Are You Kidding Me??!

I am more that a little disappointed with Congress at this point in time. First, Joe Lieberman is allowed to filibuster the Senate Healthcare Bill without any real fear of losing his chairmanship. Why would he do such a thing, you ask? Because he's in the back pocket of medical insurance companies. Independent my ass. Then, Congress has several members (i.e. Representative Pelosi and Senator Vitter to name a few) that feel that their state's pet projects are more important than money for our nation's healthcare system. Now, Congress wants to vote to spend more than $2.5 billion on purchasing new C-17 aircrafts for the military when the Pentagon is even telling them that the military already has enough and more of these aircrafts are not needed.

What an amazing example of needless spending on our Governments part. The Republicans are of course in full support of this $2.5 billion dollar project, oh but they say that ensuring that all Americans have access to affordable healthcare is a bigger waste of tax payer dollars. The Senate is expected to vote on the healthcare bill on Christmas Eve, and I am praying that they pass it. That would be a great Christmas present for so many people in this nation.

I remain hopeful that the Senate will do what's right, with gay marriage to be legalized in Washington, DC tomorrow by Mayor Fenty, and federal money going back into stem cell research, I see big signs of societal progress all around. I hope that by next week I will be able to count healthcare reform as another victory for our nation's people.

Yours Truly,

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