Opposition? What Opposition?

Think about this:

During the Iraq war, a Senator who was writing a highly controversial pro-war bill became concerned about his opposition. A private company, at the request of its customers researched how the bill would be bad for Americans and provided that information to the public. The Senator, upon hearing that, went to President Bush and complained about the company. The Administration then started an investigation of the private company, an action that served to intimidate and silence the company. Please note that simultaneously, the  CBO came out with results that the company was right. The bill’s goal would be harmful to Americans.

How many ethics problems do you see? How oppressive has our government gotten? What does this say about freedom in America when people who oppose the government get the wrath of that government. Probably the biggest question is where was Press to tell on the government when all that happened?

Well the answer to the last question is easy. The Press was on the side of the President and so it covered up the news of the oppressive government agency retribution.

Do you believe that? Well actually I lied. That did not happen. But it just happened under the Obama Administration regarding its own war; Health Care. And Obama’s storm troopers have indeed jumped all over a private company that dared to publish information for the benefit of its customers that was critical of a Senator’s plans. This should be a headline. No matter what your party affilitation, you should be outraged. We are Americans and we have a right to freely express our opinions about any Senator’s or President’s proposed legislation without fear of retribution by government agencies. Ten years ago this would have been all over the headlines. It would have been exposed in the halls of our Capital. It is un-American. And it is being done without shame by our Government.

We Are Reaching the Tipping Point

Just keeping tabs on the Health Care Reform efforts.  Obama's team, including leaders in the House and Senate at one time thought they could muscle their Reform Bill through before the August recess.  Opposition rose from the ordinary citizens.

In my April 29 post I mentioned Ghandi’s statement about real grass roots protest.  He said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."

What has happened is fitting the pattern exactly.  They chose to minimize the efforts of citizens who started turning out to protest their effort.  Then they chose to vilify them.  Then they chose to use violence against them.  Now it appears that President Obama is going to come up with yet another plan that either eliminates, hides, or disguises the public option.  His chances of getting it are slim at best.  The reason is that daily, things are happening that show us that this issue is reaching its tipping point.  Here are just a few of the latest developments.    

1. Remember the black man who was beaten in St Louis on August 6 by Union members because he dared to protest the governments Health Care Reform plan?  The thugs were caught red handed and arrested.  One of the union men who is charged with the assault has applied to the union for Workman’s Comp!  What?  He got hurt on the job?   Is their a thug union or something?   So are there apprentice and journeyman thug designations?  Do they stop beating up innocent people to take coffee breaks?  People are outraged and unions are losing popularity again.
   
2. President Obama plans to take his new plan directly to the people.  But as he snapped his fingers for the 4 big networks to provide prime time coverage he learned something.  He can’t out-perform “America’s Got Talent”.  Dana Loesch reports that all four are telling the Obama Administration the same thing they told “Dirty Sexy Money”, “My Name is Earl”, and “Harper’s Island”.  “We are done losing money showing your dog and pony show on prime time!”
3. Now that the August recess is over the gatherings to protest the Administration’s Health Care proposal are on the decline, right?  Today in Cincinnati 7,000 people were predicted to show up.  Oops!  It turned out to be 18,000!  This being the beginning of college football, they were concerned about a small showing.  The reality is that the phenomenon is still growing. 

With each day, with each development like the ones above, more and more people are scraping Obama stickers off their bumpers.