Governor Palin Saving Us From ObamaCare?

Governor Palin released several scathing poignant statements directed at ObamaCare. She has the entire MSM and Obama + cronies on the defensive. Dozens of editorials and politicians have responded attacking her. Anything to defend their messiah and crap on the American people.

I have read the bill and have included the DEATH PANEL pages:

Page 30: A Government committee will decide what treatments & benefits you get. This would be the “Death Panel” and, unlike an insurer, there will be no appeals process.

Page 272: Cancer patient treatment will be on a case by case depending on cost of treatment.

Page 335: Government mandates establishment of outcome-based measures.

Page 354: Government will restrict enrollment of SPECIAL NEEDS individuals. Trig and other children with Down Syndrome will be excluded or accepted according a panel (Death Panel).

Page 425: Advance Care Planning: Counseling for Senior Citizens, assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Page 425: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding you in death.

Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as patient’s health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans from the Government.

Rasmussen, Politico, AOL, NewsMax and even Facebook are showing the public is not only listening to Governor Palin but supporting her more and more. A Politico poll shows 46% see Gov Palin as the front runner for 2012 (Romney was 2nd with 25%), an AOL poll shows 59% to 41% agree with the her 'Death Panels'. Rasmussen is showing support for ObamaCare is at a new low of 42% and NewsMax polled over 600,000 and 83% have a favorable opinion of Gov Palin. Even Gov Palin’s Facebook page is growing at 10,000 new friends a day! All have coincided with Governor Palin’s eye opening and candid statements on ObamaCare.

Rasmussen Poll:

Approve Of His Health Care Reform?

42% (down 5 points from 2 weeks ago and down 8 points from 6 weeks ago)

Disapprove Of His Health Care Reform?

53% Overall

Strongly Oppose?

44% Overall

56% Over 65

70% GOP

62% Independent

Strongly Favor?

26% Overall

67% Under 30

44% Dems

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/august_2009/support_for_congressional_health_care_reform_falls_to_new_low

AOL Poll

Do you agree with Palin's characterization of Obama's health plan of "evil"?

Yes 59%

No 41%

200,078 Votes Cast

In general, what's your impression of Palin?

Mostly positive 50%

Mostly negative 42%

Neutral 8%

191, 278 Votes Cast

http://news.aol.com/article/palin-calls-obama-health-plan-evil/608570?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl1%7Clink4%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fpalin-calls-obama-health-plan-evil%2F608570

Politico Poll

Who do you think is the most likely Republican presidential contender for 2012?

Newt Gingrich 5 %

Mike Huckabee 4 %

Sarah Palin 46 %

Mitt Romney 25 %

Someone else 16 %

I'm not sure 3 %

28,754 Votes Cast

http://dyn.politico.com/polls/poll_resultsTop10.cfm

NewsMax Poll

What is your opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable: 83%
Unfavorable: 17%

2) Do you believe Sarah Palin as a running mate helped or hurt John McCain?
Helped: 80%
Hurt: 20%

3) In the election between McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden, who did you vote for?
McCain-Palin: 81%
Obama-Biden: 16%
Other: 3%

4) Would you support Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for president in 2012?
Yes: 78%
No: 22%

Over 600,000 Votes Cast

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/palin_2012_newsmax_poll/2009/07/29/241397.html

Gov Palin & Heritage Foundation: The Economic Consequences of Waxman-Markey

Conclusion

The Waxman-Markey bill proposes a new national tax of historic proportions. Though levied directly on carbon-based energy, the tax's impact spreads through the economy, increasing prices, reducing income, destroying jobs, and significantly expanding the national debt.

As with many policies coming from Washington these days, the Waxman-Markey bill seeks to "level the playing field" by making a more competitive player weaker, in this case hamstringing carbon-based energy sources, rather than ensuring an environment where less competitive players can become stronger. This policy hurts everyone, including alternative-energy investors, because it uses resources less efficiently, which creates deadweight losses. This means there will be underused resources leading to fewer opportunities in the future as slower growth reduces the resources available to help power the research and development investments that will create the technologies of the future.

As President Obama said about his cap-and-trade program during the presidential election campaign, "electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket."[12] The same applies to many other prices as the Waxman-Markey energy tax spreads through the economy. Businesses and consumers will adapt as well as possible to these higher prices. They will spend more for less energy. They will build smaller houses and buildings. They will drive smaller, less safe vehicles. They will turn thermostats up in the summer and down in the winter. They will divert income to more expensive energy-saving appliances. But these activities and more will not be enough to offset the higher energy costs. The net effect is lower income, higher prices, and fewer jobs.

In particular, the Heritage analysis projects that by 2035:

* Gasoline prices will rise 58 percent (or $1.38) above the baseline forecast, which already contains price increases;

* Natural gas prices will rise 55 percent;

* Heating oil prices will rise 56 percent;

* Electricity prices will rise 90 percent;

* A family of four can expect to pay $1,241 more for energy costs per year;

* Including taxes, a family of four will pay $4,609 more per year;

* A family of four will reduce its consumption of goods and services by up to $3,000 per year, as its income and savings fall;

* Aggregate GDP losses will be $9.4 trillion;

* Job losses will be nearly 2.5 million; and

* The national debt will rise an additional $12,803 per person.

(All figures are in constant 2009 dollars.)

All of these costs will be paid for no more than a 0.2 degree (Celsius) moderation in world temperature increases by 2100, and no more than a 0.05 degree reduction by 2050. Saddling the next generation with higher prices, higher debt, less income, fewer jobs, and more taxes does not seem like a worthy legacy--especially when the purported environmental benefits are so small they can barely be measured.

Full Report:

http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/cda0904.cfm

My op-ed on "cap and trade":

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=103080543434

- Sarah Palin

Gov Palin On Obama Stimulus Funds & The Health Care Town Halls

Tomorrow begins an important week for Alaskans.

On Monday, state lawmakers will meet to override my veto of stimulus funds. As Governor, I did my utmost to warn our legislators that accepting stimulus funds will further tie Alaska to the federal government and chip away at Alaska’s right to chart its own course. Enforcing the federal building code requirements, which Governor Parnell and future governors will be forced to adopt in order to accept these energy funds, will eventually cost the state more than it receives. There are clear ropes attached, and Alaskans will soon find themselves tied down by codes which will dictate how we build and renovate homes and businesses. The state has hundreds of millions of dollars already budgeted for conservation, weatherization and renewable energy development. Legislators don’t need to play politics as usual and accept these funds and the ropes that come with them.

Also this week, Alaskans will join Senators Murkowski and Begich in town hall meetings to discuss the current health care legislation. There are many disturbing details in the current bill that Washington is trying to rush through Congress, but we must stick to a discussion of the issues and not get sidetracked by tactics that can be accused of leading to intimidation or harassment. Such tactics diminish our nation’s civil discourse which we need now more than ever because the fine print in this outrageous health care proposal must be understood clearly and not get lost in conscientious voters’ passion to want to make elected officials hear what we are saying. Let’s not give the proponents of nationalized health care any reason to criticize us.

- Sarah Palin