July 28, 2009
Wither the August Break
this originally appeared on CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — The issue was: Should they stay or should they go? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi thought the House should stay and work until Democrats pass health care reform. Senate Majority Leader...
July 27, 2009
TMI
TMI The President made a giant mistake at his press conference on Wednesday night. He gave the media an excuse not to talk about health care, a ratings killer, and move to a more sexy topic, racism in America. You...
July 24, 2009
Jump the Shark
Jump the Shark In modern parlance, the jump the shark moment is the time, decision or episode where a once dominant political figure, sports team or television series signaled it was going down hill fast. The phrase comes from that...
July 23, 2009
Respect
“The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge.” Henry Louis Gates Jr. Respect is a two-way street. What happened in Cambridge is regrettable, but it is also a teaching moment. Harvard Professor Henry...
July 23, 2009
Cost
Cost The dictionary definition of cost is “an outlay or expenditure of money, time, labor, trouble.” I am fascinated by the varied definitions of cost as it applies to the ongoing health care debate. ...
July 22, 2009
Who Does the Rationing?
Who Does the Rationing? David Hilzenrath of the Washington Post has an interesting article about the health insurance industry in today’s edition, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072101677.html). The major point of the article was about the fight over the data about support...