November 21, 2009
Share the sacrifice!
Three weeks ago, Bill Moyers suggested that if the "governing class" in America, insists on fighting (unwinnable) wars, then it should share the sacrifice--bring back the draft. Moyers argued that no one should be forced into service to get health insurance or because of a lost job. I agree.
Dave Obey has another compelling idea--same theme--"share the sacrifice." Obey says let all Americans, other than military families, pay a "war surtax."No borrowing no debt.
Instead of borrowing the money for Afghanistan the surtax would fully fund the war. Makes great sense now that we are out of money to the point where our president had to go hat-in-hand to our creditor-nation(called Communist China). It is time to put up or shut-up. We are closing in on one trillion dollars spent on Iraq and Afghanistan for military ops only! Time's up, Hawks! Get out your checkbook. Pay-as-you-kill.
Vote tonight: The U.S. Senate test on health care comes at 7:00 tonight. Fingers crossed. Let the debate start, and then kick Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic caucus.
If health care dies, the right-to-life-only-while-in-the-womb folks will claim victory. Some victory! A Harvard study says 45,000 people die prematurely every year because they do not have health insurance. Imagine the weight on the conscience of the militant RTL crowd. "We killed national health care. We saved a discarded embryo--Forget the 45,000 people killed by neglect. Go, go Embryo!" Whoa Nelly!
It is hard to figure--the University of Nebraska may stop new stem cell work. Why? RTL of course. Yikes! Like the old bumper sticker said, "Don't like abortion? Don't have one." I say, if you have a family member or neighbor with a disease that could be cured through stem cell research, tell 'em to celebrate! (I am biased.) Comfort your family member by helping with a living will.
Lets think positive thoughts tonight.
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When we had a draft, there were protests on our campuses. Bring back the draft and let those protests begin anew to rouse those who slumber in the false serenity we seem to enjoy.
Share the sacrifice really ought to mean that those inept politicians who have thrust us unwittingly into battle should serve on the front lines. Wars would then end before they ever got started.
-Franz Frippfrappl | Stoughton, WI | November 21, 2009
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