this war is costing to much in lives and in financial cost. 18 soldiers take their own lives a day. A friend of mine has been near fatally wounded four times. we got bin laden no reason to be there anymore. Drone warfare is terrorism

Politics is about compromise. Compromise became a dirty word in Congress. After a record number of filibusters, the GOP just filibustered their own bill. That's unprecedented. In the House, the GOP refuses to make the Bush tax cuts permanant for 98% of Americans & 97% of small businesses. GOP is no longer the champion of tax cuts, or immigration, or national security. GOP also blocked a jobs bill to fix our roads & lower the high unemployment rate. That's unprecedented. GOP also hurt our currency rating & cost our economy $18 billion during an unprecedented & unnecessary debt ceiling debate. Now they're threatening to do it again.

I am unable to purchase a Medicare Supplement Plan because I am under age 65, even though I am on Medicare. I want to stay on Original Medicare and have a Supplement Plan that travels with me and so I can go to any doctor/hospital that accepts Original Medicare. My present plan is not only expensive but in network doctor choices are very limited. Having a Supplement Plan would greatly increase my choices of healthcare providers. My state does not currently offer Medicare Supplement Plans to those under age 65, even if you are disabled and on Social Security. This means I must convert from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan. This is through a private company that replaces original Medicare and limits my choices of doctors. In my county I have only a handful of Advantage Plans to choose from and choices of doctors are limited. Out of the four choices available, only one plan is a PPO, the rest are HMOs. I have some medically perplexing conditions and I would like to try a research hospital/clinic. The one I'm interested in accepts the Medicare Supplement plans, not any of the Advantage Plans available to me. I Also plan to stay in another state for 3 months, this poses problems that I wouldn't have if I could get a Supplement plan.

The Rocky Mountain Front in Montana is one most ecologically rich and pristine areas left in the lower 48 states; from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Glacier National Park south to Augusta, Montana. This pristine landscape and some of the highest water and air quality in the nation is currently threatened by indiscriminate oil and gas drilling using unregulated hydraulic fracturing; which involves the use of highly toxic chemicals and large quantities of precious surface and ground water for drilling. Chemicals such as benzyl chloride, benzene, toulene and many others and unregulated placement of well pads near rivers, lakes, streams and rural residences pose a direct threat to the health of people and environment. We petition a ban on fracking on the Rocky Mountain Front, Montana.

With all the false adds that ran during the elections in the last 2 years, this would be one way to clean up politics. Anyone knowingly advertising or campaigning false facts will be fined the price of the add they ran and damages to the victim of the add. They will also need to run an add to denounce the false add at the same time the false add was ran. Winning a political race should be done with the same honesty and dignity as we expect them to run our country and government!!!.

Parents and community members in Manhattan's School District 6 are asking the CEC and DOE to table the issue of "school choice" currently under consideration. CEC6 and the DOE have not provided any evidence that dezoning has benefited other school districts or that it achieves its stated purposes or that it would benefit our children or ensure that everyone has access to good schools. For more information: www.savedistrict6.com or www.facebook.com/d6parents

president obama has signed off on a bill that will require all Americans to be implanted with RF ID tags. he claims this to be for health benefits. however we should not have to subject ourselves to that kind of invasion of privacy. if this goes on, in 2014 every newborn child will have this tag implanted at birth.

Raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour.

The US Geological Service released in report in 2012 which found natural gas in the Hartford Shale of Western and Central MA. We must not allow environmentally damaging fracking in MA.

I have been reading how citizens have become frustrated with congress leaving on vacation and not settling issues before leaving. They should not be allowed payment, just like any other citizen that does not work. Also, they should not be allowed any type of retirement funding by the people, and should save as many Americans do when they retire. This also includes healthcare.

Higher education in the U.S. is being hijacked by vast amounts of cash flooding the campaign coffers of those who purport to represent us. Thanks to endless lobbying and limitless cash that has been showered upon members of Congress, including and especially House Speaker John Boehner, student loans have been stripped of all basic consumer protections. As long as our leaders in Washington continue to line their pockets with Sallie Mae's money, student loan borrowers will continue to get the shaft.

8th grade Social Studies: freeing the slaves. But what about those workers who are slaves in other countries because US business practices? Many fashion companies are producing overseas where people are treated like slaves. Computer Co. 14 hr. work days/6 day weeks Here, we pay high dollar for those items when workers should get better compensated.