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• Here's a fun tidbit...(sm) - Just the big bad
  • So sad, get out that big soup ladle, get in line.....sm - Cyndiee
    • But you are on the politic board - enjoy your hearing your opinion - icytoes
  • I think that what a lot of people forget is that it took a lot more than just the pubs in congress t - Zville MT
    • Great and balanced post, so very true, this crisis did not develop.....sm - Cyndiee
    • Very INTELLIGENT Post - Let's Work Together!
      • Well, the first thing we have to do - Backwards typist
  • And with good right they should be - oh really
    • Well said. nm - MT and worn out
    • Amen. So agree. - Pushing pet pig projects?
  • Oh brother. Obama is doing something, - Sunflower
    • John "The Economy is doing Well" McCain? nm - sm
      • At least he would not appoint members - WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR TAXES!
        • No, he runs for office with a dupa who is bilking her own state...... - sm
        • Yes, because he could not get elected no matter what he tried, like the man, terrible, worn-out, in - Cyndiee
    • Excellent post - thanks (no message) - icytoes
  • Doesn't look like ALL the people are in favor of it. sm - m
    • I work in an office. EVERYONE there is against this - package, pubs and dems. HUGE waste!.nm
      • That's probably because...(sm) - Just the big bad
      • But the Dems would have you believe..........sm - m
        • Wrong! I am a Democrat - You Don't Know Us All
          • Perhaps I should have clarified........... sm - m
  • The more we want things to change, the more they stay the same. nm - sm
    • "Change" does not mean it is GOOD!. Gee, some - of us see the garbage this plan is.nm
      • When you have a bipartisan version of the bill to view...please enlighten us. nm - sm
    • Realistically....(sm) - Just the big bad
      • My sentiments exactly........ - sm
      • It's the same either way...sm - mt45
        • Give me a break...(sm) - Just the big bad
          • Actually.... - mt45
        • They were unpatriotic if they didn't... - sm
          • The people have spoken now and - Backwards typist

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I guess is the true definition of the "trickle down" theory.

On a personal note, I had a scheduled visit with my doctor two days ago.  In addition to CF and all its associated problems, I now have a bulging disk/facet arthropathy in my back, and it's very painful at times.  He INSISTED that I go to Physical Therapy.  I refused, telling him that I have so many bills now that I can't imagine incurring ONE MORE BILL because from a stress level, I just can't take any more of the stress that goes along with being ill and uninsured. 

So even though I'm still (somewhat) employed (part time), I, myself, am an example of a patient who is denying a medical Transcriptionist the opportunity to transcribe a PT note, so in addition to all the unemployed people, there may be some of us who are still employed but reluctant or unwilling to incur more medical bills.

I couldn't agree more with everything you wrote.  I hope you keep writing posts like this.  It's one of the reasons I keep visiting this board.

Hope is something that's been lost for some of us for almost a decade now. 

I admit that I'd lost mine, but now I do somewhat have it back.  I want to keep it, and that depends on MY actions and the actions of other Americans who also believe in hope.

I think yesterday's plane wreck in New York into the Hudson River is an excellent example of what truly patriotic Americans do when faced with a deadly situation, and it makes me seriously wonder what some on this board would have done if faced with the same situation.

WE need to change this country if we want change.  We will soon have a President who actually knows "we" exist and that not all Americans are billionaires.  We will have a President who can easily tell you how many homes he owns.  We will have a President who will treat the rest of the world as if they are human beings, certainly something they haven't felt in the last eight years and the main reason why the USA was so hated under Bush. 

It was "us" who voted Obama into office.  I'm (hesitantly) hopeful and happy, and I'm glad I was one of "us," because from what I read on this board, being one of "them" must be a very sad and dreary existence.

Either way, we are ALL Americans, so we can all either get together and help make this country a better place, or some of us can just continue to moan and groan and complain about how bad things will be under a President who has yet to even be sworn in.

I never complained about Bush until he did things to deserve it.  The same with Clinton (and, yes, I DID complain a lot about Clinton's actions which I felt were very disrespectful to the Office of the President).  I will not complain about Obama UNTIL I truly have something to complain about.

He will be the first black American President, and as such, he has a much higher burden to haul than any white guy if there is ever to be a second black American President. 

I'm willing to give him the chance. 

You nailed it again!!! 

"Insults in, insults out."  You nailed it.

Earlier today, I finally got sick and tired of all the insults, and I started firing back.

Then I realized that I had sunk down to their slimy level and became someone I normally am not.

I think if religion is removed from the Politics Board and is put where it belongs, on the Faith Board, this might be a more meaningful place to discuss political ideas.

However, for me, it's become too toxic of a place.  I can't believe these self-described "Christians" harbor so much hatred and rage.  It's really quite frightening at times because I'm not sure there's a limit to what they are willing to do to get their way and overturn the will of the American people.

I think I'm much better off leaving this board for a while and letting the goodness and happiness of life flow back into me because each time I visit here, it really brings me down.

I feel sorry for these people.  I hope they someday can look into their hearts and souls and feel some happiness and joy.  You are right that their hatred isn't contagious, but neither is joy and happiness.  That has to come from within, and I suppose, with all the rage and hate they possess, there just isn't enough room for goodness and light to enter.

Your posts are great.  Please keep posting.  As for me, I just can't take this hatred any more and need (at least) a break. 

Fear and ignorance.  The only way Bush knows how to lead.

Liberals run in tolerant circles.  The thought of others letting them *get away* with their own personal freedom of speech doesn't even occur to them.  They don't demand that every single American follow in step and say the *right* words...or else.  They promote truth and honesty and detest dirty tricks and lies that are designed to benefit the rich, while the poor work harder and get poorer.

I remember once upon a time when people like that were called Americans!

And 100% accurate.  I was reading the same posts you were reading.  Anything -- and I mean ANYTHING -- they could do to obstruct, they did, just as the Congressional Republicans are doing now.

Obama has kept his word about bipartisanship and has tried to include the Republicans -- meeting with them several times -- but it's a waste of time because they're more interested in obstructing everything Obama does instead of working together with him.

It seems as if some Republican governors are at least giving Obama a chance and trying to work together with him, or at least the Republican governors who care about the citizens they govern do.  I think most people can see the pathetic tantrums thrown by Congressional Republicans for what it is.

As far as Bush, I never voted for him, but I wasn't against him, either, at first.  In fact, the day he stood in that rubble at "Ground Zero" with that megaphone, I actually began to respect him.

However, that was short lived because once I realized that he was incapable of telling the truth, I lost any trust for him that I had had.  It was his ACTIONS that made me feel that way, not his party affiliation.

The PALPABLE hatred for Obama is overwhelming on this board and has been since well before the election.

(Obama now has the same powers that Bush had.  Perhaps THAT'S the problem!)  

sorry 'bout that.........