To start writing again or continue to procrastinate it? I'm undecided as of now. It was far more fun when I I knew where doing the same thing. Perhaps a change of scenery would do the trick? Anyway, I hope the holidays are good to those that stop by. I only say holidays to be all inclusive.. otherwise I DO say.. I hope your Christmas season is wonderful!

Is this still active?

I took a break and sat down to look at the news online. As is so often the case I click on one link which leads me to another and then another and the next thing I know I've overstayed my time online. Today there was amusement to be found in the news. Was the crowd size bigger at the Restore Sanity Rally than the Glenn Beck Rally? Oh, the people that love to comment are interesting to read as well.

I had to work through both rallies so I didn't get to attend. I wanted to attend the Glenn Beck Rally more for what seemed to me a rally to restore one's faith in God, our country and hope for a brighter future. But I must admit that I'd have loved to attend the John Stewart rally as well. Face it, whether we don't all agree on everything but at the heart of this rally was a patriotic rally, to honor our wonderfully diverse country but it was also.. let's be honest.. entertainment.

I don't have to agree with a person's political views to love their music. I'd have gone to see Cat Stevens and Ozzie Osbourne for certain. Sheryl Crow, The Roots.. I can't say I know who Jeff Tweedy is but it's music and I love music. The Mythbusters guys were there. I love that show! It sounds like an afternoon of some really good entertainment!

Both rallys seemed interesting in different ways, in my own opinion. So the news that I've read that said the crowd at the rally to restore sanity was larger than the Beck rally doesn't surprise me. It seems to me not just one of commitment but also entertainment.

That people care about that sort of thing doesn't surprise me. It seems human nature to want to always 'one up' another person. That people DON'T care about the people around them, especially those who's opinion differs from their own opinion ... now that will never cease to amaze me. The amount of name calling, and rudeness is and always will be shocking to me.

Of course I think to attempt to compare the crowd sizes of the two rallies a bit odd. It would be akin to comparing a fruit bowl with an apple bowl. It doesn't matter which bowl has more fruit unless you remove all the apples from a fruit bowl. Either way... why should anyone care so much that they feel compelled to insult each other in the name of defending their beliefs? Doesn't that demean and trivialize what you stand for when you hurt another human being?

Just my own two cents worth.

My opinion of the current health care reform hasn't changed. No.. I do not want this plan to be passed.

It feels... wrong. It feels as if all possible courses of action have not been considered. It feels like this is what the President wants, and this is what the president will get. It feels like we as a nation are getting this no matter what we think or believe. We as a nation aren't smart enough to know what we want but the all knowing President Obama and his puppet Pelosi do know what is best for us.

It FEELS like arrogant people are pushing to have a bill passed that isn't as good as it's touted. IF it was good, they would not have to bribe people to vote yes. If it is appropriate for this country it would pass. I know this and I feel that because the truth is something needs done about the high cost of insurance.

I would feel better about this is the leader of our country still seemed to be the same person that was voted in. I would feel better if he could answer questions asked of him rather than simply lecture on a bill... that from what he says, didn't know what was in the bill.

What does education have to do with health care reform? What else is in that bill that doesn't belong? Why do my in-laws, whom we generally stay of the topic of politics, suddenly seem to have taken an about face?

I listened to President Obama tell an audience of students at George Mason University students that they won't have to worry about medical insurance because their parents will keep them on their insurance plan. Oh? Did the President for a moment consider the parent's thoughts on this? What parent doesn't want to do what they can for their children? But isn't part of teaching them to become responsible adults mean that they do just that... become responsible for themselves? Sure, if one is still in college but until 26? We are teaching our children they are entitled to this. I want to be given the option. I want to decide, which admittedly I can't right now, decide that if my child is in college he can still be covered. Oh wait! Right now that can happen until the age of 21 but let them complete college and start a job. But that should be MY option.

I was brought up that at 18 I was allowed to live at home with the assistance of my parents as deemed by THEM.. those that make the money...as long as I was in fact trying to better myself. Otherwise, at 18 you are out the door without question. And once out the door.. you were no longer their problem because we were expected to behave as the adult we chose to be. Period. Sure, I was still their daughter, and I was loved too but I was not entitled to continue being treated as a child once I've made the decision to be an adult. Guess how we've brought our children up? The same way.

The IRS will have to hire more people to ensure that business' are providing insurance. There is no regard to what the business' want. There is no regard to what the employees want. They must provide it and if you have an income you must provide your own insurance. That there should certainly improve the current jobless rate.. make it even less affordable for small business' to hire people. Good plan there!

Currently I've done whatever I can to stay off of government controlled medical care. I did, for a short time have to be on medicaid and when I got ahold of my records and saw the notation that I was possibly mildly retarded, I vowed then that I would do whatever I could to keep government out of my personal life. Now, they are trying to do this on a nationwide scale?

Our ancestors came here and did not feel entitled to anything. They believed that hard work and perseverance would make this nation great. I grew up the same way, my children grew up the same way. I have responsible children that are taking care of their families.

See... it doesn't stop at medical care. It goes into every home having DSL, free cell phones for qualifying people. Free housing and free food. It goes to an old friend from years past who once figured out that while she was working two jobs to care for her daughter, that welfare not only paid her more than she made.. she could stay home with her daughter..so, why work?

Is that the kind of America we want to be?

Your opinions are no more ludicrous than mine. Period. We all are entitled to opinions without agreeing to them That said you might reread that post as I did not think I stated that I was against health care reform. So, I read it over again.

Oh, and let's leave the past administration out of this post. Whether Bush was good or bad is not my current quesiton. Obama did not inherit this mess; with his eyes open he paid alot of money to take it over because he thought he could do better. So, Bush and his administration are by now a moot point with regard to my post.

That post, did in fact say what I thought. The way the government is handling not only health care reform but other things as well leaves me terribly uncomfortable.

Looking back Obama promised transparency, it would be heard on CNBC or one of those... CSPAN? We would know what is going on. Sorry, that hasn't happened. Instead there are closed door meetings, voted held at night, there are bills with pages and pages to read and the men and women that have to vote on this, the men and women WE voted into office to represent us aren't afforded a considerable amount of time to read and question what is in the bill.

I was always taught you read the fine print. You read it, you make sure you understand it before you sign it. I hold our government to that same standard when they are voting on my behalf. How can we expect anything less?

No, I'm not in that top 1% of earners.. we are a small business barely hanging on by our finger tips right now and not entirely sure if we will stay in business if some of the issues we've heard come out of this government hold true. Or, perhaps I worry more about small businesses that actually have more employees than we do.

You see, to me, and understand this.. my posts are my opinions.. my questions. The math doesn't add up. How can you start a program and NOT raise taxes? It makes no sense and as of yet I haven't heard anyone actually explain it. And I don't buy into taxes not being raised to pay for medical. Oh sure, if you raise taxes for one thing and funnel money into taxes but don't tell us.. ??? And, I more than anyone understand robbing Peter to pay Paul.. I understand alot of things but I also know doctors and nurses, medical equipment, pharmacies.. etc. all get paid and that money comes from somewhere and we clearly don't have a surplus of money.

Right now I pay over $2000.00 a month for medical insurance for two people. Insane? Yes. But I got it before I had a spinal cord injury and a stroke, now, I'm un-insurable by anyone else. I tried to switch companies. Do I want to see change? Of course I want to see change. But the first step I'd like to see is a sense of honesty. I'd like to feel like my value as a person is not going to be degraded compared to a younger healthy person because of my medical conditions. I want to know that if those statements I've heard are erroneous don't blame anyone, simply show proof that it's not true. Don't call anyone names prove your stance.

What's to say that down the road this medical won't get taken away? Then it's back to getting insurance like it is now only all of those covered through the government won't get coverage if they have pre-exsisting conditions. Is there a guarantee that this won't happen?

I am for change and I can't say I have all the answers. Nobody has had them yet. But what I do know is that I will ALWAYS feel obligated to pay attention and question what our government does. I never follow blindly and nobody should follow blindly.

To think any government is perfect and should not be questioned, to not understand that the devil is in the details so they need checked, to not want answers for the impact on future generations.. to simply follow blindly.. that is ludicrous. Our opinions and beliefs are not.

I'm going to count to ten and then hunt you down to tag you.. I will stop hunting you and return back home in ten minutes.

President Obama apparently doesn't hear me screaming at the television.

So, he took his ever loving time to make this decision to send troops to Afghanistan. He said he was given this time. Does he not understand that the world is watching him? A couple weeks or so but this was months in coming.. How must the world leaders, those that he wants .. ~blinkblink~ let Taliban in that give up violence?? Tag you're bombed cause .. cause they know how to sit and wait.

Some guy is sleeping... yeah dude!!

There goes a girl.. snooze!

Oh yeah.. I have to remember that those people that kidnap and cut off people's heads now have the right to human rights? Is this basically what he's said?

"We've not always been thanked..." why did he say that? Do we as a nation help others with that expectation? Sure it'd be nice but you do NOT say that unless you think the other countries should be thankful.

He's saying that we as a nation can come together for one purpose.. something like that and my husband says.. "Yeah, to get you out of office."

Oh for pete's sake.. I'm going downstairs with my husband.. can we elect a new president.

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Just a question;

Does the president or Nancy Pelosi run our government?

She freaks me out. More and more I worry about Obama too but I was awake a couple weeks ago when the House had it's vote on medical reform. Pelosi looked... dare I say it? SMUG?

We don't know what we want. We don't know what we need.. Pelosi does and Obama does!! Yeah! I'm so very glad someone is taking care of me. I don't know when I became so addled that I can't think for myself but, eh.. this administration acts as though I am not capable of knowing what I want.


What happened to "transparency?" What happened to the U.S. Citizens knowing what is going on and why? I thought we'd have a say in what our government does.

Perhaps what frightens me the most is the following conversation which is not verbatum.. I didn't record it;

Me: What is happening to our country.
Him: What do you mean?
Me: Well, this administration has their hand in the bank business, auto business and now they are trying to get in the middle of our medical.. it's like..
Him: Like Obama has to have his fingers in everything and control it.

I want to do something. Bills are being passed during the night. Bills that will impact my wallet, my children and grandchildren and at times behind closed doors. This is NOT a transparent government as promised. Obama seems to do more traveling than staying at the office, you know like the rest of us do.. in the office working. Oh, and can you afford to go golfing? Oh, I know.. Obama has worked hard for our country. He's gone to Copenhagen for the epic fail at a bid for the Olympics in Chicago, this trip through Asia and we won't go there.

I guess my point here is that I'm simply not comfortable any more with this current administration. Few administrations are perfect. Even here in our wonderful country. But get out of my pocket and don't mess with my boobs!!

Enough. I'm tired of being politically correct... really I am. Of course, let me explain a few things as I see them.

Wait... Nevermind.. Let someone else explain it. This is NOT "R" rated..

This is ridiculous. Anytime a crime is committed with the use of a gun there is someone willing to take a stab at the 2nd Amendment.

Let me make this very clear. The 2nd Amendment did not shoot those men and women at Ft. Hood. The Constitution of the United States... wasn't there. The founders of the Constitution and it's Amendments were not there.

The gun involved did not shoot those people. The guns in any of our cities or suburbs are not to blame for shootings. Not those that sell the guns nor those of us that believe in our right to own firearms.

A person, a human being aimed that gun and shot it. A human being that needs to be held accountable for his actions.

Protect our rights, whether or not you happen to agree with them. Please don't diminish those rights.

But, eh.. the mayor has a right to free speech and is entitled to say what he believes. Just come on, lay blame squarely on Nidal Malik Hasan, the man that did the shooting.