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Another take on health care reform
One of my favorite political websites, Electoral-vote.com, is usually most active during elections but posts on big political issues from time to time as well. Today it has an interesting analysis of which Democrats voted no on health care reform and why, but also on some of what the bill (now law) actual does and does not do. It's worth a look.
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Healthcare Reform
Peliosi pulled it off. I am amazed. I figured for sure it would go down in flames and we would have to wait ANOTHER 17 years for them to try again.
Now we see if the Senate can pull the same rabbit out of the hat, and then after THAT, we see who was right, who was wrong, and which Congresspersons pay for their votes in November.
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Health Care Reform
CNN has a very, very simplified list of how the Health Care Reform bill is going to affect most of us.
I'm sure there are controversial things in the bill, but this list looks pretty good to me for a start. Especially since the CBO has already estimated that it will reduce the deficit, not add to it. -
To friends in Jason Altmire's Congressional District
If you care about the outcome of the healthcare reform bill, and live in Jason Altmire's district, I urge you to contact him with your views.
He is currently on the fence with regard to this issue. You can read more about it here: http://kdka.com/local/Jason.altmire.vote.2.1570365.html
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Sitting in my warm dining room watching the pretty fluffy snowflakes fall while listening to Vivaldi's "Winter" and eating a clementine. Very, very nice.
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Snow Snow Snow
We had 17" of snow as of 9:30 am when I stuck a yardstick in it, but it's still snowing. They say another 2-4" is yet to come. Woo-hoo! The last time we had this much snow was in March of 1993. It was also on a weekend. Johan went snowshoeing through Highland Park.
As long as the power doesn't go out, we're good. If the power does go out, well, we ( Read more... ) -
RIP Rannveigr
Last night the Kingdom of AEthelmearc lost one of the finest of its many great ladies, Viscountess Rannveigr Haakonardottir, O.P., O.L.
I've known Rannveigr from the day she joined the SCA. She was a med student then, and immediately jumped into the chirurgeonate with both feet even though it was a brand new idea with few guidelines and, strangely ( Read more... ) -
Donations for Haiti Earthquake Aid
Confirmed by Snopes: text HAITI to 90999 and a $10 donation will be made to the Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The money will be billed to your cell phone.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/haiti.asp
Latest news is that the prime minister of Haiti believes deaths will ultimately number in the hundreds of thousands.
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