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This year I was honored to be named Hawaii's Physician of the Year, and I am dedicating that honor to the cause of real healthcare reform. I join the majority of doctors, and the majority of Americans, in demanding that Congress pass real healthcare reform, which must include a public option. Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee finally voted out their bill for healthcare reform. Under pressure from the insurance industry, they passed a bill that removes the choice of a public insurance option. We can't allow Congress to give in to pressure from insurance industry lobbyists and pass a watered down bill. Without a public option, the bill is not a real reform. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now responsible for merging the best parts of the Finance Committee bill with the best parts of Senator Kennedy's H.E.L.P. bill which DOES include the choice of a public option. We need to make sure Majority Leader Reid brings a bill with a public option to the floor of the Senate where Democratic Senators can pass it by majority vote. It is critically important that Senator Reid and Congress hear our voices NOW. They need to know that the majority of Americans will not settle for anything less than real reform. PLEASE JOIN ME AND ADD YOUR NAME RIGHT NOW Now is the time when we can make an enormous difference. This Monday, DFA members will deliver the America Can't Wait petition to every Senator in Congress -- including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- to make sure they get the message. Nothing is as powerful as when we all stand up together as one voice and demand action. Democracy for America and Dr. Howard Dean are close to 150,000 signers. If we work together, we can reach that goal before Monday when the petition will be delivered. Pass this message on to your friends, family, and co-workers. Post a message to your Facebook or Twitter accounts to ask for more support. Join me in getting the word out to help DFA reach this crucial goal. SIGN THE PETITION AND PASS IT ON It's time to pass real reform that actually makes a difference. It's time to pass a public option. Sincerely, Josh Dr. Josh Green, M.D. Hawaii Physician of the Year 2009 An extra note from DFA's Chair, Jim Dean: Dr. Green is a DFA member from way back. He's also the State Senator from Hawaii's 3rd district. We were proud to support Josh and help him win his election because America needs leaders with a strong voice like his at every level of office. Now, let's work together to pass real reform. Please sign the petition now.  | |
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About Me
- James McGinley
- No fan am I of the man Jesus, no Christian am i. A disciple of Jesus I am, an ardent greedy student, because I want the supremely joyful life that he had and told me I could have, taught me how to have, and have now attained. And infinitely more than for me, I want that joyful life for everyone, most of all, for the least of these my family of humanity. And because the dozens and dozens of great souls throughout history, what they learned and embodied, all points me to his teachings and example. For the collective joyful life of it. Jesus' disciple, James Ps. Of one thing I am certain, that the only thing I can be certain of is that I know nothing to be true with absolute certainty. To do other than that would be to place myself in the position of allah, yahweh, God, the all-knowing, absolute truth... like the Christians do. And in that and every other way, I am not a christian.