It is being said that Jerry McNerney is being offered a position in the energy sector for his vote. He has already sold his vote in the last house floor vote and says he is on the sideline right now. However, online sources are saying his is waiting for confirmation in order to sell his vote, or committing a Blagojevich Maneuver.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
DNC and Whitehouse Furiously Working and Promising Jobs to House Reps in Exchange for Vote on Healthcare
It is being said that Jerry McNerney is being offered a position in the energy sector for his vote. He has already sold his vote in the last house floor vote and says he is on the sideline right now. However, online sources are saying his is waiting for confirmation in order to sell his vote, or committing a Blagojevich Maneuver.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
STOP ILLEGAL HOUSE PASSAGE OF OBAMACARE NOW!
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Barack Obama is thrilled that liberal Democrat congressmen Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and John Garamendi of California have pledged to support the bill, despite no "public option" that they were demanding previously.
Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh and conservatives all over the nation -- including SaveCalifornia.com -- have gone "Code Red" -- targeting swing Democrats to demand they oppose this socialized medicine bill that takes away people's liberty and responsibility.
The Capitol Switchboard has been overwhelmed all these week. But we're encouraging you to call today, even if you've already made calls. You must fight harder now to avoid grieving on Sunday or Monday that Obamacare has passed.
ACT NOW: Please call your congressman to say "Oppose the Senate health care bill, oppose the House reconciliation bill, and oppose the so-called Slaughter Solution." The two main numbers for the Capitol switchboard (just provide your congressman's name or your zip code) are 202-225-3121 and 202-224-3121.
- Californians, send a prewritten message to your own U.S. Representative
- Direct phone and fax numbers of the 4 "undecided" Democrats in California
A coalition of labor unions and liberal groups are spending $11 million to pressure swing Democrats to jam through Obamacare. Moderates targeted | Latest vote count
The Democrats in charge of the U.S. House are actually considering unconstitutional, outrageous shenanigans. Believe it or not, the process is as bad as the substance. Not only is the government-run, pro-abortion Senate bill coming up for a vote, but Democrat House managers are trying to also push through socialized medicine through a "reconciliation bill" and even an unconstitutional "rule" that would "deem" a bill passed without a vote!
The so-called "Slaughter Solution" to pass a bill without voting on the specific bill violates Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, which reads:
"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively."
But the substance of the bill is just as bad. At its core, the Senate "health care" bill lays the foundation for full-blown government-run health care in the future, which is why liberals who want the so-called "public option" are supporting it now.
The Senate "health care" bill now before the House would:
- Fund abortions
- Lead to rationing of care
- Raise taxes
- Cost $2.3 trillion over 10 years
- Saddle your children and grandchildren with burdensome debt
Why is this happening? As Samuel Adams, a courageous and very Christian founding father, wrote, "No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffusd and Virtue is preservd. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauchd in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders."
– Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1775
Here's the solution: Instead of passing a bad bill making government bigger and increasing costs for responsible Americans, Congress should start over and pass a bill that:
- Offers tax incentives for insurance plans that reward people for healthy lifestyle choices
- Permits Americans to shop for coverage across state lines without a new federal bureaucracy
- Allows small businesses to pool together and offer health care at lower prices, just as unions and big corporations do
- Frees up states to do innovative reforms that make coverage more affordable
- Limits outrageously high lawsuits which are the cause of unnecessary tests and the hiking of doctor's malpractice insurance, which has caused my insurance to skyrocket
- Stops forcing hospitals to treat irresponsible people for any reason at no cost, which made responsible people pay more and has resulted in the closure of many emergency rooms
Californians, target these 4 Democrats
There are three "undecided" Democrats and one "leaning yes" Democrat in California that need to receive a flood of phone calls every day at every one of their offices, over and over, from people who oppose government control of health care. Not to be trusted, these four Democrats voted for the health-care takeover bill in November, but are "on the edge" now. We're prioritizing two Central Valley Democrats who are in danger of voting "yes" because there may be a deal to trade their votes for water.
Call these four, especially if you live in their districtPhone their Washington DC and district offices, then visit/protest
1. Congressman Dennis Cardoza (Democrat – Merced)
Cardoza already voted for Obamacare in November and cannot be trusted this time. He voted yes for House health care bill in November, but first voted yes on the Stupak Amendment banning federal abortion funding as cover for his pro-abortion record.
The district spans southern Stockton to northern Fresno, and includes all of Merced County and parts of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Madera and Fresno Counties. Cities and communities in the district include Atwater, Ballico, Ceres, Cressey, Crows Landing, Delhi, Dos Palos, El Nido, Empire, French Camp, Gustine, Hilmar, Keyes, Lathrop, Le Grand, Livingston, Los Banos, Merced, Modesto, Newman, Patterson, Planada, Salida, Santa Nella, Santa Rita, Snelling, South Dos Palos, Stevenson, Stockton, Tracy, Waterford, Westley, and Winton. District map
Washington, DC office
1224 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6131
202-225-0819 fax
800-356-6424 toll-free number
Merced Office
Merced County Administration Bldg.
2222 M Street, Suite 305
Merced, CA 95340
209-383-4455
209-726-1065 fax
Modesto Office
1010 10th Street, Suite 5800
Modesto, CA 95354
209-527-1914
209-527-5748 fax
Stockton Office
137 East Weber Ave
Stockton, CA 95202
209-946-0361
209-946-0347 fax
Cardoza has no email form
2. Congressman Jim Costa (Democrat – Fresno)
Costa already voted for Obamacare in November and cannot be trusted this time. He voted yes for House health care bill in November, but first voted yes on the Stupak Amendment banning federal abortion funding. Costa has a mixed record on the lives of unborn babies.
The sprawling district includes all of Kings County, part of Fresno and Kern counties. Includes Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Mendota, Parlier, Sanger, Selma, Fresno, Arvin, Delano, McFarland, Shafter, Wasco, Bakersfield, Corcoran, Hanford, Avenal and Lemoore. District map
Washington, DC Office
1314 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-3341
202-225-9308 fax
Fresno Office
855 M Street, Suite 940
Fresno, CA 93721
559-495-1620
559-495-1027 fax
Bakersfield District Office
2700 M Street, Suite 225
Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-869-1620
661-869-1027 fax
Costa's email form
3. Congressman Jerry McNerney (Democrat – Pleasanton)McNerney already voted for Obamacare in November and cannot be trusted this time. McNerney is pro-abortion and voted no on the Stupak Amendment which would have banned tax-funded abortions.
The district includes most of San Joaquin County in the Central Valley as well as areas of Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties in the Bay Area. Includes Morgan Hill, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, Alamo Oaks, Blackhawk, Brentwood, Mendenhall Springs, Tracy, Lodi, Stockton, and Manteca. District map
Washington, D.C. Office
312 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-1947
202-225-4060 fax
Stockton Office
2222 Grand Canal Blvd. #7
Stockton, CA 95207
209-476-8552
209-476-8587 fax
Pleasanton Office
5776 Stoneridge Mall Rd. #175
Pleasanton, CA 94588
925-737-0727 or 408-744-0727
925-737-0734 fax
McNerney's email form
4. Congressman Joe Baca (Democrat – San Bernardino)
Baca already voted for Obamacare in November and cannot be trusted this time. He voted yes for House health care bill in November, but first voted yes on the Stupak Amendment banning federal abortion funding as cover for his pro-abortion record.
The district covers the largest populated area of San Bernardino County, including the cities of Colton, Fontana, Ontario, Rialto and San Bernardino. District map
Washington, D.C. Office
2245 Rayburn House Off. Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20515-0542
202-225-6161
202-225-8671 fax
San Bernardino Office
201 North "E" Street, Suite 102
San Bernardino, CA 92401
909-885-2222
909-888-5959 fax
Baca's email form
SaveCalifornia.com provides the above information soley for educational and lobbying purposes, and does not support or oppose candidates for public office.
2 Samuel 23:11-12 NIV
Friday, November 6, 2009
Democrats Are Killing Our Children By Poisoning The Milk - Children Suffer
Friday, September 11, 2009
Rhetoric And Fraud

"Hubris-laden charlatans" was the way a recent e-mail from a reader characterized the Obama administration. That phrase seems especially appropriate for the Charlatan-in-Chief, Barack Obama, whose speech to a joint session of Congress was both a masterpiece of rhetoric and a shameless fraud.
To tell us, with a straight face, that he can insure millions more people without adding to the already skyrocketing deficit, is world-class chutzpa and an insult to anyone's intelligence. To do so after an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office has already showed this to be impossible reveals the depths of moral bankruptcy behind the glittering words.
Did we really need CBO experts to tell us that there is no free lunch? Some people probably did and the true believers in the Obama cult may still believe the President, instead of believing either common sense or budget experts.
Even those who can believe that Obama can conjure up the money through eliminating "waste, fraud and abuse" should ask themselves where he is going to conjure up the additional doctors, nurses, and hospitals needed to take care of millions more patients.
If he can't pull off that miracle, then government-run medical care in the United States can be expected to produce what government-run medical care in Canada, Britain, and other countries has produced-- delays of weeks or months to get many treatments, not to mention arbitrary rationing decisions by bureaucrats.
Obama can deny it in words but what matters are deeds-- and no one's words have been more repeatedly the direct opposite of his deeds-- whether talking about how his election campaign would be financed, how he would not rush legislation through Congress, or how his administration was not going to go after CIA agents for their past efforts to extract information from captured terrorists.
President Obama has also declared emphatically that he will not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations-- while telling the Israelis where they can and cannot build settlements and telling the Hondurans whom they should and should not choose to be their president.
One of the secrets of being a glib talker is not getting hung up over whether what you are saying is true, and instead giving your full attention to what is required by the audience and the circumstances of the moment, without letting facts get in your way and cramp your style. Obama has mastered that art.
Con men understand that their job is not to use facts to convince skeptics but to use words to help the gullible to believe what they want to believe. No message has been more welcomed by the gullible, in countries around the world, than the promise of something for nothing. That is the core of Barack Obama's medical care plan.
President Obama tells us that he will impose various mandates on insurance companies but will not interfere with our free choice between being insured by these companies or by the government. But if he can drive up the cost of private insurance with mandates and subsidize government insurance with the taxpayers' money, how long do you think it will be before we have the "single payer" system has he has advocated in the past?
Mandates by politicians are what have driven up the cost of insurance already. Politicians love to play Santa Claus and leave it to others to raise prices to cover the inevitable costs.
Politicians have driven privately owned municipal transit systems out of business in many cities, by simply imposing costs and restricting the fare increases needed to cover those costs. The federal government can drive out private insurance the same way that local politicians have driven out private municipal transit and replaced it with government-run transit systems.
Barack Obama's insistence that various dangerous policies are not in the legislation he proposes sounds good but means nothing. Unbridled power is a blank check, no matter what its rationale may be. No law gave the President of the United States the power to fire the head of General Motors, but TARP money did.
When there are "advisory" panels on what treatments to approve and the White House's existing medical advisor has complained of Americans' "over-utilization" of medical care, what does it take to connect the dots?
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Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His Web site is www.tsowell.com.
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