Universal Health Care: Will It Work?

                

I made this post earlier on my other blog, but decided it was a strong enough topic to include over here for discussion. Today everyone seems to have a take on health care. Hillary Clinton was universal health care but seems to want to make it mandatory that every US citizen has some sort of health insurance. Barack Obama is also for universal health care but is against making such insurance mandatory. Senator John McCain has today said that he does not want “big government” health care and that he wants families to make health care related decisions not our lovely government. The bottom line is that Americans need health care right now. With gas prices soaring, uninsured Americans will find it even more difficult to pay hospital bills in the future. However, universal health care will not come cheap. Taxes will of course raise to offset the money the government will be pouring into this system. After all, take a look at Canada and expect slightly similar results here in America. The bottom line is that we are in debt right now and universal health care is not going to do very much to reduce our deficits to say the very least. We need to balance the pros and cons and determine whether or not universal health care is worth implementing. May I also mention, universal health care equals higher gas prices, which in turn means higher everything else. With this in mind, what’s your take?

Democratic Battle A Blessing for McCain

                        

Going into the 2008 election season, everyone began saying that the elections was the Democrats’ to lose. After 8 years of George Bush, a failing economy, a stagnant war and gas prices soaring past the International space station, surely the Democrats would make easy work of any Republican candidate right? Wrong, at the present moment the Democrats are too busy doing all the Republican Party’s work for them. The Democratic Party’s two main candidates are at each others throats while John McCain soaks up the sun, plays some golf and watches everything unfold. Some people say that having both candidates still in the race is a good thing, perhaps in some ways it is. For one, the campaign has shown us thus far that the Democratic Primary process has more holes in it than a piece of Swiss cheese. I find it hard to believe that even some leading Democrats know the rules. The real reason they are afraid to pick a candidate now is because they know the impending disaster that awaits them when one emerges. After all, too much of a good thing never really works out. By August, when the Democrats name a candidate, John McCain will have an agenda planned against each candidate. They are of course aiding McCain by digging up dirt on one another and tarnishing the very name of the party the represent. On another note, you cannot blame Clinton or Obama directly, as they both have the right to continue their campaigns. The Democratic Party really is to blame as they are proving to be indecisive at the most crucial moments. As a Democratic myself, I just hope that the party gets their priorities in order in time for the election.

Are We Serious?

                      

It seems as though our media and even a good portion of American citizens are living in a fantasy world where we tend to nit pick on the stupidest things. An issue arose the other day dealing with the sport coat of Barack Obama which lacked a small American flag pin. Of course the media has every right to scrutinize Obama over his absentmindedness because we all know that a flag pin is the only way to show that we are patriotic and love our country. I hope you caught the sarcasm in that comment because to me whoever broke that story deserves to be laughed at. With gas prices soaring and troops dieing on a daily basis in Iraq, it makes sense how Barack Obama’s “bare” sport coat makes headline news. Are we serious, with all thats going on in the world, we make note of something so irrelevant as this? I assume the next time Hillary Clinton gets her hair done, there will be a big article about it in the paper the following morning. We really need to get our priorities straight and give the media a nice slap across the face for pouring nonsense into real American integrity. If an absent flag pin is unpatriotic, perhaps I should ask those employed overseas fighting for our country to wear a pin to embellish their patriotism.

What the Superdelegates are thinking

 With Democratic Chairman Howard Dean calling for all super-delegates to begin making a decision concerning which candidate they will be backing. Clearly, the super-delegates are wondering which of the two Democratic candidates stands the best chance of beating the Republican nominee, John McCain. The super-delegates are looking at the fact that Clinton trails Obama in the delegate count, but that Clinton tends to win the bigger states, those with the most electoral votes come election time. The issue that has many of them concerned with Obama is the fact that he tends to win states that tend to swing in favor of the Republican Party come election time. The problem with this is clear, their is no split in electoral votes come election time, winner takes all. If McCain is able to win those states, Obama could find himself in a poor position. Believe it or not, the fact that 28% of Clinton supporters have said to be voting for McCain if Obama gets the nomination is also being taken into consideration. The super-delegates have a job to do and that’s to make sure that a Democrat is sworn into office in 2009. They will choose the candidate with the highest electability and ultimately the one who has the best chance at defeating John McCain.

Clinton’s Final Stand?

                                                                                                                                                                                        On April 22nd, 2008; Hillary Clinton faces her biggest challenge of her bid for the Presidency thus far. Clinton will undoubtedly leave Pennsylvania victorious, but the far greater question is by how wide a margin. Clinton needs a double digit lead to really make a statement and prove that she stands a far better chance at gaining victory in the big delegate states. Obama has run a strong campaign but has made comments that have not only affected his showing in various states, but also causing many Democrats to shake their heads. With the Michigan and Florida delegates still hanging in the balance, Clinton could very well come very close to the leading Obama.  If Clinton fails to make a stir in Pennsylvania tonight, this primary may very well be her final stand in her quest for the Presidency.