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Hold on to your Butts!

I know that we have put a lot effort and hope into this Health Care reform. I am frustrated just like many of my progressive friends. I have felt sold out and forgotten and help hostage by a couple of jerk senators.....thanks a lot Joe and Ben! I think we have to view the following items to place the current situation into perspective.

Filibuster- I have been asking for the Dems to make the Republicans and Joe do a full filibuster. I thought that if they had to stay on the floor through the holidays that there would be a quick end and they would have to explain their efforts to the public. The problem is, that the Senate changed the rules a while back and it is no longer an actual filibuster but more of a virtual one. This is garbage and has to change or reset the rules to rely on a simple majority.

Mandate- There is a mandate in the current plans and I was angry when being told to buy coverage from private insurance companies or face a fine. The Public Option would have offered a real alternative however, it is out. The only saving grace is that it would appear that there will be Government assistance to purchase insurance for those making less than $90,000 per year. It is based on a sliding scale. The less you make, the more the Government will pay for you. This will actually help a lot of people but without a true Public Plan Option, there will be no guarantee of stopping future rate increases.

Future changes- I have heard many Democratic leaders today speaking of improving upon this bill in the next few years with a goal of true Universal Health Coverage for all. I have a hard time believing this will happen, especially if history holds serve and we actually loose seats as opposed to gaining them.

Too Much to Expect- I suppose it was over reaching to expect single payer or a Public Option at this point. We did not even know that it was possible to reach the numbers that we have. We do not really have 60 seats. We have Independents that caucus with us as well as conservative Democrats and we have more in the line of 54-55 solid reliable votes. Of course when the numbers were better than we thought, it fostered false hope and hope of getting everything that we have craved for so long. The bottom line is that we need a few more seats and then we can implement a true liberal agenda. I think we can all agree that the conservative agenda failed and therefore, the tea party folks and Bush supporters have no rights to govern at this point based on their past failures.

Mr. Obama- I think that if we truly look back at the campaign for President and the over all comments made by our current President. The bill that is coming through now, is exactly what he and his handlers wanted. The end result is 30 million people being covered, an exchange set up even though it has no public option and Government assistance for those of limited means. We are seeing a health care reform that will be a step forward but it in no way represents the best options for the country.

Where do we go from here?- There are a few courses of action. We can fall in line and give the President what he wants. We can have all out war on the President and all that have given up on the ultimate goal. We can start over and make this a financial bill....medicare for all, etc. and go with reconciliation...majority rules. If the Republicans were in charge, I think we all know that they would not hesitate to go it alone and ram whatever they want down our throats. We have proof of this with the Bush tax cute and recess appointments of controversial appointees.

No matter what course we decide upon, it will be a rocky road and all I can say is hold on to your butts!

Show me the Money!

I have been a good soldier for my beloved Democratic party. I have started to wonder if we are not being played in the health care reform debate. The two party system is primed for fraud and abuse with the voters caught in the middle. Take as example the case of the Democrats caving down to a weak public option or none at all. The Republicans are still calling it Socialism. This is anything but a government takeover of health care. We could only be so lucky as to have a government takeover. Despite all of the misinformation out there, the best available option would be medicare for all or something similar. Everyone in and everyone pays. This would provide care for all at greatly reduced prices and we could negotiate drug prices at reduced rates of 30-50% just as the other major countries with provided medical care do. There would no longer be denial of coverage or claims and preventative care would be easily available to all and would prevent the major jams at the emergency rooms. I just wonder if both political parties are not playing football with the health and wealth of out Nation? Please say it isn't so and make us all believe that there is hope out there. Below, I can sum up what I believe the progressive / Democratic party should stand for. If these simple beliefs could be pulled together, I believe more of the general population could once again see a distinction between the parties and would support the leaders that have produced real results for the Nation.

Universal Health Coverage for all. Not some delayed minor coverage with restrictions that keep it from the masses.

Free higher education for anyone with a minimum grade ratio. How could it hurt us to be more freely educated?

Remove the rights that corporations now enjoy. I mean that a corporation should not enjoy the same rights as humans....i.e. freedom of speech that allows endless donations to political parties.

Public funding of all elections. This would eliminate the politicians from selling their souls for cash.

Eliminate the electoral college. 1 person, 1 vote. The system as we know it has failed. When the State that I live in is given 100% to 1 candidate and no credit is given to the minority vote, this is wrong. The least that should be done is a change to an ability to divide the electoral college on a percentage basis. If a candidate carries a state at a 60 / 40% rate, that is how the electoral votes should be divided as well.

Term limits are needed is order to allow the average person to have a chance to be involved in the process.

Make it illegal to be a domestic terrorist and pursue them to the fullest extent of the law and this includes people that harm abortion doctors and clinics. These folks are no better then the terrorist that hit us on 9-11.

Protect a woman's right to choose. Men should never be allowed to make these decisions unless men can have the kid.

Provide protection under the law against discrimination based on sexual orientation. This includes gay marriage. Military included as well.

National free access to high speed Internet.

Pursue green projects and fossil free energy programs. Get off of foreign oil and local reliance on big oil.

Restore our privacy rights and end broad monitoring of communications without warrant.



Please feel free to comment on additional party platform ideas.

Taught to Believe

Taught to believe without a doubt
Often wondering what it is all about
Guilt from above stains the soul
Told that heaven is the ultimate goal
Conformity is a must
Please control your sinful lust
Pass the plate and pay the cost
Heaven needs your pennies to save the lost
Wearing a suit changes the vocal tone
Lectures from the pit take far too long
Hypocrisy lurks each time we meet
Be sure to be here each and every week
Oh to be free to live as we feel
To finally admit what is real
Maybe the future will yield some light
And generations to come will be alright
Until that time, sleep will delay
And try to keep the demons at bay.

A late night poem about Southern Religion.

Only In the South

My Grandfather gave my Dad a present. It was a wall clock with the last supper on it, showing Jesus and the Disciples. The unique feature was that every hour it played songs including Dixie and Yellow Rose of Texas.

A local Church had a concealed carry permit class. This is where you take a class and can be approved to carry a gun. The fact that they had the class is funny enough but the kicker is that there was a gentleman there that shot himself during the class and still passed the course.

We had a local business that sold hot dogs, tires and bait all under one roof.

I had a man tell me one time that if the King james Bible was good enough for Jesus, then it was good enough for him.

Hillbilly / Redneck Rich- These are folks that keep everyhting that they own either in the front yard or on the front porch so that the neighbors can see how well that they are doing. Nothing says success like having 2 new trucks in the yard.

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You Lie Like a Rug!

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Never forget 9-11. Remember the people that were in charge. The same people did not believe the warnings and allowed us to be hit. These are the same people who want to talk about keeping the US safe? These are alos the same folks that took us to war in Iraq and we are still there. This move is like Mexico attacking us and we the attack Canada.

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