Category Archives: Healthcare

Americans Are In Trouble: Debt, Declining Life Expectancy, Shorter Too

Thinking of Bobby Kennedy’s real passion during his ’68 campaign for the American worker highlights exactly why our candidates – and our next president – needs to pay some serious attention to the plight of Americans, especially those of the … Continue reading

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Remembering Bobby Kennedy (And The American Worker)

It was 40 years ago today that Robert F. Kennedy, having just won the California Democratic Party Primary (a huge deal) and on his way to speak with hotel workers in the hotel’s kitchen, was shot, mortally wounded, and subsequently … Continue reading

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Not Exactly Hugs Between Hillary And Barack, But That’s OK

The media has waited with baited breath – and a volume of verbiage the world has rarely seen outside of coverage of Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears’ crotches – for Hillary to do her concession bit and for the two … Continue reading

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McCain Campaign Populated By Lobbyists, Defense Privateers

Just how many McCain finance chairman, etc., have either had to step down or pretend they don’t hear the questions being asked about their participation in the ironically-entitled Straight Talk Express? Far, far too many. For Dems and perhaps for … Continue reading

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What Does John Edwards’ Endorsement of Barack Obama Mean?

As I’ve noted before, John Edwards was my horse in the race which surprised even me, since while I found him likeable in 2004, I wasn’t a fan. It was how he changed in talking about America and what we … Continue reading

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Give The Media A “C” For Consistency on Clinton

You have to hand it to the MSM: they yelled even louder for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the Democratic Party race for presidential nomination after she won West Virginia as they did before. While I still feel very … Continue reading

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McCain’s Health Care Plan: Get Rich Or Die

That seems to sum up presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s position on the health care crisis in this country when he spoke at an event yesterday where he was introduced by – what else? – a leading health insurance … Continue reading

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Middle Class America: “We’re Not Better Off Than 5 Years Ago”

With each new economic poll, more and more Americans express real concern about the economy and their declining ability to meet their financial obligations with fast-escalating food, fuel, housing, and medical costs when their paychecks haven’t shown any significant lift … Continue reading

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Even the Doctors Support Universal Health Care

From Reuters: More than half of U.S. doctors now favor switching to a national health care plan and fewer than a third oppose the idea, according to a survey published on Monday. The survey suggests that opinions have changed substantially … Continue reading

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A Nation Depressed: Why We Need More Than Prozac And Zoloft To Jumpstart America’s Optimism

As I sat battling the entire long weekend with pesky hardware problems among two different PC systems in addition to household leaks following some record snowfall all while experiencing the joy of feeling my glands swell and my nose turn … Continue reading

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Don’t Look to John McCain to Help the Poor

John McCain: “I do not believe in mandates. I believe that every American should have affordable and available health care and I’d like to talk just an additional minute about that. But I’m not going to mandate that they do. … Continue reading

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The South Carolina Debate: On Cat Fights, Media Madness, And Exclusions

If I had to sum up my reaction to the South Carolina Democratic debate Monday night in just one sentence, I would paraphrase what contender John Edwards said, “Excuse me, there are three people in this debate, not TWO and … Continue reading

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The Edwards Factor: Is There A Push To Dump Remaining Dems While GOPers Linger?

The TV talking heads sure seem in a hurry to narrow down the presidential nominee field which seems almost totally exclusive to Democrats, while a few of the piss-poor-showing Republicans, included among them those with big bucks, do not appear … Continue reading

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Another Fat, White, Fascist Republican Male Wants To Make Women’s Choices For Them

Gee, what a surprise; a Republican who wants to force his beliefs upon others. Who’d a thought? Mind you, there are many women doctors who will NOT undergo an ultrasound with their own pregnancies (except in extraordinary circumstances) because they … Continue reading

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What’s Next? Buy Your Neighbor’s Medical Prescription Records on eBay?

Don’t laugh. Maybe that’s next week’s news. And if it’s happening in Vermont, it very well may be happening in your neck of the woods as well. This latest widespread abuse of confidential medical drug records is IN ADDITION to … Continue reading

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What The Media Watches Instead of Watching Our Elected Officials

Imagine if the media spent as much time devoting intelligent discussion on all the under-handed nastiness going on to ruin the U.S. Constitution, take us to war with Iran (which will make Afghanistan and Iraq together seem like a bleeping … Continue reading

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Bush: Screw Sick Kids, Now Let’s Cut More Taxes For Billionaires

As promised, President Bush – who has never met a tax cut for the wealthiest or a way to have taxpayers foot the bill for mega corporations such as making Americans pay for oil industry refineries at a time when … Continue reading

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Your Medical Records: Just Between You, Your Doctor, AND Your Police

As Julie at DailyKos (“Kiss Your 4th Amendment Goodbye“) points out from an article posted yesterday at Green Mountain Daily, the Vermont state police wants prescription drug records on citizens (not those suspected of committing crimes but information about anyone … Continue reading

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Mental Health of Republicans

From Gallup: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, … Continue reading

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Bush Continues To Reward Dangerous Incompetence

You have to hand it to the Bush Administration: in many well-working systems, screwups are identified and expunged. But with the Bushies, it’s away an express ticket to bigger and better jobs. Just ask Condoleeza Rice, for example. Now the … Continue reading

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