Dead Woman Walking
Over the years, women have come a long way in terms of getting the police and prosecutors to take their complaints of domestic violence seriously. I still vividly remember a San Diego policeman’s callous discussion…
Articles by vickie
Earmarks … Corrupt and Corrupting
Has anyone out there been paying attention to the debate over the omnibus budget bill … and that was just passed by the House of Representatives? It has ~9,000 earmarks … or pork! In other…
“Right to Refuse” Regulation Re-do
As I perused the Columbus Dispatch this morning I came across an article indicating that President Obama’s administration will be publishing a notice of its intentions to repeal the “right to refuse” regulation promulgated by…
An Inconvenient Debt — Glenn Beck
Fixing the Damage Left by the Bush Administration
Here is a video of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaking in favor of a new commission proposed by Senator Leahy to investigate damage to our democracy resulting from the Bush Administration:
New Prez … Different Party in Control … But …
It’s been a while since my last post. I’m temporarily in Columbus, OH trying to sell our previous home located there. It’s taken me a while to get it fixed back up and once again…
Leavitt Promulgated Midnight “Right to Refuse” Rule
Despite the opposition of women’s health advocates and many other U.S. citizens who submitted comments in opposition to this rule, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt announced on Thursday, Dec. 18th that he was…
Incoming ! ! ! !
I love this cartoon by Jeff Danziger. We, too, should have such a custom. Jeff Danziger provides a scathing international take on politics, finance, and everything else you aren’t allowed to discuss at the dinner…
Bush Admin OKs Religious-Based Discrimination
I’ve been following HHS Sec’y Leavitt’s efforts to expand protections for religious objectors to women’s reproductive services for some time now. As I googled my usual daily search for “leavitt conscience regulation,” I came across…
Bail Out: No Wealth for our Grandchildren
When the Administration finally had to admit that the “fundamentals of our economy” were anything but “sound” … I remember President Bush saying, “The government is responding with decisive action.” Huh? Decisive? He needs to…