OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK ! ! !

ACTUALLY....... It's not well known, but almost 1/3 of America's kids get their health care from Medicaid, which is a program that serves the poor.  Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's plans are to severely cut federal funding, which clearly will effect Medicaid and would shrink the number of kids getting health care. In his own words Romney said "I'm not concerned about the very poor". Both Romney and Ryan are in agreement to transform medicaid from an entitlement into a "block grant" program that would give each state a certain amount of money each year to spend on health care services for the poor.

Children's advocates are concerned in particular about the kids losing their benefits if the plan is adopted.  With the cuts that Ryan proposed in a budget adopted by the House Republicans last March, all children covered today would not be able to keep their health benefits.

America's children make up about about 1/3 of Medicaids beneficiaries.  The rest is pregnant women, people with disabilities, and the elderly.   The President of the American Academy of Pediatrics says that taking money from the Medicaid program would assure that a number of children would be dropped. 

Medicaid funding is a big and growing problem.The Federal and state governments spent $404 billion in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.   Enrollment is up - at least 10 million people have joined Medicaid since 2007, just before the recession began.  Spending and enrollment grew because more people needed assistance, not because the program is not controlling costs.  Romney has not yet issued a detailed proposal, however according to his website, he does support converting Medicaid into a block program.

According to Henry J. Kaiser Family Program analysis of his 2011 plan, Ryan's proposal would cause between 10 million and 27 million people to loose their Medicaid benefits.  Romney and Ryan also want to repeal the health care reform law, which will add 11 million people to Medicaid starting in 2014.  Pennsylvania has removed 90,000 kids from it's Medicaid program since last August.  "Block grant" proposals would give Governors more flexibility to shrink Medicaid.  The "block grant" program in Ryan's budget would give states the freedom to innovate, and I seriously dislike that term!! That includes the freedom to purge people from the Medicaid rolls.  Children's advocates may be focused on kids but the elderly and disabled are also vulnerable.

ROMNEY AND RYAN'S HEALTH CARE PLAN WILL ENDANGER OUR CHILDREN

WELSH COOKIES AND COSTCO

ACTUALLY......Ann, I had told myself that I wouldn't pick on you any more because you are are suffering from MS (and also from being Mitt's wife).  But really!!! after what I read about your speech last night, I just have to make some comments.

First, I guess I have to admit that I would not have listened to the Convention last night if I had to unplug every television in my house, and believe me, there are a lot of them.  Thank goodness for Cable movies.  I do read all the critiques and will complement you on your composure, as well as your lovely red dress.  Why didn't you wear that $960.00 shirt you bought, it was beautiful.

Portraying Mitt Romney as "the man America needs" is a little off the wall.  Oh! And the fact that "he will wake up every day with the determination to solve problems that others say can't be solved, to fix what others say is beyond repair".  I think your description of Mitt's being a faithful and loyal, principled husband, father and businessman is admirable, but let's face it Ann, his business experience leaves much to be desired and absolutely doesn't qualify him to be President of the United States. Perhaps you could convince him to release his taxes and tell us what he's hiding in all those offshore accounts.  The Boston Herald was kind enough to share that you said "people think Mitt's such a strong person, but I run the show". 

I learned that you are a campaign multitasker; mother; wife; political activist, public relations expert, baker, and OMG, a "bargin hunter", (does Mitt really wear those shirts from Costco).  What an image buster that is.  Which of your Cadillacs, do you take shopping?  I know you've no doubt had to struggle at times with your busy schedule of cotillions, cookie baking and tennis dates, but I haven't heard mention of Rafalca, and if he's still dancing.  I do wish you well with your health problems. MS is a very serious illness and I pray that you continue with your excellent recovery. 

In your speech last night you said "women are too smart to know there aren't any easy answers, but not dumb enough to accept that there aren't better answers".  I couldn't agree more!!

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS THE ANSWERS AND HE IS THE MAN AMERICA NEEDS.  

 

 

"YOU PEOPLE"

ACTUALLY....... This is too good to not share.  Ann Romney has every right to say whatever she wants, but her haughtiness in her recent news interview could be down right insulting.  I really don't know what the question was that caused her to go ballistic, but here is what she said:

"Seriously, what do you people expect? In the last two years alone, my husband and I have tithed $1.5 and $2.6 million, and given $7 million to charity. To get received, (??not sure what that means) we have to pay, not that I mind, no really, I don’t. What have you people done? We even gave up our elevator for you people. What’s going to be enough?  Honestly, my Mitt is a very generous person.  I've got stuff.  And haven’t you people read anything about my Mitt? All the people he’s helped. He saved the Olympics! Do you really think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things, or do things? Private equity is what it is, deal with it. At least the guy got paid to build the stage.  Oh, and when he was Massachusetts governor he didn’t take a salary. I won’t even go into all the money we had to move around to make that one work! Christmas was a nightmare. Mitts doing God's work, don't you people know anything?  I just wish I was sure, because you people are so ungrateful. The economy would be in a sink hole if it weren’t for all the taxes rich people pay… well, we don’t pay them, er.. I mean, we pay enough, so you people don’t have to."

I have never heard or read so much babbling in my entire life.  I'm sure that what she really wanted to say is that she is better than anyone else (you know, she "has stuff").  And “you people” that are lower class than she and not entitled to the information that the wealthy share.  She was saying that we are of a different 'class' of people.   

What rock have you been under lady?  Sure you're rich, but do you think you're the only la-de-da wealthy woman in the U.S.  That is not only ridiculous, it's insulting, and pathetic.   As far as I'm concerned you have really shown your idiotic, insecure real persona.

But.....Here's the real deal.  She is hiding information, every bit as dangerous as her husband.  The Daily Kos first looked into Romney World back in 2008. The blog discovered "that Bain Capital was set up as a front company for Panamanian shell corporations to hide money. The L.A. Times got into it further last week. The families that held control of  El Salvador by assassinations contributed to several of Bain Capital’s shell companies. And Bill Bain specifically told Romney that the Panamanian money had to be totally separate from Bain & Company, the parent of Bain Capital. This was to be Romney’s baby. If word got out that Bain & Company was off-shoring money for dictators, Bill Bain’s U.S stakeholders would dump him."  From what I've been able to tell, Romney invested the money in the U.S.  But, with Romney in the deals with his investors Bill Bain just left.

Ann Romney "has stuff" and knows "stuff " and says you people don't have a right to know.  She feels that what the upper class does is no business of the lower class. Those in Romneyville doubled their incomes, investments property, etc.  And you know what they want to give the rest of Americans - coupons for Medicare and privatize our Social Security. Ann Romney doesn't want you people to know about how she and Mitt live their life.

Now tell me, are Mr. and Mrs. Romney doing God's work?