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Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:09 PM

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Fast-Breaking Update

The irresistible-force of Truth, Justice and the American Way appears to have emerged victorious,
although hurdles persist; the House is to Vote on Defunding ObamaCare, although the strategy doesnt
quite befit what this physician had envisioned, starting six weeks ago *although its inching closer]:

Leadership sources tell me the House GOP will soon vote on a continuing resolution that
simultaneously funds the federal government and defunds ObamaCare. Speaker John
Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are expected to announce the decision at
Wednesdays closed-door conference meeting.

This means the conservatives who have been urging Boehner to back a defunding effort
as part of the CR have won a victory, at least in terms of getting the leadership to go
along with their strategy. But getting such a CR through the Democratic Senate and
signed into law will be very difficult, and many House Republican insiders say a Plan B
may be needed.

Heres how my sources expect this gambit to unfold: The House passes a defund CR,
throws it to the Senate, and waits to see what Senator Ted Cruz and his allies can do.
Maybe they can get it through, maybe they cant. Boehner and Cantor will be
supportive. But if Cruz and company cant get it through the Senate, the leadership will
urge Republicans to turn their focus to the debt limit, avoid a shutdown, and pass a CR
that doesnt defund ObamaCare.

For the moment, though, the leadership is officially undecided. No decisions have been
made, or will be made, until House Republican members meet and talk tomorrow, says
Michael Steel, Boehners spokesman.

To recap, to preclude a two-pronged attack on the GOPand now noting that the decision by Boehner
last week to split-off ObamaCare-$ [inadvertently] constituted a step-in-the-right-directionconsider:

HR 2009 *Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013+ was passed by the House and
could be appended to the CR covering the Treasury Department; HR 2300 *Empowering
Patients First+ could be appended to the CR covering the Health and Human Services
Department; the remaining eight departments could then be amalgamated into one CR
and passed [thereby envisioned to be passed by the Senate and signed by the POTUS].
In this fashion, the GOP would not be portrayed as the Party of NO! because it
would have adopted [and funded] its alternative-plan, and the GOP would not be
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portrayed as having shut down government because it would have upheld its duties
[per the Constitution, Article I, Section 7] to originate government-funding bills.

There would be no D-justification to avoid passing monies that would fund the rest of the government
and, thus, regardless of the fate of ObamaCare, the risk of a government shut-down would be gone.
Meanwhile, focus could be trained solely on what an increasing number of Americans fervently desire,
thereby allowing for the GOP to champion the interests of a burgeoning electorate grown tired of BHO.
That his antics have drawn increasing fire from the left is HUGE [including the elitist crowds], and the
culmination of angst regarding misconduct domestic and foreign would be afforded a useful outlet
*including yesterdays political-speechifying while he knew the Naval Base was being shot-upbut didnt
know who/what/where/when/why/howeven condemned THROUGHOUT THE DAY on MSNBC].

Events of the Past Six Hours

It was learned that one must double-post comments when an article appears in the Courier Times and
the Intelligencer; this approach should be mirrored to yield maximum exposure. One letter-writer noted
the political-forces behind one major TEA Party that are worth divulging, if only to note their triviality:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/freedomworks-rich-donors-armey-
kibbe-super-pac
Powerful Tea Party Group's Internal Docs Leak

"...internal documents obtained by Mother Jones show that FreedomWorks has indeed
become dependent on wealthy individual donors to finance its growing operation. . .Last
month, the Washington Post reported that Richard Stephenson, a reclusive millionaire
banker and FreedomWorks board member, and members of his family funneled $12
million in October through two newly created Tennessee corporations to
FreedomWorks' super-PAC. . .Big donations like Stephenson's are business as usual for
FreedomWorks. According to a 52-page report prepared by FreedomWorks' top brass
for a board of directors meeting held in mid-December at the Virginia office of Sands
Capital Management, an investment firm run by FreedomWorks board member Frank
Sands, the entire FreedomWorks organizationits 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) nonprofit arms
and its super-PACraised nearly $41 million through mid-December. Of that total, $33
millionor 81 percent of its 2012 fundraisingcame in the form of "major gifts," the
type of big donations coveted by nonprofits and super-PACs. (FreedomWorks' nonprofit
components do not have to disclose their funders.)"

It seems loco-regional efforts to help GOP-Congressmen do the right thing have extended statewide,
noting that Shuster [PA-9] was challenged-by-the Tea-Party Movement. Also, after a group launched an
ad-blitz against Congress ObamaCare Bribe, it was concluded that defunding ObamaCare need not be
viewed as 'Suicide' After All. And the crazy-politicians have been out in-force, as Reid Blamed Colorado
Floods [which caused massive destruction] On 'Climate Change' [and predictably used the occasion to
slam House Republicans for partisanship and wasting the "taxpayer's time" trying to repeal ObamaCare].

Although a bit off-topic, it is necessary to confront John McCains recent behavior within
the overall context of his lengthy career; regarding this particular battle, McCain advised
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the GOP not to Shut-Down Gov't, despite the repeated claims that this was rhetorically
the emanation from the Dsbecause the Rs consistently focused solely on ObamaCare.

Witness how he has portrayed a foreign policy that has attracted few adherents.
Despite reports that al-Qaeda Islamists permeate the Syrian rebels ,an issue that will
be probed, time-permitting, over the weekend}, McCain posed with some while in Syria
and, with kerry, cited-syria-analyst-with-false-credentials [who wrote a discredited essay
last week in the WSJ]. Perhaps in reaction to embarrassment [of both himself and BHO],
he will attack putin in pravda ,an action that constitutes cinema rather than potency-.
He claims the us-lost-credibility-on-egypt and now has 'no credibility' in Arab world
because [inter alia] Kerry's Message Sabotaged Egypt Mission; in reaction, analysts feel
it's BHO, McCain and Graham *Grahamnesty+ who made 'huge mistake' in Egypt.

Also, McCain views the Next few weeks as a 'critical time in the life or death' of
immigration reform and he is guardedly optimistic on house passage; as his Wife is
Meeting With the Former First Lady of Mexico and his daughter Meghan McCain has
Lost Her Base [The Media], his erratic behavior prompted an Official Arizona GOP Body
to Pass a Formal Rebuke of John McCain andperhaps as a resultSen. John McCain
has Hinted at 2016 Retirement. {It is so-sad that he has become self-marginalized.}

Polling shows 70% voters 'concerned' about future coverage, as 51%-favor-government-shutdown-until-
healthcare costs are cut by Congress; a feeble defense has been mounted by Sebelius when she claimed
people 'WILL CAN MAY GET COVERED' as another entity [MCDONALDS] pled for relief from ObamaCare.
As a face-saver, perhaps, the House Passed a Bill to Require Income Verification for ObamaCare Benefits
while it was claimed that this artifice, ObamaCare, Is Secretly A Bailout Of State And Local Governments.

A bit of levity has been introduced to assuage the stressors associated with this revolutionary effort:
Introducing ObamaCare the Game- Everybody Has To Play Nobody Ever Wins. Back-to-business,
recognizing the arrival of the following blast e-mail c/o Tea Party Patriots [corroborating the opener]:

You are receiving this email because of your affiliation with Tea Party
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View it in your browser.

We're Gaining Ground and We Need to Hear from You!

Patriots,

We're getting down to the wire in the battle to Defund ObamaCare. Last week, your presence at the Exempt
America Rally and the phone calls you made to Congress halted the House Republican Leadership's "bait and
switch" plan to fool the American people. They quickly learned that they didn't have the votes to play the shell
game - and it was all because of your efforts.

Now, we are hearing reports that the House Leadership might actually vote on a Continuing Resolution (CR)
that funds the government, but stops funding ObamaCare. If they actually pull through - this could be huge -
and again it is all thanks to your hard work. But, we must not let up right now. We must keep the pressure on.

Tomorrow morning at 9am, the House Republican Conference will have a meeting to discuss their strategy for
how to handle the CR. It would be helpful for you to call House Leadership early in the morning to encourage
them to do everything they can to stop ObamaCare.

This email has 3 action items:

1. Call House Leadership (John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy) and your elected
Representative first thing tomorrow morning to tell them you want them to take a stand and defund
ObamaCare. You can contact the House Switchboard by calling: (202) 224-3121
2. Tell at least 10 people to make phone calls as well.
3. Tell us how ObamaCare has affected you (below).

Are you one of the millions of Americans who have already been hurt by ObamaCare?
Have your health care premiums gone up?
Are you a Senior who has lost your Medicare Advantage plan?
Has your full-time job been cut to a part-time job, because your employer cant afford ObamaCare?
Are you a young worker who cant find a job because no employer wants to take on your health care
costs?
Are you a single mom who can no longer purchase child-only policies because of ObamaCare?
Are you an employer who fears going out of business because of the expensive bureaucratic demands
of ObamaCare?
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Is all this uncertainty making you sick?

Then we want to hear your story.

Tell your ObamaCare story now. Make your voice heard.

Dont suffer in silence. Speak up now!

Anonymous submissions are welcome. Just tell your story now before its too late.

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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:13 AM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLII [ObamaCare]

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The backlog is up to 86-pages of hyperlinks, but a few key-points must be made regarding the updated
ObamaCare situation; there is no guidance on the RedState/Breitbart/Drudge websites, nor has FNC
been particularly enlightening as to the late-breaking developments [confirmed by Tea Party Patriots].
Thus, its necessary to be a bit tentative regarding the upcoming events, while attacking a sleeper-issue.

First, inasmuch as this is Constitution Day, its vital to remember the Anti-Federalists;
sentiments in this essay were mirrored last week by Mark *The Great One+ Levin on
his radio-show [noting that he/I are Cheltenham High School grads]; the key-point is
that both camps shared common goals that had to be fleshed-out, yielding the view
that the Bill of Rights would ensure individual protectionsand that Federalism would
provide a final balance between the *united+ states and the united *states+.

Before tackling the sleeper-issue, it is advised that the reader enjoy The Most Epic Version of the Star
Spangled Banner That You Will Ever Hear, and ponder jfk-murder-secrets-hidden-for-50-years [as the
50
th
anniversary thereof approacheson 11/22/2013+. Then, recalling the original broadcast provided
a few days ago, note the-jewish-history-of-god-bless-america [h/t Brian Rosenthal] and its politics,
captured in this excerpt therefrom [containing surprising insights into a well-known folk-singer]:

Whatever God Bless America meant to Berlin personally, it seemed to be everywhere
by 1940, Kaskowitz writes. The Brooklyn Dodgers played it at every home game that
year, and both the Democrats and the Republicans incorporated it into their conventions
and campaigns. Woody Guthrie, fed up with what he viewed as the songs complacent
assurances, fired back with God Blessed America, the biting parody that would become
This Land Is Your Land. Several anti-Semitic groups predictably targeted God Bless
America as evidence of an imagined Jewish conspiracy, though the pro-Nazi German
American Bund embraced the tune for a time at its New Jersey retreat that is,
Kaskowitz writes, until they called for a boycott of the song upon discovering that it was
written by a Jew.

It is also advised that another tear-jerker be experienced, divulging an apparently-true story that deals
with a great-flick that is also almost a half-century remote: The Great Escape Tunnel has been Found.
*Only the text of this vignette was provided, but apparently photos were provided of Tunnel vision:
A tunnel reconstruction showing the trolley system and of The site of the tunnel.+:

Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally
been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed Harry by Allied prisoners was
sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp Stalag Luft III
in western Poland. Despite huge interest in the subject, encouraged by the film
[starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, and Charles Bronson],
the tunnel remained undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron
Curtain and the Soviet authorities had no interest in its significance.

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But at last British archaeologists have excavated it, and discovered its remarkable
secrets. Many of the bed boards which had been joined together to stop it collapsing
were still in position. The ventilation shaft, ingeniously crafted from used powdered milk
containers known as Klim Tins, remained in working order. Scattered throughout the
tunnel, which is 30 ft. below ground, were bits of old metal buckets, hammers and
crowbars which were used to hollow out the route.

A total of 600 prisoners worked on three tunnels at the same time. They were
nicknamed Tom, Dick and Harry and were just 2 ft square for most of their length. It was
on the night of March 24-25, 1944, that 76 Allied airmen escaped through Harry. Barely
a third of the 200 prisoners many in fake German uniforms and civilian outfits
and carrying false identity papers who were meant to slip away managed to leave
before the alarm was raised when escapee number 77 was spotted.

Only three made it back to Britain; 50 were executed by firing squad on the orders of
Adolf Hitler, who was furious after learning of the breach of security.

In all, 90 boards from bunk beds, 62 tables, 34 chairs and 76 benches, as well as
thousands of items including knives, spoons, forks, towels and blankets,
were squirrelled away by the Allied prisoners to aid the escape plan under the noses of
their captors.

Although the Hollywood movie suggested otherwise, NO Americans were involved in
the operation. Most were British, and the others were from Canada (all the tunnellers
were Canadian personnel with backgrounds in mining), Poland, New Zealand, Australia,
and South Africa.

The latest dig, over three weeks in August, located the entrance to Harry, which was
originally concealed under a stove in Hut 104.

The team also found another tunnel, called George, whose exact position had not
been charted. It was never used as the 2,000 prisoners were forced to march to other
camps as the Red Army approached in January 1945.

Watching the excavation was Gordie King, 91, an RAF radio operator, who was 140
th
in
line to use Harry and therefore missed out. This brings back such bitter-sweet
memories, he said as he wiped away tears. Im amazed by what theyve found.

*

To introduce an analysis of the current call-to-arms, note the sentiments in this entire article
[http://www.redstate.com/2013/09/17/fighting-the-good-fight-against-ObamaCare/] which emerged
immediately prior to the initial revelation of what may very well transpire in less than 12 hours:

Im tired of politicians running around and talking about how theyll fight for this or
that, especially since the fighting in question always boils down to Big Government
slamming some politically disfavored group of law-abiding citizens to the mat and
treating them to a confiscatory ground-and-pound beating. Its time for the forces of
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liberty to do some fighting. The failures of our adversaries are many and manifest. We
have the Constitution on our side. Its time to climb out of those trenches and retake
some ground.]

Almost two months ago, Sen. *Dr.+ Tom Coburn blasted this defunding effort by citing a reference that
was unavailable via normal Internet-searching; thus, his office was contacted [202-224-5754] and a
receptionist guided this physician to a webpage that provided hyperlinks to a site that allegedly had the
full-length report *which doesnt open+ and to another site containing an executive-summary thereof.
The premise of this analysis is that CRS: Government Shutdown Does Not Shut-Down ObamaCare:

On July 29, 2013 the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a memo to Dr. Coburn
at his request for information on the potential effects of a funding lapse and related
government shutdown on implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act. The memo specifically addressed several questions he posed. The memo reveals
that if government were shut down, funding for ObamaCare would still continue. In
other words, shutting down the federal government does not shut down ObamaCare.
This document is a summary of direct quotes from that memo.

Thus, it is necessary to determine whether any reasonable justification exists among moderates
GOP-members of the House who are reluctant to sign-on with Graveswhen the specifics of this memo
are confrontedwith the Graves-CR in-mind. A non-attorney physician may be an unreliable resource
for such an exercise, so the reader is invited to draw independent conclusions. Yet, using the word IRS
as a search-term, it would appear that the comprehensive lingo in Graves would preclude the type of
cost-shifting [envisioned in this report] that could be pursued by an elusive/conniving Executive Branch.

The Administration Can Exercise Some Discretion Implementing ObamaCare
In the context of a prospective or actual lapse in appropriations and government
shutdown, several presidential administrations have interpreted the nature and scope
of restrictions on government activities during a shutdown and any related exceptions.
These interpretations.identified specific exceptions that govern federal agency
decisions regarding which operations may continue during a government shutdown
under certain circumstances. These exceptions arguably have been read broadly,
resulting in a situation where executive agencies may exercise some discretion. It is
important to note that past views and practice in the executive branch do not
necessarily constrain or guide what may happen in the event of a future funding lapse
and shutdown.

The Obama Administration Already Had ObamaCare Funding Plans Online
The near-impasses [in FY2011 and FY2012] also resulted in executive branch agencies
posting a substantial amount of information on the Internet about their plans for a
potential shutdown, including information about excepted and non-excepted personnel
and activities. These plans might provide insight into questions of whether government
activities at specific agencies and programs, and in specific situations, would continue or
cease.

A Government Shutdown Does Not Cause All Government Functions To Cease
A funding gap also may occur any time that interim funding in a continuing resolution
(CR) expires and another CR or regular appropriations bill is not enacted immediately
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thereafter. When a funding gap occurs, the federal government begins a shutdown of
the affected activities, including the furlough of certain personnel and curtailment of
agency activities and services. There are some exceptions to this process, however, as
explained further..In 1980 and 1981, *sic+, U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti
issued two opinions that more strictly interpreted the Antideficiency Act in the context
of a funding gap, along with the laws exceptions.

There Are Four Types of Funding That Do Not Cease During A Shutdown
The GAO has summarized the 1981 Civiletti opinion as identifying four sub-types of
authorized by law exceptions. Those include:
1. Activities funded with appropriations of budget authority that do not expire at the
end of one fiscal year, such as multiple-year and no-year appropriations
2. Activities authorized by statutes that expressly permit obligations in advance of
appropriations, such as contract authority.
3. Activities authorized by necessary implication from the specific terms of duties that
have been imposed on, or of authorities that have been invested in, the agency. The
Civiletti opinion illustrated this abstract concept by citing the situation when benefit
payments under an entitlement program are funded from other-than-one-year
appropriationsbut the salaries of personnel who administer the program are funded
by one-year appropriations the Attorney General offered the view that continued
availability of money for benefit payments would necessarily imply that continued
administration of the program is authorized by law at some level and therefore
excepted from the Antideficiency Act.
4. Obligations necessarily incident to presidential initiatives undertaken within his
constitutional powers, such as the power to grant pardons and reprieves.

Substantial ObamaCare Implementation Would Continue In a Shutdown
It appears that substantial ACA implementation might continue during a lapse in
annual appropriations that resulted in a temporary government shutdown for two
reasons. The first is that the federal government will be able to rely on sources of
funding other than annual discretionary appropriations to support implementation
activities, including multiple-year and no-year discretionary funds still available for
obligation as well as mandatory funds..The HHS shutdown contingency plan that was
prepared in anticipation of a possible government shutdown in FY2012 indicated that
ACA implementation activities at CMS would continue because of the mandatory
funding provided in the law.

What About ObamaCare Implementation Funding From Other Sources?
The Administrations FY2014 budget requested $1.4 billion in new funds for CMS
Program Management for ongoing ACA implementation activities, plus an additional
$400 million for the IRS to administer ACAs tax-related provisions, including the
premium tax credits. In the event that congressional appropriators do not provide any
of these funds, or in the event of a temporary lapse in discretionary appropriations that
results in a government shutdown, it seems likely that the Administration will continue
to rely on alternative sources of funding to support ACA implementation activities.

ObamaCares Subsidies for Health Coverage Would Continue During a Shutdown
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Like many other tax credits, the monies used to fund such provisions are permanently
appropriated outside of the annual appropriations process. Therefore, the funds for
such credits would continue to be available via this permanent appropriation during a
government shutdown caused by a lapse in annual appropriations.it may be likely that
at least some of the eligibility and processing functions associated with payment of this
credit might continue during a government shutdown, even if the salaries of the federal
employees who would be making those determinations are paid from annual
appropriations that have lapsed. This is because the IRS could rely upon that portion of
the Civiletti opinion which indicates that continued availability of money for benefit
payments would necessarily imply that continued administration of the program is
authorized by law despite the lapse in discretionary funding.

Even Past Shutdown Experience Suggests Subsidies Would Still Be Operational
The experience of the Social Security Administration (SSA) during the two FY1996
shutdowns illustrates what might happen over a period of time in these situations..SSA
had not retained staff to, among other things, respond to telephone calls from
customers needing a Social Security card to work or who needed to change the address
where their check should be mailed for the following month. SSA then advised OMB
that the agency would need to retain 49,715 additional employees for direct service
work, including the processing of new claims for Social Security benefits.. The SSA
workers described above were determined to be excepted based on the necessary
implication standard enunciated in the Civiletti opinion. Consequently, it may be
reasonable to infer that any similar benefit programs under the ACA with a separate
funding stream could also be considered excepted functions under the necessary
implication doctrine in the event of a lapse in annual appropriations.

The IRS Could Still Continue To Collect ObamaCares Taxes During a Shutdown
In its government shutdown Contingency Plan from November 16, 2011, the IRS cited
memoranda from OMBand the General Counsel of the Treasury for the proposition that
incoming tax revenue constitutes property in the context of this exception to the
Antideficiency Act. As a result, that contingency plan indicated that during a lapse in
appropriations, the Service may continue processing tax returns to insure the protection
of those returns that contain remittances. Importantly, it should be noted that a
lapse in funding does not automatically result in the suspension of filing and payment
deadlines imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). While some enforcement and
collection activities may be unavailable during a government shutdown, those
authorities would resume if funding is subsequently provided for the IRS, and any
outstanding tax liabilities accrued during that time period may be subject to
enforcement and collection at that time.

A Shutdown Would Not Halt ObamaCares Medicare Cuts
A short-term government shutdown would likely have little impact on Medicare claims
payments based on what happened during the shutdowns in 1995-1996, nor would it
affect underlying program requirements. Medicare continued to pay physicians and
hospitals during those shutdowns according to the prevailing payment rates because
claims are paid out of the Medicare trust funds. These outlays represent mandatory
spending, which is not controlled by the appropriations committees. However, CMSs
contractual payments to the vendors that process the claims on its behalf come from
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the agencys operating budget, which is funded through annual discretionary
appropriations. During the 1995-1996 shutdowns, the claims vendors continued to
process and pay claims with the expectation that they would be paid for their services
later.

ObamaCares Exchanges Would Not Be Dismantled in a Government Shutdown
Yes, other sources of funding besides annual discretionary appropriations are available
in FY2014 and beyond to support exchange operations..The HHS Secretary currently is
using funding from ACA and other sources to establish the federally facilitated
exchanges and related information technology (i.e., data services hub) and to engage in
consumer outreach and education. ACA also provided the Secretary with an indefinite
annual appropriation to award exchange planning and establishment grants to states
through 2014. Each year, the Secretary determines the amount of funding that will be
made available to states through this grant program. Beginning in 2015, exchanges must
be self-sustaining.

The Individual Mandate Would Continue Under a Shutdown
The individual mandate applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2013 (i.e.,
calendar years 2014 and on), and is intended to be assessed as part of a taxpayers
annual income tax return required to be filed during April of the year following the
applicable tax year.. If a government shutdown were to occur during calendar year
2014, the lapse in funding would not automatically suspend the requirements of the
individual mandate. In other words, during the time period that the government is shut
down, taxpayers who fall within the coverage of the individual mandate would still be
accruing penalties for any months in which they lacked minimum essential coverage.
There is no general exception to the individual mandate that automatically applies
during a lapse in government funding. Moreover, the HHS Secretary has not included a
government shutdown among the various circumstances enumerated in regulation as
constituting a hardship.

All I see in this report is analysis of what would transpire during a presumptive shut-down; inasmuch as
the GOP plans to fund everything except ObamaCare, envisioning what might occur short-term is moot.
On the other hand, it is desirable to note the detailed exploration of how ObamaCare interdigitates with
governmental activities seemingly disparate from its alleged healthcare focus. These considerations
may be of-interest if it is necessary to tease-out what might transpire during a house-senate conference
committee meeting if, for example, the idea of a yearlong delay achieves any degree of primacy.

Tentatively, it is easy to draw two conclusions. First, it is the job of legislators to understand these issues
and, thus, to be able to tackle a task of this magnitude [or scale-down the overall effort accordingly];
nothing should be too big to fail, whether in the private *banking+ sector or in the halls of government.
Second, if this task is found to be excessively daunting, the members of the TEA Party Movement would
undoubtedly argue for a complete defunding, lest BHO make unconstitutional [cost-shifting] moves.
Overall, it is sexy to return to the concept that, were BHO to resist our wiles, he would risk shut-down
of the IRS [which has been targeted by the libertarian wing of the GOP during recent years].

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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:33 AM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLIII [ObamaCare]

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The purpose, here, is to clarify to concepts that have arisen during a.m.-grilling by Guzzardi.
First, because there is residual angst regarding whether the GOP will be vulnerable to the [unjustified]
charge that The Republicans are the party of NO!, it is necessary to consider replacing ObamaCare
within the continuing-resolution with ANYTHING encompassing the consensus conservative viewpoint
*such as Tom Prices bill, minus the federal-level insurance-pools+along with a *minimal+ fiscal note.
Furthermore, because Ds incessantly claim the GOP is trying to shut-down government, if there is any
problem with the viability of the Graves-JR, the GOP-House can pass a clean CR for everything except for
ObamaCare and THEN isolate the problems therewith [regardless of sequester/debt-ceiling/etc.].
Because Guzzardi always advises repeating important messages [at least 17x ?], here again is my view:
Finally, it remains mandatory that the GOP seize the narrative, noting the consensus view that BHO has
been weakened; he, frankly, is honkering-down because he is holding-his-breath until 10/1/2013.
Therefore, the GOP must help people appreciate the fact that any shutdown would be blamed on Ds.

We must DEFUND and DELAY ObamaCare implementation; this is not an either/or proposition!

Notwithstanding claims from the Ds *and from their water-carriers, such as Politico], the conversation
has shifted from defunding to delaying *n.b., this is the latest meme emerging from dialogue on
MSNBCs Morning Joe, prior to a pivot of the chat into problems BHO is having with messaging+.
Such efforts to compromise have, thus far, met with some success, noting that Sen. Toomey is
Supporting Legislation To Delay ObamaCare]; this failure to find common ground was refuted in
Heritage Actions daily blastfor delay yields implementation of ObamaCares non-fiscal facets.

We must remain resolute, for these reasons:

Should We Delay or Defund ObamaCare?
Marguerite Higgins
August 26, 2013 at 6:50 am

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Conservatives are united in one idea: ObamaCare is devastating policy for America. To
halt its destructive effects, some are saying Congress should merely delay the law. But
to truly stop it, ObamaCare must be defunded.

Some conservatives are arguing for postponing the individual mandate and employer
mandate for one year. Others add that ObamaCares new entitlements should be
delayed.

Delay is not enough.

ObamaCare is far more than the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the
new entitlement spending. Its a massive, government-centered restructuring of
American health care.

Simply delaying ObamaCare:

doesnt stop ObamaCare from harming people. Regulators could continue to enforce
the Health and Human Services (HHS) anti-conscience mandate {n.b., cardinal-dolan-
reaffirmed-commitment-to-oppose-mandate-protect-conscience} and issue new
ObamaCare rules that raise costs and premiums for struggling businesses and families
alike.
is a gift to the Obama Administration. Federal bureaucrats have missed nearly half of
their self-imposed deadlines to get the law up and running { n.b., ObamaCare-chief-
coldly-saysto-dying-girl-someone-lives-and-someone-dies-video}. Why provide them
more time to make sure thousands of regulations are entrenched in the private health
care sector?
doesnt stop ObamaCare programs from launching. A 53-page ObamaCare
timeline shows that in 2014 alone, 27 separate ObamaCare programs and requirements
are scheduled to take effect {n.b., ObamaCare-doctor-rationing-begins-in-california}.

ObamaCare is disastrous for individuals, businesses, and doctors alike. The law is unfair,
unaffordable, and unworkable. Congress can halt ObamaCares devastating impact by
defunding it entirely before the laws health insurance exchanges take effect on
October 1. This timing is also crucial because Congress will have to make a decision on
funding the government before then.
As Heritages senior policy analyst Chris Jacobs explained in this video, it is possible to
defund the lawand it doesnt require a government shutdown. Conservatives want to
keep the federal government open. We just want to shut down ObamaCare.

Because full defunding will stop all of ObamaCares programs, and all of its new
regulations, it is the strongest play for those who want to stop ObamaCare cold.

Read more about the timing of funding the government and defunding ObamaCare.

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Because this blast is arriving in fast-succession [after the prior update], it is initiated by recalling the
fact that the bush-43 speech-at-ground-zero-on-9-11-2001-is-still-so-powerful and that George W Bush-
delivered a -First Pitch strikein 2001 @ the World Series--When We Were Free. The impetus for it is,
specifically, to recognize how [inch-by-inch] the working-hypothesis is mirroring the prior suggestion:
Here is what just arrived *c/o Guzzardi, of course, who is avidly studying all of these blasts+:
Morning Examiner: House leadership's latest plan to avoid shutdown
House Republican leadership will attempt to sell House Republicans on a new plan to
avoid a government shutdown Wednesday, and it includes a partial defunding of
ObamaCare.
Last week, House leadership unveiled a short-term continuing resolution that would
have kept the entire federal government funded, including ObamaCare, through Dec.
15. That plan failed to win enough votes in the Republican caucus to guarantee victory,
so a planned Thursday vote was cancelled.
Let's Try This Again
Now House GOP leadership is back with another short-term continuing resolution, this
time funding everything but ObamaCare through Dec. 15. This is not a full embrace of
the defund-ObamaCare supporters who want to fight with President Obama over a full-
year CR that zeroes-out ObamaCare. A separate bill introduced by Rep. Tom Graves, R-
Ga., would have done exactly that.
'Repeal and replace' is back
Also Wednesday, conservatives will unveil new legislation to "repeal and replace"
ObamaCare. This is not a leadership plan, but instead is coming from the much more
conservative Republican Study Committee. RSC Chairman Steve Scalise, R-La., will
announce the plan, along with Tennessee Reps. Phil Roe and Marsha Blackburn.
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We've obviously fought very hard to repeal the bill, to unravel different pieces on it
that are falling on its own weight, anyway, Scalise told Roll Call. But we've also been
working to put together a true alternative that would lower market costs and fix some
real problems that existed before ObamaCare that are made worse with it. No details
of the plan have been released yet.
What's next?
If the House GOP leadership is able to sell its caucus on the new short-term defund-
ObamaCare CR, the entire House could vote on it as early as Thursday.
After that, the bill would quickly be sent to the Senate, where House leaders areanxious
to see what Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, can do with it.
If Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., sits on the bill, or brings it up for a vote to kill it,
look for House Republicans to run out the clock before relaunching their original CR bill
which funded everything, including ObamaCare, through Dec. 15.
Either way, the CR-shutdown fight is still shaping up to be a minor undercard bout
compared to the later mid-October fight over the debt limit.
Public backing for shutdown growing?
All of this happens as evidence appears of a major shift in public opinion. The latest
Rasmussen Reports survey finds 51 percent of those questioned favor a government
shutdown if ObamaCare is not at least partially defunded.
The survey contacted 1,000 likely voters over the weekend and has a 3 percent margin
of error, so it may suggest the congressional GOP leaders' temerity on defunding
ObamaCare represents a mis-reading of public opinion.
Here are the details *c/o Eastern MontCo, Philly Tea Party Patriots+ of the GOPs alternate-plan, noting
that one line therein *No overall cost estimates for the bill were available.+ is reminiscent of *failed+
efforts to prompt Mikes office to submit his bill to the Legislative Reference Bureau for a Fiscal Note:
house-conservatives-back-obamacare-alternative
By Associated Press September 18, 2013 6:50 am
A large group of House conservatives intends to unveil legislation providing an
expanded tax break for consumers who purchase their own health coverage and
increasing the government funding for high-risk pools, according to lawmakers who said
the plan marked the Republicans' first comprehensive alternative to President Barack
Obama's health care overhaul.
Under the proposal endorsed by the Republican Study Committee, individuals who
purchase coverage approved for sale in their state could claim a deduction of $7,500
against their income and payroll taxes, regardless of the cost of the insurance. Families
could deduct $20,000.
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The RSC claims a membership of 175 members, about three-quarters of the House
Republican rank and file. The bill's introduction, expected Wednesday, comes at a time
when the leadership has yet to advance any comprehensive alternative to the law
Obama signed in 2010, even though lawmakers have voted more than 40 times on
repealing part or all of it. The GOP vowed three years ago to "repeal and replace" the
existing law.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the RSC chairman, said the group wanted an alternative "that
actually lowered cost and increased access, and did it in a way that doesn't have the
mandates and the taxes" that are part of what's come to be known as "Obamacare."
"We're going to be pushing to have a vote on the House floor" after going through
regular legislative procedures, he said of the measure, which includes a full repeal of the
law that Republicans have opposed from the start.
Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., who led a small group that drafted the measure, said the tax
deduction would ensure that individuals and families enjoy "the same buying power" as
employers who are permitted to deduct the cost of coverage they provide coverage to
their workers.
He also said the commitment of $25 billion over 10 years to defray the cost of coverage
for high-risk patients would ease a problem caused when funding provided under
Obama's plan ran out. Premiums in the high-risk pools would be capped at twice the
average cost of insurance sold in the state.
Individuals with pre-existing conditions who already have coverage would generally be
permitted to shift existing insurance without fear of losing it.
The legislation also includes expanded access to health savings accounts, which are tax-
preferred accounts used to pay medical expenses by consumers enrolled in high-
deductible coverage plans.
The RSC legislation includes a number of proposals that Republicans long have backed to
expand access and hold down the cost of health care, including features that permit
companies to sell policies across state lines and that let small businesses join together to
seek better rates from insurers.
In addition, awards for pain and suffering, emotional distress and similar noneconomic
damages in medical malpractice cases would be capped at $250,000, unless a state had
a higher cap.
No overall cost estimates for the bill were available.
Internal divisions have plagued Republicans this year as they struggle to produce
alternatives to the Obama plan. Legislation backed by House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor, R-Va., to increase funding for high-risk pools was pulled without a vote after
some conservatives objected to improving "Obamacare" at a time when they want to
repeal it.
Obama and Democrats frequently criticize Republicans for focusing so much attention
on repeal efforts without coming up with an alternative.
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No update would be complete without noting how the WaPo is purposefully miscasting the situation
[Government shutdown moves closer to reality+, failing to report the GOPs lede that has been the
constant-theme for weeks: the GOP funds all of government except ObamaCare. It prematurely places
blame on the GOP *voters may well blame Republicans for a shutdown given that the repeal-or-bust
crowd provoked the confrontation+ without noting the alternate possibility *voters may well blame
Democrats for a shutdown, given that the maintain-or-bust crowd (House, Senate, POTUS) has refused
consistently even to discuss the financing of ObamaCare and, thus, provoked the confrontation+.
During conversation [with Guzzardi, of course, who is avidly fact-checking all of these blasts+, he was
reminded of a classic-jingle from a half-century ago that characterizes the uncertainties that abound;
after he was told it was from TVs Mickey Mouse Club, he proclaimed the following to be Talmudic
because, as per his Facebook entry *all of which, he knows, I avidly read+, We plan; God laughs.:
Today is the day that is filled with surprises; nobody knows whats going to happen!
Mickey Mouse Club: "Anything Can Happen Day" - YouTube
Throughout, it must be recognized that Emergency Department Use Could Surge Under ACA due to the
concept that unlimited-demand will predictably overwhelm limited-supply. Awareness must also be
maintained when the liberal-media attempts to numb the citizenry [e.g., the following is in todays Inqy:
Cancer patients overtreated in final days]. Another iteration: The idiot's guide to de-funding ObamaCare.

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Multiple communications have been edited-down, allowing for key-concepts to have been isolated:

Continuing the Fight to Defund ObamaCare
Emergency Tele-Townhall Tonight at 5 p.m. EDT
Sign up here if you would like to be called, to listen-in.

Tea Party Patriots [National Support Team] will host an emergency tele-townhall tonight at 5pm EDT,
during which a hot update will be provided on the Continuing Resolution and the overall efforts to
defund ObamaCare. Leaders of this initiativeincluding Congressmen Tom Graves and Mark
Meadowswill be on the call, which reflects our ongoing commitment to leave no stone un-turned
while fighting ObamaCareover the next fortnight, and then until the law is finally repealed.

This morning, the House GOP voted to allow for a vote on a Continuing Resolution that funds the
government at the current levels (that includes sequestration levels) while fully defunding ObamaCare.
We must ensure that, once this passes, the Leadership in the House doesn't decide to roll-over and
immediately to negotiate it away; they must stand firm if this is the avenue that they are going to take.

Conservatives cant afford to take a victory lap.
The House will vote this week, probably on Friday.
Ensure they know you support defunding ObamaCare.

House leadership announced they would pass a bill that funds the federal government and affirmatively
defunds ObamaCare in its entirety; it is for real, this time, an achievement that reflects successful
efforts of those who labored to educate the immediate-world, starting in-earnest only this past August.
We are in a position to strike a fatal blow to ObamaCare, but that means the hard work is just beginning.

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Todays announcement represents a victoryfor the GOPs conservative wing and its tea-party allies.
(Wall Street Journal) It also represents a victory for those already hurt by ObamaCare, such as workers
who have seen their hours cut and patients searching for new doctors. And it reaffirms the ability of
Americans living/working outside the Washington, D.C. Beltway to impact the legislative process.

Heritage Actions nine-city Defund ObamaCare blitz-tour drew huge crowds and inspired backers
across the country to ask their representatives about where they stood. A lot of members were put in a
corner, says a House Republican insider. They were caught by surprise. (National Reviews Robert
Costa) In August, it was predicted that the August town hall meetings could end up being the sleeper
events of the political season and a major factor in the fiscal and budgetary showdowns soon to come.
(Bloombergs Josh Green) These SRO-events were tightly-timed, deftly-delivered love-fests.

ObamaCare has never been popular; the law was jammed-down the throat of America by the Ds
[Obama/Pelosi/Reid] by using procedural gimmicks; they hoped the publics resolve would fade and the
subjects would acquiesce to the experts but, as became readily apparent this August, they erred.
The citizenry is increasingly resolute and, thanks to the conservative movement, ObamaCare now is on
the ropesas are the politicians hopelessly trying to defend the law. We say, Full speed ahead!

Unfortunately, the Ds are unlikely to draw a reasonable conclusion without some assistance; indeed,
despite all the evidence to the contrary, ObamaCare-defenders will keep swearing the law is helping
those in need and keeping things the same for everyone else. Its getting to them, however, because
many complain the White House operation has not consulted enough, has failed to assert leadership,
has been too passive, and has ceded momentum to Republicans; they are somewhat restrained in public
but, in private, they exhibit exasperation. They serve a POTUS whose messaging is failing him.

[A disclaimer: Those pundits arguing this effort could rescue the Ds forget they lack a strategy to stop
implementation of ObamaCareas of 10/1/2013. What is refreshing is hearing Boehner/Cantor sound
so positive about this course, perhaps relieved by not having to combat Conservatives AND by feeling a
comfort-level with their plans (including the replacement medical plan, which is to be budget-neutral).]

After the House passes a continuing resolution that funds the government but defunds ObamaCare,
Senate Democrats and President Obama must decide whether they would want to shut down the
Federal Governmentto protect a destructive, unpopular lawor to acknowledge ObamaCare has failed
and cannot be salvaged in the short-term. Americans understand ObamaCare is unworkable and
unaffordable, for it is separating patients from their doctors and employees from their employers.

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House Conservativesenergized by the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movementachieved an
unprecedented level of recognition, for the house-will-vote-on-continuing-resolution-that-defunds-
ObamaCare; Conservatives are only making Republicans do what they said they were going to do.
Illustrating the tight-organization that has been achieved, Tea Party Patriots attracted ~60K listeners
[within 4 hours notice+ to a phone-conference update, Wednesday, during which key-leaders depicted
the anticipated next-steps in this historic process; immediately the campaign to support-the-defund-cr
effort was renewed, recognizing the [regrettable] existence of pockets of resistance within GOP-ranks.
The goal of these e-mails is to summarize forces-at-play cogently, encouraging the readership to ACT!

,Glutted with a dozen pages of hyperlinks solely related to ObamaCare, its necessary to disseminate
pivotal data regarding the next step in the process by drawing upon both key-excerpts from e-mails
and the Internet AND data acquired during oral communications; thus, concepts will be developed and
documented in a fashion that is, perhaps, less cohesive than has previously been evinced; also, it is
possible that some repetition will transpire, for this is a pivotal moment in American History. Again,
anyone who detects errors/omissions is please invited to provide immediate feedback, inasmuch as
impeccable standards must be maintained, lest these e-mails be targeted as has been Senator Cruz.}

One concept that will thread through these communications is how people are
becoming unmasked through the process of honoring what 60-70% of Americans now
wish to accomplish, namely, becoming freed from the constraints of ObamaCare.
Prominent among them are pundits who are cow-towing to the establishment-GOP,
and the usual suspects *overflowing @ MSNBC+ will only be highlighted in-passing;
naturally, the key-exception is Scarborough, for the degree to which Morning Joe
consistently trashes Ted Cruz *along with A.B. Stoddard on Chris Matthews Hardball+
transcends disgust. These experts are now so wrapped around their personal levels of
ego-involvement that it will be fascinating to continue to observe their reinventions.

These e-mails have generally been replete with hyperlinks but, in light of this sea-change in politics,
license will be self-granted to wax-philosophical; throughout, however, it will be recognized that the
battle is ongoing, as the American People are provided an unprecedented avenue to express themselves
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to their alleged-leadership. Such Populism could infuse the GOP with a level of enthusiasm that can
extend long-term, undermining alleged-strategists who double as nay-sayers on behalf of the base;
voters can recognize the scourge ObamaCare threatens to impose upon Americas cherished Values.
Here, the TEA *Taxed Enough Already+ Party Movement can now build upon evidence of BHOs failings,
as overwhelming awareness thereof *domestic/overseas+ confronts the most trusting of Ds.

An earlier blast claimed It remains mandatory that the GOP seize the narrative,
noting the consensus view that BHO has been weakened; he, frankly, is honkering-down
because he is holding-his-breath until 10/1/2013. Therefore, the GOP must help people
appreciate the fact that any shutdown would be blamed on Ds. This prediction has
been threading through the media, particularly during the past 48-hours, as desperation
marked efforts to dissuade House-Rs from abiding by Wednesdays Caucus-decision.
Central to this posture is the need to frame the issue properly, again, as per an earlier
blast *We must DEFUND and DELAY ObamaCare implementation; this is not an
either/or proposition!+ as politicians allow rhetoric to catch-up with the new reality.

This conceptualization has emerged episodically during recent months/weeks/days, and it may be noted
that it received considerable attention herein, most recently when re-citing one of Heritage Actions
daily blastsfor delay yields implementation of ObamaCares onerous/irreversible non-fiscal facets.
[For example, A.B. Stoddard departed today @ Noon on FNC from Cruz-bashing to claim a grand-bargain
will emerge, delaying the individual-mandate for a year in-exchange for raising the debt-ceiling; clueless,
she ignores timing and a follow-up query led to the claim that the House would ultimately capitulate.]
Specifically-cited in a recent blast was having unearthed why we must remain resolute:

Should We Delay or Defund ObamaCare?
Marguerite Higgins
August 26, 2013 at 6:50 am

Conservatives are united in one idea: ObamaCare is devastating policy for America. To
halt its destructive effects, some are saying Congress should merely delay the law. But
to truly stop it, ObamaCare must be defunded.

Some conservatives are arguing for postponing the individual mandate and employer
mandate for one year. Others add that ObamaCares new entitlements should be
delayed.

Delay is not enough.

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ObamaCare is far more than the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the
new entitlement spending. Its a massive, government-centered restructuring of
American health care.

Simply delaying ObamaCare:

doesnt stop ObamaCare from harming people. Regulators could continue to enforce
the Health and Human Services (HHS) anti-conscience mandate {n.b., cardinal-dolan-
reaffirmed-commitment-to-oppose-mandate-protect-conscience} and issue new
ObamaCare rules that raise costs and premiums for struggling businesses and families
alike.
is a gift to the Obama Administration. Federal bureaucrats have missed nearly half of
their self-imposed deadlines to get the law up and running { n.b., ObamaCare-chief-
coldly-saysto-dying-girl-someone-lives-and-someone-dies-video}. Why provide them
more time to make sure thousands of regulations are entrenched in the private health
care sector?
doesnt stop ObamaCare programs from launching. A 53-page ObamaCare
timeline shows that in 2014 alone, 27 separate ObamaCare programs and requirements
are scheduled to take effect {n.b., ObamaCare-doctor-rationing-begins-in-california}.

ObamaCare is disastrous for individuals, businesses, and doctors alike. The law is unfair,
unaffordable, and unworkable. Congress can halt ObamaCares devastating impact by
defunding it entirely before the laws health insurance exchanges take effect on
October 1. This timing is also crucial because Congress will have to make a decision on
funding the government before then.
As Heritages senior policy analyst Chris Jacobs explained in this video, it is possible to
defund the lawand it doesnt require a government shutdown. Conservatives want to
keep the federal government open. We just want to shut down ObamaCare.

Because full defunding will stop all of ObamaCares programs, and all of its new
regulations, it is the strongest play for those who want to stop ObamaCare cold.

Read more about the timing of funding the government and defunding ObamaCare.

These points were also covered in a blast e-mail of a few days ago by Senate Conservatives:

We hear that Republican leaders are now trying to cut a deal where Republicans would
get a one-year delay of certain parts of ObamaCare and give the Democrats more
spending and a higher debt limit in exchange.

There are a couple BIG problems with this.

1. The only way to delay ObamaCare is to DEFUND it. If ObamaCare is not defunded, the
Obama Administration will still be able to use our tax dollars to implement portions of
the law. The health exchange subsidies that are designed to make Americans dependent
on ObamaCare, for example, will go forward.

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2. Americans should NOT be forced to permanently pay for more spending and debt just
to get a temporary delay in ObamaCare. Congress already spends far too much. If
Democrats want to also raise the debt limit, they should be forced to completely REPEAL
ObamaCare and pass a balanced budget.

In follow-up of the Press Release issued by the Bucks County TEA Party Movement, it is of-interest that
articles for which we agitated were ultimately published initially in the Courier-Post & Intelligencer
[entertainment value may greet the reader of the subsequent byplay in the comments-section] and,
subsequently, twice in the Inquirer [Fitzpatrick expresses skepticism on defunding Obamacare & GOP's
Fitzpatrick caught in the middle of health-care debate]; pre-/post- the vote, these arrived from Mike:

ObamaCare has both the Tea Party and Labor Unions on the same page in repealing the
Presidents healthcare law. Thats not something I have ever seen, or ever expected to
see, in politics. When groups like these, who are typically in opposition to each other,
can find common ground on something so important, elected officials need to take
notice. Despite what you may see in the media, support for repealing and replacing
ObamaCare only continues to grow. In fact, seven parts of ObamaCare have been
repealed. In the next two weeks, we will see a barrage of TV ads telling people things we
know just cant be true.

*

I wanted to send you a quick note as I head back home from the Capitol that we just
voted to hold the President accountable for his failing healthcare law by defunding it.
We were told we could keep our health insurance if we liked it. We were told premiums
would not rise. We were told there would be no new taxes or tax hikes. Everything we
were told by the President has proven to be wrong.

What was missing, therefore, in the newspaper articles is this: The TEA Party Movement is functioning
on a plane that reflects both altruism and maturity; we are not going to abuse the privilege of being able
to meet with a like-minded individual whom we absolutely adore, but we are going to recognize that
quoting Guzzardiwe must play hardball and cannot blink *a line, BTW, that Schumer expropriated
from Cruz yesterday]. We are organized free-thinkers, but ultimately we only express tough-love.
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Correct or incorrect, we pledged our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to this task, as per the
end of the speech by Teds father [Pastor Rafael] @ the Wilmington pep-rally held 22 long days ago.

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Needless to say/write, there has been tremendous turmoil within the GOPmuch with 16 overtones;
roiling extends to the state-level [n.b., 3-things-to-know-about-pas-alternative-to-medicaid-expansion],
as entrenched politics emerge *with defeatists increasingly self-marginalized]. Illustrative of the way
Senate-Ds will feel-the-heat is the need to meet-the-two-democrats-who-voted-to-defund-ObamaCare
[both of whom are under considerable re-election pressure]; illustrative of the status of this effort a
fortnight ago *and now+ are points I privately wrote while lobbying *Defund ObamaCare Remarks]:

Tomorrow, the irresistible force will meet the immovable object. My goal, briefly, is to
tell you what we have accomplished in suburban Philadelphia and to discuss how we
can win the argument nationally, quoting Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who has
spearheaded this movement along with Senator Mike Lee.

The TEA Party Movementremember, T-E-A stands for Taxed Enough Alreadyhas
matured and faces its greatest test. We have discovered what Pogo the Possumin
the comic strip written by Walt Kelleylearned to his dismay during the Vietnam War
era; We have met the enemy, and they is us!

Specifically, we need to apply tough love to the Republicans who were elected under
the banner of repeal and replace ObamaCare less than a year ago. Thats why we
wrote a Resolution that was signed-off by every TEA Party Movement group in Bucks
County; the text tells the story:

We, the undersigned leaders of patriot groups in the 8
th
Congressional
District, have been active supporters of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick
for years, contributing time, effort, and funds to support this honest
civil servant. We have asked the Congressman to protect the best
interests of individuals, families, and businesses in his district
by refusing to fund ObamaCare. Unfortunately, despite having cast 42
votes supporting symbolic resolutions against the detrimental
provisions of this Healthcare Act, Congressman Fitzpatrick has not
committed himself to taking a stand against funding ObamaCare in
the Continuing Resolution.

The failure of our representatives in the House to use their power of
the purse strings to delay or stall the burdensome requirements of
ObamaCare undermines the people's confidence in their
understanding of the harmful impact of this law and their commitment
to the welfare of the people. Those of us who have worked to put the
Congressman in office because of his firm stand
against ObamaCare call on Congressman Fitzpatrick to back up his
words with action by voting against any measure that provides
funding for ObamaCare. We further ask that Congressman Fitzpatrick
make public this commitment to his constituents.
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We specifically request that Congressman Fitzpatrick promptly sign the
letter composed by Rep. Mark Meadows, urging the House GOP
leadership to affirmatively de-fund the implementation and
enforcement of ObamaCare in any relevant appropriations bill brought
to the House floor in the 113th Congress, including any continuing
appropriations bill.

We would advise that others co-adopt this policy ASAP and petition their Congressmen
in this fashion, for this is a pivotal moment in American history, and partisan politics
must not dominate the debate; citizens must be reminded that ObamaCare has nothing
to do with medicine, and everything to do with Big Government control. D.C. can snoop
everywhere, but our personal lives must remain private.

Thats why, after having listened to Democrats and to wavering Republicans, we
generated this strategy, with specific reference to the Continuing Resolutionthe
CRand to the EXCLUSION of any effort by Speaker Boehner to link this effort with
any other agenda-item [such as the Debt Ceiling or Sequester]:

HR 2009 *Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013+ was passed
by the House and could be appended to the CR covering the Treasury
Department; HR 2300 *Empowering Patients First+ could be appended
to the CR covering the Health and Human Services Department; the
remaining eight departments could then be amalgamated into one CR
and passed [thereby envisioned to be passed by the Senate and signed
by the POTUS]. In this fashion, the GOP would not be portrayed as the
Party of NO! because it would have adopted *and funded+ its
alternative-plan, and the GOP would not be portrayed as having shut
down government because it would have upheld its duties *per the
Constitution, Article I, Section 7] to originate government-funding bills.

We are upset that we had to challenge our beloved Congressman, Mike Fitzpatrick, on
this issue, but channeling what has happened nationally was vital; we also note that
Senator Toomeyyesterdaysuggested that the monies involved in the CR comprise
only 15% of what would be expended next year, with the rest presumably having been
raised via taxation. Frankly, my dears, we dont give a damn for removing this
discretionary funding would starve the beast, even if it has been partially fed by
mandatory funding. For example, no appropriation to implement the Individual
Mandate would exist.

If I missed anythingregarding policy and procedure, regarding how we analyzed and
actedplease contact me ASAP; otherwise, lets unify our effortsled by patriotic
Americans who work tirelessly through the TEA Party Patriots, FreedomWorks, Heritage
Action, and Let Freedom Ringand remember, again in the words of Senator Cruz, not
to blink when confronted by the elites, collectivists, statists.

This was the formal statement from Heritage Actions CEO [Michael A. Needham]:

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Todays vote is a victory for the American people, who should not be forced to spend
another dime on ObamaCare. Opponents of the law are, and must remain, united in
their opposition to funding this unworkable, unaffordable law. Senate Democrats must
now make a decision: will they stand with President Obama to protect ObamaCare or
will they reject partisan politics to protect their constituents.

This was Heritages Jim DeMints follow-up *House of Representatives Listens to the American People
on ObamaCare+ following the vote; note that its short on rhetoric and long on reality-based messaging:

Today, a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to stop ObamaCare
while funding the government to prevent a shutdown. This is a powerful development
for the cause of freedom, showing that our representatives are listening to the concerns
of the American people about this unworkable, unfair, and unpopular health care law.
When this partisan law was rammed through more than three years ago, its backers
publicly stated they could not bother to read the legislationor give the American
people time to read the bill. We have to pass the bill so that you can find out whats in
it, as the former Speaker of the House famously remarked.

The people who passed ObamaCare didnt listen to the American peoplebecause, as
polling since ObamaCare passed has demonstrated, the American people dont like the
law one bit. All the reasons people dont like ObamaCare are the same reasons we need
to stop its implementationto prevent premiums from going up; to prevent massive
new tax hikes; and to prevent people from losing their health coverage, or losing their
jobs altogether.

Listening to the American people about stopping ObamaCare should not be a partisan
exercise. Real people have already been harmed by this misguided law. Every day brings
new facts to light on how ObamaCare will raise costs on struggling families, restrict
access to doctors and plans they like, increase our debt, and damage our fragile
economy. Congress should work together to protect American families from being hurt
and instead work on commonsense reforms that expand health care choices and lower
costs.

Today, the House of Representatives voted to stop ObamaCare because it listened to
people across the country. Heres hoping the Senate listens to the American people as
well.

This was what Joe Pitts released *House Passes Bill to Keep Government Open+:

Today, the House of Representatives passed a bill with my support to continue funding
the government through December 15. This bill included a provision to defund
Obamacare. The vote was not strictly along party line with two Democrats voting in
favor and one Republican opposing. It is now up to the Senate to consider our plan and
pass one of their own. The House will reconvene next week to wait on Senate passage
of a continuing resolution. I believe we can overcome our differences and prevent a
government shutdown.

Top Ten Reasons Why I Oppose Obamacare
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As more important implementation dates for Obamacare come up, I want to make it
clear why I oppose Obamacare and the type of health reform I stand for. This week, I
released a TOP TEN list of ways the law is failing. I also offered my support for new
alternative legislation introduced by my colleague Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN). I believe its
important to not just oppose Obamacare, but to offer solutions that work better. I hope
you can take the time to read both the top ten and my OP-ED this week on the good
solutions in Dr. Roes bill.

This was what Pat Toomey released via e-mail:

This week, I took additional steps in my continuing effort to defund, delay, and
ultimately repeal the president's health care law. In the Senate, I co-sponsored two bills
to delay for one year either a portion or all of the law's onerous mandates and taxes.
Both bills delay the individual and employer mandates that go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.
Obamacare is fundamentally wrong in its approach to improving our nation's health
care system. It should be repealed in its entirety.

Since taking office in 2011, I have repeatedly advocated for repealing Obamacare. I have
worked with Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle on a broad array of strategies
to dismantle it, such as repealing the medical device tax, which stands to cost
Pennsylvania's economy $100 million annually. I have also co-sponsored legislation that
eliminates the health insurance tax and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

I continue to work to overturn this law. Lacking that, Congress should at least delay the
implementation of its heavy-handed mandates to prevent imminent harm to
Pennsylvanians' pocketbooks, jobs, and economic wellbeing.

This was what Pat Toomey released via Facebook:

My statement on the House CR: While it's not perfect, I support the House continuing
resolution and look forward to the Senate debating this important legislation next week.
I also hope the Senate will have an open debate that allows both sides to offer possible
improvements for instance, reducing spending levels so they are consistent with the
bipartisan Budget Control Acts limits.

I am pleased that the House measure defunds ObamaCare, includes my Full Faith and
Credit Act to take the default option off the table if the debt ceiling is not raised, and
avoids a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

It is anticipated that the American People will be given a seminar next week, c/o the U.S. Senate.

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Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:44 PM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLVIII [ObamaCare - Overview]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/169924885/anti-Obama-CLVIII?2=0

I think I can relax a bit, for it seems many events are moving productively; will provide explanations in
human bites *ref. Gemini+ with, first, an overview of what may probably be occurring next week.
Although a dozen pages of hyperlinks have been accumulated, it is anticipated that they can be grouped
and then only key-citations will necessarily be disseminated. We are rapidly learning whom to trust.

The two legs of my strategy-suggestions *which have been repeated in the blasts since early-August]
have been heard nationally, so its possible to sketch-out the GOP-Approachas per recent interviews
of both Cruz/Lee. Pivotal is flexibility, noting uncertainty regarding how Reid will present the legislation,
but the key-concept is that the two major potential-arguments against the GOP will be obviated, to wit:

The IRS-funding [via Treasury] and the ObamaCare-alternate *via HHS+ will be linked to CRs, and the rest
of government funding will be submitted clean to the Senate if it doesnt sign-off on the original; thus,
the GOP will have provided a revenue-neutral alternative to ObamaCare and will not have caused a
shut-down. It is noted that the latest MSNBC-narrative is that a split remains within the GOP, claiming
They dont have a plan. Amazingly *perhaps not so surprisingly+, they incompletely cite polling data;
rather than stating the vast majority of Americans still hate ObamaCare, they segue to the claim that
most Americans dont want a shut-down [thereby shrouding the viewer from the complete truth].

Heres a sampling of where Americans stand on ObamaCare:
1. 68 percent are concerned about the impact on their personal health care under ObamaCare
(Fox News poll, September 17)
2. 57 percent oppose ObamaCare (CNN/ORC International survey, September 11)
3. 52 percent believe ObamaCare will result in their health care costs increasing (NBC
News/Wall Street Journal poll, September 15)
4. 51 percent want Congress to cut funding for ObamaCare (Rasmussen Reports, September
17)
It has been claimed that the presidency-is on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown, noting 5-key-reasons-
why-barack-obamas-future-looks-increasingly-bleak:
1. A new Gallup poll suggests the November mid-terms could result in the biggest victory
(13%) for Republicans in the House since 1894
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2. The Senate now hangs in the balance, per Rasmussen and RealClearPolitics.
3. The economic figures are grim, per the US-Govt. and Investors Business Daily.
4. A quarter of Democrats have turned against the president
5. George W. Bush is now as popular as President Obama
It has also been noted by Investors Business Daily that the media are telling 40 little-lies-about-
ObamaCare and that there is a strong resemblance between BHO and lenin, who-used-these six-
principles-of-propaganda-to-consolidate-control:
1. Ends Justify The Means
2. Firstest With The Mostest
3. Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste
4. Demonization
5. Propaganda of Example
6. Blame Your Predecessor
During an interview with the daily caller, Ted Cruz has answered these four questions:
1. What precisely is your strategy to defund ObamaCare and whats your best argument for
employing this method?
2. Explain specifically how your strategy actually has a realistic chance of being successful?
3. Your opponents argue your strategy wont work because Republicans, without control of
the White House or the Senate, do not have the votes. They say its simply dishonest to lead
conservatives across the country to think it would. Opponents also say that Republicans will
take the blame for any shutdown, thus harming your midterm chances. Your response?
4. How are those who disagree with you on the strategy distorting your views on this?
{Because this is so vital, note that the following constitutes his complete answer.}
Cruz: Aside from the defeatist view that this cant be won, addressed above,
there are three significant misunderstandings:

A) Some, even among our allies, describe our proposal as shutting down the
government to defund ObamaCare. Such framing clearly tilts towards the
Democrats. Our perspective is, we would pass a bill to fund the entire
government except ObamaCare; it is the President and his allies who have
threatened to shut down the government to force ObamaCare onto
working families, even though its problems are manifest.

B) Another recurring line is that a recent Congressional Research Service report
confirmed that a government shutdown would not, in itself, fully defund
ObamaCare. Of course not; no one has ever suggested it would. The point is,
passing a CR that defunds ObamaCare that explicitly prohibits discretionary
and mandatory spending defunds ObamaCare. Thats what this fight is all
about.

C) Some have suggested this initiative would only defund ObamaCares
discretionary spending, while leaving in place the far larger mandatory
spending. This is incorrect, as we can absolutely include language in the CR to
defund ObamaCares mandatory spending as well.
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The galen Institute has provided weekly updates on ObamaCare; to follow are the most recent:
1. health-exchanges-just-a-step-in-government-take-over-of-health
2. when-ObamaCare-navigators-ask-if-youre-qualified-you-should-ask-them-about-identity-
theft
3. http://www.galen.org/topics/fox-and-friends-part-time-nation
4. http://www.galen.org/topics/ObamaCare-is-turning-us-into-a-part-time-nation
5. http://www.galen.org/topics/its-fact-not-anecdote-that-ObamaCare-is-turning-us-into-a-
part-time-nation
6. http://www.galen.org/topics/the-real-ObamaCare-test-is-coming
Those in the TEA [Taxed Enough Already] Party Movement are not resting; it should be noted that the
Inqy published a misapprehension [Fitzpatrick-wont-back-attempt-to-defund-ObamaCare], and the
Bucks County Tea Party Movement groups will congregate Monday-p.m. to exchange-notes; Mike has
been invited, although it is recognized he may need to have departed for D.C. by then [in which case
attendance is anticipated from someone who will report-back to him, regarding whatever we may do].

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Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:24 PM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLIX [ObamaCare - Action-Items & Warnings]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/169949805/anti-Obama-CLIX?2=0

A deluge of updated information has been acquired, some of which requires corroboration; for example,
someone reported that Reid is threatening to abrogate a commitment [made only a few months ago]
that yielded confirmation of key people by invoking the nuclear option *simple-majority vote] to attain
prompt Senate passage of a CR that funds ObamaCare [thereby limiting debate], behavior that explains
why Congressional Leaders Get Low Marks as Fiscal Fight Looms. BHO will probably dominate the news
on Monday/Tuesday due to events @ the UN-General Assembly; nevertheless, a few key-updates are
provided, noting that Sen. Cruz correctly views the Vote in House to defund ObamaCare as 'historic':

Senator Ted Cruz will join Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday to discuss what comes
next in the fight to #DefundObamaCare. It is clear that hes the leader of this effort,
recognized even by a politician [who wants to compete with him for the POTUS-16 nod+
and a critic [who is channeling the GOP-Establishment] to have led the House strategy;
note that the former [gop-rep-peter-king claimed cruz should-keep-quiet] and the latter,
[david-brooks pled for the gop-leadership-to-show-ted-cruz-whos-boss! have angst.

This is the latest encyclical from the Heritage Foundation, perhaps generated by awareness of the above
concern regarding potential-tricks that Reid may be contemplating; note the absence of gloating:

NO on Striking Defund Language

Next week, the Senate is likely to consider the House-passed year-end funding bill
(H.J.Res.59), which also permanently defunds ObamaCare. According to multiple media
reports, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may use a post-cloture amendment, which
would allow him to alter the bill with a 50-vote threshold, thus gutting the essential
defunding language secured by the House.

Before Reid can move to eliminate the defunding language, he must first secure 60
votes to invoke cloture. That vote, which is likely to come late next week, is a
procedural motion that would facilitate efforts by Reid and others to strip the defunding
language from H.J.Res.59. If Reid uses this procedural trick, a vote on the motion to
invoke cloture is a vote to undermine the House-passed bill.

If opponents of ObamaCare unite against Reids procedural power play by denying
cloture, the language defunding ObamaCare will remain intact, proving that the Senate
cannot move a CR that funds ObamaCare.

Heritage Action opposes procedural motions that facilitate efforts to strip the
defunding language and reserves the right to include such vote(s) on the legislative
scorecard.

As noted throughout the Internet, to quote Guzzardi *citing My Fair Lady+, We Did It! It is necessary,
however, prior to drawing major conclusions, to confront key-concerns with those who have belatedly
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seen-the-lightso that the reader can be forewarned if/when these people/groups attempt to relapse,
perhaps opining in a fashion that could subtly tarnish this valiant effort. This is a focused-effort, linked
neither to the debt-ceiling *regardless of A.B. Stoddards editorial-comments on FNC yesterday @ noon]
nor to the sequester [regardless of the punditry emanating from MSNBC/CNN, c/o the Dsof course+.

Already addressed were comments by A.B. Stoddard on MSNBC [trashing Cruz] and on FNC [gamely
suggesting a compromise would occur, despite inability to explain-away chronological contradictions],
and also noted have been efforts to chew around the edges @ this late-date [such as amendments
blocking Congressional carve-outs]; at this point, the goal is to starve the dragon, not feed it orts. [Yet,
noted is the vicious collegial reaction to efforts by Vitter to accomplish this, a few days ago: To hold
onto their illegal ObamaCare subsidy that no other American earning $174,000 could get, members of
Congress are trying to silence the subsidys chief critic, Sen. David Vitters, by dredging up a 2007
unproven accusation that Vitters patronized a prostitute before being elected to the Senate.]

First, consider the local Independence Hall entity [Tea Party Association, P.A.C., Foundation] run by the
Adams-siblings; it was first to endorse Romney, but is finally last to endorse defunding. It should be
noted that this-physician personally extended an invitation to attend our post-Labor Day get-together;
responding to having purposefully been kept in the loop was this overt-snub of unification-efforts
[which inter alia reflects the psychological inability to have gotten over it regarding the 12 election+,
rebuffs which were honored thereafter as everybody else quickly unified behind the Press Release
[noting also the inability to ID people in Bucks County who harbored any fealty to their judgments]:

To All,

Please know that the Independence Hall Tea Party takes its direction solely from its
Board of Directors and Executive Officers--and prides itself on its Independence as an
organization. (It is not affiliated with any national organization. However, it does, from
time to time, join issue-oriented coalitions with other conservative groups.)

No other individual or organization has the right to speak on behalf of the Independence
Hall Tea Party--as was maliciously done in a 2010 letter to Mike Fitzpatrick. That letter,
which called for a boycott of his campaign, was authored and signed by several Bucks
County Tea Party leaders immediately after Mike won the Republican Primary. The
Independence Hall Tea Party's name was affixed to the letter without consultation or
permission.

Any future attempt to inappropriately use the Independence Hall Tea Party name in
press releases or other publications, without written permission, will be met with
appropriate action.

(For the record, the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC endorsed Mike Fitzpatrick in the
primary and was very proud of his role in firing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.)

Regarding the current issue--as you all know, over the past four years, the
Independence Hall Tea Party has worked tirelessly to defeat ObamaCare.

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Its PAC was the only Tea Party PAC in the nation to endorse and support Governor Mitt
Romney for President--and had he been elected, ObamaCare would be sitting on the ash
heap of history.

In recent weeks, members of the Independence Hall Tea Party Board have met with
several of our region's Republican Congressional Delegation and are in the process
of meeting with several more.

In our frank discussions, we have come to realize that the Republican strategy to delay
and defund ObamaCare has not yet been fully fleshed out and we are
withholding comment and judgement [sic] until the appropriate time.

We have conveyed our hope that Congressional Republicans will be able to devise a
unified strategy that focuses on delaying and defunding the implementation of
ObamaCare to the greatest extent possible. We believe a unified front is the only way
we can possibly defeat this disastrous piece of legislation at this very late hour.

In the meantime, we ask that you respect the right of the Independence Hall Tea Party
to reach its own conclusions regarding this extremely volatile issue--especially as it
relates to the region's Republican Congressional delegation.

May God bless our great nation,
Don Adams

PS Due to time constraints, I will not be answering any further emails on this topic and
would kindly ask to be removed from this email chain.

Then recall the simultaneous public-stance, as per its blast e-mail [and posture adopted during
meetings with Congressmen+, as blasted in a prior memo *3/9/2013+in case anyone is checking.

Consider the just-received blast from the Independence Hall Tea Party Association
which, it may be recalled, had directly communicated [to moi] that it had yet to have
adopted a posture regarding the overall defunding effort [seeking unity, as a priority];
this was a shocker, for most everyone else nationally [in the TPM] had long-ago adopted
a muscular anti-funding posture. Instead, it reported a potentially-desirable endpoint
*In particular, on ObamaCare, Congressman Gerlach has suggested a compelling
defunding strategy similar to one recently published in the National Review.+;
problematic, however, is the disconnect between cited-literature *First, Republicans
control the House of Representatives, the birthplace of spending bills. They should
exercise their constitutional power and imminently consider language that funds
everything but ObamaCare.+ and the absence of his signature on Graves/Meadows.

Sadly, despite having achieved a certain success last year when hosting Romney @ the Franklin Institute
on 4/15/2012, the inability to sheath the long-knives is evinced in its blasts during the past two days
[vide infra+; note how far afield the overnight blast wanders *blatantly attacking people with whom
they should want to collaborate] and note how reluctantly the vote-result is acknowledged. Then recall
how personal efforts to invite them to a meeting in Bucks County of all the TEA Party Groups [which led
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to the Press Releases] had been rebuffed to wit {emphasis added, with its import to be discussed
following provision of the complete database}:

September 20, 2013, 2 AM

Dear Friends,

The PAC is sending you this urgent message because the imminent vote on ObamaCare
is as much a political matter as it is a matter of public policy.

But before we write another word, we refer you to five excellent articles on the topic:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/play-should-be-
delay_754041.html

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/18/scalise-more-members-moving-
toward-ObamaCare-delay-tactic

www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/04/republicans_need_to_u
nite_over_ObamaCare_delay_119491.html

http://www.nationaljournal.com//member/daily/congress-is-finding-a-
way-to-avoid-a-shutdown-20130918

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/358499/ObamaCare-defeatists-
avik-roy

As all of you know far too well, we are at war with forces that seek to entangle
the federal government in every aspect of our lives. This philosophy of gover-
nance, which is slowly being implemented, will eventually lead to an unprecedented loss
of liberty.

Had the Republican Party, with the help of the Tea Party, not recaptured the House of
Representatives and fired Nancy Pelosi in 2010, these forces would have marched us
even further down the path of socialism.

In a short two years of complete Democratic rule (2008-2010), the federal government,
among other devastating policies, seized control of 1/6 the nation's economy through
the very partisan, so-called 'Affordable Health Care Act.'

After the disheartening June 2012 US Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare, the only
means left by which we could have repealed this disastrous law was through the ballot
box.

And in that endeavor, we failed--big-time--in the following November election. Not only
did we fail to win the White House, but we also failed to win the Senate--and neither
goal was originally beyond our reach.

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Many in the Tea Party, for various reasons (including self-interest) sat on the sidelines
and refused to help Mitt Romney win the Presidency. Two of the wealthiest Tea Party
affiliated PACS--FreedomWorks PAC and Tea Party Express--never even endorsed the
former Governor. (FreedomWorks actually waged a stop Romney campaign during
primary season.)

Tea Party Patriots leader, Jenny Beth Martin, was nothing but critical of the Repu-
blican nominee. Ms. Martin was finally--and appropriately--rebuked by Ann Coulter.

(Note: Sadly, the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC was the first and only Tea Party
PAC in the nation to endorse Governor Romney.)

Now that we are facing the consequences of electoral defeat, FreedomWorks, Tea
Party Express, and Tea Party Patriots, along with Heritage Action, are screaming the
loudest for a federal government shutdown--as if shutting down the government were
the goal of our movement as opposed to stopping the pending implementation
of ObamaCare.

As you know, a forced government shutdown could very well lead to a conservative
political defeat in the 2014 elections--as President Obama and the media will surely
lay blame for the shutdown at the feet of House Republicans.

Minus a controversial shutdown, we are on the verge of reclaiming the Senate and
expanding control of the House.

As much as we might deplore John Boehner's leadership, are we really prepared for
the return of Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker?

What roadblocks would then remain in place to stop the Democrats from passing an
open borders bill or creating a single-payer healthcare system or bombing Syria?

Having said all of this, we do concede that if there were ever an issue worthy of a
government shutdown, it is ObamaCare.

We most certainly respect those who have thoughtfully backed this strategy. The idea
is not unreasonable given the urgency of our nation's predicament.

However, there is one fatal flaw with its rationale. In the end, a government
shutdown would not defeat ObamaCare. Even if the Senate were to go along,
President Obama would never, ever agree to the dismantling of the centerpiece of his
two-term presidency. It is, he hopes, his lasting legacy.

And when the President refuses to go along, what recourse will be left
to Republicans?

Their leadership would eventually have to surrender and admit defeat.

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Fortunately for us, over 200 House Republicans are uniting behind a defund and delay
strategy that would, in all likelihood, avoid a government shutdown.

And this unified approach by House Republicans is a much better plan. (Division
among Republicans would only weaken their bargaining position with Harry Reid and
the President--enabling Democrats to maintain the status quo.)

As part of the Continuing Resolution, they will defund ObamaCare and force the Senate
to vote on it on the issue for the first time since its passage. If, as expected, the Senate
does not go along with defunding (thank you, very much, John McCain), the House will
offer legislation to keep the government operating.

A few weeks later, however, the Debt Ceiling crisis will emerge. At that point,
Republicans will be in a much better position to negotiate with the President and
Senator Reid.

Expect Republicans to offer, and possibly get, a one year delay in the implementation
of the individual mandate; the rescinding of the medical device tax; and other smaller
concessions.

These components of the law are crucial for ObamaCare's implementation. Without
them, ObamaCare will lack sufficient funding and have difficulty surviving.

While we wish the legislation could be speedily repealed, we would be almost as
pleased if it were to die a slow death.

And our area Congressmen seem to think that is a strong possibility.

After meeting with several of them over the past three weeks, we have come to the
conclusion that they are sincerely committed to doing everything possible, short of
mass political suicide, to hasten the demise of ObamaCare.

We especially thank Congressmen Mike Fitzpatrick, Pat Meehan, Joe Pitts, Chris Smith,
Jim Gerlach, and Scott Perry for lending us their ears and providing solid, rationale
arguments for their points of view. We also thank Senator Pat Toomey's office for
giving us a clearer understanding of the Debt Ceiling strategy.

All seven of these Representatives are men of substance and of character, and even
when we disagree with them, we should remember that they are thoughtful public
servants.

And all seven of them hold out the prospect that ObamaCare will eventually die of its
own bureaucratic weight--especially after the House begins dismantling it bit by bit.

It all starts today.

Please call the Capitol Switchboard @ 202.224.3121 or 202.225.3121 and ask to be
connected to the office of your Congressman/woman!
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Ask them to supported [sic] the united House Republican strategy of Defunding and
Delaying ObamaCare.

DE: John Carney

NJ: Rush Holt, Leonard Lance, Frank LoBiondo, John Runyan, Chris Smith.

PA: Bob Brady, Charlie Dent, Chaka Fattah, Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach, Pat Meehan,
Joe Pitts, Allyson Schwartz.

God save our country!

On behalf of the PAC Board of Delegates,
Don Adams

*

Group Commends House on ObamaCare Vote; Says Ball in Senate's Court

Philadelphia (September 20, 2013) -- The Independence Hall Tea Party, today,
commended the US House of Representatives--in particular, regional House
Republicans--for their vote, this morning, to defund ObamaCare.

The measure to fund the government, except for ObamaCare, passed the House
by a 230-189 vote.

"We congratulate House Speaker John Boehner for uniting House Republicans,"
said Association President Teri Adams. "The vote was a victory for all of us who
have been fighting to stop socialized medicine.

"Republican unity is critical before negotiation with the Democrats begin.

"We know the US Senate will probably vote to reject," said Ms. Adams.

"But at some point, probably during the Debt Ceiling negotiations, the Senate
and the President will have to deal with a united House--and that's when we
should be able to delay the individual mandate, rescind the medical device tax,
and obtain other concessions."

"Today's victory demonstrates that opposition to President Obama's agenda,
especially ObamaCare, is alive and well."

"Finally, we thank our regional representatives--Congressmen Barletta, Dent,
Fitzpatrick, Gerlach, LoBiondo, Meehan, Perry, Pitts, Runyan, and Smith."

To summarize, the TEA Party Movement has adopted a strong take-no-prisoners stance, and it is still
desirable for the Independence Hall Tea Party Association/P.A.C./Foundation to get-with-the-program.
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From: Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D. [mailto:rsklaroff@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 1:38 AM

CLX?post_id=1448468906_10202095881585738#_=_

Due to the need to provide complete-quotes from the Independence Hall leadership, the prior blast
was so lengthy that a key-observation has been carried-over to this memo. Already IDed have been
games played by faux-conservatives *establishment-types] who have attempted to dissuade people
from doing the right thing. This included not only the aforementioned deviation-from-the-norm by the
Adams-Siblings [leaders of the Independence Hall entities] for time-ticked while they procrastinated, but
also those who proposed any modifications in ObamaCare [no matter how sexy] for it all is trash.

Indeed, they remained resistant, despite the consensus viewpoint that it would pass
{house-conservatives-submit-bill-to-repeal-replace-ObamaCare, House plans Friday vote
to defund ObamaCare, defund ObamaCare vote set for House, House to Vote on
Defunding ObamaCare, Congressman: 'Close to 250' House Members Ready to Defund
ObamaCare Today}; meanwhile, the graves-spending-bill-[defunding-ObamaCare] was
taken so seriously as to have irked-democrats. They have yet to issue any follow-up
strategy-oriented communication, if for no other reason than to critique how reps
theyd endorsed had voted on this issue *even as Guzzardi and I had given comments on
politicspa regarding its report that pa-reps-had voted along party-lines].

Harboring a posture unique to a national group is AFP, which has studiously avoided supporting any of
these defunding efforts; State Director, Jennifer Stefano, was quoted by a friend a fortnight ago as not
expressing much concern were ObamaCare funded [!]. This is how its activities were summarized in PA,
per a blast which was written a month ago after she composed an op-ed that suggestedinstead
that the GOP cease/desist defunding it now and redirect all energies towards winning the 14-election:
The reader is invited to note her silence when manyincluding this physicianchallenged both her
premises and her approach. You wouldnt know this, listening to her presentation on Hannitys show,
for she was as strident as ever in her efforts to hop onto the bandwagon of successful defunding.

In any case, instead of pushing defunding, AFP wants to discourage enrollmentas if BHO would care;
any $-shortfall would be replaced by the Feds resources, for he would prop-it-up until after November:

Americans for Prosperity, is taking to the airwaves again, launching their most
significant television advertising blitz yet on the issue of ObamaCare. Americans for
Prosperity is releasing a new 60-second ad today featuring a Florida woman named
Tricia who tells her personal story of surviving cancer. "The changes in our health care
system are a big concern to me," Tricia says in the ad. "ObamaCare is dangerous. It can't
be implemented. Your well-being judged by a bureaucrat in DC is devastating." The
group is putting real financial muscle behind their latest ad - $3 million, according to a
source familiar with the buy. The ad will run in six states (Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia) between now and Oct. 1. "AFP will continue to lead
the charge on the grassroots level in exposing the negative consequence of Obama's
health care law," a spokesperson for Americans for Prosperity told ABC News.
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"Throughout the country, AFP state chapters have held an average of 75 events a month
focused on the health care law."

*

Those who enjoyed maligning Sarah Palin must again challenge their false assumptions, noting how very
on-point her recently-uploaded essay seems to be; it is {annotated} by hyperlinks acquired elsewhere:

EXCLUSIVE: PALIN -- BOMBS AWAY ON OBAMACARE; CRUZ IS OVER THE TARGET

Americans who are fed up with ObamaCare won a victory yesterday. {we-won-for-now.} The House
voted to defund ObamaCare while still funding the federal government to avoid a devastating
shutdown. {house-votes-230-189-to-fund-government-defund-ObamaCare; house passes bill to defund
ObamaCare-and fund-government} (I shall not digress, but its beyond distressing to hear liberals try to
convince Americans that any government slowdown is comparable to terrorism.) {Pelosi: Defunding
ObamaCare Most Intentional Act Of Brutality Ever Cooked Up; Pelosi-invokes-catholic-faith-to-slam-
republicans and says-gop-is-preying-on-people; Pelosi: House GOPs tea partyers are playing with fire;
PELOSI: REPUBLICANS LEGISLATIVE ARSONISTS; california-democratic-official-wishes-death-on-cruz-
staffers-children.}

Now the battle goes to the Senate, and well find out if Harry Reid is so committed to the horrendous
Un-affordable Care Act that hell be the one to shut down the government to fund the unworkable
ObamaCare. {McConnell Doesn't Commit to All Options Against Reid in ObamaCare Fight.}

Lets be clear. Republicans in Congress aren't advocating a government shutdown. {The govt doesn't
shut down.- Thats why they voted in the House to fully fund our bureaucracy while defunding
ObamaCare. The conservatives in Congress are listening to the majority of Americans who do not want
ObamaCare. {51%-Favor-Government-Shutdown-Until-Congress-Cuts-Health-Care-Funding}

Following the will of the people is apparently a novel idea in D.C. these days. Just ask Senator Ted Cruz
and his liberty-loving posse on Capitol Hill who have led the charge to defund Obamas train wreck.
{judge-pirro-obliterates-obama and calls upon Congress to fight-back}

Those of us who hang in there supporting a major political party with our energy, time, and
contributions would like to believe that that party would praise principled conservatives like Ted Cruz
and Mike Lee for following through on campaign promises. Wed like to believe that the GOP
establishment would applaud the way these bold leaders have rallied the grassroots to their cause. But,
no, such praise would require a commensurate level of guts and leadership, and the permanent political
class in D.C. is nothing if not gutless and rudderless. {best-shot-at-defeating-ObamaCare}

Were now, once again, subjected to the anonymous sources backstabbing game. The Capitol Hill
cowards are rushing to anonymously denounce Senator Cruz to any reporter with a pad and pen. {some-
texas-republicans-hiding-behind-anonymity-snipe-at-sen-ted-cruz.}

Welcome to our world, Ted. The same people have been denouncing conservatives like me for years
(right after they ask for help fundraising for themselves or endorsing the latest candidate theyve
suckered into paying their exorbitant consulting fees). We can compare shiv marks next time we meet,
my friend. {Huffington Post Doubles-Down on False Cruz Attack over ObamaCare Defunding.}
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If the Senate doesnt get behind Ted Cruzs efforts to defund ObamaCare, it wont be because of any
failure on Teds part. Itll be because there werent enough principled leaders to stand with him, and
that would be a tragic loss, not for Ted, but for America. {if-republicans-stand-firm-ObamaCare-is-toast.}

More and more Americans are waking up to the nightmare of ObamaCare as its rollout continues.
Hardworking families are losing their employer-provided health care coverage. Businesses are cutting
back their employees hours to skirt ObamaCares mandates. Americans barely scrapping by are
discovering that ObamaCare has made health care completely unaffordable. Those who arent part of a
protected special interest group have been left in the cold. {Talking ObamaCare in Times Square.}

When youre living on a fixed income, having to pay hundreds of dollars more each month for health
care will cut into your ability to pay for basic necessities like food, electricity, or gas (which has increased
90% under Obama). Open your eyes, America. When the full reality of ObamaCare strikes home, well
thank God that principled leaders like Ted Cruz and Mike Lee took a stand to stop it in its tracks.
{coloradans-losing-health-insurance-over-ObamaCare-colorado, but media-silent; ObamaCare-scams-
are-already-starting.}

But the permanent political class is handwringing and howling that if theres a government shutdown
the media will blame Republicans for it. {CNN REPORTER Erin McPike BLAMES GOP FOR POTENTIAL
GOVT SHUTDOWN.} Heres a little newsflash, GOP establishment: Whenever anything bad happens, the
media blames Republicans for it. Thats not an excuse to roll over and play dead. Its a call to follow the
advice I give my daughters: Woman up, stand your ground, and fight like a girl! {Huffington Post, GOP
Establishment Prop Up ObamaCare with Ted Cruz Hit Piece}

I want no pity. I need no empathy. But use me as a barometer. Over the years, the leftwing media has
falsely and irrationally accused me of everything from faking a pregnancy to abetting murder. They lie.
Deal with it. {Cruz: Mainstream Media 'Echoes the Talking Points of the Obama White House.'}

Republicans in Congress support funding the government. If the Democrats block these funding
measures, a government shutdown is on them. In the meantime, stop the ridiculous hysterics. Heck,
about the most significant thing that happened during the last government shutdown was Clinton
hooked-up with Monica. {Shutdown over ACA won't stop ACA.}

As I said in my speech at CPAC this year, its time for the Senate to put itself on Cruz Control. {HOUSE
REPUBLICANS BACK CRUZ despite Media and Establishment Attacks.}

Ignore the peanut gallery pundits. Theyve written my political obituary so many times, Im practically
Lazarus. Now theyre trying to destroy Ted Cruz. Good luck with that, you weasels. Texans are just as
tough as Alaskans. Smaller, but just as tough. {rubio-cruz-shift-positions-on-military-strikes-in-syria.}

But heres the important thing that none of these establishment backstabbers understand. Its not the
messenger that matters. Its the message. You can try to take out someone like Ted Cruz, but that wont
stop the message from catching fire. The message is liberty, and its been resounding ever since a band
of patriots dumped tea in Boston harbor. {No thanks, ObamaCare. I'll pay the penalty.}

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The message only grows stronger. The grassroots is bigger than any one person. We the People will rise
up, and we will make our voices heard. Right now, Ted Cruz is speaking for us in this ObamaCare fight.
God bless him for it. {Ted Cruz: I Will Do 'Anything and Everything' to Defund ObamaCare.}

Hang in there, Ted and Mike. You have millions of supporters among ordinary hardworking Americans.
{To Stop ObamaCare Will Take All of Our Voices.} We support you because you dont shy away from the
fray. May your colleagues in the Senate gain the wisdom to support your excellent efforts so that you
can see that the view is better from inside the bus than under it.

Oh, and a little reminder to Republican senators up for re-election in 2014: Moose season ends soon,
allowing more time on ones hands. So, well be watching your votes very carefully this week.

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Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 3:19 AM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLX [ObamaCare - Economics & Politics]

CLXI?post_id=1448468906_10202096298676165#_=_

Lest we forget the negative-impact of ObamaCare, Fitzpatrick delivered a floor-speech during which he
noted that the ACA Costing Hours, Insurance for Bucks Co. Workers; he cited the fact that sesame-
places-parent-company-was cutting-part-time-hours. Well-publicized is the fact that walgreen-joined-
in-exodus-of-workers-to-private-exchanges simply by changing the health-care-plan, thereby affecting
160,000 people. Similarly, home-depot-sent-20,000-employees-into-ObamaCare simply by shifting
medical coverage for 20K part-time workers to new public marketplace exchanges ahead of new
benefits requirements under the U.S. Affordable Care Act; the worlds largest home improvement retail
chain announced its move shortly after a similar announcement from Trader Joes Co, a popular
privately-held grocery chain.

Meanwhile, non-partisan actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) issued a report that concluded ObamaCare would increase national health
spending over the next 10 years by $621 billion, undermining its being the Affordable
Care Act. Building on this concern is the claim that the USA must cut $2 trillion over 10
yrs to stabilize debt, as per the CBO, essentially predicting-unsustainable-debt. Thus,
some observers have warned that it would be wise to Forget shutdown, for a debt hike
is the real problem; What You Need to Know About the Debt Limit has been distilled,
while others maintained that defunding ObamaCare would alleviate these concerns
[During an interview by FNC's Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Scottie Nell Hughes (News Director,
Tea Party News Network)said, "There's NOTHING affordable about the 'Affordable
Health Care Act" and Congress and staff should not be getting special ObamaCare
exemption benefits that no other American gets.]
Into this environment stepped pure partisans, such as lefties who mis-framed the issue when claiming
republicans are willing to risk default because they think its more important than Big Government and,
specifically, that ted-cruz-strategy-ObamaCare-government-shutdown. They choose not to note that
cruz-says-he-will filibuster-to-defund-ObamaCare, that this plan has support of conservatives, and that
this may be effectuated on Wednesday after reid files a-cloture-motion on the continuing-resolution.
And they fail to note the contingency plan to invite the house-to-pass-military-only-funding-measure:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Friday that the House should pass a government funding
measure for only the military if the Senate sends back a spending bill that does not
defund ObamaCare. [When the government nearly shut down in 2011, Pentagon
planners told service members they would remain on the job without pay, while roughly
have of Defense Department civilians would be sent home without pay, according to
Stars and Stripes. Troops would not be paid, however, until the shutdown.] I hope they
respond to the Senate, if Harry Reid does try to force a government shutdown, by
passing one continuing resolution (CR) after another funding each specific piece of
government, starting off with funding the military, Cruz said on Fox News.

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He and others have been blanketing the [conservative, mostly] media, elucidating these plans in-detail;
Cruz was interviewed by Neil Cavuto, Cruz was interviewed by Andrea Tantaros, sen-mike-lee-was on-
sean-hannity, Sen. Sessions was noted to have claimed it is Time to 'Defend Working Americans,' and
Rep graves was on Heritage. rand-paul-reportedly was willing-to-compromise-on-defunding-ObamaCare
and reportedly claimed the republicans were-unlikely-to-succeed-in-ObamaCare-defunding-effort but,
later, Rand-Paul claimed the-AP-has-it-wrong *Im-fighting-Obamacare-as-hard-as-I-can.+. [Also, Vitter
accused-fellow-lawmakers-of-lying-about-ObamaCare-exemption, as they resurrected his alleged history
of prostitution.] Although Senate-GOP was initially mum on House CR plan, Conservatives asserted
Republicans Are 'United' in Move to Defund ObamaCare.

Others have weighed-in, such as when dr-ben-carson-went on-the-record *This is a
moment that defines courage; the direction of our country is not good, but Lawmakers
can prove their backbone by defunding ObamaCare.+ and when mark-levin *the great
one+ delivered an-epic-monologue-on-republicans-being-forced-to-defund-ObamaCare
and thus defended Ted Cruz and Mike Lee from attacks by Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino,
and Karl Rove on FNCs The Five. Interlaced through his overall radio presentations,
With half his brain tied behind his back just to make it fair, El Rushbo responded to the
argument that conservatives should surrender on ObamaCare because it is the law of
the land; Rush pointed out that liberals take no issue with undermining other laws of
the land [e.g., slavery, the Second Amendment, the Defense of Marriage Act].

After Boehner vowed Were Going to Put ObamaCare Defunding Directly Into the CR, he indeed
included-defunding-ObamaCare-in-budget-cr and passed the bill [to avert a shutdown, to keep the
government running, but to strip funding from ObamaCare]; yet, the question was raised by some
pundits whetheralthough Boehner had Declared WAR on ObamaCarehe would See it Through.
Undermining this claim was Boehners remarks after the had House voted to approve the CR that
provided funding for the federal government at current levels, and protected the American people from
the president's health care law. Nevertheless, from Rep. Ted Yoho and Justin Amash to Tom Graves,
many colleagues challenged Speaker Boehner at every turn; Boehners reaction to such criticism of his
Leadership was 'I Just Let That S--t Roll Off My Back.' And, emulating the Speakers newfound burst of
energy and calm, eric-cantor-defended-the tea-party-against-the wackobird-label, while Stutzman said
[on FNC] that "The House Stood Up With the American People and Is Defunding ObamaCare"

These shows of unity failed to silence the media, as per this [unreferenced] dispatch:
ABC's RICK KLEIN: In the short, mostly charmed Senate career of Ted Cruz, he's gotten
his share of blowback from the Republican side. But the battle he provoked yesterday
among House Republicans - not just leadership aides, but rank-and-filers who actually
agree with him on the policy choices - is something different. Cruz's statement that
Senate Democrats "likely" have the votes to preserve ObamaCare funding, coming even
before House Republicans take the vote he browbeat them into taking, struck some
House members as lecturing from the sidelines. "Do something!" Tweeted Rep. Tim
Griffin, R-Ark. "Wave white flag and surrender," went the Tweet from Rep. Sean Duffy,
R-Wis. It hints at rivalries and mistrust between the legislative bodies, and also some
unease among Republicans about the path Cruz is leading them down. In the high-stakes
game of funding for the government, members of Congress are already worrying about
who will take the blame when the string is played out. So yes, Cruz is getting his way -
but not entirely comfortably.

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Politico appeared to spearhead this effort, choosing to discuss this issue on MSNBCs
Morning Joe @ 6:25 a.m. *CRUZ FANS FLAMES OF GOP CIVIL WAR House to pass CR,
defund ObamaCare+: Cruz has been the most polarizing within the party, calling out
wayward GOP senators in speeches and on talk radio, with his chief of staff even singling
out Senate Republicans for joining a 'surrender caucus.' The talk has made Cruz a hero
on the right, boosting his stock among conservatives who argue that the party lacks a
spine and needs more brass-knuckled leaders. But it has made him a pariah among
many of his colleagues, and that could certainly come back to haunt him should he seek
the 2016 nomination. ... The House GOP's outright disdain for their Senate colleagues
has never been more pervasive - or pronounced. Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio)
conference ... is flatly sick of the criticism lobbed at them from their Senate colleagues.
And after Cruz said on Wednesday that the Senate probably has the votes to include
ObamaCare funding in the stopgap measure, House Republicans believed he was trying
to deflect the blame for near-certain failure." http://politi.co/18fmWQh

Nor did the plan for a Friday vote [hatched on Wednesday] forestall utterances on Thursday by putative
POTUS-candidate Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who accused Cruz of "carrying out a fraud" on CNN and
warned if-cruz-cant-deliver-on-this-defunding-thing-he-should-keep-quiet-from-now-on. Predictably,
the media claimed that the GOP civil war was boosting BHO, quoting an allegedly corroborative tweet
["I didn't go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count"] by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), subtly mocking
Cruz's Ivy League education. Coining a neologism that others quoted thereafter, he said, "The defunding
box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position." Anonymously, members of the House
allegedly accused Senate colleagues of caving on push to de-fund ObamaCare and the claim persisted
[even after Cruz discussed his strategy candidly] that the ObamaCare Fight Divided the GOP in Congress.

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Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 11:22 PM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLXI [ObamaCare - Battle-Lines]

CLXI?post_id=1448468906_10202103438414654#_=_

It has been suggested that when a politician loses the late-night comedians, he/she is in trouble;
although Leno is mostly-alone in this category, his latest is of-interest. He noted that low popularity of
ObamaCare has prompted BHO to refer to it as BidenCare. Within the context of levity, running viral
through the Internet have been two new-anti-ObamaCare-videos . In any case, this topic has dominated
the Sunday-a.m. talk-shows [with Syria/Iran in follow-up, noting the upcoming UN General Assembly];
this controversy has also infested radio [A New Jersey doctor discusses the negatives of ObamaCare].

BHOs promises *e.g., Obama promises not to add a dime to the deficit. Now or in the
future. Period] have long since been dashed, as Vanderbilt University Medical Center
cutting several hundred more jobs, perhaps upward of 1,000] and as the Cleveland Clinic
announced job cuts to prepare for ObamaCare [along with Lay-offs]. Already detailed
[both via bullet-points in prior blasts and extensively elsewhere] are reasons why
there is growing-concern-in NE-PA-[and elsewhere ] over-health-care-law, with the most
recent being a Pricing Glitch that Afflicts Rollout of Online Health Exchanges [and a
recent announcement that the FDA will REQUIRE TRACKING CODES ON MEDICAL
IMPLANTS+. Thats why the GOP bill to fund government and strip ObamaCare is being
extensively polled and thats why, per abcnews, its little-understood-and-not-well-liked.

Cruz was grilled on FNC by Chris Wallace, and CRUZ has painstakingly EXPLAINED HOW TO 'WIN' the
OBAMACARE FIGHT; the effect of Obamas *thinly-veiled reverse-racist] Attacks on the GOP at the
Congressional Black Caucus Dinner may serve to consolidate the reaction thereto among disparate Rs,
thereby reinforcing efforts to Defund ObamaCareas Ted Cruz's Pathway to Victory becomes clarified.
Conservatives-say-their-bill-would-fulfill-obamas-broken-healthcare-promises, and they plan to fight-
like-an-Australian to emerge on top; at least in the House, there is unity, a view that contrasts with what
emerged one day earlier when the House Passed the Food Stamp Reform (as 15 Republicans Defected).

Of course, BHOs media-allies havent been idle, as CNN Wages War Against GOP After
ObamaCare Vote: Watching CNN after the House voted to defund ObamaCare and
keep the government running was like watching Democrat TV: Live. As though they
had agreed to every possible Democrat talking point, The Least Trustworthy Name In
News immediately savaged Republicans as radicals, inmates running the asylum, and
a political party that was holding the American economy for ransom. " Detailed in one
of yesterdays blasts were comparable comments on MSNBC by Elise Viebeck, who
writes for The Hill; her most-recent essay mirrored what others have been doing,
namely, pivoting to focus on ted-Cruzs-defining-moment rather than ObamaCare
[Media and GOP Establishment Pile On Ted Cruz as Working Poor Suffer]. And, on FNC,
grossly under-reported is the plan to gives $ubsidie$ with no proof of need.

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BHO has deftly combined defunding with the debt-ceiling controversy, conveying more lies [Healthcare
Law 'Starting to Bear Real Fruit', Obama struggles with debt talk at Ford plant: If we dont raise the debt
ceiling, were deadbeats, obama-fails-washington-post-fact-check-for-this-debt-ceiling-attack-on-GOP]
threats [vows to veto house cr, Obama phone call to Boehner: No Deal on Debt Limit or Defunding
ObamaCare, military-will-see-pay disruption-if-congress-doesnt-raise-debt-ceiling-and pass budget],
and blame [obama-blames-gop-for-ObamaCare-failures, Obama Blasts GOPs alleged Government
Shutdown Plot: 'Stop Governing By Crisis', Obama Setting Narrative to Blame GOP for Government
Shutdown.] This is a facet of BHOs War On The Young and even on erstwhile allies such as unions,
which have sought relief from it in vain; even Democrats have called it a train wreck, and increasingly
publicized is the fact that Washingtons political class is getting exemptions or special treatment. Indeed,
it was easy for an abc-reporter-to super-slam the-wh-in-less-than-30-seconds for refusing to negotiate.

Sadly, few people know WHAT THE HEALTH CARE BILL ACTUALLY SAYS, even after
ObamaCare has been Deconstructed; Cluelessness- is ObamaCares-greatest-enemy.
This may be due to the fact that most-of-what-you-know-about-american-health-care-
is-wrong; for example, this physician wrote a rebuttal to the claim that, With health care
law repeal, many consumer protections would disappear; again, for example, how many
pundits/experts know that the Supreme Court is to Consider New ObamaCare Case?
And how many people recognize, per John C. Goodman, that, in 2023, the Congressional
Budget Office estimates ObamaCare will only cover about 25 million people who would
otherwise be uninsured, leaving 31 million people uninsured *He adds: Senior Fellow
Greg Scandlen explains that ObamaCare is likely to worsen the problem of the
uninsured, even if the program is perfectly implemented. At my blog, I ask what if the
insurance exchanges, which are supposed to allow uninsured Americans to buy
insurance online, aren't ready October 1 -- less than two weeks from today?+?

Note how battle-lines are forming within the GOP, including those who are pro-Cruz [daniel-j-mitchell
and andrew mccarthy] and anti-Cruz [david-brooks, Nicolle Wallace, Carl Rove, and bill-oreilly]; also, this
ObamaCare, Government Shutdown Debate Splits '16 GOP Contenders, as Jeb-bush-says-gop-should-
know-its-limits-in-ObamaCare-fight and jeb-and-jindal claim the-gop-is-bigger-than-congress. Although,
predictably, wasserman-schultz-says the gop-needs-to-reject-tea-party and-embrace-sanity, Vulnerable
Senate Democrats are Stuck with ObamaCare [such as Sens. Mark Pryor (Ark.), Kay Hagan (N.C.), Mary
Landrieu (La.) and Mark Begich (Alaska)]; similarly, although McCain is negative ['Not Rational' to Think
Senate Will Defundor repeal ObamaCare], facing-primary, his pal Lindsey-Graham-Supports-Defunding
[with toomey] and Challenger Blasts Lamar Alexander's Refusal to Join Ted Cruz and Defund ObamaCare.
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{Parenthetically, it is noted that murphy-claimed ObamaCare is-not-yet-ready-for-prime-time, but he
allegedly voted present because he had to attend his daughters weddingon a Friday-a.m.?}

In conjunction with this effort, listeners were informed that the CR will include the
gops-new-plan-to-repeal-replace-ObamaCare; this replacement bill {which is fine with
me, for it doesnt contain a federal-level high-risk risk-pool, as did Tom Prices bill- has
been summarized thusly by Politico: RSC UNVEILS REPEAL-AND-REPLACE PLAN, which
contains long-touted Republican ideas to reform health care - including HSA expansions
and medical malpractice reform; there's no sign leadership will bring it to the floor, but
RSC members are pretty enthused about it anyway. ,This is untrue; its supposedly to be
introduced on Tuesday and touted as revenue-neutralto be appended to other bills.-

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Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 12:44 AM
Subject: Anti-BHO "blasts" Continue - CLXII [ObamaCare - Summary]

CLXII?post_id=1448468906_10202103859985193#_=_

This may be The Perfect Storm.

The spate of e-mail blasts you received during this past weekend constitute EVERYTHING that had
been IDed from myriad sources, conceptualized with minimal editorialization. Individually and in the
aggregate, they illustrate why the historic event of this past Friday is viewed as unprecedented by all of
the Sunday talking-head panelists. The upcoming week promises to be absolutely extraordinary.

Anyone wondering about the one R who voted for ObamaCare funding should know
that it was Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.), who voted against the bill out of frustration with the
continuous stream of temporary fixes passed on Capitol Hill; he claimed ObamaCare was
a tangential concern, and his electoral history suggests he could be primaried.

The purpose, here, is to cite briefly what was uttered/written today, and then to provide an extended
essay written by a D; through it all, the stark reality is that the Rs talk about the issue while the Ds
talk about the politics. Thus, the key-concern must be whether the issue is sufficiently vital to prompt
the GOP to man the ramparts. BHOs customary bombast *including his having played the race-card
last night @ the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner, when he exclaimed We Shall Overcomethe Rs
regarding ObamaCare/Deficit] is beyond intolerable and should prompt the GOP to remain steadfast;
indeed, his theyre messin with ME egocentrism should trigger sufficient revulsion to confront the
Executive Branch with an unambiguous denial of $$$, c/o the Legislative Branchby months end.

If there hadnt been a sufficient number of unnerving revelations about ObamaCare,
more emerged today: ObamaCare-will-bring-drug-industry-$35-billion-in-profits and
part-timers-losing-healthcare-insurance-may-want-to be thankful because [according to
a D-supporter], they will now be able to enter the Exchanges. Another thinker devised
one_weird_trick_to_expose_the_truth_about_ObamaCare [based on known hypocrisy].
Finally, Individuals Employing Part-Time Domestic Workers Facing ObamaCare Deadline.

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Although the customary bombast emerged from the Ds [PELOSI claimed OBAMACARE MEANS
FREEDOM TO 'FOLLOW YOUR PASSION' and MCCASKILL claimed the GOP was THROWING 'TANTRUMS'],
the true intrigue played-out among the Rs. GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, who had pledged a possible filibuster if
the senate bill funds ObamaCare, explained why he wants to Defunding ObamaCare during intense
questioning by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday; Wallace revealed that top-dc-republicans-sent-
opposition-research-to help him hammer-cruz [alas, to no avail], and Sarah palin-fired-at-fox-news-that,
to keep-it-truly-fair-balanced, the-names of the-cruz-critics should be divulged. Meanwhile, as Senator
Lee-claimed to-Have-46-Votes-In-The-Senate-To-Defund-ObamaCare, Senator Coburn was claiming that
the GOP should attempt to amend ObamaCare because We Can't Defund ObamaCare; the tentative plan
has been detailed [Why-Would-the-Senate-GOP-Block-a-Vote-on-the-Continuing-Resolution].

A friend wrote a comment earlier today that recalls this physicians previously-
articulated view that ObamaCare has nothing to do with medical care, for its all about
governmental control: The real message of ObamaCare is not the program itself, but
the controlling aspects of it! ObamaCare is not about "health care"; it's about providing
EVERY American, inferior, inept and more-than-likely, deadly services that, once
installed and operating, will solidify the Progressive Liberals 110 year "dream" of
controlling just about every aspect of American life. Lest we forget, Barrack Obama is
a disciple of Saul Alinsky, and he follows this Alinsky principle: "The issue is never the
issue; the issue is the REVOLUTION" (Barack Obama's Rules for Revolution, pg. 6); this
"revolution" amongst the Progressive Liberals/Socialists/Communists in this country has
been on-going for the past 110 years! ObamaCare is not about "Health Care" for the
masses; it's all about controlling the masses!

Anyone who remains unconvinced of how dangerous ObamaCare has been exposed to be, should simply
listen to what was uttered a half-century ago by Ronald Reagan [and next note a quote from Reagan],
and then skip to the bottom of this blast e-mail for a dosage of clarity from the Founders/Framers.
Finally, the status-report by the folks @ Heritage Action [composed Friday-p.m.] is worth re-reading:

House of Representatives Listens to the American People on ObamaCare
By Jim DeMint

Today, a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to stop ObamaCare
while funding the government to prevent a shutdown. This is a powerful development
for the cause of freedom, showing that our representatives are listening to the concerns
of the American people about this unworkable, unfair, and unpopular health care law.

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When this partisan law was rammed through more than three years ago, its backers
publicly stated they could not bother to read the legislationor give the American
people time to read the bill. We have to pass the bill so that you can find out whats in
it, as the former Speaker of the House famously remarked.

The people who passed ObamaCare didnt listen to the American peoplebecause, as
polling since ObamaCare passed has demonstrated, the American people dont like the
law one bit. All the reasons people dont like ObamaCare are the same reasons we need
to stop its implementationto prevent premiums from going up; to prevent massive
new tax hikes; and to prevent people from losing their health coverage, or losing their
jobs altogether.

Listening to the American people about stopping ObamaCare should not be a partisan
exercise. Real people have already been harmed by this misguided law. Every day brings
new facts to light on how ObamaCare will raise costs on struggling families, restrict
access to doctors and plans they like, increase our debt, and damage our fragile
economy. Congress should work together to protect American families from being hurt
and instead work on commonsense reforms that expand health care choices and lower
costs.

Today, the House of Representatives voted to stop ObamaCare because it listened to
people across the country. Heres hoping the Senate listens to the American people as
well.

Finally, uploaded is an extended-essay by a progressive/lib in Slate, provided to illustrate that the Ds
eschew any review of the problems of ObamaCare [while hyperlinking solely to leftie opinion-pieces],
and are instead fixating on strategy-points [both opposite to what the Rs consistently discuss+:

republican_plan_to_defund_ObamaCare: the_gops_strategy_is_make_believe

Last night, after a worthwhile day of hanging around the House of Representatives, I
published this story on the GOP leadership's acquiescence to the "defund ObamaCare"
scheme. None of them can say how or why Democrats would go along with this, instead
of saying "you've got to be kidding me" and stripping the ObamaCare portion of the
continuing resolution in the Senate. Actually, and sort of hilariously, Ted Cruz irritated
House Republicans last night by warning that Democrats already had the votes to do so.

But a rump of Republicans were adamant about voting down any CR that didn't defund
ObamaCare, and the GOP leadership didn't want to irritate them by relying on
Democratic votes. No, that will come later. In doing this, the party was unresponsive to
most public polling, and betting (or at least saying out loud) that it could convince voters
any shutdown was actually Barack Obama's fault. Because that's how it worksif you
make a demand, and some guy doesn't meet your demand, and you refuse to pay a bill,
it's that guy's fault.

There is a logic here, explained by Greg Sargent and his bag of data from
the Washington Post poll.

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Republicans are far more likely to oppose raising the debt limit than anyone else; they
say dont raise it by 61-25. By contrast, Dems say raise it by 62-31, and independents
split by 48-46 on raising versus not raising it.

Republicans, however, also believe overwhelmingly that not raising it would cause
serious economic harm by 66-27. (Dems and indys tilt the same way.)

Again, it's logical, because they know failing to raise the debt limit will be harmful but
view that as a casualty in the war on ObamaCare, which would literally ruin the
American economy for all knowable time. The GOP's problem is twofold. One: Some of
its quieter, safer members, like Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, don't want to go along with
this. (He told me and a few other reporters yesterday that, in the end, he didn't want to
risk a shutdown or default.) Two: The GOP is supposed to be convincing voters that any
shutdown or default would be Obama's fault!

If youre in a hurry, and you can only memorize one fact about the coming congressional
debt and budget war, try this: There will be no defunding of ObamaCare. Its
impossible for Republicans to admit it, great energy is being spent to prevent them from
admitting it, and large sums of money are being raised and spent to stop conservatives
from realizing it. If you want to skip to the end of this drama, past Fridays likely vote on
the resolution that defunds ObamaCare, the final page reads and ObamaCare
survived.

To get to that ending, House Republicanswho really do want to shred the lawhave
to construct a series of hallucinations for their holdouts. Theyre very
convincing hallucinations. The current plan, which Republican leaders were confident
enough to endorse on camera today, is to pass a continuing resolution that funds the
government at a shrunken, post-sequestration level, but ends funding for ObamaCare
implementation, subsidies, etc.permanently. And if that fails, Republicans are going to
try to demand a one-year delay of ObamaCare in a deal to raise the debt limit.

Its a brilliant ruse. Until last week, Eric Cantor and other House GOP leaders had
wanted to pass a funding bill that carved out ObamaCare. This would have allowed
members to say theyd voted against the funding, then blame the Senate for betraying
them. The plan was condemned by conservative groups like Heritage Action, and by Sen.
Ted Cruz, whod just spent August stumping for the death of ObamaCare, often at
events sponsored by Heritage Action. Another symbolic vote against ObamaCare is
meaningless, said Cruz. Tell Pete Sessions and Eric Cantor to stop playing games with
the lives of Americans, said RedState.coms Erick Erickson. Cantor relented right before
Congress recessed for a long weekend instead of resolving the dispute.

The new defunding plan was built from the blueprints of Cruz and Georgia Rep. Tom
Graves, both Republicans whod criticized the Cantor sellout. It was sold, successfully, at
the conferences Wednesday meeting.

The key to any leadership job is to listen, said House Speaker John Boehner after the
doors opened.

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The conference was unifying around the proposal because we focused on keeping the
government open and protecting the American people from ObamaCare, said Graves
after the meeting. From there, he logged on to a Heritage webcast to sell the plan to his
base. People say its a victory for conservatives or the right. Its actually a victory for
America.

Whats remarkable about this illusion is just how often it works. Defunding ObamaCare
through the continuing resolution isnt a new idea. It came up in the winter of 2011,
when the new House Republican majority faced its first continuing resolution. Cantor
said it would likely preclude any funding for ObamaCare. Rep. Steve King pledged
to block funding for its implementation and enforcement onto every appropriations bill
or continuing resolution from this point forward. The House ended up defunding
ObamaCare, and watching the Senate strike that part of the billbut it was OK, because
it would get another chance.

Heres another old idea: getting conservative holdouts to back their preferred version of
a bill, just in order to say that the House has passed something. That happened in June
2011, when Republican whips failed to line up votes for a compromise debt limit
package because it didnt require spending caps or a balanced-budget amendment.
Conservatives had demanded, and pledged to support, a debt limit hike that hinged on
passing a strict balanced-budget amendment, one that would make tax hikes
impossible. Leadership caved and let the party pass the hardline billwhich was, of
course, ignored in the final debt deal, as the amendment went down like a soggy paper
plane.

The hard times continued into 2013. Up to now, the House Republicans most
embarrassing stumble seemed to be the failure of the farm bill, way back in June.
Conservatives refused to back a compromise that would have funded food stamps;
Democrats refused to provide enough votes for Republican leaders to pass the bill with
defections. So the bill failed, and Republicans passed, with amusing fanfare, a farm bill
that didnt fund food stamps at all, one that would be doomed in the Senate.

Why does this keep happening? A large number of Republicans, who know that funding
bills have to originate in the House, take this issue very seriously. Their constituents, and
the pressure groups, promise to punish them if they dont defund what needs
defunding.

So they run up to the edge, and they pretend that Democrats may go along with their
plansmaybe, if they try this a few more times. Well see what the Senate does, said
Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole, a loyal and talkative Boehner ally. Nobody can predict that.
If the president and Democrats in the Senate have a road-to-Damascus moment,
maybe we will.

This was a little risible, because we can predict with 100 percent certainty that President
Obama will not accept the demolition of ObamaCare. And we know that even
vulnerable Senate Democrats have no interest in destroying the law. Most of them
either voted for the law in 2009 or defended it on the campaign trailwhat, like
Republicans would go easy on them if they flip-flopped?
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The endorsement from Cole, who was perfectly ready to cave in and vote for the old
Cantor plan, proves how illusory the whole plan is. The hardliners were making it
impossible to proceed without another showdown, so voil heres the showdown,
which theyll lose. Maybe they can convince Americans that a government shutdown
over a refusal to fund current law was really President Obamas fault. When it comes to
a government shutdown, said the optimistic Florida Rep. Steve Southerland, it may
depend on who is holding the ball at the end.

What if that football analogy turns out to be wrong? Well, the leadership can say it did
all it could. Enough moderate Republicans will be willing to vote with a majority of
Democrats for some ugly compromise.

Ted Cruz and *Utah Sen.+ Mike Lee have been asking for this fight, said Louisiana Rep.
John Fleming, a reliable conservative. The conservative base has been asking for this
fight. So were gonna give em the fight.

Theyll give it to them knowing that the fight is almost certainly impossible to win. Thats
not as humiliating as it sounds. As illusory as the defund campaign is, its flashy
enough to obscure the gains won by hardliners. Every Republican leaving the meeting
today suggested that a compromise funding bill or a compromise debt limit hike would
set spending at the levels set by sequestration. At his short press conference, Boehner
agreed with that. Nebraska Rep. Lee Terry sounded as cynical as Cole about ObamaCare,
saying it was worth falling on your sword to stop it, not saying that doing so would
work. He was much more confident, and more insistent, that the eventual deals would
force Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

These would be solid Republican wins, enabledas far as the conservatives can tellby
the most hard-core members willingness to humiliate their leadership. Republicans can
see exactly how this plan will make that happen. Theyre not able to say how the plan
will actually defund ObamaCare.

Our responsibility is to focus on the House, said Graves. The Senates the Senate.

Fleming agreed with that, happily punting to his colleagues in the upper house. If they
can deliver on the CR to defund, he said, hey, more power to em!

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