As for the part about maybe it’ll never be right for America, that is just a gut feeling I have, resigning myself to how difficult this change in our whole capitalistic healthcare system will be. The costs are enormous, and I am afraid it will never pass now, due to the extreme deficit spending we are already committed to. I hope I’m wrong.

Since it’s not a current topic, I have held back with my info on cap and trade, but 0bama might plan to fund universal healthcare and other new social spending with these tax increases. The hardest hit energy customers will be those living in the Southern, Plains, and Midwest states. The electric industry accounts for less than 40% of emission. I’m for clean energy, but its costs should be fairer.

Here’s the link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123655590609066021.html

I wish we could bring Bill back.

I was around 18 years old in 1992.

So let me speak from my point-of-view, I hope nothing I say comes off the wrong way.

What I remember from the start from the Clintons is hearing how Reaganomics had failed and how the Clinton were going to radically change course. I think that language was way stronger than what Bill’s actually governance ended up being. And the language was received as “Red alart: the good ideas of the 80s (tax moderation) is going to be undone”. I never considered deficit to be part of Reagan’s true economic plan, but something that the Dem Congress foisted on him in return for them giving the tax cuts and military restoration. Plus the recession of the early 80s due to the Fed strengthening the dollar really had a brutal short-term economic impact.

Now of course, the Republicans credit themselves with saving Bill from himself. I think that’s true. The competition wasn’t who could spend the most but who could be seen by the public as being the most prudent with the money. That ended up being a very good thing and wasn’t anticplated by anyone,. which I thikn is why , it’s only in hindsight that many people can appreciate it.

Obviously the GOP went off the rails in the 00s. Though I honestly believe that if the Dems had Congress throughout the 00s, the spending would have been even higher and because of the way the media is in this country, the issue would have been framed in a totally different way.

I dont believe National Health Care is right for America.

1 - The GOvt has no right to see our private medical records, not have the right to force us to conduct our business via them. Nor do they have hte rihgt to demand our financial transactions wiht doctors. If wiretapping is illegal then surely getting a prostate exam and keeping it private is too.

2 - There is no way to pay for it.

3 - There would be no increase in the resource supply. IE: There isn’t going to be a hospital building spree, THere arne’t going to be millions of new doctors

4 - By paying for all, you open the flood gates of customers (demand). With a skyrocketting of demand, and a static supply, prices skyrocket too.

5 - Rationing would be the only way to contain costs.

6 - Politics in this country sucks, and politics would be the method that this rationing would be done

7 - Destroys self-reliance that is at the heart of being an American

If you believe that, I have an “Under new management” sign to sell you.

I never knew so many Americans in positions of power could pass the buck so easily.

That point of view disregarded the fact that the Bush’s came from a long line of money . Neither of the Clinton’s did.

Also it made the media, the wealthy and Hollywood, feel good that the person they backed got into the WH.

1984 is here. Personality worship and all.

Funny, how the so called liberals/progressives objected when “the rich” supported GWB. “The rich” on the other end of the political spectrum support Obama. Crickets.

I want a Clinton redux. Why in hell people did not want that and were willing to go with the current occupant in DC, I’ll never, ever understand!

No more.”

My sentiments exactly. I was a registered democrat from 1962 until May 31, 2008. Doubt that I will ever again be a member of any political party.

So, please. Save your Clinton analysis for another site. I go back to the Carter years, and Bill Clinton is the best President of my personal memory. Blow job or not.

And btw, anyone clinging to a JFK wet dream needs to look into the man’s personal history. He makes Bill Clinton look like an amatuer.

What a terrible shame that Mr. Obama felt it necessary to deride President Clinton’s contributions to our economic wellbeing. He made it a point, if you recall, to praise Reagan…. and ignore Bill.

Yes. I *WAS* a Democrat. Once upon a time.

No more.

Bill and Al Gore did alot for this nation. Yet, the detractors will always be around to complain that his administration was weak here or there or he made too many enemies in Washington DC.

Perhaps the most important thing to remember is that he gave ALL americans a better life. Now, it’s anybody’s guess who is going to benefit from Obama - if there will be any benefits.