White House 'Reality Check’ Web Site Claims Health Care Reform ‘Would Not Add One Penny to Deficit’ Despite CBO Reports to Contrary 0 comments
A new Web site launched Monday by the Obama administration to rebut alleged disinformation about the administration's efforts to reform the health care system claims that reform “would not add one penny to the deficit"--despite the fact that the two health care reform bills that have been analyzed by the Congressional Budget Office are predicted by the CBO to increase the national debt by $239 billion and $1.042 trillion respectively. The administration, meanwhile, has not produced any health-care reform legislation that has been independently determined to be deficit-neutral.Read full storyPray that President Obama is open and honest with the American people and sets honest expectations with health care reform.
Galatians 5:13-15 "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful naturea; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other."
Continue Reading»Seeking more than financial freedom 0 comments
Why did we come to this country? Rarely do we ever stop for a moment in our busy days at work to wonder why we, or our parents or grandparents, came to this country. But with the U.S. at a crossroad and many of our ancestral homes facing turmoil, perhaps it makes sense to contemplate whether anything besides money drove Hispanics to this country. Here at home, our economy is hurting. Some states, including the biggest (California), have double-digit unemployment. We are living through economic turmoil not seen in decades. In response, our government is writing checks to supposedly "stimulate" our economy, although nobody knows how we're going to pay for it all. And worse, it's not working.Read full storyPray that President Obama will guide America down a path chosen by God and sought for in prayer.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Continue Reading»Health politics quagmire 0 comments
The president's health care initiative is vulnerable to defeat (and the high esteem in which the public generally has held him is in jeopardy) because of unforced errors on his part deriving from the emerging legislation failing to carry out the president's stated policy and because of his political and policy responses to that problem. Read full storyPray that President Obama will seek wisdom in resolving the heathcare issues of the country and not encourage his administration to use deflection tactics.
James 3:4-6 "Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell."
Continue Reading»Another Obama campaign promise hits its expiration date 0 comments
Watch the video here: Read full storyPray that President Obama seeks every mean and method to honor his promises so that his "yes" is yes and his "no" is no, thus inspiring his administration to do the same.
1 Corinthians 3:18-21 "Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”; and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” So then, no more boasting about men! "
Continue Reading»Illegal Immigrants Account for $10.7 Billion of Nation’s Health Care Costs, Data Show 2 comments
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that “illegal immigrants are not covered” in the health care reform legislation that is now working its way through House committees. But when asked about illegal immigrants who go to public hospitals for care, Pelosi told CNN’s State of the Nation on Sunday the law requires that they be treated. The cost of treating illegal aliens amounts to nearly $11 billion a year, according to calculations done by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a non-profit group that opposes illegal immigration. And that cost is not expected to go away if a health insurance reform bill becomes law.Read full storyPray that President Obama chooses his steps based on Godly insight and wisdom.
Proverbs 16:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps."
Continue Reading»House approves $2B more for 'cash for clunkers' 0 comments
The House has voted to rush an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped "cash for clunkers" car purchase program. The bill was approved on a vote of 316-109. House members acted within hours of learning from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the program was running out of money. Called the Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS, the program is designed to help the economy and the environment by spurring new car sales. Car owners can receive federal subsidies of up to $4,500 for trading in their old cars for new ones that achieve significantly higher gas mileage. Read full storyPray that President Obama be given Godly wisdom with regards to stimulating our economy.
Proverbs 22:26–27 "Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. "
Continue Reading»Washington Post Shocker: President Is Hiding Cost of Obamacare 0 comments
What was a terrible week for Barack Obama likely worsened Sunday when the Washington Post editorial board accused the President of withholding from the public the true costs of the healthcare reform he so eagerly seeks. Makes one wonder if the White House will view the Post's criticisms much as former President Lyndon Johnson did Walter Cronkite's 1968 declaration that the Vietnam War was a stalement.Read full storyPray that President Obama be given Godly wisdom with regards to health care reform.
Proverbs 22:26–27 "Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you. "
Continue Reading»Stats show 'stimulus' not very $timulating 0 comments
An economist says the June jobs report shows the president's economic "stimulus" package is not producing the quick results the Obama administration promised Americans. Employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Read full storyPray that President Obama seeks Godly wisdom on how best to heal America's economy. Throwing money at a problem and raising taxes doesn't resolve financial issues.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 "Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless."
Continue Reading»Powell airs doubts on Obama agenda 0 comments
Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much. "I'm concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills associated with these programs and the additional government that will be needed to execute them," Mr. Powell said in an excerpt of an interview with CNN's John King, released by the network Friday morning. Read full storyPray that President Obama is focused on things of God and not of this world, and that he is granted discernment of what is of God and what is of the world.
2 Chronicles 7:14 "Then if my people, who are called by my name, are sorry for what they have done, if they pray and obey me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land."
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