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    Health Care Reform or Obstruction. Whom Should You Trust?

    March 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics

    On the question of health care, in the absence of actually looking it up yourself, it all comes down to: whom do you believe?
    Do you believe the Democrats who have created the health care plan? One could assume that they created it as something for which they will be praised. They certainly realize that [...]

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    Republicans Panic, Call Voters: Be Afraid of Health Care Reform!

    March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics

    “Hello, this is Congresswoman Judy Biggert. I’m calling to warn you about Medicare…”
    How lucky am I? My Congresswoman, Judy Biggert was taking the time to call me personally about the dangers of Medicare. She called poor-little-old-me to ask if I wanted to join in on a conference call about health care reform.
    She is [...]

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    Why Neoconservatives Vote Against Jobs.

    February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics, jobs

    It is no secret that the Neoconservative Republicans and their friends on talk radio are against job creation. They voted 100%, every single one, against the Stimulus bill, the $787 billion jobs bill that has already created 2 million jobs. They voted overwhelmingly in late 2008 against even the Bush Administration’s attempt to push funds [...]

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    Profiles in Obstruction # 1: Senator James DeMint

    January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics, jobs, wars and militarism

    It is too easy to simply make fun of or ridicule James DeMint. And of course many would say: who are any of us mere mortals to criticize men or women who have become Senators? These are supposedly successful people in their own right, business people or former Congress persons who have demonstrated to their [...]

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