Sunday, November 11, 2012

Why a Second Term?

This election was hard fought for and even harder to win.  But I can't say one way or the other if the best candidate won.  I live in Texas, yes I did vote for the very first time, and no I won't tell you for who.  I know I wasn't surprised by how our state voted. But onto something that I was impressed by.

I saw an editorial in the Austin American Statesman on November 7th called " A second term, a second chance. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/a-second-term-a-second-chance. I really liked this post. 

To me is seemed that this post was directed to all voters, that maybe for once our voice might just be heard. This editorial seemed to say that both sides gave it all they had. Only one can win. But maybe to two can work together to find a common ground and make this country better, or at least try to.   Both parties gained and lost.  Republicans could have really made up some ground and gained control of the Senate and House, but because we make stupid comments, it cost us dearly.  Of course this comes to the issue of rape, birth control and abortion.  We need to learn how to control our mouths on both sides of the political party.

This article tells us this. That because we voiced our opinions, and the votes cast clearly showed what we wanted to see happen in the future, it is time for the next 4 years to step up and fix this nation.

Obama clearly has a long road to haul, but even Romney would have the same problem if he would have been elected.  This is no easy process. You have opposition in every move you make and it comes from both sides of political sides.  The president will never have 100% cooperation from the Senate or the House. If that were the case, I don't think there would be the issues in our nation that we face today.

Now that this election is over, lets get to work on fixing our problems, solving the debt, get our troops home, create jobs, reform the tax code and make this country a country to be proud of. 


Birth Control or Abortion, Still a Woman's Choice.

With the past election, it really brought out both sides to the right of women to choose birth control or the right to have an abortion.  I am a woman. I want the right to choose what is best for me and not for the government.  I am not insane, declared mentally disabled or crazy, but the government feels that I am and can't make a conscious, rational decision when it comes to my body and my reproduction choices.

My mother, and her employee have both gone thru menopause. They have no need for birth control, or heaven forbid an abortion, but because of the new law passed by our wonderful old and new president, they have to have it.  My mother has to provide this for her female employee and she has to get it.  I couldn't imagine myself, much less my mother having any more children.

Why is our president so concerned about this?  Does he not see the healthcare issues that are really at risk? My parents both are on Medicare, which is a joke.  Both have to have supplemental private insurance as Medicare pays for next to nothing.  What about all the people out their that need medication that can't afford it, to stay alive. The patients that have heart issues, diabetes, Parkinson's, Altzheimer's, or the one that hits close to home Cancer.  My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer in September.  The first place we called was the famous Cancer Treatment Centers of America.  But because she has Medicare, they would not accept her, as she was told the government was not paying for Medicare claims at this time.  So my mom has to look elsewhere for treatment. That is like saying "Sorry, we can't help you because we wont get paid". This is someone's life your talking about, but money talks, sickness walks.

Because of this, I am shocked that we are so concerned about birth control for women of all ages in this country.  This is the one thing that will always be a big topic in every election from the local districts all the way to the presidency.  The only person that should be concerned with this is the woman making that choice.