UPDATE: Connecticut Health Insurers Rate Hike

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut requested a wide range of premium increases, which will take effect Oct. 1, to cover the costs of new benefits required by federal health reform. Anywhere from 0.5 percent to 22.9 percent, depending on the plan. Besides Anthem, the only other health insurer that has been approved thus far was Aetna, which requested an average 24.7 percent increase over last year for small-group HMO plans.

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Remember folks, the Bush tax cuts have not been voted on yet (this year). If those cuts expire, our take home pay gets smaller. Soon.

UPDATE: As predicted. But, it’s even worse. Looks like the increases span from 19% to 47% !!!!

Just Words from Mouth of a Politician

As the POTUS said.

And what he did NOT say. Somehow, I don’t think this was an accident. Nosiree.

Pay attention to the video and the cadence of his delivery. This was rehearsed.

Not So Plain English

That’s some “Science” advisor you have there, POTUS.

Remember KISS? No? Well, let me explain.

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

All of us getting education in various technology type classes learn that eventually.
Why hasn’t Holdren?

Zero Tolerance

That’s what I have, for total idiocy such as this:

The 8-year-old boy hasn’t been in school for a year and will likely miss another year if the Broward County School Board has its way.‬

What I want to know is why this intolerable and unconstitutional policy has not been contested in court?

Thinking …

I am not contemplating closing this site. I have, however, removed a couple pages since I am clearly no longer a candidate for office (at this time). I will be retitling the site soon, and likely eliminating a couple other things the donate buttons for one.

But I would like to ask if anyone has any thoughts about if you want to see this blog continue as it has been – or, should it change into something else?

I would be interested in your feedback. Please leave comments to this post for that purpose.

Thank you.

Thank You

Well, it was quite a roller coaster ride.

But it appears it wasn’t meant to be, in my case, at this time.

We shall see what the future brings.

I hope that, come the General Election Day, we get the person(s) that will do what we need to have done. And that is to put our country back on the solid ground we need rather than the spending spree that has been taking place.

To all who have been kind enough to vote for me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It was deeply appreciated.

Have a Good Day.

Just Can’t Stop

Adding topics into the Defense Budget Bill.

Dingy Harry Reid is adding the Dream Act into this budget bill (along with the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell).

Remember the Dream Act? This is supposed to provide a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants aliens who go to college or serve in the military.

This man has to go, Nevada.

Why?

Just answer why we have to give our tax money to tell folks in another country how to clean up after themselves?

And yet, I feel violated.

Crazy.

Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program‬

Monday, September 13, 2010By Matt Cover‬

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(CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.‬
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Another Response To A Constituent

Hello, REDACTED

I don’t do form letters.

Bottom line for me is that this legislation should be totally repealed.

It asks, and sets up, way too much for every one of us, even if we do have health coverage through our employer.

I am quite sure you remember this all started over 47 million people estimated to not have any such coverage.

Then, after a lot of squabble over this including illegal aliens, that number dropped to 30 million.

But Congress decided, in their back rooms, to develop a 2,700+ page bill that would change everything for the entire country.

Just because of 10 percent of our population “needing” coverage.

Never mind the fact that, buried in that bill, was a tyrannical approach demanding that we (if we didn’t/don’t have coverage) would have to pay a fine and or serve jail time if we fail to purchase a product the federal government says we absolutely must have.

This the first time in the history of our country that the federal government placed such a demand on its entire population.

I don’t know about you, but I do not serve a King in this United States. And I will not.

Speaker Pelosi insulted our intelligence by telling us we had to pass the bill to find out what is in it.

This is not how Congress is supposed to do business.

And that – is why I am in this race. To replace a Democrat rubber stamp that serves no purpose other than to bend the will of The People to her (their) way of thinking.

I won’t stand for it any longer. I am through complaining to the television and radio.

Thank you for asking.

Sincerely,

Daniel McAndrew

Not My Mother


Or yours.

First Lady Michelle Obama, who has been unable to convince the Smoker-in-Chief to give up that dreadful habit, now has some health suggestions for other American families and for restaurant menus across the country. The goal is to eat healthier, although that might hurt restaurant sales and cause disappointed children.‬

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