Goodbye TK and goodbye to HC reform, both were bad ideas that have hung around too long.

I will admit that I have never been a fan of Ted Kennedy and other than conveying my genuine condolences to his family for the loss of their father, uncle, great uncle, grandfather, etc...etc... think it was time for a change, in fact his political career should have ended with Chappaquiddick and commanding the wheel of an ice cream truck should have been the pinnacle of his sphere of influence.

But in this time of great media manufactured sadness there is a bright spot or should I say a silver lining in this very dark cloud we call Health Care Reform. It looks like it really may not make it and that's very good for Americans in general. There will more than likely be some version of the bill passed and that's not good because it will not force the addressing of many important issues, particularly the overhaul and reform of the legal system, the insurance industry, Medicare and Medicaid and sometimes I think that's precisely what The Congress and The Senate want.

Senator Lieberman was right this past week when he said Health Care Reform couldn't pass because there's NO MONEY. And the cost, if passed, will be beyond what we as a nation are capable of sustaining.

I'm forced to refer to the real world example of my friend who is on disability right now as an example of how our 'broken' system works. I'll call him 'Jim' (he's a real person on disability and the reason is very real, he's not a slacker) for today, needed to have a cyst removed from his hip that was giving him problems, he met with only a few people in the Medicaid system and after being referred to to the correct Doctor had the cyst successfully removed, got follow care and is OK today, quality health care I'd say. He takes medication daily for his condition and the cost is incredibly expensive monthly, far beyond what he could pay and because the great state of Illinois has been bankrupted by the inept politicians that 'run' it, he was in jeopardy of losing his treatment and drug benefits. Again he met with several Medicaid people who told him how to apply to drug companies for direct assistance and again the outcome worked out favorably. What am I missing here?

I realize this problem is more complex but do we really need all of this 'reform' when a good old fashioned tweaking may be all that's necessary. Academics are not practical and that's a truism, they lead insular lives developing theories within their community that they come to believe will benefit the ragged ass masses without ever asking anyone if they even want or need their help to begin with.

Thanks for reading,

"In the struggle between those seeking power there is no middle course"
Cornelius Tacitus
55 - 117AD

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Cut t he B_ _l S_ _t Mr. Obama, where's the beef?

No matter how many times this guy is asked direct questions he just can't seem to give a direct answer and when he does answer, it skirts the actual question.