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Senate Republicans delay Obamacare repeal vote in latest loss for Trump
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday abruptly delayed plans to vote this week to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after the Congressional Budget Office said their bill would leave 22 million more Americans without health insurance. The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) mirrored one in the House in March, when the… … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans delay Obamacare repeal vote in latest loss for Trump
I’m still glad that Trump is the President.
Upon looking back at President Donald Trump's first five months in the Oval Office, ones who wanted him there might be having second thoughts about that. Not me, with the reasons being recorded in some of my previous posts. Here are some of the things that I wrote prior to the 2016 presidential election: "Only if one believes that Donald Trump would be worse as POTUS … [Read more...] about I’m still glad that Trump is the President.
AHCA would make rural America’s already distressed health care worse
By Claire Snell-Rood, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley and Cathleen Willging, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico. Rural hospitals, such as this one in Wedowee, Alabama, are struggling to stay open. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson Much has been made of the distress and discontent in rural areas during the 2016… … [Read more...] about AHCA would make rural America’s already distressed health care worse
Stop the GOP from sabotaging our health care system
WASHINGTON -- This is a week to keep focused on the most urgent question in domestic policy and politics: Will Republicans snatch health insurance from millions of Americans and slash the vital Medicaid program by nearly $1 trillion, all to enable massive tax cuts for the wealthy and powerful? Plenty of other news is vying for attention. President Trump spent Monday morning … [Read more...] about Stop the GOP from sabotaging our health care system
The Health Care Bill is Another Policy Change That Will Only Benefit the Rich
By Morgan Statt Although we’re still in the infancy of Donald Trump’s presidency, his oval office goals seem to be centered around three things: decreasing fiscal spending, alleviating the burdens of high taxes, and growing the middle class. Since his inauguration, one proposed strategy to tackle these issues was to repeal and replace Obamacare, the health care act that has … [Read more...] about The Health Care Bill is Another Policy Change That Will Only Benefit the Rich
Two Things Very Well
It looks like most people can do two things very well. Some rare folk can, at once, do three things at a world class level. The choices may change over time; your family, your career, your fitness, etc. If we attempt to juggle too many things at very high levels, something takes a hit. Maybe it’s a relationship with a spouse, a business, your spirituality or … [Read more...] about Two Things Very Well
Cartoon: Trumpcare Little Hand Big Hand
Senate Obamacare repeal would increase uninsured by 22M
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Republican version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured by 2026, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The Senate GOP's Better Care Reconciliation Act was modeled after the House Republican bill, which the CBO said would increase the number of uninsured Americans… … [Read more...] about Senate Obamacare repeal would increase uninsured by 22M
Supreme Court Reinstates Part Of Travel Ban, Twitter Becomes Battleground
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether or not President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban was lawful. The revised executive order issued in March limited travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries for 90 days. The order also completely stopped America’s refugee program for 120 days. The order said the reason for… … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Reinstates Part Of Travel Ban, Twitter Becomes Battleground
Cartoon: Russian Meddling
Having Their Fake and Eating It, Too
Is there any cry of oppression and unfairness more plaintive or heartfelt than the case of the oppressed "conservatives"?* Very Fake News Scandal Consumes CNN as Jeff Zucker, Network Flack Refuse to Comment on Russia Retraction to Own Network Matthew Boyle / Breitbart — The scandal surrounding CNN's mishandling of a very fake news hit piece on President Donald Trump and … [Read more...] about Having Their Fake and Eating It, Too
228 Days Since The Election And Trump Is Still Tweeting About Hillary And ‘Crazy Bernie’
Alleged president Donald Trump can't stop talking about Hillary Clinton, the candidate who won the popular vote. He's never gotten beyond that. Trump unleashed a tweet, seemingly admitting to collusion. It's as if the former reality show star is saying that it's OK that he colluded with Russia because, according to Trump, former Secretary of State… … [Read more...] about 228 Days Since The Election And Trump Is Still Tweeting About Hillary And ‘Crazy Bernie’
Left-Wing Lunacy
Now, for the latest tales about left-wing lunacy . . . First, from NBC affiliate WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska: "A leader in Douglas County [Nebraska] has been removed from his post within Nebraska's Democratic Party. An audio recording captured Phil Montag saying he wished a U.S. Congressman had died after being shot in an attack. "I'm glad he got shot. I'm not going to f***ing … [Read more...] about Left-Wing Lunacy
The Crime Of The Century & Story Of How Barack Obama Choked Trying To Fight Back
As Pulitzer Prize-caliber blockbusters go, The Washington Post's takeout on Barack Obama's secret struggles to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election with the aid and abetment of Donald Trump is a brilliant letdown. It is brilliant because it is investigative reporting at its finest and a letdown because it confirmed in excruciating detail what I have … [Read more...] about The Crime Of The Century & Story Of How Barack Obama Choked Trying To Fight Back
The big lies about health care
WASHINGTON -- To succeed in gutting health coverage for millions of Americans, Senate Republican leaders need to get a series of lies accepted as truth. Journalists and other neutral arbiters must resist the temptation to report these lies as just a point of view. A lie is a lie. Lie One: Democrats and progressives are unwilling to work with Republicans and conservatives on … [Read more...] about The big lies about health care
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Russia
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Donald Trump attacks Hillary Clinton after appearing to admit Russian interference --The Kremlin's Election Meddling Is Paying Off --Amid Russian attack, Republicans didn’t care, Democrats were too scared to act --Trump’s Deflections and Denials on Russia Frustrate Even His Allies Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Russia
By all means, take issue with ‘The Bell Curve.’ But read it first (Guest Voice)
by Esther J. Cepeda Washington Post Writers Group Columnist CHICAGO -- When "The Bell Curve" by Charles A. Murray and Richard Herrnstein was published in 1994, I was a junior in college and didn't know anything about the book except that it had my white literature professors in an uproar. A few of them inveighed against the book's premise -- the very notion of … [Read more...] about By all means, take issue with ‘The Bell Curve.’ But read it first (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Christie brings his special brand of leadership to the opioid epidemic
In this, his final year in office, Governor Christie sought to carve out a legacy from amongst the smoldering ruins of his administration by changing the way we deal with drug addiction. A worthy cause to be sure. Unfortunately, so far it's going about as well as everything else the governor devotes his time too. The… … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Christie brings his special brand of leadership to the opioid epidemic
UN Ambassadorship should add new tradition (Guest Voice)
We as people need to be comfortable in our own shoes. We need to be stable in our own skin. We need to be satisfied with where we are and are going in life. We all are smart. We all are resourceful. Most of all, we all are dynamic. There is no color to our convictions. There are no levels to our beliefs. There is no standard appearance for our ages or careers. As … [Read more...] about UN Ambassadorship should add new tradition (Guest Voice)