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It's Time To Lead, Mr. President

September 4, 2009 by Daily Kingfish

Dear Mr. President:

While I am a mere citizen that posts my thoughts on the current state of Louisiana politics, I feel that it's time you heard from a member of the Democratic wing of the Democratic party here in Louisiana. God knows you ain't gonna hear this coming from Congressman Melancon nor Senator Landrieu, as they are afraid of the right wing attack machine that exists here in Louisiana.

You campaigned, Mr. President, on health care reform:

"The very first promise I made on this campaign was that as president, I will sign a universal health care plan into law by the end of my first term in office."

It has been announced by the Congressional Budget Office that the health care bill passed by Senator Kennedy's Senate committee - the Affordable Health Choices Act - will cost $611 billion over 10 years, a significant reduction from earlier estimates cited by Republicans.

Mr. President, I know that up in Washington, it seems that the political reality is that health care reform that includes a public option without a trigger cannot pass the Senate. That may be ...

America: Yours, Mine and Ours - Pt. 1

September 8, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

Part One: Yours, Mine...

One of the things I hoped for when Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic convention, was that she would introduce people to the America that she came from, and that was the setting of her story. One of the biggest shames in the campaign - aside from the fact that political realities required this intelligent, accomplished woman to effectively bite her tongue for the last couple of months - is the lack of any honest discussion about the reality that we don't all live in the same America. It's one reality that both progressives and conservatives must grapple with between now and November, and beyond

Delivered on a night that carried the theme "One America," her speech should serve as a reminder that if we are to be America, we have to first acknowledge that what we have are three America's: yours, mine, and ours.