A singular question in the poll does support government health insurance, however only 45% strongly(26) or somewhat(19) support the overall health care reform proposal.

So what does this mean? Maybe it means if you ask people if they'd prefer a car that gets 100 MPG, they'd say yes, but if you tell them the car costs $75,000 they'd say no.

Rising Taxes, premiums, and deficts are weighting down support. Without this bill we'll still get rising premiums but at least skip the rising taxes part and the deficits grow at a slower rate.

Without much more severe cost management this bill is a Christmas gift to the current health care industry. What is the competition component a public option if the public can't negotiate prices as Obama has already promised Pharma?

You'd think the numbskulls criticizing the intelligence of the those who think the bill is too long or complex are now reading the bill in detail and taking notes.

I doubt it.

No the numbskulls have accepted that the whole reason for lawyers is to create documents that no one understands, and that is as it should be.

The animus raging against Chadimus who simply promotes self-reliance is unbelievable.

Yes, the education system in this country is a disgrace, starting young people on their life in hock to banks essentially starts them off as indentured servants.

Yes, not having work is next to severe health problems, the single worse thing that can happen to a person and their family.

Yes, we have lost sense of community and understanding of how to rely on each other instead of systems.

But, when has self-reliant become such a dirty word?

Since we started sucking on the corporate tit?

Since we started sucking on the government tit?

Since we started sucking at the tit of numbskull political parties?

The message from Chadimus I believe is regardless of a crappy system, your life is yours, keep it yours, not the systems and run with it. Simplistic? Sure, but what the fuk else you gonna do, self-pity?

In order to change the system I won’t go to tea party protests, or peace marches or donate money to political parties and will march on Washington only in a group that discards political affiliations and are united only in the need to throw all the bums out.

Not holding my breath for that, so meanwhile I plan and work for my families security knowing full well, that God, kharma, fate or whatever could always fuk me up at any time. I may then need help, but if I don't get it, hopefully I won't complain, and with good cheer go whistling thru hell.

Have no idea based on this article or the posts.

Claims of learning that should “naturally” happen in later years contradicted by claims that home-schooled kids statistical accomplish more at a younger age. Then throw in some “independent” studies being generated by home-schooling advocates and talked up only in an insular home-schooling world without outside peer review.

Not much to base a decision on.

Actually all the evidence I have seen, either for or against, is anecdotal or pseudo studies, which unfortunately is the norm for most education "studies", not just home-schooling.

I am sure some kids home-schooled are exceedingly successful, but that does not preclude kids coming out of public school also becoming exceedingly successful. A possibly shocking thought to those with severe snobbery (unschooling???) issues. BTW I am sure miserable failures come out of both camps as well - just don't know the proportion.

Therefore, I offer neither “study”, nor “statistical” evidence but another anecdotal experience. The charter high school my kids attended, based on the number of kids struggling coming from home-schooling, developed a program for home-schooled kids transitioning into the school. They found those kids needed help in migrating to the broader social environment as well as with dealing with varying gaps in academic proficiency depending on the student. That was the mileage for that particular high school located in a particular college town. Your mileage may vary.

However, I do think there has to be home-schooling standards protecting kids from neglectful or incompetent parents who essentially give limited or no schooling. A basic standardized test is enough (and no, not a test developed only by home-schooling advocates). If a child is 12 years old and barely reading or performing math at a 1st grade level, then that is in my view child-abuse whether in a public school or home school.

...Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize did not include credit for promoting Gay rights without regard for personal political consequence? At great personal sacrifice isn't he turning back prejudice and violence against gays?

No? When he speaks he sure sounds like he does and isn't singing a merry tune what it is all about?

Maybe someday we'll elect people who have the competence and the will to perform what we elect them to do, but in the mean time we'll keep electing pied pipers.

...who succinctly criticized America’s foreign misadventures under Bush?

Can't be. How can he be? Obama is supporting all of the same screwy foreign policies all the way down to some saber rattling with Iran.

He must be an Obama kiss-ass in disguise as Juan Cole.

Either that or Juan got stuck in the messiah complex - listen reverently to everything the leader says but ignore everything they do.