Des Plaines Opinion
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Insurance companies are real death panelsSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Wake up, people, we have silent death panels now. When I hear the rhetoric regarding death panels should any public option pass, I stop and think of a story I recently ...
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If reform passes, make all plans equalSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - How is Obama's health care plan not elitist? He was questioned whether he would change his family's plan to the plan that the people would have. He ignored the question....
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Health care debate is about who paysSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Let us please deal with reality. The issue is not about health care access. Everyone has that. The issue is about who's paying for it. Health insurance or not. Virtually...
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Clunkers for Cuba a missed opportunitySep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Boy, what an opportunity for American capitalism but we blew it. Can you image how many clunkers (recycled gas hogs) could have been sold to Castro. What an opportunity ...
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Generation of giants appears to be goneSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the Niles West health care forum last month. I favor a single payer public option, but I wanted to listen and understand why people are so opposed to reform....
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U.S. auto business has got it all wrongSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Now, GM is going to build more cars. Do we really need more? There have been cars going begging on car lots for a while now due to the economy. And, the government is pu...
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Catholics must promote lifeSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's look at health care reform as Catholic Christians, who are called to promote a culture of life. The issues of abortion, protection of the elderly, terminally ill a...
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Saturday SoapboxSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Bed of nails: We normally don't recommend lying between two beds of nails, putting a cinder block over your chest and having someone whack you with a sledgehammer. But ...
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Government insurance always inadequateSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In his speech to Congress, President Obama said "under my plan, individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance - just as most states require you to carry a...
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Health care critics are helping societySep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama's new health care plan, which he is so desperate to have passed would be basically government controlled, including the oversight of who gets what care. ...