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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Thought of the Day: “Some people do put baby in a corner.”

September 15, 2009

It’s the day after the news of Patrick Swayze’s death and I feel like nobody is talking about some of the amazing work he did in movies besides “Dirty Dancing.” Yes, Johnny was sex in the water when it came to those scenes of him crawling along the floor, or lifting his baby up into the air, or flirting, in every moment, with his hips where eyes would do, but have we forgotten some of the true magic that made Swayze, Swayze?

Your Houseplant Is A Pussy

August 28, 2009

Since moving into an apartment which boasts its own garden, I’ve tried to learn a few things about plants. Some part of me, despite whatever classes in biology I took or general common sense I’ve gained, still held on to this vague understanding of plants which reads not unlike the simple equation for photosynthesis (co2+h2o [...]