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Society and Politics: Where are the Republican Options?
Posted by : bob on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 09:40 PM
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I received a call from a close friend the other day. After "catching up", he shifted to the reason behind his call. He and his wife were bothered by the debate on health care. Knowing that I was involved with the Republican Party, he called to express his concerns.
His concerns were simple. In all of the reports on the Health Care debate, he did not see a true debate. He heard over and over that the Republicans were against the bill, but silence when it came to Republican commentary as to what alternatives they were proposing.
Discussing this concern with his wife and coworkers, they summarized their position with two questions;
- If Republicans believe there isn't a problem with Health Care, then they need to show why they are taking that position.
- If the Republicans acknowledge that there is a problem with Health Care, then they need to present counter proposals on how to help deal with those problems.
Since I agree with his assessment, it is my intention to ask these questions on as many forums and mail lists as possible, until I can get a clear answer to present to him.
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Society and Politics: The Role of Government
Posted by : bob on Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 11:24 PM
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Recently, Clint Reilly posted a message in his blog about how he came to hold his positions. The thing that struck me was that he was really co-mingling two things.
His final point in the article, which I can agree with, was "I believe strongly that government is the sole institution large and formidable enough to protect the interests of people who lack the money and power to promote their agenda." To me, that is one of government's important roles. Namely, to be a referee, defending those who cannot defend themselves, leveling the playing field to ensure balanced competition and to ensure that no one is cheating.
However, his confusion is found in an earlier statement. "... government can improve lives, drive progress and increase the odds that average people will get a fair shake."
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Society and Politics: In Political Protests, Things Might Actually Be What They Appear To Be!
Posted by : bob on Monday, August 24, 2009 - 01:48 AM
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There has been a lot written in the papers lately about the anti-health care protestors. On Sunday, August 23rd alone, you had “Race takes center stage” [Mike Swift and Josh Richman, PageA1], “Drowning out the health care debate” [Mike Cassidy, SJ Mercury News, 23 Aug. 09, Page E1] and multiple letters and editorials on A14 and A15.
What none of these seem to address clearly is why are these people so angry. They came the closest in “Race takes center stage”. After describing Ex-Marine Jack Burke's reactions, they summarized his feelings as, “The retiree said it all felt so wrong, so contrary to how he was raised.” But, they again returned to describing the anger in the crowds and again missed the reasons.
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