True Colors

President Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Before this time there was a lot of discussion. Republican Sarah Palin declared there would be "Death Panels". However, many without insurance or without great insurance had already dealt with death panels. It goes basically like this, your insurance will only pay a maximum of X amount of dollars. You have reached that limit. Ok,so you ask the hospital how much will cost to keep my loved one at the hospital and then they give you the astronomical figure that there is no way your family can afford. You have just met your death panel.
So yes, America does have the best healthcare available. It just isn't available to all Americans. For that matter a lot of basic healthcare isn't available to all Americans.
During the debate about the PPAC Act, Congressman Alan Grayson spoke on the floor of the House Representatives. Here is the video :


Oh, so many people on the right got up in arms over this. Such outrage that he could even suggest that was how they truly felt. How dare he question their humanity, even if the record showed otherwise.
Then it passed and was signed by President Obama. I was truly grateful that had been signed. Though it wasn't the Universal Healthcare I had supported at least it was a step in the right direction. This Act of wanting to protect Americans and provide them with healthcare met with some of the most ugly comments from people on the right. In fact, it severed ties between myself and family member. As I had watched a family member die before her time because of not having health insurance and another family member that couldn't be bothered with even sending her a card, simply thought if you don't have health insurance that is your problem and too bad. Basically, for that person, she just didn't die fast enough.
Of course there are always those that like to say Republicans have compassionate conservativism. Perhaps there are a few left that do. But they aren't the driving force of this party anymore. The driving force of the Republican Party is now the Tea Party and Alan Grayson was RIGHT, if you get sick they want you to DIE.
The absolute proof of this came at their own debate. The Republican Party held a debate on Monday Sept 12, 2011. Please watch the video, listen to the crowd scream for the patient to DIE.

Please do NOT every claim that Republican/Tea Party is the party of Jesus Christ EVER again!!!!!
On a side note I do believe that Karma is a powerful force, so while I will not wish anything bad on these people, I will wish Karma on them 10 fold. May they walk in the shoes of those they condemn to death for being poor.

10 yrs Later

I had posted this on Facebook and was just going to leave it at that. However, today I feel the need to get back to blogging and this would certainly be the piece to start that again.
10 Years Later

Where was I on 09/11/01 ? I was at home with my daughters. I spent the day heartbroken, then hopeful there would be survivors, then devastated knowing there weren't. And also grateful that my friend Toni was ok and her family was ok. The next day, I was numb just watching the news over and over. 24hr news can be a bad thing for someone with insomnia. This one event, this one tragedy has changed our nation in more ways than we ever could have expected. From being shoulder to shoulder in solidarity to turning on neighbors, questioning their faith and their patriotism. We went from having freedoms to having Grandma molested by TSA agents in her wheelchair.There have been many political mistakes made, costing us both lives and treasure. We are a nation of great National Landmarks. We used to be able to visit them, study them, video them, and take pictures of them without question. This no longer exist. Every American is now a suspected terrorist. This is not the America I grew up in and it makes me sad that this is what we are handing over to our children. So, when I think of 9/11 what do I feel? At first, my heart is saddened by the pain of those that have lost their lives on that day, those that have gone to war because of that day, and those rescuers that died later from the toxic air. But then I become angry. Not just at that piece of filth that came up with the plan for 9/11 or his trolls that hi jacked the planes, but 10 yrs later I become angry with us. We are a resilient strong nation. We are NOT weak people, not in mind nor in spirit. Yet it is hard to see that in the way we have treated each other over the last 10 yrs. The moment you think it is OK for our government to illegally spy on your neighbor, you have forgotten what it is to be an American. The moment you think it is OK to ban someone's religion, you have forgotten what it is to be an American. The moment you think you have the right to questions someone else's patriotism or think you are more of an American they are, you have forgotten what it means to be an American. I truly hope that today people will come together again and remember, we are ALL Americans. " United We Stand, Divided We Fall." Think about that, reflect on the last 10 yrs, and then think of the future you want for the people of this nation. God Bless Us, and God Bless America.

Like I Said Before...

I would like to say "Oh I am sooo shocked by this!", but I am not. Yesterday a family member was in car accident and rushed to the hospital. Her car is totalled and she is in great pain. The driver of the other vehicle that hit her did NOT have insurance! Isn't that illegal?? The driver of the other vehicle didn't have a driver's license! OMG isn't that illegal too??? The driver of the other car was in this country ILLEGALLY! And yes, that is illegal too!!! So tell me...who is going to pay for her car? Mr. Illegal that doesn't care about the laws because he is really a wonderful person that just comes here to the do the jobs Americans will not do?? Doubt it!! This person entered our nation illegally and then proceded to break more laws. My family member will have to pay for HER CAR and HER Medical, even though it is the other person's fault!!! I have never liked suing people, but in this case I hope my family member not only sues Mr. Illegal who probably will not show because he has already proven he doesn't care about our laws, but also sues the Company that this person is employed by if he is even employed! I say so the employer because they contributed to this illegal being in our country, staying in our country, thus having the means to wreck into my family.
I would also love to say this is the exception...a fluke. But it isn't, around 6 or 7 yrs ago, the samething played out in a different city with my niece. An Illegal hit her, totalled her Mustang, of course no insurance, no license, etc. He was in jail for 6 hrs and then released. My Niece was stuck having to save up money to buy another car. It is never enough, just to break the law of entering our nation!!!

Feel Good Friday 5/14/2010

I really like this song. Que Sera Sera by Connie Francis , I like her version much better than Doris Day's. Listen to the words and just know that whatever will be , will be.

The Immigration Law

I have seen good decent law abiding citizens declared racist and xenophobes. I don't think someone is racist for wanting our Immigration Laws enforced. But I will tell you something that I find extremely racist, people that want to allow one ethnic group the right to break the laws of our nation without consequence. Why is OK for people from Mexico, Central America, and South America that are Hispanic to enter our nation illegally, without proper documentation?? I want to know why that group is supposed to have amnesty for breaking our laws. And yes, I say laws. Laws, because once they enter this nation illegally nearly everything they do here is deemed to be illegal. If they drive, if they work, if they make false documents, or the one I love the most if they vote in our elections.
As an American citizen I am REQUIRED to have a passport in order to re-enter the USA. So, tell me again why Hispanics from other nations should not have to have legal documentation to enter.
Again, if you aren't Hispanic you must adhere to the laws. I have yet to hear anyone
say "Let's end all documentation for ANYONE wanting to enter the USA." Either end the documentation for EVERYONE or keep it for EVERYONE. And yes, by everyone I mean people from Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Poland, Russia, North Korea, Singapore, China, Iraq, etc. (oh, and people from the USA too!) Because if you don't do that for EVERYONE (let them enter without ANY documentation) and only want to do it for people that are Hispanic, then YOU are the racist.

I also wanted to post a link to Border Reporter. It is a blog that I respect. Border Reporter focuses a lot on the humanity and exploitation of illegal immigrants. No matter how you feel or think about immigration laws, Border Reporter is really worth the read.
http://borderreporter.com/

Feel Good Friday 02/26/10

It's Feel Good Friday!!! Brenda, I love you. I hope you had a good birthday. You mean the world to me.