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BUSH CUTS CHILDREN'S HEALTH WHILE REWARDING HMO'S

During today's trip to Tennessee [1], President Bush will hold a photo-op at
a children's hospital and then attend a $2,000-per-person fundraiser at the
home of a top health insurance executive [2]. The two events provide a
perfect display of how the President has misled America on health care
policy: at the same time that he has tried to slash funding for children's
hospitals, his budget lavishes billions of dollars on health insurance
companies who fund his campaign.

During today's first event, the President is expected to praise children's
hospitals. However, his budget this year proposes to freeze funding for
grants to these hospitals, preventing their federal grants from keeping pace
with inflation [3]. He also proposes a $94 million cut to the Community
Access Program [4] - effectively eliminating another program that provides
grants to children's hospitals in need. And he is trying to slash $158
million (68%) from training grants for specialties that include pediatrics
[5]. These efforts are consistent with his past policies: last year, the
President proposed cutting $86 million (30%) from grants to children's
hospitals [6]. And in 2002, he proposed to cut $35 million (14%) from grants
for children's hospitals to train pediatricians [7].

After his photo-op at the children's hospital, the President will attend a
fundraiser at the home of Clay Jackson [8], an executive [9] at a health
insurance company called BB&T [10]. Unlike the children's hospitals whose
budgets have been cut, insurance executives like Jackson have a lot to thank
the President for. For instance, the President crafted a Medicare bill that
gives health insurance companies a new $130 billion subsidy [11], while
forcing many seniors off traditional Medicare and into HMOs [12]. The
President has also done nothing to address the skyrocketing costs of health
care, sitting by last year as HMOs raised premiums by 13% [13] and raked in
an extra $6.7 billion from Americans [14].

Sources:
1. "Bush to pump health care, campaign coffers with Nashville visit",
WATE.com, 05/27/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37841.
2. "Bush expected in Nashville for Republican fund-raiser", Nashville City
Paper, 05/11/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37842.
3. AAMC.org, 02/06/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37843.
4. House Budget Committee,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37844.
5. House Budget Committee,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37844.
6. Democratic Policy Committee, 05/20/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37845.
7. Children's Defense Fund Action Council,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37846.
8. OpenSecrets.Org,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37847.
9. "BB&T to Acquire Nashville-Based Agency", Insurance Journal, 08/04/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37848.
10. BB&T, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37849.
11. F.A.I.R. Medicare,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37850.
12. Public Citizen, 02/13/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37851.
13. "Health costs skyrocket", CNN Money, 09/22/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37852.
14. "HMO profits jumped 52%", CBS Marketwatch, 05/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1171247&l=37853.

Someone is reading my mind.

What did I tell you about the clown porn?

My bike hates freedom and our way of life.

From Evel with love.

I met Evel. It only took twenty-something years and a leisurely drive to Murfreesboro. I had to meet him. He was the reason why I broke, scraped, scarred and maimed myself right after saying the words, "Just like Evel Knievel" came out of my ignorant and impressionable mouth, over and over again. You would think you would learn. It's not like he's known for sticking the landings.

First I had to hang around a Harley Davidson shop for a few hours. I could easily say I have spent a total of a few hours my entire life combined in a motorcycle shop. I would walk in and think to myself, "That's cool. I can't afford it." And that's it. But cycle stores are much different now. They look like the glass and chrome, spit-and-shine car showrooms. You don't see the real one-percenters here these days. How many crankhead gangmembers can afford a thirty-grand motorcycle? But you do get to see the clowns. You know the wannabees. So waiting in line was a freakfest. Halitosis, B.O., bad, I mean real bad tattoos, and the occasional nutcase. One nutcase was a woman who wanted Evel to sign a photocopied picture of herself and G. Gordon Liddy. Go figure. I did enjoy Evel's response: "How do you spell Gordon"?

Time has seemed to take a little Evil out of the man. Slow and walking with a limp, he barely raised his voice above a whisper. And he couldn't smile. I guess he broke something in there too, through the years. But while you don't hear doctors suggesting breaking your back six times as a means of longevity, there was still enough Evel for me. Viva Knievel!

History will not be kind to this current administration. And you may have assumed that nothing could not be any worse than the Nixon administration. Well....Here's someone from that camp saying,"Wow look at this shit".

Remember when Dennis Miller was kinda funny? Well It's kinda funny to make fun of him now.

Does it pay to be this honest?

Ok, time to show you how to do your homework. With gas prices soaring, everyone is blaming the other. With the Republicans claiming John Kerry planned to raise gas taxes by fifty cents a gallon. Well guess who else has done the same? The one most leading the charge, Dick Cheney.We need to break ourselves from this insatiable need for oil. We truly only have ourselves to blame.

Jesus Fucking Christ, what a fucking pussy.

Hey Rummy, you reading this one? Now look what you have started.

Superbad

Rush Limbaugh: Gay porn aficionado? Abu Ghraib caused by, you guessed it...Clinton,homos,feminism.

The world is FUBAR. Let's look at some Jackson Family memorabilia.

Look at this.Scary.He never once looks at Rumsfeld when he's giving him a lifeless endorsement. And why does Bush sound like a seven year old giving a book report. Well I guess it takes someone who's incompetent to endorse someone who's incompetent.

Please help in stopping the horrible proliferation of Clown Porn.

Saw George Carlin last night. Good show. I've been wanting to see him since I heard Class Clown as a kid. I love my comedy with some social commentary. I was to young to see Lenny Bruce. Never got a chance to see Bill Hicks. Missed David Cross when he was in town. Would love to see Patton Oswalt and Janeane Garofalo. I think I see a comedy pattern.

Since the Nashville Predators are out of the playoffs, hockey blows.

After looking at all my posts, I seem to be obsessed with the current administration. It seems like I have Asperger Syndrome. I'm not obsessed like all Rain Man or conspiracy theory over it, it's just I have always tried to be honest and I hate being lied to. I have to ask myself, "Do these guys read anything?" I usually keep politics to myself, unless there is someone who can speak openly and honestly about the subject. Usually you ask someone something like, "How about the weather today?" and you get, "It could be a lot better if IT WASN'T FOR ALL THE ACID RAIN THAT GOVERNMENT IS LETTING GET WORSE SO WE ALL GET CANCER......" Or, "The weather is great because George Bush loves the lord and he has blessed us." You know who they are, you have patiently listened to them. Both ends of the spectrum. I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, and I have said just as stupid shit. You know, someone asks you a question and you have tons of information and have been waiting for the opportunity to discuss this and it all builds up and all that comes out of your mouth is, "FUCK BUSH." And I have just fallen into the hands of some psychotic assclown pundit.

Good thing Bush went on Arab TV to explain that the actions of the military are not that of all Americans. Yeah, they will believe him. He's got such a great record on honesty and truth. Who wouldn't believe him? Maybe while he's at it he can explain that while he's fighting for the hearts and minds of the Arab world, that to accomplish it he must first remove them from the body and soul.

Read this post with your best 1920's "Gangster Era" voice.

I got me an ache, see. It's my back. I need to score me some of them Doan's Pills. Or maybe a powder or mustard patch, neyahhh. It's as sore as a one dollar whore.

I'm an atrocious speller. My punctuation sucks. So it was quite funny to listen to this on NPR today. How many times have you heard someone say they are in love with the colon? Well, maybe a lot for the porno aficionados, but everyone else, not so much. So for all you Senor Spellchecks. Keep it to yourselves.

Reading "Against All Enemies". Like I need more ammunition. Good thing the mission was accomplished so we don't have anyone who would kill, or humiliate the one who you are liberating. I love that George Bush says he feels "a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated". That's wonderful coming from a man who had no problem executing someone who was retarded. Compassionate. I hope something funny happens soon.