Read " Health Care Passage is Politics at its worst"

I found this online .... It exposes our legislative system for what it is and what I have commented on in my last blog - a FOR SALE democracy. Read it and weep....

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1302&dept_id=181990&newsid=20398978&PAG=461&rfi=9

Public Option for the People --

I know that I am naive.... I just can't believe that those who claim to represent us are representing themselves and the corporations that support them. Doesn't this fall under the broad category of "corruption?" --

Please consider signing with Dr. Dean in favor of a public option -- before it meets an untimely death. Go to this link: http://www.standwithdrdean.com/

Over 60% of the American people support a public plan and 73% of physicians are in favor of it as well.

The only people that aren't in favor of the plan seem to be our representatives whose campaign contributions come in large part from Health Insurance Companies and Pharmaceutical Corporations. Isn't that a conflict of interest?

See Joe Lieberman's health-care/campaign contribution record. Click on this link:

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Insurance-health-care-firms-give-Lieberman-big-293804.php

HMMM... No wonder the Medicare option was nixed so quickly? Our democracy: For Sale to the Highest Bidder.

Dec.28 - Tell EPA to regulate coal-fired power plants through clean air act

Subject: Dec. 28 is deadline for action: Use Clean Air Act to regulate coal-fired power plant

Earlier this month, President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency issued a formal declaration that global warming pollution is a threat to public health and welfare -- something that the rest of us have known for a long, long time.

The way is cleared for the Clean Air Act to become an crucial weapon in our fight to stop climate change. The Obama administration is now in a position to regulate global warming pollution without having to wait for Congress (which has been lured into writing weak climate policies by industry lobbyists with deep pockets).

I just signed submitted a public comment to the EPA in support of a strong rule to regulate greenhouse gases from coal-fired plants and other big polluters under the Clean Air Act. I hope you will, too. The deadline is Monday, Dec. 28. Please have a look and take action.

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/stationary_sources/?r_by=7165-2453946-jtXpTEx&rc=paste1

Hopen and Copen in Broken- hagen ?

If you're trying to following the latest in environmental negotiations from Copenhagen -- and trying to figure out what it all means, I have found one comprehensive article from and independent UK news source. This gives a day-to-day accounting of the negotiations ... plus astute remarks from key political figures ....

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/so-what-does-this-accord-add-up-to-key-issues-explained-1845912.html

Noting how Danish and Chinese representatives view this accord (quite differently) will give you some idea as to the "truth" of this matter. From what I've pieced together, it sounds as if - at great environmental and economic costs, the conference turned into a non-sustainable circus complete with smoke and mirrors -- "finalizing" in a non-binding statement of "intent" -- which as we might recall, "the road to hell" is paved with.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/6736517/Copenhagen-climate-summit-1200-limos-140-private-planes-and-caviar-wedges.htmland their governments/ngo's the negotiations may