Other posts on this topic: Jul 24,26,27,29,30,31,August 1,2,5,6,7,15. There is no such word as “commuity”, but that is what effectively happens when you remove the “n”, as in “negotiate”, or “neighborly” or “nice”. Put the “n” back in, and you have, again, “community”. We all have a pretty clear sense of “community”, and how a […]
Other posts on this topic: July 24,26,27,29,30,31,August 1,2,5,6,10,15 Early in this round of emotional overkill on Health Care Reform debate, someone sent me the link to a draft bill on Health Care Reform, and put the spotlight on three “sections” of the bill. I opened the document, which turned out to have 1,018 pages, and […]
Note comment following this post. Other posts on this topic: July 24,26,27,29,30,31,August 1,2,5,7,10,15. In #60, posted July 29th, I commented on an e-list I somehow found myself on. The list sends what could only be described as hysterical fear-mongering, mostly against Health Care Reform, and offers to send faxes to all 535 members of Congress […]
Other posts on this topic: July 24,26,27.29,30,31,August 1,2,6,7,10,15 The latest Poll. Towards the end of last week news reports were that the public was becoming disenchanted with President Obama’s performance on the Health Care Reform issue. His poll numbers had dropped to the point that as many people disapproved of his performance, as approved: 46% […]
This is post #8 of 13. Other Posts on this topic: July 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, August 1,5,6,7,10,15. “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain (attributed) Friday we took our 10-year old grandson to the local county fair. It was his birthday, […]
This is post #7 of 13. The others: July 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, August 2,5,6,7,10,15. Moderators note: During the posting of this Health Care Reform series, a number of individuals wrote me on various aspects of the problem. James Reed and Carol Ashley had two quite different takes on the target (my opinion) […]
This is post #6 of 13. The others: July 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, August 1, 2,5,6,7,10,15. What follows is my response to a long editorial in the July 22, 2009, Minneapolis Star Tribune “Don’t ignore costs of long-term care“. My response was sent U.S. mail to the writer of the editorial and the legislators […]
This is post #5 of 13. The others: July 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, August 1, 2,5,6,7,10,15 Side note: I notice that the presentation of the FEAR case against Health Care Reform is intensifying. This was expected. The anti-debate will concentrate on the emotional. Most of the campaign will be through dishonest and misleading marketing techniques, […]
This is post #4 of 13. The others: July 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, August 1, 2,5,6,7,10,15. Please note comments filed at July 24 and 26 posts. I also added a brief update at the end of the July 26 post. The final planned post on this series will be tomorrow. I hope they elicit […]
This is post #3 of 13: the others are July 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2,5,6,7,10,15. Posts #58 and #56 (July 26 and 24, 2009) are also on the Health Care Reform issue; Post #60 (not yet begun) will be on Health Care and the Middle Class conundrum; and #61 on Nursing Home […]