Comments on: Massive pork bill passed by unconstitutional process to “rescue” economy http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065 from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Everest Whited, MD http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1802 Everest Whited, MD Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:52:26 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1802 I refuse to vote for or give money to anyone who voted for this piece of boondoggle (Webster's definition, useless crap). All have run to the same government which, through Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, created the problem in the first place. Apparently they could think of no other solution. As we have seen today (October 7th) it did not even work and will only result in selective rescue of some of those who caused the problem while everyone else shares in the misery and gets no relief. I suspect economic hard times will provide an excuse to expand the power of the federal government, but then again everything seems to provide an excuse to expand the power of the federal government. The Libertarian Party is far from perfect but at least they are not noxious and malicious. I refuse to vote for or give money to anyone who voted for this piece of boondoggle (Webster’s definition, useless crap). All have run to the same government which, through Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, created the problem in the first place. Apparently they could think of no other solution.
As we have seen today (October 7th) it did not even work and will only result in selective rescue of some of those who caused the problem while everyone else shares in the misery and gets no relief. I suspect economic hard times will provide an excuse to expand the power of the federal government, but then again everything seems to provide an excuse to expand the power of the federal government. The Libertarian Party is far from perfect but at least they are not noxious and malicious.

]]> By: Scott Geller MD http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1800 Scott Geller MD Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:34:12 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1800 It's very unfashionable to be against 'multiculturalism', diversity, etc, ad nauseum. Don't hate the Democrats.................the Republicans have been right up there too............ It’s very unfashionable to be against ‘multiculturalism’, diversity, etc, ad nauseum.

Don’t hate the Democrats……………..the Republicans have been right up there too…………

]]> By: David P Capper, MD http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1799 David P Capper, MD Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:55:11 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1799 Glad to see you are doing your part at the grassroots level. Maybe you should pray about taking a sabbatical from medicine and running for some political office at some point in time. mom Glad to see you are doing your part at the grassroots level. Maybe you should pray about taking a sabbatical from medicine and running for some political office at some point in time. mom

]]> By: David P Capper, MD http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1797 David P Capper, MD Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:24:03 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1797 Once again, we have opportunity to prove wrong, as one variation of the the old addage goes: "let's vote out all the bums, exept ours." Until we, the people, are enough fed up with this mess, and get more active at the grassroots level, and pressure our elected officials and our local press(with mail, email, phone calls, editorials, local mailings, competition, AND voting), then nothing is going to change. Politics is like entropy, thing moving into more "chaos" (spending = squandering, hidden features of bills = greater "state control" = loss of liberties). Thank you AAPS for such informative journalism, the substance for effective mobilization of concerned citizens. Once again, we have opportunity to prove wrong, as one variation of the the old addage goes: “let’s vote out all the bums, exept ours.” Until we, the people, are enough fed up with this mess, and get more active at the grassroots level, and pressure our elected officials and our local press(with mail, email, phone calls, editorials, local mailings, competition, AND voting), then nothing is going to change. Politics is like entropy, thing moving into more “chaos” (spending = squandering, hidden features of bills = greater “state control” = loss of liberties).
Thank you AAPS for such informative journalism, the substance for effective mobilization of concerned citizens.

]]> By: John L. Wilson, Jr., M.D. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1792 John L. Wilson, Jr., M.D. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:54:33 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1792 Those congressmen who voted against the massive bailout bill likely knew that there were enough votes to pass it, so they could "safely" deny their support, thus appearing compliant with their constituents wishes. It's curious that this whole thing would happen 5 weeks from the election. It appears that the public does have a short memory, but don't you think it should last 5 weeks, anyway? Were it left to me, I'd boot out all of the incumbents (excepting Ron Paul) and start with a fresh slate of congressmen, thus eliminating the seniority heirarchy and all of the pre-existing entanglements. Those congressmen who voted against the massive bailout bill likely knew that there were enough votes to pass it, so they could “safely” deny their support, thus appearing compliant with their constituents wishes. It’s curious that this whole thing would happen 5 weeks from the election. It appears that the public does have a short memory, but don’t you think it should last 5 weeks, anyway? Were it left to me, I’d boot out all of the incumbents (excepting Ron Paul) and start with a fresh slate of congressmen, thus eliminating the seniority heirarchy and all of the pre-existing entanglements.

]]> By: Kenneth Christman, M.D. http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0065/comment-page-1#comment-1789 Kenneth Christman, M.D. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:15:40 +0000 http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/?p=65#comment-1789 One wonders how much longer this great country can survive, spending trillions it doesn't have, passing legislation the people do not want. Is this the brand of democracy we are trying to export to other nations? Is that little-known document, the U.S. Constitution worth preserving if it is not going to be followed? One wonders how much longer this great country can survive, spending trillions it doesn’t have, passing legislation the people do not want. Is this the brand of democracy we are trying to export to other nations? Is that little-known document, the U.S. Constitution worth preserving if it is not going to be followed?

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