Comments for So much to say, so little time http://kathleenbasi.com Life at the intersection of faith, parenting and the written word Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on To Be, or not to be…happy by Mike http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/29/to-be-or-not-to-be-happy/#comment-2943 Mike Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:47:46 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3323#comment-2943 Thanks again. This is going to sound strange( I've been called that before) the Lord worked when I didn't realize it.That is when he led me to your blog. I came home last night aftre my tutoring session ( I teach ESL) and blogged and that is based on reading your blog. By the way for those who never had children those people have no idea. Thanks again. This is going to sound strange( I’ve been called that before) the Lord worked when I didn’t realize it.That is when he led me to your blog. I came home last night aftre my tutoring session ( I teach ESL) and blogged and that is based on reading your blog. By the way for those who never had children those people have no idea.

]]> Comment on Come Away With Me by Bec http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/26/come-away-with-me/#comment-2942 Bec Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:22:38 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3416#comment-2942 We used to go to St. Pete's to visit family and loved it! Great shots. We used to go to St. Pete’s to visit family and loved it! Great shots.

]]> Comment on To Be, or not to be…happy by Kathleen http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/29/to-be-or-not-to-be-happy/#comment-2941 Kathleen Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:24 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3323#comment-2941 http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/ (It's long.) http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/

(It’s long.)

]]> Comment on To Be, or not to be…happy by Daniel imburgia http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/29/to-be-or-not-to-be-happy/#comment-2940 Daniel imburgia Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:10:27 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3323#comment-2940 I like your thinking here. Do you have a link to the article? Several blogs have posted reflections on it but I would like to read the original. Blessings to you and you family. I like your thinking here. Do you have a link to the article? Several blogs have posted reflections on it but I would like to read the original. Blessings to you and you family.

]]> Comment on Nationalized Health Care, Down Syndrome, and Abortion by Rae http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/27/nationalized-health-care-down-syndrome-and-abortion/#comment-2938 Rae Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:30 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3434#comment-2938 I supported health care reform right up until I saw a little bit of what ended up being the final version (and no, I haven't actually read the whole thing, who has?!). I am not a fan of “Obamacare” because “Obamacare” meant having no plan and letting congress come up with one of the worst combinations possible. I'm not sure that the resulting legislation makes any cohesive sense. It would have been far better, imo, if we could have had a well-thought out plan that was passed, rather than random pieces stuck together. Of course that wasn't the politically smooth plan since it would have risked looking too much like "Hilarycare" but in my view it would have had a better result. As for abortion, I entirely agree with you that it is not going to be legislated away. But we should not increase abortions by providing federal funding! Money matters when it comes to healthcare choices. And it is of utmost importance that we as a society put money into providing healthcare for all children, and *not* into funding abortions. So I completely agree with you that something needed to be done, but I don't think that what needs to be done has been done. Hopefully I am wrong, but for now I dream of a world in which legislation will be cleaned up, we will follow fiscal plans that make sense for healthcare, abortion will not be covered, and no one will ever think of worrying about financial issues when faced with a child with medical needs. I supported health care reform right up until I saw a little bit of what ended up being the final version (and no, I haven’t actually read the whole thing, who has?!). I am not a fan of “Obamacare” because “Obamacare” meant having no plan and letting congress come up with one of the worst combinations possible. I’m not sure that the resulting legislation makes any cohesive sense. It would have been far better, imo, if we could have had a well-thought out plan that was passed, rather than random pieces stuck together. Of course that wasn’t the politically smooth plan since it would have risked looking too much like “Hilarycare” but in my view it would have had a better result.

As for abortion, I entirely agree with you that it is not going to be legislated away. But we should not increase abortions by providing federal funding! Money matters when it comes to healthcare choices. And it is of utmost importance that we as a society put money into providing healthcare for all children, and *not* into funding abortions.

So I completely agree with you that something needed to be done, but I don’t think that what needs to be done has been done. Hopefully I am wrong, but for now I dream of a world in which legislation will be cleaned up, we will follow fiscal plans that make sense for healthcare, abortion will not be covered, and no one will ever think of worrying about financial issues when faced with a child with medical needs.

]]> Comment on An Interview with Kimberly Hahn by duke1959 http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/28/kimberly-hahn/#comment-2937 duke1959 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:09:32 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3438#comment-2937 This is great stuff. Once again. Your the best! This is great stuff. Once again. Your the best!

]]> Comment on About Me by duke1959 http://kathleenbasi.com/about/#comment-2935 duke1959 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:21:37 +0000 #comment-2935 The Hill good food everywhere! The Hill good food everywhere!

]]> Comment on Nationalized Health Care, Down Syndrome, and Abortion by duke1959 http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/27/nationalized-health-care-down-syndrome-and-abortion/#comment-2934 duke1959 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:18:25 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3434#comment-2934 I was just looking at your info. I spent the first 35 years of my life in St. Louis I was just looking at your info. I spent the first 35 years of my life in St. Louis

]]> Comment on Nationalized Health Care, Down Syndrome, and Abortion by duke1959 http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/27/nationalized-health-care-down-syndrome-and-abortion/#comment-2933 duke1959 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:06:01 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3434#comment-2933 Under no circumstances can we throw up our hands and walk away. None. Not One. We are talking about people here! Especially when it comes to children. We a guy here is tennessee who wants to be governor but does not support pre-k spenging. When it comes to medicare ( that is what mey wife deals with) the rules are different. You are also right abour Roe V. Wade. that will not change. The Supreme court will tweek it from time to time but thats about it. You are right about Obamacare also. People are scared. One of the issues that is face in healthcare is that many Americans see it as entitlement. By 2014 who knows what will happen by then. Pre-exsiting does happen in medicare. My wife had a patient the other day that just enrolled with her company and went straight to the hospital. Is that fair to all involved? I'm not sure. Under no circumstances can we throw up our hands and walk away. None. Not One. We are talking about people here! Especially when it comes to children. We a guy here is tennessee who wants to be governor but does not support pre-k spenging. When it comes to medicare ( that is what mey wife deals with) the rules are different. You are also right abour Roe V. Wade. that will not change. The Supreme court will tweek it from time to time but thats about it. You are right about Obamacare also. People are scared. One of the issues that is face in healthcare is that many Americans see it as entitlement. By 2014 who knows what will happen by then. Pre-exsiting does happen in medicare. My wife had a patient the other day that just enrolled with her company and went straight to the hospital. Is that fair to all involved? I’m not sure.

]]> Comment on Nationalized Health Care, Down Syndrome, and Abortion by Kathleen http://kathleenbasi.com/2010/07/27/nationalized-health-care-down-syndrome-and-abortion/#comment-2932 Kathleen Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:03:50 +0000 http://kathleenbasi.com/?p=3434#comment-2932 Duke, I know there are issues with paying. But how can we just throw up our hands and say, "We can't pay for it the way things are now, so we're just going to skip it."? We've got to let go of our fixed ideas of what does and doesn't, will and won't work, and come up with a way. Duke, I know there are issues with paying. But how can we just throw up our hands and say, “We can’t pay for it the way things are now, so we’re just going to skip it.”? We’ve got to let go of our fixed ideas of what does and doesn’t, will and won’t work, and come up with a way.

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