Spring Break
Racing to the finish
Renee Roman Nose
Issue date: 5/20/08 Section: Forum
Many of us have had to deal with situations like that. Thankfully most of us have been able to recover in the relative safety of friends and family, not on a world stage as she did.
She was the first person that I heard the term "universal health care" from, championing all Americans to what many other nations already offer their citizens.
No American should be without health care and she was brave enough to try to fight that battle for us when she was the first lady and now is trying to fight it again in her bid for presidency. Oddly enough, other candidates and elected officials have now taken up her battle cry and tried to make it their own, as if our American memories are truly that short! When she was trying to bring universal health care the first time she was made a laughingstock, as many Republicans and others vilified her for this idea. This is an idea whose time has come.
The money that we spend as individuals on health care nationwide is more than enough to pay for universal health care. What's the glitch then, you might ask?
It's all about the money. The insurance industry is a big business and has a great deal of influence. You and I don't have that kind of influence or we would already have universal health care.
I see the efforts that Hillary has made over the years - not just political battles, but battles to be seen as a contender beyond her gender.
While I may not agree with all of her policy proposals, the scales of compatibility are heavy enough that she has won my vote over that of other candidates.
While the race will continue, I hope, until the very last vote is counted in the primaries, it is also a race of hope. All kidding aside, we all know we have a viable candidate in either of the current contenders. Clinton or Obama, we all win. If they would unite on the same ticket, I think they would be unstoppable.
I have met Senator McCain several times. He and his wife are very nice people and they have a lovely family. I have also seen his position change when it comes to how he used to vote for Native rights and issues versus how he has voted since positioning himself for his bid for presidency. I prefer the old fiery McCain, not the McCain "light" version.
She was the first person that I heard the term "universal health care" from, championing all Americans to what many other nations already offer their citizens.
No American should be without health care and she was brave enough to try to fight that battle for us when she was the first lady and now is trying to fight it again in her bid for presidency. Oddly enough, other candidates and elected officials have now taken up her battle cry and tried to make it their own, as if our American memories are truly that short! When she was trying to bring universal health care the first time she was made a laughingstock, as many Republicans and others vilified her for this idea. This is an idea whose time has come.
The money that we spend as individuals on health care nationwide is more than enough to pay for universal health care. What's the glitch then, you might ask?
It's all about the money. The insurance industry is a big business and has a great deal of influence. You and I don't have that kind of influence or we would already have universal health care.
I see the efforts that Hillary has made over the years - not just political battles, but battles to be seen as a contender beyond her gender.
While I may not agree with all of her policy proposals, the scales of compatibility are heavy enough that she has won my vote over that of other candidates.
While the race will continue, I hope, until the very last vote is counted in the primaries, it is also a race of hope. All kidding aside, we all know we have a viable candidate in either of the current contenders. Clinton or Obama, we all win. If they would unite on the same ticket, I think they would be unstoppable.
I have met Senator McCain several times. He and his wife are very nice people and they have a lovely family. I have also seen his position change when it comes to how he used to vote for Native rights and issues versus how he has voted since positioning himself for his bid for presidency. I prefer the old fiery McCain, not the McCain "light" version.
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