Where to begin

Sooooo disappointed with politicians and their narrow minded ideology.  If you are anti-choice why then be against birth control, and sex education.  These wankers that want to govern what I do with my body is none of their business.  If you are Pro-Life then you should be doing your best to make sure woman are given the affordable opportunity and access to birth control.  And all types of birth control.  That is an issue between a woman and her doctor to discuss what is best in that given situation not some old fart dictating my choice in birth control.  As for sex education!!!!  You think not talking about it is going to stop young people from having sex.  Look how good abstinence worked in the Palin household!  Switzerland is a Catholic country that teaches sex education, no pussy footing around they teach sex ed.  They have very little unwanted pregnancies in that country.  Even though they are a Catholic country they do what is right for the times we are in, not some backwards way of thinking.

I am Pro-Choice though I hope a woman that is pregnant is able to and wanting to have a child.  I do not want to step into someone's personal life and tell them what to do.  No one knows what goes on in someone's private life.  It is not the government' place either.  Are you going to tell some 12 year old girl that is raped that she has to have a child that she carries because of rape?  If you think that is your right to dictate to this child to have a child because it's God's will!!!  How do explain what happened to her?  God's will?  I also do not believe human life begins a conception.  Now some Republicans claim life begins when the sperm contacts the egg.  One can not live without a brain and the brain does not start to form till the end of the 7th week.  We can all argue till we are blue in the face as to when does human life begin.  So lets all agree that we will disagree on this.  What I believe is right for me is just that, it's right for me.  Not your truth, mine.  None of us will every agree 100% with someone else's truth.  Religion plays a big part in this but again it's my truth and how I look at religion.  Not yours.  Religion for many is personal and it needs to be treated that way.  Again how I view religion is going to be different than yours.  It would be selfish of me to tell you to believe the same way I do.  If you feel that is your truth than there is nothing I can say to change your mind and that needs to be respected.

Getting back to being Pro-Choice or Pro-Life...  We will never agree.  But the one thing we as woman, need to agree on is that we need to have control over our bodies when it comes to birth control.  Not someone else, not the politicians.

To my Republican friends

Why vote for Palin?  Why vote of Angle?  Why support the views of Limbaugh, Coulter, Beck and other's that have lost what it means to be a "part" of this country.  Palin is a pretty face with no substance and find it insulting as a woman that this is the best the Republicans can do to find a smart, competent female.  Why would you support this woman who couldn't even stick it out as governor of Alaska?  She is a quitter, plan and simple.  Do you really want someone that can't seem to speak intelligently to be speaking to heads of state, representing us to  the rest of the world.  Why support someone like Coulter who said it was un-American to question Pres Bush and his policies but it is alright for her to bash fellow Americans because they did question authority.  But it is okay for her to bash President Obama; gee according to her that's un-American.  Or how about the hate that comes out of Becks mouth as he sits in front of the cameras on Fox News.  Is this what we as a nation are really about?  No.  So why do so many people think these people are all that and a bag of chips.  Sorry they are not.  They do not have your best interest at heart, they do not give a rats ass that many of us are struggling and can't make ends meet.  I for one do not have health care and I have no retirement and I am almost 50 years old.  I know most politicians just don't care but so do so many of my fellow Americans.  I think when it came to health care maybe we should have looked at what has worked for other countries - even those with govt health care.  Apply what works and figure out how to better serve people of this country.  But OH NO don't mention socialized medicine its evil.  Come on, Is It?  I have many friends that live elsewhere and are amazed that no one really wanted to solve the issue of health care in this country and yes they are very happy with the care they get.  Many used to live here to they do have something to compare it with.

No we have this I'm a Christian and I am so much better than you attitude.  It seems to be becoming more prevalent within the Republican party and have had some of my friends tell me that this is a Christian nation and we should all believe in God.  I asked what if I don't believe in God?  I was told that I would be led by evil.  I couldn't believe it.  I don't need God in my life to know what is good, and what is right.  Fact.  This country was founded by many men who were Freemasons and they do not discriminate against religion.  So don't bring up our founding fathers until you learn what is means to be a Mason.  We are all Gods children Period.  This country was founded on the principle that we have certain freedoms, religion being one of them.  It is not just religious freedom for Christians.  And further note when did all Muslims become terrorist??  So about 1/5 of the population of the world are terrorist.  Crap we non Muslims are doomed.  Again embrace those that are good, no matter if they believe in a God or not.  Or what type of God they believe in.

We need to be more supportive of each other.  Find common ground and do what is right.  Do what is good. Take care of each other, both within our neighborhoods and globally.  If the good people of the world united and set aside their religious or cultural differences this would be a much better place.  If we can not get along within our own borders then how do you think we can get along globally.  We all are in the same boat.

Protesters at funeral of Fallen Soldier

Good Christians standing on a road side displaying hateful messages.  Is there something wrong with this?  I am not religious but do know a thing or two about Christianity.  These so-called good Christians are judgmental, cruel, and completely un-enlightened.  I thought following the teachings of Christ is what a good Christian does.  Could you see Jesus standing on the side of the road displaying a sign that says something cruel?  I do not think so.  He would be consoling the family and friends of this fallen soldier.  It is also a shame that people use the First Amendment to such an extreme.  No there are talks of limiting where these types of protest can take place. Since some do not seem to respect others and act in a callous way.  There is nothing Christian about these people.  Shit!  There isn't even anything good about these people.  When are people going to say enough to hate?  When are we going to get back to being good neighbors, good friends, being respectful and realizing that we are ALL in the same boat.  If we forgive our own children for their digressions.  Then do you think God forgives us?  So if you think it is okay to protest a soldiers death because he was gay!  Then what do you think God will think of you for not forgiving one of his own.

Healthcare Reform, Politicians and the Uninsured

I don't really care what side of the political spectrum you sit on but if you think our Healthcare does not need an overhaul, you must be living a spectacular life with no worries.  Or make a lot of damn money and just don't care what happens to those of us that work but have no benefits. 

Why should someone be in debt the rest of their lives because they ended up in the hospital with no insurance?  How about the person who looses their insurance because their spouse dies and that insurance came through the deceased spouses work.  Then, because you have a pre-existing condition no one will insure you.  Next thing, we are going to your funeral because you could not fight the cancer because you had no insurance and no monye to pay the medical bills.  I for one did not think much about healthcare cost until I lost my insurance.  Have you looked at the prices of Meds??  Some anti-biotics can run $300 for 30 pills.  Anti-biotics have been around for ages so why so high?  How about going in for an ultra-sound?  Old technology that has been around, and you may only spend about 15 to 30 minutes while the tech looks around.  Depending on where you live this could cost you $500 to $2000.  That is insane.  It makes me insane thinking about it.

Last Febuary I changed jobs for what I thought would be a better deal.  More money, full time and good benefits.  It did not work out and I did not keep my insurance from my previous job because the COBRA cost was out of sight.  I have been without insurance for over a year and been living with a gallbladder that needs to come out.  So I suffer and pray that it doesn't turn into emergency surgery since I have heard it will run almost 100K.  I know someone that had hers taken out in an emergency and at last count she was up to $75,000 and not everyone had billed her yet.  Thats insane. 

Now for those that stand around speaking for me and not even asking what I want in terms of healthcare.  I wanted the public option for people like me that do not have insurance through their employer and for those of us that are low income.  Insurance companies do not give a rats ass about the consumer and some think that government can't do it either.  For me I take the government to run healthcare cause I can at least vote out those that fall asleep at the wheel.  I have absolutely no control over the Big Insurance Company.  If I did I would fire all their asses and start over.  With a salary cap and limits on how much they can rape the consumer.  In the long run if we take care of our health and use preventive measures it would save money.  That is just my take on things.  I agree that someone that is obese should not be getting a knee or hip replacement at my expense.  Knock off some of those pounds then maybe! 

I have friends that grew up here with our healthcare that now live in England, Germany, and Switzerland.  Maybe Switzerland should not count since they have extremely good care but also is a better run country.  My friends in England wonder why we, or the politicians have their head so far up their arse about government run healthcare.  I don't, but hey remember I don't speak for everyone.  I have been told that if you are terminally ill and no hope of recovery/remission from some disease or ailment you go back to the end of the line for healthcare which is the big drawback.  But for things like my gallbladder, you go in and get er done.  They, my former US friends, all say they would take their government run healthcare over the care we get here.  Then they ask, why can you not learn from what doesn't work in our way of healthcare and make a government run healthcare thatt really works??  Shit, I don't know but it sounds good to me.  Why can't we?

As for the politicians.  Do you really think they care?  The politicians themselves have wonderful coverage.  Many plans to choose from.  Some would even work for low income.  So why is it not good enough for us, the average Joe or Joan American Tax Paying Citizen?  My beef with them is that it needed to be taken care of years ago.  Bush had 8 years to do something and just swept under the carpet.  Before him their was Clinton and remember Hilary trying to do something and she got bashed, mainly by Republicans.  Instead of coming together for the good of the people, for this country, they have bashed this back and forth.  Now finally Obama has it on his desk and signed it.  Now what?  Those that don't like it, complain.  Well you should have all worked together to come up with the best plan. 

This should have only taken a few months to hash this out, then be done with it and move on.  We still have the economy to work on and bringing together the people of this country.  President Obama was handed a mess and it takes all of us to clean it up.  You can't dump it in his lap then turn your backs.  Many did nothing while this country was going down the toilet. One has to ask did it work for you pretending that things were not gettin out of hand?  If a President leaves the country worse of than when he got it, he Fails.  If If I ran a company like Bush ran this country I would have been fired or even better, given a Golden Parachute. I could have retired in luxury instead of busting my hump for meager wages.  I am almost 50 and will never be able to retire.  I will be the little old lady that greets you a Walmart.

How about a Tea Party to stop Corporate Greed with outrageous salaries and bonuses.  They should take a pay cut and give the bottom feeders of their companies Raises.  The ratio between Execs and those that are at the bottom of the company has grown to an outrageous amount.  If the CEO of you Company is making 15 million a year but the employee at the bottom is making $25,000 that is sickening.  I don't care if you are a high school drop out someone that is mature, raising a family and trying to put away retirement money 25k doesn't go very far.  I make less than that and have no retirement to speak of.  And the jerk CEO can bankrupt your company and get paid the big bucks to leave. 

The Michael Jackson Movie 'This Is It'.

I went and saw this movie and glad I did.  If he had lived these concerts would have been remembered for decades.  One hell of a production and the hard work would have paid.  I have come to the conclusion that he is and will be for many many years to be the ultimate entertainer.  What talent.  What a waste to be gone so young.  And yes 50 is young.

To read my review of the movie, click here to check it out.

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Ireland the Emerald Isle

Have you ever been to Ireland?  For those that are of Irish descent but have never set foot on her should during their life visit the emerald isle.  Ireland is a land that is beautiful but holds on to a violent and troubling past.  My visit to Ireland was mared by being ill with the flu but only let it slow me down a bit when I was there.  My family is somehow, supposedly related to the great Irish leader Michael Collins.  How this maybe I haven't figured it out but if we are related I believe it is more directly through his father.  So of course while in Ireland I did some sighseeing and maganged to get around.  Though not as much as I would have liked.  I did to a lot of running around in Dublin.  Trinity College was fun and is where the "Book of Kells" is located and they are beautiful.  One also has to check out the pubs while there.  Went to a few museums and did the usual sort of things any tourist would do.  Went to see Tara even though it was closed.  I do know that one day I will have to go back to finish seeing Ireland. 

Check out a little article I wrote about Ireland, click here.