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    Two Great Pieces on Health Care Reform in the Des Moines Register

    Thursday, October 29th, 2009

    Piece #1:
    I’ve always found it interesting that we label a doctor’s choice to run MRIs and other sophisticated tests on patients as “defensive medicine.” This is a label concocted by the insurance companies and their lobbyists to cause people to believe that the testing is somehow illegitimate or wasteful.
    The truth is that no doctor would [...]

    Colin Cowhered on Limbaugh Owning the St. Louis Rams

    Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

    Actually, I’m going to quote Cowherd, Jason Whitlock, and a number of other people, but I’ll start with Cowherd. What a faux scandal. From October 13, 2009, approximately 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. CST. This is not precisely verbatim, but pretty close.
    Rush Limbaugh wants to own the Rams and I am hearing from African-Americans…that they are [...]

    State Health Reform a Model for…Federal Government?

    Monday, October 12th, 2009

    From the AP:
    What could play a central role reforming the nation’s health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center — two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes.
    The pilot program begun in 2003 aims to reach patients with chronic conditions, keep them healthier and, ultimately, save money by [...]

    Tort Reform is NOT Consistent with Conservatism

    Sunday, October 11th, 2009

    More tort reform from the right. This time from Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey.
    Nowhere does the post say how the federal government could constitutionally justify such an intrusion into the legal system, traditionally regulated by each individual state. In no way does the Constitution justify Congress’ foray into tort reform. Nor does the post mention that [...]

    FTC to Regulate Our Speech

    Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

    H/T to CSPT:
    The Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.
    The FTC said Monday its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final Web guidelines, which had been expected. Violating the rules, [...]

    The Right Wing is Ruining America

    Thursday, October 1st, 2009

    Or so says a liberal who obviously can “look the other way” when the left acts the same way. Is it so easy to forget what life was like just last year?
    I have no problem with any of the substantive criticism of President Obama from the right or left. But something very dangerous is happening. [...]

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