It is not uncommon for a parent being pestered by a child to purchase a toy to say something like, “Mommy can’t buy it because she didn’t bring enough money.” The hope is that the words “we can’t” will end the pestering faster than the words “we don’t want to.” The recent effort by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other congressional Republicans to reduce or eli (...)
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Well said. Many people I know who say they are Catholic believe in these myths.
Siscussing some details of this story and its perspective with my neighbor Grafto Banner (name used by permission). He agreed, and began enumerating more items where this applies. He is an older black man, grandparent, with roots in the community. He has never been to college, but this is his perspective already. He added, "And they don't want us to go to the doctor.
It seems we can apply these same principles to the positions on health care reform.
It is clearly not in the interest of certain anti-Obama politicians or media pundits to examine the truth. The cuts to the social fabric and safety net are simply unconcionable and the reasons given are completely specious. Only an epiphany moment will convert these nation wreckers.