Party of Unification - Focused on Division

Its time to stop already. No one cares anymore that Joe Wilson was not polite, and no one with half a brain believes it was racially motivated. There is absolutely no objective data available to support that position. There is less division along race lines than there EVER has been. Were that not so the Presidential election would have seen the same kind of opposition and division. This is smoke and mirrors, intentionally designed to keep everyone talking about racism accusations rather than the issues.
Issues like the Baucus plan released yesterday which even other Democratic Senators are saying will levy a huge tax on the middle class. (SenatorWarnsHugeTaxHike) They sure don’t want focus on the facts as reported by The Hill that: “The new costs would be fully offset by reductions in Medicare spending and by generating new revenue from an excise tax on health insurance companies that sell plans that cost more than $21,000 for families and more than $8,000 for individuals. Insurers, pharmaceutical companies, medical-device makers, clinical laboratories and hospitals would also pay fees.” Let me see if I can get that one straight, the costs for the plan to provide care would be fully covered by increased costs to those providing services, reducing the services provided? Does that really make sense to ANYONE? No wonder Snowe bailed on that one.
They want the focus off the fact that- with Olympia Snowe refusing to support the bill, and the reconciliation process not likely given the death of Senator Kennedy and the illness of Senator Byrd - David Axelrod has called in favors in Massachusetts. The Mass State Senate will debate today whether to vote to change State Law back to allow the appointment of a Senator until a special election can be held in January. Remember that they changed this bill during the Kerry campaign while a Republican was Governor to insure that Kerry’s seat would not be filled with a Republican appointee.
They want to water down the focus on ACORN and the cloud of scandal hanging over it right now, or the fact that our current President has been an ardent supporter. The scandal has intensified to the point where ACORN has announced it will undergo an “Independent Review”. The Independent Review will be performed by individuals selected by the ACORN advisory board according to ACORN’s website. That advisory board includes : John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Board Member, RFK Foundation, former MD Lt. Governor; Andrew Stern, International President, Service Employees International Union; Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman, Cityview; along with a few others including major financial supporters of ACORN projects. How objective and independent will a review board picked by the SEIU be?
They want no attention on the latest Rasmussen Poll. The poll released on Monday revealed that although Health care reform had rebounded after President Obama’s speech to Congress - one week later, opposition to his health care reform plan has reached a new high of 55%. The latest Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll shows that just 42% now support the plan, matching the low first reached in August.
And they sure don’t want the focus on the people who surround this administration including the czars and people like Arne Duncan. Arne Duncan like Obama and Ayers, is an alumnus of the Chicago political machine. Arne Duncan made news last year with his plan for Pride Campus, a proposal for a Chicago public school that would be "deliberately welcoming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens." Pride Campus, which would have curriculum focused on teaching "the history of all people who have been oppressed and the civil rights movements that have led to social justice and queer studies." The gay-friendly school, to be called "Pride Campus," was quietly put on hold after Duncan's appointment as secretary of education was announced.
I agree - it’s much better to keep us focused on racism and incivility rather than all this other petty stuff…………...