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Earlier this week, Bush made an announcement solidifying the Health providers’ conscience rule.  For the most part, this announcement only combines laws that are already on the books.  There wasn’t a new bill passed.  The rule provides doctors, nurses, and health care provider’s a choice to provide or refuse a treatment that they disagree with.

The irony of this is that people from the “pro-choice” camp are saying that it prevents people from getting abortions.  What’s even more ironic is that these “pro-choice” people want to take choice away from health providers to force them to perform a procedure they think is unsafe or that they disagree with.

Why should it matter why?  Doctors refuse treatments all the time when they don’t believe it is safe for the patient.

I cannot support HR7310 (sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] and Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]) or S20.  These democrats, who are pro-choice, want to take choice away from doctors and instead give it in politicians.  Call your senators and congressmen and tell them to vote these bills down!

When I was a kid, I had to go to my parents when I needed money.  I didn’t have a job but I still wanted stuff.  At a certain point, I got a small part-time job and made a few bucks.  I couldn’t buy big-ticket items but I could still buy small stuff.  If I wanted to buy a big-ticket item, I had to scrimp and save.

With the advent of credit cards, I can now buy big-ticket items without actually having the money!  Suddenly, I can buy a car, a big-screen TV, several computers and even buy groceries without actually having the cash to support it.  In many ways, this is a great thing!!  No more waiting to save up.  I can do it over time.

The problem with this cycle is I will continue to buy big-ticket items.  I won’t really care about how much I owe because I’m still buying stuff that I want.  Soon, the credit card companies want me to pay, except they don’t.  They’re perfectly fine if I pay $20 a month for a $4500 bill because they’ll get more money from me through the interest.  But the average credit card user doesn’t know this (surprising, isn’t it?)

I left college with a little under $15,000 of credit card debt.  That’s right.  I was determined to pay that it off within five years.  I took a hard look at my budget, pinched everything I could.  It took me two years to finally pay it off!  I’ve been debt-free since August 2008.

I didn’t pay this off through free money.  I saved every penny I got.  I cut back on all my spending.  And through discipline and toil, I was able to pay it off and still save money!

That’s right!  I still was able to put money away for saving!

I don’t get paid that much.  I’m a firm believer that you can save no matter what you get paid.  Most people don’t because they are under the impression that they need every penny.  This is simply not the case.

The auto industry has only itself to blame for getting into this mess.  The problem is three-fold:

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I will be taking the entire month of November off! I pledged to write a 150-page novel in November. I’m very excited about the prospect and I think it will be incredibly rewarding. I’ve decided on what I’m going to write on and I’m hoping to release it on here.

So, please note that I will not be writing any posts on my site for the month of November. Please help me accomplish my goal by sending me encouragements or leaving comments in this story. You may follow my progress on my site. I’ll be adding a word-meter so that you can follow along.

If you’ve never read the book, I highly recommend it.  The movie is just as good.  For those that don’t know it, here is a brief synopsis of the movie:

The movie follows Maj. Ben Marco (Denzel Washington), a war veteran who begins to doubt what is commonly known about his famous army unit. During Operation Desert Storm, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) supposedly rescued all but two members in his unit, of which Marco was the commanding officer. While this made Shaw a war hero, gained him the Medal of Honor, and launched him into a career in politics, Marco and other members of the troop feel that while they remember that Shaw did rescue them, they do not actually remember him doing it.

Shaw is nominated to run for president in his party.  However, as the Marco searches for the truth, he discovers that his army unit was not ambushed but captured and brainwashed by the Manchurian Global, a global conglomerate with major political ambitions.

Because of Shaw’s heroic service, he wins the election.  But he realizes that his mother orchestrated the capture to put a sleeper agent into the White House that can manipulate politics to Manchurian Global’s advantage.  The film ends with Marco assassinating Marco and his mother on stage.

When I first suspected this, I initially thought I was crazy.  But as I began to see the general election come closer and closer, the pieces started falling into place.  And I realized, I wasn’t alone in my thoughts.

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