What Will November 3rd Bring To Us?

If all goes according to what is being predicted, we will wake up on Nov. 3rd with a much different looking government. From Congress to local races, this is looking like the most historic turnaround in an off year election in our country's history. The only real question anyone with any sense is asking is 'how bad will it be for Democrats?'.

The polls that I trust most (which doesn't mean that any poll is worth the paper it is written on) say that 55 current Democrat seats will change to Republican in the House of Representatives. This will give the Republicans a 16 seat majority. The same polls show Democrats holding onto control of the Senate, but only by 1 or 2 seats. If Republicans had put up some strong candidates in 3 or 4 very close Senate races, instead of the weak ones that are running, Republican control of the Senate would have been assured. As it is, I believe Congress will be split.

What does that mean, beyond the obvious? What should we expect to start happening 'The Day After'?

Maybe not as much as you think ...

Passing laws:

Republican control of the House and Dem control of the Senate will mean legislative gridlock in Washington for the next 2 years. Nothing of any consequence is going to get done. Anything Obama wants to get done will have to originate in the Senate, and Republicans in the House will block it.

Republican control of both the House and Senate will not be much different. Obama has the veto on his side, and he will use it to defeat any measure that slows down or repeals any of his agenda. It takes a 2/3 majority to override his veto, and Republicans won't have that big an advantage on either side.

Republicans can either accept this and let nothing happen for 2 years, or they can force the issue. They should pass legislation over and over that calls for spending cuts, for repeal of Obamacare, to roll back all of what Obama has forced on this country. I've heard Boehner actually talk about this - sending one bill per week up that calls for spending cuts. Force Obama to use his veto. Force him to show himself as the obstacle to recovery. Show America that Republicans are doing everything they can to rescue the country.

Repeal of Obamacare:

In spite of some Republicans campaigning with this as their stated goal, don't hold your breath expecting Obamacare to be rolled back. Repeal of this massive mess would take an overwhelming amount of support in both houses of Congress, from both Republicans and Democrats. The votes aren't there to override an Obama veto, which would certainly be used on any piece of legislation attacking Obamacare.

The timetable for Obamacare's implementation was well thought out. The majority of its financial hit on the average American won't be felt until 2014 - after the mid terms, and after the 2012 presidential election. By that time, no amount of public outcry will be enough to derail Obamacare - it will be so entrenched in our society by then, there will be no way to get rid of it.

In addition, there are reports circulating around that top Republicans in the Senate are quietly assuring their biggest private and corporate donors that no such attempt at repeal will be made. Some tweaks and streamlining is all they will allow to happen. Why? Follow the money ...

Sadly, I feel that our hopes will rest on just being able to cut back a little bit on Obamacare - to perhaps dull some of the more blatant harm it will do to us. I might be wrong, but the history of Washington politics indicates it is here to stay.

Congressional leadership:

John Boenher (R-OH) should become the next Speaker of the House. This, however, is not guaranteed, even given Republican control of the House. His Republican colleagues must vote for the Speaker's position - there are no clear challengers to Boehner at this point, but it should not be a surprise if a more conservative Republican challenged him for the post.

In any case, it would be better than the creature that occupies that position now. How many of you realize that Nancy Pelosi is the #3 person in the United States? If something happened to Obama and Biden, Pelosi would be President. (Feel free to experience a shiver of horror up your spine as you think about that).

If Republicans take control of the Senate, the field appears to be very open as to which Republican would take the position as leader of the Senate. I don't care who he/she is - if anyone in the Senate (other than Al Franken) other than Harry Reid takes that position, it is an improvement.

If Dems keep control of the Senate, things will be very interesting. If Harry Reid loses his Senate seat election, the Dems will be fighting tooth and nail amongst themselves to see who takes over. If Reid wins his seat back, do not be surprised if other Democrats mount serious attempts to remove him as leader of the Senate - he's a disgrace, and embarrassment, and Dems know it. Talk about a pack of wild hogs turning on themselves - that will be the Democrats in the Senate if they keep control.

Whether Dems keep control of the House or not, Pelosi is going to be in a fight to keep her place - whether it as Speaker or Minority Leader. Many moderate Dems have come out against her during this election cycle, campaigning against her and Obama as much as their Republican opponent. Her poison power politics are a primary reason many House Dems are going to lose their jobs on Nov. 2. It would not surprise me at all to see her challenged for the leadership position. Dogfight !!!!

Congressional Committees/Investigations:

The party that controls each side of Congress gets to appoint whomever it wants to to lead all of its various committees. It gets a majority of seats on those committees. It controls what those committees do, what subjects they can look into. They can use the committees for any political purpose they want to. Just look at Henry Waxman and Barney Frank to see how this can be used for evil purposes. Republican control of either (or both) houses means Republican control of these committees. These Democrat mini-Hitlers who have used their positions to kickoff witch hunts will find themselves out of control, and unable to stop what happens. Several top Republicans in the House have already stated that they will launch investigations into Obama, Pelosi, Reid, et al, as soon as they are seated. Good ... don't pull any punches. Throw these a*holes in jail if you can. Keep them so busy defending themselves that they don't have any time left to continue to screw the country.

Some folks in power have said to take the high road, to not be vindictive. Bullshit ... George W. Bush took that stance when he took power, giving a de facto blanket immunity to everyone in the Clinton Administration for what they had done. Did Obama do that when he took office? No ... using Waxman as its designated hit troll, the Dems went after anyone and everyone remotely associated with the Bush Administration. Republicans should do the very same to them.

2012:

The 2012 Presidential race begins on Nov. 3. The Democrat strategy, no matter how much Republicans control, will be to villify Republicans. The GOP will be painted as the part of NO, obstructionists, racists, and worse. Everything negative that happens will be attributed to Republicans ... while everything positive will be credited to Obama. Here's what you will hear, over and over ..."If Republicans would have just let Obama do what he needed to do, everything would have been fine. Republicans derailed Obama's recovery, just when it was picking up steam and saving America."

Just get ready for it - it will be loud and constant, and if Republicans aren't strong with their message and take the offensive, the Dem lies will result in 4 more years of Obama.

Public Perception:

Republicans will probably ride a large wave of public outcry into Nov. 2. Outcry against what our government has done to us over the past 2 years. Many folks who identify themselves as independents, and even Democrats, will vote for change (how ironic is that?). They are going to expect results, and they will expect them quickly. If Republican leadership in the House and Senate don't come up with working, hard hitting, successful methods of rescuing our economy ... if they sit back and congratulate themselves on achieving power once again ... if they fall into the 'same old Washington' way of doing things ... the backlash in 2012 will likewise be historic.

So Sue Me .....

For this, the historic 500th posting I've made on this blog, I find myself asking a critical question ...

Can I sue myself?

I suffered some minor injuries recently as the result of a household accident. Nothing critical, nothing requiring hospitalization. However, it was (and continues to be) painful.

Looking at the news reports of people filing lawsuits over anything and everything, it occurs to me that someone ought to pay for my suffering. The fact that it was my fault ... why should that get in the way? If a woman can sue McDonald's for burning her crotch because she spilt hot coffee on herself is a valid example.

As I sat semi-lucid in the fog of some pain killers the doc gave me, it came to me. It was like one of those moments you see in Cheech and Chong (or other 'stoner' movies) when the high out of his mind character sees enlightenment ... "WOW, man ...".

I ought to sue. I don't know who. The who doesn't matter, even if it is myself. If Obama has taught me anything, it is that someone else should have to pay. Now, I just need his DoJ to tell me who is going to send me the money ....

My Money Supports This?????

A substantial part of my paycheck goes to Texas Tech University each month. The cost of sending a kid to college is outrageous (Hey Obama - why aren't you doing something about THAT?).

The biggest user of money on that campus, and many other university campuses across the nation, is the football program. The university will deny it, but a good sized chunk of what I pay them goes to fund the football team and their bazillion dollar stadium. The football program makes the university millions of dollars annually, from ticket sales, revenue sharing, sponsorships, and hundreds of licensing deals. They take in far more than it takes to operate the football team. Does that money go back into the school, to improve facilities, hire teachers, or help cut tuition costs? Hell no ... all of it goes right back into expanding the football program.

You would think that all of that money, not to mention the fact that Tech is known as an engineering school, would mean that you'd have a high caliber, well coached, intelligent student athlete representing the school on the football field. Apparently not, at least not in this case ...

Texas Tech vs. Baylor recently. Tech tries an onside kick. The kick doesn't go the required 10 yards. What follows should be an embarrassment to the entire school, and cause the coach to resign for allowing it to happen ....

I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!

Obama's DoJ In A Quandry

US District Judge Virginia Phillips, a Democrat and Clinton appointee in Riverside CA, ruled on Sep. 9 that Bill Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy forced on the military was un-Constitutional. On Oct. 12, she issued an injunction against the US military, demanding that they cease all processing of any action under this policy immediately.

One of Obama's campaign promises, made specifically to galvanize support of the gay and lesbian communities, was the abolishment of "Don't ask, Don't tell".

The lawsuit which prompted Judge Phillips' ruling and injunction was brought by a gay Republican organization "Log Cabin Republicans", against the US Government. Representing the US Government was Obama's DoJ lawyer team.

The Judge's ruling and injunction have been denounced by military leadership. The abolishment of "Don't ask, Don't tell" is a touchy subject in the military, and there are very valid concerns over what abolishment will do to the services and its members. Studies are underway to examine the issue and determine what the likely effects will be. Obama himself has signed on to the studies, publicly saying that we have to be careful when addressing this. He has not backed off his desire to get rid of the policy, he's just making what appears to be a sensible approach to it. (This sensible approach has pissed off his gay and lesbian supporters, who feel like repeal of the policy should have been immediate, consequences be damned.)

Obama's DoJ, and Obama himself since he directs their efforts, are in a hell of a sticky position on this. Obama wants to get rid of the policy. The lawsuit and the Judge's rulings put his DoJ in the position of deciding whether to appeal the Judge's decision, to block her injunction and keep "Don't ask, Don't tell" in force for the time being.

One has to wonder if the DoJ will fight the ruling, to give the studies the time Obama promised to give them, or if they will quietly back off and let the injunction stand - which will in effect deliver to gays and lesbians what Obama promised them. Quite the dilemma for Mr. Obama.

I hope the DoJ plays straight with this one, and fights the injunction - but I think they'll roll over, play dead, and let it stand - and then Obama can blame the court for the chaos which will follow.

As a sidebar, I have to wonder this... Setting aside any personal feelings I have about the base issue, I am concerned over how this sets a precedent for the courts to stick their noses into the military world and tell our armed services what they can and can't do. Congress and the President have control over the military (Congress through funding, the President through his capacity as Commander-In-Chief). The Judicial branch really has nothing to do with military opeations or policy. Allowing a lower level Federal Judge to issue an injunction that invalidates a standing military policy sets an incredible precedent. Where are the limits to this? What is to stop the left wing loonies on the 9th District Court from issuing an injunction against the military forbidding operations in Afghanistan? All they would need is some kook to file an applicable lawsuit to give them a vehicle to issue such an order. If you think this is a wild impossibility, just look at the lunacy that is going on in our government right now and you will realize that the far left thinks they can do anything they want to at this point in time.

Update - almost before I could get the above post done, the DoJ actually urged Judge Phillips to stay her ruling, to leave "Don't ask, Don't tell" in place for now. Their arguments were not based upon whether the policy was right or wrong, but to avoid the confusion and disruption that would occur in the military if the policy was halted with no plan for implementation.

Obama once again stated his goal to have the policy rescinded, but that he wanted it done according to the studies underway and in controlled fashion.

I applaud Obama and his DoJ for apparently playing this straight up. If he and the far left, and the gay and lesbian communities want the policy gone, there is a proper path to accomplish that, and Obama is trying to follow it. He may secretly wish that the Judge is successful, and take the matter off his hands, but as C-in-C he is supposed to do it the right way. Publicly, at least, he is doing that, and I have to recognize the correctness of his approach.

Damn ... it hurts me to say that ...

Adam Lambert Caves

Adam Lambert ... as big an 'in your face' gay person as there is. Not only openly gay, he goes out of his way to make sure you know it. I have never seen him sing, have no interest in him whatsoever. I don't care about his lifestyle- I find his arrogant style mildly annoying, but no big deal. He is no more worth consideration than Lady GaGa - or whatever the hell that creature calls herself today.

Lambert is in Malaysia on tour. The local government told him to tone his act down, to cut out some of the more risque antics on stage, including his staged kissing of one of his male musicians.

The government of this primarily Muslim country routinely demands that 'artists' comply with their standards of conduct. Lambert agreed to do so, saying:

" ... main goal is to keep people entertained, not to make them uncomfortable."

"It's something I'm doing out of respect. It's just one little thing. Man kissing another man is something their government really doesn't appreciate."

OK, Mr. Lambert. I don't have any real problem with any of this. However, I must ask you this ...

You have caved in to a Muslim demand to tone down behaviour that is viewed as repulsive and against their religious beliefs.

If a city in the United States, whose population was primarily of a religion that also found your behaviour to be offensive, asked you to eliminate the offensive parts of your act for a performance in that town, what would your answer be?

Be honest now. Would you comply, and respect their wishes as you have to the Muslims in Malaysia? Or would you go kicking and screaming to the press about what an outrage it is, what an infringement of your free speech it is, how homophobic it is? Would you not go out of your way to further outrage that city's residents by showing off an even more 'in your face' display?

Mr. Lambert, I don't care if you are gay. I don't mean this posting as any kind of statement on gays or lesbians. It is a statement about the hypocrisy and manufactured outrage that is shown in this country about subjects like straight/gay, or racism.

NASA Head Bolden - Fire This A*Hole Right NOW!

Charles Bolden, head of NASA - chosen by Obama to head the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS and SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

This jackass needs to be fired right now.

Hundreds of NASA and contractor workers who have been on the space shuttle program are being laid off right now. The Shuttle program is on the edge of retirement. Manned space flight as we know it has been shot down by Obama's Administration, with Bolden's agreement. NASA's budget is in a shambles, and money is being wasted at an incredible rate on projects and initiatives that have absolutely nothing to do with aeronautics or space.

Bolden told the world that Obama had made NASA's primary objective to help relations with Muslims around the world. Just WTF does that have to do with the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS and SPACE ADMINISTRATION?????????

Well, Charles Bolden, who has apparently been named ambassador to the Muslim religion by Obama, is embarking upon an overseas trip this weekend. The first country he will stop in is Saudi Arabia. There he will be attending a Saudi sponsored technology conference, and participating in a celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the first Muslim to fly in the Space Shuttle (a member of the Saudi Royal family).

Okay, why was there not a celebration of the first Christian to fly in the Space Shuttle? First Jew? First Buddhist? First Atheist?

From Saudi Arabia, he will fly to Nepal, where he will give a keynote address to a climate change conference.

That's right ... the head of the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS and SPACE ADMINISTRATION is spending a boatload of taxpayer money going overseas to suck up to foreign Muslims and schmooze with a bunch of eco-nazis.

What a F***ing joke ... just exactly the kind of thing you'd expect from Obama and his cronies.

Seriously Bad Ass Racing

You know, its got to be something in our genetic makeup. If there is a machine that moves, man will find a way to race each other with it. Sometimes it is spectacular, like NASCAR or NHRA. Sometimes you look at it and go WTF?


Lawn Mower racing. Yes, for those of you not redneck enough to already know about this 'sport' ... lawn mower racing takes place all over the US. There are even competing professional organizations, and season long points championships. It has spread north of the border, and overseas, where England has a pro series.





Snowmobile racing, and not just on snow! Drag racing on pavement, drag racing on grass, drag racing on snow, and circle track racing on snow. What's a Canadian redneck - a hoser? Well, this is a hoser 'sport' all the way. Except ... I saw TV coverage of drag racing runs at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas - the same strip where Tony Schumacher won the NHRA event last weekend (see below).





JetSprint Boat Racing. This actually looks like it would be fun. Makes the wildest rollercoaster you've ever seen look tame!





How about competitive chain saw cutting, with a Chevy V-8 powered saw?





Swamp Buggy Racing ...





ATV Mud Racing ... (I'm not sure this is an actual sport, more likely just a bunch of drunk hicks trying to show off)






It's amazing more folks don't kill themselves doing stupid stuff like this!

AARP - CRAP

Those of you who hit 50 will get flooded by AARP applications in the mail. The AARP has some access to government databases that have our personal information in them. You call them and tell them to stop sending stuff, it keeps coming - an average of an envelope per month. Join, give us your money, gain benefits .... over and over and over.

AARP's leadership is in bed with Democrat politicians and has a vested interest in Obamacare. That is why they endorsed it against the majority of their membership. AARP and its officers make a ton of money from the government, and stand to see that amount of money multiply geometrically when Obamacare is fully implemented. The rank and file membership of AARP does not understand what this means to them. The effects of Obamacare on the elderly has been documented over and over - yet AARP's leadership fought to get Obamacare passed. Why? Follow the money and the truth will always come out ...

I take the postage paid envelopes AARP sends with each application, and write them a nice note stating my name and that they will not get any money from me as long as their leadership embraces liberal policies that directly hurt its own membership. Serves three purposes - first, lets me vent a bit of anger. Second, delivers a message to them, and costs them money to get it. Third, gives a bit of business to the US Post Office, who can use every bit of business it can get. I encourage all of you who fall into the 50+ category to do the same.

There are alternatives to AARP out there. Other organizations exist who support more conservative stances, and actually work to help their members.

The Sarge Takes Big D

The Sarge, Top Fuel dragster driven by Tony Schumacher, won the NHRA event in Dallas this past weekend. The win pulled Schumacher closer to the evil enemy Al-Anabi dragster in the championship chase, which has 3 more races to go. The road to an eighth Championship for Tony is a tough one, but at least now he is within realistic striking distance.

Outlaw13 and I attended one of the qualifying sessions, and spent a lot of time in the US Army hospitality tent. It was impressive to see the effort the Army and Schumacher's team went to to make their visitors and Army personnel attending the race welcome. Tony himself spent time speaking with new recruits and others - a talk he has to make hundreds of times during the season. He did it with enthusiasm, and took the time to say hello or sign an autograph for anyone who wanted one.

For those of you who have never been to an NHRA event, you ought to go just to experience it. There may not be any other sport where fans can get so close to the action, so close to the bigwigs of the sport. I mean, here we were visiting in the US Army hospitality tent, which was adjacent to Tony's pit area - the dragster was being serviced not 10 feet from the fans. On the other side, Schumacher's teammate Cory Mac's dragster was being serviced in his pit. Across the alley, John Force, Ashley Force, and Robert Hight's Funny Cars were right there, not 25 feet from us. Way cool. You also owe it to yourself to sit in the stands and watch/hear/feel these 8000hp monsters launch down the track. A typical Top Fuel car will go from 0 to 100mph in .8 of a second - yes, 8/10ths of a second! 320mph in 1000ft. Incredible!

Rush 2112 (2010)

I got the opportunity to see the World's Greatest Rock Band this past Sunday evening.

Rush played Dallas.


Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart have been around for over 3 decades. The Canadian power trio is working on its 20th album now. This was the first time I had the priviledge of seeing them in person. A vibrant 3 hour set left ears ringing. The seat I paid way too much for was very rarely used. No backup singers, no session musicians sitting in the wings filling out the sound, and no stupid dancers or choreographed routines - just music, and a lot of it.


Besides the incredible music, Rush is an 'everyman's' band. They don't take themselves too seriously. In fact, they go out of their way to poke fun at themselves. Now I don't expect a non-Rushie to understand the following clip, but this is a cell phone capture (not by me) of the opening piece shown on the video screen during an earlier date on this tour.

Long Live the Gefilter!



http://www.rush.com/

Signs Of The Times

1) Former President Jimmy Cartger was hospitalized after coming down with airsickness while on a flight to attend a book signing. Hospitalized ... for airsickness? What the hell is Obamacare going to say about that? Oh, wait ... all of Carter's health costs are paid for by us, the taxpayers. Now, if Carter was a conservative Republican, he would have taken a Tums like the rest of us and saved us several tens of thousands of dollars. But since he is part of the ruling liberal elite, he believes he is entitled to waste as much of the taxpayer's money as he wants to.

2) A recent trip to the local Barnes&Noble was a bit of a shock. The Bestsellers section was dominated by Bill O'Reilly's and David Limbaugh's latest efforts - both slams of Obama. Not a pro-Obama book to be seen in that section. In fact, the only pro-Obama books on display were in the bargain book section, marked down to a fraction of their original cost. Looking at the large piles of them sitting there, there weren't many takers even at bargain prices.

Barnes&Noble, like most mainstream bookstores, is a liberal biased outlet. Ever since I started shopping there, the liberal political books being offered outnumbered the consvervative ones by a wide margin. With the ascendancy of Obama, you couldn't get away from Obama material in that store - whole sections devoted to him, his family, his father, his dog ... Now, not so much. Even though they are liberal, they do have to make a profit - and their isn't much profit in hawking Obama crap these days.

3) The San Francisco Chronicle, long time bastion of far left wing politics, has decided to not endorse anyone for this November's Senate race in California. Barbara Boxer, current holder of the seat, has been the automatic choice for all left wing rags on the Left Coast for many years now. She and Dianne Feinstein have had a guaranteed lock on those two Senate seats. Now, maybe not. Boxer is in a dead heat with Republican Carly Fiorina. The San Fran paper's decision to not endorse Boxer was made because she had not held up far left liberal policies enough for them. I don't care ... anything that helps kick those two out of Washington has to be seen as a good sign ....





4) Chet Edwards (D-TX) has represented the Central Texas area in Congress for a long time. Although a Democrat, he's masqueraded as a conservative, and actually has championed quite a few military and veterans issues over the years. His district includes Ft. Hood, which makes his repeated election to Congress as a Democrat puzzling.

This year, he is running against a strong Republican candidate, Bill Flores. What really makes Edwards a sitting duck is the fact that when Pelosi took over the Speaker's chair, Chet sucked up to her like a calf sucking up to an old cow. Edwards has voted over 96% of the time in favor of any and all legislation brought up by Pelosi/Obama. He was a key in the Obamacare vote, and has become a Pelosi lapdog. Edwards realizes what this means. None of his campaign material or ads identify him as a Democrat. His attack ads against Flores have been looked into and certified false by liberal Austin newspapers.



5) Obama's rats are deserting his sinking ship. His White House staff and advisors can't get away fro him fast enough. Now, I admit that some staff turnover is normal, but this is ridiculous. For his Chief of Staff to leave in order to run for Mayor of Chicago says a lot - Ramh is definitely a power junkie, which position should have more power? Chief of Staff for the President of the United States, or Mayor of one of the most corrupt cities in the United States? (Actually, they're probably pretty much equal ...)





6) Smart Democrats running for relection this November are doing everything they can to distance themselves from Obama, to the point of leaving their area if Obama is visiting. Texas Democrat candidate for Governor Bill White fled during Obama's last visit to the state, to make certain he was not photographed with Obama. Dems in the northeast have brought in Bill Clinton to stump for them - imagine that, they want a former President campaigning for them, but not their chosen current President.

Obama Death Panel By Any Other Name ...

... is still a Death Panel.

Avastin is a FDA approved drug used to fight several types of cancer, including colon, lung, and breast cancers. The FDA approved the drug for use in February of 2004. From what little I know of the drug itself, it works in some cases, providing doctors with another tool with which to fight this terrible disease.

Avastin is expensive. It costs $7700 wholesale per dose. Patients and insurance companies typically pay about $8000 per dose. Having a family member involved with cancer treatments, I can vouch for how expensive it is - no matter what medicines are used. Outrageously expensive? Sure seems so if you're paying for it. Sure doesn't if you are selling it.

Drug companies spend millions upon millions of dollars developing new drugs. Only a fraction of those drugs turn out to be effective and are approved for market by the FDA. In the case of cancer drugs, there is a limited number of doses that can be sold (because, thank God, the market is limited). So, if you are a drug company who has to make a profit to remain in business, you have expensive development, high overhead, and a small number of sales - you have to charge out the wazoo to recover expenses and make a profit.

The FDA has announced that it is delaying a decision on the drug 90 days, until after the mid-term election. This drug, which has been in use in cancer treatment centers for 6 years, is subject to rationing or out and out withdrawl from the market, depending upon the FDA's ruling. What's the issue, you ask?

Obama's FDA has determined that the drug costs too much for it to be made available to cancer patients.

That's right ...

Obama's cronies are going to decide whether or not people are worthy of spending money on for treatment of this disease. If the FDA rules completely against the drug, it is pulled from the market, and no patient can benefit from it. If it is rationed, a government agency is going to decide who amongst us are worthy of receiving the potentially life saving drug.

Why did the FDA postpone the decision? Pure politics ... they don't want to rule against the drug and have it become a campaign issue, where outraged voters would have one more reason to kick these slimeballs out of Washington. They'll wait until after the election, so no matter what they decide, the voters will have no recourse.

This is going to be very interesting to watch play out. If the FDA does what it intends to do, it will set a precedent that is a key to Obamacare - the government's right to decide who gets healthcare.

Death Panels ... a reality under Obamacare, already starting to happen.