Hurrah for Howard

When I lived in Vermont I was not always a Dean fan....somewhere in the course of running for President, Howard changed from a boring bureaucrat to an exciting speaker.

I'm all for change and know it can happen at any age...so GOOD FOR DEAN-

here is some stuff from him that was in The Hill and on Truthout

Most important, we will talk about Democratic values, which are AmericaÂ’s values.

"The vast majority of Americans believe it is immoral to lets kids go hungry. We agree. The other party cuts school lunches (they just canÂ’t seem to leave that one alone.)

Americans believe it is immoral that not everyone has some kind of health insurance. We agree.

The vast majority of Americans believe that government overreaching into personal and family decisions is wrong. We agree.

Americans believe that it is immoral to leave huge debts to our children and grandchildren. We agree.

Americans believe that using issues to divide us as a country to win elections is bad for America. We will restore AmericaÂ’s sense of community.

Together, America can do better. And in 2006, the Democrats will lead America to do just that."

Medicare part D - for damnable

I am still pissed at the Medicare part D mess - it so reeks of the repugs - scare tactics followed by taking your money!

Maybe the best alternative is to NOT select a plan and to vote in saner heads in 2006 who will make the selection process SIMPLE and eliminate any penalties.....or select the cheapest plan and hope you don't lose too much money waiting until you needs meds. And why will you need meds? because the pharmacies will tell you you need them!- just like the ads- "ask your doctor if XYZ is right for you! What gaul.. let's get the pharmaceuticals out of the legislation business - and let's get the credit card industry out as well....

I have tried to access the Medicare website to see what plan[s] they suggest for me and this is what I get:

Medicare.gov - Page Temporarily Unavailable

We're currently experiencing high traffic. Please try again later. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sounds just like the FEMA website after Katrina-

Justice IS falling apart!

This from the news wires:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A chunk of marble fell from near the roof of the U.S. Supreme Court onto the stairs in the front of the building but no one was injured, a court spokeswoman said.

The marble was right above the inscription near the top of the building saying, "Equal Justice under Law."

DUH

No one was hurt - well that's what was said about the marble chunk's landing...but I say it's an omen that justice is falling apart in the USA and we are all getting hurt.