President Obama

I know we all feel differently about policies and I can honestly say I am very much on the fence about this whole health care issue. That is not what I planned to get into now though. I recently watched A Time to Kill (when I should have been sleeping or working). It is a fiction movie but has a lot of actors and actresses I enjoy watching (Sandra Bullock, Samuel Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey). It is based on racial injustice and inequality and truth prevailing. It really made me appreciate that we have come far enough as a country that we can elect a non-white President. It really is a huge accomplishment for us as a society. Considering our history and even current discrepancies. I love that the cycle has been broken. I pray for our President, and whether you like him or not, the truth is he is our President and we are one country united under God and should act like it. If there is one thing September 11th reminds me of it is the unitedness we were able to find as Americans. In such a huge tragedy I think many of us (myself included) felt proud to be an American. I remember in high school I would always say I planned to move to Canada. In a need to rebel and find my own way I struggled to find anything I loved about my country. After we were attacked I was really shaken (and had greatly matured since 16 years old). I realized I LOVE being in this country and am glad we are all free to be so different yet all be united as a nation. When it was announced that Obama would be our next President (which I did stay up to watch) I cried. Not a little tear in my eye but a full on sob. I was rooting for him though I originally supported someone else. I was so happy that we made such a huge progress in our need to have racial justice and equality. It is still so far from being equal but now at least one "can't" has been overcome. That is a beautiful thing! So beautiful it brought me to a full sob! Now I hope he does a great job with the huge responsibility he has and can remember the position is one of service.
I guess I am going to get into it. I am a little concerned about this whole health care issue but we deffinitely need something in place. Currently there are too many people in a civilized country only getting medical care in cases of emergency. What is sad is that so many things can be prevented with much cheaper preventive and regular care. I went many years without health insurance and being in a position where I HAD to go to the emergency room because of being so ill. It could have easily been prevented had I just gone and visited a doctor early on. I am not sure what the perfect solution is, and I do not like the idea of government run healthcare. Having worked for the goverment I know it is a hugely in-efficient system. We do need to start with some solution though. This is not a 3rd world country. Minimal medical care is something we should all have access to. I know current gov. employees have a choice of health care and the price you pay is a set percentage of the overall cost (tax payers cover the rest), but it kept it all with private companies. I like the idea of having to carry health insurance like we have to carry car insurance. Of course most people can not afford the current premiums if a company is not covering the majority so we need a solution. It costs thousands of dollars (per person) to put out a fire in the emergency room and so much of it can be prevented (as was in my case about 10 years). Guess what tax payers cover it either way. I would like to think we are not far off from being a much healthier country.