Notes
A handful of things before I go back to the work ...
1. Heard a snippet of CNN on the radio this morning where a commentator said that the majority of people showing up at townhalls are white, and therefore are trying to deny access to health care to minorities in this country. If you are against a government option for health care reform, you are a racist, apparently. Looking for the video, will update later.
2. I remember President Bush getting lambasted for his "cowboy" politics. His go it alone, lines that must not be crossed, politics. Frankly, I don't see a big difference between cowboy politics and Chicago politics. He's going to get Health Care / Cap and Trade / Stimulus Bills done with or without support. He will get it done because it's important (he thinks). Sounds the same to me.
3. The media is going crazy over the Obama as the Joker poster, that same poster was published in Vanity Fair ... with George Bush as the Joker. You could have heard crickets from the morning shows. PUBLISHED. As in - in a magazine for purchase from a major publication. The Obama poster, in comparison, is on some highway underpasses in California. Highway under passes, MAJOR AMERICAN MAGAZINE published all over ther world. Yes, I'd say they are hypocrits of the highest order.
4. Also, this is probably the most politically active August in my recent memory. Why do I think this? Because usually we're inundated with tropical storm this, depression this, Hurricane this ... and this month, Hurricane Bill gaining strength in the Atlantic is playing second fiddle to the Health Care debate.
5. Beware the stories that say the "public option" (Government Run Plan) is dropping off the table. They will replace it with a different buzz word. Co-Op is the one of choice. This gets tricky because a true co-op could be a good thing, but if the co-op is just a mask for a government run plan ... well I'm not for that.
6. For the record, I think reforming pre-existing conditions rules, changing how insurers create risk pools, and allowing folks with serious illnesses more choices in coverage are all good things.
1. Heard a snippet of CNN on the radio this morning where a commentator said that the majority of people showing up at townhalls are white, and therefore are trying to deny access to health care to minorities in this country. If you are against a government option for health care reform, you are a racist, apparently. Looking for the video, will update later.
2. I remember President Bush getting lambasted for his "cowboy" politics. His go it alone, lines that must not be crossed, politics. Frankly, I don't see a big difference between cowboy politics and Chicago politics. He's going to get Health Care / Cap and Trade / Stimulus Bills done with or without support. He will get it done because it's important (he thinks). Sounds the same to me.
3. The media is going crazy over the Obama as the Joker poster, that same poster was published in Vanity Fair ... with George Bush as the Joker. You could have heard crickets from the morning shows. PUBLISHED. As in - in a magazine for purchase from a major publication. The Obama poster, in comparison, is on some highway underpasses in California. Highway under passes, MAJOR AMERICAN MAGAZINE published all over ther world. Yes, I'd say they are hypocrits of the highest order.
4. Also, this is probably the most politically active August in my recent memory. Why do I think this? Because usually we're inundated with tropical storm this, depression this, Hurricane this ... and this month, Hurricane Bill gaining strength in the Atlantic is playing second fiddle to the Health Care debate.
5. Beware the stories that say the "public option" (Government Run Plan) is dropping off the table. They will replace it with a different buzz word. Co-Op is the one of choice. This gets tricky because a true co-op could be a good thing, but if the co-op is just a mask for a government run plan ... well I'm not for that.
6. For the record, I think reforming pre-existing conditions rules, changing how insurers create risk pools, and allowing folks with serious illnesses more choices in coverage are all good things.
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