I have some links for you. These are from DrudgeReport.com that I have collected over the past 5 days or so. If you get the chance, you need to read these and then do your own research. I think you will find, even if you are a hard core believer, there are some serious flaws in all of this research, and certainly enough that this needs to be researched by a whole lot more people than those being funded by pro-green cash sources.

The results of that research needs to be verified by other groups and published in real peer review journals, not those created for the specific purpose of faking a review process.

Anyway, the oldest links are at the bottom, newest at the top.

Obama’s ‘Prestige’ on the Line in Copenhagen, With Climate Deal Far From Certain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/01/obama-climate-change-conference/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r2:c0.073228:b29164926:z10

PAPER: CLIMATE CHANGE ‘FRAUD’…
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/143573

Boxer: Hackers should face criminal probe over ‘Climategate’…
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/70249-boxer-hacked-climategate-emails-may-face-criminal-probe

Obama science officials defend warming research…
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CBFB901&show_article=1

Record Snow in Canada, Heavy Snows in Europe…
http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2009/12/2/Heavy-Snows-in-Europe-Western-Canada/

Inhofe Asks Boxer to Probe Potential Scientific ‘Conspiracy’…
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57879

CLIMATEGATE: Scientist at center of e-mail controversy to step down…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/01/AR2009120102737_pf.html

CLIMATEGATE: UK scientist to temporarily step down…
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CAM0VG0&show_article=1

Climategate: Next Aussie election will be fought on climate change…
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100018431/climate-e-mails-topple-australian-opposition-leader/

White House still believes ‘climate change is happening’…
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/69797-gibbs-despite-research-dispute-climate-change-is-happening

Hurricane seasons ends, one of calmest since 1990s…
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091130/D9CA2G4O2.html

CLIMATE-CULT: STUDENTS BRAINWASHED WITH ‘WARMING’ SONG…
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/net_result_sure_beats_nut_revolt_qafIP4m2M9TAty2eLxyz5M

UN DIGS IN ON CLIMATE ‘FRAUD’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/29/ipcc-climate-change-leaked-emails

FT: Secrecy in science is corrosive force…
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aefbf52-d9e1-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html

Climate change’ data dumped…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6936328.ece

BBC: Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8383713.stm

Professors in U-turn, will publish all data…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/6678469/Climategate-University-of-East-Anglia-U-turn-in-climate-change-row.html

Climategate: ‘Scientific establishment hopelessly compromised’…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html

The people -vs- the CRU: Freedom of information, my okole…
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/24/the-people-vs-the-cru-freedom-of-information-my-okole%E2%80%A6/

Climategate e-mails sweep America…
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100018034/climategate-%20%20e-mails-sweep-america-may-scuttle-barack-obamas-cap-and-trade-laws/

Impression left is global warming game has been rigged from start…
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703499404574559630382048494.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Pretending climate email leak isn’t crisis won’t make it go away…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2009/nov/25/monbiot-climate-leak-crisis-response

Gore: Time up for any short-term thinking…
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b1067b2-dacd-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html

ONWARD COPENHAGEN…
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.dbd0d58212f48118340a6335d97e2c47.c1&show_article=1

NEW ZEALAND: Climate Science Coalition caught lying about temp trends…
http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2009/11/new_zealand_climate_science_co.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&utm_medium=link&utm_content=channellink

AUSTRALIA: Five MPs lead the way by resigning in disgust over carbon tax…
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018003/climategate-five-aussie-mps-lead-the-way-by-resigning-in-disgust-over-carbon-tax/

Scientist in climate change ‘cover-up’ storm told to quit…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1230635/Scientist-climate-change-cover-storm-told-quit.html

Obama to attend beginning of UN climate meeting…
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5AO2F120091125

Isn’t that last link a doosey? Even with all of this evidence, Obama is still willing to destroy the way of life of the First World countries so he can rid himself of the guilt associated with living in the US.

—>Gardie

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• ‘Climate change’ group think and the heretics (tech.bl0x.info)
• Climate research chief Phil Jones stands down pending inquiry into leaked emails at East Anglia university (guardian.co.uk)
• ClimateGate III: The Mystery of the Missing Data (meganmcardle.theatlantic.com)
• Latest attempt to question climate change is junk (seattlepi.com)
• Mulling Over ClimateGate (thegreenskeptic.com)
• Who’s to blame for Climategate? (telegraph.co.uk)
• Crops under stress as temperatures fall (thetruthwarblog.blogspot.com)
• CRU agrees to release all data (minx.cc)
• ‘ClimateGate’ (news.bbc.co.uk)

Here are some links I found worthy of attention.

Congress Plays Hooky on Fridays Despite Pledge by Democrats to Work All Week

Congress Plays Hooky on Fridays Despite Pledge by Democrats to Work All Week
Democratic leaders promised when their party regained control of the House three years ago that lawmakers would work five-day weeks, but that plan apparently didn’t work.

But a recent analysis found that after a fairly energetic first half of this year, the House has settled into what Politico calls a “rather leisurely routine” of two-and-a-half day workweeks.

For example, only one vote has been held on a Friday since the House returned for its fall session Sept. 8.

“We will, then, not plan to be here on Friday. I know that disappoints all of you,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said to applause and groans on Thursday.
Asked why the House isn’t in session Friday, Hoyer blamed the Senate, where key spending bills have been held up.

“I’m not going to hold people here to twiddle our thumbs,” he said.

The issue even made a rare appearance on the House floor this week.

“We don’t have some other bills, because, frankly, we can’t get 60 votes to consider them on the floor of the United States Senate,” he said. “I think that’s lamentable.”
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Aides to the Democratic leadership contended that, for lawmakers, time spent off the House or Senate floor, or back in home districts, hardly amounts to a holiday.

And they said that under GOP leadership, the House work ethic was even worse.

With members breezing in on Tuesday afternoons, working hard on Wednesdays an jetting out of the Capitol by Thursday afternoon.

It appears even the leaders have no clue how to lead. Party doesn’t matter, this isn’t just the affliction of the Democrats, the Republicans are just as guilty. Imagine how long we would have our jobs if we only worked two and a half days each week…

I guess the taxpayers end up the winners in this whole issue; if they aren;t there, they can’t vote. If they can’t vote, they aren’t pissing our money down a rat hole.

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Lawmakers Eye Untapped Stimulus Funds as Obama Proposes New Spending

Lawmakers Eye Untapped Stimulus Funds as Obama Proposes New Spending
After President Obama called on Congress to approve $250 payments to Social Security recipients to make up for not getting a cost-of-living increase, House Minority Leader John Boehner said he’d be “happy” to support it — so long as Congress takes the money out of the stimulus package.

With the bulk of the $787 billion stimulus package still unspent, some lawmakers say, President Obama should not be adding yet another $13 billion to the deficit by funding a one-time $250 Social Security payment.

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“The stimulus bill is not working. The American people are asking, ‘Where are the jobs?’ And if we’re going to provide this benefit to our seniors, why don’t we take it from stimulus funds that clearly aren’t getting the job done?” Boehner said.

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James Horney, director of federal fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said calls to divert the stimulus money are unwarranted. He said one of the reasons that economic growth is projected for next year is that a large portion of the stimulus is yet to be spent.

“The idea that somehow because it hasn’t been spent, that it’s not important for getting the economy going, is misguided,” he said.

But some, including the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, are warning about the clamor for new spending. Obama’s call for additional Social Security payments, for instance, drew recriminations on Friday’s newspaper editorial pages. Since seniors received a 5.8 percent boost in January, the additional $250 check was seen more as a political move than a necessary effort to relieve seniors. The Washington Post called it a bid to “buy off” seniors while adding another $13 billion to the national debt.

Horney said there’s “no justification” for the increase in terms of inflation, since overall consumer prices have fallen.

So now that they can’t spend it fast enough on shovel-ready projects, they want to still spend it, just give it away. I am not knocking the seniors getting a bit more, but you know, my last raise, a year ago, was 2.25%. I haven’t had a raise this year, and with the way things are going, you can bet there won’t be a cost of living adjustment, because I’m not a government employee or a union grunt. Of course, I pay a LOT of taxes. Where’s mine?

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HARRY REID: “He talked about CBO saying that there would be $54 billion saved each year if we put caps on medical malpractice and put some restrictions — tort reform — $54 billion. Sounds like a lot of money, doesnt it, Mr. President? The answer is yes. But remember, were talking about $2 trillion, $54 billion compared to $2 trillion. You can do the math. We can all do the math. Its a very small percent.”

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Obama says he’s looking at any way to create jobs

“We are moving in the right direction,” he said.

The site is one of 8,000 road and bridge projects approved under the $787 billion economic stimulus bill Obama signed just after taking office. Construction is under way on nearly 5,000 of those projects. Obama said many are coming in 10 to 20 percent under budget, which will allow the government to invest in more projects.

Obama said the current phase of the Fairfax parkway project will create new private sector jobs. His goal, he said, is an economy “where our stock market isn’t only rising again but our businesses are hiring again.”

Ok, I’m calling BS on this. Since when has a government road project EVER come in UNDER budget? Ever? And in VA? Are you serious? WHo believes this crap?

The problem here is that Obama is realizing his spend-a-thon is not working. Although they have spent 40% of the money so far, the rate of increase in unemployment hasn’t slowed, he is having a hard time explaining where all the “saved jobs” are, and he surely can;t explain why the unemployment rate breached 8% when he promised it wouldn;t if we threw the government printing presses at it.

The more this president speaks, the mroe trouble he gets himself in to. He can’t lead, he never has shown a penchant for leadership, and those he surrounded himself with as advisors, thugs, muscle, etc, are just as bad. They can all drive the getaway car but not many of them have any idea on how to get where they are going or who is going to go in the bank door first.

—>Gardie

I don’t know why the Senate dweebs decided to actually post the current healthcare bill, because any resolutions to do just that were voted down by a party line vote (Dems voting against revealing it), but anyway, it has been posted.

The bill can be found here.

The Congressional Budget Office is supposed to be a non-partisan orgianization that is supposed to go through all of these spending bills and give an honest, non-political opinion of what each bill will cost. Here is the Director’s opinion of this bill, as it was submitted above.

The Senate Finance Committee will be voting on this on Tuesday October 13th, 2009. Make sure you call these people and let them know they are barking up the wrong tree. Call them, fax them, email them. Do this to their offices in DC, do it to all of their home offices back in their states. You can call the Committee’s office at (202) 224-4515.

The two main people running this circus are Max Baucus (D-MT) and Chuck Grassley (R-NE). These are not the only people, the rest are listed here. Make sure you let them know that anything less than what you expect is unacceptable.

—>Gardie

A friend of mine told me about this link today. House Minority Leader John Boehner apparently made the news by calling the new amnsty bill a “piece of s&^%”. It got Lou Dobbs’ attention. He reported on it here.

Amnesty for Illegals - Lou Dobbs

Once again, you need to call your congress critters and remind them who pays the bills. Remind them who puts THEM in their offices in DC and your local district. Remind them that if they don’t listen to you,  that not only will you vote against them, you will make cash contributions to all their their opponents. Even if you don’t live in their district, the promises still work. And don’t forget, even if you don’t live in their district but they hold a leadership position - THEY DO REPRESENT YOU. Call Pelosi’s offices and let her know that she doesn’t speak for you. She might have only been elected by 170,000 votes, but she is the person who controls which bills ever see the light of day. If she doesn’t want them, they never make it to the floor of the house for discussion.

Be Brave, Be Proud, Oppose Unjust Government

—>Gardie

CNS News is reporting on a press conference the President of La Raza is supporting ObamaCare for illegals. Amazing… Was this unexpected?

National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia said that health care reform should include “everyone,”  and this means illegal immigrants as well because with more people paying into the system it might lower the costs of health care.

Speaking to reporters Thursday at a press conference in support of President Barack Obama’s efforts to pass a government-led overhaul of the nation’s health care system, Murguia said that while the issue of illegal immigrants was politically difficult, there were “strong” arguments for covering the illegals.

“From our perspective there’s a strong case to be made in this country for us to reform health care [and] it ought to include everyone,” said Murguia. “There’s a lot of different reasons why we should try to reform this system once and for all so that everyone is covered. The more people who are covered, the more cost-effective and the more and better health outcomes we’re going to have.”

“We know that politically it’s very difficult right now to take on the issue of undocumenteds [but] there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be trying to cover as many people as possible, certainly when it comes to undocumented children,” she said. “Our goal should be to have health care reform for everyone.”

Mr President: “You Lie!”

At a speech before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in September, President Obama said, “I want to be clear: If someone is here illegally, they won’t be covered under this plan. That’s a commitment I’ve made.”

Keep up the pressure on ALL senators and representatives! We have got to bury this!

—>Gardie

Taking a page from Democrats who disciplined Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson earlier this month, Republicans are seeking their own pound of flesh from a Democratic congressman who said Tuesday that the GOP wants Americans to “die quickly” if they get sick.

Rep. Alan Grayson,a first-term Democrat known for being provocative, made his comments on the House floor Tuesday night while criticizing Republican health care proposals.

Is Princess Pelosi willing to chastise her sheep the same as she did Republican Joe Wilson for speaking his mind? This comment from Grayson was meant to do nothing more than deflect attention from the disaster that the Democrats want to call a “Health Care Reform” bill.

This is the same bill (or bills) that wants the general US taxpayer to pay for abortions, provide insurance policies for illegal aliens, fine you up to $25,000 for not having health insurance - or spend a year in prison - and yet they can provide allow the State of Arkansas to provide $2.5 MILLION dollars from the stimulus package to the Bill Clinton Presidential Library (discussed in a previous post here). These are the same bills, from the same politicians, that want to “save” $500 BILLION from Medicare by killing off one of the more useful and efficient Medicare plans called Medicare Advantage.

This is the same bunch of politicians that want to help cover the cost of socialized medicine by pushing the financial responsibilities of Medicaid to the states but have decided to give Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) a little help for his re-election in 2010 by postponing any responsibility for those increases to state expenses. It

This is also the same crowd of crooks who, rather than try to actually pass the bill with bipartisan support, will try to pass it with a simple majority of 51 votes in the Senate because, even though they have 60 Dems in the Senate, they can’t even get support from all of their own party! They want to use the “nuclear option“.

Even though the tea parties are done for the month, these clowns didn’t seem to listen to their consitituents, and are planning on destroying the best health care on the planet, ANY WAY THEY CAN.

Do NOT stop with the phone calls, faxes, and emails to your reps and senators. Contact ALL of them. Contact Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican in the Senate Finance Committee and let him know you support his actions to block all of this nonsense. Also let Max Baucus know you are not pleased with his party’s shenanigans!

—>Gardie

Here are a couple links you should read, and think about, before getting the H1N1 (Mexican Swine Flu) vaccine. It is not as effective as you are being told, nor is it as innocuous as you are being led to believe.

“It conforms reasonably well to the impression of those of us who are working in the field of public health,” said William Schaffner, MD, who chairs Vanderbilt University’s Department of Preventive Medicine.

Because most people who get H1N1 experience only mild symptoms and recover at home, most cases go unreported. Lipsitch’s study attempts to take these silent numbers into account, instead of simply relying on statistics of physician visits.

“That was the Mexican mistake,” Schaffner said. “They initially looked at only the patients who were admitted to the hospital and who were in intensive care units. So, we got an inaccurate estimate of the severity of this viral infection. And that’s because the Mexican public health authorities really didn’t have a handle on all those people who were ill, but never went to the hospital.”

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/09/18/study-h1n1-death-rate-lower-than-expected/

The swine flu vaccine has been hit by new cancer fears after a German health expert gave a shocking warning about its safety.

Lung specialist Wolfgang Wodarg has said that there are many risks associated with the vaccine for the H1N1 virus. The nutrient solution for the vaccine consists of cancerous cells from animals, and some fear that the risk of cancer could be increased by injecting the cells.

The vaccine can also cause worse side effects than the actual swine flu virus.

http://www.healthtruthrevealed.com/articles/16263025309/article

What’s good for the goose is apparently not good for the gander! Journalist Wayne Madsen tells Russia today scientists involved in creating previous vaccinations are telling family and friends not to take the H1N1 vaccine. Madsen also warns that the government may make the vaccination mandatory.

http://www.healthtruthrevealed.com/articles/12265824609/article

Remember, this vaccine is being pushed by several different groups who may not have your best interests in mind. The government, the WHO, and the pharmaceutical manufacturers.

—>Gardie

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I didn’t have time to immediately analyze each of these stories but after quickly reading through them, I tried to paste the important parts of the article below the link. Pay attention to the illegals corruption in Dingy Harry’s Home Domain. Illegals filing a class-action suit…

—>Gardie

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/15/why-nevada-protects-workers-here-illegally/
A class-action lawsuit recently filed by the undocumented employees of a local cleaning company underscores that workers who are in the country illegally have many of the same workplace rights that U.S. citizens have.

That’s particularly important in Nevada because illegal immigrants make up an estimated 12.2 percent of the state’s workforce, according to a 2008 Pew Hispanic Center study.

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http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=354

By 2019, CBO and JCT estimate, the number of nonelderly people who are uninsured would be reduced by about 29 million, leaving about 25 million nonelderly residents uninsured (about one-third of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125310546537515699.html#mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories

The bill, by Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee, breaks a logjam and is likely to form the core of a bill in the full Senate.

The biggest beneficiaries of the Baucus bill would be people who lack insurance now, especially older people who have trouble buying coverage on their own. The Baucus plan would require insurers to accept all comers, even those who are already sick, and establish subsidies for lower- and middle-income Americans to buy insurance.

For Americans who already have coverage through their employers or Medicare — by far the majority — not much would change immediately in most cases. The biggest losers would include those who have especially generous health plans, which would be subject to a new tax aimed at insurers but that could be passed onto consumers.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/58929-democrats-to-go-it-alone

Senate Democrats are going to have to move forward on healthcare without a single Republican supporter after Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday she could not back the Finance Committee’s bill.

Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) failed to win any Republican backer despite weeks of intense negotiations behind closed doors to strike a deal.

Snowe (Maine), who was one of three Republicans who backed the $787 billion economic stimulus package, was being lobbied heavily by the White House, and some centrists view her refusal to strike a deal with Baucus as troubling. But concerns about how the plan would be paid for prompted her to back away in the hours before its release.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/16/harry-reid-health-care-bill-wont-work-nevada/

“While this draft bill is a good starting point, it needs improvement before it will work for Nevada,” Reid said in a statement. “During this time of economic crisis, our state cannot afford to shoulder the second highest increase in Medicaid funding.”

Reid said he received assurance from the chairman, Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, that the formula would be changed before the bill goes to committee next week.

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http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0909/gibbs_vs_acorn_497f1d7b-b91c-481a-a438-6027d3ba82c5.html

Days after the Census Bureau announced it would cut ties with the organizing group ACORN, and barely 24 hours after the …

… Senate voted to withdraw funding from the lightning-rod activist group, the White House expressed support for measures to hold the group accountable for “unacceptable” behavior.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs alluded to video, taken by the conservative site BigGovernment.com, showing ACORN employees giving advice to individuals posing as sex traffickers.

“Obviously, the conduct that you see on those tapes is completely unacceptable. I think everyone would agree to that,” Gibbs said. “The administration takes accountability extremely seriously.”

Characterizing the Census Bureau’s decision as a move based on a lack of confidence in ACORN’s ability to perform its expected duties, Gibbs said he was not sure whether the president would ask Democrats to pull back from any campaign-year collaboration with the group.

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Colorado Elections
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/colorado/election_2010_colorado_senate_race

Bennet, named to the Senate by Democratic Governor Bill Ritter after President Obama nominated Senator Ken Salazar to be secretary of the Interior, has been considered politically vulnerable from the start. Rasmussen Reports polling in Colorado last week found Bennet in a toss-up with two potential – and lesser-known - Republican challengers.

Norton carries 76% of the GOP vote in a match-up with Bennet, while the incumbent earns 81% Democratic support. Voters not affiliated with either party favor Norton 52% to 21%.

In a race against Romanoff, Norton picks up 71% of Republicans, while he has 82% backing from Democratic voters. Unaffiliateds go for Norton by a 47% to 16% margin, but nearly one-out-of-four voters (24%) are undecided.

Eight percent (8%) of Colorado voters have a very favorable opinion of Bennet, while 19% view him very unfavorably. Romanoff is seen very favorably by 12% and very unfavorably by 20%.

For Norton, very favorables total 13%, while very unfavorables stand at 12%.

At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with a strong opinion more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.

Despite holding statewide offices, both Norton and Romanoff have to work to become better known to Colorado voters. Twenty-three percent (23%) say they don’t know enough about either candidate to express an opinion of them. Fourteen percent (14%) say the same of Bennet.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform

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One week after President Obama’s speech to Congress, 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.

A week ago, 44% supported the proposal and 53% were opposed. Following the speech last Wednesday night intended to relaunch the health care initiative, support for the president’s effort bounced as high as 51% (see day-by-day numbers). But the new numbers suggest that support for health care reform is now about the same as it was in August.

Seventy-four percent (74%) of Democrats now support the plan while 80% of Republicans are opposed. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 67% are opposed.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 32% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -6. (see trends).

One week after the President’s address to Congress, opposition to his health care proposal has reached the highest level yet recorded.

Just 12% of voters nationwide believe most opponents of the President’s plan are racists. Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly reject that notion but Democrats are more evenly divided.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President’s performance. Fifty-one percent (51%) now disapprove.

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In an early look at a key 2010 campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails two Republican opponents. Rasmussen Reports has recently released polling on the upcoming Senate races in Colorado, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Later today, updated data will be released for Colorado, reflecting two new entrants in the race. Additionally, we will be releasing our first poll on the 2010 race in New Hampshire. The Republican advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot is down to a single point.

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http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=506199

Two of every three practicing physicians oppose the medical overhaul plan under consideration in Washington, and hundreds of thousands would think about shutting down their practices or retiring early if it were adopted, a new IBD/TIPP Poll has found.

The poll contradicts the claims of not only the White House, but also doctors’ own lobby — the powerful American Medical Association — both of which suggest the medical profession is behind the proposed overhaul.

It also calls into question whether an overhaul is even doable; 72% of the doctors polled disagree with the administration’s claim that the government can cover 47 million more people with better-quality care at lower cost.

The IBD/TIPP Poll was conducted by mail the past two weeks, with 1,376 practicing physicians chosen randomly throughout the country taking part. Responses are still coming in, and doctors’ positions on related topics — including the impact of an overhaul on senior care, medical school applications and drug development — will be covered later in this series.

RealClearPolitics.com is noting that Joe Barton (R-TX) will back out any health care bill that gets passed.

The Hill: The health bill is “dead on arrival” in Congress, said Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, said during an interview on Fox News.

“If they somehow manage to get the votes and get enough Democrats to walk the plank and commit suicide, in the next Congress, I’ll be chairman Joe Barton of the Energy and Commerce committee, and we’ll repeal it,” Barton said.

Check out the video at the above link, it’s important!

—>Gardie