Going Nuclear: Health Care (Insurance) Reform Legislation

With conservative and moderate Republicans and Democrats being opposed to a public “option” being included in any health care (insurance) reform legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has threatened to use reconciliation or the “nuclear” option to ram health care (insurance) reform legislation down America’s collective throat [Article – Reid Threatens ‘Nuclear Option’ to Pass Health Care Reform as Panel Starts Work].

What’s more, a draft of the U.S. Senate’s health care (insurance) reform legislation will not be available for the public to read and research. So much for transparency [Press Release – 1. Bunning Introduces Transparency Resolution | 2. Bunning: Democrats Are Intent On Keeping Americans In The Dark].

There has been talk of passage of a watered-down bill that would leave the way open for any public “option” amendments or other amendments that would receive stiff opposition if they were inserted in committee [Article – 1. Boehner Decries “Phantom Amendments” Added to Senate Health Care Bill After Committee Vote | 2. The Vapor Bill – Congress’ Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare – Update | 3. New plan might allow Dems to slip public option through Senate].

Go ahead all of you power-hungry, self-serving, leftist politicians—force through legislation that the American people don’t want [Article – Reconciliation 101: A “Nuclear” Abuse of Power]. I’m sure most if not all of you know that you are going to be committing political suicide. You claim to care about the wants and needs of the American people. If you continue to defy the will of the people, with elections coming up, the people will show just how much they care about you.

Obama: Iran Secretly Built Another Uranium Enrichment Facility

President Obama said that Iran has another uranium enrichment facility, which is in clear violation of U.N. resolutions [Article – 1. Iran Reveals Existence of Second Uranium Enrichment Plant | 2. Leaders React to Iran’s Nuclear Facility | 3. Iran’s key nuclear sites].

This is no revelation to those who have been researching and investigating Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran has been building up its nuclear program since 1974. The program was in stasis for a few years as a result of the 1979 revolution, but started back up in the 1990s.

The G.W. Bush administration had been ramping up pressure on Iran to cease enriching uranium for the express purpose of producing weapons. However, this was seen by state-run media and leftist politicians as a tactic to divert attention away from Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terror. Not surprisingly, their views on Iran have changed, since Obama became President.

What the present leaders of European nations and the United States fail to recognize is that Iran and other nations like it don’t play by the so-called rules. They don’t care about world opinion. They share the same goal, that being world domination, at any cost. There can be a million sanctions against Iran and it won’t stop them in their quest to destroy those who don’t share their world view or their fanatical ideological views [Article – Ahmadinejad: Iran ‘Will Never Negotiate’ Over Nuclear ‘Rights’].

I share the same sentiments as Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu in his most recent address to the U.N. General Assembly:

President Obama Scraps Eastern European Missile Defense System

President Obama has decided to scrap the missile defense systems in eastern Europe [Article – 1. Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile Defence | 2. Analysis: Shelving missile shield may coax Moscow to help curb Iranian nuclear ambitions]. The groundwork for the defense system was laid down by President George W. Bush in response to long-range nuclear missile threat, particularly in reference to possible future missile launches from Iran. The Obama decision pleases Russia and has invoked mixed feelings from people in Poland and the Czech Republic. It has been assessed that eastern Europe is not under any serious threat from a long-range missile attack [Article – 1. East Europe: Rancor, relief on missile shield plan | 2. U.S. scraps missile defense shield plans | 3. President Obama Retreats on Third-Site Missile Defenses].

Efforts will be concentrated on defending against short to medium-range missiles instead. It has been proposed that a more mobile, multi-homing defense system be implemented, rather than using ground-based missile defenses that do not have multi-homing capabilities.

Remember the words of Barack Obama, before he was elected as President:

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North Korea Tries To Minimize The Fourth Of July Celebration By Launching Fireworks Of Their Own

In a provocative gesture toward the United States, the despotic ruling class of the communist nation of North Korea used the Independence Day weekend to launch seven ballistic missiles [Article – Missiles show NKorea skills improving: officials]. The launches also violated several United Nations resolutions. Was an attempt made to destroy the launch sites? No. Were the missiles shot down, at least? No. What will the United Nations be forced to do? Draft more resolutions and levy more sanctions, most likely.

The actions of the North Koreans over the past few months indicate that they are really “shaking in their jackboots” about threats from the United Nations and for that matter, the Obama Administration [Article – 1. AMERICA THE WEAK | 2. N. Korea Tests More Missiles, Lashes Out at U.S.]. I can hear the North Koreans now: “Oh no! More dreaded sanctions and strongly worded talk! What are we to do? I guess we’ll just have to continue working on our nuclear weapons program and launch ballistic missiles.” Those sanctions are working really well. Those harsh words are really hurting their feelings. If you look closely, you can see a tiny teardrop flowing from one of Kim Jong Il’s bespectacled eyes [Article – 1. Engagement with North Korea still critical | 2. World powerless to stop North Korea | 3. Krauthammer: U.N. Powerless Against North Korea].

What has President Obama done? Nothing. It appears that the standard reply to tyrants from Obama is (à la Robin Williams), “STOP…or I’ll say STOP again!” [Article – Obama says North Korea nuclear test a “grave concern”] Perhaps more bowing down to the altar of the United Nations is called for? Perhaps President Obama needs to ask the United Nations for permission before destroying North Korea’s ability to wage nuclear war? My, Obama and the United States are looking stronger than ever to our enemies. I’m sure the South Koreans and the Japanese are sleeping with one eye open [Article – A Timid Advocate of Freedom].

North Korea Thumbs Its Nose At The “International Community”

Clinton tried to appease them, Bush saw the futility in dealing with them and now Obama thinks the U.N. can help. North Korea hasn’t  existed this long without finding ways to get around numerous U.N. resolutions, embargoes, sanctions and restrictions. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be testing missiles and have enough nuclear material to detonate. Nothing can be done militarily to stop North Korea, especially by the United States. North Korean officials know this and telling them that the international community doesn’t like it is really breaking their hearts [Article – World powerless to stop North Korea].