tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79632582569615689522012-01-29T16:10:28.145-05:00As the 2008 campaign season heats up, please come often to share your thoughts with me as I share my thoughts with you on the hot issues.Steve Blythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001769843831051293noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963258256961568952.post-55697697227807317512008-01-05T14:27:00.000-05:002008-01-05T15:20:08.597-05:00

With the wins in Iowa by Huckabee and Obama, Iowans sent a firm message that they are concerned about the direction of this country. That Romney, Giuliani, and even Hilary represented too much of the "old boy" school of politics that has damaged this country so much in the last seven years. I think that many who are uncomfortable with continuing more of the same still do not, or cannot, see that

Steve Blythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001769843831051293noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963258256961568952.post-9065654568063597292007-12-26T20:02:00.000-05:002007-12-26T20:45:15.101-05:00

What is my problem with the current administration, he asked. "The economy is great, the unemployment rate is low, things couldn't be better!" he said. I was dumbstruck. I wasn't sure what cave he had just emerged from. I wouldn't consider a budget deficit of 600 billion dollars to be a sign of a great economy, I answered. "That is nothing - not a problem" was his quick reply.I had just

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Almost 13% of veterans – 1.8 million - lack health insurance, and many who might be eligible for care in VA facilities do not live close enough to one to utilize it. Like most Americans without health insurance, most of these vets are employed but their employer does not offer insurance and they cannot afford to purchase it privately. In addition, 3.8 million family members of these vets lack

Steve Blythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001769843831051293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963258256961568952.post-79709259812312544052007-08-21T21:41:00.000-04:002007-08-21T21:46:03.910-04:00

No one will argue that free enterprise doesn’t stimulate innovation and hard work. One of the biggest challenges we face in health care is how to provide health care to all Americans while maintaining a system which fosters innovation, research, and development. But when health care is out of the financial reach of many Americans (over 42 million receive Medicare, another 42 million receive

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Nine million children in this country lack health insurance. To not have health insurance means they miss well-child checks and may rely on the emergency room for care when they are ill. These aren't necessarily homeless kids - with more and more jobs in this country not offering health insurance, it should be no surprise that 70% of kids without health insurance have at least one parent who

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