Health care reform has dominated the headlines for months and frankly, I’d pretty much burned out on listening to the furor. After all, when push comes to shove, I have no vote on the final bill anyway. I’d decided that yes, some reforms were certainly in order, and maybe a public option was a good … Continue reading Reconsidering health care reform
Tonight Pres. Obama delivered his make-or-break speech on health care reform to a Joint Session of Congress. While it was a good speech, concluding with a previously undisclosed letter he’d received from Sen. Ted Kennedy, I doubt it changed any minds in Washington. And, after witnessing the idiocy of some American adults in regard to … Continue reading Obama speaks, nothing changes
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a moderate Republican presidential candidate last year, has been running hard to the right ever since. He seemed like such a nice, reasonable guy back then. He almost had me suckered, until I found out he was a creationist. Anyone who believes that is an immediate no-go with me. Now … Continue reading Huckabee is despicable
I’ve been watching the Sunday morning talk shows, and naturally health care reform is the favorite topic. Ideas swirling today: Doctor Shortage On Andersen Cooper, they got around to the shortage of primary care physicians. Sanjay Gupta noted that even in Massachusetts, where something like 97% of the people now have health care coverage, there … Continue reading Do it right the first time
Health care reform talks are ignoring a basic problem — the worsening doctor shortage. Continue reading But where are the doctors?
The latest news on health care reform seems to be that Obama is willing to drop his plan for a public option. Call me cynical, but my first thought was, “Terrific. It wasn’t enough that he sold out to the pharmaceutical companies. Now he’s caving to the insurance industry, too!” The insurance companies, you see, … Continue reading Obama backs off public option
