Healthcare

Okay, my head is really empty here. But this is another issue we need to address. Are we all in favor of some sort of universal health care plan?

Somebody? Write up something? The only thing I've done here is open a topic for us to figure this out.

And y'all now know to open topics on the issues you think we need to address.

My church always has a stack of voter’s guides from the California Pro-Life Council. The guides are based only on whether a candidate is anti-abortion or not. However, being a pro-life candidate means supporting legislation that helps people in all stages of their lives. A true pro-life candidate should want to end the occupation of Iraq and provide healthcare for all Americans.

Ending the occupation of Iraq

The online publication, Just Foreign Policy estimates that over a million Iraqi civilians have been killed by U.S. troops since the beginning of the war in 2003. Last month, on January 16, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2008 which continues to fund the occupation of Iraq.

Only forty-six representatives voted against the Act, including former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Providing healthcare for all Americans

“Every other industrialized nation in the world provides universal health care to its citizens” Rep. Jim McDermott (D) of Washington says on his website. The U.S. is in fact the only industrialized country which does not provide a form of universal health coverage.

I saw "Sicko" yesterday evening and I think I did more crying than laughing. I also can't help but feel that this is a transcendent moment in America. Maybe I'm hopelessly naive and optimistic. But I believe the Country is coming to the "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" moment.