The Competent Conservative

McClatchy News Service reports: WASHINGTON — In a strongly worded message to Congress outlining its priorities for a military spending bill, the Obama administration today said it disapproved of including money for pensions for 26 elderly members of the World War II-era Alaska Territorial Guard. The Guardsmen are among those assigned to protect Alaska from [...]

Congressional Democrats want to pass a Healthcare plan that they not only haven’t read but haven’t even written yet.

Patients with terminal illnesses are being made to die prematurely under an NHS scheme to help end their lives, leading doctors warn today. By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Published: 10:00PM BST 02 Sep 2009 In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, a group of experts who care for the terminally ill claim that some patients [...]

I just came across an article from the American Thinker that I just had to pass on.  It’s too long to post here so here is the link: http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/08/this_will_never_be_a_eurosocia.html Europe was a breeding ground for Socialism and Communism because they have a long, long history of the people being subject to the government.  They were/are [...]

A good friend of mine posted this article on his Turning Point Financial blog today and I thought it was applicable to what we have been speaking about here.  I would caution folks that, although this administration is rethinking how to sell health care, it will most likely be the same program but with a [...]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends). Forty-four percent (44%) of voters now trust Republicans more [...]

One of President Obama’s Health Care advisors believes that doctors shouldn’t take their Hippocratic Oath so seriously.  Listen to Rep. Michelle Bachman of Minnesota read his own words.  Another advisor believes that medical innovation should be “slowed down” as a cost savings measure.  View the incredible YouTube video: So much for Liberals being paragons of [...]

Life reflects art, unfortunately.  But then for our dear leader, as also stated in the movie…”It’s good to be king!”

By Naftali Bendavid WASHINGTON — So-called Blue Dog Democrats continued to resist key aspects of their party’s health-care overhaul Sunday, despite pressure from party leaders who fear they will endanger President Barack Obama’s most ambitious legislative effort. A leader of the fiscally conservative group of representatives said he expects any vote on the House’s health [...]

From the Desk of: David Martin, Executive Vice President MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER 6/22/2009 President Obama is trying to put our nation on the fast track to socialized health care, and on June 24, the ABC network will help him sell this bill of goods to the American people. Next Wednesday, ABC News will transform the [...]