Don't get me wrong! I do feel that our health care system is a mess and way over priced. The facts are that these costs are a direct result of several negative factors. Litigation is probably one of the largest causes for the high costs of health care in the U.S. Another factor that is seldom addressed is the cost comparisons for medications, between the U.S. and other countries. I've heard this discussed in detail and explained how Americans are basically stuck footing the bill for all the research costs to develop these medicines and then the same drugs are heavily discounted when sold outside the U.S. There are so many factors that just are never discussed. Each of which, if addressed and fixed, might help to change these out of control health care costs.

This may be a little off subject, but I think I may have been wrong about something and you neoconservatives may be right. It looks like even though a CBS/New York Times poll dated June 19, 2009 has indicated that 2/3 support the Government medical care plans that have been suggested by our President, the Democrats are about to drop the ball…again. Its not surprise really. It seems every time we the voters give the Democrats an opportunity to keep their campaign promises, the Democrats fizz out and do nothing constructive.

While I may disagree with the policies and ideology of the right-wing, I do have to give them credit on one thing…they do something and have no fear. Now don't get me wrong, I have no intention of supporting the Republican Party. However, if the Dems drop the National health care ball, as it looks like they are doing now, I won't be supporting them either.

Probably the best way to really get answers to your questions is to find out why so many people have stopped watching stations such as ABC and MSNBC and moved over to watching FOX. My guess many of your answers would be because of the lack of facts being provided their listeners. A complete failure to accurately research their stories and if they did research the stories, there is an agenda that causes them to leave out some all to important details.

I'm not fully on board with your assessment that FOX is fair and balanced. But I'm not seeing too much balance in any MSM outlet, which is exactly what my original post was about (Still trying to figure out how this keeps getting maneuvered to an ACORN discussion though). For me, the only way to get information about both sides of an issue is to get your information from multiple news organizations. You may not agree with what you hear, but at least you're getting a little more balance. Yes, ABC is tipping the scale blue, but FOX balances out that scale. Remove ABC and the scale dips way into the red. And THAT is not balance.

So I reassert for my final comment on this topic: News as a for-profit industry and the increasing use of politically leaning and hate-provoking opinion shows is destroying our ability to have civilized discourse. Media bias is a real problem. And please, please, please don't throw stones when you're living in a candy glass house.

With that said, even FOX isn't perfect as many recently saw in some unexpected attacks. I respect the fact that some of their commentators/entertainers have worked hard at digging up the wrong doings and corruption of both major parties. This is yet another example of what you will NOT find on ABC. Recently, there has been a great deal of investigative work done to find a number of illegal activities that all seem to be pointing back to one very large organization receiving a great deal of federal money from Americans like you and I. That organization is called ACORN. Thankfully there are people on both sides of the isle who do not believe there is a place in our voting system for fraud and corruption by any party or organization. Neither do I.

The one major issue we are all seeing today, is the people of America feeling disenfranchised by both major political parties. The majority of the people I have spoken with just hate politics because they (the people) feel they have no say on the agenda driven issues anyway.

But my post wasn't even about the justification for war. It was about the fact that all media outlets were doing exactly what ABC is getting accused of now. To complain about ABC being in bed with the current administration is hypocritical if you don't acknowledge the fact that FOX was a little too friendly with the previous Oval Office tenants.

An no, I DIDN'T think it was OK to listen to GW Bush hate talk. What gave you that impression? I'm just also against four or eight years of Obama hate talk as well. And it seems that the commentators who said "support the President or get out of the country" last year have had a dramatic change of heart now that a President they don't agree with won the election. Dissent is no longer unpatriotic. In fact, it's the opposite.

And THAT is ultimately the problem. Both sides are trying to frame the other as evil, crazy, and anti-American. Name calling and childish behavior. It's like third grade all over again. Neither side is immune. And because of this it's getting harder and harder to have real conversations and work towards solutions with any modicum of civility or progress.

And I'm sure you think it was OK to sit and listen to 8 years of hate for GW Bush, when he did keep us from another terrorist attach on our soil.

However, it is apparent to me now more then ever that our government is corrupt on both sides. The dems just made it more apparent when they said we won. Just because you won, doesn't mean you don't work for the people. Which is something they have totally forgotten. And the arrogance is so in our faces, they don't even try to hide it and it doesn't matter if you are a dem or a rep, conservative, or liberal. They do not hear us and they don't care. They are stelling from us and this has got to stop. Acorn has got to be prosecuted or at least investigated. And we the PEOPLE are going to make sure that these people we hired to do the job, start doing it or they will pay, with or without Acorn.

Just wondering where this media outrage was when ALL news outlets were pounding the drums leading to the Iraq war (now THAT was a brilliant government 24-hour infomercial). And if ABC is being criticized for being in bed with an administration, then those same complaints should've been raised with FOX and the Bush administration. Just because you agree with an administration's policies doesn't make media bias OK. The loss of actual news coverage in favor of opinion and hype has done a lot to destroy civilized discourse in our country, but I'm sure it's making a ton of money for all the networks.

Add one more thing to your list of things to do instead of supporting ABC. Watch the movie "Network" and then realize that the liberals aren't the only ones who need to police their media heroes.