Courage of Conviction

Today on The Keystone Report, host Matthew Best interviews Dr. Mary Zennett of Citizens for Health Reform.  Dr. Zennett (Dr. Mary Z) is a Doctor of Medicine and a student of health reform for many years.  As founder of Citizens for Health Reform, she is committed to improving the health status of Americans through education and empowerment.  Dr. Mary Z travels and lectures on health reform across the United States.  You can learn more about her and her cause by visiting http://www.citizensforhealthreform.com. During the interview, Dr. Zennett and Mr. Best discussed the state of America’s health care and insurance situation, what can be done about the crisis, and what role each individual plays in fixing the problems.  Dr. Zennett also discussed the role of preventative medicine in health care.

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Here’s a great cartoon of a great song.  Enjoy!

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I had an opportunity to interview Dr. Paul Kengor, professor of Political Science at Grove City College, for the Keystone Report.  Dr. Kengor is the author of God and Ronald Reagan, God and George W. Bush, and 3 other books.  His most recent book is entitled God and Hillary Clinton.  We talked about the book, it’s impact on the 2008 election, how it is being received, and what’s next.  You can listen to the entire interview here.

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
German dramatist, poet & novelist

I know, I know, it’s an odd title.  I’m referring to all the high drama that goes on every day within the inner circle of politics.  Just go to any major news site - grassrootspa.com is one of my favorites - you’ll see “important” people grandstanding on (insert your favorite policy issue here).  Interested in guns or gun control, just watch self-important legislators walk off the floor of the state house.  Does it really accomplish anything beyond generating some PR?  not really.  Or take a look at some ridiculous “zero tolerance” policy.  Who cares what we are not tolerating anymore - does it really solve a problem - more than likely no - it deals with some effect.  All this does is create more problems, which of course we’ll need government to come in and solve.  But gee, it makes some great PR doesn’t it?

No, on this day, I’m grateful that I have been on an information diet.  What does that mean?  It means I haven’t been paying attention to all the “news” that is going on.  Think about the overwhelming amount of information we are all innundated with each day.  Taking some time off from the madness is refreshing and can be a bit addictive.  It also is productive.  I’m more focused than I have been in along time.  I’m focused on my goals and accomplishing my goals.  Plus, how much of the news is positive anyway - not much.  So really, you aren’t missing much.  Besides, it’s like this - if “important” people walk off the floor of the House and no one cares…

I’m also grateful to be in the private sector.  It is in the private sector that great things happen - fortunes made, people actually assisted and helped, courage tested, risk, etc.  Here people don’t just do things for PR, there is a deeper reason for doing anything.  Each person’s reason may be differently, but PR is nice, but not the goal.  In the private sector results are important - why?  Simply this, without results, no one gets paid.