Archive for September, 2009
Newsweek Debunks Some of the Biggest Lies About Health Insurance Reform
Very good — too bad there has not been more of this and certainly too bad that this info has not been in nonstop rotation on cable.
Progressive Dems of Delaware Meeting Tonite
Progressive Dems for Delaware will be meeting on Wednesday, Sept 2, at 7:00 PM at DelDems Headquarters to work on our health care reform action plan. Anybody who believes that health care reform is a moral imperative facing our nation with welcome to join us!
Five Myths About Health Care Round The World
While conservatives are busily abandoning the moral imperative of the 8th Commandment (and doing so in a pretty ugly way), T.R. Reid provides a useful corrective in countering the most prevalent of the fear and loathing being manufactured based upon the health care systems in other countries.
Mike Castle Goes Out of Town to Get His Inner Wingnut On
On Monday, Castle went to Philly to be part of a panel of legislators to discuss Health Insurance reform for some radio show.
What is interesting about this is that Castle abandoned his so-called “moderation” for some pandering to the wingnut base:
To David Anderson, this is a Man of God.
“I hope that God strikes Barack Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy and I hope it happens today,” [Baptist Pastor Steve Anderson] told MyFOXPhoenix on Sunday. To David Anderson, I suppose this is a “Christian” man.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins, Great White Dope
Kansas Rep. Lynn “Great White Hope” Jenkins is in the news again. This time it’s for her thoughtful and compassionate response to an uninsured constituent. In this clip, taken at a July town hall meeting, Jenkins is confronted by a constituent named Elizabeth Smith — a full-time waitress with two young kids. Smith’s employer doesn’t […]
We Lost Another One….
We live in a violent society. Violence is everywhere. It is a solution to all problems, from domestic to political. Who is to blame? Everyone. Who is responsible for ending the cycle of violence? Everyone. Will it happen? Never. God bless Officer Chad Spicer and his family. Keep his family and the Georgetown Police Department in your thoughts today.
Musical Chairs
Can New Castle County Executive Chris Coons keep a Chief Administration Officer? The answer is, apparently, no. Effective September 1st, Coons is on to his fourth Chief Administration Officer in four years, according to the Community News. Current CAO Tracy Surles is returning to the Department of Special Services and, on Sept. 1st, New Castle […]
QOTE
Now that Obama is in office, is he and his admin going to use the media any differently than the prior administration?
Tom Carper’s Office: Public Option is a Fall Back?
So what is Tom Carper’s position on Public Option Health Care? A friend of mine just called up Senator Carper’s office, and inquired whether Carper (who claims that he “doesn’t oppose” the public option, a weaselly double-negative) would support a public option plan that was “available on day one”. Why is this important? In the […]
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