[GreenAccord]

After getting about 3 paragraphs into this, I think it's fairly obvious when the author states that he's an "an Old World conservative settling in America" what he means is that he's Democrat.

Give aways:

Most of us will die in poverty.
By who's measure?

Quality health care for all is not possible.
Who said the government was supposed to provide it?

Then I got bored and quit reading it.

[Junior_G]

Then I got bored and quit reading it.

You should have kept reading it. You might have at least avoided the preposterous conclusion that the guy is a Democrat.