Hello folks,
Am I now hearing of Voting Irregularities in the special Massachusetts election?
Yes, I'm editing my own BLOG posts. Yes, there were "irregularities". But nothing that made it in the news that day got enough "horsepower" to go anywhere. So there goes another special election.
As a Troubleshooter of the Green Libertarian Party, one of my routine tasks is helping to keep our elections fair. However, at the time of the original post, much of my efforts were being spent in Haiti relief, so I might have been caught unawares. Oh well...
What the next six years gives us is anybody's guess. But the comedy of today rules!
Best regards,
Ken Parker, Seattle, WA
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Adopt a Republican -- A Proposal.
I have long felt that the Republican party is out of touch with the realities of the United States, especially where it fits in with "Main Street". But this became ultra clear when Obama was inaugurated. For example, the Stimulus bill was passed in the House without a single Republican vote. (However, a number of these Republican house members were happy to, with fanfare, accept Stimulus checks later on). One aside about the Stimulus is that I'm pretty sure I heard a Republican member of Congress suggest that unused Stimulus money go to the Afghanistan war. I find that very out of touch with Main Street, USA.
The health care debate is an extremely important one at this point, as there are a lot of people in the United States that have no health care, left to the mercies of Emergency Room care. I am one of them, as I am an out of work manager, living in Seattle, Washington. Back in March, 2008, I called 911, complaining of what seemed a lot to be a heart attack. My treatment at Harborview Medical Center here in Seattle was so bad, that it triggered a Nervous Breakdown, and the eviction from my Apartment. (Harborview apparently ignored my own complaints of the Heart Attack and latched on to Intellectual Confusion, instead. They gave me no evidence that they even tested me for a Heart Attack).
My life was turned upside down and inside out, leaving me with few tools to handle a Reality that includes Republicans that don't appear to care about the Main Street portion of their own districts and/or states. Suffice it to say that I had to use my own talents, including a Quantum Physics background, to get myself well (or at least functional). It seems that the rumors are true: The Republican plan for Health Care reform is to convince people to not get sick.
Financially, my experiences with Health Care in Seattle has been problematical. Yes, the Emergency Room of Harborview Medical Center, the hospital run by the University of Washington, would take care of me when I had a medical or psychiatric emergency, but then, they would send me a bill for the entire amount that they would say I owed them. My job, back in 2008, had a title of "Consulting Engineer", but since it was a Contract position, it included no benefits, such as Health Insurance. (This seems to be a common practice these days, including in the Computer field, which is where my job was). Then, in April 8, 2009, I was poisoned at an IHOP restaurant in Seattle, which cost me my Consulting job, throwing me on Unemployment Insurance, which also does not include Health Care. (In fact, when the money would be most important, such as if sick, it is denyed by definition, since I would not be "Ready and able to work" for that week). The punch line of my Harborview Medical Center experiences are the Collection Agencies I am now contending with.
My proposal is based on the fact that these Republican House and Senate members, who are coming up for election in 2010 have constituents too. Some of them might be out of work and possibly have no health insurance. Why can't we organize real Grass Roots support in the area, led by a local person or people who are hurting. If the Republicans can organize "Astro Turf" campaigns, why can't we organize real Grass Roots campaigns?
I can make no predictions at the moment, but will leave this post with a "What If" question: What if we were successful and got 80 percent Democrats in power after the November, 2010 House Election?
The health care debate is an extremely important one at this point, as there are a lot of people in the United States that have no health care, left to the mercies of Emergency Room care. I am one of them, as I am an out of work manager, living in Seattle, Washington. Back in March, 2008, I called 911, complaining of what seemed a lot to be a heart attack. My treatment at Harborview Medical Center here in Seattle was so bad, that it triggered a Nervous Breakdown, and the eviction from my Apartment. (Harborview apparently ignored my own complaints of the Heart Attack and latched on to Intellectual Confusion, instead. They gave me no evidence that they even tested me for a Heart Attack).
My life was turned upside down and inside out, leaving me with few tools to handle a Reality that includes Republicans that don't appear to care about the Main Street portion of their own districts and/or states. Suffice it to say that I had to use my own talents, including a Quantum Physics background, to get myself well (or at least functional). It seems that the rumors are true: The Republican plan for Health Care reform is to convince people to not get sick.
Financially, my experiences with Health Care in Seattle has been problematical. Yes, the Emergency Room of Harborview Medical Center, the hospital run by the University of Washington, would take care of me when I had a medical or psychiatric emergency, but then, they would send me a bill for the entire amount that they would say I owed them. My job, back in 2008, had a title of "Consulting Engineer", but since it was a Contract position, it included no benefits, such as Health Insurance. (This seems to be a common practice these days, including in the Computer field, which is where my job was). Then, in April 8, 2009, I was poisoned at an IHOP restaurant in Seattle, which cost me my Consulting job, throwing me on Unemployment Insurance, which also does not include Health Care. (In fact, when the money would be most important, such as if sick, it is denyed by definition, since I would not be "Ready and able to work" for that week). The punch line of my Harborview Medical Center experiences are the Collection Agencies I am now contending with.
My proposal is based on the fact that these Republican House and Senate members, who are coming up for election in 2010 have constituents too. Some of them might be out of work and possibly have no health insurance. Why can't we organize real Grass Roots support in the area, led by a local person or people who are hurting. If the Republicans can organize "Astro Turf" campaigns, why can't we organize real Grass Roots campaigns?
I can make no predictions at the moment, but will leave this post with a "What If" question: What if we were successful and got 80 percent Democrats in power after the November, 2010 House Election?
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