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Forbes: Illinois #1 state people are leaving
1 year ago
August 31, 2009
August 24, 2009
The Whole Foods Debate
Here is a piece about Whole Foods founder - John Mackey
BREITBART: Boycotting the boycotters - Washington Times
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TEN RESPONSES TO PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS
By FATHER FRANK PAVONE 2009-08-23
If you’ve ever written to a pro-abortion politician about the right to life, you’ve probably received a form letter that utilizes one of several worn-out arguments. Let's review how we answer them:
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August 23, 2009
Recess Rally articles
From Kane County Chronicle:
Rally highlights concerns about public health care option
By BRENDA SCHORY - bschory@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA - Brandishing signs denouncing a plan for a public health care option and chanting, "Where's Bill?" a crowd of about 100 gathered Saturday in front of the Batavia office of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia.Theirs was among more than a thousand scheduled across the country in what organizers called a National Recess Rally against government sponsored health care. Congress is in recess for August and is scheduled to reconvene Sept. 8.
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From Daily Herald:
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August 18, 2009
Fireworks
You may remember how I was directed to Schoolhouse Rock by Rep. Foster's office so that I may better understand how a bill becomes law. To be honest, I've always liked this one better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvH7ySQi37E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvH7ySQi37E
Be Afraid Be Very, Very Afraid
Interesting piece from Population Research Institute:
http://pop.org/april-07-be-afraid-be-very-very-afraid-the-population-bomb-is-about-to-go-off-again
http://pop.org/april-07-be-afraid-be-very-very-afraid-the-population-bomb-is-about-to-go-off-again
August 16, 2009
Disorganized Resistance
WHAT, GET ORGANIZED?
Here is an interesting commentary about the ability of conservatives to organize. (Click on the link.) One commentator says conservatives are often too busy working and raising their families. Another talks about Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (the how-to manual for BHO and Hillary) and how they find it so difficult to deal with leaderless or disorganized resistance. Probably why they keep saying these citizens protesting healthcare MUST be orchestrated by pharmaceutical companies, Fox News and talk radio. They can't understand us in more ways than one!!
August 14, 2009
August 11, 2009
Catholic Charities - A discussion on Universal Healthcare
Is the term “Conservative Catholic” oxymoronic? Do we break with the Church when we find ourselves agreeing with Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh? These are all fair questions, especially if you truly think that Conservatives are selfish, mean spirited money-grubbers. I know what I believe. I’ve thought it out, looked at it from all angles and I am comfortable with how my politics line up in relation to Church teachings. Catholic Charities USA probably feels the same way about their position. Yet, the Conservative Catholic Women’s League has a view of Universal Healthcare which differs remarkably from that of Catholic Charities. Check out their website for the full story:
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=329
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=329
This is how it breaks down for Catholic Charities. (Emphasis was added) Catholic Charities USA urges Congress to:
- Enact comprehensive health care policies that ensure equitable, accessible, affordable, and quality health care for all that safeguards human life from conception until natural death;
- Improve health literacy and education;
- Focus on preventative care;
- Restrain health care costs with responsible financing and cost-sharing;
- Strengthen the Medicaid safety net for low-income persons;
- Expand mental health coverage for the poor and vulnerable by sufficiently funding mental health and substance abuse programs administered by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); and
- Ensure key health care protection for children in very low-income families.
When I talked with Roger Connor of Catholic Charities USA, I asked him to define what “equitable” healthcare means. He wanted to assure me that Catholic Charities advocates all safeguards on human life. I asked him to clarify whether Catholic Charities endorses Universal Single-Payer healthcare. He said that he wasn’t in a position to do that.
Obviously, this is an important moment in history and it seems like it’s time to get off the fence and make clear where we stand on policies which will change the look of our democracy forever. The CCWL has an official position on Universal Healthcare. We strongly believe that it is right and good to help our neighbors in need. We advocate that every individual should do what he or she can to support and strengthen our communities, invest in organizations that can offer a leg up to people in need, and prayerfully but actively seek solutions to illness, poverty and despair. We believe, however, that a nation’s ability to require charity by law is not a sign of its good intentions, but rather its flirtation with authoritarianism. Frankly, there are many organizations in existence (including Catholic Charities) that help the neediest among us. We are deeply concerned with Congress’s move into areas which constitutionally belong to the private sector, and we are surprised that an organization such as Catholic Charities would be urging Congress to at best encroach upon and at worst subdue freedom and liberty in this manner. Ironically, the very programs that Catholic Charities urges from Congress may compromise its own ability to minister to those locked in the cycle of poverty. If Universal Healthcare is made into law, the Congress will most likely act to secularize organizations such as Catholic Charities, and force them to compromise their positions on life and family issues.
The CCWL utterly opposes Socialism in every one of its manifestations. That includes Universal Healthcare. We are sympathetic to Catholic Charities desire to end the disparities in healthcare for those less fortunate. We believe that they are choosing a most devastating means of achieving their goals and the Conservative Catholic Women's League urges Catholic Charities to consider what their position ought to be.
We hope that you will take the time to follow the link to Catholic Charities USA and ask them to clarify their position on Universal Healthcare. Many of us belong to “Tithing Parishes,” and therefore have portions of our weekly or monthly contributions to the Church distributed to Catholic Charities. We, therefore, have a vested interest in knowing how they stand on this issue.
Posted by the Cranky Housewife
August 10, 2009
August 4, 2009
Communications Director responds
"Yes he will abide by the plan passed by Congress if he votes for it. Thanks."
Good to know. But the question wasn't "Will Rep. Foster abide if he votes for it." The question is:
Will he place himself and his family on the same plan he and the Democrats seek to force upon my family.
Ladies and gentlemen... Here's an interesting question. Does anyone know if the Congressional Aids are covered by the same plan as the members of Congress? Do you think that Communications Directors will have a better plan than I or my children will?
Here's another question. Do you remember the Contract With America? I do. Here's what it sought to do:
require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply to Congress;
select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse;
cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third;
limit the terms of all committee chairs;
ban the casting of proxy votes in committee;
require committee meetings to be open to the public;
require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase;
and implement a zero base-line budgeting process for the annual Federal Budget.
Do you think that it is time to revisit this contract? Let's make sure when Republicans regain control of the House and the Senate that we push for this legislation.
Good to know. But the question wasn't "Will Rep. Foster abide if he votes for it." The question is:
Will he place himself and his family on the same plan he and the Democrats seek to force upon my family.
Ladies and gentlemen... Here's an interesting question. Does anyone know if the Congressional Aids are covered by the same plan as the members of Congress? Do you think that Communications Directors will have a better plan than I or my children will?
Here's another question. Do you remember the Contract With America? I do. Here's what it sought to do:
require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply to Congress;
select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse;
cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third;
limit the terms of all committee chairs;
ban the casting of proxy votes in committee;
require committee meetings to be open to the public;
require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase;
and implement a zero base-line budgeting process for the annual Federal Budget.
Do you think that it is time to revisit this contract? Let's make sure when Republicans regain control of the House and the Senate that we push for this legislation.
Response to Bill Foster's Representative
I am actually well aware of Rep. Foster's voting record on Cap and Trade, the budget and the stimulus packages, but thank you for reiterating that information. Your office is clearly very proud of the Congressman's independent thinking. Such a brave stand for freedom, and now my children won't have to live with the results of nonsensical legislation...oh, that's right. They all passed WITH OR WITHOUT Rep. Foster's vote. Ironically, I'm also familiar with the Round Robin game that the Democrats are playing. Your cynicism is sublime and duly noted.
I believe that the SPECIFIC question that you chose to leave on the table was whether Rep. Foster will waive his right to the Congressional healthcare plan. Will he place himself and his family on the same plan he and the Democrats seek to force upon my family. And again, I would hope that I can get that SPECIFIC answer in writing.
Let's be clear. I don't give a flying fig how "the song goes." The bill is very much on it's way to becoming law, and we have Rep. Foster, Speaker Pelosi, and the Democrats to thank for that. I do not find your subterfuge amusing. I take VERY seriously Rep. Foster's lust for power at the expense of my children and my personal freedoms. My patience for his superiority grows thin, and my indignation for your derision grows exponentially.
Again, I look forward to hearing from you on this SPECIFIC subject.
I believe that the SPECIFIC question that you chose to leave on the table was whether Rep. Foster will waive his right to the Congressional healthcare plan. Will he place himself and his family on the same plan he and the Democrats seek to force upon my family. And again, I would hope that I can get that SPECIFIC answer in writing.
Let's be clear. I don't give a flying fig how "the song goes." The bill is very much on it's way to becoming law, and we have Rep. Foster, Speaker Pelosi, and the Democrats to thank for that. I do not find your subterfuge amusing. I take VERY seriously Rep. Foster's lust for power at the expense of my children and my personal freedoms. My patience for his superiority grows thin, and my indignation for your derision grows exponentially.
Again, I look forward to hearing from you on this SPECIFIC subject.
Response from Rep. Foster's Office
Thank you for following-up with me. I am happy, as you ask, to provide a specific answer to your specific question.
The answer is that the bill that you are referring to passed through one committee. As an active participant in democracy, you know that for any bill to become law, it must pass the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and then be signed by the President. Because this is just a bill (as the old song goes), no one has been “sentenced” to anything.
Right now, it is impossible to predict what, if anything, will emerge from the health care debate. As you may be aware, thousands of bills pass out of committee each year, but only a few hundred are ever voted on.
Furthermore, within the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, there are many different bills being considered regarding reforming health care. Like I mentioned earlier, it is impossible to predict what, if any, legislation will emerge.
Finally, I wanted to address an earlier comment. As you know, Rep. Foster works for the families of the 14th District, not for the Democratic Congress. He voted, much to the anger and chagrin of Democrats in Washington, against the Democratic budget, against raising taxes and against Cap and Trade.
We believe that he can be more effective as a Representative solving the problems individuals have with the federal government through one on one meetings. If you would like to set up an appointment, please visit our Web site at Foster.house.gov, click on “contact,” and then “schedule an appointment.”
Thanks again,
The answer is that the bill that you are referring to passed through one committee. As an active participant in democracy, you know that for any bill to become law, it must pass the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and then be signed by the President. Because this is just a bill (as the old song goes), no one has been “sentenced” to anything.
Right now, it is impossible to predict what, if anything, will emerge from the health care debate. As you may be aware, thousands of bills pass out of committee each year, but only a few hundred are ever voted on.
Furthermore, within the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, there are many different bills being considered regarding reforming health care. Like I mentioned earlier, it is impossible to predict what, if any, legislation will emerge.
Finally, I wanted to address an earlier comment. As you know, Rep. Foster works for the families of the 14th District, not for the Democratic Congress. He voted, much to the anger and chagrin of Democrats in Washington, against the Democratic budget, against raising taxes and against Cap and Trade.
We believe that he can be more effective as a Representative solving the problems individuals have with the federal government through one on one meetings. If you would like to set up an appointment, please visit our Web site at Foster.house.gov, click on “contact,” and then “schedule an appointment.”
Thanks again,
Letter to Bill Foster's Communications Director
This is the body of a letter that I am sending to Rep. Foster's Communications Director. I encourage everyone to contact her and ask the same question. The number is ph: 202-225-2976 fax: 202-225-0697:
Thank you for the information. The blog has been corrected. Please forgive the error. I guess that's what happens when we don't read before we act.
I've now checked Rep. Foster's website, but I see nothing about Townhall style meetings. The Congress has been very active in this last session. I am certain that the citizens of this district would like a public airing of these recent events. In addition, we would like to know if Rep. Foster plans to waive his healthcare option and live with the same healthcare plan that Democratic Congress has just sentenced my family to. I am requesting a written response to this matter... not a debate on the merits of Socialism, not an outline of how much money will be saved, how the rich need to be punished, or how much smarter Rep. Foster is than I am. I want a specific answer to a specific question.
Thank you very much for you assistance in this matter, I look forward to hearing from your office.
Thank you for the information. The blog has been corrected. Please forgive the error. I guess that's what happens when we don't read before we act.
I've now checked Rep. Foster's website, but I see nothing about Townhall style meetings. The Congress has been very active in this last session. I am certain that the citizens of this district would like a public airing of these recent events. In addition, we would like to know if Rep. Foster plans to waive his healthcare option and live with the same healthcare plan that Democratic Congress has just sentenced my family to. I am requesting a written response to this matter... not a debate on the merits of Socialism, not an outline of how much money will be saved, how the rich need to be punished, or how much smarter Rep. Foster is than I am. I want a specific answer to a specific question.
Thank you very much for you assistance in this matter, I look forward to hearing from your office.
Check this out
Many of the original groups behind TaxDayTeaParty.com are joining together for the Nationwide Recess Rally. This is a collaborative effort to make it known that we will not stand for socialized, government controlled healthcare.
http://recessrally.com/
http://recessrally.com/
Correction - Bill Foster's Itinerary
Bill Foster will NOT be in attendance for these events. Bill Foster's STAFF will be there. Please forgive the error.
August 3, 2009
Bill Foster's Itinerary - Town Hall Meetings
Updated
BILL FOSTER WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THESE EVENTS
Tu. Aug. 4 Amboy 12:00pm-12:45pm Pankhurst Memorial Library, 3 S. Jefferson Ave.
Tu. Aug. 4 Paw Paw 1:30pm-2:15pm Paw Paw Public Library, 362 Chicago Rd.
Tu. Aug. 4 Ashton 3:00pm-3:45pm Mills and Petrie Memorial Library, 704 N. 1st Street
Tu. Aug. 4 Franklin Grove 4:00pm-4:45pm Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm Street
Tu. Aug. 4 Aurora 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, West Branch, 233 S. Constitution Dr.
Wed. Aug. 5 Waterman 4:00pm-6:00pm Clinton Township Public Library, 110 South Elm Street
Th. Aug. 6 Orion 2:30pm-3:30pm Western District Library, 1111 4th Street
Th. Aug. 6 Cambridge 4:00pm-5:00pm Cambridge Public Library, 212 W. Center Street
Tu. Aug. 11 Dekalb 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 309 Oak Street
Wed. Aug. 13 Geneva 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 127 James Street
Fri. Aug. 18 Tampico 2:30pm-3:30pm Tampico Public Library
Fri. Aug. 18 Prophetstown 4:00pm-5:00pm Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, 209 W. Third Street
Fri. Aug. 18 Elgin 4:00pm-6:00pm Gail Borden Library, 270 N. Grove Ave.
Th. Aug. 20 Sycamore 4:00pm-6:00pm Library,103 East State Street
Tu. Aug. 25 Oswego 11:00am-1:00pm Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill
Tu. Aug. 25 Annawan 3:00pm-3:45pm Annawan-Alba Library, 320 W. Front Street
Tu. Aug. 25 Atkinson 4:00pm-4:45pm Atkinson Public Library, 119 W Main Street
Wed. Aug. 27 Warrenville 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 28W751 Stafford Place
BILL FOSTER WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THESE EVENTS
Tu. Aug. 4 Amboy 12:00pm-12:45pm Pankhurst Memorial Library, 3 S. Jefferson Ave.
Tu. Aug. 4 Paw Paw 1:30pm-2:15pm Paw Paw Public Library, 362 Chicago Rd.
Tu. Aug. 4 Ashton 3:00pm-3:45pm Mills and Petrie Memorial Library, 704 N. 1st Street
Tu. Aug. 4 Franklin Grove 4:00pm-4:45pm Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm Street
Tu. Aug. 4 Aurora 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, West Branch, 233 S. Constitution Dr.
Wed. Aug. 5 Waterman 4:00pm-6:00pm Clinton Township Public Library, 110 South Elm Street
Th. Aug. 6 Orion 2:30pm-3:30pm Western District Library, 1111 4th Street
Th. Aug. 6 Cambridge 4:00pm-5:00pm Cambridge Public Library, 212 W. Center Street
Tu. Aug. 11 Dekalb 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 309 Oak Street
Wed. Aug. 13 Geneva 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 127 James Street
Fri. Aug. 18 Tampico 2:30pm-3:30pm Tampico Public Library
Fri. Aug. 18 Prophetstown 4:00pm-5:00pm Henry C. Adams Memorial Library, 209 W. Third Street
Fri. Aug. 18 Elgin 4:00pm-6:00pm Gail Borden Library, 270 N. Grove Ave.
Th. Aug. 20 Sycamore 4:00pm-6:00pm Library,103 East State Street
Tu. Aug. 25 Oswego 11:00am-1:00pm Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill
Tu. Aug. 25 Annawan 3:00pm-3:45pm Annawan-Alba Library, 320 W. Front Street
Tu. Aug. 25 Atkinson 4:00pm-4:45pm Atkinson Public Library, 119 W Main Street
Wed. Aug. 27 Warrenville 4:00pm-6:00pm Library, 28W751 Stafford Place
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