Good post, Posted by Ryan this sounds like an interesting article. I agree with Ryan's blog it gives us detailed info and conclusion about the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana. Several controlled clinical trials have been carried out in the last few years, using either smoked marijuana or a mouth spray that contains an extract of the marijuana plant. The results are quite consistent. They show that marijuana improves the well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis and alleviates chronic pain in patients with damage or dysfunction of nerve fibers (so-called neuropathic pain). Other work has shown that marijuana and its active ingredient THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) reduce the nausea that accompanies chemotherapy, stimulate appetite in AIDS wasting syndrome and lessen tics in Tourette’s syndrome.
I am not advocating that anyone should or shouldn't use marijuana. I am however saying that anyone using it in a responsible way should not be punished for it. If regulated like alcohol is, marijuana would offer revenue for federal, state and local projects and communities. It's Time for a change! I demand the decriminalization, legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana, and I expect our lawmakers to heed this call.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Blog Stage Seven
I read this article on the boston.com. Written by Foon Rhee, The article is about Economy. I would say that the majority in that poll do not understand how economies work. This is about the time that the unemployment should be bottoming if the stimulus worked. The Bush administration lost more than a million jobs during eight years. Now that is a failed policy. It is still too early to pin it to the Dems although I will admit it is getting close. If you need to blame someone or something for our current economic condition, blame the American people. You shoot blanks when aiming at Republicans or Democrats, Corporations or Unions, Presidents or Congressmen. This country is governed by the people for the people. What happened to individual responsibility? there was an article in the USA Today about unfair Credit Card practices. One of those interviewed for the story considered himself to be a "conservative spender." Yet he had $75,000 in credit card debt. And, yes he blames the credit card company. This "blame game" is a "slippery slope" that will only hurt this country further.
Friday, November 13, 2009
BLOG STAGE SIX
Good post, written by SCOTTY SCOTT this sounds like an interesting article. I like his comment about support-for-troops and veterans who protect our security and freedom. Clearly, he gives readers that he has spent 6 years in the Army and Covers the most important points to be considered during those years of service. In addition, He explains what areas needs to be done to fix those.
Whether we agree with the current political climate or the reasons we fight or not, it’s important to never lose sight of the fact that our soldiers are in peril serving us. I understand that one of the absolute last taboos of American public life is to say something negative about troops. Everyone is required to put in their two-words about how brave the troops are. That is fine. But, I also think that to be constantly enthralled by one’s military, and to venerate them beyond all standards, is not healthy for a civil society. Our military has important MATERIAL needs (which are, in fact, many join the military in the first place). That is what we should be focused on giving them.
Whether we agree with the current political climate or the reasons we fight or not, it’s important to never lose sight of the fact that our soldiers are in peril serving us. I understand that one of the absolute last taboos of American public life is to say something negative about troops. Everyone is required to put in their two-words about how brave the troops are. That is fine. But, I also think that to be constantly enthralled by one’s military, and to venerate them beyond all standards, is not healthy for a civil society. Our military has important MATERIAL needs (which are, in fact, many join the military in the first place). That is what we should be focused on giving them.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Blog Stage Five
The Road to Health-Care Reform
Why making laws takes so darn long.
I loved this article about Health-Care Reform in the Newsweek. I strongly agree with this analysis,We takes so darn long to get Health-Care Reform. I agree with President Obama, millions of Americans, and many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the time for forming our health care system is now. Our current rate of health care costs is simply unsustainable. Health insurance premiums for the average American family have nearly doubled since 2000.
It is obviously beneficial to Americans overall but the Republicans choose a lemming-like partisan vote along party line that would not need any use of brains or being deliberative. The Republicans do not want health care reform because they believe it will add to the deficits, and they intend to expand the deficits helping Iraq, not America. The GOP has absolutely no problem when it comes to deficit spending in the trillions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and any war one can think of. But don't mention to these "fair and balanced" people from "Fox nation" a social program designed to NOT add to deficits, because they go ballistic. If we are serious about health care reform, we will get serious about finding bipartisan ways to reduce the spending in this bill, and we will get serious about finding bipartisan ways to raise the necessary revenues to meet that spending. Americans need a strong public health insurance option available to anyone who chooses to participate nationwide. It is only fair to give consumers a public option. We must not wait on health reform while health care costs continue to rise.
Why making laws takes so darn long.
I loved this article about Health-Care Reform in the Newsweek. I strongly agree with this analysis,We takes so darn long to get Health-Care Reform. I agree with President Obama, millions of Americans, and many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, the time for forming our health care system is now. Our current rate of health care costs is simply unsustainable. Health insurance premiums for the average American family have nearly doubled since 2000.
It is obviously beneficial to Americans overall but the Republicans choose a lemming-like partisan vote along party line that would not need any use of brains or being deliberative. The Republicans do not want health care reform because they believe it will add to the deficits, and they intend to expand the deficits helping Iraq, not America. The GOP has absolutely no problem when it comes to deficit spending in the trillions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and any war one can think of. But don't mention to these "fair and balanced" people from "Fox nation" a social program designed to NOT add to deficits, because they go ballistic. If we are serious about health care reform, we will get serious about finding bipartisan ways to reduce the spending in this bill, and we will get serious about finding bipartisan ways to raise the necessary revenues to meet that spending. Americans need a strong public health insurance option available to anyone who chooses to participate nationwide. It is only fair to give consumers a public option. We must not wait on health reform while health care costs continue to rise.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Blog Stage Four
Presidential Power Grows. Will You Love Every Future President?
I reviewed a blog from www.smirkingchimp.com written by David Swanson. The article is about ...Presidential Power Grows... The subject of the discussion was the imperial presidency and the concrete, discernible, tangible damage that the Bush Administration did to the concepts of civil liberties and checks and balances. There is a lot of truth in this article. Whatever Obama does a republican president will come along in the future to put a conservative twist on it. If Obama had been successful getting single payer health care then a republican would cut it back some how maybe restricting it to just the rich. Sure, the increasing power of the presidency is to blame but ideology is just as bad. If a president doesn't believe in a policy or department then in the best case scenario it'll go unfunded in the worst case it'll cease to exist or will be used in the opposite way in which it was intended. In addition, at some point, this arrangement will arrive at the logical end point and American elections will be (more than today) archaic and quaint. So, I believe that the authors intended audience He has my attention and I feel his arguments and his comments should be heard by all and I agree with him like i mention in the above and recommend everybody to read it
I reviewed a blog from www.smirkingchimp.com written by David Swanson. The article is about ...Presidential Power Grows... The subject of the discussion was the imperial presidency and the concrete, discernible, tangible damage that the Bush Administration did to the concepts of civil liberties and checks and balances. There is a lot of truth in this article. Whatever Obama does a republican president will come along in the future to put a conservative twist on it. If Obama had been successful getting single payer health care then a republican would cut it back some how maybe restricting it to just the rich. Sure, the increasing power of the presidency is to blame but ideology is just as bad. If a president doesn't believe in a policy or department then in the best case scenario it'll go unfunded in the worst case it'll cease to exist or will be used in the opposite way in which it was intended. In addition, at some point, this arrangement will arrive at the logical end point and American elections will be (more than today) archaic and quaint. So, I believe that the authors intended audience He has my attention and I feel his arguments and his comments should be heard by all and I agree with him like i mention in the above and recommend everybody to read it
Friday, October 2, 2009
Blog Stage Three
Liberals and Civility
Why Democrats should welcome a rough debate.
Now that their summer of bluster is over, conservatives may congratulate themselves on a job well done. The stout-hearted defenders of freedom declared that government could never work, sometimes citing examples of misgovernment drawn from periods of conservative rule to make their case.
Read full story at wsj.com >>
I read this article on the Wall Street Journal from the opinion section written by Mr. Thomas Frank. The article is about ..."Why Democrats should welcome a rough debate."... Some parts of Mr. Frank's argument supported with facts and evidence but not all of them for example, the author shows why the liberals won't debate. He makes a lot of conclusions without stating any facts. Obama is the greatest orator, opinion of many, but no facts. Liberals have the advantage in the debate because the facts are on their side, then he don't state one...I believe he should provide some facts and evidence for this part. My opinion on the author's argument is not successful argument because of the above reason.
In general, if more government oversight is truly needed, it should begin with more oversight of the government, including all those in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of Government. If anything, our government is waste, fraud, abuse, and certainly not the solution.
Why Democrats should welcome a rough debate.
Now that their summer of bluster is over, conservatives may congratulate themselves on a job well done. The stout-hearted defenders of freedom declared that government could never work, sometimes citing examples of misgovernment drawn from periods of conservative rule to make their case.
Read full story at wsj.com >>
I read this article on the Wall Street Journal from the opinion section written by Mr. Thomas Frank. The article is about ..."Why Democrats should welcome a rough debate."... Some parts of Mr. Frank's argument supported with facts and evidence but not all of them for example, the author shows why the liberals won't debate. He makes a lot of conclusions without stating any facts. Obama is the greatest orator, opinion of many, but no facts. Liberals have the advantage in the debate because the facts are on their side, then he don't state one...I believe he should provide some facts and evidence for this part. My opinion on the author's argument is not successful argument because of the above reason.
In general, if more government oversight is truly needed, it should begin with more oversight of the government, including all those in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of Government. If anything, our government is waste, fraud, abuse, and certainly not the solution.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Blog stage Two
There was an article published by wall street journal. I chose this topic because I wanted to learn more about the healthcare reform from the others, health care seemed to be a major issue in many of the discussions in all over America. What this nation must realize is that no single idea will solve the problem. There is no simple solution to the problem. Multiple steps need to be taken to reform this country's health care system. It is time for the people to say they have had enough and realize that the current system is inefficient and fails to provide quality care to all persons who live within its borders. Providing quality care for a reasonable price is not an insurmountable goal.
Obama Takes Health-Care Pitch to the Young.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- President Barack Obama Thursday made his case that sweeping health legislation would make it easier and cheaper for young people to buy coverage.
Speaking to a supportive crowd that consisted mostly of students at the University of Maryland here, the president defended the idea that most Americans would be required to buy health insurance under the plan, an idea that could meet resistance from young adults.
"When you're young, I know this isn't always an issue," he told the crowd of about 15,000. "You think you're invulnerable. That's how I thought."
The president also cited the bill released Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee, along with the other legislation moving through Congress, as having promise. "Each bill has its strengths, and there are a lot of similarities between them," he said.
Getting young adults covered is a key plank of the health overhaul. Lawmakers have already proposed allowing Americans to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they reach their mid-20s. The Senate Finance Committee proposal calls for offering young adults a new, cheaper insurance plan that would cover catastrophic treatment and preventive health services.
Much of the address centered on the same proposals for fixing the health system that Mr. Obama outlined in his joint address to Congress last week. They include requiring insurance companies to stop denying coverage to people who are sick and creating caps on out-of-pocket costs. The president reiterated that he wants a new government-run health-insurance plan, saying it can co-exist alongside private insurance the same way that public and private universities do.
Mallory Gill, a 21-year-old senior at the university who attended the speech, was treated for skin cancer and gets insurance from her parents. "I'm really worried what's going to happen to me when I get off my parents' insurance," she said. She liked Mr. Obama's speech and supports his plan, but questioned its impact on more skeptical people. "I don't think anybody who was there changed their mind."
The president was introduced by Rachel Peck, a 20-year-old junior who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. "My disease is one that will require constant care, annual body scans and costly daily medication for the rest of my life," she told the crowd, which was pepped up by a band and cheerleaders. "What will happen to me then? What happens if my cancer returns and I can't pay for more radiation?"
The speech was interrupted early on when a young man wearing a blue shirt and a hat, sitting in the back of the stadium, stood and began shouting a string of remarks that included calling the president a liar. It momentarily derailed the president and elicited loud boos from the crowd.
Obama Takes Health-Care Pitch to the Young.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- President Barack Obama Thursday made his case that sweeping health legislation would make it easier and cheaper for young people to buy coverage.
Speaking to a supportive crowd that consisted mostly of students at the University of Maryland here, the president defended the idea that most Americans would be required to buy health insurance under the plan, an idea that could meet resistance from young adults.
"When you're young, I know this isn't always an issue," he told the crowd of about 15,000. "You think you're invulnerable. That's how I thought."
The president also cited the bill released Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee, along with the other legislation moving through Congress, as having promise. "Each bill has its strengths, and there are a lot of similarities between them," he said.
Getting young adults covered is a key plank of the health overhaul. Lawmakers have already proposed allowing Americans to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they reach their mid-20s. The Senate Finance Committee proposal calls for offering young adults a new, cheaper insurance plan that would cover catastrophic treatment and preventive health services.
Much of the address centered on the same proposals for fixing the health system that Mr. Obama outlined in his joint address to Congress last week. They include requiring insurance companies to stop denying coverage to people who are sick and creating caps on out-of-pocket costs. The president reiterated that he wants a new government-run health-insurance plan, saying it can co-exist alongside private insurance the same way that public and private universities do.
Mallory Gill, a 21-year-old senior at the university who attended the speech, was treated for skin cancer and gets insurance from her parents. "I'm really worried what's going to happen to me when I get off my parents' insurance," she said. She liked Mr. Obama's speech and supports his plan, but questioned its impact on more skeptical people. "I don't think anybody who was there changed their mind."
The president was introduced by Rachel Peck, a 20-year-old junior who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. "My disease is one that will require constant care, annual body scans and costly daily medication for the rest of my life," she told the crowd, which was pepped up by a band and cheerleaders. "What will happen to me then? What happens if my cancer returns and I can't pay for more radiation?"
The speech was interrupted early on when a young man wearing a blue shirt and a hat, sitting in the back of the stadium, stood and began shouting a string of remarks that included calling the president a liar. It momentarily derailed the president and elicited loud boos from the crowd.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Blog stage One
Blow From Barbour’s Education Cuts Lessened Because Of Federal Stimulus Package
TPM: White House staffers warn groups not to spend money pushing public option
White House revises proposed lesson plan on Obama speech
Ed Feulner on Healthcare: Your Must Read of the Day
New Antibodies to HIV Found, Raising Hopes for AIDS Vaccine
Obama faces a pivotal autumn
Obama and the Perfect Political Storm
Police collect blood of man without search warrant under new law
Getting to no
A bridge to somewhere, let's hope
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