People talk about the liberal left won the election for the Democrats. I don’t quite accept that. Sure they were the most verbal, they did get active and pounded the pavement, knocking on doors and making millions of phone calls.
But when it came to the ballot box it was the middle of the road liberal progressive voters who carried the day. That they waited for six years until things got so bad that they finally decided to get involved.
The populist line of thinking carried the election. Middle of the Road, liberal populist progressive candidates were elected, not the far left candidates nor in most cases the far right except for incumbents who have a huge advantage to start with. Not the middle class as many think of when they hear middle of the road, just the average American who worries about medical bills, food on the table, the mortgage payment and stretching the paycheck.
Millions made the decision to step up and vote, why? Because they are not stupid they know the timing of the Trial in Iraq, the drop in gasoline prices were ploys by the Bush administration and their cohorts. As they say the proof is in the pudding, gas prices jumped TWENTY CENTS a gallon in first week after the election. There was no hurricane, no jump in crude prices, just the oil cartel ripping off the American consumer once again.
Health Care, is finally going to be on the table once again. Hillary Clinton knows what America needs in Health care, and with a Democratic Majority maybe, just maybe this time it will come to pass.
Its just not the average lower middle class or poor who is hurt by the spiraling health care costs, American companies such as the Automobile Industry is losing millions, billions because of these ridiculous health care costs. Every car that is sold has to factor in $1,000-$1,500 just for health care cost. Some Republicans blame the Unions, Democrats Blame the corporations. Both are right to a degree, but the biggest blame goes to Washington and their head in the sand approach to Health Care.
America has to accept the fact that the government has to take a hand in the issue of Health Care, step in and place controls on these drug companies, place controls on health care costs, provide $1,500 to $2.500 to each Family in the form of Medical Supplement Payments. We have to reduce the red tape and paper processing cost. We have to give individuals and companies a fighting chance.
We talk about the loss of jobs overseas, but we aren’t willing to do something about it. No longer can we wait and hope for the best, we must step up and make the tough decisions that will put America on the right track. A viable Health Care Plan would go a long way to achieving this.
As a public servant, our elected officials owe it to the people to provide not only their services but their conscience as well. They can’t make decisions based on getting re-elected or not. We The People elected them because we felt they were the best qualified persons to serve their interests and the interests of the nation. But they must realize they can’t please the people every single time. Sometimes they have to do things that are unpopular when they know its right.
Do we have these kinds of public officials in Washington?
One would hope so, but I have my doubts.
Ron