The President’s Weekly: Health Insurance Reform – Buyer Be Aware

Okay, the term is back to “health insurance reform.” “Health care reform” I would guess refers to treatment not payments. What I’m hearing from the outcome of the bill the President will sign is consumer protection reforms for health insurance purchases by employers, employees, and seniors purchasing medications. [I guess this is a "bye-bye" signal [...]

A Task for the Vice President

Monday, 2 February 2009, 8:41 | Category : Eclectique Citizen, Joe Biden, The Economy
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It’s about time I give Vice President Joseph Biden, Jr. some play. The man from Scranton is now heading up a new task force focusing on issues affecting the middle class. During the campaign, some people felt throwing a bone out “exclusively” to the middle class neglected or ignored the struggles of people living in [...]

Second Place, But No Crown for Palin in the VP Debate

Friday, 3 October 2008, 18:20 | Category : Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Politics, Sarah Palin
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The most gracious thing I can say about Gov. Sarah Palin’s debate performance last night was that she did not go out a loser — but like the Miss Alaska contest, she didn’t get the crown either. Senator Joe Biden was the clear winner of the night. Both VP candidates disappointed their opposing parties and [...]

YES! Credentialed!

Yesterday, I had to be queen of the hustle. I was determined this was going to be a make-or-break day. The goal was to get that “credential” to get into the Pepsi Center and see the hall of delegates, state signs, the funny hats. And YES! I got in. Somehow, on this mission, I got [...]