1:28 am — I just read that Sen. Ted Kennedy has died. Even knowing he was battling inoperable brain cancer, it was hard to imagine a day when he’d be gone. He always seemed so strong, like somehow he was… Read More ›
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Do it right the first time
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… Read More ›
Obama backs off public option
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… Read More ›
Pinocchio in the White House
The Washington Post today gives President Obama four Pinocchios for his oft repeated promise, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” That’s the highest number of Pinocchios on WaPo’s Fact Checker… Read More ›
More liberal than Obama, yet as conservative as Romney
As heated and highly partisan as the presidential campaign is, it’s difficult to imagine someone still being on the fence about which candidate to support. It’s not like there are two moderates circling each other somewhere in the muddled middle… Read More ›
The religious rape of American women
Catholic men of America — and all conservatives who support them — you’re not going to win this debate. You are not going to deprive American women of the benefits of 21st Century science, medicine, and law. You are not… Read More ›
Stupak: canary in the coal mine
On the Chris Matthews Show this morning,the panelists seemed to think the Stupak Amendment is not a big deal because a relatively small number of women have abortions every year and the Democrats are trying to bring health care to… Read More ›
McCaughey off the mark on stimulus bill
Monday I wrote about Betsy McCaughey’s Bloomberg commentary on health care provisions in the stimulus bill. Based on what she said, I grew quite concerned about the future of my health care in particular. Since then, I’ve tried to confirm… Read More ›