Other People’s Money: The Baucus “Healthcare” Proposal

By now most of the country has heard about Senator Baucus’ proposal for ending the troubled “healthcare system” in this country. My first response to the “Baucus” proposal is: start using correct terminology. I, for one, have become very weary of pundits and politicians alike who use the term “healthcare” to discuss “health insurance.” Nowhere in the Baucus proposal is there a plan for getting more primary care providers to see actual patients! The proposal expands local, state and federal government programs and government’s regulatory authority. It does not provide essential healthcare to anyone. But, I digress! These are topics for another day; as is the topic of why it took so long for our esteemed Senator to get to this particular problem.

The topic for today’s edition of “Other People’s Money” is the insignificant little detail contained within the proposal regarding taxation of Health Care Benefits provided by employers to their employees. That’s right, as an employee, your benefits package might now be taxed to ensure there is a sufficient amount of money to pay for the Senator’s Proposal. Can anyone out there say, Disincentive? Can anyone say, Hypocrisy? If you can, I hope you are shouting out loud within the confines of your abode!

First, Hypocrisy: the election not far behind us, is there one soul out there who did not see or hear the various advertisements by Senators Obama, Baucus, and Tester (in some print materials), accusing John McCain of wanting to tax YOUR healthcare benefits package? Do you think these guys believed they could get away with the accusations meant to undermine McCain by making the statement during the heat of the campaign when “nobody is paying attention?” If you’re not certain of the answer, get back to me.

Second, Disincentive: what happens on the playground when one child is repeatedly punished for being thoughtful and respectful of another child? You don’t need a psychology degree to figure out the answer. Say it with me: reinforced negative behavior and mistrust. The Proposal is no more than a “big boy’s” version of childish games which reinforces negative rather than positive behaviors. Business can’t trust employees! Employees can’t trust employers! Everybody needs to look to the ever growing “Big Daddy!” Let us hope there is a great deal of Montana All-American Introspection associated with this new Proposal!

Wishing you a good day, Justitia!

Voter Intimidation, fraud and frank talk on both sides!

This fax was sent to the Glacier County Elections Judge describing election violations and potential fraud in the 2006 election (Brian Schweitzer voter fraud claims – written, video).  The fax describes ballots leaving the polling place and others signing the voter sign in sheet for someone else.  Come on Montana wake up- lets clean up these elections and be honest.

Don’t forget the green voter cards- if you did I will remind you.  This card was given to voters at the doors of the polling place by Carol Juneau, then a free dinner was offered to the voters after they voted – this was hosted in the Browning school which is run by Carol’s husband.  Juneau might sound familiar right?  Yes, it’s the same Juneau that is a candidate fro OPI – Denise Juneau, Carol’s daughter.

Another priceless piece of election propaganda!

What’s going on in Cut Bank and Browning?  I thought Governor Brian Schweitzer was supposed to solve all these problems, I guess not. There should be an investigation into these voter fraud facts, or at least the Department of Justice should send poll watchers to oversee elections in Montana to ensure honest elections.  Since Forward Montana is the ACORN of Montana we need to be careful that the same voter fraud that took place in 2006 will happen again.  Forward Montana should expose all of their contacts with organizations such as ACORN, provide total and complete disclosure of funding and their employees and if any are convicted felons.

Since former Representative and Forward Montana employee Kevin Fury is married to Brian Schweitzer’s press secretary, Sara Elliott, we need to have all the phone records and emails opened up for the last four years…it just seems like the ties run pretty deep.  Governor Brian Schweitzer promised open government and delivered nothing except hiring several sitting Legislators (Kevin Furey, Eve Franklin, Sam Kitzenberg and Mike Cooney as well as many others) for cushy government jobs, committing electioneering-voter fraud and intimidating legislators and others to get his way.  Keep your promise and OPEN GOVERNMENT NOW and quite taking government Junkets!!!!

Who are the labor unions working for! Them or their members????

Puttering around the internet I just found a cool website regarding union disclosure.  At the top just pick the Union circle then choose the state then go to the bottom and hit submit.  This will bring up all the unions in the state that you selected.

The reports for Montana showed the two main union leaders Eric Feaver from MEA-MFT and Jim McGarvey from the AFL-CIO.  below are the salaries for both, this will astonish you especially when they say they are fighting for their members – now I know why – they need their members to believe they are working for their best interest – to pay for their large salaries.

Eric Feaver

2001 $102,115

2002 $110,264

2003 $83,666

2004 $86,596

2005 $90,320

2006 $120,801

2007 $116,926

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Jim McGarvey

2000 $94,600

2001 $91,593

2002 $92,880

2003 $83,666

2004 $86,596

2005 $153,378

2006 Not Available

2007 Not Available

Now I know why the Unions fight so hard to continue to increase government spending and raising taxes on the hard working people of Montana.  The one thing that I didn’t discuss is the total funds and dues that they collected from those members forced to pay union dues.  The unions use those dues to pay for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to elect democrats that will agree to all of their legislative demands.  Then they spend millions on staff salaries.  Help get this information out so the union members can start asking the important questions to their union leaders – why are you making so much and what do you do to earn your pay?

Senator John Brueggeman is in bed with Forward Montana!!!!!!!!!!

What’s going on here?  Senator John Brueggeman is in bed with Forward Montana?  What would you ask as a reporter, when a Republican State Senator starts to question the State Republican party in questioning voter registrations that a hardcore liberal leaning group was involved in?  Well the first question I would ask – does the Senator have anything to do with the group?

’see, does the good Republican (I think not) Senator John Brueggeman have anything to do with Forward Montana – let the photos speak for themselves.

Republican Senator John Brueggeman with Democrat Michele Reinhart and special guest Matt Singer. NICE

Republican Senator John Brueggeman with the forward Montana welcoming committee.

David Sirota talking to Forward Montana about “political corruption” now I know this may be funny since he was the campaign adviser to the biggest corrupt politician that Montana has ever seen in modern times, Brian Schweitzer.

Matt Singer (Left in the West and also affiliated with “Progressive States Network”), David Sirota and Representative Diane Sands

These are the classy tee shirts that Forward Montana is selling to help the cause, I’m sure that John Brueggeman’s grandmother is quite proud of her grandson for supporting such upstanding language.  I’m sure that all the voters of senate district 6 were well served and proud of their much respected “ha-ha” Senator.

What mother wouldn’t be proud of this daughter?

It sure would be nice if the reporters Montana would actually do their home work and ask the tough questions just – do you have any involvement with this group?

It would also be nice for those people running for office under the Republican title would be true Republicans instead of being wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Dear Senator Brueggeman,

Thank you for your service!  Please come out of the closet and switch parties now, not after the election like Sam Kitzenberg did in the 2007 session.

Signed

Rocky Right.

Voter fruad Montana 2006????

The 2006 election of Jon Tester and the comments Brian Schweitzer made to the trial attorneys in July bring about bad feelings.  Will the 2008 elections be fraught with democrat voter fraud?

I believe it will.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FACTS…

1. In 2007 a Lawsuit regarding voter fraud was filed in federal court, but later withdrawn.

2. Steve Bullock was the attorney that defended Big Horn County against the voter fraud charges. Page 8 of complaint

3. Mike McGrath was the attorney defending the State of Montana against the voter fraud charges. Yet the candidate for the Chief of the Supreme Court (Mike McGrath) said that the Governor is just joking and would not follow up for fear that there was truth to his “joking”.

4. Brian Schweitzer and Jon Tester went to the AAJ Convention (trial attorney’s convention in Seattle).

5. Carol Juneau intimidates voters in Browning by electioneering at the polling place and passing out voter cards for all Indians, then offering them a free dinner at the Browning school where her husband is the superintendent – don’t forget the Democrat van and loud speaker system that was telling people how to vote, and you had better vote democrat.

6. Big Horn county not locking up ballot boxes. (This was defended by Bullock – running for Attorney General)

“On November 11, 2006 Plaintiff Kortlander called Defendant Johnson, Secretary of State, and informed the Secretary that there were unlocked ballot boxes at precincts 5 and 7 located within the exterior of boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation, and that Plaintiff Coddens, a non-tribal poll watcher was ordered by enrolled Crow tribal members serving as Big Horn County election judges to leave the precinct before the processing of the ballots was completed.” Page 8 of complaint

7. Poll watcher was removed just like Brian Schweitzer said. Page 8 of complaint

8. “Prior to Election Day, the government of the Crow Tribe issued multiple tribal identification cards to both herself and others, with separate cards in both their Crow and American names”. Page 8 of complaint

9. “Although the federally-funded government of the Crow Tribe endorsed a slate of tribal candidates for non-tribal offices and expended sums in excess of applicable limits, Defendants have not required the Tribe to register as a political action committee or report its expenditures. – The Tribe violated Montanas campaign laws”. Page 7 of complaint

10.  The Crow tribe governs by fear, almost forcing their members to vote illegally. e-mail from Political Practices.

11.  Just more info from Browning regarding intimidation, fear and hatred of those that are not Native Americans.

There will be more information coming, and there is a lot to do.  Is this what our country is coming to?  Brian Schweitzer thinks this is funny,  Mike McGrath refuses to look into the comments “he’s just joking” and then you have Steve Bullock- he’s defending it.

And, finally the silence from Jon Tester is just defining.  Senator Tester, Montana challenges you to stand up and investigate this type of voter fraud!!!!!!!!!!

Brian Schweitzer election night 2006!!!!!

Just found the news cast of Brian Schweitzer explaining how dumb the voters in Kalispell are.  After reviewing the video it just reminded me that Brian Schweitzer thinks the voters in Montana are just a bunch of idiots.

Negative Press Affecting Schweitzer???

Latest news has Schweitzer’s poll numbers down… Could be that the voters are finally seeing him for what he is- a lying, bullying, criminal?

Someone needs to go grab Schweitzer’s dog so that when Brian hears the news he doesn’t take it out on a poor defenseless animal.

Brian Schweitzer “Don’t ask Don’t tell” policy

“Schweitzer remained thin on detailed promises for a second term, saying his administration would “continue” to invest in the same priorities established during the first four years.”

Of course, Brian Schweitzer doesn’t want to tell you his future plans.  Let’s just take a look at what he actually accomplished during the past 4 yrs.  Case in point was the 2007 session, which was totally controlled by Brian Schweitzer.

All of the agencies listed below are directly control by “Commandant” Schweitzer:

Department of Administration- 21 Bills

Department of Commerce-  10 Bills

Department of Corrections- 5 Bills

Department of Environmental Quality- 24 Bills

Fish Wildlife and Parks- 11 bills

Department of Labor and Industry- 13 bills

Department of Livestock- 1 bill

Department of Military affairs- 13 bills

Department of Natural Resource and Conservation- 14 Bills

Department of Public Health and Human Resources- 25 Bills

Department of Revenue (everyone’s Favorite)- 23 Bills

Department of Transportation- 9 Bills

Governors Office- 2 Bills

Office of Budget Programming and Planning- 3 Bills

Now that we know how many… I’m going to pick it apart and just look at the Department of Revenue:

LC0503: Restrict abusive tax avoidance transactions – Lets hire 100 new Tax Auditors

LC0505: Provide tax withholding for nonresident sales of Montana real estate – Increase taxes and get the dirty buggers even though no other state does this.

HB0074: Tax withholding for nonresident mineral, oil, and gas royalty payments – Lets encourage oil and gas companies to develop in Montana – Tax increase $18 million

SB0120: Revise tax treatment of income and dividends of real estate investment trusts – Lets go after those greedy investors and land developers including Plum Creek even though they provide over 13,000 jobs for Montanans – Tax increase $33 million

HB0100: Improve management of DOR collection responsibilities – Lets have better ways to beat up the taxpayer – Tax increase $6 Million

SB0138: Tax increase $9 Million

SB0099:Five year statute of limitations for corporation license tax – Tax increase $6 million

HB0147: Revise and clarify application of bed tax and sales and use tax – Tax $2.4 million

So does Brian Schweitzer really need to tell us what he wants to accomplish during his next 4 years in office? Just look at the 2007 Session if you need to see for yourself.

Didn’t Brian Schweitzer say that Montana would vote for Obama??

In a Washington Times article it was noted “In Montana, we like our guns. We like big guns. We like little guns. We like shotguns. We like pistols. Most of us own two or three guns. Gun control is hitting what you shoot at,” the state’s Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer told the New York Times in April. When asked why he thought the Democratic nominee would not win his state, he replied, “guns.”

This put the voters in Montana in an interesting situation.  Should Montanans believe Brian Schweitzer who has already admitted that he lies (tells stories), and not believe what he is quoted as saying in the article by the Washington Times?  Or, should we believe the article by the Great Falls Tribune, where Schweitzer said, “He (Obama) ain’t going to take your gun away. He ain’t ever going to take your gun away.”

If we can’t trust Schweitzer in the small issues then how can  the voters believe him on any issue — even his debates should be verified for the “truth factor.”

Brian Schweitzer Calls MSU Students “MEAN”

Why would the Governor of Montana call young innocent college students “mean people?”  It appears that Brian doesn’t like people to disagree with him, and when they do, he has to lecture them about being mean people.  Well Gov…. I’m sure that your momma told you not to call people names, didn’t she?  If she didn’t she should have.

Hey Gov. it’s okay for people to disagree with you, but I sure hope you don’t retaliate with cutting funds for those students at Montana State.  It is a good University despite some of their liberal professors like Wilmer and others.

Brian, just in case you forgot, the University is a place for Ideas and debate, not total control like you seem to need in order to feel good.

I sure hope you like the video of the good Governor of Montana.