Mitt And More

Here is some more info on Mitt's healthcare deal, written by Mitt, himself, for the OPJ. I know fellow blogger and commenter here, Cabe, was rather distraught over it as a Romney supporter. I have heard Mitt explain it several times as well under tough interviewers and on the stump. Though I disagree with mandated health insurance and especially government single payer socialist healthcare, Mitt's plan just might be the conservative way out of this kerfuffle. Read it he makes sense, alot of it, the man knows money and fiscal operatations, it is his specialty.
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Only weeks after I was elected governor, Tom Stemberg, the founder and former CEO of Staples, stopped by my office. He told me, "If you really want to help people, find a way to get everyone health insurance." I replied that would mean raising taxes and a Clinton-style government takeover of health care. He insisted: "You can find a way."

I believe that we have. Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced. And we will need no new taxes, no employer mandate and no government takeover to make this happen.

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Another interesting piece in the OPJ by Robert McClean on Iraq's surging economy offers the rare brightside look into our endeavour. I have seen some great photo essays of the Kurdish and Marsh Arab regions that would blow you away, parts of the Kurdish areas look more like Phoenix than you would expect right down to the "ranch flat" housing developements. Resorts with golf courses are popping up no wonder the economy is surging. President Bush needs to get this picture out to the public.
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A key to success in Iraq will be the ability of the Iraqi people and coalition members to transform the country's economy from a state of ruin to a model for prosperity in the Middle East. Iraqis with jobs and opportunities are less likely to join or sympathize with terrorist and insurgent efforts, focusing more of their energies on improving their individual situation than on political developments that could be interpreted as a danger to their sect. This outcome parallels one of the Bush administration's original goals of the invasion in establishing a bridgehead for reform in the Middle East, while reducing the potential of a drawn out and costly American presence in Iraq. Thus, while the vast majority of attention has been placed on the political violence plaguing Iraq, the economic development of the country deserves additional scrutiny and provides reason for guarded optimism.

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While you are there you might as well read this one on the Ottomans and the relevance today by Matthew Kamenski. Meanwhile The mad mullahs have managed to enrich uranium, the basic building block for an atomic bomb, similar to what we used over Japan. Granted this is a small step towards placing a nuclear device on a warhead, how far along is their other technology along? Don't let the naysayers fool you, we could crush them like a mere cockroach caught under our shoe and in about that time. My favorite sources for insight into Iran and Iraq for that matter are , Benador Associates, CentCom, Defend America, Steve Schippert's "Threats Watch", Bill Roggio's "Fourth Rail" and The Captains Club. Mike Yon is back in southwest Asia, can't wait for his dispatches.