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White House quietly exempts pampered politicos from Obamacare

WOLF: Tawdry details of Obamacare

White House quietly exempts pampered politicos

If you would like to know what the White House really thinks of Obamacare, there’s an easy way. Look past its press releases. Ignore its promises. Forget its talking points. Instead, simply witness for yourself the outrageous way the White House protects its best friends from Obamacare.

Last year, we learned that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had granted 111 waivers to protect a lucky few from the onerous regulations of the new national health care overhaul. That number quickly and quietly climbed to 222, and last week we learned that the number of Obamacare privileged escapes has skyrocketed to 733.

Among the fortunate is a who’s who list of unions, businesses and even several cities and four states (Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and Tennessee) but none of the friends of Barack feature as prominently as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

How can you get your own free pass from Obamacare? Maybe you can just donate $27 million to President Obama‘s campaign efforts. That’s what Andy Stern did as president of SEIU in 2008. He has been the most frequent guest at Mr. Obama‘s White House.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/28/tawdry-details-of-obamacare-420960137/

>Do you have a bad case of the winter blues?

Do you have a bad case of the winter blues? It seems when those cold winter days get shorter, colder and darker, many people are over whelmed by a sense of melancholy or depression . If so, you’re not alone and data suggests that Twenty percent of the people in the United States react to the change of seasons with a type of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD for short. Symptoms typically arise in the fall and winter months, but those who are not exposed to sunlight during the day may experience SAD all year long.

I have detailed some simple steps to take to alleviate some of the symptoms ,obviously if symptoms persist you should see a doctor.

https://www.manhattanstyle.com/news/do-you-have-a-bad-case-of-the-winter-blues/

>Readers ask Ridgewood Residents for Valley in Friday’s Ridgewood News Ad why hide you affiliation with Valley ? 

Ridgewood NJ- A full page ad running in the Ridgewood News, placed by the group Ridgewood Residents for Valley is outrageous and disingenuous. Don’t be fooled Ridgewood. The vast majority of these people have a financial interest in Valley. They are Valley employees, vista members, workers, etc. Go through the names and let’s start outing them on this blog!

There is a  financial interest for  Dr Wesson or any employee of Valley supporting this cause. Wesson isn’t making his living peddling 100% vegetable oil you know! Medical insurance, referrals, patients, hospital. Obviously Valley employees have an interest in this cause.

The Ridgewood News Ad is comprised of people who represent themselves as Ridgewood residents with no to allegiance to any party in this issue. By not disclosing their employer as Valley, hiding their full names or omitting “Dr.” from their name, they attempt to suggest no Valley affiliation. Simply not true.

Anne Raftery Denyeau. Vice President, Human Resources, Valley Health System

Mr. & Mrs. J. Brennan Mrs. Brennan longtime employee Valley Hospital

Tom & Heidi Ahlborn Dr. Ahlborn I presume? Yes! Tom & Heidi are also Valley Vista members.

Tracy Carbone, MD. OOOPS. VALLEYHEALTH.

Andrea Aluisi. RN, Valley Hospital

DR’s Baddoura (plural)

BARCLAY – let’s not go there again. When you get to the letter “D” remember Detrick is Barclay, too.

Dr. Becker of Valley? Yes it is!

Mr. Bolger, is that you?

E,f ,g h, I , j. Bored with all these Valley Dolls let me skip towards the end of the alphabet maybe something different.

Michael & Michele Wesson yes that would be Dr. Michael Wesson employed by Valley Hospital (Valley Radiation Oncology) and his wife who also has Valley connections.

Oh well. Anyone care to help fill in the blanks please do.These people should really fully identify themselves and their connection to Valley before engaging in this deception.

Remember to donate to the cause www.stopvalley.com

>The ordinance that was adopted by our Village elected officials, Pfund at the helm, was designed exclusively for Valley Hospital to pursue its expansion goals.

The ordinance that was adopted by our Village elected officials, Pfund at the helm, was designed exclusively for Valley Hospital to pursue its expansion goals. An ordinance designed to permit third party changes to the Village Master Plan is discriminatory in nature, adopted just for Valley and as it is cost prohibitive for regular residents. First and foremost, this ordinance must be removed. Also, Valley paid the bills for those third party changes to to be adopted meaning indirectly, employees of the VOR were being compensated by Valley Hospital. How could they possibly be impartial?

HUMC money behind the lawsuit? No. the planning board only think back to a night in June when hundreds of angry residents were locked out of GW while Valley Officials stood on the GW steps directing OUR Village Police officers to let only Valley people in.

This is a tactic, not to find out who is funding since the Planning Board knows that, but rather to calculate how much money CRR might have and how long to drag out before CRR can no longer sustain the suit. Don’t let that happen! PEOPLE: DONATE TODAY!!!!
https://stopvalley.com/Donate.html

>Valley Renewal : The obscenity of the demand for CCR donor information illustrates how far Village “leadership” is removed from our traditional Village values.

There is no need to bother with an organization’s ranks when leaders and mission statements are in plain view. If Attorney Price wanted to see Villagers who support the CCR or oppose the expansion, she might have chosen the outside of the front door at GW as the place to stick her head that night. She would have seen hardworking taxpayers and property owners who don’t want a damn regional hospital built in their back yard.

Perhaps someone on the Village Council might have courage to step up and end this nonsense. Alternatively, does any one on the Planning board have a shred of decency (at long last)?

Pro-renewal or anti-expansion, our collective interest is to toss dithering attorneys from our payroll. One must lack moral fiber or suffer extreme myopia not to see that even if the expansion were a good thing, cheap and minor tactical shots are far outweighed by the pain and further division caused to fellow Villagers. With the Village in financial straits, we don’t need attorneys wasting our effort, time and money on frivolities.

Ultimately, however, Ms. Price reveals herself as little more than a flailing shrill. Real responsibility rests with elected and appointed officials who allowed the process to disemble. Enough already — if its not clear there are a substantial number of Villagers who are against this expansion, put the issue to a vote and let us see what the majority want to do.

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Village of Ridgewood : Man about Town


Ridgewood Concert Band Friday, February 4 at 7:30PM
Concert will be performed at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S. Monroe St., Ridgewood. Guest soloists are: Philip Smith, Principal Trumpet, NY Philharmonic; Jhaila Smith, Soprano. Prelude by Ramapo High School Wind Ensemble.


Store openings at HomeMade Pizza means turn-away crowds with nearly 2,000 residents expected to be served during the opening. From 4-7 p.m.,on Feb. 8-10, 2011. Located at 134 East Ridgewood Ave.Ridgewood, NJ 07450.


Ridgewood YMCA’s February School Vacation Camp! This cost-efficient full day camp program during the February school recess offers group games, sports, indoor recreational swim, arts and crafts projects, and special themed activities each day for 5-11 year olds. Sign up for any number of days; open to both members and non-members! Call Chris at201-444-5600 ext. 339 or [email protected] to reserve your spot today! The themes are;


Monday 2/21: Science Rocks!
Tuesday 2/22: Kids in the Kitchen
Wednesday 2/23: Junior Explorers
Thursday 2/24: Silly Sports
Friday 2/25: Movie Day

>Christie says stirrings of recovery no reason to delay debt fix

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said policymakers shouldn’t allow the nascent U.S. economic recovery to delay them from mending the state’s finances. (Dopp and Selway, Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-28/new-jersey-s-christie-says-stirrings-of-recovery-no-reason-to-delay-fixes.html

>Christie signals tough line on public spending at annual chamber dinner in Washington

The public wants to hear tough talk from state and national leaders about programs that “are bankrupting us,” including public employee pensions, Social Security and Medicare, Governor Christie said Thursday at a New Jersey Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington. (Jackson, The Record)

https://www.northjersey.com/news/012711_Christie_signals_tough_line_on_public_spending_at_annual_chamber_dinner_in_Washington.html