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Clarifying the Affordable Care Act’s Requirement to Buy Coverage
The following chart from the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation makes clear who has to buy health coverage under Obamacare and how much it will cost. Read more
Posted on 02 July 2012 SOCIETY -
Another Hot Day… and Who Says There is No Global Warming?
According to the Weather Bureau it’s going to get even hotter by Wednesday and we’ll all feel like hot dogs on a grill. The experts who have reported on the... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER -
Carrtoon(s) of the Week – News of the Right
Sorry I missed last week while I was in the Hospital. I’ll try to make up for it this week with the following selection:David Horsey in the L. A. Read more
Posted on 01 July 2012 HUMOR, POLITICS -
Back to the Radio…
I just got into the WSHC (89.7) studio and I’m setting up for my 11 – 1 show. Given the Shepherdstown Street festival combined with the number of trees that cam... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2012 SOCIETY -
My Wife Posted This on Facebook…
If you wonder what an important piece of legislation Obamacare is and want to know the kinds of things it corrects, then read this short letter about her late... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY -
Ivan Karp, Noted Art Dealer and Proponent of Pop Art, Dies at 86.
Ivan Karp died yesterday at 86 of natural causes.Ivan Karp by Andy WarholIn 1958, Ivan became an art dealer at the Martha Jackson Gallery while publishing... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Making Fun of CNN Announcing That Obamacare Was Struck Down…
This, of course, is based on another large media mistake: We needed a good laugh for the evening. 39.430100 Read more
Posted on 29 June 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, VIRAL -
Thanks to All of You Who Have Called and E-mailed After My Accident…
So many of you have wished me well. I am still in some pain in my ribcage (I’m calling it “airbag shock”), but, in general I’m feeling much better. Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Decision is In… for the Most Part Obama Has Triumphed.
From the Financial Times:US Supreme Court upholds bulk of ‘ObamaCare’ The US Supreme Court has left Barack Obama’s healthcare law broadly intact but ruled that... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Today is the Day the Supreme Court Weighs in on Obamacare…
The news media is waiting with baited breath for the decision of the SCOTUS which is due today on the President’s health care plan. So many questions are waitin... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 SOCIETY -
30 Lies in Seven Days… Romney Beats His Record!
Last Friday he achieved his peakwith thirty lies in just one week…He treats the voter like a twitby feeding him this Romney shit. 1. Read more
Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I’ve Never Missed a Week of Blogging Since I Started Eight Years Ago…
Being in the hospital is no fun whatsoever……but this past week my record was shattered…as was my car and (almost) me, too.It started last Friday when I was... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Artist LeRoy Neiman Dead at 91…
LeRoy Neiman died Wednesday evening at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.The 91-year-old artist painted everything from U.S. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY -
Hey, Mitt: A Majority of Americans Want to Keep the Health Care Law!
New Bloomberg poll results show a plurality of Americans, 43 percent, say they want to retain the 2010 law with only small modifications, while 15 percent say... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Campaign Speeches We Don’t Hear.
So much has been pointed out lately, through television commentaries and new legislation, about Congressmen and Senators entering office as middle-class... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Choices, Choices… the Religious Right Or the Rights of Women?
Here’s what I base my choice on:The Religious Right’s agenda is not about being good to each other, showing forgiveness, sharing prayer or believing that all me... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Fifth Grader Banned from Speaking on Major News Topic
From: The Daily What…Kameron Slade, a fifth-grader from Queens, NY, was scheduled to deliver a speech as part of a school-wide competition at PS 195. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Definitive Quote… This Made My Day.
If you think you’re meeting your destiny on the other side of a door you may not be Work by Ettore Sottsass interested in its design - Ettore Sottsass Sottsass... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Artist Paul Jenkins Dead at 88
Paul Jenkins, Painter of Abstract Artwork, Dies at 88 Paul Jenkins, a colorful Abstract Expressionist who came of age during the heyday of the New York School... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Some Fun from Taegan Goddard’s Blog:
Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown (D) — who was banned from speaking on the House floor forsaying “vagina” — led a reading of the play, The Vagina Monologues, at... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2012 SOCIETY