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I also did not have a hand in the election of Obama and proud to say it. I am a Texan and proud to say that my home state did not vote him in either. Guess those of you that did will reap what you sowed,,,,,,but you also made sure that those of us who knew better will also get the raw end of it!

Plenty of People in Georgia wanted Obama to win. But there is syill alot of hate and racism in that state. I know because I am from small town GA. 1.8 Million people to be exact. Note how the small towns voted as opposed to cities. I think that says alot.

Just want EVERYONE to know that I had nothing to do with osama winning,and am proud to say neither did the fine state of GEORGIA.

I don't think the AMA should have endorsed anyone, It would be more practical to be accessible to each candidate. The AMA should be representing me and my peers, not some political candidate.
Most nurses I know don't see the world of sick people in political shades of blue or red.

I will also not help this organization anymore. You all will see that all Obama promises will not come to pass. He is just a puppet for the liberals. he tell you what you want to here, but has not walked the talk. GS in Houston

I can NOT agree with the ANA's support of Obama. I have traveled abroad and seen what socialized medicine truly means to peoples' accessibility to health care. I cannot abide by a system that will overwhelm health care, tell people that they have to wait to have a necessary intervention done because there are not enough funds to cover it now, or a younger potentially more socially productive person is given priority. We are already seeing health care organizations hire non-skilled personnel to fill positions that should be held by RN's, this will only get more pronounced under Obama's plan for health care. The cost of his health insurance plan will explode as more and more people become un-employed due to the staggering tax increases he plans on imposing, killing jobs and sending us into a depression. His plan is a mirror of what Roosevelt did that sent us into the great depression. The availability of health care will diminish because hospitals will go out of business. The thought that being a nurse is a secure job will be no more. Universal health care sounds so good to nurses, after all we want to help all, we need to fix things, and hence why we chose this field. I see Obama as actually diminishing nurse’s ability to help. If you do the math, his so called tax cuts are the equivalent to a shell game. The cap on FICA will be lifted and FICA deductions will increase starting at the first dollar you make. Repeal of the Bush Tax cuts and an implementation of taxes that have been on hold will result in a net tax increase for everyone who earns a wage in this country. I guess that will be ok since the unemployment rolls will increase, including nurses. We will be fine until there is no more money for unemployment pay outs. With our economy in shambles, Obama's inability and unwillingness to meet our foreign obligations, and the naivety of many US citizens, our National Security is at Great Risk. I have a relentless fear for the future of this nation. In the short term view the ANA may see Obama as a positive thing for health care. I believe long term ramifications will be disastrous. I resent the ANA professing to speak for me.

I am all for Universal Healthcare for everyone. Hospitals are a revolving door for a lot of patients because we get them a little better and then we send them home when they are unable to afford medications. We are unable to help them find a means to getting their medications because our social workers and nurses can only do so much. I believe that it is more expensive to keep treating the same patient over and over again because of problems relating to not taking medications then providing everyone with universal healthcare. I know many of you may think well there are a lot of pharmacies that provide generic drugs really cheap, but it really is hard for those that have to use a non-generic drug or think about that person who has to make a decision on whether or not they will eat tonight or go buy prescriptions and medical supplies. Kudos to The ANA for supporting Barack Obama

Ah that evil word.."socialism". Yes I agree, we nurses work VERY hard for our money. But if you you take some time to analyze his proposal, taxes will increase for household incomes that make over $250.000/year. Show me a nurse who makes this? If you are interested in finding out your tax cut go here. http://taxcut.barackobama.com/