While traveling around OK I've heard this commercial for a bill known as Nick's Law which according to autism speaks is bottled up in committee in the state legislature. The commercial leads everyone to believe that without the passage of this bill the EVIL, rich insurance companies will NOT cover any expenses related to autism. Insurance companies just like any other corporation has government mandates which REQUIRE certain things be covered as part of their contract, just like you have state minimums with auto insurance.
I happen to have a very close dear person that I'm acquainted with that works for one of the largest insurance companies so I asked about this piece of legislation and why it is that the insurance companies won't cover associated cost with autism. Many of these *drugs* are still considered experimental by the insurance companies and based on the track record of the FDA I can't blame them a bit.
You can CHOSE to purchase upgraded insurance which will cover you in case of accident, theft, fire and just about anything you can think of, of course it is going to cost you more money. Health insurance is much the same there is a basic plan with upgrades that are available for more money.
Of course what Nick's law requires is that autism be included in EVERY policy which limits the cost for those that actually need that type of coverage and increases the cost for those that don't require that type of coverage. The argument is that the rates won't be raised by that much so therefore we MUST do it immediately. Like a friend of mine likes to point out, when exactly is "not that much" going to be too much. A penny here and a penny there eventually adds up to REAL money.
The problem isn't always what it appears to be and in this instance I hope the state makes the CORRECT decision which is not more government involvement. Absolutely nothing prevents these people from paying and receiving services based upon the contracts they sign. Finding a company that is going to place themselves into the proposition of losing much money is another story all together.
Just a thought, I wonder if the insurance companies might be willing to provide autism coverage if it wasn't listed in the mental illness category.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
What a moronic decision
For those that don't follow NASCAR you'll never understand the vent, for those of you that do you'll probably agree with me.
Last year Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motor Sports fame decided that Casey Mears was a much better talent then Kyle Busch AKA "the bad boy of NASCAR". When Kyle first came up you could tell he had talent, he just needed to be tamed. Teamed with the likes of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Terry Labonte. Kyle became a force to be wreckin with both on and off the track, by his actions and his verbal outburst. He chastised his teammates for not working with him, quite similar to how Jeff talked about Jr at Talledega. Get over it Jeff Jr doesn't help anyone but Jr., just ask Michael Waltrip how many times he has been left hung out only to be freight trained.
Anyone with half an inkling of common sense could see that Kyle Busch's talents far outpace that of Casey Mears, so much so in fact that Casey who is now in Kyle's old ride can't even run consistent top 10's. The 5 car was DOMINATE last year, and now it is a middle of the pack heap. It shouldn't surprise anyone tho' since Casey Mears did the same for the 25 car vacated by Brian Vickers.
The "dream team" as it has become known now consist of four time champion(actually it is 6 time) (changing the points system to prevent another 7 time winner SUCKS)Jeff Gordon, two time champion Jimmie Johnson, never time champion and won't become one either Dale Earnhardt Jr., and mister middle of the pack driver Casey Mears. My how things would've been different if Kyle was still piloting the 5 car.
Last year Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motor Sports fame decided that Casey Mears was a much better talent then Kyle Busch AKA "the bad boy of NASCAR". When Kyle first came up you could tell he had talent, he just needed to be tamed. Teamed with the likes of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Terry Labonte. Kyle became a force to be wreckin with both on and off the track, by his actions and his verbal outburst. He chastised his teammates for not working with him, quite similar to how Jeff talked about Jr at Talledega. Get over it Jeff Jr doesn't help anyone but Jr., just ask Michael Waltrip how many times he has been left hung out only to be freight trained.
Anyone with half an inkling of common sense could see that Kyle Busch's talents far outpace that of Casey Mears, so much so in fact that Casey who is now in Kyle's old ride can't even run consistent top 10's. The 5 car was DOMINATE last year, and now it is a middle of the pack heap. It shouldn't surprise anyone tho' since Casey Mears did the same for the 25 car vacated by Brian Vickers.
The "dream team" as it has become known now consist of four time champion(actually it is 6 time) (changing the points system to prevent another 7 time winner SUCKS)Jeff Gordon, two time champion Jimmie Johnson, never time champion and won't become one either Dale Earnhardt Jr., and mister middle of the pack driver Casey Mears. My how things would've been different if Kyle was still piloting the 5 car.
on the local side
A couple of rehashes from this week. A local talk radio host blames the "village law" as a means to promote casinos in and around Branson. Not being a gambler myself it really doesn't bother me if a casino is built down there or not. Perhaps our local talk show host feels compelled to return back to his socialistic roots. Perhaps if he is so opposed to gambling we should also re institute the ban on businesses being open on Sunday as well, or is it Saturday....who knows..
Personally I think the village law could be used as a mechanism to show these government addicted individuals how an area can prosper under the guise of companion shares. Lets say you have 400 acres worth of land that you would like to develop into a housing area. The first thing you need is investors to bring in capitol income, while plans of this privately run city(village)are being drawn up. Yes it is true the original owner can put whatever in the contract he wants, however it is up to the people that are purchasing within this village to have competent guidance upon reviewing the documentation. Security services could be provided by the village association and the individual owners of each tract would have more say with their voting shares. I think the village law is the first step towards liberty and freedom from oppresive government for those that can afford to purchase within the confines of such. Look at it as a gated community with all the amenities without having to drive elsewhere.
Boortz looks like his break his deal with Bob Barr. It was reported on a previous blog that talkshow host Neil Boortz made the offer to contribute the amount allowed by law to Bob Barr should he get the LP nomination. Today he hinged that statement quite a bit and the reason is as reported on recently the wording of our troops being an "occupying force" instead of being called liberators. As I have pointed out before our troops do meet the definition of occupying force in the rule of war. As was pointed out this morning our forces can NO longer be called liberators because the Iraqi's are no longer are under the rule of Saddam Hussien, and thus they are under their OWN elected government. Perhaps one could argue it is a government of our makings but none the less the people voted and you get what you asked for. What a way to weasel out of a statement.
On another front I heard Mike Gallagher discussing the oppressive government intra diction in TX and swooping in to steal 400+ children from their parents, and as of today NO formal charges have been filed against any of the so called molesters. When are people going to wake up from these sensationalist headlines to realize government makes more mistakes in a day then most of us do in our lifetimes. If NO charges are brought against anyone living within this sect then those people should be able to counter suit the government and have jobs taken away from these thugs which wear government uniforms. Anyone and everyone that raided this place should be placed on the unemployment line immediately if the accusations of the media frenzy is shown to be as it looks just another government raid upon people which don't conform to the beliefs of the duh-masses.
Personally I think the village law could be used as a mechanism to show these government addicted individuals how an area can prosper under the guise of companion shares. Lets say you have 400 acres worth of land that you would like to develop into a housing area. The first thing you need is investors to bring in capitol income, while plans of this privately run city(village)are being drawn up. Yes it is true the original owner can put whatever in the contract he wants, however it is up to the people that are purchasing within this village to have competent guidance upon reviewing the documentation. Security services could be provided by the village association and the individual owners of each tract would have more say with their voting shares. I think the village law is the first step towards liberty and freedom from oppresive government for those that can afford to purchase within the confines of such. Look at it as a gated community with all the amenities without having to drive elsewhere.
Boortz looks like his break his deal with Bob Barr. It was reported on a previous blog that talkshow host Neil Boortz made the offer to contribute the amount allowed by law to Bob Barr should he get the LP nomination. Today he hinged that statement quite a bit and the reason is as reported on recently the wording of our troops being an "occupying force" instead of being called liberators. As I have pointed out before our troops do meet the definition of occupying force in the rule of war. As was pointed out this morning our forces can NO longer be called liberators because the Iraqi's are no longer are under the rule of Saddam Hussien, and thus they are under their OWN elected government. Perhaps one could argue it is a government of our makings but none the less the people voted and you get what you asked for. What a way to weasel out of a statement.
On another front I heard Mike Gallagher discussing the oppressive government intra diction in TX and swooping in to steal 400+ children from their parents, and as of today NO formal charges have been filed against any of the so called molesters. When are people going to wake up from these sensationalist headlines to realize government makes more mistakes in a day then most of us do in our lifetimes. If NO charges are brought against anyone living within this sect then those people should be able to counter suit the government and have jobs taken away from these thugs which wear government uniforms. Anyone and everyone that raided this place should be placed on the unemployment line immediately if the accusations of the media frenzy is shown to be as it looks just another government raid upon people which don't conform to the beliefs of the duh-masses.
Mediacom Ice Park, Mediacom Tennis Stadium
Let me get this straight. Tax money is used to build a complex that is LOSING money hand over fist and the monopoly cable company in this area comes in with a little over a million dollars to rescue some of the debt that city council has obligated us to. Makes perfect sense to anyone that is paying attention. Perhaps the next building to get naming rights should be the building which sits on the corner of Boonville Avenue and Chestnut Expressway.
I wonder if one of the Payday loan places in town could cough up a cool mill to name that building for ten years.Mediacom offers to buy naming rights to ice park, tennis complex
It won’t be Jordan Valley Ice Park much longer.
It will soon be known as Mediacom Ice Park, thanks to a hefty financial contribution from city cable provider Mediacom Communications Corp.
Mediacom plans to give the city $200,000 a year for 10 years in exchange for naming rights for the ice park and the stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex.
The tennis venue will soon be called Mediacom Tennis Stadium.
The Springfield City Council will consider Mediacom’s donation at Monday night’s council meeting. The council has to approve and accept the contribution before the name changes become official.
City Manager Bob Cumley said the financial help has been under discussion for several years.
He said $150,000 of the annual contribution will help pay down the ice park’s outstanding debt. The remaining $50,000 will be used for improvements at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
“This is a good partnership,” Cumley said. “I think there’s some other possibilities out there for naming rights for some things the city owns.”
Mediacom’s contribution comes at a time when the city has had to make significant budget cuts to help fund the financially ailing police/fire pension fund.
Cumley said the extra money from Mediacom means the city won’t have to pay as much on the ice park debt.
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board, which operates both facilities, supports the name changes.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
When so called mental illness is allowed to run amok.
By Karin Strohecker
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world.
In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who locked up Elisabeth in 1984 when she was 18, said he started raping his daughter a year later.
"My drive to have sex with Elisabeth grew stronger and stronger," Fritzl was quoted as saying.
"I knew Elisabeth didn't want me to do what I did to her. I knew that I was hurting her. ... It was like an addiction ... In reality, I wanted children with her."
Elisabeth, 42, spent nearly a quarter of a century in a windowless cell in the basement of Fritzl's house, giving birth to seven of his children, now aged between 19 and 5 years.
Three of the children remained locked up with their mother in the basement and never saw sunlight until their fate was revealed nearly two weeks ago. Elisabeth has told police that Josef started sexually abusing her when she was 11.
Fritzl, who also has seven children with his wife Rosemarie, said he had locked up Elisabeth after she started to "break all the rules" following the onset of puberty.
She went to bars, drank alcohol and smoked, and ran away a couple of times, the 73-year-old said.continue reading
the flip side
Today while driving I heard a brief interview with Robin Carnahan and why she is opposed to the legislation that will create a voter ID card and she went to the extreme of trying to complain that voter ID was an issue meanwhile a National ID card is getting slammed in the state legislature. I see absolutely NO reason why a voter ID can't have a picture on it and to compare that to a national federal mandate identification is asinine.
Neal Boortz proclaimed he couldn't vote for anyone that called our troops and "occupying force". I wonder if there was some military force from far away that decided to free us from our tyrannical government if he would call them an "occupying force" or terrorist.
This morning I heard a blip from a local talk show host about a proposed casino that developers are trying to build in Rockaway Beach and like a good "conservative republican" he wants to use the force of government to keep the casino from being built. This confirms my suspicions on what I always thought about those that claim to be "conservative". We were placed on planet earth with the free will to live our lives to the best of our abilities and to make correct decisions. A conservative wants to take away your free will to determine what is right for you. If a casino is built in Rockaway Beach it will help the area proper, after all the government built dam is the reason why it has become a wasteland.
Neal Boortz proclaimed he couldn't vote for anyone that called our troops and "occupying force". I wonder if there was some military force from far away that decided to free us from our tyrannical government if he would call them an "occupying force" or terrorist.
This morning I heard a blip from a local talk show host about a proposed casino that developers are trying to build in Rockaway Beach and like a good "conservative republican" he wants to use the force of government to keep the casino from being built. This confirms my suspicions on what I always thought about those that claim to be "conservative". We were placed on planet earth with the free will to live our lives to the best of our abilities and to make correct decisions. A conservative wants to take away your free will to determine what is right for you. If a casino is built in Rockaway Beach it will help the area proper, after all the government built dam is the reason why it has become a wasteland.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Guest still fighting Real ID
I welcome everyone to read the first comment posted to the newspaper which printed this article. These are the type of people that need to have their citizenship revoked and be given a one way ticket to the homeland of communism.
Guest still fighting Real ID
Guest still fighting Real ID
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — If Missouri rejects national driver’s licenses, residents could face additional screening at airports while passengers from other states breeze on past the extra security.
It’s a reality, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The federal solution for folks caught up in the mess? Line up for a passport.
At least eight states have passed laws that reject the federal Real ID Act of 2005 and prohibit compliance. A congressional response to security breaches from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the federal law gives Homeland Security the authority to impose uniform driver’s license requirements on states.
Rep. Jim Guest, R-King City, told a Senate committee Monday he believes that’s a violation of the 10th Amendment. Mr. Guest for more than a year has rallied a nationwide movement to pressure Congress for a repeal, citing privacy and identity theft concerns.
Alaska was the most recent state to refuse to comply, unless certain funds are withdrawn as a result.
Mr. Guest, the sponsor of a bill that adds Missouri to the list, is hoping for about a dozen more states to come through, while related legislation is circulating in nearly every state. And while there’s been no repeal, efforts are building in Washington to strip the initiative of its funding.
Real ID regulations originally were set to be effective this year, but Homeland Security granted every state an extension through December 2009. Before then, the states need to pass legislation that enact the requirements, Mr. Guest said.
“There has not been a single state to enact it yet ... I think the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t think it’s going to work,” he said.
But a Homeland Security spokeswoman said if states don’t comply, federal officials will not recognize the driver’s licenses they issue. That means residents of those states won’t be able to enter certain federal buildings and will have to yield to additional screening at airports, Amy Kudwa in Washington told the News-Press Monday. “There are practical implications,” Ms. Kudwa said. “Their licenses no longer will be valid.”
Ms. Kudwa encouraged Missourians, Alaskans or anyone else in non-compliant states to apply for a passport, which will be accepted as a valid form of ID. Military-issued IDs would, too.
“We don’t have an ability to waive compliance with a federal law,” she said.
States have until December 2009 to comply with one of the 18 Real ID benchmarks — to validate that residents are legally present in the United States before issuing them a license. The 18 benchmarks are included in the News-Press’ political blog at www.stjoenews.net/news/blogs/politicalpunch/.
The full compliance deadline comes in December 2014 for residents 50 and younger. Residents 50 and older have until 2017.
Mr. Guest’s HB 1716 would stop the state from “amending any procedures for applying for a driver’s license or identification card in order to comply with the standards,” under the bill’s summary available at www.house.mo.gov.
If it becomes law, “I don’t think it will cause any drastic change when you get on an airplane,” he speculated. “I think that’s a bluff on their part.”
The House of Representatives passed the bill 138-3 earlier this month. It needs success in the Senate committee and the full Senate before Gov. Matt Blunt can sign it into law.
Committee chairman Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, praised Mr. Guest for his “catalog” of knowledge on the subject, but there was no other discussion or testimony Monday. With three weeks left in the session, Mr. Guest is pushing hard for passage.
Alyson E. Raletz can be reached
at alysonraletz@npgco.com.
Mr. Guest should not be using Missourians as pawns. Who is he to say that Homeland Security is "bluffing" about the headaches air travelers will encounter when flying out of Missouri. The federal government is giving states plenty of time to comply with new Real ID requirements; why the holdup? Missouri should get their ducks in a row and start ensuring that their residents are legitimate.
i have an absolute problem with the national ID. i commend mr. guest's efforts. the federal government is becoming the proverbial big brother. this measure will make no one safer.
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