Waterboarding Pathophysiology
A near-drowning patient arrives by ambulance. Pink foam comes out of his lungs, out of his nose. He coughs to clear it, gasps, gags, vomits repeatedly. The oxygen mask over his face panics him. You...
View ArticleDear President Obama
Please stop apologizing. For twelve years, I worked as a (white) deputy sheriff, and I will tell you that the Boston sergeant was wrong, wrong, wrong. Clearly wrong. I don’t know if his motivation...
View ArticleThe ugly atmosphere developing in this country has many causes,
but, unfortunately, one of those causes is that whenever the Right pushes him, or whenever it speaks nastily about him, Obama caves in and backs off. That kind of thing only incites bullies. They...
View ArticleDear President Obama - Help! Hurry!
Many of us made personal sacrifices to work hard for your election. I almost let my roof cave in because all my energy and time was going into your campaign. We believed what you told us. We hoped...
View ArticleHigh Time for Courage and Integrity
I sent this email to President Obama today: Mr. President, It's high time for courage and integrity from you. Be brave now. A strong public option, right now, is the rock bottom minimum for real...
View ArticleThe Counterinsurgency Fallacy
Imagine if the United States had been conquered by Afghanistan, and then we had been occupied for the last eight years. Imagine: The Afghan military has moved ominously around America, heavily armed...
View ArticleSuch stinginess, while Americans are dying!
President Obama: 45,000 Americans will die this year for lack of medical care. Every day, 122 real human beings will die unnecessarily. Can you look those people in the eye as they lie dying, and...
View ArticleAction Item: Buy the Voter Lists!
Some Progressive group really should have those voter registration lists available for use. Right now, only OFA has the voter lists, so large-scale voter calling or canvassing is only being organized...
View ArticleDestroying the Democratic Party with fake health reform
(1) Back 50 years to coat-hanger abortions again, (2) a regressive middle-class tax increase, and (3) a mandate to buy an excessively expensive product that isn’t required to deliver the care needed....
View ArticleChoosing to fail, throwing the fight
President Obama: You are choosing to fail. You are throwing the fight with all our lives at stake. Stop groveling and stop making excuses. Stop sucking up to right-wingers, and please stop sneering...
View ArticleJob, Jobs, Jobs! Jobs now!
President Obama: Real unemployment is about 20% right now. Those are the voters who are suffering most - so far - though they have a lot of friends and relatives, too. They don’t care about GDP...
View ArticleSecret Obama deal to kill the Public Option?
The New York Times has reported, on 8/12/09, in "Obama Is Taking an Active Role in Talks on Health Care Plan" at http://www.nytimes.com/... that President Obama made a secret deal with hospital...
View ArticleCall Congress on SS Age Increase
Even the good ones don't get it! They urgently need to hear from us, asap. I talked to my senator this weekend in line at a political picnic, and was horrified. He is one of the really good ones;...
View ArticleRaising the SS Age is Theft from All of Us
Raising the retirement age is a 19% theft from all the people who have been paying extra into their Social Security INSURANCE for the last 30 years, and who have thereby created its current surplus....
View ArticleEnabling Bad Behavior
The argument that we should support Obama despite his latest move (and it really is a lesser evil argument), will only lead to continuing contempt from him toward progressives, and more moves rightward...
View ArticleDave Obey for Wisconsin Governor
Come back and fight alongside us, Dave! Dave Obey is exactly what we need now in Wisconsin. His progressive principles and integrity are impeccable, and at least as important, he has the courage to...
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