I hear you on the healthcare issue. Healthcare has become very expensive and I can’t really figure out if just one thing is driving costs up or if there are a combination of factors driving up costs. I may be in the minority on this but, I’m not sure we do the whole thing right anymore.

You say that cutting jobs and welfare would be bad in regards to Ron Paul but in your last paragraph you say that is what we should do. So do you agree with Ron Paul then?

If Ron Paul were elected I have the feeling that one of two things would happen. He would be blocked by Congress on a bunch of things, or he will realize that once he became President, he can’t do half the things he mentioned during his campaign (kind of like Obama and Guantanamo).

The fact is this Ron Paul guy is the ONLY candidate that I see right now that has even mentioned doing anything about the problem that you say we must tackle and no longer just sweep under the rug for later.

If not Ron Paul who do you know that is saying that they want to change things? Palin 2.0? That’s my nickname for Bachman (sp?). Obama as a Rhino? (Romney) Or how about Bush 3.0? (Perry) The top three candidates that the media follows are just the same thing all over again but with a different name.

I need to look into Huntsman and Cain. Have you heard much about them?

Lastly, I think that the US is at a corner of sorts in our history. Do we want all these social programs? If we can start a healthcare program that is paid for by taxes that actually works that means I don’t have to pay over $300 a month for health insurance anymore and my company doesn’t have to pay $400 a month for it either. In exchange my taxes go up. If they only go up that $300 that I was paying I think I’d be ok with it but would the care given be equal to or better than what I’m receiving now? I don’t know.

I say all these things because I’m not sure who I want to vote for in these next elections either.

After examining the copywrite inscription, which is quite difficult to see on the image posted here, I have found that it is copywrighted by Somerset House Publishing. Based on what I have seen on the internet, they publish and distribute art. If you are interested in the image, I suggest you contact them. Here is a link to their web site: http://www.SomersetHouseArt.com. The artist is Tom duBois and the piece is called “No Room in the Inn.”

I hope this helps anyone who would like to purchase a print or contact the artist.

-B

@ Colleen – I’ll tell it, soon.

@ Jeremy – Yes it’s been ages since we’ve done anything. When do you get a break in the school work? Perhaps we need to get the guys together and go to a football game.