Keith Olbermann is ready to go to jail over it. Howard Dean is assaulting the White House over it. "It" is the individual mandate, the source of rare cross-ideological agreement in the health care debate. ...more

December 23, 2009

Is Congress going through the ordeal of trying to enact health care reform only to have one of the main pillars - requiring individuals to obtain insurance - declared unconstitutional? An interesting debate for a constitutional law seminar. In the real world, not a big worry. ...more

November 30, 2009

Abortion coverage Health care reform means covering women, and women need reproductive coverage. ...more

November 20, 2009

The Democrats and a few R.I.N.O. Republicans are pushing hard to transform the health care system in this country into a European/Canadian system that is sure to provide less-than-quality care for all. We also will be taxed now for a health care system that won't be implemented until 2013. ...more

November 20, 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

On the plus side, a Hillsborough County apartment complex that had a history of drug activities had hired an armed security guard. ...more

July 14, 2009

As Congress begins work on putting President Barack Obama's goal of universal health coverage into law, administration officials and allies sought to sidestep an unpopular tax on existing benefits and Republicans' objection to a government competitor to private plans. ...more

June 14, 2009

I am strongly opposed to any creation of new taxing districts, a.k.a. taxing methods such as MTSU, to specialize the collection of taxes for EMS, countywide fire rescue, public schools or any such purpose. ...more

April 23, 2009

Since my letter to you regarding the problem of non-synchronized traffic lights on U.S. 27, I have also read about other people who have witnessed the same problem. Now as I understand, a mandate has been issued by the leaders in our country to conserve energy, i.e. gas, diesel, electricity and countless other things. I have noticed in the recent past that many times I have had to stop from light to light for three times in a row. Then, me and many others sit and idle away precious and dearly costing fuel. ...more

March 25, 2009

When the five supervisors of Spring Lake Improvement District were elected or appointed to their positions, there was no voter or property owner mandate that they purchase a golf course. Quite the contrary; they came to that job with a simple duty — oversee the drainage issues, have grass cut and ensure that the water plant functioned correctly. Nothing more. ...more

March 11, 2009