Yup, the lack of proper debate was the most amazing thing. Entrenched interests managed to stir up a lot of 'rabble' (for the lack of better word) into thinking that the government is out to get them and control them more. The Tea Party is a farce too.<br>
<br>Let me make that post relevant to USA Drupallers so we don't stray off topic too much: when you see a consultant hesitant to go independent or contractor because of their fear of lack of healthcare, you know something is seriously wrong. Being in Canada, this was the easy part of the decision years ago for me. When a daughter needed hospitalization, the question was never : "can we afford it", or "will we go bankrupt", or "would insurance pay". It was only questions about her health, which is the way it should be ... We are covered not matter what our employed status is, and there is no fear of terrible health consequences if one is laid off. Employers should not be the modern slave masters, and workers should not fear leaving because they will not be covered, and corporations should not be the new nobility.<br>
<br>As for Obama, he did win (or not win) the same way Bush won (or not). The margin was too slim in both cases. Look at the popular vote and you see that Bush was only a few percentage more, and Obama a tad more. It is not like a land slide, there is still a deep divide across the middle and things can keep swinging that way or the other for a long time.<br>
<br>We will see how the mid terms go ...<br><br>Sorry for the digression ... <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Marty Landman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mlandman@face2interface.com">mlandman@face2interface.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">FWIW you don't have to apologize to me Khalid. I was talking with a client last year - also Canadian - who expressed similar incredulity about the health care debate here. Which imho was no debate at all. I think you shouldn't mistake the lack of press coverage for lack of opinions here though. That's why Obama won imo, if that makes sense.<br>
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Just my $0.02<br>
Marty<br>
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At 07:41 PM 8/6/2010, you wrote:<br>
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On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Sami Khan <<mailto:<a href="mailto:sami@etopian.net" target="_blank">sami@etopian.net</a>><a href="mailto:sami@etopian.net" target="_blank">sami@etopian.net</a>> wrote:<br>
Has the American worker been so conditioned as to express outrage<br>
at any ideological views which are not compatible with those of the elites<br>
in his country, the more I think about it; the more it seems to be the<br>
case.<br>
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You've hit the nail on the head here Sami.<br>
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For us north of the border watching the health care debate, we can't help<br>
but shake our heads, and the lack of any real debate ...<br>
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Unions = communism is just another one of those ideologically charged<br>
debates ...<br>
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Apologies in advance to those who think differently ...<br>
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