Nearly all the increases occurred during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
In the past 25 years Americans have become more politically polarized than at any time, according to a major survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center.
Continue reading… “Political polarization hits 25-year high in the U.S.”
Health problems could prevent Americans from obtaining health insurance.
As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have health problems that could hurt their ability to obtain health insurance or force them to pay higher premiums, a U.S. government study said on Tuesday.
Continue reading… “Study: 129 Million Americans Under 65 Have Pre-Existing Health Conditions”
Over half of Americans think federal workers are paid too much.
More than half of Americans say they think that federal workers are overpaid for the work they do, and more than a third think they are less qualified than those working in the private sector, according to a Washington Post poll.
Continue reading… “New Poll Finds Americans Hold a Negative View of Federal Workers”
The folks caricaturized in Repuglicans don’t deserve to be depicted as famished ghouls, white-eyed vampires, drooling werewolfs, and rotting zombies. What I mean is, they aren’t worthy of the fantastic 1960s monster-trading-card treatment bestowed upon them by veteran storyboarder Pete Von Sholly. In the same way that Mad magazine only parodied good TV shows and movies, this kind of honor should be reserved for good people.
In any case, it’s still a treat to pore over the hilariously doctored images of Roger Ailes, Glenn Beck, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and 55 other power-hungry fear-mongers. As Steve Tatham (who wrote the commentary to the book) writes in his introduction…
Continue reading… “Repuglicans: 61 Monster Paintings By Pete Von Sholly”
“One of the reasons I have long supported the U.S. biotechnology industry is that it is a homegrown success story that has been an engine of job creation in this country.” This written statement by Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina on the health care bill was identical to one by Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer and used language suggested by lobbyists.
In biotech we trust? Talk about a bipartisan snow job! From the New York Times…
“Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies.
E-mail messages obtained by The New York Times show that the lobbyists drafted one statement for Democrats and another for Republicans.
The lobbyists, employed by Genentech and by two Washington law firms, were remarkably successful in getting the statements printed in the Congressional Record under the names of different members of Congress.
Continue reading… “The True Colors Of The So Called Health Debate”
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