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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sen. Ben Proves Weasels Can Backpedal

Nebraska self-proclaimed moderate/health-insurance butt-boy Sen. Bill “Halfwit” Nelson now says he’s open to a public health-care option.
Feeling the political heat after this internet ad campaign, are we, Benji?

Hanks/Colbert “Care Package”

Funny bit with Colbert and Tom Hanks putting together a “CARE package” for the troops

“Pay — Or Die”

Recommended: HuffPost blogger Bob Cesca’s excellent piece on why we have to have a public health-care option:
“How excellent would that be for a change? The health insurance companies under financial pressure brought on by a competitive entity that we own.
“Honestly, I hope they choke on it. I can think of no other American industry that [...]

Is C.S. The “New Face of The GOP”?

Christopher Buckley has a funny analysis of why the GOP needs a new face:
“There’s been a lot of talk lately among Republicans about the need to find a new face for our party. Rush Limbaugh’s and Dick Cheney’s are, let’s face it, a bit scary. John Boehner’s looks like it wants to sell you a [...]

TV Broadcasters’ Digital Disgrace

Here’s my latest Huffington Post blog, detailing the sad history of the move toward digital TV.
First,  the TV broadcasters got handed billions of dollars of free spectrum space. Then, they reneged on a deal to give back the old VHF band.

Canadian Health-Care Scare

Good read: Kristof’s column about one American woman’s experience with the often-maligned Canadian health-care system.

For The Birds?

Obama’s Big Health-Care Push Begins

Wash Post columnist David Broder says this in his column today:
“Obama will have to carry much of the burden of advocacy himself — if outside events don’t intrude, as they did on Bill Clinton. The president has shown his willingness to bargain, signaling, for example, that he would now consider taxing some employer-provided benefits, [...]

A Cynic’s View of Childbirth

Another funny line from Michael Lewis’ cynical book on fatherhood, “Home Game:”
He describes taking his two girls to the hospital “so that they can meet their new baby brother and see firsthand the joy of partial disinheritance.”

Harder To Get Into U.S. This Week, Eh?

It now takes a passport or enhanced I.D.  Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Canada making new rules to keep its gun-toting, loud neighbors out? Watch this space for more on this.