The People Speak Out on AARP

Dear Mr. Rand,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. I know it is not what you were looking for, but this is the most honest response I can give you. Our gap in coverage is merely a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith.

While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years and have long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse it's abdication of our values. Your letter specifically stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama administration and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!

We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces whom we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities.

This Presidential Administration scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage, but even more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never in my life endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities it requires.

Your website generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Someone has broken into our 'house', invaded our home without our invitation or consent. The President has insisted we keep the perpetrator in comfort and learn the perp language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.I DON'T choose to welcome them.I DON'T choose to support them.I DON'T choose to educate them.I DON'T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.American home invaders get arrested.Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get? Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break & enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current administration. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America . Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than one which is power driven.

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you..I am disappointed as hell.I am scared as hell.I am MAD as hell, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & CyndyMiller Farms Equine Transport

A Jury of His Peers

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ACORNS? Nuts? Who Would Have Guessed?

"Trigger" Would Put Off Issue to 2013

WASHINGTON (Kaiser Health News) -- ....One alternative under serious consideration, strongly promoted by Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, would hold the public plan in reserve, triggering it only if affordable insurance isn't made available to most Americans by the time the legislation is fully implemented in 2013.

[2013 falls after both the mid-term elections of 2010 and the next general election in 2012 and some observers say that such a plan would remove the controversial healthcare proposal from the political landscape in both elections.]

"If this trigger mechanism is what stands between getting a health reform plan and not getting one, it would be worth doing under those circumstances," said Paul Van de Water of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning Washington think tank.

Robert Moffit, a health policy expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said the trigger is a bad idea that has little to do with reducing the number of uninsured and making coverage more affordable and much to do with government's effort to assert more control over health care financing and delivery.

"The reason why this whole thing is happening is that proponents of the public plan can't win this debate," Moffit said.

From Bad Little Seeds, Big Bad Things Grow

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Picking a New White House Communications Czar

Putting On The Pressure

New Program Coming Soon!

Change Is Coming Soon

The 'Social' Side of Socialized Medicine

Obama Explains His New Tax Code

Doing the 2010 tax:

Miscellaneous Fun Stuff

Joe Biden claims he told off President Bush; Carl Rove says Biden is a liar.
Interesting times we are living in.

The FOX News political commentary panel.
Today's Observation: You can go a long way in a short skirt.

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Is a Tomato a Veggie or a Fruit?

Scenes from DC

The "progressives" take over Washington

R&D Stands for "Rust and Destruction"

Dave Letterman Knew "Something Was Up"

When is he going to DO SOMETHING?

When the president visited the Late Night set and decided to stay another two weeks to write speeches and do interviews, Dave knew that the talk show circuit had changed forever.

AIG, An Epic American Story

New Faces, the Same Old Trick

We Know How You Feel, Barack...

we have to listen to them all!
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'Sexting' Punishment Excessive for Teen

Where Will It All Come From?

How The Times Have Changed

Last night, after last week's successful GOP-led efforts to temporarily stall its passage, the United States Senate passed the bloated omnibus spending bill with its massive pricetag of $410 billion.
The passage marks the first time in history that discretionary spending surpasses the ONE TRILLION MARK, a full $21 billion over budget. The legislation includes 122 duplicate programs that are funded by the $787 billion "stimulus" package recently signed into law.
And, despite last year's campaign rhetoric pledging to eliminate wasteful earmarks, the omnibus contains more than 8,500 pet projects, totaling more than $7.7 billion. Even the liberal editorial board of The Washington Post criticized Obama's lack of leadership on earmarks, saying he has "abdicated the bully pulpit when it comes to this measure."
Republicans agree with candidate Barack Obama that Washington, D.C. needs to end its out-of-control spending habits. All across the country, hurting families are tightening their belts, and Congress should only be spending money wisely and prudently.
Last year, candidate Obama - running on a platform of fiscal responsibility - promised to go even further than his opponent John McCain, claiming that he would take a "scalpel" to the federal budget.
Republicans stand ready and willing to work with President Obama to help fulfill this campaign pledge of eliminating wasteful government spending and bringing transparency and accountability to the process. Unfortunately for the American taxpayer, President Obama's recent actions suggest that he has acquiesced to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's spending agenda.
With just slightly more than 40 Republican votes in the Senate, it will be a fight these next two years to curb the reckless tax-and-spending championed by Harry Reid and his liberal allies.
You can be sure that Senate Republicans will do everything in their power to ensure that the government spends your tax dollars responsibly.

Dow Reaches New Depths

Sen. Burris, on the latest appointment scandal.

The News Media Jumps Through Hoops