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09 Sep 2009
Rethinking the Labor Day holiday

As Labor Day came and went, I began thinking about all that’s been happening in American politics, and some of the quandaries we have as a country.   Our Labor Day holiday is based on celebrating the American workers and their accomplishments, by… well, I guess by giving them a break from their work. Labor Day […]

31 Aug 2009
Obamacare: Death of a salesman.. but he’ll still be selling.

Ted Kennedy’s passing marks a great loss to America.  And, unfortunately, now it’s time to watch the politics of America overtly abuse his death as a reason that a bad bill should be passed.  All because the Senator’s long-term goal was health care reform. And, of course, the media now furiously broadcasts the personal involvement […]

06 Aug 2009
Facts are stubborn things… or are you just too stubborn to listen to the facts?

The White House web site recently posted a blog entry on the difficulty the White House is having with rumors and misinformation spreading on the internet about Heath Care Reform efforts.  It’s evidently hindering the effort so much, that the blog entry provided an email address to report misinformation to the White House. What ?!?! […]