Monthly Archives: August 2009

This is typical partisan politics at work, and I’d expect to see the same results if the parties were reversed. We have something that isn’t broken, but now we need to amend it to “fix” it. Continue reading →

There has been a lot of coverage in the media of certain companies pulling advertisements from the Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck program. Apparently, an organization called Color of Change is taking credit for this taking place due to an … Continue reading →

This plan is excessively complex. Who can understand this stuff? You have to jump through five hoops just to get to the part to see if your plan is “acceptable”.

The net result- I cannot keep my current plan despite the statements made by the President as recently as August 11. I either pay the tax surcharge or a higher premium, or go with the public option. Continue reading →

We need elected officials that will listen and respond to the members of their district. That is what representative democracy is all about. We’ll never agree 100% on everything, but each of our voices needs to be heard. Our elected officials should strive for a budgetary policy that:

1) Reduces the size of the federal government,

2) Allows us to live within our means (eliminate debt before new spending), and

3) Saves for the future. Continue reading →