We Thought Health Care Was The Major Issue...

My new favorite newspaper is the Wall Street Journal. Tyler had to start getting for one of his classes. I steal it and read it when I can. Today I read a couple of articles that in turn intrigued me and alarmed me. I will write about the alarming one.

The alarming issue currently is the US attitude towards what is going on in Honduras. They are a Democracy. In their way of doing things,( I don't know if they call it a constitution or not and I don't have the paper in front of me currently because Tyler took it back), the law forbids having a Pres. in office for more that one term. This Pres., whose name starts with a Z, is apparently a lackey of the evil Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez. You know him, the one who calls us Godless, etc. Well this Honduran guy decides that he want to stay in power and tries to change the law so that he can run again. Their law states that if anyone tried to do this, they should be put out of office, which is what happened. So, the US is strong arming Honduras to put him back in office! So is Venezuela. Why is our Pres. Supporting this known US hater and socialist? Why should We force a country to change their laws that make them a fair democracy? It wouldn't surprise me if our President didn't try to change our Constitution eventually and try to run again, after his second term, heaven forbid, or what the heck, why have an election at all? Everyone thinks that he is the chosen one or something, so why have elections anymore at all?

Okay, I went and stole the paper from Tyler's room. The former Pres. of Honduras was Zelaya.
Here is a quote from the article: "Article 239 of the Honduran constitution states that any president who tries for a second term automatically loses the privilege of his office. By insisting that Mr. Zelaya be returned to power, the US is trying to force Honduras to violate its own constitution.
It is also asking Hondurans to risk the fate of Venezuela. They know how Venezuela's Hugo Chavez went from being democratically elected the first time, in 1998, to making himself dictator for life. He did it by destroying his country's institutional checks and balances. When Mr. Zelaya moved to do the same in Honduras, the nation cut him off at the pass." "The most recent example of the Obama-style Good Neighbor Policy was the announcement last week that visa-services for Honduras are suspended indefinitely, and that some $135 million in bilateral aid might be cut." That is only the beginning, apparently much worse is also going on without us knowing it. Lets hope that we can "cut those off at the pass" who would do away with our checks and balances!

The other intriguing thing was an editorial letter from J. Thomas Rosch. He is a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. He suggests that if we want to have competition for health insurance without a public option, money should be put in the hands of the people who need it with the stipulation that they can only spend it on Health Insurance. The insurance companies would have to compete by price for their business and the individual would have the choice of who to give their business to. I think I like that idea. I will have to investigate it more. The problem is that the politicians in control don't think we can make decisions for ourselves, so they should have all the power and make all decisions for us. They are like Satan!

This Makes Me Sick!

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal for printing this article. They are showing us what liberal health care is all about. Here are the views of the advisor to Pres. Obama. After reading it you will see that Sarah Pallin's words have not been too far off the mark.

I have tried to create a link for you to click on, but it won't work for some reason. But, go to the Wall Street Journal and search for the article by Betsy McCaughey entitled, "Obama's Health Rationer-in-Chief."

Czar means King in Russian

In the Constitution of the United States, it is strictly prohibited to give titles of nobility in our country. Well, you may say, that is just a word, these Czars being appointed by Pres. Obama aren't really being given any type of nobility. I beg to differ. They are taking over responsibilities that our elected officials should be handling and they are finding ways to take away our freedoms. Most of these people are liberal socialists and/or communists who have hidden agendas for our country. They dismiss free speech in the name of "diversity." They say that the constitution doesn't give us the right to have more than two children if the government says we can't. They are bankrupting our country to fulfill some evil plan that they have to keep themselves in power and to break the rest of us down. When is the liberal media going to wake up and see that if the FCC takes away the rights of the conservative media, they are going to be affected as well?

Quite the Summer

I have learned from this summer's events that I should never blog again about how peaceful my life is going. Right after I did that, things went haywire.

I told you about Sister Pratt's life and funeral and my visit to California. A couple of days after we returned home from that trip, we received the heartbreaking news that our friends, the Moores, had lost their 12 year old daughter, Addy, in a car accident on the way home from a family reunion. Another of their daughters, Lydia, was in intensive car. We had just been out to the summer movies with them two weeks before this time. Addy and Madalynn had talked about wanting to go and see the new Alice in Wonderland movie. She had been over and they had made smoothies for everyone together. I still have a difficult time thinking about Addy's cute smile and newly emerging young woman ways without getting choked up over it. But, at the same time I have been spiritually fed again as I have seen her family blessed and bouyed up during this difficult time. Her funeral was truly a celebration of her life and the plan of salvation. Lydia is healing nicely. I spent some time with her about two weeks ago and it is amazing to see this little girl's strength in the midst of this tragedy. Our friends have felt the Lord's hand in their lives and their faith is stronger than ever. It is amazing to see the blessings that come when we endure trials well.
The next news that happened is that our nephew Scott and his girl friend Krista had a baby girl named Madison. She was premature and weighed only about 2.5 lbs. at birth. She was tiney, but after two weeks was gaining about an ounce per day. But, she got an infection and her tiny body couldn't handle it and her time on earth ended. It was heartbreaking to see this young couple go through this with their first baby.
So, while my summer did not remain as peaceful as it started, I have learned and grown and committed myself to some self-improvement. I have had opportunities to serve and feel my love for my fellow man grow. I had to get all of the sad stuff into this blog. Later, I will blog about some more positive things.