Mandatory Health Insurance for MA

I hope this idea doesn’t catch on. I mean, if you want to provide state-subsidized health insurance for the poor, or reduce rates for everyone else, then great.

But to force people who the STATE decides can afford it to shell out the money for health insurance seems like it would be unconstitutional. Why should the state be allowed to penalize people who choose not to get health insurance, increasing the penalty until they have no choice but to get insurance?

I am not insured. My husband and I discussed it and decided that it would be a waste of money for me to carry insurance, and we save a lot of money by putting that several hundred dollars per month into a savings account instead, and just paying the full bill for my doctor appointments. So far, it has worked quite well.

The fact that the government would have the authority to tell me I had to throw that money away every month infuriates me. It’s my decision because it’s my income and my body. Aside from required taxes, the government shouldn’t have the right to tell me how to spend my money.

And if insurance is required, who’s going to regulate what the insurance companies charge for this mandatory service? What’s to stop them from price gouging just because they can.

I do not like this law. And I don’t plan to move to Massachusetts.

Holocaust Cartoons

I don’t even know what to say about this. Just when you think that there is a limit to human insensitivity.

Feingold to Call for Presidential Censure

For those of you, like myself, who didn’t know what purpose a “censure” served, I found this article helpful.

In other words, a censure would be an excellent way to tie up hours and hours of our government’s time to accomplish nothing in particular.

Kind of like the recent move by John McCain to put Bush on the ballot for the presidential nomination.

Anybody else wish our possible presidential candidates would just stop all the shenanigans already? Surely there are better ways to draw attention to yourself for the 2008.

During a charming conversation the other day, my attention was brought to this article.

The guy who pointed it out was apparently trying to assert that Mr. Bennett’s comment, completely out of context, supported the theory that Pro-Lifers and Republicans as groups are racist, immoral bastards whose main goal is to attack women.

Yeah, I didn’t quite get the connection there either.

I tend to lose interest in discussions when rational logic gives way to condescending sarcasm and biting remarks, so that’s where the conversation ended.

Anyway, that’s not really the point of today’s entry. Today I just want to talk about that article. In reading, there are two people I wish I could just slap upside the head: William Bennett and…um…everyone else.

In Mr. Bennett’s defense, it’s pretty obvious that he was making that statement in order to show its absurdity. He wasn’t suggesting that black babies should be aborted. He doesn’t believe that black babies should be aborted, and doesn’t expect anyone else to. He made the statement to show that the end doesn’t always justify the means and used an extreme example to make his point.

But the fact remains: Bill, that was a stupid, stupid thing to say and if you didn’t expect the media and the democrats to jump all over that one, regardless of your intent, you’re just…stupid.

One of the first rules of politics is that it doesn’t matter what you believe or what you say or what you mean. It only matters how what you say and do can be interpreted negatively, and how effectively your words and deeds can be used to vilify you. And buddy, you just shot yourself in the foot with that one.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m late for a meeting. We’re sacrificing another woman to the Anti-Nefarious-Sex god so we can rack up some more get-to-heaven points. (Insert evil maniacal laughter here)

Iran, the 4th largest exporter of oil, is conducting nuclear research that looks a bit suspicious to the rest of the world.

The country swears it is only seeking nucear-generated electricity.

I’m sure that the 4th largest oil exporter has a big concern for and is willing to spend millions of dollars coming up with an alternate energy source. Guess they got tired of the virtually FREE energy source already readily available to them.

They also maintain that if they are not allowed to continue their nuclear program, they may restrict export of oil to the US with intent to cause “harm and pain.” Hmmm…