Traditional American values were self sufficiency. There are still some of us out there. Part of the health care plan that Pelosi was pushing is manditory insurance (you have no choice to opt out), in spite of the fact that insurance doesn’t really reduce cost. Insurance’s only benefit is the reduction of risk (distributes the risk across the client base).
It is also NOT un-American to criticize or discuss controversial issues. In fact, it is quite American to do it. Unlike other countries, we air our dirty laundry and debate it.. America was formed by non-conformists.
As for additional failings of Pelosi; how about the fact that she, in concert with Barney Frank and Reines blocked all attempts to further regulate the GSEs as well as additional regs on banks during the 2005-2007 period. I could refer you to youtube videos of the congressional action, but oddly, these have been taken down. Unfortunately I was not able to ‘capture’ them before this time.
One thing to realize about congress, many have driven at least one business into the ground. Several of them have questionable criminal records. http://www.ontheissues.org/AskMe/spousal_abuse.htm
— no party particulars here. some cited numbers:
* 29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse.
* 7 have been arrested for fraud.
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks.
* 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses.
* 3 have been arrested for assault.
* 71 have credit reports so bad they can’t qualify for a
credit card.
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges.
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting.
* 21 are current defendants in lawsuits.
* And in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity.
The telling aspect of skill at leading the people on, is that the people don’t realize they are being controlled. I also think that Rush Limbaugh’s alleged popularity is not real. How do you tell how many people are listening to the radio? Radios don’t call in and ‘rat’ on you.
As for Fox news, they picked up on several stories that the rest of the news avoided. I listen to both (Fox and so called mainstream). I like Beck in only that he gets into stories that the rest of the media is avoiding. Unfortunately he gets a bit too extreme come-on Beck, quit it with the tears.
