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Politics : How Quickly Can Obama Totally Destroy the US? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (1049)	1/16/2013 12:20:40 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16547

the latest case where the EPA first linked drilling to water contamination and then softened its position,

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (1049)	1/16/2013 1:27:27 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

Notice that the Health Care crap fits right together with the gun control The pieces are visibly falling into place 1- Force everyone to get "healthcare" 2- Then use "health providers" as a major agent in the of eliminating guns. Obama Asks Doctors to Help Deal With Guns Jan 16, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER weeklystandard.com According to a background briefer provided by the White House, President Barack Obama is asking doctors to help deal with guns. Here's the relevant passage: PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROTECT THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES FROM GUN VIOLENCE: We should never ask doctors and other health care providers to turn a blind eye to the risks posed by guns in the wrong hands. Clarify that no federal law prevents health care providers from warning law enforcement authorities about threats of violence: Doctors and other mental health professionals play an important role in protecting the safety of their patients and the broader community by reporting direct and credible threats of violence to the authorities. But there is public confusion about whether federal law prohibits such reports about threats of violence. The Department of Health and Human Services is issuing a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits these reports in any way. Protect the rights of health care providers to talk to their patients about gun safety: Doctors and other health care providers also need to be able to ask about firearms in their patients’ homes and safe storage of those firearms, especially if their patients show signs of certain mental illnesses or if they have a young child or mentally ill family member at home. Some have incorrectly claimed that language in the Affordable Care Act prohibits doctors from asking their patients about guns and gun safety. Medical groups also continue to fight against state laws attempting to ban doctors from asking these questions. The Administration will issue guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit or otherwise regulate communication between doctors and patients, including about firearms.

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (1049)	1/16/2013 2:10:40 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

White House downplays Morsi’s anti-Semitic ‘apes and pigs’ rants The Daily Caller ^ \| 1/16/13 \| Neil Munro

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (1049)	1/18/2013 10:54:36 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

Obama coal regulations crippling communities War on fossil fuels strangling the economy, too By Rep. David B. McKinley and Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Friday, January 18, 2013 The war on jobs and affordable energy is real and continues to pick up steam with a swarm of new regulations coming out of President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency contributing to more mine closures and plant shutdowns across the country. Last week, we witnessed the latest round of victims in the war on coal, with by Text-Enhance">Georgia Power Co. announcing its plans to shutter 15 fossil-fuel-fired electric units, impacting nearly 500 jobs in the state. (Illustration Wanted: Coal by Greg Groesch ) Georgia Power explained that the high cost of new EPA rules, including the rule setting maximum achievable control technology (known as Utility MACT) standards, was a contributing factor for the closures. Sadly, it is just one of several companies that have cited a hostile regulatory environment as a reason for layoffs in the past year. When Ohio American Energy Inc. announced it was shutting down mining operations in Brilliant, Ohio, the company’s news release cited “regulatory actions by President Barack Obama and his appointees” as the “entire reason” for the mine’s closure and layoffs, which will impact 240 workers. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. recently announced it would eliminate 1,200 jobs companywide as a result of mine closures in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, stating the decision was due in part to “a regulatory environment that’s aggressively aimed at constraining the use of coal.” New natural gas discoveries are leading some utilities to switch from coal to natural gas, but there is no doubt that the regulatory crackdown on coal is accelerating and exacerbating coal-fired utility closures. However, it is unclear whether by Text-Enhance">natural gas prices will remain low under this administration’s harsh regulatory policies. In truth, the Obama administration has waged a war against all fossil fuels by discouraging the development and production of these affordable resources, despite the fact that fossil fuels provide more than 80 percent of the nation’s energy supply. Our president is paying lip service to an “all-of the-above” energy plan, while at the same time trying to regulate into oblivion one of our most abundant and affordable energy resources. The total number of announced plant retirements nationwide is already more than triple the amount the EPA had predicted would be caused by its regulations, and by Text-Enhance">studies suggest more closures are imminent. The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity reports that EPA regulatory policies already have contributed to the announced retirement of more than 250 coal-fired units, totaling more than 38,000 megawatts. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. recently issued its Long-Term Reliability Assessment, which showed that plants responsible for 20 percent of the nation’s coal-fired electricity generation may be lost by 2017. Coal miners and utility workers are most directly affected by the EPA’s anti-coal agenda, but studies show the layers of new regulations will have a significant effect on other sectors of the economy as well. According to a by Text-Enhance">study by the National Association of Manufacturers, the cumulative impact of six major new EPA rules could cost manufacturers hundreds of billions of dollars and eliminate millions of American jobs. Communities in Virginia, West Virginia and across the country are enduring first-hand the destructive consequences of this administration’s regulatory assault. The mounting layoffs are creating a domino effect, affecting the economies of local coal communities. A television reporter in Boone County, W.Va., put it best while reporting on local job losses, stating, “When the work underground stops, everything above pays the price.” Our families, friends and neighbors have fallen victim to this war on coal. It is destroying jobs and destroying a way of life. It is destroying American prosperity. To get our economy working again, we need common-sense policies that encourage investment and job creation, not policies that prohibit the use of affordable energy resources. As members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, we will continue our work to stop the war on coal and allow our economy to grow and prosper again. Rep. David B. McKinley from West Virginia and Rep. H. Morgan Griffith from Virginia both serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on energy and power. washingtontimes.com credit peter dierkes