Edwards, Dodd and Feingold are the true voices of a progressive, enlightened American future.

There are some others like Senator Durbin and Chairman Howard Dean, so we’re not fighting a losing battle of 2 or 3 against a million.

We just have to continue to work together to win battles where we can and assert ourselves.

went with the dinosaurs

My father was an elementary teacher (and sometime principal) and he believed young kids needed a lot of freedom to play and do what they liked. He was big on teaching reading too.

I sometimes think we need to teach several matrices of fundamentals for young people: communication skills, thinking skills, culture, basic knowledge (history, if you will), creative expression. But, for higher grades the kids need more specific things like sciences, higher maths, etc.

But, then, sometimes I think a person just imparts to a kid or teen whatever that student is ready for and needs to progress.

Having an agenda of what to teach is one thing and meeting the kid half way to give them what they can accept is entirely different.

I have spoken with several teachers and they are usually frustrated by the difficult of getting kids to open up to them, so they can cram their agenda down the kid’s throat. Is it any wonder kids don’t always listen.

I want Edwards to be President for his vision and drive to do good, his absolute best, for all.

WHY do I believe in this one candidate, over all the others? I can’t tell you. Maybe that’s why I want Dodd for Veep (if not prez), because he has equal drive, and quite possibly unequaled skills in getting the job done.

Just a gut feeling from a “homemaker” in OH. File it however you wish.

Happy Holidays folks. Give eachother a hug, and those you meet a smile, just because. And then work like HEQQ to get some sense of decency and humanity restored to government in this nation. I’ll try to do my part.

p.s., I still feel I’d vote for ANY of the Democratic Party candidates over ALL the […] that the repubbles seem able to drag forth, if it comes to that after the primaries, caucuses, & conventions. We DO have the high ground, for what it’s worth. Let’s build on that and … cope the best we are able with whatever the repubble brats have strewn about.

In the meantime, I’ll keep pestering our own congresscritters plus any others who have “ambitions”, if you guys will.

happy new year…. well, hopefully productive anyway.

Peace and Love.

As a boomer Mom and as one who aids others, my years have taught me that we have to be able to change plans as our circumstances change -your plans need to be flexible.

I had to use the existing state plan for a time when I was younger -here’s why we need Obama to improve on it: My daughter broke a back tooth. It abcessed quickly and the dentist wanted to do a root canal and crown. AHCCCS would only pull the bad tooth. Period. Cheap and quick is the name of their game.

The disabled woman I occasionally help has other Medicare stories -she likes Medicare but it too -takes the cheaper non-preventative route time and time again. Once when a Doctor prescribed specific new stomach medicine known to have less side effects -Medicare refused to pay for it only because of the cost. A recent more humorous example occurred when the Dr. told her she needed to have her first colonoscopy.
Doctors normally prescribe a medicine prior to the actual procedure to cleanse the bowell. Medicare won’t pay for it because it’s too expensive.

Instead she was told to drink 20 oz of magnesium citrate and give herself an enema.
She’s disabled and can’t do it alone. She was humiliated to call me.

People who need help don’t want to feel they have no control over their own bodies, they want a voice in the matter, and should never feel belittled.