One at a time guys one at a time.
@Burg Boxster
I am sorry but I don't know that WH pressured FBI in anyway. BTW, isn't Petraeus GOP? It is not as if Obama was trying to cover up Harry Reid's affair.
As for the drone - it's no issue for me. I am sure that in order to do the mission properly, the drones must go near the target - near enough to be shot at sometimes. Are you mad that our drone was shot at? Do you want to start a war? Or, are you upset because you are not told everything as it happens? We have a representative government. We elect people and we let them make the decisions. If you want to be informed, go run for an office.
A politician's job is to get elected. Do you know anyone so different?
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@brp987
"You actually believe that a bankrupt government will actually be able to follow through in providing unlimited care for all? Or that insurance co.s can exist as going concerns when saddled with unlimited costs w/o driving rates through the roof - Obama or no?"
No. I don't expect anything from the government. I have had a private insurance that I paid for all my adult life. However, after watching "Sicko", I came to realization that having a private insurance, would not protect me if I became too ill. If you have not watched the movie, see it. Let's discuss.
One way to not saddle an insurance company with unlimited cost would be to have a single payer system. While I am open to that idea, I understand that that option is too "socialistic" for many of us. I get that. Hence, I think the Obamacare is a reasonable compromise. If we were/are able to spend $5 billion a week on two wars, can we not spend a fraction of that money for our healthcare? I worry about our government going bankrupt too. Hence my suggestion of taxing any corporation doing business in USA to pay our corporate tax rate on their global profit.
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@JD
Thanks for responding to me. I always enjoy your posting and it is my pleasure to hear from you.
I don't know of anyone whom I was able to change his/her mind over the internet and I am sure today is not the day that I will start.
I had hopes much like you. Did Obama meet all/most of my expectation? I can't say he has. However, I also know, having had a job at an investment bank at the time, how our banking system was VERY close to coming apart. A reasonable person can talk about "private sector solutions." Well, sometimes there isn't a "private sector solution" and we have to rely on the government.
As I stated before, I think the Affordable Health Care for America Act alone is a momumental achivement of the Obama administration. Some may like it more than others and some may really hate it, I understand. But, to me, it is Obama's signature achivement BECAUSE so many people are against it and it still passed!
JD, I just came home from watching the latest Bond movie.
I liked it very much. Based on your personal experience, how realistic was the movie? Do you plan on watching it? Or, watching the Bond movies bring back too many bad memories?
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Inclosing, I want to share with you guys something I read recently. I read that the Medicare's admin costs are 3%, far below 30% average admin costs of private insurers. I need to study if those numbers are true. "IF" this is true, are we f@#$ing stupid? Why aren't EVERYONE under Medicare? Is there a doctor in the house who can opine?
Disclaimer: I am sure I have made a ton of mistakes writing above. I will edit without changing my meaning. Thanks for understanding.