Okay. Happy New Year.I’m a casual media listener. I check news when I’m on the computer, listen to the radio in my car. I don’t watch TV, so I suppose I’m off the big bump in the bell curve on that stat.Be that as it may, it has been several elections since I got any real benefit [...]
The first of a series of juxtapositions I’d rather not think about…
President Bush and 151 Senate Republicans do not want to spend $35 billion over the next FIVE years to expand the already successful State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates just asked Congress for an additional $42 billion on top of the already [...]
OneCareNow.org is the grassroots movement for a single payer plan in California, my home state. Granted that “Sicko” is a portrait of hand-picked facts made to strengthen his case, but I have long hoped for an overhaul of our health care system.
OneCareNow.org is supporting state Senate Bill 840, also known as the Kuehl bill [...]
Dear Senator Feinstein,
It is with great regret that I read about your support for H.R.2206.
There have been times in our history when supporting our troops meant buying war bonds, rationing, money for weapons and supplies. This time, however, supporting our troops means bringing them home as soon as possible. It is morally indefensible to support [...]
Okay, now I read about this speech by the President: Bush Blames Iraq Violence on Al-Qaeda covered by the Washington Post. Using information already disclosed a couple of years ago, Mr. Bush claims that the Al Quaeda organization in Iraq is in a position to foment attacks outside Iraq.
Does anyone remember that none of the [...]
Open Culture has a sadly accurate entry commenting about the lack of integrity on the part of what is now called the “mainstream” press. I’ve seen it also as “corporate” press. Anyway, I hadn’t seen the wonderful Daily Show interview linked there. It was very entertaining. Open Culture: John Stewart: When Comedians Start Asking the [...]
I suppose elections aren’t that important, anyway. We don’t need to see all the candidates.
So MSNBC no longer ranks Mike Gravel. And why not? I quote: “Were not ranking Mike Gravel… This guys not just a third-tier longshot, he might be a little, um, off. Seriously, he was downright rude. Why should anyone agree [...]