I think that it is accurate for me to say that not many people are paying attention to the Democratic State Committee races. There are a number of elections on the ballot; most of these are uncontested. I am in one of the races where there … [Read more...]
Archives for March 1, 2012
By the way, Obama’s birth certificate is a fake
This just in, according to the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Joe Arpaio. He has just released, via a live-streamed press conference, the results of his "investigation" into the long-form birth certificate released by President Obama … [Read more...]
Vennochi offers Warren good advice: declare victory on Blunt, and pivot back to economics
Now that the Senate has rejected the crazy Blunt/Brown Amendment, Elizabeth Warren is well-positioned to declare victory on that issue and move on. She would be well-advised to do so, as Joan Vennochi convincingly argues. Democrats are … [Read more...]
The Keystone Pipeline Redux
I recently penned two articles about the Keystone Pipeline controversy which were met with fair degree of skepticism from my good friends on the far right. Of course all of the dire pronouncements about Obama abandoning the project, … [Read more...]
On Davis’ deeds…
I am in my late fifties. I have supported democratic candidates in every election for the last forty years. I went to caucus earlier in the month and heard Genevieve Davis speak. She announced her bid for the State Senate seat Steve May has … [Read more...]
Senate rejects Blunt/Brown Amendment, but Scott Brown is stuck with his foolish vote [updated]
Moments ago, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to reject the crazy Blunt/Brown Amendment which would have allowed any employer or insurer to refuse to cover any medical service, as long as he, she, or it had a "moral" objection to that service. … [Read more...]
Health care is a seamless garment and other metaphors
If you don't like contraceptives, don't use them. You are allowed to be a cafeteria consumer of health-care services, but it's really a bad idea for your doctor or insurer or anyone else to filter science through an ideological litmus … [Read more...]
Brown Shopping Another Conflicting Response to Blunt Amendment Support
With each passing day Scott Brown's team tries a different explanation for Brown's co-sponsoring a bill that opens the doors for employers to discriminate and allow them to cut off medical coverage for anything they choose. Instead of … [Read more...]
Another Monkey Bites the Dust. How Will Harvard Explain Death of Davy Jones?
n/t … [Read more...]