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U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 – October 10, 2009 Hospitalizations 15,696 Deaths 2,029 I wonder how many more will die.

Senator Max Baucus Be a good Citizen of our Country. Do the right thing and give back the money. Break the chain of special interest. Give back the the $1.5 million for your campaign. You concience is worth far more than that.

Medicare for the poor, a health-care safety net for all people with an annual income below $14,404. I personally like the idea.

I am afraid of this Health Care bill. I consider myself an independant thinker. I believe in God. I honor my family and friends. I love being a citizen of this country. I am a patron of Liberty. My faith is Catholic. Freedom of choice is my belief. I was taught that God gives us free choice. I was taught that the Lord died for our mistakes. Health care is a mistake of humanity vs. community. We the Individual vs. We the People. The Government is tipping the scales of ethics and justice to take money from our pockets. I see the way the District and Maryland Governments are treating the disabled and ederly. If you are alone and walking the streets, because someone shipped you accross the state district line. Brother you are out of luck. The District of Columbia is not going to help you. But, they make sure to rob you. Joe is a disabled friend of mine and many others. Recently Joe's parents died. Montgomery County was going to let him slip through the cracks and place him in a shelter. They told me after a few months he may possibly be put in a group home. He would have a social worker that would check up on him every month or two. I told Joe his would be living in my home. I am now Joe's Guardian. His health and welfare is my responsibility. I am also fighting for Joe's rights to get his medication. His medicare and medicaid has been taken from him. Joe can no longer get medicine. I was advised that the District of Columbia Disability Services would take care of him. What a joke. This process has taken five months and nothing has been done. The District of Columbia Disability services has every record of Joe. They tell me that they have to review whether he is disabled. I personally do understand how they can live with themselves. They obviously do. Maybe they just wander the halls talking ideals that they are helping people. But, the times are changing. I am keeping track of them. So, at this moment I love the idea of Public Healthcare. But, even Obama admitted that it cannot be changed in a day. This has become a battle of lobby groups missusing the Power of the People. I am still waiting to see tranparency of what went wrong. Until I do see it. This will be like Logan's Run. Watch the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WUUnc1M0TA

Politics may prove Albert Einstein's bending of light. In this case light is truth. I can see Far Right Congressman Ron Paul bumping into Congressman Dennis Kucinich and realizing both want similar things. Both despise the Federal Reserve Then again Ron Paul does not think Healthcare is a civil right. Dennis Kucinich does think Healthcare is a civil right. Here is an interesting video where Ron Paul talks about Dennis Kucinich.

I can't believe there is so much hatred and disrespect going on.

Arizona Wilder crafted a good ruse. She is no doubt a fan of the late Edgar Rice Burroughs.

My question for everyone is whether healthcare, prescription drugs, and emergency room treatment should be constitutionally-protected and inalienable rights, or goods andservices to be earned through the acquisition of wealth?

A family member forwarded this email to me. Sandra Miesel explains why Catholics can't be Masons</h3>From a September 2006 article featured on the Our Sunday Visitor website: No pope has ever been a Mason. The Catholic Church has warily monitoredFreemasonry from the time it penetrated Europe. In 1738, Pope ClementXII condemned the Craft for its dependence on mere natural virtue whileignoring Christ's unique role as Savior. He also denounced the rashoaths it demanded of members to protect trivial Lodge secrets. Catholicswho joined the Masons were excommunicated, with reconciliation reservedto the pope. This decree had little effect, however, because it wasn'tpublished in every land, nor was it always taken seriously where it waspublished. Eight subsequent popes would have to repeat the message,most forcefully Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Humanum Genus(On Freemasonry). Denouncingthe Lodge as "a deceitful and crafty enemy," Pope Leo declared, "Let noman think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect,if he values his Catholic name and his eternal salvation as he ought tovalue them." The 1917 Code of Canon Law included these sternprohibitions. After the Second Vatican Council, however, thelong hostility between Lodge and Church seemed to be easing. Areinterpretation of the anti-Masonic canons in 1974 led some Catholicsto think that only Masonic groups actively plotting against the Churchwere forbidden to them. Even so, some Freemasons had actuallybeen plotting against the Vatican through its bank. In 1981, two of thepope's top financial advisers - known all along as Masons - wereunmasked as members of a secret Lodge called Propaganda Due that wasplotting a fascist takeover of Italy. Both men later died mysteriously.The Vatican lost $240,000 with the collapse of its bank. Changing views Rome'ssofter view of Masonry was abruptly reversed in 1981 just before thefinancial scandal broke. Although the current Code of Canon Law issuedin 1983 fails to mention the Craft by name, in the same year theCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly reiterated theoriginal ban: "The Church's negative position on Masonicassociations therefore remains unaltered since their principles havealways been regarded as irreconcilable with the Church's doctrine." Read the entire piece. Sandra, by the way, has already finished reading Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (I'mon page 30 and don't know if I have the strength to continue). I spoketo her yesterday shortly after she had reached the underwhelmingconclusion of the novel, and she noted it was a sort of "love poem" toMasonry, with occasional swipes at Christianity. And today she wrote:"I finished THE LOST SYMBOL, which is a tad better than DA VINCI CODEdespite being rah rah pro-Masonic propaganda.By no means is it a 'good'book, even for popcorn reading." She is working on a piece about thenovel, the Masons, and other esoteric topics for Catholic World Report. For a more detailed examination of the Masons, consider Christianity And American Freemasonry, by William J. Whalen: Whatis it about Freemasonry that would cause churches to forbid or openlydiscourage seventy million Americans from membership? Why have eightpopes condemned the Lodge? Why has the relationship between theCatholic Church and the Masonic order been strained for centuries?Christianity and American Freemasonry answers these and many otherquestions and describes why Christ ianity and Freemasonry areincompatible. Today over two million American men belong to theMasonic order, the largest and oldest secret fraternal society. Inearlier history the Freemasons boasted a prestigious membership,including fourteen American presidents and such founding fathers as BenFranklin, Paul Revere, and Alexander Hamilton. This is the mostcomplete reference book available on the subject. Chapters discuss therituals and oaths, the Scottish and York rites, allied organizationssuch as the Shriners, and the historic antagonism of Christianitytoward Masonry. It is thoroughly documented with facts from: • the three most noted experts on Masonry in America • Masonic ritual books, encyclopedias, and histories • three former Masons, now active Catholics, who contributed firsthand knowledge of Masonic ritual and structure. William Whalen is a nationally known expert on comparative religion, and an author of 15 books and numerous magazine articles.

I took some photographed the event. I think you need to look at the large picture of dissent. http://dcpages.com/gallery/Taxpayer_March_on_DC/

I would like to get the opinion of a working american citizen that has no health insurance with a preexisting health condition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sno4AySC2is Ain't know party like a people's party. We are going to party tonight. I am in the funk tonight.

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I think this an issue that cannot be resolved. No doctor is going torefuse to treat someone in ill health. That would be going against theHippocratic Oath to ethically practice medicine. I am sure all the people that screamed 'death panel' would agree.

In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama is expected to give a detailed account of his health care plan. Click below for more informaton. http://www.washdc.co...ession_congress

What about a government run school of medicine for civilians? This would allow people that do not have enough money to afford medical school a way to get free education and help out our country in return. It could be based on the "West Point of Medicine, 'Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and Americorps. Prerequisites: Completed a 2 year term of service with AmeriCorps Biology with Lab (1 year) Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (1 year) Organic Chemistry with Lab (1 year) Physics with Lab (1 year) English (1 year) Calculus (1 semester) MCAT results (April 2007-September 2009) U.S. Citizenship Age RequirementsDue to commissioning standards, applicants that have reached their 31st birthday by 30 June 2010 will have torequest an age waiver prior to an offer. [*]Baccalaureate Degree granted no later than 1 June 2010[*]Clinical Experience Clinical Experience is defined as traditional clinical activity withpatients and/or health care professionals or paraprofessionals.[*]Letter of Approval by Americorps. The doctors would complete their service in existing Free Clinics nationwide. This way the disadvantaged can have a place to go and get treated. Then our government could follow the path of the path of America's healthiest state... Vermont. Read the tort reform they have that everyone wants. http://hcr.vermont.g...tober_08__0.pdf

I think there are extremist everywhere. My question to use is whether culture determines what we actually see? Can the painter catch the inner life of the subject?

Here is a health care reality. It has been several months now that I have been trying to get disability services for Joe since he moved from Maryland to the District of Columbia. He has now given the same identification information to three separate agencies within the government. This a waste of time and money. The District of Columbia government should be able to access Joe's information from his DC identification card. Unfortunately they are not allowed to share information. Joe's eligibility service coordinator stated this has to do with the Health Information Act. He used the example of a person with AIDS would not want to share his/her condition if he/she was applying to gain admittance to a group home. I feel so helpless helping Joe through this bureaucratic process. Joe's coordinator stated it is worse in other cities, where a disabled person is forced to go on the Internet and fill out an eligibility form. That is a sick joke. In addition, Joe's DDS service coordinator stated that DC cannot access Joe's records in Maryland due to the Health Information Act. Even when Joe and I signed a personal information release. This means that the District has to use copies of information that we have to prove that he is disabled. It is quite apparent after speaking with him. Once they obtain all this information that is already stored in Montgomery County then they will deem whether Joe was disabled before the age of 18. Then once this is done he will be scheduled to take a medical evaluation by a District of Columbia physician to see whether Joe is disabled. We need to streamline information, so agencies can share information if the consent is given. The Police, FBI, and Homeland Security already do it. Why can't health care agencies. So much time is being taken to do this inefficient process. Money is being wasted by Joe, DC, and I to make this happen. At this point DC has dropped his medicaid until his disability issue is resolved. Joe is now not able to get his prescribed drugs. He has gone through withdrawal symptoms that includes excessive vomiting. Any help would be appreciated. If you would like to read more about Joe's case please click the link below. http://www.dcmessageboards.com/index.php?showtopic=16714

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Senator Kennedy would have been a great mediator with Health Care tort reform. He would have been great debating this issue. I personally believe that he would have negotiated putting a cap on non-economic damages in medical liability cases. The United States is sue crazy. There should be sliding scales put on punative damages based on the current value of the dollar. Placing a percentage gap would allow more doctors to practice Preventive Health Care without the fear of losing everything in a malpractice lawsuit. I am with Republicans on this issue. I also agree that our country cannot afford to pay for everyone. We need to make sure that children, young adults, expectant mothers, and those are in life-ending trauma get medicines they deserve. We need to come into agreement with low cost drugs. We need to let people legally puchase drugs from Canada and Mexico. The FDA can select the companies. I am sure the awarded companies would pay a tariff fee. Everyone agrees that we should not have death panels or force living wills on people. No one wants to touch Medicare, but the government needs to adjust payments to seniors and the disable with the cost of living. I also like the idea of the government investing more dollars in American drug companies. We should be better prepared to fight this flu pandemic. With climate change we will see more insect life, bacteria and virus growth. We failed in New Orleans. We are currently failing with vaccines. Cooperatives sound good to me. What really is the problem here?

I just hope that our government leaders are coming up with a plan to take care of all the people that are now without jobs throughout our country. Unemployment raises stress levels, lowers nutritional intake, and leaves families without money to pay for health insurance. Driving America's heartland has shown me the poverty people are going through. I thank God I have insurance and a job.

From what President Obama stated in Montana only the households that make $250,000 per year will be taxed. Here is a guestimate of what it will cost those households. Roughly one in 50 households will take in more than $250,000. President Obama stated that these household will have to pay the 30 billion dollars over 10 years to make this program happen. There is approximately 116 million households. 30,000,000,000 divided by 116,000,000 = $258.00 if all households payed equally into it. 116,000,000 diveded by 50 = 2,320,000 households will be affected by this plan. The 2,320,000 can expect to pay roughly $13,000 over 10 years. So, if you make a combined income of over $250,000 expect to pay roughly $1,300 per year for the new healthcare system.

I just hope Judge Sotomayor is fair in her decisions. Being half Spanish, I like seeing Latin Americans take higher leadership positions in our government.

A friend of mine mentioned something simular. He was concerned that our government would run healthcare like it runs the post office. I would agree on some points to that argument. Just seeing how the DC and Maryland governments treat my disabled friend right now with his special needs makes me worry. Local governments are not allowed to communicate with each other on medical history. So, my disabled friend has had to go through a 5 month process to get his benifits. And he still has none and cannot get his medicine. I think what they are doing is criminal. On the other side of the coin, my mother and father had government health insurance and it was great. I also hate the limitations that my family insurance coverage puts on doctor and dental visits. Once I am over the limit I have to pay the entire bill. In my opinion, for the amount of money I am paying monthly insurance companies should offer more. They make way too much money. I think the profits they make is criminal. I like the idea of people getting the option of joining a large pool of discounted coverage. I am not sure that I want our government to manage it. I also like putting stiffer regulations on the insurance companies. No one should be denied medical coverage at a reasonable price.