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Is The Filibuster Dead?

March 23, 2010

So Health Care Passed and now some are asking if the arm-twisting tactics used by Democrats will set a precedent for future issues to be, oh, what’s the phrase everyone loves, “rammed through,” in the same fashion. I don’t think so. First, if the issue is with reconciliation, it’s been done before, and folks on [...]

Final Votes of Passed Health Care Cast By Four Horsemen of Apocalypse

March 22, 2010

The much debated Health Care Bill, the main domestic issue of the Obama Administration, was passed today in the House by a vote of 219 to 212, with the final, “swing,” votes being cast by the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Said one aid to House Speaker Pelosi, “We were confident we had it right [...]

As Health Care For All Looms, GOP Races to Exclude Mexicans

March 20, 2010

With a vote (and possibly a passage) of the Health Care Bill coming up Sunday, the GOP is racing to find a new hot topic to be all upset about. Said one representative, “We know that there’s other things that we can say no to, but it’s been a real struggle finding that exact, right [...]

Health Care Will Pass – A Brief Summit Review

February 25, 2010

For those of you who missed the White House Health Care Summit, you missed three important things: First, the issues were discussed openly and in a forum of dialog as opposed to the unanswered back-and-forth of talking points. The standard, by contrast has been that most folks hear the issues from whichever side they already kind [...]

Health-Care Summit: GOP Demands Coke in The Water Fountains

February 24, 2010

The White House Summit on Health-Care will take place Thursday morning, and GOP officials say they are revving up for a real discussion. There are a lot of opinions on this. Their latest demand, “We’re going to need some promises on having Coca-Cola in hospital water fountains.” Long a disputed measure, the Coke-Fountain Initiative has [...]

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and Forget About Health-Care

February 2, 2010

The top two officials of the Defense Department are pushing for a repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of excluding Gays from the military. They warned that the process could take years. I think that’s great news, actually. This couldn’t come at a better time. As long as those standing in opposition to Obama’s Agenda [...]

Voters Angry and Ignorant in Massachusetts

January 18, 2010

Apparently a number of Massachusetts voters are expressing their anger towards President Obama by considering the Republican candidate as a possible replacement for the now empty Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy. I don’t find it hard to believe this. People are really upset, especially about the financial crisis, and in the article I read [...]

New Health Bill Wont Pay for Aborton

November 9, 2009

So there’s this line, this amendment in the new health bill just passed by the House, which stipulates that someone choosing the government coverage option will not be covered for abortion costs. Naturally, pro-choice advocates are furious while pro-life folks are hailing it. I, for one, don’t see how it’s necessary, strategically, for the bill [...]

What Do You Think Is Going to Happen to Your Health Care?

November 5, 2009

Just what do you think is going to happen? I’m talking to you, Tea-People, who protested in DC today over the upcoming vote on the House’s version of the Health Care Bill. I mean, really, what do you think is going to happen? It may be completely naive of me, but I like to assume [...]

Democracy vs What’s Right

September 19, 2009

We’re talking about how to deal with disagreement in a democracy. The general plight of any political discussion is the balance between wanting to feel right and having faith that an intelligent human being can come to a different conclusion than you.