The GOP and the Minimum Wage
While watching Lawrence O’Donnell last night, I learned that Republican Chairman Steele has no idea how much the minimum wage is, or should I say isn’t. It’s only $7.25/hour, but there are various minimum wage…
Government-Federal
Ensign to Vote Against Kagan
I don’t know why I would expect anything different, but today, Sen. Ensign announced he’ll vote against confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Washington, D.C. –Senator John Ensign today announced his vote against…
The Senate is Just Flat Out … Broken
Between 1917-1971, per the Congressional Research Service, there was an average of one “cloture motion” — a maneuver to overcome a filibuster — filed per year. That’s now up to 70 per year. And if…
Constitution Applies to EVERY individual no matter their origin
Came across this blog article this morning. I couldn’t have said it better. The following article was published at Lew Rockwell and Connor’s Conundrums The Constitution Applies to Terrorists Yes, you read that right. The…
Republican? Be Careful What You Wish For!
It’s getting pretty obvious that when the Democrats passed health care reform, it was like a fly landing in the Replican’s perceived ointment of success. I commented previously on Rep. Paul Ryan’s ‘Roadmap for America‘…
A Thank You to the Plaintiffs, the ACLU and Judge Sweet!
In May 2009, I wrote an article about the Patent Office and its practice of allowing the patent of human genes, specifically, the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which are associated with breast and ovarian cancer. The Patent…
How Much Do You Pay for Health Care?
If you have health care insurance, you probably know how much you pay annually for those premiums. And, you can tally up what you have to pay providers in addition to those costs … for…
And it gets worse …
I’ve been reading the Senate Health Care Reform bill (HR3590). While there is no specific mention of mammogram screening, check out the wording relative to recommendations made by the US Preventive Services Task Force on…
Not ‘Status Quo’ … But instead … ‘Status Backward’
This has not been a good year for women. Before President Obama could be sworn into office, the Bush administration enacted their ‘conscience’ regulation which elevated anyone else’s conscientious decisions over that of any woman…
Health Care Reform As It Is … Is Broke
For some time now, I’ve been watching the debate, writing my Congressional representatives, and reading extensively. Maybe I’m becoming more pessimistic as I age, but I’ve come to the conclusion that no matter what health…