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Herman Cain

The Republican alternative to Democrat-care, which liberals don’t want you to know about, has been hijacked. They don’t want people to know about it because the Astroturf, un-American crazies might like it.

The “Empowering Patients First Act” (H.R 3400) was introduced by Representative Tom Price (R-GA) and 27 co-sponsors on July 30, 2009 prior to the congressional recess. It was then referred to eight House committees.

The head hijacker is Speaker Nancy Pelosi. As Congressman Price pointed out during a radio interview with me last week, the rules in the House assert that bills will remain in committees “for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.” Thank you Nancy!

The highly contentious 1,000-plus-page Democratic health care proposal cleared the committees in a few days. The 63-page Republican alternative is stuck in committees and it can’t get out. Speaker Pelosi can simply keep it there while they continue to try to

This is a hijacking.

shove their proposal down the throats of the American people.

The mainstream media has aided and abetted the hijacking of the Republican alternative. In addition to not reporting on the alternative, they have helped to keep public attention away from the hidden provisions of the Democrats’ health care Trojan horse. They have also helped to keep attention on “how do we pay for it” and “what do we call it” as they proclaim it must pass.

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Dan Calabrese

What’s a reeling president to do when his signature policy proposal is at death’s door and the public is growing skeptical of his ability to lead?

Pick another fight with Dick Cheney! Because that worked out really well the last time, didn’t it?

President Obama, who continues to misunderstand

the nation that elected him (and why it did so), now owns the decision

Maybe he should have asked for pointers.

of Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint special counsel to investigate the CIA’s torture of terrorism suspects – who for some reason wouldn’t tell interrogators what they knew when they were asked nicely.

Of course, Obama insists he had nothing to do with Holder’s decision, since it goes against his statement early on in his presidency that he didn’t want to do any such thing. Then again, Holder knows well that Obama is his boss. But hey, Obama had nothing to do with it, and it’s not like Obama would B.S. us.

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