posted on October 2, 2008 05:30:32 AM new
If only the rest of the American people would feel that way. If this fool and his even more foolish running mate get into office, I'm finished thinking anything positive about what goes on in this country. I will live here and I will contribute to society what is my moral responsibility to contribute, but that will be all. If he gets into office, those that voted for him WILL get what they deserve. The Buddhists call it Karma. And, believe me, karma really does happen. Just ask me anytime I even think about doing something wrong.
Just what have the republicans been smoking?
This is a sad comment to make, but Palin makes Bush look intelligent.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on October 2, 2008 05:51:07 AM new
I will also lose my confidence in people if that man gets elected. The more I listen, read, and watch, I find it amazing that anyone could think he would make a good president. The only answer I can think of is that people don't want a black president and that makes me sick to my stomach. They would rather have a war monger who is not "Main Street" at all and will never care about middle america.
Palin has become the butt of all jokes and she deserves it. She should go home and take care of her family. They obviously need her, especially the baby.
[ edited by deichen on Oct 2, 2008 05:51 AM ]
posted on October 2, 2008 05:55:21 AM newThe only answer I can think of is that people don't want a black president and that makes me sick to my stomach.
Me, too. It will be a glorious day when people can look beyond race and what a person looks like on the outside to what is truly in someone's heart and soul. Obama's a good man and his race should play no part.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on October 2, 2008 06:01:23 AM new
I saw a minivan yesterday at Starbucks, and it had a bumper sticker that said...Osama Obama. It is insane. The problem is ignorant people believe these things. I wanted to yank the woman out of the car and knock some sense into her. This election is getting to me. Her minivan certainly said middle america, so I am perplexed.
posted on October 2, 2008 08:55:24 AM new
We are all entitled to express our opinion,you have yours and she has hers.
This is why everyone wants to come to this country without KGB or any secret agents knocking on their door for what they said in the daytime .
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Gulag-a Soviet era concentration camp is now reincarnated as EBAY with 13,000 rules.
posted on October 2, 2008 10:33:24 AM new
deichen - Just goes to show how ignorant some people are. I'm willing to bet most wouldn't like what they find if they dig into their family history deep enough.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on October 2, 2008 11:14:19 AM new
This is a scary thought. Is that all the Republicans can think about is increasing the deficit. $700 Billion here, a trillion there. Two wars with no end in sight.
They are going to bankrupt this country and we will soon be a third world country.
posted on October 2, 2008 06:59:23 PM new
Unniversal healthcare is not working too well in Canada and UK!
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Gulag-a Soviet era concentration camp is now reincarnated as EBAY with 13,000 rules.
posted on October 3, 2008 11:14:17 AM new
Other than emergency trauma treatment, at which the US excels, health care in the US is over-priced and not very good. We're great at trauma because of the extensive experience our ER doctors get with gunshots and other wounds, esp. if they've been in the military.
According the the World Health Organization, here are the international healthcare rankings (if you're having a tough time finding the US, it's at #37 between Costa Rica and Slovenia):
1 France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America
38 Slovenia
39 Cuba
40 Brunei
41 New Zealand
42 Bahrain
43 Croatia
44 Qatar
45 Kuwait
46 Barbados
47 Thailand
48 Czech Republic
49 Malaysia
50 Poland
51 Dominican Republic
52 Tunisia
53 Jamaica
54 Venezuela
55 Albania
56 Seychelles
57 Paraguay
58 South Korea
59 Senegal
60 Philippines
61 Mexico
62 Slovakia
63 Egypt
64 Kazakhstan
65 Uruguay
66 Hungary
67 Trinidad and Tobago
68 Saint Lucia
69 Belize
70 Turkey
71 Nicaragua
72 Belarus
73 Lithuania
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
75 Argentina
76 Sri Lanka
77 Estonia
78 Guatemala
79 Ukraine
80 Solomon Islands
81 Algeria
82 Palau
83 Jordan
84 Mauritius
85 Grenada
86 Antigua and Barbuda
87 Libya
88 Bangladesh
89 Macedonia
90 Bosnia-Herzegovina
91 Lebanon
92 Indonesia
93 Iran
94 Bahamas
95 Panama
96 Fiji
97 Benin
98 Nauru
99 Romania
100 Saint Kitts and Nevis
101 Moldova
102 Bulgaria
103 Iraq
104 Armenia
105 Latvia
106 Yugoslavia
107 Cook Islands
108 Syria
109 Azerbaijan
110 Suriname
111 Ecuador
112 India
113 Cape Verde
114 Georgia
115 El Salvador
116 Tonga
117 Uzbekistan
118 Comoros
119 Samoa
120 Yemen
121 Niue
122 Pakistan
123 Micronesia
124 Bhutan
125 Brazil
126 Bolivia
127 Vanuatu
128 Guyana
129 Peru
130 Russia
131 Honduras
132 Burkina Faso
133 Sao Tome and Principe
134 Sudan
135 Ghana
136 Tuvalu
137 Ivory Coast
138 Haiti
139 Gabon
140 Kenya
141 Marshall Islands
142 Kiribati
143 Burundi
144 China
145 Mongolia
146 Gambia
147 Maldives
148 Papua New Guinea
149 Uganda
150 Nepal
151 Kyrgystan
152 Togo
153 Turkmenistan
154 Tajikistan
155 Zimbabwe
156 Tanzania
157 Djibouti
158 Eritrea
159 Madagascar
160 Vietnam
161 Guinea
162 Mauritania
163 Mali
164 Cameroon
165 Laos
166 Congo
167 North Korea
168 Namibia
169 Botswana
170 Niger
171 Equatorial Guinea
172 Rwanda
173 Afghanistan
174 Cambodia
175 South Africa
176 Guinea-Bissau
177 Swaziland
178 Chad
179 Somalia
180 Ethiopia
181 Angola
182 Zambia
183 Lesotho
184 Mozambique
185 Malawi
186 Liberia
187 Nigeria
188 Democratic Republic of the Congo
189 Central African Republic
190 Myanmar
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posted on October 3, 2008 07:24:02 PM new
Deichen,
Thank you for the kind words. I googled international health care rankings and got that. It's been an interest of mine since I have many doctors in my extended family; a few in the US and some in Europe, and some physician friends in Australia.
One thing that is really stark is that, given our ranking, we're far and away the most expensive. From 2003 (except UK, which is 2002 data), the US spends $5,635 per capita on healthcare, vs. $2,231 for UK and $3,003 for Canada.
That's one of the reasons we now have health-care tourists that travel to, for example, Singapore for their health care. It costs less, and the quality is absolutely first rate. It more than pays for the flights and hotel stay.
posted on October 3, 2008 08:02:39 PM new
I was on the French side of St. Martin a few years ago, and right before my flight back home, I cut my foot pretty badly on something in the ocean.
Since I couldn't drive without using my right foot (well, not without running the risk of a bigger problem), a nearby doctor picked me up at the beach, drove me to his (immaculate) clinic, cleaned out my wound with antibiotic solution, gave me 5 stitches, bandaged my foot, and filled a prescription for antibiotics (sea water is full of nasties). He apologized that he couldn't accept my health insurance, and charged me a whopping $90!
I talked to him about his practice. He said that while he wasn't getting rich, he lived in a beautiful place, made enough money to live well there, and had a chance to live a very fulfilling life helping many people.
