A story appearing in the Murdoch owned Wall Street Journal today saying that fast food giant McDonalds is planning on dropping it’s health care coverage for employees because of requirements tied to the new health care bill: While many restaurants don’t offer health coverage, McDonald’s provides mini-med plans for workers at 10,500 U.S. locations, most […]
I’m sure some will point to this as an indicator that we don’t need health care reform: Spending on health care slowed in 2008, according to a government report released Tuesday. In fact, health spending grew more slowly than at any time in at least a half century. [SNIP] “National health spending growth slowed in […]
Without comment: The conservative activist who claims he was beaten up by union thugs in St. Louis while protesting against health care reform is accepting donations towards his medical care because he was laid off recently and … has no health insurance.
When you complain about paying $4.00+ a gallon for gas and can’t afford health care, food, the mortgage or vacations, you are being “mental” and “whining”. That according to McCain’s economic guru, and one of the key players in this mortgage crisis (as well as husband of someone closely tied to the Enron scandal), Phil […]
Yesterday when I blogged about the Marine being convicted of killing an Iraqi citizen, I also talked about the problems out troops are facing by being forced into these extended stays. To further that point, here is an article, published today, about a soldier being released from medical care earlier and sent back to Iraq: […]
Of course we are talking about torture, and the bill Bush wants to veto is the intelligence bill that passed in the House yesterday, mostly across party lines: The White House threatened to veto the measure this week in a lengthy statement, highlighting more than 11 areas of disagreement with the bill. The administration particularly […]
This story has received a lot of attention this past week: Commissioners at one of the country’s biggest airports are considering punishing Muslim cab drivers who refuse service to passengers possessing alcohol or guide dogs. The cabbies claim transporting those items violates Islamic law. “It is against our faith and the airport is discriminating against […]