Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Presumptuous title, isn’t it? Sure. It’s just that sometimes things seem so clear that I can’t help myself. We’re all watching the debate over healthcare legislation in the House and Senate. Don’t you ever find yourself asking, “Can healthcare reform really be this complicated?” No. The problem is Congress, its structure, the people who represent us and their particular style of politics. And they wonder why they’re held in such low esteem by the American people? On the other hand, we get what we vote for, don’t we? (The problem is also a President long on talk, but way too short on management. We elected a community organizer President of the United States. What were you expecting?)
To the issue of abortion… For the record, I believe in a woman’s right to choose. I have no religious or other moral beliefs which contradict that point of view – but I understand that there are people who do, who believe that abortion is murder and do not want our tax dollars paying for it. I don’t agree with, but respect the argument they make. This is serious business we’re talking about. At present, however, it is “the law of the land,” generally, that having an abortion and performing abortions are not illegal acts. If people want to change that, they know how the system works and should work within that system to accomplish their objectives. Trying to make their point through the debate over healthcare legislation isn’t the time or place.
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