Not Being Registered to Vote Is Malarkey

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Literally Malarkey. So says the folks from MotivationalBiden.com (it's a Facebook page) to remind people that today is National Voter Registration Day. Most of the folks who read this are registered to vote, but it is worth it to ask around your family and friends to make sure that folks are signed up to participate in their Government. You can check here for the status of your registration. Click here to go to the State's Dpeartmnt of Elections to sign up.

Tuesday Open Thread [9.24.13]

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“The only real way to repeal the healthcare law is to win elections,” – The Wall Street Journal. Indeed. But the GOP has taught us that elections have no consequences, and that an opposition party must oppose a President's entire agenda absolutely. The President can never me allowed to do his job or see his nominees or policies enacted. So, if a miracle happens and a Republican gets elected President in the next few generations, as unlikely as that is, he or she should expect Democrats to treat him or her as Republicans have treated Obama. Meanwhile, Ezra Klein shows us why this financial showdown shutdown default drama in 2013 is different than what occurred in 2011.
More on the Navy Yard Shooter And Our Failed Mental Health System

More on the Navy Yard Shooter And Our Failed Mental Health System

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Many insightful issues and questions were included in your comments.  I'll try to deal with them concisely and welcome an idea exchange. I'll address your issues with an abbreviated Q, followed by my response.  Let me explain that my engagement on mental health services derives from more than 10 years as a day to day care giver for a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic son starting in around 1999 when he was 33 and I was close to starting my retirement.  My experience involved very frequent involvement with psychiatrists, counselors, outpatient centers and psychiatric hospitals, primarily in Texas but also Mississippi and Florida.  I have no experience with the Delaware psych community.  I initiated four psychiatric hospital admissions for my son; he has had many more since those four.