Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness

The failure of the Senate to pass the Zadroga 9/11 Health Care Bill is just the latest example of all that is wrong with our current two party political system. Now while the Republicans are solely to blame in the current round a quick review of the bill’s history of this bill as well as its sister bill in the House will show that the Democrats also playing party politics have long delayed the bills getting anywhere near proposal.

In the house as well as in the Senate these bills have spent most of their times in committees as the party leaders would not even allow them out for a vote.

In the House’s case this was under direct orders from Nancy Pelosi who would not allow any bills out of committee until the President’s Health Care Agenda was moved forward.

In the Senate this was delayed and only put to a vote when they knew it would defeated as the Republicans vowed not to approve any bills until the Bush tax breaks were extended.

So we have both Republicans and Democrats playing party politics while people continue to die.

Is it only me or does anyone else believe that both parties are becoming more like the Borg Collective only moving forward as a block with no independent
thinking allowed?


They continue to totally disregard the majority of Americans and only move forward with what the “Party Wants”

All of our Senators and Representatives believe that “Resistance is Futile” as they fear the loss of campaign financing if they don’t tow the party line.

Well it’s about time we let them know that we want independent thinkers.

We elect candidates to represent us not the Republican or Democratic Parties.

We deserve more than these Stepford Senators and Representatives marching mindlessly to the orders of the Party Borg Collective.

It is now time that we make them release that “Resistance is Not Futile” and that we will no longer put up with it.

As Anthony J. D’Angelo once said we need to “Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness”

And we can start with the passage of the Zadroga Bill.

OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR BLOOMBERG REGARDING ZADROGA BILL

Dear Mayor Bloomberg,

In your statement regarding the Zadroga Bill today you stated ““Today’s bi-partisan vote by the House of Representatives is a significant moment in a fight we have waged for years. Today’s vote acknowledges that the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks were an attack on America, and addressing its health impacts is a national duty. This bill recognizes that the country should be there for the tens of thousands of responders who were there for us on 9/11”

I find it difficult to understand how you could make such a statement at the same time that your administration through the WTC Captive Insurance Corp has denied almost every claim from people ill as a result of 9/11.

The Federal Government gave New York City $1 Billion to aid those ill as a result of 9/11

The WTC Captive Insurance Corp a Registered Not For Profit that has spent over $400 Million in Federal Funds and distributed less than 1% of the funds to satisfy health claims.

They have paid their administrators millions in salaries and have regularly paid attorneys $500 an hour to fight the claims of our sick 9/11 responders.

I do agree with you that the bill recognizes that the country should be there for the tens of thousands of responders who were there for us on 9/11 but my question is why your administration hasn’t been there as well.

Dennis McKeon

OF MEMORIALS AND MOSQUES

As the controversy around the mosque near Ground Zero grows Postcards the 9/11 Memorial on Staten Island was vandalized with five 9/11 victims’ profiles being smashed.

Now one thing may have nothing to do with the other but the possibility always exists.

Don’t all involved see the potential danger of the Mosque being built just a few feet away from Ground Zero?

Say during the construction or after it is built some fanatic attempts to bomb the mosque.

Now this could happen.

It could be an Islamic extremist or a crazed American.

Either way people will die and the rift between all involved will be widened with each blaming the other.

Why would we want to create such a no win situation?

Now all of this should have been taken into consideration early on.

But now it has, as with all things related to 9/11, become a political hot item.

And all the same politicians who did not give a second thought about defeating the 9/11 Health Care bill just a few weeks ago are on their soap boxes attempting to gain a political advantage in the upcoming elections.

The same politicians that have allowed the 9/11 memorial/museum to be buried underground will use this for their political gain.

And mayor Bloomberg who continues to allow the WTC Captive Insurance Corp to pay lawyers millions to deny health claims to 9/11 victims is appalled that New Yorkers might actually have thoughts of their own about a mosque a few blocks from Ground Zero.

So unfortunately the sad saga of Ground Zero drags on into its 9th year.

Ex politicians who have made billions off the tragedy join with those still in office for photo ops on the 11th day of September each year and could care less about 9/11 or its victims for the other 364 days.

And the atmosphere of hate increases.

Nobody can convince me that a mosque a few blocks from Ground Zero is going to make things any better.