Health Reform Bill Passes
Wow. Now the real work begins.
Rhode Island’s Own
Ninjanurse is not the only one who thinks the nuns are being dissed. Many nuns feel they have little to lose in challenging bishops because they have been treated so shabbily by their hierarchy. Many of America’s nuns supporting Obama’s healthcare initiative were, until recently, among the “uninsured” that the bill addresses. Only in the [...]
Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
But it’s looking good. It’s been a nasty process, and I think the outcome will be some modest reforms of parts rather than a real reforming of the whole. It feels like a battle for a principle– that no one in our great and wealthy nation should suffer or die for lack of access to [...]
Nailbiter
Turned on C-Span, turned it off. I can’t stand this, but I have to. If health reform passes, this is just the beginning. This is just the very start of fixing a very broken, wasteful, heartless and ultimately stupid and self-defeating mess. The present state of affairs is a threat to our economic future, and [...]
Langevin Votes Yes
I got an email from Congressman James Langevin today, but I had already heard on WRNI that he is supporting the health care reform bill. It’s in the ProJo, here. I remember seeing him face down a crowd of red-faced hecklers at the Warwick Town Hall. It’s been a long, nasty, discouraging process and not [...]
Listen to the Nuns
Thanks to Daily Kos for a link to E.J. Dionne’s editorial on the eloquent letter defending health care reform issued by American Catholic nuns. This stance is in contrast to some Bishops who are organizing politically to kill any health reform bill that doesn’t meet their definition of ‘pro-life’. The nuns, many of whom work [...]
Studies Prove
Back at the dawn of time, when you could smoke in the lunch room, I worked in a factory that–I’m not joking–retouched high school yearbook photos. It was 10:30am in the year 1973 and time for first break. (Our job provided deadly monotony and exposure to chemicals for eight hours minus two fifteen-minute breaks and [...]
The Distortionists
dis•tor•tion•ist (di stôr´ shə nist), n. 1. One who twists and bends reality into strange and unnatural positions. 2. One who twists or denies facts to fit their preferred political ideology, religious beliefs, or opinions. * * * * * * * * A dear friend of mine, whom I shall call Vicki in order [...]
Good News in Providence
Branch libraries are thriving. A community group organized to block the closing of libraries in the neighborhoods where they are needed the most, and a year later all of them are open… “It was inspiring to see a group of dedicated volunteers work so hard,” says Karen Mellor, library program manager for the state Office [...]
Limbo King
Just have time to post a link to a cool story in today’s New York Times. What could a Limbo King and a psychiatric nurse have in common? Find out here. They say the knees are the first to go, even for champs. Mike Quashie got every last stretch out of his. How low can [...]
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