One Clear Dot

I really need to start doing my research about the political issues that will drive the presidential race this year. I cannot just listen to the candidates to glean my information. I know they are always going to present things with a certain twist.

I heard John McCain on the Glen Beck program yesterday, I think, and he spoke very briefly about health care and his idea to give a tax credit to people who would purchase their own. He also talked about reworking some of the legal issues surrounding healthcare that make it impossible for most of us to purchase private health insurance outside of our residential state. For example, if you live in North Carolina and want to buy a private policy, you would have to find a North Carolina health insurance package, rather than being able to look nationwide for competitive rates.

So, that all sounds great to me, but I have to be honest when I admit that I am not sure about the background of the issue and how accurate McCain’s statements may or may not have been. Rather than giving him the benefit of the doubt, and without calling him dishonest, I just feel better if I can put it on my list of things I want to research before the election.

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: Life in the U.S.