From a friend of mine: herein lies the caveat - Sen Kennedy doesn't live in the 'nation' he lives in his very own, gated, exclusive world known as Hyannisport Compound which sits on Nantucket Bay
Keith In Tampa wrote: > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Philobealo <> wrote: > 5. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for more than forty years, but > considering his longevity, his accomplishments seem scant. In his very > first Senate roll, he was the floor manager for the bill that turned > U.S. Immigration policy upside down and opened the floodgate for > immigrants from third world countries. > 6. Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author of > every expansion of and increase in immigration, up to and including > the latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens. > > ============= > > Well said Philo.... > > If I could improve on this brief resume' of Senator Kennedy, I would > emphasize how this man almost single handedly changed the face of our > Nation with his 1964 Immigration Bill, and his continuous push for > allowing illegal immigrants into this Nation. > > Just as bad, was the "Kennedy-Kassenbaum" Bill, which single handedly > took away the scienter element, the "/mens rea/"; aspect from Doctors > who were taking patients who were covered by Medicaid and/or Medicare. > > Yesterday, there was a thread on another board that talked about the > number of doctors and health care providers who refused to accept > patients who were covered under Medicaid or Medicare. The Kennedy > Kassenbaum Bill is the cause of this, because the distinction of > whether a Doctor (or his office) intended to, or whether they > knowingly and intentionally attempted to defraud the government > doesn't matter anymore.....If there is a "mistake", the penalty is the > same as if you intentionally attempted to defraud the government. > > Thanks Ted, for all that you have done for our Nation. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
