Twenty years ago, November 9th, 1989.... I remember where I was when the news came over that the Berlin wall was being destroyed... My three elementary-aged children had left for school, I turned the TV on while stripping some beds; a picture came on showing a man with a sledge hammer pounding a hole in 'the wall.' I sat on the floor of our playroom to watch as the cement fell and the prospect of a newfound hole became slightly visible. As the cement began to crumble with more ease than the first hard-hit pummeling, a finger appeared...the man stopped and put his finger thru the hole and screamed, 'Is that you Sachia?" (I believe that was the name). I sat on my floor and cried like a baby; I sobbed as I watched the continuing coverage.... as East reunited with West, as families fell into each other's arms, the human touch transcended all politics, all logic, all red tape...
Twenty years later, we celebrate the enormity of this gigantic gesture.... In 1987, President Reagan exclaimed, "Gorbechev, take down this wall." Two years later.... the wall came down.
Now, in the United States of America we are witnessing a wall of division.
For 83% of us who have been responsible about choosing our healthcare for our families and ourselves, we are now being told that our government will make those choices for us.
I ask you to follow the link below to a Wall Street Journal article written by Betsy McCaughey. She has read the bill three times and has an articulate presentation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704795604574519671055918380.html
After you read this article, I hope that it will inspire you to call the senators listed below, who will be instrumental in passing the healthcare overhaul.
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) 202-224-4041
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) 202-224-6154
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 202-224-5274
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551
ONE ADDITIONAL, NOTE-WORTHY FACT: The stimulus bill of 787 billion dollars allows for the implementation of IMAC (Intermediary Medical Advisory Commission). This governmental agency would determine your medical care. If you need a hip replacement – it would be IMAC, NOT YOUR DOCTOR to make this decision. By 2013 all medical records will be electronically filed through Washington DC and IMAC will make all of your medical decisions.
