Holly Cairns, MNVoter

Congressman John Kline (R-MN) doesn’t understand we can use government to help make lives better while we simultaneously work to protect individual liberties.
He recently voted against barring insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing illness.  This HCR bill helps hardworking American families tackle health care problems by regulating a private [...]

Perhaps this should be titled:  “I want the freedom to get sick and die!  That’s my freedom!  And I want the freedom to give my money away to big businesses who don’t care about me!”
I picked the Republican obstructionist title, instead, since it’s now really obstructionism.
Since President Obama signed the historic HCR Bill, I’ve heard [...]

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March 21, 2010
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Minnesota’s Republican Congressman John Kline recently said, “Minnesota is known for its excellent health care, with patients flying to the state from around the world.” John Kline also said: “We have the best health care system in the world.”
That reminds me of when, as a kid, I was stuck on the outside of [...]

Reconciliation. Majority Rule. Now get something done.

In the news today: Obama health care plan amendment stuff, Republicans arguing about how that and anything else won’t work, and Democrats wanting help for the uninsured.
Also, there’s Minnesota Representative Kline health care insurance reform specific information, stretching my brain. Here’s Kline specific stuff. Send me thoughts.
1. —>Kline has been touting [...]

Here’s Marcas Borg  in Jesus, page 208:
Wealth can be seen as source of identity, a sign that one has lived right.  Though Jewish voices did speak of the “unrighteous wealthy”, wealth was commonly seen as a blessing from God that flowed from following the path of wisdom.  Sayings in the book of Proverbs, part of [...]

At his last town hall meeting John Kline might have thrown out his back bending over backwards to appease traditional conservatives, Conservative Constitutionalist Party members, and Tea Party members. The new right is calling for an end to social security, an isolationistic foreign policy, and an end to big government which somehow may be too [...]

Job Creation

We’re a money poor nation, but if ever there were a noble cause which would help us recover economically, it’s spending to create jobs.  My assumption:  We have to do something to increase demand while encouraging business sustainability (not necessarily price flexibility) and worker rights.
Collective Bargaining, a Louder Voice.  I’d like to hear it.

Labor [...]

TY to Minnesota Central’s Mac Hall for this information:
John Kline has scheduled a town hall, “health care reform” meeting on Friday, September 18, 2009. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Lakeville South High School. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Parking is available in the lower main lot near the school’s main [...]