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The Truth about the Obamacare plan.

Obama gave a speech on his healthcare program on September 8th, 2009.  He repeatedly told us that the the right wing Republicans were lying to us about his proposed healthcare package and told us that his healthcare plan was nothing to worry about. In the spirit of truth and honesty, and in my typical fashion [...]

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Was Congressman Joe Wilson wrong to yell “You Lie!” during Obama’s speech?

During Obama’s speech today on healthcare, Congressman Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” drawing strong criticism from both sides of the isle.  Joe was referring to Obama’s statement that illegal immigrants would not be covered under the new public healthcare option that Obama is proposing. The statement is as follows: “There are also those who claim [...]

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Something got lost on the way to socialism…

One of Facebook’s many survey’s declared me to be almost directly in the middle of the politically spectrum.  I’m almost directly in the middle with a slight tilt towards the left.  As someone who practices Zen Buddhism, I feel this is almost exactly where I should be.  After all, the Buddha taught “the middle way”–not [...]

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No one should die.

No one should die: 1) Because they are already old, and it’s cheaper to hand out pain pills. 2) Because they were waiting in line to be seen by an overworked physician. 3) Because the smart Medical students, rerouted their college careers to bec…ome lawyers. 4) Because Nancy Pelosi used up all the Botox. If [...]

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Conservatives vs. Liberals Explained

1) Conservatives believe that judges should act like umpires instead of legislating from the bench. That means that judges should determine whether laws are permissible under the Constitution and settle debates about the meaning of laws, not impose their will based on their ideological leanings. Liberals view judges as a backdoor method of getting unpopular [...]

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