6:30 a.m. Wake-Up Commentary President Obama is now at the pulpit in shirtsleeves, amped up and calling for an up-or-down vote on health care. It’s time, implores the president. I have to think he is drawing voters’ attention to the 51 almost certain “yes” votes in the Senate. But wait, Mr. President, the House must […]
Archives for March 2010
Back to Square one
Here is how to fix, not ruin, our health care system…
Orin Hatch Knows All the Ways to Shut Down the Senate
Hatch: Biden Gambit Will ‘Blow Up the Senate’ – Critical Condition, National Review Seasoned Senate veteran Orin Hatch says that there are all kinds of ways the Senate could be shut down and that he knows them all. Regarding Nancy Pelosi and the House vote on health care, Hatch says that Pelosi admits she cannot solve […]
World’s Most Complete Food
The most complete food source in the world is a blue-green micro-alga called spirulina. Spirulina is largely made up of protein in the form of biliprotein. Spirulina is revered by purity aficionados not only for its protein content, but also for its extremely high levels of chlorophyll, fatty acids (GLA), and beta-carotene. The health benefits […]
Who’s in and Who’s Out?
Wisconsin The potential entry of former governor and Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson into the race for senator in Wisconsin could open up a new competitive race there. Barring Thompson’s entry, it is unlikely that Russ Feingold (of the infamous McCain-Feingold bill) will face any stiff opposition. Thompson is not necessarily the type […]
Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France
A rich, lively book about the upheaval in French gastronomy, set against the backdrop of France’s diminishing fortunes as a nation. France is in a rut, and so is French cuisine. Twenty-five years ago it was hard to have a bad meal in France; now, in some cities and towns, it is a challenge to […]
Bipartisan Health Care Summit
Health Care Time Bomb
A couple of years ago, when Dick and I were in Italy, we frequently heard random references to the birth rate declining there, as it is in most of Europe. Young couples just were not having babies. When we asked why this was so, the answers ranged from careers first to religious indifference to “babies […]
Obamacare for the Internet
Net neutrality is all about achieving the socialist goal of single-payer Internet.
FIM-92 Stinger low-altitude surface-to-air missile system
The Stinger missile, a full-dimensional protection weapon, is the Army’s system for short-range air defense that provides the ground maneuver commander force protection against low-altitude airborne targets such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles. The Stinger is launched from a number of platforms: Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle, Bradley Linebacker, Avenger (HMMWV), […]