Rational Nation USA

With the people of the United States held hostage to competing political ideologies, and the nation drifting from a lack of  real executive leadership, it is understandable why so many believe we are becoming a nation that cannot be governed by the system left us by our nations framers. I admit to occasionally wondering myself if this just might be true. However, on better days, when not questioning the very desire of our nations will to retain our liberties, I know it is simply a bogus thought engineered by those who would advocate for a stronger authoritarian approach to government. The system devised so painstakingly by men by far more intelligent and enlightened than any in government today has stood the test of 233 years. Successfully.... and in the process allowed the people to create the most influential, prosperous, and powerful nation in thew world. To do required a belief in principals found in our founding documents and wise and steady l...

Now this is what I have been attempting to say on Rational Nation. Charles Krauthammer says it beautifully, forcefully, and correctly in the following  clip. It is indeed an opportunity for Obama to do the right thing as pointed out by Krauthammer. It is also quite likely The President will fail the test of character, AGAIN. Via: Memeorandum Via: Gateway Pundit

The health care debate goes on, and on, and ... on. What we have succeeded in doing is to produce a total of over 4,000 pages (House and Senate bills combined) of a bureaucratic nightmare and regulatory jungle. Of course these competing bills must go through the reconciliation process. Nonetheless,  in final form,  whatever comes through the pork grinder will likely exceed 2,000 pages. While there is little argument that our system needs reform, the current bills, as they stand are an abomination and not what we need. Charles Krauthammer, in his November 27, 2009 article in The  National Review puts forth some well reasoned arguments as to how we should go about health care reform in a reasoned and proper manner. Read the the full text of Krauthammer's article here . Via:  Memeorandum Via: NRO