Getting caught up
Hi…its been a little while since I posted…been busy with work and a multitude of other things…anyway…lets get caught up, shall we?
As you may have noticed, the Senate is in the process of trying to pass their own health care bill. Sen. Reid (D, NV) is pushing extremely hard to get this passed. He has gone from using the normal channels of getting a vote passed to extreme lengths, including; lies, blackmail, bribery, and extortion. He and some of the dems have gone as far as trying to get his wife fired from her post as the spokeswoman for the Susan B. Komen Foundation. I know that some are going to tell me that there is no direct link from Congress to this action, but there is no such thing as a coincidence in politics. It is one thing to disagree with a person because of his views, and even degrade a congressperson because of these views. This is expected in politics, but to bring an innocent person in on this and smear her unnecessarily is wrong and should be looked into by an independent ethics committee. She works for a great cause, which benefits patience and survivors of breast cancer.
Reid is desperate to get the sixty votes he needs to move this bill to the final vote. It is a hollow shell of what the bill once was and one has to wonder why the democrats are still pursuing it, especially when about half of the democrats are putting their political lives on the line for a bill that is increasingly unpopular with the voters. According to the Rasmussen polls, “46% now Strongly Oppose the plan, compared to 19% who Strongly Favor it.” The country does not want this bill, and yet congress is trying to shove this down our throats. I say ENOUGH!
Topic number two: The president made a surprisingly good speech in Oslo, Norway last week when accepting the Nobel Peace Price. He said that he accepted the prize on behalf of the American people and supported his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. I don’t say this too often, but thank you Mr. President for finally supporting your country. Now, if we can have more of this, your polls might actually go up (little piece of advice from the little guy)
Number three: The climate change talks in Copenhagen have all but halted. No one can agree to anything, and ironically enough, there are environmental protesters outside of an environmental conference. It doesn’t help that the “carbon footprint” of this conference is one of the largest that has been seen in a long time. They are hoping to reach an agreement soon, but I honestly don’t think that’s going to happen.
