Since the Demorats have shut out the Republicans in the entire health care "reform" debate, let's hope this transformation of our health care to a complete government takeover dies the good death.
Hopefully, Mark Brown will be elected and can help stop this destruction of our economy, health, democratic republic, and tyranny by the Democrats.
Congress and the president have no Constitutional authority to mandate everyone purchase health insurance. They have no right for a government takeover of one-sixth of our economy. They have no right to tell Americans what health care they can have, what insurance they must purchase, how much they must pay, and how much health care providers can make.
The debacle of government intrusion into our lives is finally waking up more Americans to the truth that Obama and the Democrats true intent is transform this country into a third-world dictatorship run by corrupt, bribe-making, bribe-taking, elitist aristocrats whose laws they don't have to live under but the little people do.
Janos: The truth is governments, particularly the U.S. government, has spent billions in aid to Africa.
Hundreds of civilians through church's and medical organizations have spent countless hours and monies helping Africans in a myriad of ways, not to mention hundreds of charitable organizations collecting funds for Africans.
To say the government doesn't give a damn is completely false.
The problems with Africa won't be solved by sending more and more money. Their problems begin with tribal warfare, drug-trafficking, and a centuries old mentality that drives them to genocide.
Please cite verifiable statistics for your claims.
You hit the nail on the head. You thought "people actually cared about human life". Abortion has created a mentality that human life is merely a commodity that can be discarded when the user tires of it. The unborn have no power to protect themselves.
Abortion is used as a tool of power. Women think they are powerful when they can do as they please (have sex with anyone, anytime) and when the consequences of their selfishness are a baby, all they need do is destroy the baby.
And yes, it isn't a woman's issue but a HUMAN issue. Abortion de-humanizing women as much as it denies the humanity of the unborn.
36 years of legal murder of the only truly innocent resulting in millions upon millions of deaths of children is not something any civilized nation should be proud of.
Since then, the dignity of human life has been cheapened even more. Men and women treat each other, and the children they choose to have, as throw-away commodities. Tired of one, simply replace it.
As far as the global gag rule, the U.S. government should not be in the position of encouraging people in other countries to kill their children.
President Obama certainly doesn't reflect a civilized, compassionate, fair, or realistic view of one class of human beings-the unborn-and discriminates against them with impunity.
Pauline, duh.
I was fortunate to live at a time when children actually received an education. That means I can read, write, think critically, understand pros and cons, make reasonable assumptions, and am not cluttered by fantasy/fairy tale/utopian childish notions.
Oh my gosh Pauline. Did you fail to notice that "goddess" Gillibrand has performed a liberal/feminist cardinal sin by having not one but two (ugh) children? Even dear Jen wasn't aware of this sin against humanity and the environment.
Jen's question: "What is it like to be a new Senator who is also the mother of a very young child? Does this unique perspective change your approach to legislation?"
Gillibrand's answer: "Well, as you might know, I was elected to Congress when Theo was 2 and I was appointed to the Senate when Henry was less than a year, so being a Member of Congress with young children is the only thing I know."
What is wrong with Gillibrand? How could she bring not one, but two children, one of whom is a boy (ugh) into this sexist, discriminatory, hateful world of oppression of women and homosexuals? Why isn't she being raked over the coals for this obvious slap in the face to feminism? The nerve. The gaul.
Maybe she isn't really a feminist but is a pawn of the right-wing conspirators who may have secretly infiltrated the hallowed halls of the feminist movement to end "sexism and mysogyny that rages in our country as well as around the world". Maybe you should check to see if her credentials are valid.
And speaking of sexism. You said: "Only when women stand up and fearlessly take power of our government will we see that kind of positive change. Only then will the hate we heard on this blog be silenced. And not with cruelty or heavy handedness, which is how many men do things, but with love, compassion and genuine humanity." If these statements aren't sexist I'd like to know what your definition of it is.
Women are the only ones who can create anything positive? Men are cruel and heavy handed?
Men don't kill their unborn children. Men don't create university men's studies courses to whine, complain, berate, degrade, disparage and rile against women. Maybe you need a quick reality check, look in the mirror to see who really is a sexist.
Debbie, I'll bet you were abused, pregnant and lived in poverty or else have been around or influenced by women who are or were because so many of your statements are illogical and irrational otherwise.
You can't see the difference between war where people are fighting against evil, oppression, despots/dictators, or their very survival and the intentional murder of an innocent child and that is extremely illogical.
I wonder what your thinking process would be if you had a few minutes to contemplate the fact that a nuclear bomb was heading straight towards your city, detonated by an Islamic fanatic who saw you as an enemy of Allah and deserved to die. Would you be equating his thinking with the "right to an abortion"?
Actually, abortion is war against the unborn who are powerless to stop the powerful from dismembering them, injecting chemicals into them, or stabbing their skulls with scissors to deflate them so they can be yanked out of their mothers wombs after dying. They have commited no crimes. They have not thought of killing the infidels. They are not responsible for being. Is there really no difference between a people fighting to eradicate evil or for their survival and the intentional destruction of a completely innocent human life?
You told me I have no right to defend the unborn against annilation by their own mothers unless I've been abused, pregnant and in poverty. Every human being has a right to defend human life for its own sake, but I have been pregnant while unmarried and lived in poverty for many years. However, I accepted the fact that I was responsible for this child's existence and because I was only 18, gave him up for adoption. I could never, ever have considered killing him because I was irresponsible.
To me, empowerment means taking responsibility for one's actions and supporting, defending, and embracing those things that are truly for the common good.
Women have made many good contributions to society and certainly have done much to make this a better world. But they have also done much harm, to themselves, and to the world when embracing an illogical and irrational ideology that pits men against women, women against their own children, and advocates the prostituion of their bodies as a false form of freedom and empowerment.
Michael: Thank you for serving our country!
Debbie: There are moral absolutes. They are called the ten commandments. Of course you probably know better than God himself so let's just leave it at that all right?
Pauline: The standard demonization tactic used by the uniformed such as yourself to attack those who disagree with radical ideas says more about you than about me.