Final (I hope) open thread
Most of tomorrow I will be in transit. I’ll be back blogging on Wednesday.
Continue readingMonth: August 2009
Big tent?
Since Bookworm seems to have fallen prey to vacation lethargy let me hop in here with a quick question. It occurred to me after I read the comments to my last post that I had asked the wrong question. I should have asked what people think is the best
Continue readingMonday open thread
I actually read the paper (online) today, but I still don’t have anything to say. I find it very hard to blog on a lap top, since I usually write with an ergonomically sinuous keyboard and a mouse. The learning curve for my hands in dealing with this little laptop
Continue readingSunday open thread
At least, I think it’s Sunday. Vacation tends to disrupt my internal calendar. I’m heading off to the pool and don’t see myself blogging today. You guys should feel free to go to town here.
Continue readingThe view from the other side re health care
I had a fascinating conversation yesterday with a physician who fervently supports the proposed health care plan — at least in theory, as he admitted he didn’t know what was actually in the 1000+ page bill that seems to be the House front-runner. He and I began with a few
Continue readingLet’s talk about the doctors under Obama Care
The one thing that Obama supporters are not discussing is the making of a doctor. The good doctors we have come as the result of a grueling process. The best and the brightest, rather than leaving college and going off to make money, instead opt for the following: 1. Four
Continue readingBoyz in LaHood or the true meaning of ‘climate change’ — by guest blogger Elanamama
We have been verbally pistol whipped by Al Gore and his gang of like minded Global Warming-Climate Change-Crap and Trade Thugs. Supermarket items no longer wear the prized badge of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Instead, these products have been replaced with a ‘green message’ – Buy me and
Continue readingBarbara Boxer “understands” how to deal with protesters
Barbara Boxer was in Marin County, her home base, to shill her book. Because the woman, although gifted with a strong feral intelligence that has enabled her to become very powerful, is not very bright, she probably missed how funny (as in foolish) her self-aggrandizing remarks were (emphasis mine): For
Continue readingA conversation with an ObamaCare supporter — by guestblogger Deanna
Recently, while at work, I listened to a physician discuss why Americans should support Obama’s health care plan. I sat quietly for a while as she assured everyone that there has never been any attempt to compare the results of various health care systems around the world (that is not
Continue readingOut of the mouths of babes — Obama version
How’s this for a perfect piece of dialogue for our modern era? Dad: Who knows which of our presidents is the only president born in Hawaii? [Long silence] Son: Obama? Daughter: No, it wasn’t. Son (10): Yes, it was. Daughter (11): No. Obama was born in Africa. [At which point
Continue readingObamaCare is not about Health Care — by guest blogger Danny Lemieux
Given the many alternative health care reform options that have been proposed by conservatives, some Democrats, the health care industry and the insurance industry, why are they not even on the table for debate? There are government supported health insurance plans in other countries that work pretty well (Switzerland come
Continue readingA liar and his lying lies
The Heritage Foundation dispels the out-and-out lies and the stretched truths in Obama’s “townhall”: “I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter.” This is directly contradicted by candidate Barack Obama’s own website which quotes Obama at a rally in Ames, Iowa form 2008: “If I were designing a
Continue readingJust another day in Paradise
It’s very easy when frolicking in the tropics to forget the news. Indeed, I understand the willful ignorance of soany Americans. If ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise. On the other hand, reality will intrude. Mr Bookworm, who worked out this morning, told me he watched Obama’s presser
Continue readingCan (and should) the Republican Party be saved
I lied a bit when I said I’d taken a break from blogging. At Bookworm’s urging I did write one American Thinker piece with ideas on how to turn around the image of the Republican Party. And, boy does the old GOP need an image make-over. As Bookworm likes to
Continue readingBumper Sticker Wisdom
Bookworm is right that I’ve been on vacation from all things blog-related for some time now, but I’m happy to come back and see what interesting discussions we can stir up while she’s on a well-deserved vacation. As always, I’ll just throw topics out there and rely on the Bookwormroom’s
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