©Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD 11-4-09

The Democrats are the bullies in the healthcare sandbox, assisted by the AMA, AARP and unions who stand to gain financially. They are kicking sand in the faces of all us other “kids” on the healthcare playground. They are keeping everyone else out of their sandbox.

America's Future: California vs. Texas is a head-to-head, state battle we are winning and winning big. In an article, published in the October 2009 issue of Trends Magazine, Texas gets many kudos. It’s not without good leadership that we are in the enviable position of the top state in the country to do business, the top exporting state, the number one state for business relocation, and the fastest-growing state.

TAC identifies Public Enemy No. 1: You, The Taxpayer, is an option piece by AFP state director Peggy Venable which appeared in the Oct 30, 2009, Lone Star report: The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) has identified Public Enemy No. 1 — the taxpayer. At its recent annual conference, TAC included a presentation entitled, “You aren’t paranoid, they ARE after you.”

If you are like me, wondering how the folks in Washington can claim that they will achieve “health care reform” while not increasing the deficit, welcome to my world.