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Conservative single-issue Pro-Lifers waste their Presidential vote on an ineffectual abortion strategy. Not because they are necessarily wrong in their moral beliefs, but because the strategy is completely ineffective for preventing abortion.

These one-issue voters make their vote for President all about how he feels about the issue of abortion. This is completely ineffectual, and therefore quite frustrating, because the President of the United States is actually the LEAST powerful person to address the issue.

A vote for George W. Bush, for instance, equated to the prevention of not one single abortion.

A vote for George H. W. Bush equated to the prevention …read more

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, isn’t waiting for Election ‘08 to get the Healthy Americans Act passed.

* Every American will have it

* Comprehensive – comparable to Congress.

* Portable – take it when you leave your job.

* Non-discriminatory – ban on “pre-existing conditions” and everyone gets a fair price.

* Affordable – under $40,000 income? Pay less than now. Under $150,000 pay $1 a day more for guaranteed coverage.

The act, his site says also saves $1.48 trillion through wellness and prevention.

And he says he can make it reality in only one year.

Here’s the real cost:

Families between $40,000 and $50,000 would pay about $81/year …read more

Blogher is inviting women bloggers to take part in an intitiative called Bloghers Act. I’ve responded to their request for nominations of a cause. I have asked Blogher to make healthcare in
America their pet issue for this year and posted my request at So Sioux Me . I also list 3 tangible and easy ways bloggers can influence the change. Earlier in the week I asked the question What Would Jesus Do? .
To encourage Blogher to pick healthcare as its Blogher’s Act issue please send an email to: cooper-emily@themotherhood.com or post a comment at Blogher’s Community page.
Pass it …read more