Archive for the ‘Random Musings’ Category
cut the spending
Paul Krugman says that the emphasis on tax cuts and “starving the beast” is not producing the intended result of reducing spending. He’s right about that. Tax cuts are important, but they are only half of the equation. We really need to emphasize this more; because as valuable and useful as tax cuts are to [...]
the state of the middle ground
America was not designed to be run by elitists – nor was it designed for pure mob rule. What we need to find here is some middle ground – a government that will be responsive to the needs of the people without being subject to the whims of daily polling and public opinion that is [...]
more depressing news
Female Alias fans – join me in a moment of silence as we mourn the recent passage of our own Vaughn from the single life. Michael Vartan’s getting hitched, and in an interesting Alias-related side note — to a woman named Lauren. Guess it had to happen eventually. In all seriousness, I wish the guy [...]
dirty tricks
This is wrong, unethical – and somewhat boneheaded. But enough about what I think about the Dems’ new (old) trick to pass the health care bill. Let’s read what the Washington Post had to say about it (bold text my addition). Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote [...]
i don’t get it
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) won’t seek re-election to the Senate. Looks like the Democrat juggernaut is running into a few problems on its way to liberal utopia. It’s not just Republican obstructionists or tea partiers getting in the way of the Democrat agenda. Some Democrats, like Evan Bayh, object to the focus of this administration [...]
things to be happy about
We have a new Republican Senator from Massachusetts. ObamaCare is in jeopardy, and blue state Democrat Senators / Congressmen could be in danger of losing their jobs in 2010. Air America pulls the plug. Not a bad few developments this week. Let’s keep going in this direction.
brown wins
Congratulations to Senator-elect Brown. Nice win in one of the bluest of blue states in the nation. Who would have thought that Massachusetts of all states would possibly save us from ObamaCare? Amazing. With that said, this is another case of a generally unappealing Democratic candidate, who demonstrated how out of touch she was with [...]
non- political slightly deep thoughts
1) Jay Leno must have incriminating pics of NBC execs. I can think of no other reason why NBC is picking Leno over Conan, especially because they were the ones who chose Leno’s successor in the first place. And BTW, I think Conan is an obnoxious frat boy with annoying hair, but once NBC picked [...]
solutions part 2
Part 1 Private insurance plans aren’t perfect either, since they also help insulate the patient from the price of the services they are receiving. But there are things we can do to make health care insurance more affordable for the average person and at the same time reduce the cost of services. Here’s some solutions [...]
solutions part 1
While I certainly agree with the left that conservative Republicans need to do a better job of promoting what health care policy alternatives they may have, I don’t believe that there are compromises that could be made with H.R. 3200. If we are serious about health care reform, then we must tear up this particular [...]
