Friday, October 24, 2003

Nationalized Health Care == Deficits? Think again.  Via Slacktivist (always an outstanding read), This CBC report shows just how darn good my native land is doing in financial terms at the moment.  And who's running the show up there?  The Liberal Party, more or less the equivalent of the Democrats... National Health Care doesn't break the bank.  There is a hybrid system that could work here in the US -- just have all local governmental agencies (County Of Fairfax) for example, add a clause to their contracts that states that any resident of the county can join the plan the government workers get.  Joiners have to pay the full costs themselves, of course...but it's a good way of avoiding the individual insurance costs, which are nuts.  It's instant freedom for those who will no longer be tied to an employer or plan... 1:05:50 PM     | comment [] | trackback []

God Has A Sense Of Humor. I knew it!  Yes!  One of my pet theories is that God put us here, in this universe, to do something he doesn't expect...he creates a Universe that, at its base, has crazy little random things happening that basically mean you can't know what's going on.  He wants to be surprised! And of course...every once in a while he surprises us.  Actor Jim Caviezel has been struck by lightning while playing Jesus in Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion Of Christ. The assistance director got nailed twice.  I think that perhaps God is not particularly fond of this particular piece of theatre... Update: And now this!   Surprise Solar Storm Erupts: DENVER -- A geomagnetic storm spawned by a giant eruption of gas on the sun barreled toward Earth on Friday, interfering with high frequency airline communications but causing no major problems, federal officials said. The storm was expected to be most severe Friday, though experts said they didn't anticipate problems with communication networks. Seems to me like the big guy is a little pissed off at the moment.   12:45:04 PM     | comment [] | trackback []