One of the best known songs of the Great “Republican” Depression “Brother Can you Spare a Dime”was written in 1931. Viewed as the anthem of the shattered dreams of the Depression era, considering our current economic recession and our shattered dreams of Change, this song seems to be strikingly relevant.
Tag Archive for Health Care Reform
Questions for Bill Killers
by Bill Spaulding • • 1 Comment
Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com posted these 20 questions aimed at those who advocate killing the health care bill now that Joe Lieberman has gutted the public option or anything that resembles one from it. They certainly are something to think…
Joe Lieberman’s Medicare (Non-)Proposal
by Bill Spaulding • • Comments Off
Last September — yes, September of this year! — Joe Lieberman had a very different perspective on how Medicare might be part of the solution to get health care reform moving forward compared to his position of today. Have a…
Sanders Stands On Principle: Must Have Public Option
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Without the basic protection of a public insurance option for consumers and taxpayers, Reid will lose the vote of Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats but has made no secret of his frustration with attempts to dumb down reform.
Campbell’s lies about the House Health Care Reform bill
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
The OCRegister published Congressman John Campbell’s OP-ED full of lies about the House Health Care Reform bill today. I wonder if they will print a fact check? Odds are, they won’t bother. To start Campbell claims: This bill is 2,032 pages…
House Passes Health Care Reform Bill
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
After months of debate, the House of Representatives is set to vote on major health care reform legislation today. Keep updating this page for breaking news updates, read the overview AP coverage HERE, and follow live streaming video of the…
HOPE: Election Day One Year Ago
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
On Election Day one year ago on November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America. What seemed to be a long shot bid of a freshman Senator from Illinois launched in February 2007,…
