Helen takes on the Religious right and universal healthcare

[Are_grits_groceries]

Has it occurred to anyone else that the Republican party has become the party of money, guns and sex? It seems to be the only things they think about. Who is having sex with who? How much are my taxes? Keep your hands off my guns. I really think they would explode if a gay couple used their tax refund to purchase an AKA assault rifle. They wouldn’t know whether to hate the sinner or compliment the sin. All the problems we have in the world and this is what we are wasting our time worrying about. Squeaky wheel folks… squeaky wheel gets the oil.
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It is just so interesting to me that the voters who most value religious freedom seem to be the most willing to embrace religious values, while the voters who claim to be the most religious are clearly the least. Don’t get me wrong. There are lots well-intentioned, good hearted Christians out there. We just don’t seem to be squeaking loud enough. We’ve known for years that we have a health care problem. Bill used Hilary Clinton to try and address it back in 1992. Do you realize that was 16 years ago? Republicans squeaked that it was Government-run healthcare and it would bankrupt our county. So millions of families continued to live without adequate healthcare while the government swept the whole mess under the rug. Suddenly banks and auto industries are having trouble and money seems to be growing on trees. Says a great deal about our priorities.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Waiting until a child is so sick that the emergency room is the only option or worse yet, using the emergency room because you can’t get in to see a doctor is a recipe for disaster. I know many of you will say it is not that easy. It is more complicated than that. Well crap on that. I say it is that easy. Years ago we decided to go to the moon. We made it a priority and to the moon we went. Around that same time I remember my children watching a space show on TV.. Star Wars or Star Trek or something like that. I remember the characters held little boxes in their hand and talked to one another from wherever they happened to be. Recently I have noticed a lot of people walking around with little boxes in their hand talking to everyone everywhere. My son tells me those little boxes are called I Phones. My point is that if we dream it we can do it. If we make it a priority smart people can work out all the problems and come up with a solution. So why wouldn’t we want to make sure that no one in this great country of ours ever has to choose between food on the table or medicine for a child?
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http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/

Helen should be appointed to the Cabinet.

[annabanana]

1. Every time you use the name "Helen" in the OP, I think Helen Thomas. .

She's the Helen that we know by first name only around here. She's our Oprah, Cher, and any other mono-nominous person you can think of.

I think Helen Philpot is a hoot and one sharp old broad, but she needs BOTH names.

[Delphinus]

2. That's why I clicked on ...

figured it was Helen Thomas. I'll now go read.

[BlueJazz]

3. Ah..So True...

[OneGrassRoot]

4. I love to read their stuff. Can one not subscribe to Wordpress blogs?

Can someone enlighten me as to how to do that, to be alerted to when there are new posts (not comments)?

I'm still trying to understand the RSS feed thingie.

:)