A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. - Bertrand de Jouvenel

THIS is How We Treat Our Veterans????

Sat Apr 4, 2009 8:08 PM EDT

I received a phone call today form a very close friend of mine. His father is a Veteran. Dad called a week or so ago and told son he was "having chest pain" when he walked, but "it goes away when I sit down". Son is a fire department paramedic.

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politics, health-care, veterans, chest-pain, catherization, va-hospital-system

BUSH LIED...CHENEY LIED...And NOW They Have Admitted It...

Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:36 AM EST

I am sitting here watching Hard Ball with Chris Matthews and I am so pissed off I can hardly type or think...In the last week, both BUSH and CHENEY have ADMITTED they LIED to the American public about the need to go to war in Iraq, and the reasons behind why we needed to go.

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bush, iraq, cheney, politics, lies, iraq-war, wmds-saddam

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How a National Health Care Plan Can Save the Big Three...and The US Economy....

Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:53 PM EST

Anyone who has been to my column knows I am a HUGE supporter of a Nationalized, one-payer health care system in the US. I have always based this belief on the horrid problems in the health care system alone.

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economy, bankruptcy, politics, health-care, big-three, bailout, socialism, national-health-care

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Do I Need The Emergency Room??

Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:57 PM EST

With so much talk these days of the health care crisis our country is facing, I wanted to focus on one arena of medical care that is GROSSLY misused and is failing desperately.....

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death, health, health-care, er, misuse, health-care-reform, urgent-care, waiting-room, long-wait-times

Obama hopes to avoid Clinton health care missteps

Sat Dec 6, 2008 5:06 AM EST

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press (Clipped by JustLynn)

President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ago in trying to revamp the nation's health care system. That means applying some of the lessons learned — moving fast, seizing momentum and not letting it go.

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politics, health-care, obama, president-elect-barack-obama

The Death of Common Sense....

Thu Dec 4, 2008 12:21 AM EST

The original piece was written by Lori Borgman. I'm not sure when she wrote it, all I know is it is STILL as appropriate now as it was whenever she wrote it, maybe more so...

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ten-commandments, death, rights, businesses, trust, truth, reason, common-sense, 13-year-old-sexual-predator

GoodBye and Good Riddance President Bush

Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:59 PM EST

You have systematically lied and deceived the American public for the entire 8 years of your term as President. These are YOUR WORDS and those of people in YOUR administration.

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iraq, politics, saddam-hussein, president-bush, lies, iraq-war, deception, wmds

US vs THEM...What a sorry place we are in...

Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:29 PM EST

President Elect Obama said that this is not a country of red states or blue states, it is THE UNITED STATES....I agree with him on principle.

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us, monopoly, politics, government, aig, debt, retirement, tax-cuts, bailout, communism

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Nurses rank #1 in Gallop polls 7th year in a row

Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:33 PM EST (gallup.com)

Seeded by Colorado Bubbie (Clipped by JustLynn)

Horray to all of us nurses who work so hard every day, 24 hours a day to care for our patients!!

health

Citi Gets Their Lifeline...

Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:49 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Not much to say....just wonder who will be next in line....

business, bank, citigroup, federal-reserve, bailout, citi, treasury-dept

American Corporate Mentality....sad but true....(satire)

Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:30 PM EST

Received via email....I don't know who the author of the original text is, but they truly hit the nail on the head....

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business, ford, toyota, japanese, american, automakers, satire, corporations, corporate-mentality

You Got Screwed, CEOs Made a Fortune

Seeded on Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:29 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by hippiechick68 (Clipped by JustLynn)

This is a story that seems all too familiar, but it's worth repeating each time it happens: trillions of dollars in retirement and savings are gone, millions of jobs will be lost, we're facing a severe economic crisis that could go on for a number of years, and we could be in for …

business, wall-street, ceos, class-warfare, financial-crisis

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Obama reassures nervous nation on ailing economy

Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:11 AM EST

By Sara Kugler, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by JustLynn)

President-elect Barack Obama sought to reassure the nation and nervous holiday shoppers about the ailing economy Wednesday as beleaguered stores braced for their most important month of the year.

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business, economy, white-house, politics, obama, paul-volcker, us-news, oval-office, peter-orszag, former-federal-reserve

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5 Gitmo detainees blame arrest on 'political game'

Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:50 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

So here's how I heard it....when proof started coming in that the charges that these men were Al Qaida who "planned to bomb the US Embassy in Sarjevo" seemed to be false, they were detained for "planning to join Al Qaida"....or "planning to plan a bombing" or something...so THIS …

guantanamo, al-qaida, politics, released, prisoners, torture, gitmo

Transformation Keys: The Attitude of Gratitude

Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:30 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

During these difficult economic times, gratitude would seem to be the last thing anyone is feeling... I thought so at first too...then I started thinking of things in a "different" way... I am grateful that I have four healthy,caring,productive children.

economy, health, children, family, love, attitude, career, grateful, transformation, gratitude

UN Rights Official Endorses 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:48 PM EST (UNwatch)

Seeded by petercasier (Clipped by JustLynn)

UN Watch, an independent human rights monitoring organization based in Geneva, today called on UN chief Ban Ki-moon and human rights commissioner Navi Pillay to condemn a United Nations official for endorsing conspiracy theories regarding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

un, human-rights, world-news, 9-11

Corporate Welfare....C'Mon Guys...Stop This Crazy Hemorrhage of Taxpayer Money

Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:31 PM EST

Are you kidding me? Now the Big Three automakers want $25 Billion to keep them from failing. You know what? I only want half a million to keep me from failing...

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politics, detroit, automakers, big-three, bailout, corporate-welfare, free-market, hybrid-vehicles, taxpayer-dollars

One Payer Healthcare is The ONLY Thing That Will Save Health Care in the US

Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:56 AM EST

First, some facts from the World Health Organization....

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us, france, who, insurance, health, free, health-care, obama, socialist, socialism

Military Communities Shift Democratic in 2008

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:15 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

For the past week, people have been coming to me asking if I had any data on the 2008 military vote.

politics, mccain, obama, election-2008, military-support, military-vote

While Paulson Waffles....

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:08 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

So, $290 billion into his bailout plan, Hank Paulson is calling for a do-over. Now there is a confidence booster.

congress, economy, white-house, politics, bailout, paulson, do-over

Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State??

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:05 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

Both NBC News and the Washington Post are reporting that there is talk about Hillary Clinton being under consideration for Secretary of State in the Obama administration.

politics, hillary-clinton, secretary-of-state, obama-cabinet, obama-administration, key-roles

The United States of Rome

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:31 PM EST

Bailout?? Bull@!$%#....

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economy, crash, politics, united-states, bailout, lambs

Red States, Blue States: The Continuing Friction

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:19 PM EST

Seems like a large number of our "fellow" citizens in some of the Red States seem to be having a hard time grasping reality, and getting over centuries old belief systems.

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politics, change, pot, red-states, blue-states, new-country

No Debt....

Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:19 PM EST

for anyone....I am SO not a financial expert, but let me ask all you armchair and boardroom financial experts a question...With this financial crisis being a global crisis, what would happen if the leaders of every developed country in the world got together and said, "Okay, as o …

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economy, politics, debt, global-economy, global-crisis, financial-crisis, financial-experts

Obama announces transition leaders for 3 agencies

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:38 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

President-elect Obama on Wednesday named a team heavy on experience in the Clinton administration to help guide transition efforts in the State, Defense and Treasury departments.

politics

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