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Health Care Plan : No Cause for Celebration

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Drawing from West Midlands No! Campaign.Health Care Reform:Progressives must stand their ground This bill is not universal, not equitable, not affordable. It will not end bankruptcies, and will not end deaths due to denials and delays in health care. By … Continue reading →

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New Years Wish List : Forrest Gump Congressional Reform

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

First Continental Congress. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators who serve their term(s) and then go home and back to work. New Year’s wish list:Forrest Gump’s Congressional Reform Act of 2010 … Continue reading →

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The Individual Mandate : Unconstitutional, and an Alarming Precedent

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Health insurance: The individual mandate. Illustration from Slate.Going too far?Health care reform and the individual mandate If Congress gets away with this, there is no stopping point and Big Business will have succeeded in making Americans into involuntary consumers whenever … Continue reading →

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Legalized Loan Sharks : Usury With Fangs

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Shark Attack,” pen and ink illustration by Tom Grady / Pulse.The spoils of credit card ‘reform’:Unregulated interest rates skyrocket By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2009 According to the Oxford American Desk Dictionary, the definition of … Continue reading →

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Senate Health Care Diagnosis : Bad Medicine

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from The Political Carnival.The Senate health care bill:Time to put it out of it’s misery? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2009 According to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has … Continue reading →

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Righteous Cause Dept. : Raising Big Bucks to Neuter Joe Lieberman

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.For ad campaign aimed at Connecticut voters:MoveOn raising big bucks to stop Lord Lieberman By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / December 18, 2009 MoveOn.org, one of the largest political action committees … Continue reading →

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Listen Up, Senate : Health Care Bill Needs Costs Reduction Amendment

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.How to save the health care bill:Add a medical costs reduction amendment By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / December 17, 2009 Dr. Howard Dean, a true progressive and advocate of health care … Continue reading →

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Health Care ‘Reform’ : Just Say No to Traitor Joe!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Don’t Surrender to Senator JoeVote “No” on the health care joke By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2009 It looks like the United States Senate is going to cave in and surrender to Joe Lieberman. They … Continue reading →

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Health Care : Senate Clowns Come Up With a Deal

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Same old song. Harry Reid’s committee comes up with a health care deal. Image from Liberal Street Fighter.Health care and the Senate:The circus comes to town By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / December 10, 2009 Mark … Continue reading →

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Health Care ‘Reform’ : Tough Pill to Swallow

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Best health care in the world?A sad state of affairs It is not only unfortunate that the health insurance industry plays on the fears of the elderly, but also that the Republican Party has become complicit in the deceit. By … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform : The Final Act

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Benjamin Simpson / Hodomania.Final curtain:The health care tragedy By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2009 I was recently privileged to have the opportunity to discuss world affairs, and health care in particular, … Continue reading →

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The REAL Death Panel : Congress Gutting Reform

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Mike Albans / AP.The real death panel:A requiem for true health care reform? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2009 It was ten years ago that I lost my wife who was … Continue reading →

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