SHOWDOWN: Alaska Gov Sean Parnell REFUSES to Enact ObamaCare...

The State of Alaska -one of 26 states signed-on as Plaintiff in the Florida federal case- has decided not to implement ObamaCare in any way after that judge struck down the entire stealth HC nationalization as unconstitutional...

WSJ:

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell said he won't implement the federal health-care overhaul after a judge in Florida struck down the law as unconstitutional.

It's not immediately clear what practical impact the unusual move would have on Alaskans, an estimated 14% of which are uninsured year-round. A major expansion of the federal law is still pending, and a legal expert and health-care consumer advocate say any refusal by the states to participate in the law is an invitation to the federal government to step in and implement it for them.

Mr. Parnell, who sought the advice of his attorney general amid concerns implementing the law would violate his oath of office, told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce the state would pursue lawful, market-based solutions to making insurance affordable and accessible to Alaskans.

He said the Florida judge's ruling is the law of the land, as it pertains to Alaska, barring implementation of the federal law here. He said the state will pursue options of its own instead.

Alaska was one of 26 states that were party to the Florida lawsuit; however, in other cases, two federal judges have upheld the law and one judge ruled a provision requiring citizens to buy health insurance or face penalties—a major point of contention in the Florida case—is unconstitutional but did not strike down the rest of the law...

Writing in The Washington Times, a practicing Kansas MD -and Obama's own second cousin- Dr Milton Wolf  had advocated this very strategy for states earlier in the week:

"...the states should declare their own moratorium on implementation of Obamacare until the Supreme Court offers its ruling on the president’s health care overhaul." 

At minimum, it's nice to see somebody with some backbone like Alaska Governor Sean Parnell standing up to this heinous regime... alas, in the end all will be resolved only by SCOTUS. But I dare any of the libs on that court to explain how the Constitution allows for mandatory purchase of a good or service- and with heavy-handed IRS enforcement, no less! There's no grey area there, please.

ObamaCare looks to be on the verge of defunding by GOP legislators as well... death by 1000 cuts as good as repeal for now, but somehow, someway... ObamaCare must be destroyed.

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Divided Dems Move ObamaCare Along... but Only Just

Reid got his incremental victory last night- but conservatives have only begun to fight. We'll be melting the phones, marauding the blogosphere, and loading up fence-sitters' email inboxes like they've never seen before. What they need to know is that there's no future in opposing the will of the American people- and that a harsh political retribution is only 11 mos. away now for those who do.

This is of course the reason that Dear Leader feels the need to rush it through ASAP -besides tanking poll numbers and the fact that he'd really rather no one read it- many Dems are simply petrified of facing voters while the final vote on this increasingly unpopular mess drags-on into next year... as it seems almost certain to do now.

Even as the Senate Democrats pushed ahead procedurally, the day's events -and patchwork of dubious deals needed to get to 60 votes- betrayed serious divisions that make it all but impossible to complete work on a plan by year’s end... and might even wreck the $848 billion bill altogether.

Voting 60-39 on strictly partisan lines, the Senate sent the bill to the floor for debate after the Thanksgiving break, but not before more than a couple moderate Democrats served notice that they couldn’t back the bill in its current form.

Thankfully, the so-called "opt-out" public option effectively died in the Senate chamber, as the last two Dem holdouts demanded changes to the bill. These comments signal trouble ahead... weeks of negotiations remain on a bill Obama once hoped to have on his desk by Christmas. It now appears that splits in the party over the public option, abortion and other aspects could kill this thing after-all...

"The Democrat plan would make life harder for the vast majority of Americans. It raises their taxes, it raises their health care premiums, it cuts their Medicare and drives millions off the private insurance they currently have,” GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said.

John McCain said Reid was guilty of budget gimmickry by cutting Medicare and raising taxes in the first year of the bill, 2010, but not starting many of the services until 2014. “I don’t think Americans really understand the scam that’s going on here,” McCain said.

“I think Bernie Madoff went to jail for this kind of behavior.”

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FULL METAL JACKET Wrap-around

The FMJWA -a best of the conservative/libertarian blogosphere- is inspired by Stacy at The Other McCain per his How to Get a Million Hits on Your Blog... and based on the principle that-

" When someone does you a favor,

find an opportunity to return the kindness."

►Riehl World View has yet another "progressive" getting pwned... and by his own post -here-

Dan's also got the most juicy 2 minutes of Sarah Palin's interview on Hannity... like the part where she disses the latest Oba-bow... and unapologetically praises George W Bush -here-

►Moonbattery sees Sacramento's masters of Leftist kleptocracy Hoovering cash out California's more productive citizens' wallets like there's no tomorrow... and there may not be one the way things are going lately out there. Like this week's near-riot at UCLA over a huge tuition hike... video clip -here-

►And So it Goes in Shreveport- examines her own Senator Landrieu's $100M+ sellout on ObamaCare... she's now facing protestors back home -here-

►Moe Lane has the clip of nominal "conservative" Lindsey Graham looking like a real one, for once... and in areas where he displays a little more common sense, like foreign policy and the war on terror. And man, did he school Eric Holder, who looked like a schoolboy in disgrace, and one who had not done his homework -here-

►No Sheeples Here did her weekly FMJWA blogger summary themed on Palin... and paranoia she's causing on the Left. Did the Reaganite make the cut...? Of course, what am I... chopped liver? -here-

►Left Coast Rebel proves that there's nothing funnier than a drunk chick at a wedding -here-

►The Other McCain's Stacy found still more scientific kookery from the Globaloney cult -here-... whilst emalgimated co-blogger Smitty finds confusion out-there regarding just what should constitute Reagan 2.0 -here-

►Another Black Conservative has must-see video on the ACORN scandal's latest chapter unfolding out in Los Angeles... and what's become apparent is that this longterm ally of Barack Obama's is absolutely rotten-to-the-core -here-

►Stop the UCLA Cassie's posted a great read on the political security of affable RINO/epic campaign FAIL John McCain in Arizona... looks like a possible challenge from the right out there. Will Sarah Palin ride-in to the rescue...? Read all about that -here-

►MAinfo's Opus#6 has militant moonbats attempting to intimidate the brave and principled Joe Lieberman -here-

►Conservative Pup says we've attained transparency at last... but it's nothing like what the disingenuous Obama pledged on the stump last year... -here-

►Gateway Pundit has the Republican weekly radio address- a gem calling the ObamaCare bill now in the Senate a "national disaster" -here-

►Down Under, on the Right-Side- If you're not yet familiar with this conservative Aussie blogger, have a look- I enjoy MK's posts and can tell you this man is a good friend of the United States of America... like many of our freedom/opportunity-loving allies down there.

►Conservative Generation has our misguided Democrat-led government in overdrive, working hard to squelch economic recovery on all fronts -here-

Reminds one of the story where American patriot and baseball/folk legend Yogi Berra was driving and someone yelled from the back seat "Yogi, I think we're lost"- to which Berra deadpanned "Yeah, but we're making great time!"

►Adrienne's Catholic Corner- you have got to see this list Adrienne's compiled of the new taxes we'll all be facing if they pass this ObamaCare disaster... unreal

►Looks like Reid isn't the only veteran Democrat in danger of losing his seat... Libertarian Advocate has veteran Corruptocrat Chris Dodd in deep doo-doo in CT -here-

►Right Pundits ponder the amusing possibility of Liz Cheney in 2012 -here-

►Government Mess Michigan's preeminent rookie blogger and Ted Nugent Republican is back from a week of deer-hunting up north... I don't know how that went but can see he's back-in-the-saddle already

-here-

►And the Amusing Bunni -reporting from direct from the belly-of-the-beast, Chicago- has a clip of the latest appalling crimes of ACORN... and then Andrew Brietbart putting incompetent and confused AG Eric Holder up against the wall with a real serious threat -here-

-h/t Pookie's Toons-

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Reid Schedules Dubious Weekend Vote, Suppresses Debate

The Democrats' head-weasel in the Senate -Dingy Harry Reid- will allow just 10 hours of debate on this radical government takeover of the HC industry prior to a squirelly Saturday-night vote... on the weekend when constituents can't contact their representative's offices because they are closed... isn't that special?.

The vote is expected around 8 p.m. EST, and will determine whether debate can go forward on Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page bill to dramatically remake the U.S. health care system over the next decade.

As noted by Left Coast Rebel:

... these bastards are pushing this thing despite overwhelming public mistrust... and on a Saturday, no less.

The chicanery amidst us knows no bounds. Massive tax hikes, myriad new agencies, monthly abortions fees, a conglomeration of everything terrible that the Federal Government represents with any entitlement program.

LCReb's got a useful call-your-wavering-Senator-now guide here...

And don't underestimate the Democrat's willingness to make outrageous backroom deals that leave we bagholders with the tab... and them with new statist powers. Senator Landrieu of Louisiana's already been bought off by the Dems... for a honking $100M.

One bright spot for conservatives has been the brave and principled stand of Joe Lieberman, who says he won't vote for cloture as long as it still has a "public option". Revenge is a dish best served cold... maybe it's starting to dawn on the DNC that they really shouldn't have attempted to screw him over for supporting the war-

As you've probably already read, far-left moonbats and members of the barnacle class have put on threatening, intimidating protests right in front of Lieberman's house this week... a shameful tactic against his family and right to a private life at home. Heat up the kettle of boiling oil, Joe- or just have your driver back over em in your Suburban, nobody's going to miss them.

And the Conneticut Senator's latest on this vital vote?

“I’m just — I’m being a legislator. After what I went through in 2006, there’s nothing much more that anybody [who] disagrees with me can try to do.”

“It’s classic politics of our time that if you look at the campaign last year, presidential, you can’t find a mention of public option,” Lieberman said. “It was added after the election as a part of what we normally consider health insurance reform — insurance market reforms, cover people, cover people who are not covered.

I don't know about you, but I'm going to pray that we can put a stop to this ill-conceived tax-n-control grab by the power-drunk Democrats... you'd think that's how a supposedly mature democracy would work, seeing that most people oppose it.

Say Anything blog thinks Reid faces two major obstacles... and they're named Lincoln and Dorgan... -here-

Win or lose now though, seems like the political damage is already done to Barack Obama and his party... they will likely face a decimating retribution and Obama attitude-adjustment at the polls in just 11 mos- some like Dick Morris are already predicting a 100-seat loss. Then, with massive GOP gains we can repeal anything the Obama-Pelosi-Reid junta does manage to get through... let's hope so.

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Update: No Sheeples on The Bribing of Mary Landrieu -here-

And now Nebraska Senator and Democrat Ben Nelson is threatening to join the filibuster against this nightmarish legislation... America's Watchtower has the breaking story -here-

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ObamaCare = Unconstitutional Socialist Brinkmanship

Judge Andrew Napolitano -Fox News analyst and author of Constitutional Chaos: What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws - seems extraordinarily qualified to ascertain just what today's power-drunk Dems are up to... what the end-game is... and if they should actually be allowed to get away with any of this.

And Napolitano argues here (5:00) that forcing Americans to get mandatory insurance policy is completely and utterly unconstitutional- as would be any law requiring us to buy a specific good or service:

But as Pelosi and Obama have both made abundantly clear, they do intend to tell you what insurance you have to buy... while seeing nothing wrong with throwing you in the can for a few months if you dare to disobey.

Even a number of Democrats have their doubts about the legality- when asked if the constitution gave the right to the government to mandate healthcare coverage, Senator Akaka of Hawaii said that he was not aware of any provision in the constitution that granted the government this right.

WH spokesman Robert Gibbs was pressed in a presser last-week, regarding the constitutionality of such an unprecedented mandate- and he had no real answers.

But Senator Orrin Hatch sure had a thing or two to say about it, though...

Such a Stalin-esque diktat from the Dear Leader -enforced with threats of fines and even prison-sentences- is of course an outrageous power grab, and completely un-American.

Obama has no authority to do this.... just like he had no power to fire the head of GM, nor to snake bondholders' equity and give auto companies to the UAW... but he went-ahead and did it anyway because we let him.

Tragically, this president has not interest nor experience in managing anything in a pragmatic manner... his career was built on shady political deals/"soaring rhetoric"/rabble-rousing for a fantastical far-left agenda... while putting-on a nice-guy act for the middle-class (per Alinsky).

Primary duties of his current job -like maintaining or incrementally improving American assets, economy, and strategic position dosn't bring him what he's looking for, either- megalomaniacs aren't really that into just watching the shop.

Rather than any managerial skills and balanced judgement, Obama's decision-making process is propelled by cynical political opportunism and a warped, narcissistic drive that keeps him hungry for political conquest and ego gratification. Meanwhile, a bloated sense of self-import has him living in a fantasy-world where he's some sort of international Che Geuvara... so he's not going to stop all this until more sane people stand-up and tell him NO.

With the press and other Obots programmed to march in tight formation -promoting and even making excuses for the incompetent, radical Obama- patriots of the TEA party movement/conservative blogs/principled conservatives like Sarah Palin are the only ones who can draw the line prior to mid-term elections, thereby limiting the damage... and we intend to do just that.

This whole episode -as with the Porkulus- shows just how anxious Obama is ram unhelpful, unneeded, and fiscally reckless legislation down our throats as he deems necessary- and with little concern for it's wisdom, public support, or even legality.

It's sure hard to see the justification for the Senate passing such dubious legislation, inviting years of court challenges- seems pretty irresponsible. And if ObamaCare is so fiscally dependent on the mandate, what happens to our new statist HC system when/if that gets ruled unconstitutional?

As noted by Ann Althouse:

Has anyone promoting this bill even attempted to calculate the economics with the individual mandate excised?

Are we going to have the whole lumbering system cranking into operation for years before we find out whether the the individual mandate is unconstitutional?

Or is that the scheme? The individual mandate is too big to fail, and the courts will cave.

President Obama needs to realize he's not in Chicago anymore... that the US Constitution trumps his agenda every time... and if they somehow manage to cobble enough votes together in the Senate for this monstrosity and stick us with an individual HC mandate, we'll see you in court.

Stop the ACLU has Judge Napolitano's upcoming Constitutional Law seminar on Fox News... a great opportunity for Americans to learn just what's at stake here, what's legal, and what's not -here-

While Riehl World View has an elderly emergency-room patient turned-away by a callous, bureaucratic national HC system in Japan... resulting in a truly needless death -here-

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