wow CNN...

Romney care' touted as a model for national health care reform on CNN.COM!

(CNN) -- If Washington wants health care reform with bipartisan support, experts say consider what former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accomplished as governor in Democratic Massachusetts.

Interesting that CNN.com would post something on their home page leaning toward a Republican's idea for healthcare...don't worry about it, they covered themselves by saying... 'Romney care' is the same as 'Obama care' minus the public option. BAHA. CNN, you should've left that line out.

what do you think?

Little Bo Peep

It seems to me the mainstream media doesn't want to believe that people are ACTUALLY nervous about the whole Obamacare fiasco. The media is supposed to be the government watchdog, and instead it's some kind of little bo peep watching it's control hungry, socialist sheep. We have the right to our voice, so the people let it be heard at their townhall meetings, and the media says it's just a bunch of insurance companies and far right conservatives trying to pack the room and make a statement...

well, either way, the people showed up and were mad about Obamacare. Let me say that again, THE PEOPLE...

right?

Healthcare 101

All this healthcare stuff can get a little confusing. I found this article that really helped me sort it all out. It shows the problems with Medicaid and how that relates to what is happening with the reform in store for us now.

A Road Map for Medicaid Reform

My two favorite and important blips from the article:

Principles for Long-Term Medicaid Reform
First, policymakers should focus on approaches that are patient-centered instead of system-centered. The current Medicaid structure is based on a system that reimburses providers for the services that they supply to beneficiaries. A patient-centered approach would direct Medicaid funds to the patient and reflect the individual needs of that patient.
Today, Medicaid is dictated by a one-size-fits-all approach that pro­vides care to a very diverse group of individuals. Instead, the program should focus on providing assistance that recognizes this diversity and should design policy solutions that, while they may differ, best serve the unique needs of the individual, whether a healthy child or an elderly adult with chronic conditions.

Check it out.
What do you think?

How does your state rank in health care?

http://special.pacificresearch.org/pub/sab/health/2008/IHOP/rankings.html

Check out this link to see how your state ranks in welfare. Keep in mind, the type of system your state has for healthcare, and how the representatives in your state vote.

Sorry to always be pro-people... but it seems that pro-government in this case = crappy healthcare.

China to the USA to China to North Korea

It's one big round.
China---> USA--->China--->North Korea

China is North Korea's most important ally, biggest trading partner, and main source of food, arms, and fuel.

China buys US debt

wow.
here's a headline for ya.

N. Korea threatens to attack US, S. Korea warships

Scared of North Korea yet?

We have to shut up... because she's hispanic?

BECAUSE she's hispanic, we have to shut up. We aren't allowed to oppose her, BECAUSE she's hispanic. I have to want Sotmayor as a Supreme Court Justice because she's a hispanic woman?
It doesn't matter what she believes... it matters what race she is.
I've seen this before...
BECAUSE he was black, we had to shut up. It was horrifying to oppose a black candidate. Didn't I want to see history changed?
I'm all about change.
but it's funny how things have changed.
Instead of fighting for equality,
we're fighting for an always minority, to meet a quota.
I was raised to not judge people by the color of their skin.
And now we vote according to exactly that.

The Bill