You’ve been had, Idaho. Bamboozled. Fooled. Hoodwinked. And your kids, my kids and our grandkids are going to pay the price for this massive deception. But there’s still a faint glimmer of hope if Idaho lawmakers take decisive action during the 2021 legislative session. I’m talking about Medicaid expansion, the government program that gives free […]
Tag: Medicaid
Idaho lawmakers: Enroll in Budgeting 101
I’m taking up a collection. We need to send Idaho lawmakers to school. I’m not talking about college, but rather Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which teaches wise fiscal management. I suggest this because few in the Capitol understand money management, and their skill deficit harms all of us. If we can send lawmakers through […]
Post Register Half-Truths Continue
A friend of mine went fishing and didn’t catch a thing. When his buddies asked how he did, he responded, “I didn’t catch anything less than 12 inches.” My friend’s response was to cast himself in the best light possible without telling the whole truth. Essentially, this is what the Post Register Editorial Board did […]
Just who do you think you are?
This week, the Post Register’s Editorial Board wrote an article calling me out by name saying, “Who do they think they are?” I have a question for the Board, “Just who do you think you are?” Your editorial shows you have contempt for our Constitution, disdain for those who assert their constitutional rights, and a […]
A Bonneville County democrat operative, precinct captain, and state committeeman recently wrote a letter to the editor using the parable of the “Good Samaritan” to push for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. The letter attempts to make the point that Jesus is weeping because Christians have not followed the parable of the Good Samaritan and expanded Obamacare’s […]
Thanks to President Donald Trump, the term “fake news” is everywhere in today’s political sphere. The president has rightly used the term to call out distortions of the truth by the mainstream media. But reporters are hardly alone in disseminating less-than-truthful information. One Idaho-based political outfit is actively obscuring the truth in an effort to […]
It’s long been said, though the wise learn from experience, the super-wise learn from others’ experiences. I believe that. Thus, I urge all Idaho voters to diligently examine the effects of Medicaid expansion in other states. The backers of the proposed costly Medicaid expansion plan present it as a panacea for almost everything that ails […]