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ranging from 1 to 34 points gallup s 2009 party id results indicate that democrats have significant party id advantages in 30 states and republicans in only 4 said the analysis despite the democratic party s political strength seen in its majority representation in congress and in state houses across the country more americans consider themselves conservative than liberal leave a comment from uncategorized david brooks obama getting the nobel is a joke video october 12 2009 tags nobel obama leave a comment from uncategorized stop the abortion mandate october 4 2009 tags abortion health care this video shows many pro life leaders making their opposition to federal funding for abortion known any provision that allows for the federal government to fund abortion is completely unacceptable we need to vehemently stand against this go to http stoptheabortionmandate com for more information leave a comment from uncategorized support for health care plan hits new low 41 september 28 2009 tags obama care poll here are the latest poll numbers from rasmussen on health care reform just 41 of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by president obama and congressional democrats that s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured the latest rasmussen reports national telephone survey finds that 56 are opposed to the plan senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters in the latest survey just 33 of seniors favor the plan while 59 are opposed the intensity gap among seniors is significant only 16 of the over 65 crowd strongly favors the legislation while 46 are strongly opposed for the first time ever a slight plurality of voters now express doubt that the legislation will become law this year forty six percent 46 say passage is likely while 47 say it is not those figures include 18 who say passage is very likely and 15 who say it is not at all likely sixty percent 60 are less certain sixty eight percent 68 of democrats say the plan is at least somewhat likely to become law sixty one percent 61 of republicans disagree among those not affiliated with either major party 34 say passage is at least somewhat likely while 58 say it is not want a free daily e mail update if it s in the news it s in our polls rasmussen reports updates are also available on twitter or facebook the overall picture remains one of stability today s record low support for the plan of 41 is just a point lower than the results found twice before with the exception of a slight bounce earlier this month following the president s nationally televised speech to congress to promote the plan support for it has remained in the low to mid 40s since early july during that same time period opposition has generally stayed in the low to mid 50s intensity has been with the opposition from the beginning of the public debate currently among all voters 23 strongly favor the legislative effort and 43 are strongly opposed also from the beginning of the debate the has been a huge partisan divide currently 75 of democrats favor the plan seventy nine percent 79 of republicans are opposed as are 72 of the unaffiliated rasmussen reports will continue to track support for the plan on a weekly basis see day by day numbers as scott rasmussen president of rasmussen reports wrote recently in the wall street journal the most important fundamental is that 68 of american voters have health insurance coverage they rate good or excellent most of these voters approach the health care reform debate fearing that they have more to lose than to gain a rasmussen video report shows that 53 of those with insurance believe it s likely they would have to change coverage if the congressional plan becomes law despite strong efforts by the white house to counter that belief including many comments by the president himself there has been no change for months in the number who fear they will be forced out of their current coverage polling released last week shows that 58 of uninsured voters favor passage of the health care plan however 35 of the uninsured are opposed the divide fell largely along partisan and ideological grounds if the plan passes 24 of voters say the quality of care will get better and 55 say it will get worse in august the numbers were 23 better and 50 worse fifty four percent 54 say passage of the plan will make the cost of health care go up while 23 say it will make costs go down in august 52 thought the plan would lead to higher costs and just 17 thought it would achieve the stated goal of lowering costs while many credit or blame the town hall protests for building opposition to the plan it appears they were simply a reflection of public opinion rather than a creator of it this sense is confirmed by the fact that obama s approval ratings fell more in june and july before stabilizing in august one thing that did change during the month of august is that public perception of the protesters improved most voters came to believe that the purpose of the town hall meetings was for members of congress to listen rather than speak that s partly because just 22 believe congress has a good understanding of the legislation while some democrats have charged that opposition to the president s plan is based upon racism just 12 of voters agree voters overwhelmingly believe that every american should be able to buy the same health insurance plan that congress has most favor limits on jury awards for medical malpractice claims and think that tort reform will significantly reduce the cost of health care forty eight percent 48 want a prohibition on abortion in any government subsidized program while 13 want a mandate requiring abortion coverage the health care debate has produced a difficult political environment for democrats several incumbent democratic senators currently are behind in their reelection bids including senate majority leader harry reid in nevada chris dodd in connecticut and michael bennet in colorado republicans appear to have a better shot than expected at hanging on to the new hampshire senate seat and gop incumbents lead in both north carolina and iowa the races for soon to be vacant senate seats in missouri and ohio are neck and neck and longtime incumbent democratic senator barbara boxer polls under 50 against two potential 2010 challengers in california appointed democratic senator kirsten gillibrand holds a very narrow lead over former governor george pataki in a hypothetical match up for new york state s 2010 senate race democrats also trail in the 2009 governor s races in new jersey and virginia incumbent democratic governors in iowa and ohio face tough challenges next year in new york s gubernatorial race the fate of the democrats appears to depend on which of two nominees they choose the health care debate has become one focal point for voters frustrated by a string of government actions voters overwhelmingly opposed the bailout of the financial industry and the bailout and takeover of general motors please sign up for the rasmussen reports daily e mail update it s free or follow us on twitter or facebook let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news leave a comment from uncategorized a surrender september 28 2009 tags kim clement prophecy the following is a prophecy from kim clement on september 19 2009 houston tx in it god talks about how he has watched over you america since your 9 11 there is also mention of the surrendering of hidden arms which appeared to mean weapons i believe that it is vital that we heed the prophecies of trusted prophets like kim clement here is the prophecy in its entirety we command you to surrender the arms they will be exposed america i have watched over you since your 9 11 for god says now there will be a surrender there shall be a surrender they will surrender arms that have been hidden the spirit of the lord declares what they plan to use against this nation against israel against europe the united kingdom will be surrendered one by one and finally the beast that has been in hiding shall be brought out for the world to see they shall say is this the one that terrified the whole world is this the one who frightened the nations of the earth is this it so shallow shall it be says the lord but i will draw the beast out from the caves and the fields and america shall once and for all shout as one nation and in one moment i will wipe out the division that has been brought to this nation by the spirit of python says the lord there shall be a cry they shall say this has not been right let the courts decide for god said what courts can decide the guilt of a man i will show you which court shall decide in one moment this nation shall stand again as they stood in the steps when 9 11 took place and they sang together and now years later there is division hatred scorn shame debt god said they look upon you not the way they shall see you for very soon god said they will look and say the nation has brought themselves together and now they are one they are praying together for i have caused the beast to surrender and the surrendering of the arms will stop a potential war in israel and in america and god said i will stop it in an instance for my word has been declared and so shall it be leave a comment from uncategorized does the public option have to imitate medicare september 24 2009 tags health care the following is a debate between michael f cannon and larry mcneely from the l a times today s topic what about a public plan that isn t modeled after medicare for example how about co ops or local plans such as l a care give market forces room to breathe and costs will decrease point michael f cannon the dirty little secret larry is that obama care isn t about reducing healthcare costs or making coverage more secure it s about robbing peter to pay paul how many young and elderly people can we rob to subsidize coverage for the uninsured how can we leverage the 50 of health spending that government already controls to push payments below costs among the other 50 how many special interests should we bribe along the way answer all of them supporters from president obama right down to you assure us that consumers will come out ahead the only losers you assure us will be the insurance industry the opposite is true democrats in congress are taxing workers to pay off insurance companies democratic sen max baucus d mont just proposed 774 billion in subsidies for private insurers somehow that s supposed to be more moderate than house democrats 773 billion in subsidies the outrage at the august town halls came from voters realizing that under obama care they re not paul they re peter almost every political pronouncement now emphasizes cost reduction as a central object of healthcare reform writes stanford health economist victor fuchs the policy recommendations that follow however frequently aim at cost shifting rather than cost reduction cost shifting fuchs reminds us does nothing to reduce the real cost of care real reform would reduce costs by letting individual consumers control their healthcare dollars and choose their health plans eliminating the tax preference for job based coverage would let workers control the 4 000 to 10 000 of their earnings that employers now control and choose secure coverage that stays with them between jobs converting medicare to a voucher program with larger vouchers for the poor and the sick would protect seniors from government rationing consumers will spend that money more wisely than employers or government ever could they will drive costs down because they will personally reap the rewards real reform would further reduce the cost of coverage by letting workers purchase coverage from other states as cal state northridge economist shirley svorny suggests real reform would also make medical services more affordable by eliminating barriers to competition by nurse practitioners and other mid level clinicians those two steps would not only increase competition and reduce costs larry they would improve many dimensions of quality by helping the kaiser permanente model spread to other states that sounds better than summarily kicking kaiser out of medicare advantage doesn t it our healthcare sector is a mess countless americans are suffering and dying yes dying because well intentioned government interventions are driving costs higher blocking innovation and leaving us with insecure coverage yet the greatest strength of america s healthcare sector is that it shows what competition can do when market forces are given room to breathe what do you say we give market forces a little more breathing room but first let s stop the kleptocrats and kill this insurance company bailout michael f cannon is director of health policy studies at the libertarian cato institute and the coauthor of healthy competition what s holding back health care and how to free it let readers decide cato s plan or obama s counterpoint larry mcneely michael i d like to thank you for laying out your plan to fix healthcare there has not been enough of that from reform opponents the consequences of your proposals however might not be clear to all of our readers so let s take a closer look at them the cato cannon plan by allowing insurers to sell plans across state lines you would create a race to the bottom that would gut state level consumer protections as i argued wednesday by eliminating medicare and substituting vouchers for private insurance you would leave our seniors vulnerable to medical bankruptcy and destroy their well earned healthcare security by ending all state licensing and monitoring of physicians as your economist friend shirley svorny suggests not only qualified nurses but also any quack with a scalpel and some drugs would be able to set up a shingle call himself a doctor and start cutting if this is what health reform opponents are selling america is not going to buy it on the contrary government can and should make the healthcare and insurance industries live by a fair set of rules and that is what health reform is all about our readers can see exactly what the obama plan means for them right here but for your sake michael i ll lay out a few key points first and foremost under the obama plan the words preexisting condition would be a relic no one could be denied coverage options when they get sick or because they change jobs small businesses and individuals who cannot afford insurance in today s market could pool their resources and bargaining power to get better deals from the insurance companies see u s pirg s report on how high healthcare costs are crushing america s small businesses to make sure that no one single company could dominate the coverage options in any state a publicly sponsored health insurance plan would be offered americans with insurance from larger employers could stay in their current plan but with one key improvement the plan would have to be aff...