Government Mortgage Assistance Program Epic Fail

There are numerous things about this report that amazes me. The biggest of which is that people that need help cant get their asses in gear to get the proper paperwork to the agency to complete the process. Let me see if I understand. The home owner needs help because they cant afford their mortgage. They get into a temporary program and all they have to do is make their payments on time and get their documents to the government to get permanent relief. Based on the Treasury Department the majority of the applicants cant keep up with the payments and get documents done. The other issue is of the people that do get the paper work complete dont have income to support even the assisted plan. To me this means they are the same people that should have never been given the mortgage in the first place and should have known they couldnt afford the house they were buying.
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This is very similar to what with on the job. I doing billing/collections for an anesthesia practice. Many of the people say they have medical cards (embarrassed to say they are on Medicaid) and all they have to do is give me the ID number. Dont forget they have been mailed many bills and letters from my law office. They still want to argue, curse at you and take months to get the information to us. And to think it cost them ZERO for their care and they are to lazy to give the correct info to pay the bill.

Harry Reid -Health Care -CNN where are you?

 I checked the CNN link to the special page following the Health Care in America  and the last story in the latest news section is from November 30th. I guess it must not be important enough to report on the debate that has been going on for 7 days straight. Fox News report and below ABC report


Now for the Reid remarks on the Senate floor from the ABC report. Not only were his remarks just plain wrong they were historically wrong.


Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all Republicans have come up with is this slow down, stop everything, let's start over," said Reid. "You think you've heard these same excuses before, you're right. When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said, slow down, it's too early. Let's wait. Things aren't bad enough. When women spoke up for the right to speak up, they wanted to vote, some insisted slow down, there will be a better day to do that. The day isn't quite right. When this body was on the verge of guaranteeing equal civil rights to everyone, regardless of the color of their skin, some senators resorted to the same filibuster threats that we hear today. More recently, when chairman Chris Dodd of Connecticut, one of the people who will go down as a chief champion of the bill before us today, said that Americans should be able to take care of their families without fear of losing their jobs, you heard the same old excuses. seven years of fighting and more than one presidential veto, it was slow down, stop everything, start over. History is repeating itself before our eyes. There are now those who don't think it is the right time to reform health care. If not now, when, madam president? But the reality for many that feel that way, it will never, never be a good time to reform health care."

Democrats have consistently tried to paint their efforts to extend health insurance to all Americans as historic. Senators said that was also the thrust of President Obama's pep talk to Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Sunday. But comparing opposition to health reform with opposition to the end of slavery is a new riff on the argument.

Republicans, when asked about the comments, said Reid was inappropriate today. At a press conference, Republican Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, John Thune of South Dakota and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said Reid was infusing the issue of race into the health reform debate. Thune called the remarks "inflammatory."

Inflammatory or not, Reid's comments do have the benefit pointing out how both parties have found themselves on the wrong side of history.

It was a Republican President that freed the slaves. And former Republican Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose party (not the Democrats or the Republicans) was the first major national party to support women's suffrage.

The fight against the Civil rights movement in the last century had more to do with regionalism than political party. It was Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV, who is now the longest serving Senator, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act for 14 hours in 1964. 44 Democrats and 27 Republicans voted to end that filibuster. 23 Democrats and 6 Republicans voted to sustain it. The Democrat's Majority Leader, Richard Russell, opposed the bill. The Republican Minority Leader, Everett Dirksen, was one of the Republicans who joined with Democrats to end the filibuster after the Civil Rights Act had been on the Senate floor for 57 days. Both men now have Senate office buildings names after them.

Death Tax Extended

The 45% tax on a persons assets has been extended. It does not affect but the top 1% of the people in the country. Congress has to vote on it almost every year. This year they wanted it to be reduced from 3.5mil to 1mil in assets to receive the 45%  tax.This would affect many small business' , farmers and persons with life insurance and large 401k plans.

The problem I see is that if 2 people make exactly the same amount of money their entire life. One chooses to spend it all or give it to family through out his life and the other saves it. The one that spent it all does not have to pay the tax and the other gets nailed with a 45% tax.

Got to love this Congressman's quote

"In America, it's not a sin to be rich nor is it a crime to die rich," said Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. "This bill gives our nation's wealthiest families the ability to know exactly what their obligation to the nation that fostered their wealth will be, and it is fair and it is just."

Fair and just , really? Pay income tax, pay sales tax and pay property tax then pay tax on all the assets from the already taxed money

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Napolitano Toughens Language on Domestic Terrorism

Did someone show the Obama administration a dictionary. Of course it is terrorism if is on US soil or anywhere in the world. Napolitano actually used the word in her speech

n. The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Jon Stewart -Global Warming

Global Warming debunked by the same internet that Al Gore invented ..lol
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Daugher of former GM boss blasts GM on facebook

GM's dismisses her as a "child" and doesnt know what she is talking about. But seems she has some choice words for GM.

Baltimore mayor guilty of embezzlement

With all the recent news reports on politicians and criminal acts, one has to ask, is it the type of person that goes into  politics or the power of being in politics that makes people do stupid acts. I am confused how this mayor was not found guilty of felony theft and especially misconduct in office. I could see if the gift cards were laying around and she took them but she blantantly asked for specific store  cards to be delivered to her office. Full Article