Clinton appointee activist Judge upholds healthcare reform law

I'm not shocked that a judge appointed by Bill Clinton will legislate from the bench. This is a wrong decision that will get overturned in the Supreme court.

The Hill reports that a federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday rejected a legal challenge to the healthcare reform law, the second time the law's mandate that people buy insurance has been ruled constitutional.
The lawsuit was brought by Liberty University, which also argued that the law violates the First Amendment by requiring people to buy insurance that could cover abortions.

"I hold that there is a rational basis for Congress to conclude that individuals' decisions about how and when to pay for health care are activities that in the aggregate substantially affect the interstate health care market," ruled U.S. District Judge Norman Moon, a Clinton appointee. "Nearly everyone will require health care services at some point in their lifetimes, and it is not always possible to predict when one will be afflicted by illness or injury and require care.…

"Far from ‘inactivity,’ by choosing to forgo insurance, Plaintiffs are making an economic decision to try to pay for health care services later, out of pocket, rather than now, through the purchase of insurance. As Congress found, the total incidence of these economic decisions has a substantial impact on the national market for health care by collectively shifting billions of dollars on to other market participants and driving up the prices of insurance policies."

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OPENS 12/10-"The Fighter" Movie Opening Review: Starring Mark Wahlberg & Christian Bale

This was really an awesome movie. Inspiring and definitely a true story! Bale and Wahlberg worked well together. Bale was acting like a dumb 'ole fool in the movie and Mark's character was the compassionate role-he wanted everything: his mother's love and approval and to be heard and not to be walked over, a lady in his life to love, and a brother who would support him and not support his drug and alcohol habits. It really made me feel good with how it ended! I LOVE when actors make movies that are based on true stories for the simple reason is that it can show that the way people behave in today's society, they behaved almost the same exact way in the older years and we can see how far along society has come in certain perspectives in out lives. I connected with Mark's character in this movie because he wanted it all-the love, the parents, his life-his voice!

Menino resgatado de dentro de máquina de lavar roupa

Um simples jogo das escondidas entre mãe e filho terminou com o menino de 3 anos preso dentro do tambor da máquina de lavar. Operação de resgate demorou mais de duas horas. (Vídeo no fim do texto)

Mãe e filho estavam a jogar às escondidas quando a criança desapareceu misteriosamente dentro da própria casa, em Taiyuan, na China. A progenitora acabou por encontrar o menino de três anos entalado dentro do tambor da máquina de lavar roupa.

De acordo com o jornal "Washington Post", foi precisa a ajuda dos bombeiros para retirar a criança do interior da máquina de lavar. A operação de resgate demorou mais de duas horas e obrigou ao corte do tambor com uma serra elétrica.

Além do susto, a criança não sofreu qualquer ferimento.

in Expresso online, 30-11-2010