Thanks to the abandonment of banks of the consumers of the USA, the current DC administration is trying to salvage employability of Florida Workers.

The Housing Market is never going to be the same. There was a loss of consumer base with the collapse of the overpaid banking sector of the USA. That consumer base is no longer there to buoy a 'faux' economy.

There has been huge contracture of the USA economy because it was a 'bubble' and bloated in the first place. The Bush/Cheney Economy was never real. It was destined to fail.

The 'job market' has to be expanded into areas that will sustain people in REAL jobs.

This is going to take a while.

The Obama Administration is faced with either abandoning people to poverty and possibly hunger and soup kitchens, with increases in crime and a shrinking tax structure that will prevent sustainable police infrastructure OR the Obama Administration takes each and every local crisis and seeks to resolve it with as little trauma to people as possible.

What does any reasonable American believe has to be done here?

Localizing economies is extremely important. Small Businesses are important and increasing the 'tax footprint' of a local economy can bring STABILITY of the USA economy.

This is not 'pie in the sky' stuff. This is where the economic growth has to take place. Large companies will revolve around REAL manufacturing and not assembling hamburgers.

This is America's economic future, get your mind around it.

The Obama Administration literally has to go person to person to find a place for their economic viability. This time it is 600 workers that will receive replacement of abilities to viable and sustainable jobs.

ETA News Release: [01/15/2010]
Contact Name: Mike Trupo or Lina Garcia
Phone Number: (202) 693-3414 or x4661
Release Number: 10-0039-NAT

US Department of Labor announces grant exceeding $1.6 million to assist workers in Florida affected by mortgage industry layoffs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,661,173 grant to assist about 600 workers affected by layoffs at the Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and its subsidiary companies in north/central Florida.

"This grant will provide valuable retraining and job search assistance to help workers in Florida find jobs that pay supporting wages. That's an important step, as our nation's economic recovery will not be complete until displaced workers are able to reenter the workforce and get back on their feet," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.

Awarded to the Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc., this grant will be operated by the Withlacoochee Workforce Development Authority Inc. It will provide affected workers with access to dislocated worker services. These services may include skills assessment, basic skills training, individual career counseling and occupational skills training.

The Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc. plans to prepare many of these workers for occupations in the health care and information technology industries.

Layoffs at the Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp. and its subsidiary companies took place between Aug. 5 and Oct. 1, 2009.

Of the $1,661,173 announced today, $954,077 will be released initially. Additional funding up to the approved amount will be made available as the grantee demonstrates a continued need for assistance. The amount released today will be funded by resources made available for National Emergency Grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary of labor's discretionary fund and are awarded based on a state's ability to meet specific guidelines. For more information, visit http://www.doleta.gov/NEG/.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Failure of Corus Bank puts condo loans up for sale (click here)

South Florida Business Journal - by Brian Bandell

Chicago’s Corus Bank, which made a disastrous bet on condo towers in South Florida, was closed by federal regulators on Friday.

MB Financial Bank of Chicago is assuming Corus Bank’s 11 branches and $3 billion in cash and marketable securities. That would leave about $4 billion more in assets, which the FDIC plans to sell within 30 days in a private placement. Corus has about $1 billion of loans in South Florida.

There has been speculation that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross might be interested in acquiring the Corus property. Ross is CEO of New York real estate giant Related Cos. and is also a business associate of Jorge Perez – the Miami condo king who runs Related Group....

The Polar Bears need to be moved to The Endangered List. They are losing their genetic base.

This article has been cited by NASA as a legitimate concern to the genetic viability of the Polar Bear. This is not enhancing genetic diversity, it is destroying it.

Grizzlies, polar bears breeding because of climate change (click title to entry - thank you)

Posted Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:06am AEDT
Updated Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:10am AEDT

..."There's a lot of evidence now that with the climate changing, a lot of species will have range shifts which are changing in accordance with this," he said.

"We're seeing more and more evidence that different species are being forced together and are genetically quite similar and therefore it's not surprising that there's some inbreeding because of this."

The Anaktuvuk River Fire burns across the tundra Sept. 10, 2007.

Local Time: 8:16 AM AKST (GMT -09)

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Temperature :: 34 F

Conditions :: Overcast

Humidity :: 100%

Dew Point :: 34 F

Wind :: 8 mph from the NNW

Pressure :: 29.06 inches (Rising)

Visibility :: 0.8 miles

UV: 0 out of 16

Clouds :: Overcast 200 ft.

(Above Ground Level)

Elevation :: 33 ft.

11 Jan 2010: Report

Arctic Tundra is Being Lost as Far North Quickly Warms (click here)

The treeless ecosystem of mosses, lichens, and berry plants is giving way to shrub land and boreal forest. As scientists study the transformation, they are discovering that major warming-related events, including fires and the collapse of slopes due to melting permafrost, are leading to the loss of tundra in the Arctic.

by Bill Sherwonit

During the summer of 2007, lightning strikes sparked five tundra fires on Alaska’s North Slope. Two of the fires — rare events north of the Arctic Circle — began in neighboring drainages, only a couple of days apart. That, in itself, might have gained the attention of tundra researchers. But the 2007 fire season would ultimately burn a record swath across the North Slope, while reshaping the way scientists think about the Arctic’s response to global warming.

Researchers have known for years that the Arctic landscape is being transformed by rising temperatures. Now, scientists are amassing growing evidence that major events precipitated by warming — such as fires and the collapse of slopes caused by melting permafrost — are leading to the loss of tundra in the Arctic. The cold, dry, and treeless ecosystem — characterized by an extremely short growing season; underlying layers of frozen soil, or permafrost; and grasses, sedges, mosses, lichens, and berry plants — will eventually be replaced by shrub lands and even boreal forest, scientists forecast....

The Chilcot Inquiry - AKA "How the heck did our military end up in Iraq?"

Sir John Chilcot.

Geoff Hoon, former Defense Secretary to Tony Blair, had to run out all his political options before he was willing to make honest testimony to the 'goings on' regarding the Iraq invasion.

Britain was a strong partner to the USA in that invasion and the ONLY NATO ally willing to commit to it. There is much that has transpired in Britain in regard to the decision for Britain to back the USA under Bush when he abandoned Afghanistan for an oil war. The people of Britain are savvy enough to know the truth in this regard is more important than permitting genocidal idiots to live to continue to play politics.

In the video of this article, Geoff Hoon states in testimony he never was appraised of the intention of the Iraq invasion until it was too late to object.

"I never assumed we were in a position to unconditionally resorting to military action..."

Geoff Hoon was defence secretary from 1999 to 2005. He went on to hold other cabinet posts, but left the government in 2009. He testified on 19 January, less then two weeks after he launched an unsuccessful bid to persuade Labour MPs to hold a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership....

Brown was a Blank Slate. He took on the 'persona' of the independent angry and fearful voter.

Martha ran an honest campaign based on the issues. I like her and I believe the Dems made a great choice. She would have been an incredibly capable Senator in the spirit of Ted Kennedy. She maintained her base of 46+ percent. That is standard across the USA for Democrats. About 46 - 48% of the electorate are solidly Democratic.

The Republicans are puppets to Murdoch because their base is something like 33% at the very best. They need Murdoch.

Brown was not an honest candidate. He was highly manipulative and will continue to be. He'll play only to his image and will never make strong and effective policy statements. He is a populous position candidate.

He even denied his family until after he was elected and Mitt Romney didn't take the stage with him until after the election.

Hello?

There isn't anything difficult to understand here. If a candidate's background and policies aren't visible to the voter they provide the focus for their concerns on that candidate.

Murdoch's media presence is all to easy to find imposed on this candidate. He isn't a good legislator and his record shows it. He has never been a successful legislator in the Massachusetts State Senate, he simply does what is popular and keeps enough of the independent constituency that elected him happy by his rhetoric. That is all this candidate was, was rhetoric. He made no policy states. He didn't have to play to the Republican base in Massachusetts, he needed to find a position that was 'sexy' to Independents.

He let the Murdoch media machine make him into someone that could do something no one else could.

When a political 'figure' plays only to their image in order to maintain their office, they are always at the whim of the media. It is easy to pull their strings.

End of discussion.

Another Murdoch Puppet in the USA Senate. He is a known bigot and has the IQ of a snail.

S&P +14.20

Dow +115.75

Nasdaq +32.41

I think the stocks markets are over joyed at the election of a Republican Knothead that is easily manipulated by Murdoch Media.

That should send a clear message to the American people. They aren't in control of their vote.

I think the spirit of Ted did the right thing. With Democrats attempting bipartisanship for every measure they were trying to achieve it did nothing but slowed down the process. It is time for Democrats to actually deliver on legislation that needs to be passed. It is time to get it done and can Joe Lieberman off Homeland Security. He has other priorities. Get him off that committee and be happy with 51 Democratic votes in the Senate.

Lieberman was never truly on the side of the Democrats or happy about the Obama victory. Face reality and get on with what needs to be done.

I exceedingly happy the Democrats don't have to bargain with Republicans at all anymore. Let's get the job done. Public Option and/or Single Payer. Carbon Dioxide Regulation and strong conservation laws.

It is time to go to work and I am pleased this happened. We weren't getting anywhere having to deal with Republican idiots with strings attached to Talk Radio.

The World will never know the number of people lost in Haiti. NASA found landslides. Looks as though extensive deforestation was occurring as well.

Haiti’s steep mountains combined with its tropical rainfall pose a threat for landslides. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the country on January 12, 2010, may have also triggered landslides and shifted earth so that landslides are more likely in the future. This true-color image highlights potential new landslides around the earthquake’s epicenter, which is just beyond the edge of the image. The landslides are bright streams of exposed earth that contrast with the dark green plants and tan soil around them. Some, but not all, of the potential landslides are labeled....

The geology of Haiti works against the people from every imaginable direction. It will be a chronic project for all those countries involved.

Haiti is a challenge.

We just keep at it.

We don't need impoverished and desperate people vulnerable to potential terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere.

The Big Banks are necessarily going to recover. They provide an injustice to the people of the USA.

The Robber Barons got what they wanted. They paid off the captains of their 'Wealth Fare' state and they never reached out for a partnership with their sponsors, The American Taxpayer. Finally, today, the people of the USA are coming to terms with "The Two Americas." We know we have to build our own infrastructure to improve our lives.

This is EXACTLY the problem with returning Republicans to any office. They are corrupt and pledge their allegiance to Wall Street and not Main Street. They only seek to manipulate Main Street to facilitate their own personal wealth and those of their cronies.

It is a huge leap to realize how completely disconnected these two aspects of the USA are, but, it is true. The American people need to remove their indoctrination to Wall Street being necessary to their everyday lives. It isn't. Not by a long shot.

...Still, Citigroup plans to hand out large bonus checks in the coming weeks. Bank employees, on average, took home about $94,000 in pay last year, slightly less than the $96,000 average in 2008. Top investment bankers and traders, however, could receive bonuses worth at least several million dollars. Overall, the bank paid a total of $25 billion in compensation, about 20 percent less than in 2008 although the company has almost 100,000 fewer employees.

As has been the case, losses in Citigroup’s domestic mortgages and credit units overwhelmed gains from investment banking, a trend that is likely to continue. Bank executives set aside another $700 million in the fourth quarter to cover future losses, bringing the total amount of reserves to about $36 billion.

After two years at the helm, Vikram S. Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, is facing a crucial year. Mr. Pandit must staunch the losses in the bank’s consumer businesses and shift the bank’s strategy. He must mollify his top managers and discourage bankers and traders from fleeing. All the while, he must address the demands of a multitude of government overseers. Although Citigroup has repaid its bailout money, taxpayers still own 34 percent, as well as preferred stock worth billions of dollars...

It is time for the Marines to take over. And don't scrimp on the body armor.

There is an article in the NYTimes today that tells of the 'cruelty of desperation.' Some elderly have survived the quake and its aftermath, but, are succumbing to starvation and possibly thirst.

As soon as people see USA Marines looking like The Terminator they will fall into line. The USA has done everything the right way. I sort of think of this as 'Phase Two.'

People are receiving supplies and staying alive. That is a huge accomplishment when one considers we are seven days out from the quake and most of those alive today wouldn't be without the help they have been receiving.

The medical attention and evacuation of those that needed advanced medical care has been incredible and the bravery of all involved in aiding the people of Haiti is astounding. But, there will come a time when hording is a way of life and that can't be tolerated in anyway if it is going to cost those that survived their lives.

The criminals are out and about and the USA military can easily set up policing forces, encampments and prison facilities. I don't believe people have to be rounded up in an effort to find criminals that have escaped the Haiti prison, but, they can be arrested for new crimes against humanity. There is absolutely no reason for hording supplies. There is plenty of them and they are continuous. It is a matter of organizing distribution and helping people re-establish productive lives. Caring for each other, the sick, the young without families and the elderly is a very good start. That won't necessarily occur without a 'Police Action.'

The Marines can look for volunteers among the people as well that might have police experience and are willing and able to put on a uniform and bring supplies to people. It would be a good start back to infrastructure that works for the people. Fighting corruption among re-established police forces will be a high priority. Corruption could lead to militias and more instability. It is a process, but, it sounds like it can't wait if we are going to keep people alive.

...For Richard Domand, (click title to entry - thank you) a homeless man in his 70s who was partially paralyzed by typhoid, it was too much.

He arrived in the morning but made it only halfway up the hill, where into the late afternoon he was lying on the ground next to his cane. A woman had given him one of the two bottles of water she had gotten from the Americans, but he said he had gotten no food.

“I cannot make it up,” he says.

Even as more aid flows into Haiti nearly a week after a devastating earthquake, the challenges faced by the 82nd Airborne in handing out food and water here illustrate the hurdles in distributing it across the city. Roads are clogged with traffic and rubble. Confusion is rampant. Everywhere, people ask, “Where do I go?”...

USS Aircrift Carrier Carl Vinson produces large capacity of potable water daily.

The American culture is one of 'readiness, innovation and compassion.' We have to maintain a strong and agile military force to protect the Homeland, but, also as an outreach of compassion to countries unable to achieve our status.

We simply can't let this happen in Haiti anymore. The substandard buildings are completely unacceptable. It might be that we have to 'rethink' Haiti and its potential to modernize. The 'state' of the country is that it lies on a huge fault that is suddenly and severely stricken when the North American Plate moves. If modern architecture can build Condos that will sustain those type of quakes then we should proceed, but, to build even reinforced structures that will need huge amounts of monies in repair the Haitian government cannot afford, we will not have achieved our goals.

There is much to think about and plan for Haiti when it comes to reconstruction. In the immediate future returning as many jobs to them as possible including a working Port and Dock system that can receive supplies will be the best we can achieve.

This is a tragedy beyond simply attempting to save the lives of the Haitian nation, it is a tragedy that will demand the best of USA engineering to accommodate such incredible dynamics. This isn't going to be easy to recover this nation. The work in rebuilding can begin with small structure and ultimately larger structures as we grow more confident of the actions along this fault line and how well new construction will withstand those dynamics.

For now. Simply cleaning up while helping these people stay alive is more than most countries can afford. The USA should be proud of itself in being available to this magnitude.



January 17th, 2010 8:45 AM

Aircraft Carrier Purifies Water; Challenge Is Delivery

By Nicholas Casey

ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON–Help is now headed to Haiti from the nuclear reactor of an aircraft carrier. And it’s not power, it’s water.

The USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered vessel sitting five miles off the coast of Port-au-Prince, has begun producing purified water for the devastated country at the rate of 100,000 to 150,000 gallons a day.

The process involves using excess heat from the vessel’s reactor to evaporate sea water, separating it from the salt. “It’s absolutely pure,” said Captain William McKinley the Carl Vinson’s officer in charge of the reactor.

The Carl Vinson is equipped with four distilling units which each produce 100,000 gallons of water daily, for a total of 400,000 gallons. About three-quarters of that are used in the daily operations of the ship – the rest is considered excess and can be used for relief work.

The challenge remains in getting the water from the vessel to Haiti. “I don’t think it’s a matter of our (production) capacity, it’s a matter of our containers and the ability to transport it,” said Mr. McKinley. The Carl Vinson was beginning Saturday to evaporate the water and put it into large “bladders” to be sent by helicopter into Port-au-Prince.

Ist airdrop into Haiti by USA C17

...A C-17 cargo plane left Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina shortly after noon, and three hours later dropped 40 pallets -- or "bundles" as the Air Force refers to them as -- holding bottled water and Meals, Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, on a field just north of the Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti.

It was the first airdrop of humanitarian supplies by the U.S. military into Haiti since the deadly earthquake there nearly a week ago.

"There are so many relief agencies funneling through the airport that it has kind of created a bottleneck," U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leon Strickland told CNN en route to the drop point. "We're going to put things directly out of the air onto the ground and open up another distribution point north of the [Port-au-Prince] airfield."...

Military Tackles Haiti Logistics

There are probably supplies in the containers at the Port.

Divers seek ways to clear damage at Port-au-Prince Seaport

U.S. military forces are leading efforts to punch through sea, air and road bottlenecks slowing the delivery of food and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

The USNS Grasp, a rescue and salvage vessel of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command, arrived Monday with Army divers to assess underwater obstacles and damage that have closed the seaport at Port-au-Prince. The vessel had been off the coast of Belize and diverted to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to refuel and collect food and relief supplies before heading to Haiti.

Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, said reopening the port is crucial. He said the first priorities were quickly reopening the Port-au-Prince airport and clearing an overland route from the neighboring Dominican Republic but scale of the disaster requires resumption of seaborne shipments.

“We’re getting supplies in through the air. But the airfield by itself will not sustain the long-term requirement because there are so many people in need,” Fraser told reporters at a Miami briefing. “That’s why we’re bringing in the capability in ships, why we’re looking at how we get supplies across the shore.”

Having visited Haiti only three months before the earthquake, Fraser said he knew before receiving damage reports that the logistical challenges would be immense. “We knew that there was a single airfield where we could use capacity,” he said. “We had a limited capacity, even when the port was running, of what the port could support.”

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake wrecked the port’s pier and toppled its container crane and two smaller cranes. The extent of the underwater damage won’t be known until divers can take a look....

One of the biggest concerns regarding the 'integrity' of the Haitian populaitions is the evacuation out of the country of its children.

The thing is this, while previous to the earthquake it might have been best to give Haitian children up for adoption, that might not be the case now. There needs to be a thread of understanding that as this nation reclaims itself and it will, over time, there may be some people that return when conditions are better.



Red Cross rescuers help a man injured during scuffles among people taking goods from quake-damaged stores in Port-au-Prince, 18 Jan 2010

Aid Flow to Haitians Improving (click here)

But looting, gang activity, scuffles continue to plague Port-au-Prince

U.S. and U.N. officials say the flow of aid to destitute Haitian earthquake survivors is improving, despite continued looting, gang activity, and scuffles on the streets of Port-au-Prince.

U.S. helicopters are at work in Haiti, ferrying food and water to distribution points in and around the devastated capital, where three million people struggle to survive.

General Ken Keen, who is commanding U.S. military relief operations in Haiti, says logistical obstacles to aid delivery are being overcome.

"Every day, we increase our capabilities to reach out [to Haitians in need]," he said.

That assessment is shared by the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator, John Holmes.

"What we are seeing is that the aid effort is beginning to scale up. We are all frustrated by the fact that there is not as much aid on the streets as anybody would like, but I think you will see that effort scaling up very rapidly," he said....

Can there actually be rebuilding soon in Haiti? There is still a lot of seismic activity in North America.

According to the USGS it is a 5.8 magnitude (click here)

Magnitude 5.8 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA

2010 January 18 15:40:27 UTC

Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage (click here)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 9 hours ago

GUATEMALA CITY — A strong earthquake has rocked Guatemala and parts of El Salvador, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0.

The USGS says it hit Monday morning about 60 miles (97 kilometres) southwest of Guatemala City, where it was felt by many residents. There were reports of shaking in the Guatemalan countryside and in El Salvador as well.

Civil protection officials in the two countries says so far there are no reports of injuries or damage, but authorities are still checking.

Magnitude 2.5 - KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA (click here)

2010 January 18 05:43:38 UTC

Magnitude 4.1 - NEW MEXICO (click here)

2010 January 18 08:41:08 UTC

Magnitude 3.4 - NEVADA (click here)

2010 January 18 09:03:19 UTC

Magnitude 3.1 - KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA (click here)

2010 January 18 10:38:07 UTC

Magnitude 2.9 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO (click here)

2010 January 18 17:49:20 UTC

Magnitude 2.8 - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING (click here)

2010 January 18 23:56:32 UTC

There is a lot of seismic activity with the North American Plate. Do I see a pattern that might predict any further seismic activity in Haiti?

The problem with the earthquakes of the North American Plate is the depth of the quakes. They are occurring in less than 10 kilometers of the surface and that is common of this plate.

I believe it would be imprudent to any rescue effort to think the worse is over. This might be just the beginning.

Rebuilding can probably proceed within a strong earthquake area, but, it has to be done prudently and with the thought it is a very unstable area people are working in.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

"A riot is the language of the unheard."

"A right delayed is a right denied."




"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

I don't know of any leader that sought JUSTICE in reform more than Martin Luther King, Jr.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

He knew all to well the pain of being ostracized from a just world.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

He lead civil injustice to his race under the only just being that existed. That was God. When man failed him through dedication of seeking change, he reconciled that there was justice in a spirituality. It gave him solice. It provided a platform of strength and he went forward.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

Change in the USA is not about seeking people to come together to resolve their problems, it always manifests when 'the opportunity' presents itself.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

Once change has occurred, the reality of the lie becomes to obvious to ignore.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

The USA has no dignity except for what the party of inclusion has brought it.

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

The very fact the Democrats exist, is a proud point for the USA. It is unfortunate that morality does not exist in majority across the board in every American's heart.

The Democrats need to go into Reconcilation with 51 Votes in the Senate and pass the House Bill and/or a Bill they know will work for the people.

Pass a Reconciliation Bill with 51 votes that either has a Public Option or Single Payor.

And.

Don't worry about paying for it. Implement it immediately.

Ax Medicare Advantage and do the right thing for the country.

Evidently when Democrats attempt to do the right thing for the country, including responsible legislation that doesn't add to the National Debt it isn't appreciated. I would never try to pay for anything else again. Just pass legislation the country needs, in the way it needs it and I wouldn't look back.

Don't be tax and spend Democrats anymore. Simply be spending Democrats no different then Republicans.

Event to spotlight Mass. reform (click title to entry - thank you)

By Jay Fitzgerald
Monday, January 18, 2010
t’s going to be an interesting week to hold a major health-care reform conference in Boston.

As the Massachusetts race for U.S. Senate comes down to the wire with health-care reform at center stage, hundreds of health-care experts are expected to converge on Boston later this week for a nationwide meeting on expanding medical-insurance coverage across the nation.

The conference, co-hosted by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiative, is titled “How to Organize Exchanges and Other Lessons Learned” from Massachusetts’ experiment with universal health care....

The new Health Care Reform that this administration puts through will be the new entitlement we have needed for a long time and it will be paid for no different than any other entitlement. Put the Health Care Insurance Reform Bill together the way it will work best while cutting Medicare Advantage, a proven corrupt and expensive plan, and don't bother worrying about paying for it. I don't know any persons more than Barak Obama and Ted Kennedy that has worked harder at helping the Middle Class and evidently it isn't going to be a feather in anyone's cap. People don't appreciate change they only want to vote for it, especially, when it comes in the form of a candidate that hasn't changed anything in his life, including his Republican Voting Record.

Just do it ! We will have five years of sanity and we'll work on it over time.

Republicans never worry about paying for anything and give the public a faux sense of security even if they have to lie to facilitate war. It is time the Democrats realize, the imposition placed on them by political rhetoric is to DEFEAT them and not elect people that are honest and sincerely care.

The Republicans for over 30 years simply took advantage of the American electorate and never cared about them. They exploited them for personal gain and they get away with it because of the propagandists. It just is the way it is. We have an opportunity to sincerely change the face of this country in the next three years, I suggest we make the best of it and saddle the Republicans with the responsibility they love most, electing a candidate that will cut taxes and exploit the American people with lies of the American Dream.

If, through reconciliation we can put through sincere health care reform and environmental stewardship we will have done this country a great service. They'll have plenty of time to realize it, too.