It was fun comparing my high school graduating class to the class of ’16 at Bishop McCort, but now I feel that I need to weigh in the election.  Since the conventions the candidates have been focusing on things like Trump’s personality and temperament which I admit are pretty scary but I’m hearing little discussion […]

For me the recent bruhaha over the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke brings back memories of another one from 2010 in which Sarah Palin (who was teasing with running for the GOP Pres nod at the time) was calling for President Obama to fire then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.  Emanuel called critics of the […]

In my previous post, The US and Republicans Want Health Care Law Repealed….?, I discussed how Rasmussen Polling makes their crosstabulation and demographic information available only to those who pay them $19.95/month. Their press release and the wording of their questions implied that they restricted their samples to those with insurance only. This week Rasmussen […]

Rasmussen Reports polling has come out with a survey that says that support for repeal for the Obama health care law now stands at 60% for at least somewhat in favor of repeal to 38% against. They say 49% strongly favor repeal (but don’t say why) . This poll came out on Monday and is […]

Molly Rush, Pittsburgh health insurance activist and blogger, brilliantly in her blog about how the health insurance companies were giving money to anti healthcare groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce (covertly due to the Citizens United decision by the US Supreme Court) while at the same time negotiating with the Obama administration for […]

John Nichols has written many insightful blogs at The Nation magazine about the recent power struggles within the House Democratic Caucus. Below he details how Speaker Pelosi will soon be Minority Leader Pelosi and the challenges ahead. In a previous post I detailed how she was attacked in advertising in this past election and likely […]

Here is yet another example of the media showing THAT the health care law is unpopular but fails to look at WHY this is the case. POLL: Dislike of healthcare law crosses party lines, 1 in 4 Dems want repeal – TheHill.com How the question is worded has a big influence on the results of […]