Senate Health Care bill: Fair yet Unfair

Now that the Health Care bill has made it through the House of Representatives, it needs to be passed by the Senate. However, the Senate Health Care bill is going to be definitely different from the House version. One of the major differences is that individuals would be REQUIRED to purchase health insurance if the bill is passed.

I personally think that something like that is ridiculous. Why should individuals be fined if they do not purchase health insurance? Something like that is their own choice and if they want to risk their health then that should be their choice.

Health Care plan could be beat in the Senate

While the Health Care plan (otherwise known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act) might have passed in the House of Representatives, that might not be the case in the Senate. Because of the stipulations concerning abortion that the Democrats added in order to get the Republicans to support the Health Care plan, Democrats in the Senate are threatening to vote against the bill unless the stipulations are removed.

Personally I think that the Democrats are being dumb. So what if women who have been RAPED, are involved in INCEST, or whose LIFE IS IN DANGER get insurance for abortions, abortion is still abortion right? (at least according to the democrats) Right?

WRONG

Health Care passed the House

Saturday night in the House of Representatives was the sight of the long-awaited voting of the Health Care plan (otherwise known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act). After a long-winded debate, the Health Care plan was passed 220 to 215. Oddly enough, both Democrats and Republicans joined together to pass an amendum on the bill to prohibit health care insurance to be given to those wishing for an abortion (excluding rape, incest, or if the mother's life was in danger).

The part about that I find most surprising is the fact that the Republicans and Democrats voting on the same side of an issue.

Just because you have the most, doesn't mean you get to boast!

The Democrats might hold the majority in Congress, but it doesn't mean that their health care plan will pass.

Some key Democrats were either forced to leave office or switched to the Republican party during the Presidential campaign which could hurt Obama's chances of appealing for partly loyal and Democratic achievement. Also, senators who are facing tough times in their home states will most likely vote in the way that will help their states the most.

I think it is a smart thing to do--voting in the best intrests of your state rather than what someone else says is best, even if that someone else is the President of the United States.

Maine, the Next Site of the Same-Sex Battle

In the upcoming week, voters in Maine shall decided whether or not to allow same-sex marriage in the state. A bill had been put forth some time ago that allowed same-sexes to marry, but enough opposition has been gathered to put the issue to vote. But, not only are supporters only from Maine, there are supporters flying in to lend their vote to both sides.

I personally think that same-sex marriage should be allowed. After all (to me at least) marriage could be seen as a 'Pursuit of Happiness', as mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. If we deny people of the same sex the ability to be married, will we not also be denying them their 'Pursuit of Happiness'?

President Aids Governor

The governor races are on! In various states, the elections will soon be held to decide the new governor of that state. In Virginia, President Obama goes on the campaign trail not for himself, but for a fellow Democrat: Creigh Deeds (the man on the right...obviously). In a debate, Deeds was asked if he was a "Barack Obama Democrat." Deeds replied; "I would try to escape that by saying I'm a Creigh Deeds Democrat."

Regardless of him trying to be a Democrat for himself, I don't think it's fair for the President to lend his aid in a political race to a fellow democrat.

"You lie!" man getting money?

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, better known to some as the man who shouted "You lie!" during one of Obama's speeches on health care has been receiving millions of dollars in contributions from conservative supporters after his outburst in Congress. Wilson's campaing managers then began dealing out money from the contributions to various media and online advertising companies.

Personally I'm disgusted the this man is receiving support because he said President Obama lied, mainly because the two are from different political parties.