Margaret Thatcher’s Birthday

Today is the birthday of the Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS; first woman Prime Minister of HM United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; co-architect of the renewal of the UK and British conservatism; hero of the Cold War.

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Canadian System Sick, But That’s What Democrats Want

The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association describes her country’s health care system as “sick”.  Yet, Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress want the American public to adopt just such a system.

Dr. Anne Doig says patients are getting less than optimal care and she adds that physicians from across the country – who will gather in Saskatoon on Sunday for their annual meeting – recognize that changes must be made.

"We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize," Doing said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

"We know that there must be change," she said. "We’re all running flat out, we’re all just trying to stay ahead of the immediate day-to-day demands."

Current CMA president, Dr. Robert Ouellet, will make a presentation at the conference about his findings when he toured Europe in January, and met with health groups in several countries.  Ouellet has said that “competition should be welcomed, not feared,” meaning private health insurance should have a role in the public health system.

With Canadian doctors now calling for private health insurance, how are Americans expected to accept a plan that is designed to lead us to a Canadian-style system?  While Obama and the Democrat leadership are attempting to claim that they are not asking for a Canadian-style system, even many Democrat members of Congress (such as Sen. Ben Cardin) admit that is the goal.

H/T – Nova Town Hall

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Could Quebec Help Keep Canada Conservative?

Will the Bloc Quebecois help to keep Stephen Harper’s Tory government in power?  They could if Gilles Duceppe resigns as the Bloc’s leader.

Why should we care?  It is in our best interest for Canada to maintain a center-right government.  Particularly in the “Age of Obama”, we don’t need our largest trading partner to become more free spending and certainly not more protectionist.

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What’s Good for the Bushies …

Lorne Gunter of Canada’s National Post observes that many of the policies scoffed and ridiculed by the left when George W. Bush was in office are now part of the Obama party line.  Does this truly mean that partisanship stops at the water’s edge?

I wouldn’t go that far.  However, even if the Obama administration is taking a tough stance on terror because of the political repercussions of an attack, at least they are doing the right thing.

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Twitter in Iran … and on Delmarva

Maryland Del. Mike Smigiel (R-36) has a great post on the impact Twitter is having is having with the freedom loving protesters in Iran.  While I’ve never had the honor of meeting Del. Smigiel, and didn’t know he had a blog until yesterday, I’m glad I found it.

How did I?  Twitter.  One of the good people I follow on Twitter made mention of the post.  Social media like Twitter can be a great tool for political organizing – both in Iran … and on the Delmarva peninsula.

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Biden In the Peanut Gallery

While his hometown paper attempts to prop up the faltering reputation of Delaware’s favorite son, Joe Biden seems destined for the typical role a Vice President, if that.  Candidate Obama may have felt a need for Biden to help bolster non-existent foreign policy credentials.  President-elect Obama has a team that seems to make Biden redundant at best.

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Margaret Thatcher’s Birthday

Today is the 87th birthday of the Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS; first woman Prime Minister of HM United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; co-architect of the renewal of the UK and British conservatism; hero of the Cold War.

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I Didn’t Know That John Kerry Was Running in Maryland

I had to “opportunity” to attend the Frank Kratovil dog and pony show in Salisbury yesterday.  As Yogi Bera said – it was deja vu all over again.  I thought that I was having a flashback from the John Kerry for President campaign.  We were treated to Kratovil’s having opposed the federal bailout before he supported it and Kratovil again stated his support for amnesty for illegal aliens.

For purposes of disclosure, yesterday’s show was a Young Dem event.  This was NOT mentioned in the press release I received regarding the event.  Had Kratovil’s campaign been honest about the event I wouldn’t have raised a stink about it yesterday.  Of course, I doubt any media would have showed up either.  Kratovil’s release made the event appear as if it was an SU event.

But I digress.  Sen. Barbara Mikulski got up and did her duty for party and the liberal cause.  She explained to the group of students that they all needed to get out and work for Barack Obama and Frank Kratovil.  As usual, she was pretty impressive.  I don’t agree with Sen. Mikulski on much, but I have always admired her constituent service and her willingness to take a stand.

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Goldwater Redux …

… and Barack Obama’s Total Lack of Character.

Human Events editor Jed Babbin wrote an excellent column this week regarding a key strategy being employed by Barack Obama and his handlers. Basically, the Dems want to paint John McCain with the same brush that LBJ and his lefty acolytes painted Sen. Barry Goldwater back in 1964.

Personally, I say let them try. The conservative movement was in its toddling stage back then; and the world is a far different place. If Obama’s folk want to claim that McCain is some sort of war-monger it’s fine by me; and I’m a pacifist. Our post 9/11 America will be more comforted by a military man who isn’t afraid of being tough on our nation’s enemies than Obama – who aspires to be the modern equivalent of Neville Chamberlin.

One item in Babbin’s column that is too often overlooked by most of us is Obama’s complete disdain for the military. It’s almost Clintonesque.

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The Obama Road Show – Blame America First

This doesn’t need any of my commentary. Just read Jim Hoeft’s piece from Bearing Drift and ask yourself -

Is this who we want as President?

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