Issue 196
Rationing Begins: States Limit Drug Prescriptions for Medicaid Patients
Sixteen states have set a limit on the number of prescription drugs they will cover for Medicaid patients, according to Kaiser Health News. Seven of those states have enacted or tightened those limits in just the last two years. Illinois has limited Medicaid patients to just four prescription drugs as a cost-cutting move, and patients who need more than four must get permission from the state. (more…)
Letter to Barack: “Democracy” in Illinois
Bad news from home, I’m afraid! Democracy has fallen! Now, I’m sure you remember from your time here that this fall would not terminate with “Crash! Boom! Pow!” but with more of a soft “plop”. It was sort of like the noise you might expect when you would drop a wet washcloth into the sink. (more…)
The Democrats Dirty Secret: Death Panels Do Exist
Sarah Palin was correct Obamacare, and the bureaucrats who will be administering it, will be operating Death Panels. We all should be frightened to death if Obamacare is not repealed, especially if you are over 70. Listen to this phone message from a neurosurgeon who called in to radio talk show host Mark Levin after previewing the health care bill in late December at a seminar in Washington D.C. (more…)
ICE Agents Face Critical Decisions Following Events in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas, July 19, 2012 “Tuesday’s incident in El Paso is unacceptable, as a union we must find a way to protect our officers as well as public safety in spite of the Administration’s reckless new approach to immigration enforcement,” said Chris Crane, President of the National ICE Council, which represents approximately 7,000 ICE agents, officers and employees. (more…)
Coal Miners Laid Off Due to Obama, Dems
During this presidential campaign, Barack Obama attacked Mitt Romney for causing the loss of jobs at the American Pad and Paper Company. Most Americans only have heard that Romney closed AMPAD down which cost the jobs of 250 people. Maybe the curious voter should look at Barack Obama’s history on jobs and our nation’s debt. (more…)
Illinois Hultgren Takes Senate to Task
Randy Hultgren, a conservative first-term congressman from the Illinois’ 14th District has shown himself to be honest and fiscally responsible, and, as the video plainly shows, disgusted with the inactivity Harry Reid, Dick Durbin and the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate have shown on budgetary issues and back-sliding on their promises to work with the House in a bi-partisan manner. (more…)
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Under the Radar, Tea Party Shaping Elections
It’s been said that the Revolutionary War was one of the first guerrilla wars. The Redcoats (British army) was used to fighting on open fields, marching in fixed columns toward the enemy and firing in formation. They invaded the colonies sure they would quickly and with little loss of life (theirs) crush the Colonials. They failed. ICE News is seeing similarities between the first Revolutionary War and the second Revolutionary War: the 2012 elections. (more…)
News and Views in 60 Seconds
News and Views is a twice-weekly column containing an assortment of interesting state, national and international political and financial information, opinions, candidate reviews, scheduled events, Tea Party information, meetings and press releases that we hope will interest you. We will now offer a special section segregating media bias and Hollywood bias to give the reader a better idea of how prevalent it is. (more…)
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