(I mean, besides the not believing in Him thing....)

I know! He's so judgy.

That's pretty much exactly what it is.

Yeah, the two things I hear most from the Repub's on health care are tort reform and allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines. Reform more oriented to helping insurance companies than citizens.

I do think the latter can be done with federal regulations, but it probably couldn't fly like brenda said. I'm also sure that adding federal regulations is not part of the republican plan when they say that.

Tort reform sounds good, bring down the costs of malpractice litigation, but states have done that kind of legislation and it has proven not to have a big impact on costs.

It's hard not be cynical about motivations with a platform like that.

(I mean, besides the not believing in Him thing....)

Dude! God is not your orange chicken fetching monkey!

Also, aren't you in a big city? What kind of a big city doesn't have at least three Chinese restaurants within eight blocks of any individual's given location at any time?

I'm also sure that adding federal regulations is not part of the republican plan when they say that.

This is always my question when I hear comments like "OBVIOUSLY we need health care reform, but the public option will turn us into ZOMG SOCIALISTS!!11!!" I mean, as far as I can see, the options for lowering health costs are (a) public option to compete with private insurers or (b) massive federal regulation to cap prices.

I can't imagine (b) being popular with anyone vehemently opposed to (a).

Also, aren't you in a big city? What kind of a big city doesn't have at least three Chinese restaurants within eight blocks of any individual's given location at any time?

I'm in Evanston. Right now, anyway. Because I want God to fetch me orange chicken right now.

There is no orange chicken anywhere near me.

You will not be giving your jeans stains they like, then.

What kind of a big city doesn't have at least three Chinese restaurants within eight blocks of any individual's given location at any time?

Outside of Chinatown, Chicago is actually pretty sparse for decent Chinese, other than seriouly high-end. This is something Daley should be looking into.

Outside of Chinatown, Chicago is actually pretty sparse for decent Chinese, other than seriously high-end.

Oh, that's sad. Within 8 blocks of my work, in one direction or another, we've got low to high end Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and miscellaneous noodle fusion. Not that I ever actually go to any of them, but it's comforting just to know they're there.

Outside of Chinatown, Chicago is actually pretty sparse for decent Chinese, other than seriouly high-end.

That is oddly true. Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Thai, sushi or Thai/sushi place, but good Chinese is limited outside of Chinatown.

But anyway, I think I could find good orange chicken in downtown Evanston, but since I don't drive to work, downtown is too far away for my lunch breaks since our company moved.

When I was at Northwestern we pretty much relied on Panda Express for Chinese food.