In my January 1, 2010 musing, I mentioned that I respectfully disagreed with David Brooks’ recent column: Op-Ed Columnist – The God That Fails – NYTimes.com. In this column Mr. Brooks writes, “People should be grateful for whatever assistance that government can provide and had better do what they can to be responsible for their own fates.” I wanted to clap when I read this statement. I wanted to send it to my kids and Read More…
As research for my musing, I’m a regular watcher of news programs: NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. A few Sundays ago I caught David Axelrod, Senior White House Advisor, telling George Stephanopoulos of ABC’s This Week, that Fox News is not really a news organization because they have a “perspective”. Mr. Axelrod said that the White House doesn’t recognize Fox as a legitimate news organization, and he didn’t think that reputable organizations Read More…
A couple of Tuesdays ago I wrote on palliative care—the palliative care that people need at the end of their lives to help them die with dignity. This week–another kind of palliative care. Palliative is defined as: relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause. I’ve always thought of palliative like a band-aide of sorts; it covers what we don’t want to see, while we wait for it to go away. Read More…
I have been attempting to write about health-care for weeks. As the debate has raged, I have made an effort to read, listen, study, and question the myriad intricacies of this polarizing subject. I was overwhelmed! Therefore, for the next few Tuesdays this blog will explore health-care bit-by-bit. My approach is to deliver to you—simply and succinctly—ideas on how, I believe, health-care can be improved. I welcome your feedback. Today: Palliative Care If you were Read More…
Over the weekend I was in Pennsylvania where I happened to catch Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz as I was perusing Sunday morning television. Ms Schwartz, a democrat from the 13th Congressional District, was being interviewed on health care. The Congresswoman, like most people, feels that something should be done about the rising cost of health care. However, unlike most people, she supports the Obama backed plan that came out of the House. When asked if she had Read More…
Several weeks ago South Carolina’s governor, Mark Sanford, got caught lying about his whereabouts. He told his staff that he was hiking the Appalachia Trail and would be incommunicado. Didn’t you know right away that this story would end with another woman? Of course you did. Even if politicians hadn’t been falling left and right to their carnal proclivities you would have known, wouldn’t you? The thing that surprised me about the story was that Read More…
A teachable moment? Oh really? What was it meant to teach? The president detracting from his nationally televised health care speech by commenting on his friend, Mr. Gates (Harvard scholar on black studies) was surprising to me. When he said that the police had acted “stupidly”, I was shocked. Harvard educated, reticent, and heretofore making every effort to be fair and unbiased in his approach to race, Mr. Obama’s earnest efforts to create an atmosphere Read More…
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