Seeing red ribbons? Today’s World AIDS Day. Be a Valentine. Wear red. Be aware. Don’t discriminate. No one is immune. http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/ The President’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan – Live at 8 PM tonight…and even FOX is carrying it. Busboys and Poets is hosting watch events for President Obama’s speech outlining the war strategy [...]
After 11 PM last night, the House of Representatives voted on the Democratic health care bill H.R. 3962. The final vote was 220 – 215 in favor; 39 Democrats and 173 Republicans voted against the bill. See the vote breakdown here. There was one lone Republican vote for the bill. That vote was from Anh [...]
Right now Congress is debating on the floor about Health Care reform, and will vote on amendments to and on the Democratic House version of the health care reform bill. Votes are being cast now for the Stupak-Pitts amendment which limits private insurance from covering legal abortion procedures. The msnbc feed below is following the [...]
I say “thank you” to the insurance companies for revealing who you really are with the “Hail Mary” pass to derail health care reform. Public option looks pretty good now to anyone who had any doubts. I’m not sure why the health insurance lobby, American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) decided to put out their report [...]
Obviously, the White House and the President want to move on from the Nobel moment and bring the focus back to the nation’s business. For this weekly address, that means health care reform. The House and Senate will begin merging their versions of the reform bill into one for the final debates and votes on [...]
“The Republican Plan….Die Quickly” I do believe the Democrats have finally found the words in what’s — like it or not — a bipartisan smackdown debate on health care reform….at least something as catchy as “death panels” thanks to Representative Alan Grayson of FL. Will “Die Quickly” stick? Republican members requested an apology from Rep. [...]
Message from Thomas Sayers Ellis. See you September 30th TOWARDS A MORE CIVIL UNION – JIM LEACH, CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES “In our society we rightly identify hate words with racial, ethnic, and gender slurs. What are we therefore to make of the usage or what more aptly might be described [...]
In his Weekly Address, President Obama follows up on his Wednesday night speech before Congress on his plan for health care reform. The Treasury Department has released a report indicating that nearly half of Americans under the age of 65 will lose their health insurance in the next 10 years. Americans in the “bridge years” [...]
Before getting into the President’s Weekly, I hope you will take a look at “Critical Condition” which was highlighted last night on “Bill Moyers Journal” (PBS). “Critical Condition” is a documentary from the series P.O.V. (also PBS). It is one of the rare television moments during this health insurance reform debate that we get the [...]
My guess is the President’s weekly message is to put to rest the fears of persons who are insured and their insurers. If you enjoy your “pay-to-pay” option, you can keep it. But the options needs to be open to more people: for example people with pre-existing conditions. The “pay-to-pay” option should also cover some [...]
