tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14686321800808806952011-12-15T02:35:56.946-08:00Conservative and Libertarian News and Commentary on issues affecting Northwest Ohio, the U.S.A., and the world.d4v34xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07346680257860879900noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468632180080880695.post-12824737875373168732009-10-08T05:58:00.000-07:002009-10-08T06:05:43.631-07:00Today's column by a notorious conservative polemicist reminded me of a statistic I heard a couple years back. Are you ready?<br /><br />75 out of every 100 dollars spent on health care in the US are spent to treat conditions related to or arising from obesity or chronic smoking.<br /><br />Hmmm. Instead of positioning ourselves to ration health care, perhaps we might better improve the nation's health by rationing food and cigarettes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1468632180080880695-1282473787537316873?l=nwocons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>d4v34xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07346680257860879900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468632180080880695.post-10359700608021913292009-07-07T13:01:00.000-07:002009-07-08T09:08:40.691-07:00Dear Mrs. Palin,<br /><br />You asked the people of Alaska to elect you governor of their state. They did.<br />Please. Finish. The. Job.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />the NWOC<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1468632180080880695-1035970060802191329?l=nwocons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>d4v34xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07346680257860879900noreply@blogger.com0