A Blog without the ability to post comments????

Blogs are amazing things. They allow you to easily disseminate information to interested parties, and also, allow you to receive feedback from those that have read the information. That second part is the most revolutionary thing about blogs. Mediums to broadcast information have been around for centuries, but easy ways to receive feedback from those you broadcast the information to have never been as convenient or easy to manage as blogs allow.

I usually try to stay out of political debates. They are usually based on nothing but heated tempers and feelings. And if you dig deep enough, eventually you can’t really find the “right” or “wrong” of the issues. (Atleast if you measure “right” and “wrong” on popular opinion instead of some strongly held belief).

However, I want to carefully dip my toes into this emotionally treacherous sea of confidence smashing arguments and point out that: The white houses blog doesn’t allow you to post comments..

Why? Because, I’m sure they would cite many reasons. However, IMHO, I agree 100% with their most recent post Facts are stubborn things In this case, the fact that the people are divided on the issue, and their blog would receive TORRENTIAL amounts of comments on the issue. Instead, they are able to neatly display a “unified” opinion, that just happens to be pro health care reform (just a fancy use of words designed to mask the true nature of the socialized health care bill).

While I try really really hard to be open minded about others opinions and beliefs. I don’t think this is a good idea. The government is supposed to have the peoples best interests at heart. And they have effectively closed off one of the MOST advanced and effective systems in existence for gauging the peoples opinions. They have closed themselves from the TORRENTIAL amount of information they could gather about people.

We don’t need health care reform in the form of socialized health care, we need a thorough examination of the problem, and a fix. How come hospitals charge insurance companies a fraction of what they charge regular patients???? That is the problem. Fix that, don’t use it as an excuse to grow an inefficient socialist organization even larger.

What can YOU do to make a difference? Grow your knowledge.