Letters to the Editor
MaddieP
Published Letters: 708 Editor's Choice: 9
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@Jack Hughes
[Read the article: Obama, Clinton and the black-brown divide]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Neither is willing to embrace universal, single-payer healthcare -- yet.
Interestingly enough, Obama, in (I believe) the first debate alluded to it when questioned about his health care policy saying something like "given the fact that we already have a system in place that ISNT a single payer system, we have to work with what we have..." or something like that.
I loved it. It seemed to demonstrate that he favors a single payer system but he also rationally realizes that Americans (some Americans) are too afraid of 'socialized' medicine and that we must ease in that direction.
Not to worry. In another 10 years when the boomers are 75 and need healthcare and there are not enough of us Gen X's, Gen Y's and Millenials putting into the system to support it, THEN they will drop their fear of commie-inspired health care and rally behind those of us who aren't 'freaked out' by it. It'll be a while though.
Must. Keep. Democrats. In. Control. Until. Then.
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@ljwalker
[Read the article: Obama, Clinton and the black-brown divide]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree with you on that post but i think whats happening is not that we are implicitly agreeing with these abusive posts by not responding. I think we are ignoring them.
I can only speak for myself when i say that to me these 'posts' look a lot like baiting and i won't entertain discussions with people who cannot put across their point without abusive language. I won't take the bait - as enticing as it sometimes is.
I think many of the more reasonable posters (on both side - and there are PLENTY) may be doing the same which is why, on the face of it, it might appear to some 'others' that we don't exist.
Dilemma: respond by posting that their attitudes are not tolerable on this board (and take the bait, engaging them further) or IGNORE THEM.....here's a clue. Let them debate each other (which mostly they are doing) and ignore them. Maybe they'll wear themselves out, who knows? Who cares?
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@lolcait - I'm FROM Florida
[Read the article: Who would the GOP rather face?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and without a REDO it damn well better NOT Count! There was hardly anybody at my precinct that day and you're dreaming if you think Hillary's landslide 'win' in Florida is representative of what it would be like if there was an actual PRIMARY - DUH.
I would be absolutely FURIOUS is she tries this tactic.
I can't tell you who would come out the winner but i can tell you this with certainty: it would be a lot closer than Hillary wants/needs.
I have been reasonable all along (as my letters will attest) and have always said I will vote for whomever is on the ticket for the dems this time around. But THIS trying to count delegates of a contest that was not contested would absolutely take the cake and is probably very closely the ONLY thing that might give me pause before voting for Hillary in November should she somehow emerge as the leader. I am a lifelong indie who didn't bother to change registration b/c Florida's votes were deemed 'unimportant' this past summer by the DNC. Note that I plan to vote dem in the general and if given the chance to change my registration for a redo in Florida I will do so and vote for Obama.
If you're a true Hillary supporter you should be calling for what's fair and square realizing that underhanded tactics that change the rules mid-game are not doing any good to anyone, including her.
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@Renegade
[Read the article: Who would the GOP rather face?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Love it!
My husband and I too have been looking at Canadian apartments to try waiting this thing out is McCain gets in. I'd really ahte to make the move permanently...but...
I'm so fed up with Bush, his war and this economy! I'm an Indie who has voted repub before and will likely end up paying higher taxes if Dems get in but SO WHAT? who the heck is gonna be able to pull our economy out of the TRILLIONS of dollars of deficits we've gotten under Bush? Sure aint gonna be that woman with three kids and a job make 9 bucks an hour who is gonna run out of money to put in her gas tank to get to work BEFORE she gets her next paycheck....
People who can't see that forest for the trees are either amazingly stupid OR incredible LIARS.
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@Ana
[Read the article: Who would the GOP rather face?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think if we're all honest the rhetoric is flying in both directions. I think however that the natural tendency is to remember the rhetoric that offends you and ignore the rhetoric that you agree with.
I think it's been bad on both fronts.
I also think that statistically either candidate is positioned well with MOST REASONABLE peopel saying they will vote for the other (90% of Obama votes said they'd vote for clinton and 75% of Clinton voters for Obama). These numbers are (to me) an indication that we ARE keeping in mind who the real enemy is... take heart :)