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A big part of the mayor’s job is to be optimistic and Royce Pollard naturally is. He may have been overly optimistic then, but he is out there now trying his best to make things better for the city in the future. He could have just slunk off, but he is cut of better cloth than that.
Pat

Does it really matter if he or any state officials support or oppose the Iraqi theater in the War on Terror when they should be more concerned with Vancouver and Washington State? Personal opinions are one thing, but that is a Federal Issue. Our state and city facing such massive deficits is where our local officials need to be concentrating efforts, isn’t it?

Because of this difficulty, it is the task of the readers to determine and express this “OKness” just as you have done here. And your thoughts and opinions are welcome and appreciated.

That is a great campaign slogan, “Royce is Still the Choice!” Or it could be “Royce is the Right Choice!” Marsha, are you listening?

Thanks for being the great progressive that you are Senator Pridemore. You definitely have my vote (except that I am in the 17th) and support.

Craig Pridemore, State Senator
49th Legislative District

You are welcome to register on the site and post an article expressing what you think about our mayor.

You have a complex medical situation, and I’m sorry for that. But the first part of your post is a little like me complaining that my current job’s salary is holding me prisoner. I could never make my mortgage payments on what competitors would offer me. My quality of life would nosedive if I quit.

As would yours. But I don’t think it would be impossible for you to get coverage if you left, but it would leave you with less – maybe much less – to spend on other things. Bad news, but … that’s how employers keep us.

Best of luck … for what it’s worth, I bet you will get your public option.

What good is insurance if they will only cover you until you have a major illness? The purpose of insurance is to spread the risk and cost among everyone. This is another massive government failure to properly regulate an industry.

I am confident whatever comes down the pike regarding health care, if anything, will be a very incremental change leaving the vast majority of Americans and/or American companies still overburdened with costs and under burdened with care. After all, the foxes are guarding the hen house here.

Do people really believe that shouting at Dean with a megaphone is going to magically make Max Baucus put single-payer in to the Senate bill? How is this effective advocacy again?

Even most European systems are NOT single-payer, it’s just one option out there, not necessarily the ultimate solution. France, for instance, is NOT single-payer, but consistently ranks highest amongst overall satisfaction and health outcomes.

Thanks for your update on the event. I signed up for tickets but could tell it was going to be a zoo and that only the chosen elite would actually be in attendance.

Who is Willie Smith?

IN MY OPINION,

Town Hall my Ass!

I attended the fiasco called a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman** blumenauer and Dr. Howard Dean on Friday afternoon. The was the worst run “Town Hall” I have ever attended. At best it was a major screw up on the part of willie smith and the earlman and at worst was a planned shutout of any of the activists who support and are willing to fight for Single Payer. I was ashamed that I had spent 40 years in the democratic party, and was glad I finally left it in disappointment. This meeting was modeled after the bush/cheney idea of a Town Hall; control the tickets, load the place with party officials, and exclude any real people who might ask the hard questions. Willie Smith, you are a LIAR!

Lie: “Anything that gives a false impression.”

We were invited to the Town Hall by e-mail, we were told that Blumenauer’s staff were overwhelmed by the response and had to have a lottery to pick for the tickets, we were told that they would let us know who won the lottery. Two days before the event we were told, “We” lost!

I say we, because the activists who are the leaders in Portland for Single Payer were excluded, any members of Individuals for Justice were excluded, and members of any protest group that are known were excluded. It is not possible to have a random lottery and come out with those results, the fix was in and heads should roll. But we can’t even get the earlman to call for the arrest of mass murderers, why would he apologize for screwing his base one more time. But there is good news.

From the reports coming out of the “Invited guest meeting” things heated up inside when Dr. Howard Dean recognized the noise outside the doors and acknowledged that the democratic party must move towards Single Payer. I was not inside so I am dependant on others for what was said. I know there will be video soon of the rigged event, so we shall see. The protest became sad when a wonderful, peaceful man named Harry was arrested by the campus police.

I call Harry a friend of mine, because he makes me proud when I stand and say enough! He has refused to surrender to police power on any level when his rights are challenged. Talking to him after his release it was obvious to me that once again a cop was asked by what law do you order me under and that caused Harry’s arrest. I hope he writes about his arrest, as this part of the event is his story. I am just proud to be around people who will stand and say—I am an American and you are not going to violate my rights without one hell of a fight, Thanks Harry!

We shall see how all this plays out, more and more people are coming to realize that our politicians are not representing our interests, but their own. They belong to a club that will never invite you or I to the table, they must be replaced, every goddamn one of them: blumenauer, wyden, wu, etc. etc. (give Merkley a few years of grace or not)

There will be more written about this event, this again is how I saw it. I did enjoy chasing willie smith around with my makeshift megaphone yelling, the best I could, Liar, willie you are a liar—you lie!

Some think that people who had tickets are also supporters of Single Payer, I disagree—if they supported our battle then they would be standing with us and not validating the rigged town hall manipulated by willie smith and the earlman! ENOUGH!

**Refuse to capitalize due to disrespect and or disappointment.

Joe Walsh-Lone Vet
VVAW-Veterans Against Torture
Individuals for Justice
American