always a catch

Note: Glenn Beck makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit, but no one is wrong 100% of the time.

And from KFYI.com...

(KFYI News) Half of Congress is in recess, but debate continues over President Obama's health care program concerning privacy.

Section 163 of the bill states that the government would be allowed real-time access to a person's bank records - including direct access to bank accounts for electronic fund transfers.

Even-though the bill mentions privacy aspects, the fact remains that if approved, Obama's health care plan will give the government permission at any time to your personal bank records.

Arizona Congressman John Shadegg says people have the right to be concerned.

"It's pretty Orwellian, it certainly gets the government pretty darn deeply involved in private matters in our lives."

From the Health Care bill itself:

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall adopt
and regularly update standards consistent with the 15
goals described in paragraph (2). 16
‘‘(2) GOALS FOR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRA- 17
TIVE TRANSACTIONS.—The goals for standards 18
under paragraph (1) are that such standards shall— 19
‘‘(B) be authoritative, permitting no addi-
tions or constraints for electronic transactions, 23
including companion guides; 24
‘‘(D) enable the real-time (or near real-
time) determination of an individual’s financial 6
responsibility at the point of service and, to the 7
extent possible, prior to service, including 8
whether the individual is eligible for a specific 9
service with a specific physician at a specific fa- 10
cility, which may include utilization of a ma- 11
chine-readable health plan beneficiary identi- 12
fication card; 13

The Plant of Immortality

Research indicates that aloe vera’s earliest use originated from the Egyptians. This plant, comprised of 99 percent water and 1 percent glycoproteins and polysaccharides, which are anti-inflammatory and healing agents, truly has an interesting history.

Egyptians had the savvy to use this wondrous plant as they were, on every level, ahead of their time. Many of the hieroglyphics on the temple walls as well as the pyramid walls boasted and attested to their love for this commodity even to the point of it being put on the same level as God. They called it “The Plant of Immortality.”

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50,000-watt electric go-kart

The only logical next step is, of course, a real-life Mario-Kart League.