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 […]
This post is #2 of 13 on this topic: The others are at July 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, August 1. 2,5,6,7,10,15. A final summary commentary is at October 9, 2009. Note the index for previous commentaries, including #56, published on July 24, 2009. #56 includes the “talking points” the Republicans in Congress will be […]
The New York Times (NYT) “Breaking News Alert” came in at 3:03 PM ET on Friday, July 24, 2009. The headline: “Obama Says He Regrets His Language on Gates Arrest“. Anyone stopping by this internet space knows what the flap is about. There is nothing so sacred to a political figure these days as “staying […]
This post is the first of thirteen on the topic of Health Care and the need for its Reform. The rest are at July 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, August 1, 2, 5,6,7,10,15. More will likely be added. Yesterday my coffee shop friend and I were discussing the issue of Health Care. I mentioned a […]
UPDATE: August 14, 2012: This post was written July 23, 2009. Last month, James Skakoon visited the ND-Manitoba International Peace Garden, had the same general feelings I had, and when he came home searched the internet to see if he could find any opinions which were similar to his. He found my post, we got […]