Listen, I’m a registered voter. I registered as Independent because personally, I think that to associate oneself with a specific political party is foolish. You should be entitled to your own political opinions and not let your party dictate them for you. That being said, I’ll be the first to tell you that I definitely sway more towards the left side of the political spectrum. That is, until it comes to the healthcare reform. When it comes to that, my views on the topic are so conservative that when I look to the right, I see no one else (except for maybe this Joe character…at least I’m in good company).

The healthcare reform is something that outright scares the shit out of me. The government already takes enough of my tax dollars to fund government assistance programs such as Section 8, Food Stamps, etc., and sure, there are certainly some people who benefit from this program who actually deserve and need it. But a vast majority of the beneficiaries are (sorry to sound ignorant) illegals who want a free ride in this country. So now I get to pay for their health insurance, too? YIPPEE!! I’m sorry, but years and years ago when my great-grandmother emigrated to this country from the Ukrane, after being imprisoned in Poland for simply crossing the Poland/Ukrane border, leaving my great-aunt to take care of her younger brother and sister, the last thing she asked for was handouts, and she was actually here legally. She and her husband (who had come to America a few years prior) got jobs making pennies per hour, learned English, and (gasp) actually supported themselves and their children, because the government back then wasn’t so apt to assist each and every person that swims, boats, flies, walks, or drives their ass into this country.

Sorry if I digress, but the point I’m trying to make here is, sure, our country could use a new healthcare system. But the proposed one is hardly an answer to the problem. So until Wonderboy Obama can come up with one that is more sound, Joe and I will be hanging out over on the conservative end of things.

to bad you couldn’t actually die before whining about it. We all die in case you were unaware.

It’s interesting that you can see how lawsuits have skyrocketed, but you seem unable to connect the dots regarding how this has correlated with rampant deregulation. A lot of people might argue that the ideal approach would be to nip that little litigation problem in the bud by removing the cause – that is, let’s not let corps run hog wild. (BTW, if we’re going to talk about campaign contributions the way we might talk about chlamydia, which party benefits the most from CORPORATE donations? I mean, I assume you want a fair and balanced conversation here, right?)

This isn’t happening because of the legislature’s conservative elements – the GOP and the Blue Dogs. So I guess I’d agree that Pelosi and Reid and Obama are on the verge of giving us a “mess,” but it doesn’t take a genius to understand that said mess is a direct result of Congress’s right and “center” elements. So honestly, I’m not sure where you’re going as a self-professed conservative. The math would indicate that you’re indicting yourself.

But you probably DON’T believe that we need stringent regulation of the corporations whose products necessitate those lawsuits, do you?

As for the “Pelosi disaster,” I don’t recall you ever wandering in here before January of this year to carp about the “Bush disaster.”

Over at Scholars & Rogues, Rick Herschlag has spun out a post so good it gave me one of those moments of “damn, I wish I’d written that!” What’s the word for that — writeolization? Pen envy?
I want to keep the health…

Jeff

God bless you sir. As a child, I think my father called me that when he learned my favorite animal wasn’t from North America (it may have just been “pinko commie”). I have since straightened up, and with your wisdom, perhaps America can straighten up, too.

Oh, and you could count state colleges depending on your view of them. And the School of the Americas, of course.