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Commonsense and Complacency

Commonsense and complacency, one of which America lacks while the other is both dangerously abundant and and growing, are just two of the factors that I think is leading our great nation in a perilous direction. A path that, given our recent history (Say the past 25-30 years), we will most likely continue to travel to our own destruction. Dramatic as this may sound, what evidence is there to the contrary? The answer most certainly does not lay in technology, which since the advent of the personal computer has simply been mostly bells and whistles. Don't misunderstand me, I do know that there are some extremely helpful inventions and ideas that have blossomed in the past fifty years that have actually served mankind as intended by the respective creators, but few have shaped society. And after all, society is what matters to humans most, because it is a civil society that the majority of us seek: One in which we can live our lives the way that pleases us the most, and why shou

Health Care Reform

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Now that the Health Care Reform Bill has been passed, I couldn't help but notice how many Republicans have been screaming for its repeal. This, to me, is a sign that Obama is onto something that might actually benefit the people of the United States. I would actually be more concerned if the GOP agreed with this plan, because during the Bush administration, I got the sinking feeling that the government didn't necessarily have my best interests at heart. Between the war in Iraq; the response to hurricane Katrina and the shambles in which GW left the economy, I can't understand how anyone could believe otherwise. Of course, those proponents of Bush will claim that, no single man or administration could be to blame for the economy all while blaming Obama and the current administration for the failed banking system and the injustices committed on wall street. What is also odd to me, is that many of the changes presented in the HCR bill were originally presented by Republic

Introduction

In this setting, I will speak on the issues of the day, providing insight as seen from my perspective. Chris Ossman