One of the bigger wingnut bloggers, Dan Riehl, is out using the horrible accident that Harry Reid’s family was in to push the lie of “death panels”: Come on, Harry – do your civic duty. The nation’s broke and counting on you guy. Pull the plug and get back to work. And don’t bill us […]
Via FOX News A 46-year-old top aide to House Republican Leader John Boehner died suddenly, reportedly from a heart attack, the minority leader announced Sunday. “It is with profound sadness and shock that I announce the passing of Paula Nowakowski, my longtime chief of staff, trusted aide, and friend, who died suddenly last night. Words […]
Like most I have been very interested in the Mark Sanford story. I think it really highlights the downfalls of the person coined a top GOP contender in 2012. What does it say about the leadership of Stanford when he just disappears for days without letting anyone know where he will be, including his own […]
Average wait for a patient in an ER suffering a heart attack: 1997: 8 minutes 2004: 20 minutes Pretty amazing – isn’t it? Well how about this: — In 1994 there were 93.4 million ER visits (adults) — In 2004 there were 110.2 million ER visits (adults) — In 2004 there were 12.4% fewer hospitals […]
Just now breaking – Tim Russert has suffered a fatal heart attack. Keep his family and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers.
Conrad Burns has really pissed me off lately. It started when he decided to attack firefighters, and then after calling them “lazy”, gets caught napping during a meeting in Senate. Now it looks like paypack may become very sweet: After months of defiant protestations of innocence about his role in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, […]
Now this really adds a new level of curiosity to the details surrounding Ken Lay’s sudden death: A British banker who was questioned by U.S. authorities in connection with the Enron scandal has been found dead, British media said Wednesday. The man’s body was found Tuesday in a park in east London, but police declined […]
With someone like Dick Cheney, a person who is on his third term as vice-President and has served for numerous other administrations, you would think he knew how Washington should work. Then again, you can’t teach an old dog new (or old) tricks: NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A source described as close to the Bush […]