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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (50850)10/9/2008 2:10:33 PM
From: cirrus  Read Replies (2) of 224729
 
It seems we agree on more than school vouchers. I support a woman's right to choose, but not at 8 1/2 months. Two or three months might be more like it. With the right to choose comes responsibility, and choosing within a reasonable time frame is a responsibility. Sarah Palin and the religious right, however, feel it's not a woman's right - its their right to decide for you.

I don't object to government wiretaping or other invasive measures necessary to protect us from the lunatics. I don't care if every phone conversation is recorded, every e-mail copied and every financial transaction logged and then applying software to tag specific items for further investigation. BUT if the data suggests opening a single e-mail for manual viewing - GET A COURT ORDER. We need the checks and balances and there are special courts available to get warrants quickly. The problem I have is that the Bush administration wants full authority and no accountability. No way.

Health insurance? Even at 52 I'd be OK under McCain's plan because I have no pre-existing conditions and my parents lived long lives. However, private insurers want to insure only the low risk, healthy segment of the population. Those with pre-existing conditions are screwed and pay rates so high they might as well not have insurance. McCain, with what, four cancers, doesn't stand a chance of an individual policy at reasonable rates.

So what happens? People don't get insurance. The hospitals start throwing people out on the streets. The government responds to the outcry and starts picking up the tab. Viola! Partially socialized health care. We might as well grab the bull by the horns, as did every other civilized nation, and organize the system so in some way shape or form everyone gets covered. If you don't like the term "socialism" rename it to something more agreeable.

Oil prices? Remember oil is priced in dollars. The dollar declines, oil rises. Why did the dollar fall in value? Runaway deficit spending. We saw that starting early in Bush's first term as the tax cuts kicked in and revenues started lagging expenditures. The world knows that the only way we're going to get out of out of our current multi trillion debt is to devalue the dollar, either via a combination of market forces or inflation.
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