There are many Tom Olins in the world, but I'm not any of the other ones. In some cases, I'd like to be but have not been able to find a practical and effective way to make it so. So, just to make it clear, here are some of the Tom Olins I am not:
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Andy Borowitz pretty much accurately describes what's left of the health care reform bill. In his typically colorful fashion, Bob Cesca argues why what's left is still (barely) worth keeping. The sad part is that 10 years from now, we'll still have tens of millions of Americans with no health insurance, and thousands of them will be dying every month for easily preventable reasons. Many thousands more will still be going bankrupt because of medical bills. Americans have long viewed themselves as Exceptional. I always assumed they meant it in a positive sense. |
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If you care about healthcare reform, you must read Matt Taibbi's article in Rolling Stone. He neatly encapsulates everything Washington is doing to screw up reform and shows how whatever bill eventually passes into law will end up making things even worse. It's a depressing article but you need to read it. |
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I like a good, healthy debate as much as anyone, but much of what's been passing for debate on healthcare reform is anything but good and healthy. Two news reports on my drive to work this morning caught my attention. |
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Frank Rich has an excellent column on Mr. Cheney. As does Richard Clarke. |
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After getting the zillionth unwanted solicitation for a United Airlines Mileage Plus Platinum Super-Duper Why-Haven't-You-Signed-Up-Already credit card, I decided to contact the United Vice President who signed the offer. His name is Robert Sahadevan. His title is Vice President of Mileage Plus, United's affinity program (of which I am a member, although I'm beginning to think about getting out because of these endless mailings). |
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I highly recommend the book The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer. It turns on its head the conventional wisdom about Iran and how we should deal with it. The author spends the first two-thirds of the book showing how Iran is increasing its power and influence, in large part thanks to the very actions taken by the U.S. to contain it. The rest of the book explains why Iran might turn out to be our best strategic friend in the Middle East. I'd like to find other experts who support the author's ideas, but he makes a compelling argument on his own. |
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In honor of Dick Cheney's recent cheerleading for torture, I refer you to some interesting reading on the subject: |
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Late in the installation process for Microsoft Windows Vista, the system displays the following message: While observing this, it occurred to me that the word "check" has more than one definition. I think this is the one Microsoft intended: |
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I don't like taxes any more than you do - except to the extent they make our nation a better place in which to live. The next time you or someone you know wants to complain about taxes, read this first: http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/robert_reich/2009/04/a-s... |
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