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Some liberals live in a bubble

2009-11-13T02:48:00.002-05:00

The trouble with Obama is he's lived in a bubble his entire life. According to the Weekly Standard, "The Trouble with Obama" (By Noemie Emery, October 5, 2009), "Obama has spent his entire adult life confined in the bubble of deep blue America -- a place that makes up less than one-fifth of the country -- in blue states, in blue cities, in blue states of mind."He sees what blue America wants for

Has Obama made America more racist?

2009-11-11T10:01:00.001-05:00

Obama was supposed to unite America, not divide us. As the first black President (second if you count Bill Clinton) he was the President who was supposed to clean America of any racist ties that still exist. Yet that seems to be the exact opposite of what has happened since he was elected.It seems that every time someone opposes one of Obama's policies calls of racism are shouted by Democrats.

Unconstitutional bill may end up before court

2009-11-10T07:03:00.006-05:00

Well, the Obama Health Care Package has passed the House, and now is headed for the Senate. Hopefull it will be stopped in it's tracks there or some of our God given freedoms will be taken away.As a matter of fact, this bill is the worse one to be passed by the House in modern times. Basically it's the government saying that it knows what's best for you. It's the government saying that you have

We must get our news from many sources

2009-11-09T09:23:00.000-05:00

Where do you get your news. Grandma always said that you ought to get your news from more than one source. Of course we all know that did not happen during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s while all the headline stories were filtered down from the New York Times by Satellites called CBS, NBC and ABC and a variety of magazines.Unfortunately, while America has consistently stayed right of center, the New

What's the United States coming to?

2009-11-06T04:29:00.007-05:00

What is the United States of America coming to? You have Nadal Makik Hasan, an army major, killing 12 of his fellow soldiers as Fort Hood. You have kids shooting kids in schools. You have wars to prevent wars and people opposing it. You have wars to spread democracy and peace and to protect Americans, yet those who oppose.You have the House of Representatives trying to force a vote on a

The public option will not be competition

2009-11-04T01:47:00.001-05:00

Nancy Pelosi announced the other day that she no longer wants to call the public option a public option but a competitive option. She wants to do this so people don't confuse it with a government run option but as a capitalistic one.Look, a public option by any other name is still a government run program. The goal is to make look as good as possible in order to sell it. They will tell us it will

Real solutions to the 'healthcare crisis'

2009-11-03T06:58:00.000-05:00

I have written before how I'm not convinced there really is a healthcare crisis. I wrote about that here. Likewise, when you consider that over 200 million Americans have healthcare, and over 80% of them are happy, it makes one wonder why all the talk about a crisis.Then you have to add in that 45 million are without health insurance, although only 12% of that 45 million are individuals who

The final House Healthcare bill looks SCAAARY

2009-11-02T08:03:00.004-05:00

I have obtained a copy of the healthcare reform bill released by the leadership of the U.S. House that merges all the versions of the bill passed thus far. This piece of work is expected to be "considered" by the full house next week.The following are the major provisions of the bill and how it might effect you and I (in red)Expansion of health insurance to an estimated 96 percent of legal US

What is Gross Domestic Product

2009-10-31T00:56:00.005-04:00

One of the best measures to how well a country is doing economically, or how poorly, is the GDP.The GDP, or Gross Domestic Product is, according to Wikepedia: "a basic measure of a country's economic performance and is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year. It is a fundamental measurement of production and is very often positively

The HC bill is 1,990 pages on purpose

2009-10-29T22:59:00.008-04:00

I love reading. I'm sitting here at the Internet absorbing as much news and opinion as I can. I pull out a book nearly every night before I go to bed. The biggest book I've ever read in my life was the Stand by Stephen King, and that book took me over 2 years to finish off. In a good year I read anywhere between 10 and 20 books, and the average length is probably between 200 and 400 pages.So if I

The stage is set for a conservative revolution

2009-10-28T13:09:00.002-04:00

Obama is the president, and he still appears to be maintaining his 54% approval rating. Considering he's the most liberal person ever to live within the walls of the Whitehouse, it's surprising that more people aren't becoming liberal.Yet, according to the latest Gallup poll, the liberalism coming out of Washington D.C. has actually made America even more Conservative.According to the latest poll

Kudos to Stupak for standing by his principles

2009-10-27T12:03:00.003-04:00

As my regular readers may know, I believe in sovereignty or state rights. The right of the states, or of the people, is covered in the 10th amendment when it states than anything not covered in this here Constitution is left to the people to decide.I personally am pro-life, but I respect the Constitutional Rights of other people to make decisions for themselves.That said, you should understand

A public option would NOT benefit us all

2009-10-26T15:31:00.015-04:00

It's not surprising that the "Detroit Free Press" officially announced its endorsement of public health option in it's Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, edition, "A public health option would benefit us all." In it's editorial it writes, "Where is the outrage? The Senate Finance Committee voted for a bill that makes no meaningful reform in America's ailing health care system. Why do Republicans and

Healthcare 101

2009-10-12T21:50:00.007-04:00

As a medical care professional, an asthmatic, and an American citizen I have a vested interest in the future of the healthcare system. The following is my humble opinion:Federalized health care might be unconstitutional10 things to expect from nationalized healthcareThe public option will not be competitionReal solutions to the 'healthcare crisis'The final House Healthcare bill looks SCAAARYA Q&

10 things to expect from nationalized healthcare

2009-10-11T21:50:00.003-04:00

Healthcare in the U.S. is the best in history, and the best in the world. The only problem is that costs are too high. So, say Congress allows Uncle Sam to get his fingers on our healthcare system, what might happen?Here is what you might expect in the near in the distant future with nationalized healthcare, either with the bill that's passed or the slippery slope created:Congress will tell you

A good example of bad journalism

2009-10-09T03:05:00.004-04:00

As a former journalist and a fond reader of the news I think I know the difference between news and editorial. News is the relaying of the truth. Editorial is stating an opinion.So, when an editorial statement makes it to the news, that makes the news editorializing and no longer unbiased. Hence, an article I just finished reading, "Proposals to create jobs add up to second stimulus," from the

Old philosophy still rings true

2009-09-04T15:09:00.000-04:00

Every generation has it’s own “good old days.Henry Ford’s mother used to repeat many maxims to her son, one went something like, “Work comes before play.”Somebody’s grandma used to say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” I doubt the person who made that maxim up knew much about science, and that saying still holds true today.It’s good to listen to the wisdom of our fathers (and mothers). One

One should not vote for party, but principle

2009-08-31T00:49:00.004-04:00

I consider myself a republican right now, but I could see myself becoming a democrat some day, the same way Ronald Reagan became a Republican. The reason I say this is I don't support any particular party, what I support is the party that is closest to the principles I believe in.You see, I think over time the parties change. In fact, I know this because history tells no lies. When the country

Reagan warns about socialized medicine

2009-08-17T02:28:00.000-04:00

Is Obama willing to compromise?

2009-08-16T12:39:00.003-04:00

It seems the Obama administration is willing to compromise with republicans in Congress and give in to the idea of co-op insurance options rather than a public take over. I'm not really sure what this means yet, but it sounds much better than what is currently on the table.However, in a recent oppinion piece in the New York Times Obama wrote: ""In the coming weeks, the cynics and the naysayers

A guide to determine which asthma meds are best

2009-08-10T10:25:00.002-04:00

Since I didn't have an asthma post published last week at MyAsthmaCentral.com, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share with you a post written by fellow asthma expert Kathi MacNaughton called, "Which Asthma Medication Is Best?"I think she outlined better than I ever could which asthma medicines work best. I highly recommend any person recently diagnosed with asthma to read this post. It

U.S. economy worse than media says

2009-08-06T11:50:00.000-04:00

So I'm watching the evening local news at 6 p.m., and the newscasters are talking about how there are signs that the economy is improving. They note housing sales that have improved three months in a row, "greater than expectations."However, how hight were the expectations in the first place. That's what we are being told by the media on the local news, as well as on the national scene. I'm

Cash for Clunkers program on right tract

2009-08-06T00:13:00.003-04:00

I don't have a problem with the cash for clunkers program, nor do I have a problem with the fact the $billion program will probably be extended tomorrow with another $2 billion. I know some people personally who have taken advantage of the program.Basically it's a tax cut to anyone who buys a car. The only problem I see with it is the government is deciding here what the people get a 'tax cut'

Obama might clearly be a Socialist

2009-08-05T22:28:00.003-04:00

I like to participate in political discussions with various coworkers, and willing and appropriate patients, without letting them know my political affiliation. I usually sit and listen, and poke the discussion one way or another now and again.The issue of socialism came up recently. A coworker of mine -- a self declared liberal -- said, "There's all this talk of Obama being a socialist. I don't

A Q& A about U.S. Healthcare

2009-07-26T08:31:00.004-04:00

In response to my post, "National Healthcare may cause real crisis," where I describe how free healthcare actually drives up the cost of medicine and discourages people from making rational healthcare choices, I received the following response:"Ok, a few things to point out here. If government involvement in health care is so bad and expensive, why do the other civilized nations that have