Today, the big news coming out in the press is a bold agenda for the first 100 hours of the Democratically Controlled Congress come January of 2007...first on the list for Nancy is raising the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour. Let's be HONEST HERE...it's NOT ENOUGH! Ireland now has a minimum wage of $9.50 per hour, and that amount in Ireland provides its citizens with close to a living wage, and it is time for America to pay its citizens just that...A LIVING WAGE.
The War in Iraq...Rumsfeld is gone as of this morning...heard the breaking news first on the BBC and it was verified by an announcement on CNN shortly thereafter. Question is, do we want Mr. Gates replacing this man, and should it be accomplished during a LAME DUCK session of the house between now and the end of the year? For those with short memory, Mr. Gates is one of those throw back cronies Bush loves to surround himself with...Gates served the first President Bush, is another in a long line of OLD GUARD REPUBLICANS.
Next on the list...Healthcare, and I already have a problem with what is being discussed. The proposed goal...provide health coverage for all Americans UNDER 25! There is a RED HERRING if there ever was one. For the most part, those under 25 need health coverage the LEAST. I was without major medical coverage myself until my mid 30's...the joys I suppose in being a self employed business owner trying to build a new company. Luckily, other than a couple of visits to the emergency room, nothing serious cropped up for myself and family during that time in my life. How can you provide something for ONE GROUP of Americans, and leave another group out? Should someone who is 32 be told, "Sorry, for right now we are only giving coverage to those UNDER 25, and you sadly are TOO OLD"? Curious here...how many Americans could be given medical coverage if we had 12-20 million FEWER illegals here stealing our jobs, and lowering our wage base?
OUCH...I know, tough one, but I am noticing that Illegal Immigration, and SECURING our Southern Border have not been mentioned as a part of this miraculous 100 hour Agenda. Let's not forget, that for many of us in the lower and middle class who voted for Democrats this is an important issue, if not one of the top TWO ISSUES. I for one am tired of hearing the lie, that illegal aliens are only taking jobs we Americans are too proud to take. I am one of those that would support a 2200 mile long wall along our Southern Border with Mexico to stop the tsunami of illegals and drugs coming in through Mexico, and if Mexico does not like it, that is THEIR problem, not ours.
There is just under two months before the new Democratically Controlled Congress takes over the House, puts their people in the Committee Chairs...based on that reality, what would you like to see put on that list of things to accomplish in the first 100 hours?
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