I understand you've worked for the medical field, but have you ever worked in the insurance industry? Do you know what goes on inside the great halls of an insurance company? Every possible attempt NOT to pay those who have been paying them year after year, when they need it the most. Refusing to cover people because of a pre-existing condition. And yes I DO believe these people should be covered. How else are they supposed to get any help if we think it's just fine to turn them away. That's not just irresponsible, it's heartless and cold. I would expect someone who worked in the medical field to see the necessity for those who have pre-existing conditions to get the kind of coverage that would allow them to afford decent medical care. Or should we just let them suffer and consider them S.O.L.? And if it helped save a life or make that life easier, yes I would perform an appendectomy for $42 dollars. What a ridiculous question. What bothers me the most about your paragraph is that just as I've stated before and shown research to support it, is that as long as we continue to express how much more important it is that these doctors and hospitals turn out the highest possible profit, the patients are never the real concern. Unnecessary deaths and injuries will occur due to lack and level of care.

And just because you have an example of one person you know who doesn't like the health care they are receiving in Canada does not mean there is going to be a mass defect to this country by citizens who have to wait a little while for care. And the reason it looks so good on paper is because after almost 40 years it has shown that it works a heckuva lot better than our own system.

Simply put, they lose their hearing, sight, depth perception, and concern; the alternative....They may be stoned but at least they can still see.

Well mama kaz I can show you all kinds of statistics, figures, and numbers where we have recovered from previous recessions every time, just like we'll recover from this one. Now that health care reform has passed I'm sure the Congress and the President's attention will turn to the economy and unemployment. Hopefully they'll begin working on a plan for it too. You can worry for nothing if you like. I have no problem with that. Me, I'll be fine. I'm always prepared. :-)

I say if it is over leave! What makes a person want to belittle someone else. I personally would not forgive a person who thought so little of me. Not to say I wouldn't still talk and stuff, but I would not have the same feelings towards that person. I diffently would not stay in that so called marriage. What is the definition of marriage??? trust, love,???to you who cheat. Believe me I am not perfect by any means, but I would like to think I trustworthy and know what a commitment is...

I say NO...I was the one who cheated in my marriage. It is over and was over long before i cheated. You cannot be "in love" with someone and do something so horrible and hurtful to them. Maybe there is a rare occasion when a spouse will make a truly horrible mistake and they can survive it. Having been through it I say if you can even put yourself in a position to cheat there is a good reason why you are there and you dont have a good marriage to begin with.

I hate them both but I can eat SPAM if I need too and I have had too.

Although it is so historic to me to have lived during what I consider a fascinating time in American history when we elected what I hope will be the first of many Presidents that are not white, the fact remains that when I look at Obama I see two things. I see a man who honestly wants to affect real and good change in this country. Whether he'll accomplish it is up to him and history. The second thing I see is a husband and father. Honestly, I don't know who I admire more. The President or the family man who just wants a better tomorrow for his children and theirs too. For those of us who think and open our minds freely their is vast opportunity in this life, and for those who can't or won't their is always ignorance and misunderstanding. Unfortunately ignorance is hard to get rid of when generation after generation they breed and teach it to their own children, and tell them that that type of behavior is not only acceptable, but a way of life. It's just plain ignorance. And unfortunately their is to date no cure. Which is why so many will only ever be able to look at Barack Obama and never see past the color of his skin.

I have always had much more of a liberal view of government, and therefore I do vote democrat more often than any other party, but I will not exclude a candidate simply because of his party. I voted for many democrats, several republicans, and I believe 3 or 4 independents. I do not believe in blindly following a particular party just because I consider myself a democrat. If I come to believe that someone else can do a better job, then they'll have my vote. And you are absolutely right. Following blindly is something I wholeheartedly believe only leads to submission of the mind, and forfeiture of thought. All politicians need to understand that they are their not only to BE our voice, but to HEAR it as well. And as Lyndon B. Johnson once said "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're talkin'."

Earlier you touched on something else I have been saying: it is pure ignorance to follow one political party because everyone is wrong at some point. Following blindly is something we don't need.

Something else I've said and would like your opinion on: why hasn't any group stepped forward and said, "President Obama is just as much the next white president as he is the first black president?" It is a small thing to some, but such a large indication that race is still a huge problem in our country. You seem like someone who isn't in denial about the problems and I think that shows a lot of common sense and empathy.

I will have to retract a previous quote from this particular argument. The quote "You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed." was apparently part of some big internet conspiracy just to make him look bad. LOL. Like he needs the help, but regardless I do apologize for assuming this was correct. After running across a few conservative sites that denounced this quote as pure myth I then came across several reputable news sites that declared the same. I would never want to accuse someone of saying or doing anything they did not say or do. So, I apologize again to anyone who reads this and even to Mr. Limbaugh. I still have many reasons to know that he is in fact a racist, but I would never base it upon lies or innuendos. That's just not right.

Tomegun, I did notice the primary responses. I know they consider him an entertainer, but my question was limited in space so I unfortunately had to be a little vague. Let me clarify. I wanted to know if Rush's base, the conservatives of America truly support him on all of his talking points. With that in mind it is actually Rush himself that decides the talking points here as everything he brings to point on his radio show is then opened up for interpretation and discussion. I also know that this has been discussed before, but I have not been able to discuss it myself at length with others on this site. I thank you for your thoughts though, and I agree. If what he has said in the past does not qualify him as a racist then you are absolutely correct. What does qualify? Does one really have to use the "n" word before it's just not okay with the American public? Or perhaps just his supporters? I don't mind that people support him on his political views, but don't tell me that you don't think he's a racist or that he's never used such racial comments to describe how he really feels. That's not even ignorance any more, that's just plain stupidity. When you can go to sites like youtube, FOX (yes FOX NEWS), MSNBC, and others and play videos of him SAYING this over his own broadcast, how can you honestly look another human being in the face and say anything to the contrary. It's nothing more than denial by his supporters. I myself supported a local city councilman in my hometown of Athens, Texas. I even allowed him to hang posters in my grandmother's cafe, but the moment I found out that he had said something derogatory at one of the city's council meetings, those posters came down and I told him to his face that he had lost my vote. As it turned out that fall, he had lost more than just mine, and suffered a landslide defeat. There are consequences to the actions and words we use. I just wish others were not so blinded by their support of an individual that they allow themselves to follow someone like sheep to the slaughter. Sorry, but I won't have the wool pulled over my eyes. I see him for exactly what he is. And an entertainer he is not.

As a recruiter, you will be away from many of those miserable people who make the military so bad. You can make a difference by recruiting the best and brightest. This a buyer's market for recruiting and we need people to find the best talent to join.

Rick, if you noticed, the primary responses had to do with Rush doing his homework and the fact that he is an entertainer. The responses had nothing to do with Rush's blatantly racist comments. We have had this discussion/rivalry before and I was told that there is nothing to suggest that Rush is a racist. Really? What does it take to be a racist then?