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		<title>You Have A Choice Do Not Choose Socialism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I&#8217;ve seen this little story all over the place and although it&#8217;s fairly clever, it also is trying to depict Conservatives as being hypocritical because of using Socialist programs and then arguing against Socialism.</span></span></p>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal power utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather was going to be like using satellites designed, built, and launched by the Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration.  At the appropriate time as regulated by the US congress and kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory, I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work on the roads built by the local, state, and federal departments of transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. On the way out the door I deposit any mail I have to be sent via the US postal service and drop the kids off at the public school.  After work I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to house which has not burned down in my absence because of the state and local building codes and fire marshall&#8217;s inspection, and which has not plundered all of its valuables thanks to the local police department.  I then log into the Internet which was developed by the Defense Advance Research Projects Administration and post on freerepublic.com and Fox News forums about how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD and because the government cant do anything right. </span></span></div>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Below I&#8217;ve changed this story to depict something a little different.  This is NOT fiction, </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">this is actually a representation of a typical day that I would have.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I wake up in the morning not from an  electronic alarm clock, but a biological clock in my bladder, which was given to  me by God.  I turn on the lights that receive  electricity from my Rural Electric Coop.  I take a shower using the water from  my well on my property, and get blasted by whatever contaminants are there  today, and I love every second of it.  And it’s because of those contaminants that my immune system will kick your butt.  I proceed to the window to look  outside to see what the weather will be like today.  I open the windows because  it will be hot today and I don’t have air  conditioning.  I go to the kitchen to get some  fresh fruit and vegetables grown by me on my own property.  No pesticides or  herbicides to was off and no stickers to peel off.  I get in my crappy old SUV with  270,000 miles on it which in no way could pass any NHTSA safety measures.  Blue  smoke wafts along behind me as I work my way down our county road with no speed  limit.  I unfortunately reach the highway and must now conform to the rules of  the road.  Make no mistake; if there were no highway I would still make it into  work, I do have 4wd.  I stop at the gas station to get as much carbon polluting  fuel as I can afford.  I also stop at my bank (which is locally owned and  operated) and get cash because I don’t use credit cards.  My final stop before  work is to drop of my daughter at a private Catholic  school.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After work I drive my carbon  exhaling monster home wishing along the way that I could just take a short-cut  through the corn fields.  There aren’t really any building codes where I live  nor are there any police officers.  If I see something wrong at my neighbors as  I pass, I will stop to help them.  For dinner I might fix up some  beef from the neighbors cows, or make  some eggs from the other neighbors chickens.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">And then yes, I will log into the  Internet which I receive from the local privately owned telephone company.  And  I WILL without a doubt bring up FoxNews.com and  then bring up USAWatchmen.com and tell  everyone how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD!<br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Yes Socialism is everywhere, and we  have far too many social programs.  People have become dependant on the Government because  that is what they want and you don’t even realize it.  But don&#8217;t ever forget that only in America are we still allowed the opportunity to Excel or Fail.  We have the right to have private property with our own water, heat and  electricity and drive a crappy gas guzzling vehicle.  We have the right to grow  our own food, keep it for ourselves, and eat it.  We have the right to send our kids to private schools,  and choose what bank we use.  We also have a responsibility to look out for our  neighbors and help them when they are in need. </span></span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I&#8217;ve seen this little story all over the place and although it&#8217;s fairly clever, it also is trying to depict Conservatives as being hypocritical because of using Socialist programs and then arguing against Socialism.</span></span></p>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal power utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration determined the weather was going to be like using satellites designed, built, and launched by the Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration.  At the appropriate time as regulated by the US congress and kept accurate by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the US Naval Observatory, I get into my National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved automobile and set out to work on the roads built by the local, state, and federal departments of transportation, possibly stopping to purchase additional fuel of a quality level determined by the Environmental Protection Agency, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank. On the way out the door I deposit any mail I have to be sent via the US postal service and drop the kids off at the public school.  After work I drive my NHTSA car back home on the DOT roads, to house which has not burned down in my absence because of the state and local building codes and fire marshall&#8217;s inspection, and which has not plundered all of its valuables thanks to the local police department.  I then log into the Internet which was developed by the Defense Advance Research Projects Administration and post on freerepublic.com and Fox News forums about how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD and because the government cant do anything right. </span></span></div>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
</span></span></div>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Below I&#8217;ve changed this story to depict something a little different.  This is NOT fiction, </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">this is actually a representation of a typical day that I would have.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I wake up in the morning not from an  electronic alarm clock, but a biological clock in my bladder, which was given to  me by God.  I turn on the lights that receive  electricity from my Rural Electric Coop.  I take a shower using the water from  my well on my property, and get blasted by whatever contaminants are there  today, and I love every second of it.  And it’s because of those contaminants that my immune system will kick your butt.  I proceed to the window to look  outside to see what the weather will be like today.  I open the windows because  it will be hot today and I don’t have air  conditioning.  I go to the kitchen to get some  fresh fruit and vegetables grown by me on my own property.  No pesticides or  herbicides to was off and no stickers to peel off.  I get in my crappy old SUV with  270,000 miles on it which in no way could pass any NHTSA safety measures.  Blue  smoke wafts along behind me as I work my way down our county road with no speed  limit.  I unfortunately reach the highway and must now conform to the rules of  the road.  Make no mistake; if there were no highway I would still make it into  work, I do have 4wd.  I stop at the gas station to get as much carbon polluting  fuel as I can afford.  I also stop at my bank (which is locally owned and  operated) and get cash because I don’t use credit cards.  My final stop before  work is to drop of my daughter at a private Catholic  school.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After work I drive my carbon  exhaling monster home wishing along the way that I could just take a short-cut  through the corn fields.  There aren’t really any building codes where I live  nor are there any police officers.  If I see something wrong at my neighbors as  I pass, I will stop to help them.  For dinner I might fix up some  beef from the neighbors cows, or make  some eggs from the other neighbors chickens.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">And then yes, I will log into the  Internet which I receive from the local privately owned telephone company.  And  I WILL without a doubt bring up FoxNews.com and  then bring up USAWatchmen.com and tell  everyone how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD!<br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Yes Socialism is everywhere, and we  have far too many social programs.  People have become dependant on the Government because  that is what they want and you don’t even realize it.  But don&#8217;t ever forget that only in America are we still allowed the opportunity to Excel or Fail.  We have the right to have private property with our own water, heat and  electricity and drive a crappy gas guzzling vehicle.  We have the right to grow  our own food, keep it for ourselves, and eat it.  We have the right to send our kids to private schools,  and choose what bank we use.  We also have a responsibility to look out for our  neighbors and help them when they are in need. </span></span></p>
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		<title>How The Government Will Take Over the Health Insurance Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.redstate.com/usawatchmen/2010/04/02/how-the-government-will-take-over-the-health-insurance-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Original Post: <a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/26/How-The-Government-Will-Take-Over-the-Health-Insurance-Companies.aspx">http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/26/How-The-Government-Will-Take-Over-the-Health-Insurance-Companies.aspx</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If current insurance companies must drop all pre-existing condition clauses and agree to have no out-of-pocket limit then don’t you think they will be raising our premiums?  Are they supposed to just eat the cost of whatever the difference is?  They already only make a 3% profit, so even if they offer their services for free they will be loosing money.  So what does this mean?  It means that insurance companies will be firing employees left and right and looking for a way to not pay on claims.  Even before the bill they were bad about paying claims right away.  Now if you get injured the insurance company will be looking for any other source to reclaim expenditures.  Workmans comp, liability, personal, business they will be after any and all of these other insurance providers.  Then after a few years of being billions of dollars in the hole, they will be out of business, or they will need a bailout.  Can you see where I’m going with this?  Then the Government will own the insurance companies and you can say HELLO to <strong>SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM</strong>!!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Blue Cross and Blue Shield?  Nope…Obama Cross and Obama Shield!</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mutual of Omaha?  Nope…Mutual of Obama!</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">UnitedHealth Group?  Nope…United States Government Health Group!</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Disclaimer for Democrats:</strong>  It is not my intention to incite fear and/or anger.  This is simply my thoughts as to what COULD happen because of this new health care bill.</span></span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Original Post: <a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/26/How-The-Government-Will-Take-Over-the-Health-Insurance-Companies.aspx">http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/26/How-The-Government-Will-Take-Over-the-Health-Insurance-Companies.aspx</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
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<p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If current insurance companies must drop all pre-existing condition clauses and agree to have no out-of-pocket limit then don’t you think they will be raising our premiums?  Are they supposed to just eat the cost of whatever the difference is?  They already only make a 3% profit, so even if they offer their services for free they will be loosing money.  So what does this mean?  It means that insurance companies will be firing employees left and right and looking for a way to not pay on claims.  Even before the bill they were bad about paying claims right away.  Now if you get injured the insurance company will be looking for any other source to reclaim expenditures.  Workmans comp, liability, personal, business they will be after any and all of these other insurance providers.  Then after a few years of being billions of dollars in the hole, they will be out of business, or they will need a bailout.  Can you see where I’m going with this?  Then the Government will own the insurance companies and you can say HELLO to <strong>SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM</strong>!!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Blue Cross and Blue Shield?  Nope…Obama Cross and Obama Shield!</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mutual of Omaha?  Nope…Mutual of Obama!</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">UnitedHealth Group?  Nope…United States Government Health Group!</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Disclaimer for Democrats:</strong>  It is not my intention to incite fear and/or anger.  This is simply my thoughts as to what COULD happen because of this new health care bill.</span></span></p>
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		<title>Health Care, Cows and Ice Cream</title>
		<link>http://www.redstate.com/usawatchmen/2010/04/02/health-care-cows-and-ice-cream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Original Post: <a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/31/Health-Care-Cows-and-Ice-Cream.aspx">http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/31/Health-Care-Cows-and-Ice-Cream.aspx</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I received an email today that included a nice little story relating to the health care bill.  Probably not a true story but still very clever and a fun read.  I thought that it could use a little more detail and information to truely make it fit what is going on.  So I&#8217;ve included my version below the original.  Let me know what you think.</span></span> </p>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">&#8211;From a teacher in the Nashville area </span></span></div>
<div style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small"><br />
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<div style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">&#8220;We are worried about &#8216;the cow&#8217; when it is all about the &#8216;Ice Cream.&#8217; The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year&#8230; The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia&#8217;s mother. The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down. Now it was Olivia&#8217;s turn to speak. Her speech was concise. She said, &#8220;If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.&#8221; She sat down. The class went wild. &#8220;Yes! Yes! We want ice cream.&#8221; She surely would say more.. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream (Health Care)? She wasn&#8217;t sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn&#8217;t know. The class really didn&#8217;t care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.. Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 52 percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other 48 percent know they&#8217;re going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.&#8221; </span></span></div>
<p> <span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Alright now back up a little bit to where Olivia won and where there were questions regarding who was going to pay for the ice cream&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Olivia &#8211; President</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Teachers &#8211; Government</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Students &#8211; American People</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ice Cream Companies &#8211; Insurance Companies</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Farmers &#8211; Doctors</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ice Cream &#8211; Health Care Bill</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Cows &#8211; Patients</strong><br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Your lunch price will be increased 10 cents per day, and that 10 cents will be going towards the ice cream fund.  You also will NOT be receiving any ice cream until the next school year.  During this time Olivia and the teachers will be negotiating with the evil ice cream companies.  The ice cream companies will be told what ingredients to use and how much they will pay the farmer for milk.  Of course the farmer will be getting less money for his milk but he wants the business so he has no choice but to agree to the terms.  The next year rolls around and sure enough Olivia’s classroom gets ice cream every day.  But now all the classrooms want ice cream, so they are also told to bring in an extra 10 cents per day.  Olivia and the teachers now have the brilliant idea that they will raise their own cows and make their own ice cream out on the playground.  They will only make vanilla but they can now make enough ice cream for the whole school and they are not concerned with profit so if some kids can’t afford the 10 cents that is fine because they will be collecting 20 cents per day from the rich kids.  <br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After 10 years all the schools have evolved into one big network of ice cream making madness and of course the ice cream companies have gone out of business.  The farmers now work for the schools tending to the cows.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">So what if Charlie wants chocolate ice cream?  Sorry Charlie!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What if Amy and Peter don’t want any ice cream at all?  Sorry you are required by law to take the ice cream!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What if Molly wants to bring in her own ice cream?  She can bring in vanilla ice cream.  It is against the law for her to bring any other flavor.</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Original Post: <a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/31/Health-Care-Cows-and-Ice-Cream.aspx">http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/post/2010/03/31/Health-Care-Cows-and-Ice-Cream.aspx</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I received an email today that included a nice little story relating to the health care bill.  Probably not a true story but still very clever and a fun read.  I thought that it could use a little more detail and information to truely make it fit what is going on.  So I&#8217;ve included my version below the original.  Let me know what you think.</span></span> </p>
<div style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;background: silver"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">&#8211;From a teacher in the Nashville area </span></span></div>
<div style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small"><br />
</span></span></div>
<div style="background: silver none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small">&#8220;We are worried about &#8216;the cow&#8217; when it is all about the &#8216;Ice Cream.&#8217; The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year&#8230; The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia&#8217;s mother. The day arrived when they were to make their speeches. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down. Now it was Olivia&#8217;s turn to speak. Her speech was concise. She said, &#8220;If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.&#8221; She sat down. The class went wild. &#8220;Yes! Yes! We want ice cream.&#8221; She surely would say more.. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream (Health Care)? She wasn&#8217;t sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn&#8217;t know. The class really didn&#8217;t care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.. Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 52 percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other 48 percent know they&#8217;re going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.&#8221; </span></span></div>
<p> <span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Alright now back up a little bit to where Olivia won and where there were questions regarding who was going to pay for the ice cream&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Olivia &#8211; President</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Teachers &#8211; Government</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Students &#8211; American People</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ice Cream Companies &#8211; Insurance Companies</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Farmers &#8211; Doctors</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ice Cream &#8211; Health Care Bill</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong>Cows &#8211; Patients</strong><br />
</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Your lunch price will be increased 10 cents per day, and that 10 cents will be going towards the ice cream fund.  You also will NOT be receiving any ice cream until the next school year.  During this time Olivia and the teachers will be negotiating with the evil ice cream companies.  The ice cream companies will be told what ingredients to use and how much they will pay the farmer for milk.  Of course the farmer will be getting less money for his milk but he wants the business so he has no choice but to agree to the terms.  The next year rolls around and sure enough Olivia’s classroom gets ice cream every day.  But now all the classrooms want ice cream, so they are also told to bring in an extra 10 cents per day.  Olivia and the teachers now have the brilliant idea that they will raise their own cows and make their own ice cream out on the playground.  They will only make vanilla but they can now make enough ice cream for the whole school and they are not concerned with profit so if some kids can’t afford the 10 cents that is fine because they will be collecting 20 cents per day from the rich kids.  <br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">After 10 years all the schools have evolved into one big network of ice cream making madness and of course the ice cream companies have gone out of business.  The farmers now work for the schools tending to the cows.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">So what if Charlie wants chocolate ice cream?  Sorry Charlie!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What if Amy and Peter don’t want any ice cream at all?  Sorry you are required by law to take the ice cream!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial"><strong><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What if Molly wants to bring in her own ice cream?  She can bring in vanilla ice cream.  It is against the law for her to bring any other flavor.</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>Contact Your Representative About Health Care</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I have gathered all the information that you need to contact your Representative about the Health Care Bill.&#160; This is all of the reps that are leaning YES or a TOSS-UP as of 3/17/2010.&#160; I will update accordingly.&#160; Call them, fax them, contact them through the website every hour of every day.&#160; They have not been listening to the people, but they will.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Leaning YES:</span></span></p>
<hr />
<p>&#160;</p>
<p><span></p>
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<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400011-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Name:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]</span></span></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Address:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">2443 Rayburn House Office Building</span></span></td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">B-Day:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">1956-03-07</span></span></td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Phone:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">202-225-3536</span></span></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Fax:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">202-225-3478</span></span></td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Party:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Democrat</span></span></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">State:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">WA</span></span></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Religion:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Protestant</span></span></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Contact:</span></span></td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml</span></span></a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Website:</span></span></td>
<td><a href="http://www.baird.house.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">http://www.baird.house.gov/</span></span></a></td>
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</td>
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</tbody>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
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<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400065-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>435 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1959-03-31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6131</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0819</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>CA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/cardoza/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/cardoza/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
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<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412272-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>327 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1950-03-30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1492</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3071</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>VA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/connolly/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/connolly/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://connolly.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://connolly.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400155-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2310 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-01-24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4231</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-6887</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>TN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Methodist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://gordon.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://gordon.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412240-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1232 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-12-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5665</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5729</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://kagen.house.gov/issue_subscribe.shtml" target="_blank">http://kagen.house.gov/issue_subscribe.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kagen.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kagen.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400210-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2188 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1937-04-02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6511</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0764</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>PA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://kanjorski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=2&#38;Itemid=" target="_blank">http://kanjorski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=2&#38;Itemid=</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kanjorski.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kanjorski.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1123 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2315</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-9739</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AZ</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/kirkpatrick/dc-contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/kirkpatrick/dc-contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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</td>
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<td width="250">
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2302 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1943-05-14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4172</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-7564</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Baptist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/writerep" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/writerep</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mollohan.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.mollohan.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
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<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Scott Murphy [D, NY-20]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>120 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1970-01-26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5614</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-1168</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>NY</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm" target="_blank">http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://scottmurphy.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://scottmurphy.house.gov</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2365 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1934-09-10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6211</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0699</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>MN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm" target="_blank">http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.oberstar.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.oberstar.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2307 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-05-20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3452</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-9061</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Presbyterian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9&#38;sectiontree=9" target="_blank">http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9&#38;sectiontree=9</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>315 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6265</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3394</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://space.house.gov/?sectionid=61&#38;sectiontree=26,61" target="_blank">http://space.house.gov/?sectionid=61&#38;sectiontree=26,61</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://space.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://space.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>319 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-2185</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>NV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/titus/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/titus/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://titus.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://titus.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>226 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1943-01-18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5705</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5907</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=139" target="_blank">http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=139</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">TOSS UP!!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1419 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1968-03-07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2565</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-2274</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>PA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.altmire.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.altmire.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2305 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1942-08-27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4076</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5602</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Methodist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/berry/zipauth.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/berry/zipauth.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/berry/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/berry/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412266-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. John Boccieri [D, OH-16]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1516 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1969-10-05</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3876</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3059</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/boccieri/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/boccieri/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://boccieri.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://boccieri.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400063-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1530 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1952-01-09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5111</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-9322</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>MA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/capuano/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/capuano/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>336 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1955-09-19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1640</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-1641</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>TX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://cuellar.house.gov/Contact/SendMeAnEmail.htm" target="_blank">http://cuellar.house.gov/Contact/SendMeAnEmail.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/cuellar/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/cuellar/index.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>502 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2542</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0378</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AZ</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400177-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>223 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1953-06-23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5315</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-6866</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>IN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Christian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://baronhill.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml" target="_blank">http://baronhill.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://baronhill.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://baronhill.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400211-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2186 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1946-06-17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4146</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-7711</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=152" target="_blank">http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=152</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kaptur.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.kaptur.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412189-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>312 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1947</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-4060</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>CA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&#160;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml" target="_blank">http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://mcnerney.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://mcnerney.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400323-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1501 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1952-09-02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2611</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-0893</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>ND</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Presbyterian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/formpomeroy/zipauth.htm" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/formpomeroy/zipauth.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p></span></p>
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have gathered all the information that you need to contact your Representative about the Health Care Bill.&nbsp; This is all of the reps that are leaning YES or a TOSS-UP as of 3/17/2010.&nbsp; I will update accordingly.&nbsp; Call them, fax them, contact them through the website every hour of every day.&nbsp; They have not been listening to the people, but they will.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Leaning YES:</span></span></p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span></p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400011-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Name:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Address:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">2443 Rayburn House Office Building</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">B-Day:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">1956-03-07</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Phone:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">202-225-3536</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Fax:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">202-225-3478</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Party:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Democrat</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">State:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">WA</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Religion:</span></span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Protestant</span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Contact:</span></span></td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">http://www.house.gov/baird/IMA/email.shtml</span></span></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">Website:</span></span></td>
<td><a href="http://www.baird.house.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: xx-small">http://www.baird.house.gov/</span></span></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400065-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>435 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1959-03-31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6131</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0819</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>CA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/cardoza/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/cardoza/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412272-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>327 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1950-03-30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1492</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3071</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>VA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/connolly/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/connolly/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://connolly.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://connolly.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400155-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2310 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-01-24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4231</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-6887</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>TN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Methodist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://gordon.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://gordon.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412240-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1232 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-12-12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5665</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5729</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://kagen.house.gov/issue_subscribe.shtml" target="_blank">http://kagen.house.gov/issue_subscribe.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kagen.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kagen.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/400210-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2188 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1937-04-02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6511</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0764</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>PA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://kanjorski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=2&amp;Itemid=" target="_blank">http://kanjorski.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=2&amp;Itemid=</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kanjorski.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kanjorski.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100"><img src="http://www.govtrack.us/data/photos/412286-200px.jpeg" border="0" alt="" width="100" /></td>
<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1123 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2315</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-9739</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AZ</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/kirkpatrick/dc-contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/kirkpatrick/dc-contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://kirkpatrick.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2302 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1943-05-14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4172</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-7564</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Baptist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/writerep" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/writerep</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.mollohan.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.mollohan.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Scott Murphy [D, NY-20]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>120 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1970-01-26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5614</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-1168</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>NY</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm" target="_blank">http://scottmurphy.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://scottmurphy.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://scottmurphy.house.gov</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2365 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1934-09-10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6211</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0699</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>MN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm" target="_blank">http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.oberstar.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.oberstar.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2307 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1949-05-20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3452</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-9061</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>WV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Presbyterian</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9&amp;sectiontree=9" target="_blank">http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9&amp;sectiontree=9</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.rahall.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>315 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-6265</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3394</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://space.house.gov/?sectionid=61&amp;sectiontree=26,61" target="_blank">http://space.house.gov/?sectionid=61&amp;sectiontree=26,61</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://space.house.gov/index.html" target="_blank">http://space.house.gov/index.html</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>319 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3252</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-2185</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>NV</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/titus/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/titus/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://titus.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://titus.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>226 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1943-01-18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5705</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5907</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=139" target="_blank">http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=139</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">TOSS UP!!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br /><span> </p>
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<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1419 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1968-03-07</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2565</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-2274</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>PA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.altmire.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.altmire.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2305 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1942-08-27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4076</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-5602</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Methodist</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/berry/zipauth.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/berry/zipauth.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/berry/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/berry/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. John Boccieri [D, OH-16]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1516 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1969-10-05</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-3876</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-3059</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="https://forms.house.gov/boccieri/contact-form.shtml" target="_blank">https://forms.house.gov/boccieri/contact-form.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://boccieri.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://boccieri.house.gov/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1530 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1952-01-09</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5111</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-9322</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>MA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/capuano/" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/capuano/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
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<tr>
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<td width="250">
<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>336 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1955-09-19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1640</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-1641</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>TX</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Catholic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://cuellar.house.gov/Contact/SendMeAnEmail.htm" target="_blank">http://cuellar.house.gov/Contact/SendMeAnEmail.htm</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/cuellar/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/cuellar/index.shtml</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
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<table style="width: 250px" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>502 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2542</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-0378</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>AZ</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/" target="_blank">http://giffords.house.gov/contact/mailing-list/</a></td>
</tr>
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<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>223 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1953-06-23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-5315</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-6866</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>IN</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Christian</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://baronhill.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml" target="_blank">http://baronhill.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml</a></td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://baronhill.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://baronhill.house.gov/</a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>2186 Rayburn House Office Building</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1946-06-17</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-4146</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-7711</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>OH</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Roman Catholic</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=152" target="_blank">http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=152</a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kaptur.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.kaptur.house.gov/</a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>312 Cannon House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-1947</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-225-4060</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
</tr>
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<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>CA</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml" target="_blank">http://mcnerney.house.gov/contact.shtml</a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://mcnerney.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://mcnerney.house.gov/</a></td>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></p>
<p><span> </p>
<table style="width: 350px" border="0">
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Name:</td>
<td>Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Address:</td>
<td>1501 Longworth House Office Building</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">B-Day:</td>
<td>1952-09-02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Phone:</td>
<td>202-225-2611</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Fax:</td>
<td>202-226-0893</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Party:</td>
<td>Democrat</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">State:</td>
<td>ND</td>
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<tr>
<td class="bioLabel">Religion:</td>
<td>Presbyterian</td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Contact:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.house.gov/formpomeroy/zipauth.htm" target="_blank">http://www.house.gov/formpomeroy/zipauth.htm</a></td>
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<td class="bioLabel">Website:</td>
<td><a href="http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.pomeroy.house.gov/</a></td>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Well my friends I&#8217;m afraid that my soul searching is over now and I&#8217;m back to reality.  I was actually fully convinced that Mr. Obama was going to be adding the GOP&#8217;s ideas for health care reform,  but I think this was just a ploy.  Politically it would have been very smart to include these ideas, because if the Republicans still said &#8220;No&#8221;, it would make them look bad.  I was fooled into thinking that Mr. Obama had people working on these possible additions since the Health Care Summit last Thursday.  Instead all that was presented was a letter.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">You can read it here:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/page/LETTER-TO-CONGRESSIONAL-LEADERS.aspx" target="_blank">Mr. Obama&#8217;s letter to the leaders</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This is a load of crap.  I think tomorrow I&#8217;m going to write a letter to by bank and let them know that I will be adding funds to my account.  They won&#8217;t have the money but they should just take my word for it.  Unless you are a complete idiot you must understand that these GOP items will never be included in this bill in full.  As for tort reform it might include funds for pilot projects in the states to explore alternatives to resolving medical malpractice disputes.   There will be no capping of malpractice awards.  Mr Obama has made it very clear that he opposes these caps.  He did seem to like the idea of conducting random undercover investigations of health care providers that receive reimbursements from Medicare.  But that sounds like a Liberal idea anyway.  My take on his response to all other issues is&#8230; SCREW YOU.  He says &#8220;I’m open to exploring ways to address this issue&#8221; and &#8220;I’m open to including language to ensure that is clear.&#8221;, let me translate this for you&#8230; SCREW YOU. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I WAS willing to accept much of the extra garbage in this bill if they included the GOP&#8217;s ideas.  And I meant really include the meat and potatoes of these ideas.  The GOP has them all written up for you to see on their website.  But after this crappy letter, I am even more </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">against </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">this bill than I was before.  I&#8217;m not just against it, I&#8217;m pissed off that Mr. Obama actually thinks he is being bi-partisan.  Mr. Obama you have made a very costly mistake, you could have included some very simple yet vital Republican ideas into this huge piece of legislation and in turn you would have acquired support from a great number of us.  But instead you slap us in the face with more broken promises.  We will now rally together even stronger than before against this.  You had your chance and you blew it.</span></span></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Well my friends I&#8217;m afraid that my soul searching is over now and I&#8217;m back to reality.  I was actually fully convinced that Mr. Obama was going to be adding the GOP&#8217;s ideas for health care reform,  but I think this was just a ploy.  Politically it would have been very smart to include these ideas, because if the Republicans still said &#8220;No&#8221;, it would make them look bad.  I was fooled into thinking that Mr. Obama had people working on these possible additions since the Health Care Summit last Thursday.  Instead all that was presented was a letter.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">You can read it here:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.usawatchmen.com/blog/page/LETTER-TO-CONGRESSIONAL-LEADERS.aspx" target="_blank">Mr. Obama&#8217;s letter to the leaders</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This is a load of crap.  I think tomorrow I&#8217;m going to write a letter to by bank and let them know that I will be adding funds to my account.  They won&#8217;t have the money but they should just take my word for it.  Unless you are a complete idiot you must understand that these GOP items will never be included in this bill in full.  As for tort reform it might include funds for pilot projects in the states to explore alternatives to resolving medical malpractice disputes.   There will be no capping of malpractice awards.  Mr Obama has made it very clear that he opposes these caps.  He did seem to like the idea of conducting random undercover investigations of health care providers that receive reimbursements from Medicare.  But that sounds like a Liberal idea anyway.  My take on his response to all other issues is&#8230; SCREW YOU.  He says &#8220;I’m open to exploring ways to address this issue&#8221; and &#8220;I’m open to including language to ensure that is clear.&#8221;, let me translate this for you&#8230; SCREW YOU. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I WAS willing to accept much of the extra garbage in this bill if they included the GOP&#8217;s ideas.  And I meant really include the meat and potatoes of these ideas.  The GOP has them all written up for you to see on their website.  But after this crappy letter, I am even more </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">against </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">this bill than I was before.  I&#8217;m not just against it, I&#8217;m pissed off that Mr. Obama actually thinks he is being bi-partisan.  Mr. Obama you have made a very costly mistake, you could have included some very simple yet vital Republican ideas into this huge piece of legislation and in turn you would have acquired support from a great number of us.  But instead you slap us in the face with more broken promises.  We will now rally together even stronger than before against this.  You had your chance and you blew it.</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think most people agree that America needs Health Care Reform.  I said REFORM, not a complete takeover.  We do need something to keep the Insurance companies from declining everything, some tort reform, and maybe the ability to purchase insurance out of state.  We&#8217;ve heard all the ideas and I certainly don&#8217;t have any of the answers.  But handing it all over to the Government would be like handing over the Road Runner to Wylie Coyote.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">America offers you the ability to excel and make as much money as you can.  You&#8217;ll have to bust your ass, but the sky is the limit.  On the other hand if you&#8217;re lazy and don&#8217;t even want to work at Mc Donald&#8217;s then that is your right as well. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Most other nations have followed the socialist rule of keeping all their people equal.  They limit free market and capitalism and the Government provides what they think the people need.  In general there is no large group of poor or rich people.  This is part of what pulls down our overall </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">health as a nation, we have a large percentage of poor people.  So the figures with America showing up last in health care do not take into account our emergency care, our technology, and our doctor&#8217;s and hospital&#8217;s abilities to perform a plethora of cutting edge treatments. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Why do you think the wealthy leaders of the other nations come here  for important procedures? </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Throughout my years of raising a family of five, I did whatever it took to keep everybody healthy and pay the bills.  I&#8217;ve gone without health care, I&#8217;ve used Medicaid, I&#8217;ve used our State&#8217;s Health Insurance program for children, and I&#8217;ve paid high premiums for private health insurance.  There are programs in every sate to provide you with some </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">type of Health Insurance.  They&#8217;re not perfect and they&#8217;re not a long term solution, but I knew that and I didn&#8217;t take advantage of the system.  I was </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">always busting my ass to improve our situation.  I went from installing radio&#8217;s in cars to managing the whole store.  I even quit my job out of the blue one day to go back to college.  I took care of the house and the kids while my wife worked for minimum wage.  It wasn&#8217;t easy, but I was never satisfied with living off the Government and barely getting by.  I didn&#8217;t expect any help from the Government and didn&#8217;t feel good about myself when I had to use some of the Government programs.  After my second try at college was successful I have increased my income 125% in the past ten years.  This is what America is about. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Now you might say something like: But you didn&#8217;t mention any major health issues, and that would have changed everything.  Well I&#8217;ll give a few examples.  About 7 years ago my wife became very sick with a neurological disorder.  She had difficulty walking, talking, holding things, and even thinking clearly.  We went to local doctor&#8217;s and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, all to get an accurate diagnosis and some type of treatment that would help.  One treatment (that was not covered by insurance) entailed me giving her painful shots in the abdomen every day.  And each dose was $175.00.  I dealt with the insurance company almost every day and until last year I was still dealing with bills from five, six and seven years ago. Also during this same time our daughter was diagnosed Bi-Polar and was in and out of three different hospitals in two cities.  This situation is way too long to explain, but this was during a time when insurance companies didn&#8217;t like paying anything for mental health situations.  I can tell you that this process was very difficult and expensive.  I did have health insurance through my employer so that was obviously helpful.  But after a few years of non-covered expenses and out of pocket maximums, the bills were outrageous. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Never during these times did I think about the Government helping me, or bailing me out.  It was my responsibility and mine only.  Did I expect them to give us money because she couldn&#8217;t work for two years?  NO! </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Would things have </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">been better if the entire system was being run by the Government?  Would they have paid the $175.00 per dose for my wife&#8217;s treatment?  Hell NO! </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Government would NOT have allowed  some of the treatments that saved my wife&#8217;s life.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">You probably think I should be an advocate for free Government health care, but I don&#8217;t want the Government any bigger or any more intrusive than it already is.  I believe in the free market and capitalism and that the Government can not provide us with Utopia. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think most people agree that America needs Health Care Reform.  I said REFORM, not a complete takeover.  We do need something to keep the Insurance companies from declining everything, some tort reform, and maybe the ability to purchase insurance out of state.  We&#8217;ve heard all the ideas and I certainly don&#8217;t have any of the answers.  But handing it all over to the Government would be like handing over the Road Runner to Wylie Coyote.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">America offers you the ability to excel and make as much money as you can.  You&#8217;ll have to bust your ass, but the sky is the limit.  On the other hand if you&#8217;re lazy and don&#8217;t even want to work at Mc Donald&#8217;s then that is your right as well. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Most other nations have followed the socialist rule of keeping all their people equal.  They limit free market and capitalism and the Government provides what they think the people need.  In general there is no large group of poor or rich people.  This is part of what pulls down our overall </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">health as a nation, we have a large percentage of poor people.  So the figures with America showing up last in health care do not take into account our emergency care, our technology, and our doctor&#8217;s and hospital&#8217;s abilities to perform a plethora of cutting edge treatments. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Why do you think the wealthy leaders of the other nations come here  for important procedures? </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">But what the heck do I know?  I&#8217;ll give you a  little story below about what I know first hand. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Throughout my years of raising a family of five, I did whatever it took to keep everybody healthy and pay the bills.  I&#8217;ve gone without health care, I&#8217;ve used Medicaid, I&#8217;ve used our State&#8217;s Health Insurance program for children, and I&#8217;ve paid high premiums for private health insurance.  There are programs in every sate to provide you with some </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">type of Health Insurance.  They&#8217;re not perfect and they&#8217;re not a long term solution, but I knew that and I didn&#8217;t take advantage of the system.  I was </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">always busting my ass to improve our situation.  I went from installing radio&#8217;s in cars to managing the whole store.  I even quit my job out of the blue one day to go back to college.  I took care of the house and the kids while my wife worked for minimum wage.  It wasn&#8217;t easy, but I was never satisfied with living off the Government and barely getting by.  I didn&#8217;t expect any help from the Government and didn&#8217;t feel good about myself when I had to use some of the Government programs.  After my second try at college was successful I have increased my income 125% in the past ten years.  This is what America is about. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Now you might say something like: But you didn&#8217;t mention any major health issues, and that would have changed everything.  Well I&#8217;ll give a few examples.  About 7 years ago my wife became very sick with a neurological disorder.  She had difficulty walking, talking, holding things, and even thinking clearly.  We went to local doctor&#8217;s and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, all to get an accurate diagnosis and some type of treatment that would help.  One treatment (that was not covered by insurance) entailed me giving her painful shots in the abdomen every day.  And each dose was $175.00.  I dealt with the insurance company almost every day and until last year I was still dealing with bills from five, six and seven years ago. Also during this same time our daughter was diagnosed Bi-Polar and was in and out of three different hospitals in two cities.  This situation is way too long to explain, but this was during a time when insurance companies didn&#8217;t like paying anything for mental health situations.  I can tell you that this process was very difficult and expensive.  I did have health insurance through my employer so that was obviously helpful.  But after a few years of non-covered expenses and out of pocket maximums, the bills were outrageous. </span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Never during these times did I think about the Government helping me, or bailing me out.  It was my responsibility and mine only.  Did I expect them to give us money because she couldn&#8217;t work for two years?  NO! </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Would things have </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">been better if the entire system was being run by the Government?  Would they have paid the $175.00 per dose for my wife&#8217;s treatment?  Hell NO! </span><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Government would NOT have allowed  some of the treatments that saved my wife&#8217;s life.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">You probably think I should be an advocate for free Government health care, but I don&#8217;t want the Government any bigger or any more intrusive than it already is.  I believe in the free market and capitalism and that the Government can not provide us with Utopia. </span></span></div>
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		<title>Wake Up and Smell the Socialism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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I mention Mr. Obama and Socialism in the same sentence to some of my Liberal friends and they give me dirty looks, and tell me I&#8217;m out of my mind, and then they close up and wont talk any longer.  I send them articles that shows Mr. Obama has Marxist and Socialist ties, but they don&#8217;t read a word and then delete the evidence.  They have made up some fairy tale about what Mr. Obama is, and they will except no facts or logic that proves otherwise.  I&#8217;m beginning to think that it wouldn&#8217;t even matter if Mr. Obama came on Television and told everyone flat out that he is a Socialist and he will be steering our country into Communism.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to list every association that Mr. Obama has with Marxists and Socialists.  You&#8217;ve seen all these before, and they didn&#8217;t seem to matter<br />
before the election so why would they now.  The truth is, some definitions of Socialism sound pretty good at the surface.  I&#8217;m sure most people not familiar with politics, government, economy, finance etc. would find that it sounds pretty appealing.  Peace, Love and Happiness&#8230; Right?</p>
<p>Definitions for Socialism:</p>
<p>Wikipedia:<br />
Socialism refers to the various theories of economic organization advocating common or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended.</p>
<p>Merriam-Webster:<br />
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods<br />
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state<br />
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done</p>
<p>For all of you that are completely naive.  There actually is a Communist Party in the United States.  And yes they did support Mr. Obama for President.  Take a look at their website.<br />
<a href="http://www.cpusa.org/faq/" target="_blank">http://www.cpusa.org/faq/</a></p>
<p>Here is some information from the website for those of you that are too scared to click the link:</p>
<p>The Communist Party stands for the interests of the American working class and the American people. It stands for our interests in both the present and the future. Solidarity with workers  of other countries is also part of our work. We work in coalition with the labor movement, the peace movement, the student movement, organizations fighting for equality and social justice, the environmental movement, immigrants rights groups and the health care for all campaign.</p>
<p>But to win a better life for working families, we believe that we must go further. We believe that the American people can replace capitalism with a system that puts people before profit &#8211; socialism.<br />
This is a great video with some Socialist quotes:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI-N6pSkk0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI-N6pSkk0</a></p>
<p>More quotes:</p>
<p>&#8220;I think when you spread the wealth around, it&#8217;s good for everybody.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world.  I hope you&#8217;ll join me as we try to change it.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully.  The more politically active black students.  The foreign students.  The Chicanos.  The Marxist professors and structural feminists.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds.  One of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves.  They were more than satisfied; they were relieved &#8212; such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn&#8217;t seem angry all the time.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;They cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren&#8217;t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s time to put the common good, the national interest, ahead of individuals.&#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few, and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity.&#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. &#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s favorite quote was from a man that ran for president six times on the Socialist Party ticket.<br />
&#8220;I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won.&#8221;<br />
- Norman Thomas</p>
<p>Look at this quote from Norman Thomas:<br />
&#8220;The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of &#8216;liberalism&#8217; they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.&#8221;</p>
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I mention Mr. Obama and Socialism in the same sentence to some of my Liberal friends and they give me dirty looks, and tell me I&#8217;m out of my mind, and then they close up and wont talk any longer.  I send them articles that shows Mr. Obama has Marxist and Socialist ties, but they don&#8217;t read a word and then delete the evidence.  They have made up some fairy tale about what Mr. Obama is, and they will except no facts or logic that proves otherwise.  I&#8217;m beginning to think that it wouldn&#8217;t even matter if Mr. Obama came on Television and told everyone flat out that he is a Socialist and he will be steering our country into Communism.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to list every association that Mr. Obama has with Marxists and Socialists.  You&#8217;ve seen all these before, and they didn&#8217;t seem to matter<br />
before the election so why would they now.  The truth is, some definitions of Socialism sound pretty good at the surface.  I&#8217;m sure most people not familiar with politics, government, economy, finance etc. would find that it sounds pretty appealing.  Peace, Love and Happiness&#8230; Right?</p>
<p>Definitions for Socialism:</p>
<p>Wikipedia:<br />
Socialism refers to the various theories of economic organization advocating common or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended.</p>
<p>Merriam-Webster:<br />
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods<br />
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state<br />
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done</p>
<p>For all of you that are completely naive.  There actually is a Communist Party in the United States.  And yes they did support Mr. Obama for President.  Take a look at their website.<br />
<a href="http://www.cpusa.org/faq/" target="_blank">http://www.cpusa.org/faq/</a></p>
<p>Here is some information from the website for those of you that are too scared to click the link:</p>
<p>The Communist Party stands for the interests of the American working class and the American people. It stands for our interests in both the present and the future. Solidarity with workers  of other countries is also part of our work. We work in coalition with the labor movement, the peace movement, the student movement, organizations fighting for equality and social justice, the environmental movement, immigrants rights groups and the health care for all campaign.</p>
<p>But to win a better life for working families, we believe that we must go further. We believe that the American people can replace capitalism with a system that puts people before profit &#8211; socialism.<br />
This is a great video with some Socialist quotes:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI-N6pSkk0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLI-N6pSkk0</a></p>
<p>More quotes:</p>
<p>&#8220;I think when you spread the wealth around, it&#8217;s good for everybody.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world.  I hope you&#8217;ll join me as we try to change it.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully.  The more politically active black students.  The foreign students.  The Chicanos.  The Marxist professors and structural feminists.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds.  One of those tricks I had learned: People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves.  They were more than satisfied; they were relieved &#8212; such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn&#8217;t seem angry all the time.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;They cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren&#8217;t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.&#8221;<br />
- Barack Obama</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s time to put the common good, the national interest, ahead of individuals.&#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few, and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity.&#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. &#8221;<br />
- Hillary Clinton</p>
<p>Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s favorite quote was from a man that ran for president six times on the Socialist Party ticket.<br />
&#8220;I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won.&#8221;<br />
- Norman Thomas</p>
<p>Look at this quote from Norman Thomas:<br />
&#8220;The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of &#8216;liberalism&#8217; they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Enough With The Sarah Palin Bashing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>I&#8217;m going to address a few issues I&#8217;ve  been hearing recently.<br />
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She is stupid and/or  a country bumpkin:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Well she was smart  enough to be a Governor, a vice presidential candidate, and a #1 book seller.   How did she do these things if she was so stupid? And to all of you that have  said this.  How many of these things have you accomplished?  None, so what does  that make you?  No she didn&#8217;t graduate from Georgetown, Oxford, Yale or Harvard,  but George W. went to Yale and Harvard and you called him the same things.  So  what hell do you want? </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">One of the greatest  presidents ever also didn&#8217;t go to any of these prestigious Universities, and  that was Ronald Reagan.  He went to Eureka College, in Eureka, Illinois.  Look  at all the attention she has garnered just from this past weekend, good and  bad.  Everyone was certainly talking about her.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She received 120k for  the speech at the Tea Party Convention:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mr. Clinton received  4.7 million from speeches in 2008 while his wife was campaigning for  President.    Why wasn&#8217;t that a problem?</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She stumbles with her  words, and writes things down on her hands:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Give my a break!   She&#8217;s a real person, not a lawyer or politician.  It&#8217;s what she says and  believes, not how she says it, that touches so many people. </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I&#8217;d rather have  someone stumble with truth, then speak a lie perfectly.  Mr. Reagan  even admitted to reading from cue cards and having reminders written down for  him.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She doesn&#8217;t have  enough experience:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ummmm&#8230;Barak Obama?   Enough said.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think Sarah Palin  appeals to many people because she is a normal everyday person.  She hasn&#8217;t been  pampered and feed with a silver spoon all her life.  She is a Christian with  strong Conservative beliefs.  She likes to hunt and fish and ride snowmobiles.   She cooks supper and does laundry.  She is a role model and someone with morals  and high aspirations.  She is EXACTLY what this country needs right now.<br />
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<p>I&#8217;m going to address a few issues I&#8217;ve  been hearing recently.<br />
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She is stupid and/or  a country bumpkin:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Well she was smart  enough to be a Governor, a vice presidential candidate, and a #1 book seller.   How did she do these things if she was so stupid? And to all of you that have  said this.  How many of these things have you accomplished?  None, so what does  that make you?  No she didn&#8217;t graduate from Georgetown, Oxford, Yale or Harvard,  but George W. went to Yale and Harvard and you called him the same things.  So  what hell do you want? </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">One of the greatest  presidents ever also didn&#8217;t go to any of these prestigious Universities, and  that was Ronald Reagan.  He went to Eureka College, in Eureka, Illinois.  Look  at all the attention she has garnered just from this past weekend, good and  bad.  Everyone was certainly talking about her.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She received 120k for  the speech at the Tea Party Convention:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mr. Clinton received  4.7 million from speeches in 2008 while his wife was campaigning for  President.    Why wasn&#8217;t that a problem?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She stumbles with her  words, and writes things down on her hands:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Give my a break!   She&#8217;s a real person, not a lawyer or politician.  It&#8217;s what she says and  believes, not how she says it, that touches so many people. </span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I&#8217;d rather have  someone stumble with truth, then speak a lie perfectly.  Mr. Reagan  even admitted to reading from cue cards and having reminders written down for  him.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">She doesn&#8217;t have  enough experience:</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ummmm&#8230;Barak Obama?   Enough said.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think Sarah Palin  appeals to many people because she is a normal everyday person.  She hasn&#8217;t been  pampered and feed with a silver spoon all her life.  She is a Christian with  strong Conservative beliefs.  She likes to hunt and fish and ride snowmobiles.   She cooks supper and does laundry.  She is a role model and someone with morals  and high aspirations.  She is EXACTLY what this country needs right now.<br />
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