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Obama White House Hands Out 111 Obamacare Waivers- Hides It on Website

The following information is copied from the Health and Human Services site at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/approved_applications_for_waiver.html

Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010

*All Applicants Listed have had 1 or more plans/policies approved

Applications for waivers from annual limit requirements are reviewed on a case by case basis by Department officials who look at a series of factors including whether or not a premium increase is large or if a significant number of  enrollees would lose access to their current plan because the coverage would not be offered in the absence of a waiver.  More detailed information on specific criteria can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/11-05-2010annual_limits_waiver_bulletin.pdf.  Approved applicants are granted an annual limit waiver for one year.  The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s sub-regulatory guidance on the process for obtaining waivers of the annual limits requirements may be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/patient/ociio_2010-1_20100903_508.pdf

	Applicant	Application Received	Plan Effective Date	Number of Enrollees	Application Completed by Applicant	Waiver Approved
1	Protocol Marketing Group	10/4/2010	1/1/2011	454	10/25/2010	11/1/2010
2	Sasnak	9/29/2010	1/1/2011	813	9/29/2010	11/1/2010
3	Star Tek	10/1/2010	1/1/2011	1,423	10/26/2010	11/1/2010
4	Adventist Care Centers	10/1/2010	1/1/2011	725	10/26/2010	10/29/2010
5	B.E.S.T of NY	10/7/2010	1/1/2011	1,200	10/27/2010	10/29/2010
6	Boskovich Farms, Inc	10/8/2010	1/1/2011	165	10/28/2010	10/29/2010
7	Gallegos Corp	9/29/2010	1/1/2011	86	10/28/2010	10/29/2010
8	Jeffords Steel and Engineering	10/4/2010	1/1/2011	112	10/28/2010	10/29/2010
9	O.K. Industries	10/4/2010	1/1/2011	1,238	10/28/2010	10/29/2010
10	Service Employees Benefit Fund	10/12/2010	11/1/2010	1,297	10/29/2010	10/29/2010
11	Sun Pacific Farming Coop	10/6/2010	12/1/2010	1,109	10/6/2010	10/29/2010
12	UFCW Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust	10/5/2010	1-Dec	68	10/25/2010	10/29/2010
13	HCR Manor Care	10/5/2010	1/1/2011	2,666	10/26/2010	10/28/2010
14	IBEW No.915	9/28/2010	1/1/2011	930	10/15/2010	10/28/2010
15	Integra BMS for Culp, Inc.	10/4/2010	1/1/2011	34	10/25/2010	10/28/2010
16	New England Health Care	9/27/2010	1/1/2011	7,454	10/26/2010	10/28/2010
17	Aegis Insurance	10/6/2010	11/1/2010	67	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
18	Alliance One Tobacco	9/30/2010	1/1/2011	138	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
19	Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund	9/29/2010	1/1/2011	2	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
20	Assurant Health (2nd Application)	9/29/2010	1/1/2011	19,024	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
21	Captain Elliot’s Party Boats	10/12/2010	11/1/2010	10	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
22	Carlson Restaurants	9/22/2010	1/1/2011	3,381	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
23	CH Guenther & Son	9/24/2010	1/1/2011	300	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
24	CKM Industries dba Miller Environmental	10/5/2010	11/1/2010	34	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
25	CWVEBA	10/14/2010	10/1/2010	4,500	10/18/2010	10/26/2010
26	Darden Restaurants	9/30/2010	1/1/2011	34,000	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
27	Duarte Nursery	9/23/2010	1/1/2011	283	10/19/2010	10/26/2010
28	Employees Security Fund	9/29/2010	1/1/2011	22	9/29/2010	10/26/2010
29	Florida Trowel Trades	9/27/2010	1/1/2011	297	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
30	Ingles Markets	9/30/2010	1/1/2011	917	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
31	Meijer	10/1/2010	1/1/2011	4,873	10/1/2010	10/26/2010
32	O’Reilly Auto Parts	9/23/2010	1/1/2011	9,722	9/23/2010	10/26/2010
33	Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund	9/30/2010	1/1/2011	534	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
34	Sun Belt	9/28/2010	10/1/2010	114	10/20/2010	10/26/2010
35	UFCW Local 227	10/12/2010	11/1/2010	1,125	10/12/2010	10/26/2010
36	Uncle Julio’s	9/30/2010	11/1/2010	115	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
37	United Group	9/24/2010	1/1/2011	177	10/19/2010	10/26/2010
38	US Imaging	10/11/2010	11/1/2010	148	10/25/2010	10/26/2010
39	Vino Farms	10/8/2010	11/1/2010	152	10/21/2010	10/26/2010
40	Advanta	9/20/2010	9/1/2011	52	9/20/2010	10/21/2010
41	Agricare	9/23/2010	11/1/2010	437	9/23/2010	10/21/2010
42	Alaska Seafood	9/23/2010	1/1/2010	262	10/15/2010	10/21/2010
43	American Fidelity	9/22/2010	10/23/2010	9,358	10/14/2010	10/21/2010
44	Convergys	9/20/2010	1/1/2011	1,400	9/20/2010	10/21/2010
45	Darensberries	9/28/2010	10/1/2010	1,450	9/28/2010	10/21/2010
46	Gowan Company	9/23/2010	1/1/2011	225	9/27/2010	10/21/2010
47	Greystar	9/23/2010	1/1/2011	1,747	10/13/2010	10/21/2010
48	Macayo Restaurants	9/22/2010	12/1/2010	46	10/18/2010	10/21/2010
49	Periodical Services	9/27/2010	1/1/2011	464	9/27/2010	10/21/2010
50	UniFirst	9/23/2010	9/1/2011	2,659	10/14/2010	10/21/2010
51	Universal Forest Products	9/23/2011	5/1/2010	1,738	10/19/2010	10/21/2010
52	UFCW Maximus Local 455	10/4/2010	1/1/2011	59	10/18/2010	10/18/2010
53	AHS	9/22/2010	1/1/2011	400	10/12/2010	10/14/2010
54	GuideStone Financial Resources	9/21/2010	1/1/2011	354	9/21/2010	10/14/2010
55	Local 25 SEIU	9/29/2010	10/1/2010	31,000	10/7/2010	10/14/2010
56	MAUSER Corp.	9/21/2010	1/1/2011	47	9/24/2010	10/14/2010
57	Preferred Care, Inc.	9/15/2010	1/1/2011	918	9/15/2010	10/14/2010
58	Ruby Tuesday	10/8/2010	1/1/2011	3,219	10/8/2010	10/14/2010
59	The Dixie Group, Inc.	8/27/2010	6/19/2010	269	10/12/2010	10/14/2010
60	UFCW Local 1262	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	5,390	9/20/2010	10/14/2010
61	Whelan Security Company	9/23/2010	1/1/2011	287	10/12/2010	10/14/2010
62	AMF Bowling Worldwide	9/14/2010	1/1/2011	295	10/7/2010	10/12/2010
63	Assisted Living Concepts	9/17/2010	1/1/2011	1,174	9/17/2010	10/12/2010
64	Case & Associates	9/17/2010	1/1/2011	87	9/17/2010	10/12/2010
65	GPM Investments	9/17/2010	1/1/2011	275	9/17/2010	10/12/2010
66	Grace Living Centers	9/14/2010	10/1/2010	534	9/14/2010	10/12/2010
67	Mountaire	9/17/2010	1/1/2011	2,074	9/17/2010	10/12/2010
68	Swift Spinning	9/16/2010	1/1/2011	240	9/16/2010	10/12/2010
69	Belmont Village	9/10/2010	1/1/2011	785	10/4/2010	10/8/2010
70	Caliber Services	9/13/2010	1/1/2011	606	9/13/2010	10/8/2010
71	Cracker Barrel	9/9/2010	1/1/2011	16,823	9/17/2010	10/8/2010
72	DISH Network	9/13/2010	3/1/2011	3,597	9/23/2010	10/8/2010
73	Groendyke Transport,  Inc	9/2/2010	1/1/2011	1,322	9/2/2010	10/8/2010
74	Pocono Medical Center	9/24/2010	1/1/2011	3,298	9/24/2010	10/8/2010
75	Regis Corporation	9/10/2010	3/1/2011	3,617	10/1/2010	10/8/2010
76	The Pictsweet Co.	9/13/2010	1/1/2010	694	9/13/2010	10/8/2010
77	Diversified Interiors	9/28/2010	10/1/2010	300	9/28/2010	10/1/2010
78	Local 802 Musicians Health Fund	9/29/2010	10/1/2010	1,801	9/29/2010	10/1/2010
79	Medical Card System	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	6,635	9/23/2010	10/1/2010
80	The Buccaneer	9/22/2010	10/1/2010	125	9/28/2010	10/1/2010
81	CIGNA	9/17/2010	9/26/2010	265,000	9/30/2010	9/30/2010
82	Greater Metropolitan Hotel	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	1,200	9/24/2010	9/30/2010
83	Local 17 Hospitality Benefit Fund	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	881	9/24/2010	9/30/2010
84	GS-ILA	9/15/2010	10/1/2010	298	9/15/2010	9/28/2010
85	Allied	9/13/2010	10/1/2010	127	9/13/2010	9/27/2010
86	Harden Healthcare	9/9/2010	1/1/2011	874	9/29/2010	9/27/2010
87	Health and Welfare Benefit System	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	41	9/16/2010	9/27/2010
88	Health Connector	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	3,544	9/24/2010	9/27/2010
89	I.U.P.A.T	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	875	9/23/2010	9/27/2010
90	Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.	9/22/2010	10/1/2010	326	9/22/2010	9/27/2010
91	Transport Workers	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	107	9/23/2010	9/27/2010
92	UFT Welfare Fund	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	351,000	9/27/2010	9/27/2010
93	Aegis	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	162	9/21/2010	9/24/2010
94	Aetna	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	209,423	9/16/2010	9/24/2010
95	Allflex	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	34	9/22/2010	9/24/2010
96	Baptist Retirement	9/10/2010	10/1/2010	127	9/17/2010	9/24/2010
97	BCS Insurance	9/13/2010	9/24/2010	115,000	9/22/2010	9/24/2010
98	Cryogenic	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	19	9/20/2010	9/24/2010
99	Fowler Packing Co.	9/8/2010	10/1/2010	39	9/17/2010	9/24/2010
100	Guy C. Lee Mfg.	9/15/2010	10/1/2010	312	9/15/2010	9/24/2010
101	HealthPort	9/17/2010	10/1/2010	608	9/17/2010	9/24/2010
102	Jack in the Box	9/17/2010	10/1/2010	1,130	9/21/2010	9/24/2010
103	Maritime Association	9/17/2010	10/1/2010	500	9/21/2010	9/24/2010
104	Maverick County	9/21/2010	10/1/2010	1	9/23/2010	9/24/2010
105	Metro Paving Fund	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	550	9/20/2010	9/24/2010
106	PMPS-ILA	9/19/2010	10/1/2010	15	9/23/2010	9/24/2010
107	PS-ILA	9/19/2010	10/1/2010	8	9/23/2010	9/24/2010
108	QK/DRD (Denny’s)	9/16/2010	10/1/2010	65	9/22/2010	9/24/2010
109	Reliance Standard	9/14/2010	10/1/2010	varies	9/14/2010	9/24/2010
110	Tri-Pak	9/20/2010	10/1/2010	26	9/20/2010	9/24/2010
111	UABT	9/17/2010	10/1/2010	17,347	9/17/2010	9/24/2010
	total			1,175,411

Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks United States to reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations; especially night raids. He states they only fuel anti-American sentiment and could embolden Taliban insurgents.

In other words, they are working and doing exactly what they are intended to do.

There is not much doubt in this ex-soldiers mind that such operations are not carried out randomly or in an arbitrary fashion. They are in direct response to real time intelligence reports and have proved highly successful in the last quarter – over 300 insurgent operatives killed or captured. That’s got to hurt the insurgents (and apparently Karsai’s double agent status with them).

It’s no secret that Karsai has been in negotiations with the Taliban. I am seriously beginning to wonder if he has crossed the line into collaboration and collusion with them. Well, not really, I am absolutely sure he has. He has betrayed us and is therefore expendable.

I’m not sure when or where the US got on this “nation building” kick but we need to stop it. It’s a waste of our time, money, resources and soldier’s lives. Enough already. Our foreign policy involving terrorism must take a totally new direction going forward or we will find ourselves being dragged into these quagmires over and over again.

This mess over there, as well as the one in Iraq, would have already been resolved had politicians stayed out of it. Let the military do what they do best – kill people and destroy things until the enemy capitulates. That’s the nature of this beast called war. It’s the only way it works.

I would propose new foreign policies on defending our national security with new rules of engagement to implement them:

Policy 1 – Leave us alone and we won’t bother you.

The American people, by and large, are a peaceful sort. We want to stay home, work our jobs, raise our children and basically be happy and secure while doing it. That’s not asking or expecting too much, is it?

We, as a people, have absolutely no interest in imperialism or colonialism. We have more than enough on our plate at home to worry about without picking up more baggage to carry for you.

We have retired as the global police force.

I am not talking about humanitarian aid here. America has always been generous and helpful to those less fortunate than us. We are and always have been part of the international community.

But we offer none to those nations hostile to us, our allies or their own people. They will get no quarter from America.

American businesses operating abroad will function in accordance with international law and the laws of the land they operate in. Disagreements will find remedies in those legal systems.

It is incumbent on management to weigh risks versus opportunity before entering into business abroad. The US military is not their security team and will not provide relief for loss of assets or property, but retains the right to act if life or limb of a US citizen is at stake.

If you choose to disrupt that posture with physical aggression, either on our soil or abroad, there will be severe consequences each and every time it happens. Rest assured the measures will be shockingly swift, decisively effective and decimating in intensity to punctuate the point for others considering this poor error in judgment.

NO ATTEMPTS AT DIPLOMACY WILL BE MADE ONCE THE FIRST DROP OF AMERICAN BLOOD IS SHED.

If you are a nation who hampers efforts to identify and capture perpetrators, you assume the role of perpetrator as well and will be dealt with accordingly. Expect no assistance from the US to re-build your nation; it is not coming. Expect no guidance in forming a new government; just remember what the last one cost you and adjust accordingly.

If you are a nation who harbors perpetrators, you assume the role of perpetrator as well and will be dealt with accordingly. Expect no assistance from the US to re-build your nation; it is not coming. Expect no guidance in forming a new government; just remember what the last one cost you and adjust accordingly.

If you are a nation who funds or arms perpetrators, you assume the role of perpetrator as well and will be dealt with accordingly. Expect no assistance from the US to re-build your nation; it is not coming. Expect no guidance in forming a new government; just remember what the last one cost you and adjust accordingly.

Policy 2 – Refer to policy 1.

It’s really no more difficult than that. Of course the lawyers and politicians will make it seem more because that’s how they stay in power. I don’t see mincing words.

Say what you mean, mean what you say and stand behind your convictions.

Karzai says US should reduce operations’ intensity

The Wicked Witch of the Left just don’t get it. I doubt she ever will. I’m not sure she is even capable of determining reality from fiction.

Short of the long is Nancy is one of the best players on our team and will help the conservative movement clear out some more of the liberal left in 2012, so it’s all good I suppose. Simply put, we need her as minority leader in the next Congress.

Have a happy holiday season, Nance and get plenty of rest. We want you back in rare-form in January to help us purge the House of the remaining Liberals in Congress in 2012.

Hopefully, we won’t need you anymore after 2012; 2014 for sure, and you can go sit by the pool in CA and get some well earned rest.

Thanks again for your valiant efforts on behalf of the Conservative Movement, Nance.

Pelosi: ‘We Didn’t Lose Because of Me’

I was almost of the opinion that sending Obama out of country so he can’t tear something else up was a good idea, but I was wrong. He has done nothing on this most recent jaunt but cause damage.

* He wasted taxpayers money on stops in India and Indonesia for what? A sightseeing tour? To appease Muslims? I never heard a word about how that was supposed to help our economy (possibly because it doesn’t).

And I don’t really care if Muslims like America or not. True Muslims cry for the death of all infidels (and that is what Americans and so-called moderate Muslims are to them – infidels). I see insanity in trying to appease them. In the words of Winston Churchill:

“Appeasement is like feeding a crocodile in hopes that he eats you last.”

* Obama screwed the pooch on a “done deal” trade package with South Korea that the Bush administration had negotiated. With help like this, who needs enemies?

This is just more firm evidence that BHO is owned by the NWO and is doing his part to finish collapsing our economy to facilitate their takeover of our nation. This is text book Cowert-Piven doctrine to dismantle a government and replace it with corporate socialism (or fascism, if that term suits you better).

* The same week the Federal Reserve Bank, with full public blessings from the White House and Obama, inflates our economy with $600 billion baseless paper, Obama chastises the Chinese for doing the same thing. I can’t fault the Chinese for being upset with his arrogance – it’s absolutely appalling.

I’m glad to see that I’m not the only American taking notice of all of this. Barack Obama is an international embarrassment to the American people.

Every time he opens his mouth, he disgraces our intelligence with his arrogance and sickens us with his corruption. He is bought and paid for by the New World Order, guys and gals and if he is not dispatched soon, will be the ruin of us all. I would ask the new Congress to investigate his administration and impeach if possible, neuter if not.

Here is more evidence I am not alone in my assessments:

OBAMA AND HIS G20 HYPOCRISY

Rand will be on Face the Nation Sunday, 14 November, 2010 to answer questions about the upcoming 112th Congress and the Tea Party.

Watch this short interview with Rand on Fox News