How to reduce the number of uninsured Americans by at least 45%...

. . . without the Federal government having to do anything at all.

Politicians aren't in the business of telling us what we need to hear, they're in the business of telling us what we want to hear. You're not going to get as many votes telling people you need to change your life, you need to fix your problems on your own, as you're going to get saying to people we're going to solve your problems for you.

In our humble opinion, there are some serious problems with the current health care system--problems that need to be addressed. Perhaps the solutions to those problems require some intervention by the federal government, although we aren't convinced that is the de facto answer.

One reason is that the problem is not as big as some folks in Washington make it out to be. For instance, as this video suggests, the number of uninsured Americans (generally suggested to be around 47 million) is not entirely accurate. Many people qualify for preexisting government plans, but don't take advantage of it.

More disturbing are the number of folks who could afford simple health insurance but choose not to pay for it. That's their prerogative, and we would never support a government plan that would force those people to purchase health insurance against their will. Is it anymore fair for the government to force the rest of us to pay for a plan those folks have chosen not to purchase themselves?

Detroit Lions, Tigers, and these people--Oh My!

Evidently, having a terrible football franchise and a baseball team that just had the ultimate sports "choke" actually gets a city something - like a $15 million stimulus grant. Detroit just announced that its residents could fill out applications to receive stimulus money--the result is that 35,000+ people have lined up the last few days to get their shot at the Obamalottery. You can get the full story here.

As if the fact that the feds are literally just giving away millions of dollars to residents of a dying city where Obama and Co. already own the means of production (see, e.g., General Motors) isn't sickening enough, try listening to the people who are hoping to cash in on this "stimulus" plan. Here are two interviews, conducted by a local news reporter, of folks standing in line to fill out the appropriate paperwork: the first is of a lady who thinks that the President can just make money on command, while the second is of a few ladies who voted for Obama because he has a secret stash of money that he is now generously giving away for free.

First, this shows you something about the type of people who voted for our current president. It's reminiscent of the woman who was convinced that Obama was going to pay her mortgage and buy gasoline for her car.

Second, this illustrates how people getting money from the government rarely stop to think where the money came from. Well, allow us to let you in on a little secret, ladies standing in line--THE MONEY COMES FROM US, TAXPAYING CITIZENS WHO ARE ACTUALLY WORKING TO EARN A LIVING. Apparently they forgot to teach you that in school--we guess they were too busy proselytizing and propagandizing you with their cool hip hop tunes.

Fidel Castro, one of the brightest leaders we know

People, you cannot make this stuff up:

Is this woman from the same America that we are?

And you Yankees thought we were strange

According to this report, boiled peanuts (those wonderful little snacks that come in small brown paper bags, are necessary eats at any football game, and are best when purchased from a road side stand) actually have health benefits that can help fight diseases.

Evidently the boiling process preserves phytochemicals within the peanuts; these phytochemicals "have antioxidant qualities that protect cells against the risk of degenerative diseases, including cancers, diabetes and heart disease."

This is probably a good thing, since our Gamecocks are often the source of our high blood pressure and severe cardiac stress.