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Congressman ignored health care suggestions
Posted July 30, 2012
I recently handed a detailed letter to Mr. Mica hoping to garner his attention on a much more effective health care reform proposal, which had been worked out by a number of healthcare professionals, all of whom were willing to volunteer their time to establish a viable alternative to the terrible bill passed by the Obama administration (“Time to shut down the TSA,” July 27).
            We felt that merely criticizing ObamaCare without proposing a better solution to the spiraling costs of health care would tend to disenfranchise many voters. I included a check from this group made out to his campaign because we hoped that he would understand how passionate we are about providing affordable health care to all of our citizens.
            We received a form letter from Mr. Mica’s office thanking us for our donation and encouraging us to send more money. There was not even the slightest mention of our efforts to try to assist the Republican Party in coming up with a viable alternative to our health care crisis.
            While at the fund raising event. I listened as Mr. Mica complained about the new Tea Party Republicans who now present an additional obstacle to trying to get any spending bills passed. I seriously question if this career politician is totally out of touch with his constituents, and I am not surprised that he failed to provide a meaningful response to you regarding the TSA.

Gary Coatoam
Dr. Coatoam is a periodontist in Central Florida

Unfair comparison of U.S., Israeli airport security
Posted July 27, 2012

I have to disagree with you on this one (“Time for the TSA to go,” July 27). Not that that TSA is doing a good job or not but the comparison to El Al Airlines exemplary safety numbers. Israel is a small country with only three international airports that control all traffic in and out of the country. That consolidation makes it much easier to for a high level of security that is manageable.

The U.S. on the other hand has international airports scattered all over the country, many different states, as many different jurisdictions, state laws, etc… Plus the main factor is the U.S. air carriers are privately run whereas El Al is a state run venture.

Alan Kornman
Orlando, Florida

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Roberts may have saved the Union

Posted July 2, 2012

While Chief Justice Roberts’ decision was unpopular and possibly incorrect, I believe that it may end up saving the Union. His comment says it all: “It is not our job (SCOTUS) to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.”

If Roberts had sided with the other conservatives the Tea Party would have lost momentum and many supporters would just have gone back to business as usual. By keeping Obamacare in place he keeps the fire burning and forces the sleeping majority to sit up and take notice. His vote showed that if we are not responsible citizens, SCOTUS will not save us. There is no safety net, no do-overs. Roberts vote made it very clear that if we shirk our duty then we will pay dearly and nobody will step in to save us.

Roberts has more courage, conviction and hope then all the others on the High Court. He also has faith in us; we cannot let him down. We must elect responsible and intelligent representatives (Congress and the President) who put the welfare of the country above their own. If we do not then this country is finished.

George Tyson
Oviedo, Florida

The Kool-Aid is getting – stale
Posted July 1, 2012

(The following letter was written to Federalist Review editor Steve Combs, who was one of Mr. Onofre’s professors in 2010.)

I felt compelled to share with you my somewhat newfound political views. While a student in your class, I was on the opposite side of the aisle. Since then, in a matter of less than two years, I have gone from one end of the spectrum to the next.

I voted for Obama. I drank the Kool-Aid.® I was raised in a liberal family. To see what this mentality is doing to this country is sickening. I was blind, but now I see. I used to read your weekly letters shaking my head from side to side. Now I nod in agreement.

For the first time in my life, I will be voting all Republican on the ballots.

Keep up the good fight. I make my statements on facebook® whenever I have time. Of course, there are a lot of left wing nuts who have something to say in response, but I don’t care.

Joe Onofre
Orlando, Florida
Mr. Onofre is the managing partner of Prominence Title and Escrow in Orlando

President gets a bad rap for a corrupt system

Frédéric Bastiat explains in The Law: “See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.”

Bob Dixon / Special to The Federalist Review

I love the Bastiat quote (“For want of a label,” Friday Letter #182 of June 15). Compare it to everything that happens on Wall Street every day – despite the Obama administration’s attempts to reign it in – and I believe you’ll find a perfect match. With the exception of a handful of high-profile cases, most abuses of the average investor go unexamined, unpunished and unremarked upon.

Meanwhile, wealth continues to flow in one direction in this country: from the small investor to the Wall Street billionaires. They destroyed the housing market with bad bets on little-understood mortgage instruments in the 2007-2008 crash, and it was homeowners who paid, not the bankers. (more…)

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