The organization created by Stan Brock has set up an subsidiary to care for desperate Americans - here is its web site I was struck by the quote from Mr. Weiss about "deserving people." Why do we American's treat poverty as an issue of … [Read more...]
Archives for August 15, 2009
Patrick Job Approval hit’s 19%, Worse than Bush.
More bad news for Deval Patrick fans. His job approval rating has his a new low. A new MassInsight poll has Patricks' job approval at 19%. 77% disapprove of the job he is doing. The latest quarterly poll from MassInsight, … [Read more...]
“Town Hall” politics fails
When it comes to local issues, "town hall" meetings with politicians are a failure. The politician attends on the side of one moneyed interest or another to tell the citizenry he is going to sacrifice their interests. The moneyed interest … [Read more...]
Gay Kiss-In on the Common Draws 100
Boston's observance of the Great Nationwide Kiss-In (events in 52 cities around the country) got going when we repositioned the banner and the sound system out of the sun into a shaded area on the Common behind Park St. Station and … [Read more...]
When is John Kerry’s town hall meeting on health insurance reform?
Isn't August the month when our representatives are suppose to come back to their home states and reconnect with their constituency? I've reviewed John Kerry's official website and their are no scheduled events for him in … [Read more...]
Patrick Polling at 19 Percent!?
MassInsight reportedly has a poll putting Gov. Deval Patrick's approval rating at 19%. I say reportedly because I like to see the methodology. There's no link at MassInsight, and no idea what questions were asked. Still, 19 … [Read more...]
Admitted Anxiety About Healthcare Reform
It's difficult to get enthusiastic about a public option when one considers just how economy-sensitive our current programs are and how politics will influence outcomes. In an economic downturn- services can and will be cut. … [Read more...]
25% != 1% – Bogus Tax Increase Meme
Let's do some elementary high school math. The tax RATE just went from 5% to 6.25%. So the RATE increased by 25%. But the tax increase is 1%. For example, if you spend: $1, you used to pay $1.05, now you pay $1.06, difference of $0.01, … [Read more...]
President’s address on health care
It's good. I'm not sure the "let's all be reasonable" approach is still workable; I think some stronger contrasts need to be made. And his sentences need to be made simpler, more direct. Still, he's the best advocate … [Read more...]
Aug 29 Somerville Mass
This is from a health care prevention site. Note the comments. http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/20... The government is at an all time low in the credibility department and for lots of good reasons. I've stopped believing anything on mainstream … [Read more...]