This morning I contacted the office of Congressman Alan Grayson. We could discuss his speech to the House. We could discuss the attempts to make him say sorry coming from both sides of the political isle. We could even discuss his motives - many say have nothing to do with health care.
But the thing I wanted to discuss was his use of the word "HOLOCAUST". I'm not interested in dictionary definitions, just in what it means to millions of people all across the planet.
So when I contacted his office this morning I had but one question. Does the Congressman wish to withdraw that one word?
Well it took a few hours but I just received the reply. In fact it was a reply sent to the Anti Defamation League which apparently had asked a similar question - and here it is.
"I just wanted to re-iterate my thoughts regarding people's concerns over my recent statement on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. I am Jewish and have relatives who died in the Holocaust. In no way did I mean to minimize the Holocaust. I regret the choice of words, and I will not repeat it. I am a staunch supporter of Israel and on numerous occasions, I have said that Iran must be restrained to avoid another Holocaust. I personally support the Anti-Defamation League and its work."
Personally I am pleased he regrets using the word. Personally I am pleased he plans on not repeating it. Personally I am disgusted that he couldn't bring himself to utter the word "sorry". There is no shame in apologising Congressman. It takes a real man or woman to step up and say "I made a mistake". The fact that you didn't when given the chance speaks volumes to me - one of your constituents I might add - and I'm sure it speaks volumes to many others who will get the chance to vote for or against you next year.
SHAME!
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Senate Finance Committee votes 15-8 against Government public option for health care. And Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who has been trying to push a compromise Bill is calling it a victory.
"My job is to put together a bill that gets to 60 votes in the full Senate", according to AP. "No one shows me how to get to 60 votes with a public option," he added.
After all the delays it now looks like there will be votes in both the House and the Senate in October, wioth a vote on a compromise between the two much deeper into the Fall.
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As I write this at 11.30pm on Monday 28 September, 2009, some 850,000 pink slips have been sent to members of Congress individually addressed, personalized with senders name and address and delivered to all members of Congress by Fed Ex. The grassroots campaign was announced last Friday by World Net Daily and organisers believe the target of five million slips will be exceeded.
The idea was conceived by Janet Porter of Faith2Action and a WND weekly columnist. "We set a goal of 5 million pink slips to members of Congress," she said. "We might even surpass that goal."
Of course with 2010 approaching, members of the House in particular are looking towards the election - as usual the top priority! This innovative campaign will hopefully have the effect of reminding exactly who they work for!
If you want to be a part of it, just follow the links provided. It is actually a cheap way of sending a very powerful message due to the economies of scale - and Fed Ex WILL deliver.
More from Janet Porter: "There is a revolution brewing across this country," she said. "People are angry about losing their country and they are ready for action. This campaign is just the latest evidence."
Send your pink slips to Congress now
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Please give me a call if you have questions about the Central Florida real estate market. You can reach me on 407 876 8200. Also visit my web site at www.simonconway.net or www.move2orlando.net
Yes you read that right. Under Obamacare you are forced to buy it. If you don't you can be fined. Now we know that if you don't pay the fine, jail awaits you!
Truly, you can't make this stuff up. It comes down to this. Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Senator John Ensign (R-Nev - pictured left) wanted to know what that meant and so he asked a question of the committee's Chief of Staff - Thomas Barthold and was shocked when he received the answer in a hand written reply. The answer is simple. Pay up the fine or face prosecution from the IRS. This can be a fine of up to $25,000 and a year in jail.
You can see a copy of the actual note by CLICKING HERE As you can see, he signed it "Sincerely, Thomas A. Barthold."
Apart from being shocking, this answer blows up the President's continuing claims that the individual mandate penalty, which could go as high as $1,900, is not a tax increase.
The Senator pushed the line of questioning, he later explained, because neither he nor Americans that he had spoken to, believed there was a provision in the Constitution that allowed the Federal Government to mandate that you and I buy health insurance!
"We could be subjecting those very people who conscientiously, because they believe in the U.S. Constitution, we could be subjecting them to fines or the interpretation of a judge, all the way up to imprisonment," Ensign said. "That seems to me to be a problem."
It seems like a problem to me too John, but the problem does not end there. It would seem that the Senator's colleagues don't agree - refusing to sign on to an amendment to dump the mandate.
Not surprisingly, all the Democrats voted in favor of keeping the mandate and perhaps even less shocking is that Republican Olympia Snowe (Maine) also jumped on board. Someone needs to explain to these people that we have a little document that I like to call "THE CONSTITUTION" and that if they don't want to abide by it, then get the heck out of OUR CAPITOL! In case they haven't read it recently, here is a link to the entire thing!
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