The Rage Is Not About Health Care
If you read one op-ed today, read this one by Frank Rich. The irrational thinking rampant in the GOP is dissected here in a way which makes a great deal of sense to me.
Yes You Can vs. No You Can't
As for me and my family, we support President Obama and the Democrats. They did the right thing on healthcare. In my view, Rep. Boehner and the GOP have jumped off the edge a cliff with their angry, hateful and irrational rhetoric.
Frankly, I've had enough.
Americans will always side with the optimistic choice. (That's what we did in 2008 and we will do it again in 2010 if Democrats continue to articulate a hopeful and positive message and vision for America.)
Trust me. Yes we can.
DNC Tribute and Speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy
The dream shall never die.
President Obama: Why We Need Health Care Reform
via nytimes.com
President Obama has a compelling op-ed in today's New York Times stating the case for healthcare reform, but the opponents of reform aren't going to read it.
Fundamentally, these are people who distrust government and they fear doing anything will raise taxes. They also don't see any intellectually inconsistent in raising fears about a "government-run health care system" while praise medicare and social security -- which are -- ahem -- "government run healthcare systems".
Instead, these GOP opponents sit by silently as the craziest among them lie about "pulling the plug on Grandma" and "death panels".
If our country is going to have healthcare reform, I've concluded that the only Republicans who are going to support it are the GOP Senators from Maine. It really is a waste of time to talk to anyone else.
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In "East of Eden", John Steinbeck wrote, "If the story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule -- a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last."
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Through words, images and sounds, these storytellers, storyworkers if you will, caught my attention. In some cases they captured my imagination.
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