LovesTravel responded to a discussion called A Good Case for Universal Healthcare.
4 days ago
Let me start by stating my belief that the situation you and your family experienced was nothing less than a travesty. No American should have to forego necessary healthcare because of lack of coverage. In this day and age, healthcare should be as much a right as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The United States is the only major industrialized state that does not have national he...

LovesTravel responded to a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
Hmmmm, to my mind, "bailout" is not really an appropriate term. Thanks to our incumbent president, the economy is in shambles. It may not be the Great Depression redux, but it is a serious crisis. Cronyism and irresponsibility are clearly walking hand-in-hand down this particular street. I am one of those who does not regard this as another Great Depression. I don't, however, discount the po...

LovesTravel responded to a discussion called homemade or store bought? in ice cream.
1 day ago
You know, it depends. There are many times when I want a good old-fashioned custard--which is my favorite memory from childhood regarding hand-cranked ice cream. As an adult, when I'm in that particular mood, I head for Diary Queen and ask them to pack me a quart of frozen custard to take home. (That's the closest I know without making it myself.) Other times, I want creamy grocery store ice...

LovesTravel responded to a discussion called The Obama Administration Part II (Best team wins) in politics.
13 hours ago
A few of the slots you list are rumored to be different by many of the reports I've been hearing. Nonetheless, I think the underlying point you make is a good one. Obama seems to be attempting to put together an administration based on competence and not a small measure of vision. Certainly, that's what we all desparately need. Wish us all luck. At best, it's going to be a rough ride.

LovesTravel commented in a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
P.S. Yes, help the auto industry. No, don't just throw the cash as walk away from the problem. A real solution is needed. I'm just not personally smart enough to create that solution. I will also note that one of the great expenses thrown out in every discussion of the role of the auto unions involves healthcare. In every other major industrialized country, this is not a separate cost the a...

LovesTravel commented in a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
xfactor: Our current president waged a needless war that will cost, yes, as much as $5 trillion dollars before it's all over and added up. Right now, we're knocking on the door of $1.5 trillion. Just imagine what all could have been done with that money: all manner of alternative power initiatives, healthcare, education, improved national security, disaster response preparation--just name it. T...

LovesTravel commented in a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
Dismissal of responsibility, eh? How and when will we ever learn if we cannot hold our leaders responsible for their actions (and in some cases, their refusal to act)? It makes sense to me that 8 years of incompetence and neglect by the leader of the world's most powerful country can cause a great deal of harm. This is especially true when you consider the impact of a well-thought-out NeoCon ag...

LovesTravel commented in a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
It appears to me that you are absolving the current adminstration of its responsility for this crisis. In my view, if the leadership provided had been up to the job, the crisis would not have been nearly so great. Bush did, after all, inherit a surplus, not a deficit. He inherited relative prosperity, one where a recession cycle did not require the massive infusions of repair and cash that he h...

LovesTravel commented in a discussion called Wall Street Bail-Out Versus Auto Makers Bail-Out in politics.
4 days ago
I never said you were a Republican. You are the one making assumptions. Indeed, you assume far too much about what I think. I can do quite well saying what I think without interpretation from anyone, present company included. To summarize, what I have said here is that George Bush as president bears principal responsibility for this current crisis--because he is in charge of the executive br...

LovesTravel commented on a news article called Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas in national news.
1 day ago
Well, it made me laugh too. Wouldn't it be poetic justice if after all these two got away with, they got caught on a technicality? Sorta like Al Capone getting put away for tax evasion!!