tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post7209601844362052135..comments2024-02-10T02:14:39.898-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: The ChoiceJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-76323383248876801932008-11-05T10:08:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:08:00.000-05:00Buckeye, as an Ohioan myself, and coming to this p...Buckeye, as an Ohioan myself, and coming to this post a little late, I think you hit the nail on the head. I may have liberal leanings but am just left of center and am fiscally conservative. Many elections I used to say that I was voting for the lesser of two evils, but not this election. Despite the rhetoric I believe Obama to be a moderate liberal and a fiscal conservative, now I can only hope and pray he lives up to his potential and holds on to those values.mark's tailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097539019772913051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-6294372109591032008-11-03T06:49:00.000-05:002008-11-03T06:49:00.000-05:00Excellent perspective.I took some comfort in an ar...Excellent perspective.<BR/><BR/>I took some comfort in an article in the paper over the weekend pointing out that many of the newly elected Democrats will be coming from former Republican slots that are still rather conservative. So they can't run full-hog towards the left and expect to remain there in two years. <BR/><BR/>I think it's likely that Sarah Palin will not be a major player in 4 years. I've always felt that she may be looking to Uncle Ted's seat in the Senate. Probably that's a safe place for her. After all there are 99 other votes to outweigh her there. <BR/><BR/>One hope I have is that Obama doesn't dismantle "No Child". I really do believe that we consign generations to miserable lives when we don't give them the tools to navigate in the modern world, and that means basics like reading and writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-8084013028198558312008-10-30T19:47:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:47:00.000-04:00Actually tom the dems don't have the supermajority...Actually tom the dems don't have the supermajority to override a Bush veto. <BR/>PS: Your bias is obvious "trioka" Jeez are you going to bring up Obama's five years plan next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-70288793126182501652008-10-30T13:25:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:25:00.000-04:00Interesting post-For me the biggest disappointment...Interesting post-For me the biggest disappointment is that of all of the potential candidates for either party-these four are perceived to be the best.<BR/>Buckeye, if Obama wins I think you should prepare to become a W-2 worker-the days of autonomy for physicians will be numbered. If he loses, you will most likely not get much sleep for a week as you deal with waves of trauma associated with the riots that are likely to follow.<BR/><BR/>A troika of Obama/Pelosi and Reid, will be a disaster exceeding Katrina-btw, I don't believe Bush could have gone into NO without an invite or request from the Governor.<BR/><BR/>A very good friend of mine who happens to be a Nun once pointed out to me the value of electing an old Pope-they don't have enough time to screw things up!<BR/><BR/>Finally, I think it odd that the Democrats control both Houses and have the ability to override any Presidential veto -yet they don't-happy to blame everything on the President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-38823617649630314752008-10-30T11:49:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:49:00.000-04:00It is unfortunately, a contest of the lesser of tw...It is unfortunately, a contest of the lesser of two evils. I am a Republican that has become dissappointed with the latest antics of the party. McCain's (and I also was a supporter of McCain in 2000) choice of Sarah Palin is to say the least, a slap in the face to any moderates left in the party. I do hope this election will shake up the GOP, so that the pandering to the far right will cease and the party will get back on track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-72563172158089470092008-10-30T09:39:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:39:00.000-04:00Too bad the Lebron James of 2012 is shaping up to ...Too bad the Lebron James of 2012 is shaping up to be none other than Sarah Palin. I'm already calling her win in Iowa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-73844356989501923762008-10-29T20:38:00.000-04:002008-10-29T20:38:00.000-04:00To Anonymous,When the government is the single pay...To Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>When the government is the single payer, it will dictate uniform rules through a medical bureaucracy. It is in that sense thet there will be only one medical employer.<BR/><BR/>This is already happening, as reported at <A HREF="http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">M.D.O.D</A><BR/><BR/>Private medical care will become unpatriotic.Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-2060613145288725212008-10-29T19:41:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:41:00.000-04:00Feel almost the same way about this. I believe tha...Feel almost the same way about this. I believe that either way this country has some more troubles ahead that are going to change it forever - whether that be race riots with an Obama loss or economic downturn for years and years to come with a win - we're not going to see much improvement, but we'll see change for sure.Resident Anesthesiologist Guy (RAG)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02279676329474145951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-27103209287169314992008-10-29T19:25:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:25:00.000-04:00good post. obama should run away with the election...good post. obama should run away with the election with mccains handling of things. people voting for mccain seem to either be voting for the mccain of old, or are of the far right mentality. oh, and garland, single payer doesnt mean single employer. the money can come from one source and be distributed to private for profit or non-profit clinics and hospitals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-38150946052461779152008-10-29T17:24:00.000-04:002008-10-29T17:24:00.000-04:00Excellent commentary buckeye and spot on. I voted ...Excellent commentary buckeye and spot on. I voted for McCain back when he running for senatorial re-election. I have often thought there were two excellent candidates in the 2000 primaries. Bill Bradley and John McCain. Instead we were left to choose between tweedle dee and tweedle dum. If McCain had won the republican primary (and election) I highly doubt the Iraq debacle would have occured. Inspite of his current support for the war, McCain knows well that Saddam was toothless between the nofly zones. McCain had to sell his soul to the far right to get the nomination. The problem he faces is that his moronic predessor has screwed things up so badly the republican brand name is in the dumps. "Liberal" Bill Clinton was indeed orders of magnitude more fiscally conservative than Bush. Throw in meaningless signs like "Country First". Do those Einstein's really think that ANY AMERICAN wouldn't feel the same way? Patriotism is not party specific. Also, throw in the idiotic choice of a VP who sounds like an fool every time she opens her mouth. Just last week she was making fun of "fruit fly research". Jeez, any 10th student who has had a biology class knows that drosophila is the main animal model in the sudy of genetics. Multiple Nobel prizes have been awarded related to this work. This woman is an close minded, anti-science nutcase. If the election was between the John McCain of 2000 (and a real VP candidate not that fool) and Obama without a f*&$ed up country it would be a tough choice. Otherwise it isn't. Yes, buckeye you and I will pay more, but frankly there are some things more important than our paycheck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-26198626137727823552008-10-29T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-29T15:47:00.000-04:00There is no Republican or Democratic party in the ...There is no Republican or Democratic party in the sense that there is consistent funding and guidance based on principle. Both parties are loose coalitions of individuals who have taken positions on the political spectrum. There is no central entity to "send a message" to.<BR/><BR/>This was unfortunately shown by the continued spending excesses of the Republicans in power from 2000-2006. But, the spending plans of the Democrats have been wildly greater, only held in check by a Republican minority. The current financial crisis was created by MASSIVE borrowing within Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (during the last two Democratic controlled years) and purchases of bad loans by them, with blind-eye oversight by the House Financial Affairs Committee. See "<A HREF="http://easyopinions.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-guarantee-it.html" REL="nofollow">We Guarantee It</A>" if you want more on this.<BR/><BR/>Much of the disaster of Katrina was produced by Democratic and local politics in New Orleans. Local commissions built casinos with funds that were supposed to re-engineer and strengthen the levees. Local disaster planning was ignored by a one-party local government. The FEMA agency had not been set up to be a first responder.<BR/><BR/>Consider that the government is not a single entity either. Bush has not been outspoken about the problems in government, but is not responsible for everything merely because he sits at the top spot. Congress has specialized in taking no responsibility for its actions, instead blaming everything on whoever is President.<BR/><BR/>So, don't vote to send a message. Vote for the person who has the most consistency and who has operated with the most support for a less intrusive government. Otherwise, you will be poor and regulated. A one-payer system is a one-employer system.Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-28933654334467482302008-10-29T14:19:00.000-04:002008-10-29T14:19:00.000-04:00McCains gonna pull it out, 285 to 253. The post-e...McCains gonna pull it out, 285 to 253. The post-election riots will be interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com