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Every time I think of our insurance company, I get a raw, damp feeling in the pit of my stomach, partly because I owe them money, and partly because they are dirty pirates who won't pay for my kid's pediatric visits. Incidently, I have blue cross blue shield through healthy ny, and it seems like we'd have a better deal on Medicaid. But we aren't entirely lost: There are those who are attempting to fix the healthcare problem in this country from the bottom up...
www.simplecare.com
This is hot. This is pimp. This is doctors, sticking it to the establishment.
In other news, there are a few things that I need to clear up for the American public, who seem to be lost and need to be found:
1) The war in Iraq is NOT a war on terror. Many folks seem to believe that American troops are getting attacked by terrorists, and that this is a war between terror and the west. It's not. If people want American troops to stop getting attacked, they merely need to reduce their physical presence on the streets in Baghdad. Thing is, this war is not about Iraq vs. America at all: It is about Sunni vs. Shiite, and we are getting caught in the crossfire. Now, this is not to say that our occupation of the country hasn't made us a few enemies in that part of the world, but that actually leads us to our next point...
2) Iraq is infinitely more dangerous now than it was pre-invasion. One of the worst political doctrines of the Bush administration is the shift from a cold war style politics of containment, to a retarded Wyatt Earp style of preventative force. With a dictator in place and a global silent treatment, Iraq was like a potentially dangerous dog that was locked up in a very secure kennel. There were no WMD's. Shit, there was no FOOD. Now, we have taken all the fencing down, and given that potentially dangerous dog a whole yard to play in, and the little fucker is making friends with other dogs. Poor analogy, I know.
3) You aren't really a republican. Yeah, I said it, and I am talking to YOU. You think you are, but there's been a mix-up, and I am here to clarify things a little. You probably vote republican because that's how your parents voted, and that's how the people in your neighborhood vote, and how the people in your church vote, etc. Now, don't take this the wrong way... I'm not saying you're not a free thinker! This is just how people tend to end up in their political party; their born into it. There is a slim chance that you are the kind of person who votes Republican purely because it economically behooves them. If that is you, (and you had better make sure it really is you, because this is another misnomer) than get off my blog and go play in your oil field, or fly your helicoptor or something. Rich fuck.
So, here is why you are not really a Republican. The elephant types used to be a noble creature, who put freedom for all people above personal gain. This was a salient point: The emphasis was on freedom of all kinds, not just personal economic freedom. A republican agenda might include less direct taxation, a strong security agenda, and a push for devolution of congressional power to state control, giving more freedom of lawmaking. These qualities all still basically exist, but one (very ironic) factor is missing from the equation: Freedom. The republican ethic now still embodies personal economic freedom, but it shuns civil liberties and personal freedoms. Freedom to use your phone without a wire tap. Freedom to marry who you choose. Freedom to determine for yourself if you want to have a child before its neural plate is formed in the ovum (which really isn't that much different from having a period). The promise of a fair trial. These are all freedoms that have been degraded under the current neoconservative regime in our country. They have been replaced with personal economic freedom, freedom to be Christian, and freedom to own guns. This is not good. Gun toting Christians are as scary as fundamentalist Muslims any day of the week in my book. So, that is why you are not really republican: Real republicans believe in freedom. You clearly believe in something else.
This post shall continue; I will inform the world!
www.simplecare.com
This is hot. This is pimp. This is doctors, sticking it to the establishment.
In other news, there are a few things that I need to clear up for the American public, who seem to be lost and need to be found:
1) The war in Iraq is NOT a war on terror. Many folks seem to believe that American troops are getting attacked by terrorists, and that this is a war between terror and the west. It's not. If people want American troops to stop getting attacked, they merely need to reduce their physical presence on the streets in Baghdad. Thing is, this war is not about Iraq vs. America at all: It is about Sunni vs. Shiite, and we are getting caught in the crossfire. Now, this is not to say that our occupation of the country hasn't made us a few enemies in that part of the world, but that actually leads us to our next point...
2) Iraq is infinitely more dangerous now than it was pre-invasion. One of the worst political doctrines of the Bush administration is the shift from a cold war style politics of containment, to a retarded Wyatt Earp style of preventative force. With a dictator in place and a global silent treatment, Iraq was like a potentially dangerous dog that was locked up in a very secure kennel. There were no WMD's. Shit, there was no FOOD. Now, we have taken all the fencing down, and given that potentially dangerous dog a whole yard to play in, and the little fucker is making friends with other dogs. Poor analogy, I know.
3) You aren't really a republican. Yeah, I said it, and I am talking to YOU. You think you are, but there's been a mix-up, and I am here to clarify things a little. You probably vote republican because that's how your parents voted, and that's how the people in your neighborhood vote, and how the people in your church vote, etc. Now, don't take this the wrong way... I'm not saying you're not a free thinker! This is just how people tend to end up in their political party; their born into it. There is a slim chance that you are the kind of person who votes Republican purely because it economically behooves them. If that is you, (and you had better make sure it really is you, because this is another misnomer) than get off my blog and go play in your oil field, or fly your helicoptor or something. Rich fuck.
So, here is why you are not really a Republican. The elephant types used to be a noble creature, who put freedom for all people above personal gain. This was a salient point: The emphasis was on freedom of all kinds, not just personal economic freedom. A republican agenda might include less direct taxation, a strong security agenda, and a push for devolution of congressional power to state control, giving more freedom of lawmaking. These qualities all still basically exist, but one (very ironic) factor is missing from the equation: Freedom. The republican ethic now still embodies personal economic freedom, but it shuns civil liberties and personal freedoms. Freedom to use your phone without a wire tap. Freedom to marry who you choose. Freedom to determine for yourself if you want to have a child before its neural plate is formed in the ovum (which really isn't that much different from having a period). The promise of a fair trial. These are all freedoms that have been degraded under the current neoconservative regime in our country. They have been replaced with personal economic freedom, freedom to be Christian, and freedom to own guns. This is not good. Gun toting Christians are as scary as fundamentalist Muslims any day of the week in my book. So, that is why you are not really republican: Real republicans believe in freedom. You clearly believe in something else.
This post shall continue; I will inform the world!
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