Thanks to sen. Coburn...NO unemployment benefits

Well my friends it seems as if some folks in our country will not be receiving their unemployment checks anytime soon. Thanks to Sen Tom Coburn Oklahoma (REP.) he alone blocked the unemployment benefit for Americans who have been out of work for more then 6 months. Now, I do think Senator Coburn had a right to ask if the 9 billion dollar cost would add to the national debt and to try to figure another way to come up with the money needed.

However to block it and cost many Americans their benefits is just inexcusable. I also though it was inexcusable when Senator Jim Bunning Kentucky (REP) did the same stupid stunt just a few weeks ago. Senator Bunning changed his mind again a few days later under pressure from both republican and democrats in congress. Hopefully, Senator Coburn will do the same. But this time it is a bit different because this time congress is on their Easter vacation and will not be able to try to fix Senator Coburn disregard fro the well being of the American people so fast as they could with Senator Bunning's case of bad judgement. Once again my friends it seems that when the American people who are unemployed and need help, can not depend on the republicans to offer help.

Now I am NOT saying that the democrats are a perfect party. Believe me when I tell you that I have had my problems with the democrats too. However, I must admit that I have never seen the democrats mess up and put the American peoples well being in jeopardy as I have just seen the republicans do these past 9 months. It seems as if the republicans are showing their true colors it can not be a very pretty color to look at. In my own personal opinion with comments like the one Senator john Mccain made a few days ago in a speech that made me cringe when i heard it, Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

As you can see McCain , Coburn, Bunning and other republicans are so angry that the health bill passed. they do things and say thing as to where one would wonder if they care at all about America and it's people or just their own well being and if they will be elected when election time rolls around again.

I can promise you that these three morons do not give a damn about unemployment funds running out. I can also promise you that if any senator had to live and depend on unemployment to pay their bills and feed their family , If that were the case the unemployment fund would NEVER run out! They would see to it that there was always enough money in the fund. if congress had to have the same health plan we have, we would have the best plans available. At least the democrats have it that we can go into a pool and get the lowest prices there are for health insurance under the new health care law. I do not think if the republicans had their way that would not happen .

All I can say for now is the republicans in congress are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. they are calling names and are angry that they did not get their way. This writer thinks they need to grow up and act like adults.

At this point I would not want any one of the republicans in congress leading the country.

Until next time my friends take care and stay healthy

SENATORS MUST DEAL WITH DEATH THREATS

Now that the health care reform bill has been signed into law, we have at least 10 senators that have received threats and even some death threats. What bothers me most of all is that the American people should NOT have to have this happen at all.

Instead of congress working the bill and changing things that should be changed and working together, they are all acting like spoiled brats. The republicans in congress are making themselves look really bad to the American people and they are too stupid to know it ! Also the tea party are not doing any better.

The way some members of congress have acted is (in my opinion) causing other people to go out and make these threats and throw rocks threw glass windows and so on. There are a lot of things in the health care bill that were republican ideas. I honestly think they are just mad because IF this health care reform works it will not look good on the republicans at all come November. So, I think what they are doing is trying to destroy the bill as much and as fast as they can.

Take a look at this video and then read on to see how this conflict with the health care law should work. Now that you have seen the video please allow me to tell you in my way of thinking what should be happening at this point in time

1. Any member of congress that is acting like an idiot and whining and calling other senators names such as baby killer and whatever else they are doing needs to stop! Also, Senator McCain's comment that the republicans will not corporate for the rest of the year with the democrats on any legislation because the republicans are upset about the health care bill, should not be tolerated and Mr. McCain should be fired for such a stupid remark. Senators both republican and democrat should sit down together and work this thing out

2. As it stands now, the republicans will try their best to change so much in this bill that it will destroy it and the health care bill or at what is left of the health care bill will be of NO use to the American people. i admit the bill was not perfect by any means but, no legislation ever is and at least tis bill is a step in the correct direction

3. We all need to remember and understand that 45,000 people die each year in this country because they can not have access to proper health care. that is a lot of people to die just because of no health care and we all need to stand together and do what we can for these people and see that their health care needs are being taken care of. Doing so is not only a good thing to do. It is also good for our country.

So, congress... get the lead out and stop acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. If you all need to make changes to this bill then, work together and do it. All we ask is that when making changes to the bill, Please let something in the bill that will be good and benefit the people who need it most The American People !

Passage of the Health Care Bill

It seems that now the health care bill is passed. If you were all for the bill then that is a good thing. if you didn't want it to pass then I guess you are a not a happy camper. As with any bill that congress takes on there are good parts of the bill and there are parts that are not good.

What I can not understand is the way the republicans in congress are acting. They have said many times that they had their own health care bill to be considered. If that were the case then, maybe the republicans should have brought the bill fourth and lay it on the table for all to see. They didn't do that! One reason they did not do that may be because maybe they didn't have one in the first place. I can tell you all right now that some of these republican congressmen/women make me sick to my stomach when I hear them accuse the democrats of so called arm twisting and back room/closed door deals to get enough votes to pass the bill. Not that I do not think maybe some of that didn't take place because it probably did take place. However, I feel that the republicans have done that sort of thing many times to get what they want and nobody will convince me otherwise. I hate to say it but that kind of deal is just part of politics.

Now lets all take a look at Senator John McCain... John McCain is a senator that I always had respect for. He is a man that loves his and has served it well for many many years. Yet this very same man said in a article, that democrats should not expect any corporation on any legislation for the rest of this year.

Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation has had on the Senate, a day after the House passed the upper chamber's bill.
GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.

"There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year," and "They have poisoned the well in what they've done and how they've done it."
 McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate.

Now to me his threat sounds like just that a threat. It also sounds like a spoiled child that didn't get want he wants and is striking out in anger. Most of all it makes me feel uneasy about the republican party not voting in favor of any legislation that might be good for the American people all because the republicans are upset with the democrats. Now, tell me is that the kind of people we want making laws for us? I hardly think so and anyone with a brain can see my logic on that statement.

I have often wondered if any of the republicans and any of the 34 democrats really care about the more then 45,000 people who die each year in this country because they are not covered with any health insurance? A lot of the uninsured are honest, hard working people that are not covered by employer health insurance or they can not get health insurance due to pre existing condition. Maybe they are not covered at work and they just can not afford health insurance on their own. Do these people deserve to get sick and die just because they can not get health insurance? The answer to that question for anybody who has a brain and a heart is NO!

This health care legislation will indeed take care of the ones that can not take care of themselves. and it will make life a lot easier for families that can not afford to have their children covered with health care . Yes it will cost money however, the United States government has wasted much more money for bull crap things and now money can be spent for something worth while.

AARP has stated the health care bill will indeed do a lot to help our senior citizens. And why not because the senior citizens in this country have already paid their dues now it is time to give back to them.

The one thing I have always felt is that republicans represent the wealthy. they really do not care about the average citizen and the way they handled during this health care bill just proves it. They used scare tactics in hopes to get this bill defeated and it did not work. Now they want to try to sue the federal government to get some aspects of the bill gone. Well, good luck to them because I really do think that as far as this law is concerned, federal law would supersede state law. Most of the time that is the case.

Even if you did not want this bill to become law, you should be happy it passed. the reason why is this... You either wanted or did not want health care to become law' either way the passage of this bill has done one thing. That thing is... This bill if nothing else has opened the eyes of the American people. if nothing else, the American people will be watching our elected officials a lot more closely now then ever before! As well as if the American people do not like what any of our law makers are doing ( such as the republicans making threats to not cooperate in any legislation be it good or bad) then at that time the American public will have the right to get them fired!!

If you are in favor of the health care reform legislation and you want to co sign the bill just click here to go to the site and co-sign the health care bill.

Until next time my friends stay healthy and take care.

38 States says No to part of the Federal Health bill Law

Idaho was the first state among 38 states that are against of the health care bill or at least the part that says the federal government can fine a person if that person does Not purchase health insurance once and if President Obama's health care bill is passed. The law that Idaho passed will make it so that no one in that state will be finned for Not purchase health insurance

Now let's look at this for a minute. First off, in this country we for the first time have a chance to see that all Americans who are not covered with health insurance can now be covered once and if this bill is passed. For the first time in this country, a person who cannot afford health coverage due to a pre-existing condition or because that person works for an employer that does not provide health coverage for employees can now be covered.

The other thing that is obvious is that once people can start to get healthier, they will be more productive at their jobs and just more productive in their everyday lives. It is important to note that people who are productive on their everyday lived are less likely to be hanging out on the street looking for and often finding trouble.

On the other hand congress especially the republicans claim that we can not afford health care. They are correct, we can't. However, we also can not afford to spend over 700 billion dollars to bail out a bunch of banks and wall street crooks as we are doing. We also can not afford to have members of congress to charter private and military jets to fly them and family and friends on business/pleasure trips and pay for the meals that congress at fancy restaurants but, we are paying for all those things too with our tax dollars.

We need to sort of do some starting over as in what we allow our government officials to spend our money on. we need to have a system where our government officials can and will be held accountable for ever dollar they spend of our tax money.

it does not matter at all if we can afford national health care or not in this country for the simple fact that if the bill passes and government needs money to pay for it they will most likely raise taxes and or print the money needed for the program.

I for one am all for the health care reform bill and I hope the democrats deem the bill as passed since they can do that and that type of bill passage has been used before by both the republicans and democrats alike. the republicans can boo hoo all they want about it but, it still can be done in that manner

As far as 38 states passing a law that would enable Americans to not purchase health insurance once the bill is passed. They need to forget that idea due to the fact the in this case the federal law would supersede the state law and the federal law would win

It really is this simple, there are millions of Americans that desperately need health care and can not obtain it. Everyday someone dies because they did not have access to health care. This country needs this healthcare reform and I for one hope we get it and soon. In my opinion any law maker that would not vote for this bill cares NOT anything for the American public. I bet they never vote down their big fat raises that they give themselves all the time

Until next time my friends stay healthy and take care

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

In this country we have always had the privilege of going to the doctor when we get sick and if we had any kind of bacteria infection at all, the doctor would prescribe an antibiotic and we would take them as directed and in a few days all would be well again. The antibiotic the doctor prescribed usually worked very well and if it didn't the doctor would either adjust the dosage or give us another kind of antibiotic.

Now the problem is that the kinds of bacterial infections that are on the raise have become resistant to the drugs we have available for our use. Not to mention the new strains of bacterial infections that keep popping up one such germ is Acinetobacter baumannii. This bacteria kills thousands of patients in hospitals each year in this country and yet it seems that there is not much if anything at all that we can do about it. Another bacteria that is drug resisant and starting to cause problems is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA for short. MRSA is a bacteria that can be found in pork and yes it has been found in 3% of pork that has been bought in some grocery stores in this country. Now if pork is cooked thoroughly it will kill the mars bacteria. The problem is that you can become infected with MRSA simply by touching pork that has the bacteria on it. MRSA kills more people per year then AIDS.

The FDA and CDC at this point have no real plans for testing store bought pork to detect for pork containing MRSA. We also have bacteria that at one time were very treatable with antibiotics. Now it is somewhat a different story. It seems that with time bacteria can and become drug resistant. At one time strains of Escherichia coli commonly known as E. Coli, and strains of the Staphylococcus bacteria were very easily treated with antibiotics. Today these bacteria's do show strong signs of having drug resistant strains. there are also many others that are becoming more difficult to treat with the antibiotics we have available today.

Part of the reason for this lack of antibiotics that work on the infections that we get are

the drug makers no longer put a lot of effort into making new antibiotics because it is not very profitable any more for them o do so . Most patients that come down with a bacterial infection take the prescribed antibiotic for only a week or two and then they are cured. so it is not very profitable any more for the drug companies to make the effort to develop new, stronger , antibiotics. It is sad but true that the all mighty dollar and profit is considered more then our health and well being.

Another reason for antibiotics not working as well as they once did is the miss use of them. Doctors prescribe them to their patients even at tie when antibiotics are not needed to treat an infection. I would think this is because some antibiotics can and are used to treat other conditions. However, I do think that doctors have to be very careful in doing this because of the chance of becoming immune to the antibiotic . One more reason that our antibiotics have become less effective when we take them is the simple fact that for years now a lot of people would run to their doctor and demand a course of antibiotics for a simple scratch on their finger or arm or even if they fell and skinned their knee. You might find that hard to swallow but, I have known a few people in my life time that have done just that.

Still, another reason for our antibiotics not doing the good job they used to do is very simple. In the United States farmers all across the country ad antibiotics to the feed of beef, chicken and, pork. this not only helps make the animal itself immune to antibiotics but when we eat that meat we also digest whatever antibiotic that was fed to that animal. Thus we get even more antibiotics in our bodies. Several government agencies such as the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations are fighting to have this unhealthy practice stopped.

It makes sense that we should only use antibiotics under a doctors supervision and the doctor should only prescribe antibiotics to patients only when the use of an antibiotic is warranted. it may surprise a lot of people to learn that a few antibiotics are also made illegally to be sold on the streets and in back alleys just as drugs such as Oxycodone, Vicodin and, a host of other drugs that really have no antibiotic value but just the same can be bought on the streets of almost any city in this country.

In closing I am including a link to a well written and very informative article by Richard J. Whitley, titled "Saving-Antibiotics-so-Antibiotics Can Save Us".

Until next time take care and stay healthy

When Calling 911 Fails

I think we all have had a time or two when we needed to call for emergency help. In most cases that is done by simply calling 911 from any phone. Usually within a a few minutes help has arrived. In overall I think the 911 service in this country is a great asset for people and I think most 911 calls are handled very professionally. Please believe me when I say that the 911 operators are usually skilled and very well trained professionals and they do their jobs very well.

Most times when a 911 call is not handled in the correct fashion it is usually due to a misunderstanding due to the fact that the caller is very frantic and does not or is unable to give the 911 operator the correct information. Other reasons can include bad connections, not being able to hear what is said clearly and some cell phones do not automatically let the 911 operator know the location of the caller if the call would happen to be terminated with out the caller location not being able to be given to the operator. We all should check our cell phone to make sure that the cell location service is on at all times and if not have it put on in the settings of the phone. This would allow the 911 operators and emergency personal to tell what location the call is being made from and then they can send the proper help that is needed.

Sometimes the 911 operators do receive prank calls, my thoughts on 911 prank calls is that whoever knowingly and willingly makes a 911 prank call should be thrown in jail and have the jail cell keys thrown away. There is No reason in the world why a prank 911 call should be tolerated. Below is a some links dealing with all the reasons a 911 call can go bad. The links give information on cell phones and what is the proper way to do a 911 call I hope you find them useful.

9-1-1 and Citizens

0. Public Awareness Campaigns 0. Not All Phones Tell 9-1-1 Your Location 0. Know Your Phone Video (English) 0. Know Your Phone Video (Spanish) 0. Know Your Location 0. When a Life is on the Line! 0. Facts 0. What is 9-1-1 & Enhanced 9-1-1 0. When to Call 9-1-1 0. Non-English Speaking Callers 0. Deaf and Hearing Impaired Callers 0. Cell Phones and 9-1-1 0. Critical Cell Facts 0. Tips for Cell Phone Users 0. FCC Requirements 0. Location Technologies 0. Wireless 9-1-1 Statistics 0. Internet/Digital Phones (VoIP) 0. About Internet/Digital Phones 0. Tips for Internet/Digital Phones 0. 911voip.org Campaign 0. Kids

Now, the flip side of this coin is this. Over the past few tears we all have heard about the 911 operators in some places not being professional in any way while handling a call for emergency help. This is the situation where a woman was calling requesting help with an out of control 12 year old. I myself think the 911 operator who handled this call should have been fired on the spot. I do not know what became of this situation however, I would have done the same as this lady and filed a formal complaint.

Another bad situation was a 17 year old girl calling 911 for a ambulance and help for her father who was just 3 weeks out of the hospital where he underwent brain surgery and was suffering a seizure at home. help was not sent because this 17 year old used the (F) word on the call. No matter what word she used it was because she was very afraid for her father and the call was not handled in a professional matter. Her father's life was put on the line of this 911 operator.

Finally just last month a man who lived in PA died even though there were several calls made to 911 that this man needed emergency help and the caller was told that help was on the way but help never arrived until it was way to late.

As I stated earlier, most 911 calls are handled by the 911 operator in a professional manner and when they tell you help is on the way it usually is on the way. However, I do feel that the 911 operators should have more training and be held accountable for their actions when mess ups are made and if it is the 911 operator's fault.

The United States of America's Need for Health Care

Now that Obama sat down with the dem's and rep's for a dialog in what was supposed to be a bipartisanship, An open dialog with president Obama acting as mediator. It turned out to be nothing more then both sides wanting their own way. Neither side wants to let the other side look better . Congress in general cares not about you and I. They don't care because they already have the best health care plan that there is in this country and you and I and every other American citizen pay for that . However, congress especially the republicans and independents are not willing to spend one cent to see that the people that pays their wages and put them in power has good affordable health care.

There are over 30 million people in America that are uninsured

Here in Hawaii, the law says that any employee working 20 hours a week or more must be offered health insurance by the employer. At first that sounds like a good deal but in reality what happens is a lot of employers here will hire people and work them up to nineteen hours a week and that is it. So, you have a lot of people in Hawaii working two and three jobs just to make a 40 hour week and still are not covered with any kind of health insurance. I can assure you all that if congress had to be in the same health care plan that every American had, there would always be plenty of money for good quality health care in America!

I hope that congress understands that President Obama can and hopefully will just ram this bill through and will not need any help from the republicans i congress. if the President does so it will become law and believe me when I say that the United States needs uniformed, affordable health care for it's citizens.

I know there are a lot of folks in this country that are really against any kind of government run health care. I think that these people do not know or understand

the problems that a lot of people in this country face . There are a lot of hard working, honest people in this country that need health care provided to them from our government. We have people with young children that have no health care and even if one can afford to buy health insurance on their own there is always the problem with pre - existing conditions. Most insurance companies will not write a policy for someone with an pre - existing condition and even if they do then. that person is paying triple the premiums then a person that has no pre - existing condition.

Ihave lived in countries that do have government run health care and it has always been a good thing. There is always some give and take in a government run health care program but still in this writer's opinion it is much better then what we have now.

That is mostly doe to the fact that what we have now is a system where if you have enough money to purchase health care or are covered by employer health insurance then you stay healthier then those who are not covered by employer health insurance or private insurance plans.

It is time for congress to do what is right for the American people . No more empty promises or the same words over and over. Now is the time for action Give America health care!

In the words of President Obama

"It is time for those of us in Washington to live up to our responsibilities to the American people and to future generations,"

I agree with the President, the tens of millions of men and women who cannot afford their health insurance cannot wait another generation for us to act. Small businesses cannot wait. Americans with pre-existing conditions cannot wait. State and federal budgets cannot sustain these rising costs. So members of congress now is the time

Just Do IT!

Help For Americans

It seems that in Tracey, California residents that call 911 for some calls are charged $300.00 and non- residents are being charged $400.00.

I know these emergency services have to have some sort of charge. However, to charge an elderly person or a poor person, who probably cannot afford health care coverage to begin with, is nothing short of insane and greedy.

These emergency medical response teams are hear to save lives if at all possible and I would think that most hospitals have some sort of fund to cover these expenses in cases like these. Most cities/counties have a membership fee per year. You would pay so much every year and then use the ambulance and advanced life support all you need. However, as I have stated many times in my life in regard to situations like this,

there are many many people most of them elderly In 1999 there were 32.3 Million people in this country living on or below the poverty level as set forth by the US Government.

Once again, there are many people that during the winter months must decide if they will heat their homes during the winter of if they will have food to eat. Are we suppose to think that these people can afford 300 or 400 dollars for a ride to the hospital?

It is pure crap to treat our elderly in this manner and our it is pure crap to treat our poor in this manner also. It is our government that should see that these people get a fair shake The poor, helpless, homeless, elderly, should all be taken care of.

Once a person is of retirement age and actually retired they should have indeed have free rent, Free medical care including free medicines and, Free heat in their homes during winter months. There are a few countries that actually do this for their people and the seem to handle it quite well.

Now please do not get me wrong. I am an American and proud of it. I love my country and would fight to my death to protect it. However, I as most people can see that we have some very major issues in this country and Washington DC needs to get it's priorities straight and start taking care of the ones that need taking care of. The American Citizen.We need our government to do what is right for our people. As I stated before if the government can give over 700 billion dollars to wall street and and the rest of the crooks in this country then the government can afford to help the American Citizen.

ABORTION & BREAST CANCER

More and more studies show that there is indeed a connection between abortion and breast cancer. Women are starting to see that the rate of breast cancer is a lot higher in women who have had abortions then the ones who have not had abortions.

This writer hopes that the cancer news will help curb the amount of abortions that are preformed each day in this country. The use of abortion as birth control should never have been allowed in this country to begin with. I have heard all the excuses about why we should allow abortions and I can find myself to agree with any of them. The real big one is abortions should be allowed due to all the rapes and incest that happen. Well, about 1 percent of all abortions preformed in this country are done so because of rape and or incest.

The other reasons are anything from the mother being not ready to have a child to The condom broke. I can not in good faith say that there is any good reason for abortion due to the fact that as soon as that egg is fertilized the human cells start to appear and there is a human life growing inside the mother's womb and for anyone to take a human life is just down right wrong.

One thing that really gets me going is when I have a person tell me that a woman has the right to her own body. I agree she indeed has the right to what happens to her body. However, that unborn child inside of her also has a right to it's body and as far as when is it a life? Well some experts say they can hear a baby's heart beat anywhere from 22 to 24 weeks, others say with new technology a babys heart beat can be detected at 12 weeks and as medical technology improves I am sure doctors will be able to detected earlier and earlier.

legal status of abortion in the US

Even though abortion is legal in the US my hope is that some day it will no longer be legal. The only way I can even half consider legal abortions would be abortions done for reason of brutal rape and or incest and maybe if there was medical proof that the baby would cause the death of the mother and neither the mother or the baby would survive a full or partial term pregnancy and neither of them could be saved by use of a cesarian. Like in the cases of pre-eclampsia which one could save both mother and baby in most cases without use of abortion. And in cases of rare blood disorders that could cause the mother making dangerous amounts of antibodies as an reaction to the pregnancy. Only in cases like the ones mentioned could I ever say an abortion would be the correct choice.

The way this writer sees it, there is always birth control and adoption of new born babies. There is also foster care and yes, I have heard all the horror stories about foster and all the abuse that go's on in foster care homes. i am sure this all happens in some foster care homes but at least these kids have a chance to rise above it all and make a good life for themselves. Also, I know many individuals that were in foster care for many years and were lucky enough to be with loving families and these foster care kids had a good life. Not all foster care situations are bad !

Maybe I have now ruffled some feathers with this blog. If so, then so be it. In this writer's opinion, this country should make it as difficult as they can to have access

to a legal abortion.

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Hello and Welcome to my Blog. This blog will be updated at least once a week and more often when I have time . Today's issue is on Health Care Reform.

The one thing I will give president Obama is his desire to supply the American people with heath care. He at least knows and understands that there are a lot of people in this country that work two and three jobs and still can not afford to buy health insurance and there are even more people in this country that are not covered by employer plans and are denied health insurance due to pre-existing conditions.

The many Americans that do not want government run health insurance seem to not understand or do not care about their fellow citizens. We have people in this country that are honest and hard working people paying their own way and these same people are the ones who are not covered by employer health plans and the same ones that must decide each winter to either heat their homes or eat during the cold months. It is our government's duty to supply these people with heath care and if that means putting in a public option then so be it.

The health care reform bill is not dead it has just been delayed by congress. Funny thing is that, congress knows of the people suffering in this country due to not having health insurance and congress also knows that if the American people were put on the same health care plan that the members of congress have, there would be plenty of money to insure every American with good worth while health coverage. The members of congress vote themselves a nice big pay raise every few years and they have the best health care that there is. However, congress seems not to want the same for the people that put them in power to make decisions for the rest of us.

This writer thinks that the American people should hold congress responsible for every American that dies due to no healthcare insurance. This country not only can afford to give it's people good health care coverage, I think the American people should demand it from our law makers.