It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your guts. You think I’m exaggerating? You have no idea. Before I get to that, I want to clear my tabs in this last post of the year. First, you should read Bob Herbert’s op-ed about the Senate’s plan to fund health care by [...]
Thu, December 31 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments
I’m not a regular Daily Kos reader, but yesterday I clicked through from NOW! Blog to The Conservative Argument Against Universal Health Care. One item on that list caught my eye: Just desserts Related to the previous argument, the “just desserts” argument says that people deserve what they get. [...] By this argument, the outcome [...]
Thu, April 9 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
One of the best things about blogging is the people that interact with me here and elsewhere in the blogosphere, and what I learn from them. For example, Joe Wright commented on my post about disease organizations, and points to a response on his own blog. You should read his post – in particular, towards [...]
Thu, March 26 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
I mentioned a while back that I have some problems with the research/fund-raising agenda most disease organizations pursue. I want now to be more specific: most of these organizations are not helpful, and possibly detrimental, to the lives of sick people. You know the organizations: the sort that sponsors showy fundraiser walks, always clad in [...]
Fri, March 20 2009 » Uncategorized » 28 Comments
