President Jimmy Carter comes from a generation that watched terrible conflicts between the old south and African Americans. His generation tends to view things from that perspective. Young people in their twenties and thirties don't see a racial slant in every conflict or discussion. Many older southerners who are trying to get past the old ways feel tremendous guilt about what happened in their region. While racism is still a problem in America, President Carter's remarks where he stated anyone who opposed this health care bill were racists was not helpful. Many people simply disagree with THIS bill. Let's not forget that an overwhelming number of White Americans elected our youthful president. The country has moved beyond the old race bating days. The highest form of Patriotism is dissent, at least according to Thomas Jefferson. During the Bush Administration Democrats had no problem quoting that statement. The Clinton's fared no better in the health care arena than President Obama is. It is not race based, it's generational in nature and the seniors are not standing for their Baby Boomer children taking away their health care in the name of "fairness". Black or White they don't like the PLAN MAN!  

Everyone agrees the system has to be changed. They keep saying they agree on 80 percent of it. Well, pass the 80 percent and do the rest next year. That would be MY approach. Our politicians are bent on passing a bill that has thousands of pages and has been read by no one. It has all been negotiated behind closed doors and passes out billions in pork for key senators from Louisiana and Nebraska. It even exempts Nebraska from the Medicare cuts it imposes on the other states, just to get the senators vote. It has NOT been transparent, and it very well may cause our country to have deficit problems for a century. And Why? So the government can take over the health care industry as it has the auto industry. We were promised BI-PARTISANSHIP. Not one minority vote for the present bill! WHY? It's being imposed by a majority that couldn't care less about their oppositions ideas. Is this the kind of change Americans voted for? I think not. Pass something good! Do something unselfish and for the good of the country. If you don't I can assure you Americans are in no mood to be forgiving. The next election whoever doesn't listen to the will of the people will be doing something else for a living! It is my hope that they will rise to the challenge and pass the 80 percent. Hope is nice, rarely realized, but at least it keeps the future open for change. Please surprise us Senators! Redeem yourselves House Members! We need you more than you know. It's only a short time to the midterm elections, and we are watching you. We have lost hope in you. Please prove us wrong!