No one on the right trusts Barack Obama. After being manipulated for eight years by Karl Rove it is understandable why conservatives bring their already hot blood to a full boil over the man and his party who got past the Rove election strategy of divisiveness at all costs.  It is too bad that this appears all the Republicans have in their tank, anger and a propensity to split the nation into unmanageable sub-groups.

Are Americans people of faith? Karl Rove might suggest we are a nation of many religions that can used to pit one denomination against another for political gain. We have seen this play out in school curriculum, immigration and women's health with a fervor and zeal these past few decades that has resulted in tragic loss and no better understanding.

Is America a melting pot? Or do we use the Rove tactic to demonize one ethnic group against another while exploiting our lack of knowledge and understanding of differing cultures to instill fear and marginalize their votes.

Does the rule of law govern America today? Or has partisanship been taken to such extremes that tall trust in the system has been broken? Newly released documents detail how actively Karl Rove and his staff were in firing US Attorney David Iglesias. AP has the story of just how far a political appointment will go to ensure partisanship rules at all costs, and laws of the land can be ignored.

This was a very dangerous and illegal use of power for purely political motives. Much like the public disclosure of CIA agent Valerie Plame when her husband, former US Ambassador Joe Wilson, dared to challenge the truth of claims the former Administration had made publicly in the State of The Union Address with an op-ed that appeared in the NY Times.

Now I know why conservatives do not believe anything the government has to say on any major matter, Karl Rove made governing in America impossible by fabricating, distorting and manipulating every major policy issue of any import to make sure nothing would change for a very long time. Good for Karl and those staunch defenders of the status quo who have profited so immensely this past decade. Bad for a government of the people by the people and for the people who deserved positive changes after so many broken promises from the likes of Karl Rove.

I am not sure if any of you have heard of Stephen Hemsley. For those who do not recognize this influential American he is the CEO of United Health Care. In financial news for the past couple of years he was at the core of an SEC investigation into the backdating of stock options for employees of United Health Care.

United Health Care has had an unusually high volume of complaints from 2004 regarding their health insurance business. They were fined $4.4 million for violating California's prompt payment law. A subsidiary of UHC, PacifiCare, was fined $3.5 million for wrogfully denying 133,000 claims. Another UHC subsidiary, Golden Rule was fined $2.8 million for delaying claims. UHC was fined a record $2.2 million in a settlement for problems with claims processing and benefits coordination. UHC was fined close to $800,000 in North Carolina for delaying prompt payment of medical claims. UHC was ordered to pay $364,750 for denying 63,000 physician claims (52%)- without all necessary information. PacifiCare was fined $125,000 for more than 1,000 violations of state laws.

Jeepers, I guess that is why the the company is under an independent monitor through 2010.

Even with all those pesky infractions the health business has certainly been rewarding for Stephen Hemsley. With salary and stock options Mr. Hemsley earns 819,363.10 daily this year. With declining employer based coverage and all those legal judgements against UHC, the company still beat Wall Street expectations handily and earned over $859 million for the last reported quarter of this year, on revenues of over $21 billion. Expenses like the $12.6 million dollars to lobby against health care reform are small costs of doing business for this health insurance giant.

Enjoy the video from Brave New Films, while you enjoy supporting the Stephen Hemsleys of this nation. And then ask yourself why your premiums and medical costs continue to sky rocket while you oppose a government overseen option.