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As the election of Scott Brown to the late “Ted Kennedy’s seat” last week has temporarily muted the winds of socialized medicine, it is time for the Republican party to boldly proclaim their reasoned alternatives within the current health care debate. Despite the rhetoric regarding the “party of no”, alternatives to the Democrat’s disastrous plan have been proposed over the course of the past year. As the Heritage Foundation noted, three alternatives were brought to the floor: The... Read More→

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke to a crowd of over 180 attendees at the January NYYRC meeting kicking off with the NYPD’s stellar record of pubic safety. New York City remains extremely safe given its current population of 9 million, with the murder rate having declined to 471 cases per year in 2009, a decline of over 79% since 1990 (theft was down by 82% and assault by 62% over that same period). This record of achievement has ensured that NYC remains a global tourist attraction and... Read More→

Over 200 people came to the November monthly meeting of the New York Young Republican Club to hear Steve Forbes speak. Mr. Forbes analyzed the current economic situation, such as by showing how monetary policy related to real estate and commodity bubbles.  He also showed why free markets are preferable to government control for health care and more. After the meeting, Mr. Forbes also signed copies of his books, “How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People And Free Markets Are The Best... Read More→

As the windows stopped clattering, the emergency siren quickly sounded after a large explosion violently shook the walls of my classroom.  Two thousand students were escorted out of the school’s main entrance, passing by the parked school buses before sitting down on the desert sands.  A pillar of smoke could be seen rocketing into the sky from behind the school walls. As teachers and school administrators tried to calm down some of my classmates, news arrived that a car bomb exploded at the... Read More→

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is “making brisk headway” for the launch of the Taepodong-2 that will carry the nation’s first….err…..the “second” experimental communications satellite after failed tests in 1998 and 2006. Many analysts believe that Pyongyang is attempting to test the willingness of the BHO White House to bargain a deal, especially after the six party talks on verifying their nuclear activities have been on hold since mid-2008. South Korea,... Read More→

The Politico reports that a Rasmussen poll found 55% of those surveyed (49% of Democrats) believe that Obama’s federal mortgage subsidies “rewards bad behavior”. As you recall, CNBC’s Rick Santelli passionately argued last Thursday against the mortgage bailout and stimulus plan. The White House press secretary, Bobby Gibbs, brushed off Santelli’s comments, dismissing him “as a know-nothing derivatives trader out of touch with Main Street”. Although proponents... Read More→

The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib, reopened, its halls now decorated with plastic flowers, streamers, and fresh paint. The prison was turned into “something like a resort” where prisoners can find some R&R reading at the library, enhancing their gardening skills, chatting online, or building muscle. “Now it is a place where law and justice are respected and prisoners are rehabilitated” and is sure to be a model for the new Gitmo located in Pennsylvania’s... Read More→

Apparently, the stimulus bill to nowhere includes a $20 billion incentive encouraging medical record digitization. The intent of health IT is to gain a better understanding of health trends and outcomes. If you recall, Mr. Daschle proposed in his book “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis,” that the federal government be given massive powers in health care regulation, thereby imposing price controls and determining the drugs and treatments to be used for patients under... Read More→