On the Right

A quiet morning. Not a sound out of place… And it’s time for me to explore the internet for news of the day. First up is the weather and it tells me that there is a slight chance of snow showers on Thursday night, with a low of 28. OK! Because by Thursday night I will be in Scottsdale Arizona and should be a little more comfortable with only a chance of rain showers and a low of 45.

The weather for the ½ marathon on Sunday is predicted to be sunny but cold. A low of 34… sounds like layering is mandatory for this race.

I read that Mitt Romney is ahead in collecting the millions needed to run for president. (Like I said, it’s the $$$ spent and not the talent that makes you the president.) He has over $65 million now and that makes him a frontrunner for the nomination. If he becomes the Republicans candidate it will be quite interesting to see what the right wing Evangelicals will do; Romney’s a Mormon and the Evangelicals hate them with a passion. Do you think the right wing will ignore his Mormonism in order to keep a Republican in the White House? I don’t doubt it; they have fewer scruples than the Democrats…

And I read that that there is a chance that mental health issues will be covered in future medical insurance. Most people don’t realize that mental health problems are usually not covered in standard health insurance until they have to pay. Even though at least 25% of Americans are afflicted with mental health issues at some time or another, as a society we do our very best to ignore that fact. Imagine what kind of an outcry we would hear if 25% of Americans developed polio? Or cancer?

Let’s see…Presidential politics, right wing Republicans, Mormons, right wing Evangelicals and mental health. Do these subjects go together? You bet!