Since I've been subjected to Fox News' endless rants about health care reform being "shoved down everyone's throats", I'd like to point out that it has quite a bit more support than other recent "signature" legislation ( Read more... )

This was originally going to be a long post on the state of the health care "overhaul" bill, but I decided not to go down that road. After all it is only going to get worse, not better. I think there are still intentions meant by many who are voting for it, but the bad now outweighs the good. At least I have one consolation; as bad as this bill is ( Read more... )

If you want to know why independents (small i on purpose, as I am NOT part of the Independent party) like me don't want "medical malpractice insurance reform" as part of the health care, it's a fairly simple answer... The reason is that the last time such "reform" was brought up there was also an issue of constitutionality- just like there is about ( Read more... )

For those of you who are interested in the text of the (3) health care reform bills, Pro Publica has searchable copies of all three... Or you can read the whole text. Your choice... But remember, there will be no single bill until it reaches the floor and they get cobbled together. I believe only 1 has reached that stage (the Saxby Chambliss ( Read more... )

This is a shortened response but I'm just getting back into the swing of things, so bear with me. The points that I make in the first paragraph that I haven't explained I feel are well addressed by the link at the bottom. Without further ado then ( Read more... )

This started as a facebook note but their format is a pain in the ass and I couldn't find where to start a note, so I finally gave up and came back to trusty old LJ ( Read more... )