Health insurance is not an investment. Health insurance was established to cover non-expected major illnesses and hospitaliztions. Coughs and colds and minor ilnesses at the physician's office were expected to be paid by the patient. When people decided that insurance could, should and would covering EVERYTHING then they wanted everything that was available whether they needed it or not. That's when medical costs rose out-of-control. Medical insurance is not an investment. It is a drain on the people's money with dwindling returns.

With this Federal Government philosophy is it any wonder that the number of physicians is dwindling? Next the government will be lowering the standards of medical schools and requirements for graduation. If the people want free medical care and treatment, they are about to get exactly what they pay - nothing!

I wish all Americans realized how fortunate we are to have such an American Patriot for Senator. He takes his Oath to honor and defend Our Constitution as a sacred vow and for that I thank him. Too many in our Federal Government believe We the People are there to serve them. We can only hope that Senator Rand's American Spirit is contagious.

I am sure that Obama truly believes that nothing is ever his fault because nothing is ever his idea in the first place. Obama isn't running the country. The people running Obama are runing the country. When the idea is good, he is allowed to take the credit but when the idea is bad, he is directed to point his bony fingers at everyone and everything away from himself.

This is another example of what happens when our leaders lie to get their way and the gullible remorseful followers throw up their hands and say, "But I didn't know". Maybe voting should be limited to those who can produce a legal ID and demonstrate an adequate civics IQ.

Simply stated, the government should not require or expect anything from Americans citizens that cannot be undertaken without the use of a third party. Why should we need a tax-preparer to pay our taxes; or a lawyer to get Disability coverage; or third party assistance to comply with countless other services that we are legally obliged to perform or are legally qualified to receive?

Thank you. I have always appreciated the fact that Coolidge understood that the Federal budget was to run the government, not support Americans that were having financial problems.

Maybe some of the ideas proposed have merit but ONLY if they are designed, managed, operated and funded by the private sector. Anyone that understand that is part of the problem.

First, using the phrase "slobbering love affair" makes you sound like a head-line reader without a thought of your own. Americans have the right to choose for themselves not for others. If someone choose not to participate that is their choice but they do not have the right to affect the choice of others. If by American nationalism, you mean American exceptionalism - the fact the USA is the only country on Earth that wasn't founded by a monach or a dictator but rather by the people then every American citizen should be proud of their country's history. Where do you think your rights and freedoms come from?

Are the children as offended as the parents? Either way, for any student that chooses to be excused, that is their right. It is not their "right" to dictate the content for everyone.