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Richardson’s Universal Health Disaster

Published by Rod D. Martin March 1st, 2008 filed under Barack Obama, Socialism, Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Rod D. Martin, Election 2008, TheVanguard.Org

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Bill Richardson’s promise of government-mandated universal health care may well have foundered on “fiscal and economic reality” (as National Review puts it), but it’s another aspect of the debacle which ought to be a wake-up call for everyone:

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Fight Hillary Now

Published by Charles Gordon September 22nd, 2007 filed under Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Campaigns, Groups & Parties, MoveOn, Charles Gordon, Rudy Giuliani, Socialism, Iraq, Culture, Defense Policy, Conservatism, GOP, War on Terror, Economics, Culture War, Democrats, Election 2008

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When Hillary Clinton pointedly refused to criticize the disgraceful Moveon.org ad in the New York Times which called General Petreaus a traitor, Rudy Giuliani’s campaign followed with its own ad bashing Hillary. 

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Martin in the Examiner: “Trends to Watch as We Invent the Future, Again”

Published by Rod D. Martin March 29th, 2007 filed under Space, Health Care, Future, Technology, Energy, Rod D. Martin, Announcements, TheVanguard.Org

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My Examiner piece is out today, and I hope you enjoy it.

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Part Two of the Tech Series in the Examiner

Published by Rod D. Martin March 28th, 2007 filed under Health Care, Future, Technology, Announcements, Rod D. Martin, Media, TheVanguard.Org

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As I wrote yesterday, I am being featured this week in the Examiner papers as part of a four-part series by technology people on the near-future changes that will remake the world over the next decade.

Today’s piece (part two) is online here.

And here’s my original post describing the series, which also includes Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) and Craig Newmark (Craigslist). Way cool! (continue reading post »)

Rod Martin Featured in The Examiner

Published by Rod D. Martin March 27th, 2007 filed under Health Care, Future, Technology, Energy, Rod D. Martin, Announcements, TheVanguard.Org

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This just in, from Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page Editor of The Washington Examiner.

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Coulter on Walter Reed Problems

Published by Charles Gordon March 15th, 2007 filed under Health Care, Homeland Security, Charles Gordon, Humor, Democrats, GOP, Economics, TheVanguard.Org

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In Washington, It’s Always the Year of the Rat

by Ann Coulter

Democrats have leapt on reports of mold, rats and bureaucratic hurdles at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as further proof of President George Bush’s failed war policies.

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SOTU: Affordable Health Care

Published by Rod D. Martin January 23rd, 2007 filed under HSAs, Health Care, George W. Bush, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org

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This is vital.  Democrats are already spinning the President’s plan as a tax increase, which is a sick joke.  We have to fight their spin.

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Health Care

Published by Rod D. Martin January 22nd, 2007 filed under HSAs, Health Care, Tax Reform, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org

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I’m on a conference call with Karl Rove right now, and he’s just outlined in brief what the President is trying to do with his health plan, widely attacked already as a tax hike even though no one has heard the State of the Union yet.

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HillaryCare Is Coming Back

Published by Rod D. Martin November 13th, 2006 filed under Election 2006, Health Care, Democrats, Economics, Rod D. Martin, Election 2008, TheVanguard.Org

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They don’t even have the majority yet until January, and Hillary has already vowed the return of HillaryCare, the socialized medicine plan she and her husband tried to shove down Americans’ throats in 1993-4.  At the time, this would have meant the government takeover of 17% of the U.S. economy.  It would be a whole lot more today.

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Grover Norquist: How to Halve Government Spending in This Generation

Published by Rod D. Martin August 3rd, 2006 filed under Social Security, HSAs, Activism, Conservatism, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org

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You might not know it from the actions of certain Congressmen, but a key goal of the modern conservative movement is to cut government in half as a percentage of the economy in this generation.

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