxes include a tax on Health Savings Accounts (tax-free health accounts that create incentive for patients to save their own money to pay for healthcare) and a tax on charity hospitals. Can someone please explain to me how taxing health savings and charity hospitals will increase patient access to healthcare???? All of these tax increases, including an income tax hike on the wealthiest Americans, will be enacted immediately upon final passage of the bill. However, the “benefits” of the legislation will not take effect until four years from now, creating the appearance of false affordability. After purchasing ( http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/the-100-million-health-care-vote.html ) some key votes (on our dime mind you!), Dingy Harry’s wet dream came true and cloture passed in the Senate 60-40. When the Senators return from Thanksgiving recess next week they will vote on final passage of the bill with limited debate, which will most likely pass. In the meantime, TLB will be drowning her sorrows in a gallon of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

For Immediate Release
March 8, 2010
CONTACT:Adam Guevara
info@joetegerdine.com
www.joetegerdine.com

JOE TEGERDINE: Mississippi Needs Eminent Domain Reform.

Mississippi 4thDistrict Republican candidate for Congress,
Joe Tegerdine, issued the following statement concerning
Eminent Domain Reform.
Our government should not have the authority to take ourprivate property and give it to a
corporation or other private entity.   There is no justifiable reason for infringing upon our
fundamental and constitutionally protected property rights.  Whatever the rational today,
will be the unwinding of more of our freedoms later.  Today is the day we begin to build
a bastion around our Constitution to protect our fundamental rights of Life, Liberty, and
Property.
We as Mississippians find ourselves in the unfortunatecircumstance of having to fight to
ensure these rights because our elected officials have been unable or unwilling to do so.
We have already successfully collected signatures for the Personhood Amendment (Life),
the Voter ID Amendment (Liberty), and have begun to work on the Eminent Domain
Amendment (Property).  We will have the opportunity to vote on these amendments
ourselves without having to rely on our elected officials to properly represent the voice of
the people.
Eminent Domain Reform is Initiative #31 and reads as follows:
“Initiative #31 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to prohibit state and local
government from taking private property by eminent domain and then conveying it to
other persons or private businesses for a period of ten years after acquisition. Exceptions
from the prohibition include drainage and levee facilities, roads, bridges, ports, airports,
common carriers, and utilities. The prohibition would not apply in certain situations,
including public nuisance, structures unfit for human habitation, or abandoned property.”
Farm Bureau worked hard in 2009 to pass H.B. 803 (Eminent Domain Reform). Though
H.B. 803 failed to pass, Farm Bureau is continuing this fight to protect the rights of
Mississippi property owners. Farm Bureau has created a website at
http://savingmyland.orgwhich has instructions and petitions for Initiative #31 which can
be printed directly from the website.We will need to collect 90,000 signatures by
October 1st, 2010 to get this Initiative on the ballot.
Please join me in this fight to get Eminent Domain Reform on the ballot and together we
can secure our rights to property and prosperity, for this generation and future
generations, together.

For more information visit http://savingmyland.org.