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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 10:10 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 10:10

Well, the bailout bill failed. Of course, it is the Bush administration's fault, correct? Looking back in history, crises are rarely, if ever, caused by the administration in office when the crises happens. Historically, the causes go back one or many administrations and, only after the passage of time, do the results bear fruit. This is in keeping with the principle of 'thinking in the long term'. The long term is usually many years after the actions are taken. Usually when someone else is in office. In that spirit, let's look back at history and find the root causes of our current crises.

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Saturday December 01, 2007 · 10:08 AM PST

2007/12/01 · 10:08

I have noticed quite a bit of support for HR 676, the Conyers/Kucinich bill for universal health care, so I went and read the entire bill. I believe it is a good idea in principle, but, as always, the devil is in the details. I have read the entire bill in it's entirety, not just the many summaries available out there. I think some people may be surprised at what the details actually are. With that said, here is my breakdown of what I feel needs to be addressed before I can stand fully in support of it's passage. The actual text of the bill is in bold, while my comments are in regular type. Hopefully, since I was blasted yesterday for the formatting of my diary, there will be enough paragraph breaks in this one to make it more easy to read.

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Friday November 30, 2007 · 8:27 AM PST

2007/11/30 · 08:27

I am an RN who works in a Pediatric ICU, so I see first hand the internal workings of our healthcare system. I work as what is known as a traveling nurse. I work in a location for 13 weeks and then move on to a new location, so I also have experience in more than one area of the country as well as different types of hospitals. I have worked at Duke University, the county hospital in Phoenix, AZ and at a hospital just outside Washington, DC. Currently, I work at the Children’s Hospital in Phoenix. Throughout all these experiences, I have gained pretty strong opinions about what is wrong with the system and what it will take to fix it.

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