Mike Gravel?
to be honest, before i started doing my research on the democratic presidential hopefuls, i’d never heard of this guy. his comments to the handful of issues on his website are brief (concise?), but one particular bit caught my attention and as i start this process of doing my best to give you all the most accurate and comprehensive information on all the candidates, i want to start with this guy and his comments on health care in this country….
Medicine and medical technology in the United States is the finest in the world. However, it is also one of the leading causes of bankruptcies. With the rising cost of healthcare, it is time to rethink our approach. The solution to the healthcare crisis is a national, universal single-payer not-for-profit U.S. healthcare system.
that’s right, folks, mike gravel supports a national, universal single-payer system in this country! i don’t know about the rest of you, but that singular position bumps him up much closer to the top of my list.
i’ll be posting more on mike (and the other candidates) just as soon as i can, but i wanted to start with this candidate, because i’d never heard of him before and am impressed with at least some of his responses.
check back!
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Thanks for compiling information for us Josh!
I have never heard of Mike Gravel before either. He looks good on most of his issues, but I have to wonder about the “National Initiative for Democracy”… need to read more about it before forming a solid opinion, but it sounds like it could have some major downfalls.
Comment by rachel — March 10, 2007 @ 9:31 am
Rachel,
If you wanna know more about Sen. Gravel or the National Initiative for Democracy, visit the following websites:
http://www.gravel2008.us
http://www.ni4d.us.com
Ralph Nader was partly correct when he wrote that Sen. Gravel is a fresh wind coming down from Alaska. Maverick Sen. Gravel is more than - he’s a smashing storm about to rock the very foundation of the concept of democracy with the bold concept of direct democracy. His Fair Tax plan will likewise shatter the regressive taxation system that we have and make it more equitable.
I think it’s about time that Democrats rally behind someone who embraces the real ideals upon which the party was established. He is a man of peace who speaks the voice of the nation that has been scared and domicile by hawkers at the White House. He first attracted national attention when he vocally opposed the Vietnam war in the august hall of Capitol Hills, notwithstanding requests from fell Democrats to settle down. He perfected the art and science of filibustering to end peacetime military draft. Always been for transparency and honest government, he read the Pentagon Papers on a hearing of the committee he then heads, thus making them public records.
While mainstream democratic presidential candidates are “cautious” on political reprisal (main reason why impeachment is non-existent in the present Congress), he is proposing a law that will make continued presence in Iraq a felony.
True Democrats who really care for the party and the country should make Sen. Gravel and the ideas he expouses the focal point of next years presidential election. We need the brand of leadership that Democratic Party envisions for this nation, i.e. progressive. Let us make the party a true party of the American people and not just a party of the Clintons . . . A party that fights for what it truly stands for, not a party that promotes political convenience . . . finally, a party that will work hard to make sure that America will once again, be embraced by the peace-loving people of the world.
Spread the word . . . organize for Sen. Gravel . . . rekindle the wavering flame of hope among the American people . . . Believe that this nation will be great again!
Comment by Russell — June 24, 2007 @ 8:24 pm