Monday, March 29, 2010

Sara Palin, Tea Party, angry white Christian Militia!

It's getting weird, I'm sorry, but this stuff is starting to freak me out! Initially I was somewhat supportive of Tea Party folks and their movement. But I wanted to see what the group would morph into. Sarah really wants to lead the Tea Party... But what are her aspirations? I'm tired of listening to the bimbo, myself! I've listened to Glenn Beck carefully and his comparisons of socialists like Hitler and Stalin and his casual comparison to the current administration gives me the chills! Obama and crew are a bit inexperienced and too far to the left, but Hitler??? I think not.

Now we see a resurgence of all white "Christian" militia... I'll say here and now to my brother George and everyone else that is Christian, that I in no way believe these members of this perverted sect are in any way Christians! Neither is the racist KKK for that matter.

As for the Tea Party, some of the signs at their protests border on racist. My gut feeling is that they make some good points, but if they let extremists hijack their agenda, I have no use for them.


Saturday, March 27, 2010

It's passed and now what?

The massive healthcare bill passed, along with the fixit bill - both have been signed into law by President Obama. I don't know if the court challenges issued by 14 state Attorney General's will hold up, but I kind of doubt it. Anyway, would this hold up the entire bill?

Looking at it, I can see good parts and bad parts. I think it is good that parents can allow their children to stay under their insurance till age 26. It is good to think about exchanges for those with pre-existing conditions. But I worry that too many mandates, taxes and regulations could stifle the economy.

Wait and see, I say, I doubt if the bill will mean life or death for me.


Friday, March 19, 2010

The end is in sight? Or not.

Sunday, the House of Representatives votes on the Healthcare bill. Some difficult to understand process of "reconcilliation" will allow the bill to pass with a simple majority. I read something about a bill of "fixes" will follow, or something like that.

A health care bill may be on it's way to the President's desk. But I would not sit here lazily and assume that health care will be fixed just by the stroke of a pen. Then there could be court challenges to some of the mandates in the bill. Can you really force someone to buy health insurance? Perhaps the fate of health care in the United States will be in the hands of the Supreme Court...

The way I look at it, (sorry to be so cynical) is that we are screwed no matter which way this close contest goes. We may be screwed faster if the bill is signed into law, but the fact that there will be no political oomph to do anything for the nation's health system for a time into the future.