Amen, Liberal Menace

Amen. Touche. Whatever is appropriate at times like these. I agree with what you said. Let's review this point by point.

That stinks that there are doctors like that. I am 100% positive that there are more than 2 of them. I am 100% positive that you could go on and on with health care stories about bad doctors, people getting abused by the system, etc. I cannot and will never argue that point. You are right. Just like businesses, doctors are human beings with egos, feelings, etc. They cannot be entirely trusted.

The Japanese doctors are good. My friend had a hernia while there and said his surgery experience was great. There is just something about foreign medical professionals. I don't know what it is. Maybe I don't trust the training. I don't know.

The Socialism lifeboat is all we have (we have lost representation in DC on both sides of the aisle). Politicians, like business owners and doctors, are humans looking out for their own interest. We conservatives feel ignored just like the anti-war types were ignored for years (and are still ignored, unfortunately). It just doesn't seem that Obama, the Democrats, or the Republicans care one iota about what the American people want. That is why Obama's approval rating is sky-high but the approval rating for his policies are tanking. We like Obama. Even conservatives will admit he is a good orator, smart man, nice guy, good family guy, etc. But, his ideas are what we take issue with.

As for your question of voting out socialism. That is a GREAT POINT. We live in a democracy where different people with different ideas can come to power at any time and give their ideas a try. But, we conservatives look around the world and throughout history and see that once Socialism is implemented, it is hard to stop. How is someone supposed to win an election by telling people he/she is going to take away their healthcare? That has been a Democrat scare tactic for as long as I have followed politics. Republicans say Democrats will be weak on national defense. Democrats say Republicans will take away Social Security and Medicare. Age old arguments, neither of which are true. But, once the people get comfortable with the government running things, it is a tough sell to tell them "Now you have to work" "Now you have to pay taxes just like the rich" "Now you have to pay for your health care", etc. At least, that is what we fear. There is just something about government control that grates at conservatives. We can't help it. It's in our blood. And, make no mistake about it, Obama did not start our country down this path. The government has been taking more and more control for decades. Bush didn't help. Bush accelerated it. He ballooned the deficit, spending, and size of government. We conservatives resent Bush for that. Obama is even accelerating it more - to scary levels - and he has a rubber-stamp Congress which is also scary (yes, Bush had one too but he didn't use it).

About the life expectancy. Who wants to live on this earth that long anyway? 72 years is plenty (or whatever our life expectancy is).

About the caps. Can't argue with facts. I just think that would lower the amount of tests doctors feel the need to run, thus reducing costs. I would think Obama would be all over that, but he told the AMA yesterday he does not support that. I hope his aide talks some sense into him.

You can beat me over the head with the whole war thing all you want. That is a legit concern. It is important to recognize that there are millions of Americans that are against the war. This is a tough topic, even for a staunch red-blooded conservative like myself. I don't want to be at war. I don't want Americans dying on the battlefield. I don't want to be seen as an aggressor and an attacker. But, I also feel that there is no such thing as being rational and civil with radical Islam. Maybe I am wrong. That is just how I feel. I really, honestly feel that we are in a kill or be killed situation here. Again, maybe I am wrong.

I like the channeling of John Lennon. I like Utopia. I think it is perfectly ok for Americans to feel that way. I do. As a Christian, I would love to be trusting and assume that everyone is doing the right thing all the time. I agree with your comments about business being removed from the people. I think the only entity more removed from the people than business is...yep, you guessed it, the federal government. They certainly should not be making decisions for us, because they have no idea the consequences their actions have (nor do they care, and I am speaking of ALL politicians, not just lefties).

I want you to bash my commentaries. That is why I put them up here (the same reason I read dailykos.com and watch Keith Olbermann and anything on MSNBC). I love learning all angles of every topic. I know that I don't have all the answers. I need to know what the opposite point of view is so I can either change my view, change it slightly, or become more resolute. I would be disappointed if you ever gave in. You have convictions, facts, and principles. That is more than most politicians can say. I hope you never take offense at my blatant sarcasm. I'm only sarcastic with those I love. Ask my wife. She will tell you. Ask your sister or Anonymous. They will tell you. And just know this, you can never offend me. Short of mocking my wife and child, nothing you say, write, attack, ridicule, etc. can ever offend me. I have learned that with as much crap as I dish, I need to learn to take it right back. And I can. So, bring it on.

Thanks for the poison ivy tips. This stuff is the worst (well maybe my rectum continually falling out, a doctor not being willing to take care of me, and some dude taping my cheeks together is worse, but I am a big baby). I get the windmill thing now. Thanks for 'splainin' it to me. Have a liberal day.