In the last few days there have been a few decent Q&A’s from the various news outlets to put healthcare reform into practical terms. Here’s one from CNN today that was particularly good. Question: Is there anything in the bill about rationing health care? Answer: No one is using the term “rationing” as part of [...]
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Answers to real questions about healthcare reform
Posted in Politics, tagged healthcare on March 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Health Care Reform Passes – Now What?
Posted in Politics, tagged healthcare on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the bill has actually passed it’s worth each of us taking more time to understand what specifically is in it and how it affects you and your family. Hopefully the testosterone levels and political grand standing will subside long enough to get a real handle on the details. Our friend Jim has a [...]
Healthcare Reform
Posted in Politics, tagged healthcare on March 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve had a hard time keeping up with all the Healthcare debate or have lost interest along the way like I have, here is a nice quick summary from BusinessWeek on what is currently being proposed: Insurers would no longer be able to reject new customers with pre-existing medical conditions; new restrictions would be [...]
The Associated Press: Lawmakers in stimulus dilemma
Posted in Politics, tagged economy on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Does anyone really believe that sitting around and arguing over this [via AP] is the most helpful use of time at the moment? Is threatening to ‘tattle’ on how your congressman votes what we need? Seriously people this is pissing me off. I’m not too jazzed about the government continuing to increase the deficit but [...]
New White House Website – Step towards a transparent governement
Posted in Politics, tagged Commentary, website, white house on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That didn’t take long! The White House website has been updated and includes a lot of great resources about the Obama agenda, his Administration, and general fun facts about the White House itself. In the Briefing Room you’ll find a blog, as well as a place for press releases, executive orders, and proclamations. [Seen on [...]
Yes We Did!
Posted in Politics, tagged Obama, usa on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been nearly a week now and I’m still not sure I can believe it. I’m mostly at a loss for words but what an amazing time to be an American! There is much work to be done, but in an instance, many have taken pause to wonder what the US, and what we as [...]
Reasons to Vote for Obama – Part 4: The Big Picture
Posted in Politics, tagged McCain, Obama, palin on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
With polls opening in less than 48 hours I wanted to step back and summarize some of the latest developments in the campaigns and the key reasons I couldn’t more strongly urge you to support Barack Obama and Joe Biden this Tuesday. This post will be a bit long but it’s broken into bite sized [...]
Reasons to Vote for Obama – Part 3: A Dose of Humor
Posted in Politics, tagged election, McCain, Obama on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With only 6 days to go, today’s commentary comes from Shaun with some fresh perspectives. I’ll be back to wrap it up in just a couple of days. Here’s Shaun: All – Forgive me for intruding on what are busy times. But I wanted to interupt your busy lives, just once, to tell you why [...]
100,000 Strong in St. Louis
Posted in Politics, tagged Obama on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
20081018_St.Louis_MO_ArchRally0158.jpg, originally uploaded by Barack Obama. “All I can say is, wow.” – Barack Obama greeting the 100,000 person crowd in St. Louis this past weekend. [via Chicago Tribune].
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A look inside the deliberations
Posted in Commentary, Politics, tagged whitehouse on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times had an excellent feature story a few days ago: How Obama Came to Plan for ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan The three-month review that led to the escalate-then-exit strategy is a case study in decision making in the Obama White House — intense, methodical, rigorous, earnest and at times deeply frustrating for nearly [...]
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