The Tea Party-Birther-Republican Connection

I agree with your assertions in your last paragraph.

Understand I'm not in the so called "birther" camp. Not because I believe he is a citizen, but rather because it would be difficult to remove the imposter from office based on what would essentially be considered a technicality.

You and I will both agree that rules are meant to be followed. You and I will also agree that there are requirements for US presidency.

The rules require that every US president meet the established/long held criteria for president. I don't fault citizenry for doing their civic duty based on their convictions. If they have elegibility questions, they should continue to demand resolution either in public or by insisting that SCOTUS make a final determination in private.

I propose that so called "birthers" continue their demands, but they should also demand a requirement that, in the future, all official candidates for presidency will have their credentials fully vetted 3 months prior to the innauguration date.

david of ID 6:16PM July 16, 2010

I'm glad someone pointed out that most of the people here just keep recycling the same internet rumors over and over again. Here is the truth about the so called employer health care tax for those of you not educated enough to disbelieve chain email rumors and propaganda;

"...employers will be required to start listing the cost of insurance. The requirement starts for the tax year 2011, so employees will see it on the W-2s they receive in 2012. But that amount will not be taxed. Current law excludes health insurance from taxable income, and there's nothing in the health care law that changes that. Why is this provision in the law? It is there to assist the IRS in determining who has health insurance and who does not, because when health reform is fully implemented, there will be penalties for people who do not have health insurance and increased taxes starting in 2018 for the so-called "cadillac" plans -- plans that have a value above $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for family policies."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-bergthold/no-your-health-insurance_b_641937.html

Here is a comprehensive summary of the recently passed health care reform bill released by the Kaiser Foundation. There is nothing in it about taxing employer provided health insurance for all who receive it except for the "cadillac plans" whereby, according to the report, the federal government will;

"Impose an excise tax on insurers of employer-sponsored health plans with aggregate values that exceed $10,200 for individual coverage and $27,500 for family coverage (these threshold values will be indexed to the consumer price index for urban consumers (CPI-U) for years beginning in 2020)."

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8061.pdf

steve of IL 11:49AM July 16, 2010

Budget, the house does not have a 2011 Budget ! They are scared to death to but one together before the Nov. elections !!!!! That budget will scare the hell out of the American people and the world leaders !!!!! Even the rich guys that work for what they have can't pay enough to help this Budget !!!!!!

jerrbarn of LA 10:51AM July 16, 2010

Hi Mr. Wolf, That was the most pitiful excuse for a response to political discourse that I have ever had the displeasure to read. And, from the tone of the rant, you apparently consider yourself some sort of intellectual. What sort of diet pill do you use to "lean a FACT"?

Leon Maxwell of GA 10:30AM July 16, 2010