Tag Archives: Democrats

Healthcare Debacle

President Obama bet the farm on health care reform, then did nearly nothing to help its passage, and got what  he deserved.  Of course, we deserve better.  We deserved a decent health care bill in the Senate that wasn’t held … Continue reading

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We don’t need an opposition; we’re the Democratic Party

CNN reports today that Senator Max Baucus has been targeted in an ad campaign over his current health care proposal.  As I live abroad it is hard for me to express strong feelings over the current debate, other than to … Continue reading

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Spinning a Hurricane

In general it is considered to be in extremely poor taste to talk about the politics of other peoples’ suffering, especially while they are suffering.  And so I will do so.  This week both the Democrats and Republicans have the … Continue reading

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