Comments for For Patriots Only http://blog.patriot64.com A blog for all things Conservative... Read on and join in the discussion. Your input is Constitutionally protected and always welcome… Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Projo rocks!!! by patriot64 http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/18/projo-rocks/#comment-1400 patriot64 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:07:11 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=619#comment-1400 Truth be told my friend, I have not decided. I will however support which ever candidate gets the nod. Primaries have become media circuses and target practice for the Left wing media. Frankly I can’t wait for them to be over. I must tell you however that a part of me hopes your guy wins re-election. I believe that the American people remain largely pre-occupied and unable to see the big picture. If re-elected, President Obama’s policies will certainly hasten their arousal. Qualifying note: Yes Scott, it won’t be entirely his fault, there is much blame to go around. I am simply interested in turning away from the iceberg… Truth be told my friend, I have not decided. I will however support which ever candidate gets the nod. Primaries have become media circuses and target practice for the Left wing media. Frankly I can’t wait for them to be over. I must tell you however that a part of me hopes your guy wins re-election. I believe that the American people remain largely pre-occupied and unable to see the big picture. If re-elected, President Obama’s policies will certainly hasten their arousal.
Qualifying note: Yes Scott, it won’t be entirely his fault, there is much blame to go around. I am simply interested in turning away from the iceberg…

]]> Comment on Pills and more pills… by patriot64 http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/16/pills-and-more-pills/#comment-1399 patriot64 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:58:59 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=607#comment-1399 Firstly Scott, I would have to believe healthcare was a right and should be “mandated”, which I do not. I too received blood transfusions not once, but three times and I’m sure glad they were covered. With that said, I worked hard to attain my skill set and education which allowed me to procure the job I did and which came with that “benefit” as part of my overall compensation package. I also ran my dad’s business for time when he was ill and paid for my own benefits as he did for most of his working life. Simply put Scott, I believe the free market can get this stuff right with minimal interference less any (basic) consumer protections. When the government begins mandating things like “family planning”, it is as I have said, a costly and slippery slope. Any employer should have the option to shop for and attain a “benefit” package for its employees which satisfies its beliefs and cost ratios. And this could certainly be accomplished by opening up state borders to insurers with a plethora of different offerings. And if those employees have a beef with what is offered, they may re-enter the job market and attain a job which offers one to their liking… Firstly Scott, I would have to believe healthcare was a right and should be “mandated”, which I do not. I too received blood transfusions not once, but three times and I’m sure glad they were covered. With that said, I worked hard to attain my skill set and education which allowed me to procure the job I did and which came with that “benefit” as part of my overall compensation package. I also ran my dad’s business for time when he was ill and paid for my own benefits as he did for most of his working life.
Simply put Scott, I believe the free market can get this stuff right with minimal interference less any (basic) consumer protections. When the government begins mandating things like “family planning”, it is as I have said, a costly and slippery slope. Any employer should have the option to shop for and attain a “benefit” package for its employees which satisfies its beliefs and cost ratios. And this could certainly be accomplished by opening up state borders to insurers with a plethora of different offerings. And if those employees have a beef with what is offered, they may re-enter the job market and attain a job which offers one to their liking…

]]> Comment on Pills and more pills… by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/16/pills-and-more-pills/#comment-1398 Scott Yonan Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:56:12 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=607#comment-1398 The real question is this: Should an employer's religious and/or moral beliefs allow him to pick and choose what health care he includes in his employees' health care? If you are Catholic, can you not cover contraception? Can you deny coverage for treatment of cervical cancer because it originated from HPV virus that one got from having unprotected sex? If you are an employer who is a Jehovah's Witness, should you be able to not cover blood transfusions for your employees? I'm sure glad that my health insurance covered blood products when I needed seven units of blood during emergency stomach surgery back in 1988. The real question is this: Should an employer’s religious and/or moral beliefs allow him to pick and choose what health care he includes in his employees’ health care? If you are Catholic, can you not cover contraception? Can you deny coverage for treatment of cervical cancer because it originated from HPV virus that one got from having unprotected sex? If you are an employer who is a Jehovah’s Witness, should you be able to not cover blood transfusions for your employees? I’m sure glad that my health insurance covered blood products when I needed seven units of blood during emergency stomach surgery back in 1988.

]]> Comment on Projo rocks!!! by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/18/projo-rocks/#comment-1395 Scott Yonan Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:46:41 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=619#comment-1395 Fred- I am dying of curiosity. Which GOPer are you backing? Newt? Mitt? Paul? Santorum? Other? Fred- I am dying of curiosity. Which GOPer are you backing? Newt? Mitt? Paul? Santorum? Other?

]]> Comment on Vendetta??? by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/18/vendetta/#comment-1389 Scott Yonan Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:35:03 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=612#comment-1389 You want facts? Bin Laden is dead. GM is alive. The economy is improving. Romney is a vulture capitalist. Santorum wants to take away contraception because "it is bad." Those are facts. Case closed. You want facts? Bin Laden is dead. GM is alive. The economy is improving. Romney is a vulture capitalist. Santorum wants to take away contraception because “it is bad.”

Those are facts. Case closed.

]]> Comment on Inflation trigger… by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/14/inflation-trigger/#comment-1359 Scott Yonan Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:51:55 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=600#comment-1359 I am pretty sure that the oil would not be refined in the USA. The pipeline would simply allow oil to make its way from Canada to awaiting tankers to head to China. You might want to take a look at the millions of dollars that your buddy Mitch McConnell will make if the pipeline were to be approved. A little bit of a conflict of interests. And again.....everything I've read says that not one drop of that oil would be destined for the USA. ALL of it will be exported, NOT just some of it. Again on the topic of civility, I do tire of the hypocrisy on both sides.....folks calling for respect and civility and in the same breath doing a bit of name calling. I am pretty sure that the oil would not be refined in the USA. The pipeline would simply allow oil to make its way from Canada to awaiting tankers to head to China. You might want to take a look at the millions of dollars that your buddy Mitch McConnell will make if the pipeline were to be approved. A little bit of a conflict of interests.

And again…..everything I’ve read says that not one drop of that oil would be destined for the USA. ALL of it will be exported, NOT just some of it.

Again on the topic of civility, I do tire of the hypocrisy on both sides…..folks calling for respect and civility and in the same breath doing a bit of name calling.

]]> Comment on Inflation trigger… by patriot64 http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/14/inflation-trigger/#comment-1358 patriot64 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:41:05 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=600#comment-1358 Scott, You are correct; some of that oil will be exported. But only after transportation, refining and delivery cost are extracted. Additionally, the long overdue construction of and modernizing of our refining systems within the continental U.S. that would take place, and is necessary for our nation to appropriately process the petroleum products we depend on, would create thousands of jobs. There have been comparative studies which show advancements in the building techniques of these types of pipelines and contradict some of the Rhetoric coming out of the environmentalist websites. Many of the fuel cost analysis on these same sites use flawed and factually inaccurate numbers as compared against our own federal reporting agencies. Moreover, any sales associated with this synthetic crude and bitumen would certainly carry a U.S. “surtax” and might go a bit to balancing what we sell to Beijing as opposed to what we buy. In our current condition, this is simply something that should have been looked at and not just summarily dismissed for purely ideological reasons. Oh and Scott, I luv ya, but when I speak of civility, I am referring to politicians and I am not one. I am a pundit who receives email daily that would make you uneasy to say the least. I’ve been doing this for a while now my friend and I keep it far more civil than many of my critics, of this you can be sure… Be well... Scott,
You are correct; some of that oil will be exported. But only after transportation, refining and delivery cost are extracted. Additionally, the long overdue construction of and modernizing of our refining systems within the continental U.S. that would take place, and is necessary for our nation to appropriately process the petroleum products we depend on, would create thousands of jobs. There have been comparative studies which show advancements in the building techniques of these types of pipelines and contradict some of the Rhetoric coming out of the environmentalist websites. Many of the fuel cost analysis on these same sites use flawed and factually inaccurate numbers as compared against our own federal reporting agencies. Moreover, any sales associated with this synthetic crude and bitumen would certainly carry a U.S. “surtax” and might go a bit to balancing what we sell to Beijing as opposed to what we buy. In our current condition, this is simply something that should have been looked at and not just summarily dismissed for purely ideological reasons.

Oh and Scott, I luv ya, but when I speak of civility, I am referring to politicians and I am not one. I am a pundit who receives email daily that would make you uneasy to say the least. I’ve been doing this for a while now my friend and I keep it far more civil than many of my critics, of this you can be sure… Be well…

]]> Comment on Inflation trigger… by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/14/inflation-trigger/#comment-1356 Scott Yonan Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:20:35 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=600#comment-1356 Fred - One thing you forgot to mention about the Keystone Pipeline: NONE of that oil is destined for the USA. It is for CHINA. So yes, some jobs would have been created by the pipeline, but the building of the structure would have been horrible for the environment AND we wouldn't have been the recipients of the oil anyway! p.s. I am one of those environmental nutjobs. When you call for respectful civil discourse and then start namecalling, it doesn't serve you well. Fred – One thing you forgot to mention about the Keystone Pipeline: NONE of that oil is destined for the USA. It is for CHINA. So yes, some jobs would have been created by the pipeline, but the building of the structure would have been horrible for the environment AND we wouldn’t have been the recipients of the oil anyway!

p.s. I am one of those environmental nutjobs. When you call for respectful civil discourse and then start namecalling, it doesn’t serve you well.

]]> Comment on Manipulating the vote 2012… by Scott Yonan http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/12/manipulating-the-vote-2012/#comment-1345 Scott Yonan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:48:25 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=595#comment-1345 Hooray! Glad to hear that there is no more racism in the USA! Thanks for the news, Fred! No more excuses, you minorities out there! Pull yourselves up by your bootstraps. Racism is dead. Hallelujah and Amen! Hooray! Glad to hear that there is no more racism in the USA! Thanks for the news, Fred! No more excuses, you minorities out there! Pull yourselves up by your bootstraps. Racism is dead. Hallelujah and Amen!

]]> Comment on Birth control for everyone, even if you don’t want it… by Jeffrey A. Coulter http://blog.patriot64.com/2012/02/10/birth-control-for-everyone-even-if-you-dont-want-it/#comment-1338 Jeffrey A. Coulter Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:57:33 +0000 http://blog.patriot64.com/?p=592#comment-1338 I tend to think that Fred's analysis of important facts of any issue of the day are right most of the time, but we all should remember that in most instances politicians; being the sleazy animals they are, just uses such issues as birth control to insight personal passions of the general public for their own gain more than anything ells. The real issue here is more of who is forced to pay for such things, and not to override a woman's personal choice. We need to end the self righteous, sloppy Agape and see the biggest problem here is Obama's socialistic; if not outright communistic agenda. It is essential for all of us to have compassion for both the ethical arguments in this birth control issue except that of the administration's communistic grab for power. I tend to think that Fred’s analysis of important facts of any issue of the day are right most of the time, but we all should remember that in most instances politicians; being the sleazy animals they are, just uses such issues as birth control to insight personal passions of the general public for their own gain more than anything ells.
The real issue here is more of who is forced to pay for such things, and not to override a woman’s personal choice. We need to end the self righteous, sloppy Agape and see the biggest problem here is Obama’s socialistic; if not outright communistic agenda.
It is essential for all of us to have compassion for both the ethical arguments in this birth control issue except that of the administration’s communistic grab for power.

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