i also worked for the govt (USMC). i have been to iraq, although not officially during a time of war. my unit got called up on 72-hour notice twice just to get orders to stand down agian.

from what i read today the health-care bill in the senate is dead and the only way one will go through (with republican support, not that they need it, although it appears that dems do) will lack a public option. so what "meat" would such a bill have? just the ability to fine and put people in jail that don't get healthcare? i find the inflated number of 46 million to be funny because half of those people weren't counted when the president gave his initial speech about health care in july. just goes to show how much our economy has "rebounded"! also, there is no mention of how many of those people CHOOSE not to carry health care. those numbers aren't reported either.

i've tried to point out time and again how in-efficient that govt is at running the post office (not that it needs to be pointed at), to just get scourned. or i get a response like "what does the post office have to do with it?" well seeing as how the post office looses billions, i'd say a lot. they loose billions when they have EVERY advantage (written in laws) to help them out. then you have private companies, that have every disadvantage (including those laws) yet still turn a profit.

people support a bill that will fine you up to $3,800 dollars and possibly put you in jail for not carrying insurance, hence the change to the tax code. that makes a shit-ton of sense considering people that make $8/hr already can't afford health care. good plan. then, we come to the CHOICE part. you know, one of those essential freedoms. yet we have no choice.

the revolution is getting closer and closer.


-shake