HEALTH CARE CRAM-DOWN LOOMS

White House "Strong-Arm" and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is meeting in secret with Senators Reid, Dodd and Baucus to try to “hammer out” a compromise between the Baucus Bill and the Senate Health Committee Bill, which will then be “merged” with the House Bill and put up for votes, presumably before the media or the public get a chance to read one word of it. Reid refused to allow a proposal to require the Senate version to be published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote; Pelosi promptly promised she would allow 72 hours, so a similar measure was proposed yesterday and Pelosi, true as she always is to her word, has been working diligently behind the scenes to kill that 72 hour proposal.

In the meanwhile, insurance companies have come forward to protest against the Senate Bill and the Administration has been quick to let them know that they will pay major penalties for their errant ways; retribution is on the front burner. But, in an unexpected twist, 27 major national labor unions announced yesterday afternoon that they will also oppose the Bill. This opposition appeared in newspaper ads after Emanuel specifically asked for their support.

COMMENTS:
The entire Government Health Care Plan, as it is envisioned by Reid, Pelosi and Obama, appears to be in trouble. I look for them to make an all-out emergency “damn the torpedoes, full-steam-ahead” attempt to slam the legislation through both Houses by the end of October in order to try to defeat growing serious opposition. Keep your eyes diligently on what is said and what is happening between now and tomorrow afternoon…. Specifically, if they decide to work over the weekend, they’ll be up to no good.

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Why isn’t the House of Representatives willing to tackle Charles Wrangel for his misdeeds? (Marge – Raleigh, NC)
A. Because, if they do that, then they will have to deal with several other Democratic House miscreants…

Q. If the economy is in such dire straits, why does the stock market keep coming back? (Lyle – Corona del Mar, CA)
A. I don’t know that the trend will continue very much longer.

Q. What’s your suggestion for living to a high age? (Jan – Renton, WA)
A. Don’t die young.

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“I once said, ‘We will bury you,’ and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you.” - Nikita Khrushchev

TODAY’S VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv98pgqUshc&feature=local_news