As some who also has no health insurance, and who believes that the government should do something to reform it, I am, on the other hand, somewhat disturbed by the attitude of people like Colleen Kasperek who is willing to take any kind of government health care system including this huge 2,000-page bill, which I doubt anyone in Congress knows what is in it. ...more

November 22, 2009

As if things couldn't get any worse for the millions of Americans who are barely scraping by comes the news that a tax credit implemented in April to boost take-home pay will likely have a negative impact when it comes time to pay taxes. ...more

November 21, 2009

I do want health care reform, but not like what has been voted on in Congress. This hurts most of us. Taxes will go up, no doubt. Medicare suffers. That hurts disabled persons and the elderly — those we are entrusted to care for. ...more

November 17, 2009

Just when I was thought we had heard the last of him since the 2008 election, the ever-bumptious John Russell rears up again this time at the Tea Party Rally in Brooksville. ...more

November 15, 2009

Reform needed I was very disappointed that our representative, Ginny Brown-Waite, did not support the health reform legislation (HR 3962) that passed late Saturday night. ...more

November 13, 2009

There has been a lot of discussion about the new health care reform bill before Congress and I would like to add my perspective. First I would like to agree with the conservatives that claim that this is a government intrusion into the private business of health care. Second, I would like to assert that this is a good thing, although I think this assertion is a matter of perspective. If you think Social Security is government intrusion into the retirement planning that we should do on our own, then you will hate this type of government action. If, however, you think we are a society that should and can provide for the health of all of our members then you will agree that this bill is long overdue. The simple issue is this: Do we as a society think it is our duty to make sure health care is available to all, or do we believe that those that want good health care should have planned better and gotten a career that provided health insurance for life and that those that didn't plan better, can simply die from lack of services brought on by their own lack of planning, or inability to get such a job? ...more

November 12, 2009

Our congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, continues to show her lack of concern ...more

November 11, 2009

National health care has become the rule in every industrialized country in the world except for the richest one, the United States. This is a national disgrace that must end. Since the insurance industry has decided to place profitability before patient care, your help is necessary to end this morally reprehensible practice and once and for all guarantee Americans health insurance as a right. Many eyes are trained on Congress now and failing to carry out this popular mandate will surely jeopardize your personal chance for re-election. Do your duty and help protect the electorate which has allowed you the great privilege of service in Washington. Don't let yourself or your constituents down; you know what is right, and vote for health care reform. ...more

November 11, 2009

It seems Congress is always able to surpass its previous level of either chicanery or stupidity. Either our representatives are making a wedding gift commemorating the unholy marriage between big money and big government or someone needs to hand it a sign saying "I'm Stupid!" ...more

November 7, 2009

I am a taxpaying voter, veteran and one that loves this country. I do, however, expect to get what I pay for! Our government is charged with ensuring my right to representation as a U.S. citizen. This right has been guaranteed to me by the U.S. Constitution. This government has failed to protect my rights by refusing to allow my representative to be present during the construction of the proposed national health bill. ...more

November 6, 2009