“The Empire Strikes Back” on Public Option
Yesterday Harry Skywalker blew up the death star when he decided to add the public option to the Senate healthcare bill that is going to the floor but Darth...
Senate Majority Reid (D-NV) will add the “opt out” Version of the Public Option to the Healthcare Bill
Reid says health care bill to have public option
One of the few times the red banner headlines are apropos.
"WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Harry Reid says health care legislation...
Wow Under Different Circumstances this could be Me.
Some stories hit you hard because you were in that exact situation at some point.
"In 2003, William Koehler of Pittsburgh, Pa. lost his job as an electronics technician. He...
Regulating the Financial Sector Begins
Of course you will not see these headlines on most progressive blogs because it does not fit into the outrage, no change and doom and gloom memes but the...
Arianna Jumps 40,000 Sharks
The white house was right earlier this week the blog world is ridicuous headed by Arianna Huffington.
Arianna's latest article is a testiment to how insane utter hyperbole has gone...
President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
In surprising news President Barack Hussein Obama has won the Nobel Peace prize in the first year of his presidency. While the president is under constant attack at...
A Suggested Public Option Compromise
First let me unequivocally say I would prefer single payer over all and a robust public option for the entire country at least.
However the one public option compromise I...
Afghanistan not Vietnam but not Iraq Either
The comparisons of the Afghan War to Vietnam are pure hyperbole. The list of reasons are numerous but when you compare the total cost in human life lost...
Just Regulate Stupid!
One of the misconceptions in the healthcare debate is that single payer is the only way to keep healthcare costs down. Countries like the Netherlands and Japan keep healthcare...