Barack was in town last week. No, I didn’t go hear him. I do have a dilemma, though. I like John McCain. However, the issues I care most about right now are not Republican issues. They include:

• Instituting a national health care plan. I believe it’s scandalous to have 47 million people without any medical insurance, when nearly all other industrialized nations provide universal health care for their citizens. Too many people live on the brink of financial ruin, or just neglect their health out of financial necessity. Shouldn’t happen in 2008 USA.
• Getting out of Iraq. It’s a matter of national security for me. Our military is so depleted equipment-wise and over-stretchd, that we couldn’t handle a new crisis that might arise (something NOT of our own choosing, like Iraq was). Get out wisely, but do get out and restore the military.
• Combatting global warming. This is a very real threat to our planet. It’s true, Rush.
• Relief for the poor. Republicans tend to cut stuff that Jesus cares deeply about. The gap between poor and rich always widens under Republicans.

So, who will I vote for? Vote for McCain, and see none of my own priorities cared for? Or vote for Obama, who is terribly inexperienced but sure talks swell? Right now, it’s probably the latter. But November is a long way away.

A new national survey of 2000 doctors showed that 59% favored a national health insurance program, up from 49% in 2002. Said one doctor, “As doctors, we find that our patients suffer because of increasing deductibles, co-payments, and restrictions on patient care. More and more, physicians are turning to national health insurance as a solution to this problem.”