Politivity

I am a wife.

I am a parent.

One of my kids is a twice-exceptional child. The public school system doesn’t do his learning styles justice. But taxes are too high for us to send our kids to private school.

I bought my own health insurance in 2002. My friends were out buying cars, houses, and expensive furniture. I lived with my parents and earned pennies in politics. I decided to get health insurance “just in case I got cancer or something.” Well, on February 14, 2003, I “got cancer or something.” Thyroid cancer to be exact. I had surgery immediately. I had treatment immediately. I’ve had my choice of doctors. And hospitals are willing to work with people to make financial arrangements.

I know from my experience with my kids underserved in public school that government healthcare is not the answer to America’s healthcare woes. No, it’s not fun watching so much of my paycheck and vacation time going to cancer care - but at least I get cancer care - and I get it the way I want it.

In countries with government healthcare, cancer patients have to wait. I want better than that for my fellow Americans.

I am a supporter of the war in Iraq. I’m not saying we’ve been perfect. But if you think that it’s not possible there were WMDs or the intent to build WMDs, then you’re kidding yourself. Have you ever parented or babysat a kid and announced that you were coming to check out a situation where kids were clearly making trouble? By the time you arrive on the scene, things are miraculously perfect.

We didn’t have a surprise attack on Iraq. Sadam Hussein had plenty of time to make things look miraculously perfect before the allied forces arrived on the scene.

Oh, and let’s stop worrying what the world thinks of us. Foreign relations is not a high school popularity contest.

We’ll explore these issues and more on this blog.