Why is it that we have health care problems in this country? Our medical equipment is among the best in the world. Our doctors are well qualified. So what is the problem? Everything about the medical system is ridiculously expensive. So expensive that is not affordable by many, many people in this country. Of course, many doctors and hospitals DO see patients who cannot afford to pay. This raises the cost for everybody, though it does show high ethical conduct on the part of the providers.En... Read Full Story

Why is it that we have health care problems in this country? Our medical equipment is among the best in the world. Our doctors are well qualified. So what is the problem? Everything about the medical system is ridiculously expensive. So expensive that is not affordable by many, many people in this country. Of course, many doctors and hospitals DO see patients who cannot afford to pay. This raises the cost for everybody, though it does show high ethical conduct on the part of the providers.En... Read Full Story

How are you guys doing? I haven't written much at all lately as you can see. Frankly, I just burned myself out clicking and clicking to build Entrecard points. I just got tired of the whole thing. My guess is that the same thing happens to many other bloggers. To be fair to Entrecard, I'd also been using LinkReferral. Both of these systems are good, I just got sucked in to the idea of building points quickly. I'd reached the point where I was spending far more time clicking ... Read Full Story

How are you guys doing? I haven't written much at all lately as you can see. Frankly, I just burned myself out clicking and clicking to build Entrecard points. I just got tired of the whole thing. My guess is that the same thing happens to many other bloggers. To be fair to Entrecard, I'd also been using LinkReferral. Both of these systems are good, I just got sucked in to the idea of building points quickly. I'd reached the point where I was spending far more time clicking than o... Read Full Story

One of the most interesting exchanges from my point of view dealt with the prioritization of spending. Moderator, Tom Brokaw asked the candidates to prioritize health, energy, and entitlements. This was a question that I'd been hoping to hear. Senator McCain said simply that we can do all three. From my perspective, this was big time evasion. Senator Obama, who had the advantage of answering last in this instance, gave his priorities and his reasoning behind them. Frankly, Senator ... Read Full Story

John McCain did a good job debating last night. Barrack Obama did better. Senator McCain was able to show how very much he cares about this country in very broad terms while Senator Obama was much more detailed in his answers. And if keeping your cool has anything to do with it, Obama wins every time. As expected, Senator McCain provided solid answers relative to the military and foreign policy questions. One of the most interesting exchanges from my point of view dealt with the prioritiz... Read Full Story

With this in mind, the presidential debate is going to provide some very interesting viewing. Senator McCain is going to have some serious work cut out for him when his judgment relative to Charles Keating and Lincoln Financial comes up. It is fairly widely known that John McCain was tied to Lincon's failure. Here is a video recently added to Senator Obama's website. Read Full Story

With this in mind, the presidential debate is going to provide some very interesting viewing. Senator McCain is going to have some serious work cut out for him when his judgment relative to Charles Keating and Lincoln Financial comes up. It is fairly widely known that John McCain was tied to Lincon's failure. Here is a video recently added to Senator Obama's website. Read Full Story

We've all heard the phrase, 'follow the money'. I was just made aware of some money in need of a following. Do you think that you are mad at your elected leaders now? Read this exerpt from the nonpartisan Center For Responsive Politics: Read Full Story

We've all heard the phrase, 'follow the money'. I was just made aware of some money in need of a following. Do you think that you are mad at your elected leaders now? Read this exerpt from the nonpartisan Center For Responsive Politics:"Members of the House of Representatives who supported bailing out the financial sector with $700 billion in taxpayer money have received 51 percent more in campaign contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate sector in their congressional career... Read Full Story