Fast Tracking Socialized Health Care

LAST NIGHT, House and Senate Democrats struck a back-room deal that puts socialized healthcare on the fast track as part of Obama's massive, tax-increasing budget.

The budget resolution now moves to the floor of the House and Senate for final votes that could take place any time in the next 48 hours.

This back-room deal means Democrats will only need 50 votes to pass socialized healthcare (not the normal 60 votes), and any real debate will be stifled.

Sen. Judd Gregg compared the fast-track trickery to "embracing" Hugo Chavez' political strong-arming tactics, and added:

"What you've essentially got here is negotiations where one side decides to pick up a gun and load it, and the other side has the gun pointed at its head."

If you oppose socialized health care, or oppose back-room dealing, contact your Congressional employee and let them know that you expect them to stop this in it's tracks.

I don't want socialized health care, but I particularly dislike back-room dealing. I operate under the theory that if something can't be done out in the open, then it's probably something I don't want anything to do with.