Senator Obama believes our policies are stronger when they benefit from the input, values and common sense of the American people, and that requires an open dialogue. Obama discussed his foreign policy vision with New Hampshire voters … [Read more...]
Archives for November 27, 2007
How to Fabricate a Conservative
This month's Harper's Magazine has an interesting article, Making Mitt Romney, How to Fabricate a Conservative. By all accounts, Mitt Romney is smart and pragmatic-not at all as vacuous, that is, as he has been made to sound. The irony is … [Read more...]
I’ll be on NECN tonight @ 8pm
Jim Braude's show, new time, 8pm. … [Read more...]
Romney in hot water over Muslim religious test comment [updated Wednesday a.m.] [and again p.m.]
As noted earlier today yesterday, Mitt Romney is quoted in an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor today as having ruled out Muslims for cabinet posts. He is predictably claiming that he was misquoted. If Mr. Ijaz, the op-ed's … [Read more...]
Controlling Drug Industry Marketing – Mass Legislation Pending
In addition to the pending legislation, the Senate is preparing to release a health care cost control bill. Those who care about this should contact their state legislators to make sure these provisions are included and to ask for … [Read more...]
New layout / open thread
The latest soapblox code upgrade has given us the ability to create additional columns, so I thought I'd try it. I've moved all the ads into the right-most column; that prevents the Recommended list, the Recent User Post list, and the … [Read more...]
“but no religious Test shall ever be required” — except for Muslims
I'm pulling out one of Charley's "Quick hits" because I find it so utterly shocking as to merit further discussion. Let's begin with Article VI of the U.S. Constitution: but no religious test shall ever be … [Read more...]
Grandma Must Be Spinning in Her Grave
She knew it ages ago. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Health care providers and policy wonks are belatedly rediscovering it. The best way to rein in runaway health care spending is to prevent chronic … [Read more...]
Quick hits for Tuesday
How disgraceful is it that we're barely offering any special visas to those Iraqis who have risked their lives -- and their families' -- to translate for us? The most generous proposal -- caught up in haggling over money -- is for … [Read more...]
U.S.-Iraq Declaration of Principles for Friendship and Cooperation
Just read the declaration that was released by the White House yesterday. Another way to bypass Congressional approval by refusing to call this a treaty. Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the administration's deputy national security adviser for Iraq … [Read more...]