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Musing over the morning paper…

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · congress, politics

This has to be one of the strangest things about Texas Republicans…
When health care in Texas makes headlines, the issues raised by administrators and physicians are hardly rosy. They include overcrowded emergency rooms, mounting hospital budget deficits created by unfunded indigent care, and uninsured rates for adults and children that lead the nation.
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Politics as usual…

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

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Ohio Sues Over Trouble With Voting Machines - washingtonpost.com
During the May primary, Brunner said officials in Butler County, north of Cincinnati, realized that 150 votes were dropped when they were being transferred from memory cards. When Brunner looked into it, she found that the software problem had come up in [...]

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Anxious in America - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

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Yesterday there was an op-ed in the Times that said a lot of what I have been feeling here lately…and said it well…Go read the whole thing…
Thomas L. Friedman - Anxious in America - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“America and its political leaders, after two decades of failing to come together to [...]

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The Rule Of Law

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments · just musings

As if we needed another reason to think that this years election is as important as any in a generation, the very fact that but for an appointment to come…George W Bush would not be denied the right to imprison his perceived enemies…
Eugene Robinson - A Victory for the Rule of the Law - washingtonpost.com
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