The NHS & the United States of America

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amen Gerbs...and, if NOTHING else, at least we now have a President who can speak, answer questions and stray from what is written for him.

I understand the partisian "patriotism" and wanting to support your beliefs, but let's remember that there are some systems in place in this country (legal & medical especially) that have SERIOUS issues that need to be resolved. It would be nice to see politicians working on solutions instead of just bashing the other sides' ideas. We don't need change for the sake of change, but we NEED change for the sake of the country...SOME sort of change. The status quo is NOT working for millions of people (and it's working GREAT for a select few), so let's get some solutions on the table...

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amen Gerbs...and, if NOTHING else, at least we now have a President who can speak, answer questions and stray from what is written for him.

No. People wanted that kind of president... why? Ask around. They will say that "he did what he said he would do".

But in retrospect, what did he say he'd do? Protect us from terrorism? Silly goose... I'm willing to be that the majority of the people that march now in "tea bag" protests don't even possess a passport. That was the case in "tea bag" protests here in Greenville, SC. And yes, it was non-scientific, but I sure as hell did ask specific questions to get a feeling about what was the real reason for their protests.

I didn't get it. I got sound bytes from Fox News and the like. "He's going to take our guns away." "He's going to increase the taxes on the poor and middle class." "He's a socialist." Et al...

I understand the partisian "patriotism" and wanting to support your beliefs, but let's remember that there are some systems in place in this country (legal & medical especially) that have SERIOUS issues that need to be resolved. It would be nice to see politicians working on solutions instead of just bashing the other sides' ideas. We don't need change for the sake of change, but we NEED change for the sake of the country...SOME sort of change. The status quo is NOT working for millions of people (and it's working GREAT for a select few), so let's get some solutions on the table...

Face it. Very few Americans want bi-partisanship because it doesn't benefit them.

They want the entire cake because they've gotten used to having it all, and it will "trickle down" to the others. Their opinion is greater than anything else out there. Why?

Because it's been like that one way or another since 1974.