Palin's death panel comment where about passive euthanasia not active euthanasia. All the uproar was directed at the end of life panning provisions. That was over the active euthanasia and removed from the Senate bill. Palin's comment about passive euthanasia are not out of the bill. Mainly due to the fact it was never directly in the bill. It has always been a likely consequence of the bill. In can happen in two ways. One, you dump several million more in to the system but don't add any mo... Read Full Story

The "death panels" are not the same thing as end of life planning. It as well is not they same as medicare/medicaid paying for hospice if needed. The payment of docs to have conversations on end of the life planning may encourage at the very least more people to give up on life. It's out of the senate bill for now. That's a good thing. It would have been a reminder, every five years, that it might be better to just die quietly. Nothing wrong with dieing quietly, but do we need a reminder?How... Read Full Story

Both side are massively off the point on most of the town hall anger. That is not a comment an the substance, just how it is being handled. The thing I scream at the TV/radio/compu tubes the most is that we should be more civil. What the hell are we supposed to do when, at the very least, they distort the facts and most of the time out right lie. I have finally read someone who has it right."I agree with Krauthammer, more, but not fully. Public spectacle does have a bit of usefulness. But onl... Read Full Story

I don't have much affection for the British. I think of them of an example of what not to do and where we will be in all to short a time. There TV is entertaining more so than ours for the mindless stuff. As classes and sophomoric as the gifts giving was this is a systemic nightmare.Special relationship? Obama's people won't even answer the phone, whines Downing Street"He said it meant the Government was finding it 'unbelievably difficult' to hold discussions ahead o... Read Full Story

I had hear this but hadn't seen much direct evidence. A name of some who had turned him down.Via Ace of Spades From ABC News"Democratic sources say that H. Rodgin Cohen, a partner in the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and the leading candidate for Deputy Treasury Secretary, has withdrawn from consideration. It's the third withdrawal of a top Treasury Department staff pick in less than a week. (cont.)Cohen had risen to the top after the withdrawal last week of exp... Read Full Story

She isn't evil. She is just an arrogant little bright eyed brat. Is there a difference in name calling. I don't like it. It does get to be distracting. The repeatedly calling people tax cheats doesn't help get your point across. Pelosi in this case I think goes to the heart of the workings in congress. I just say it once. I won't go on calling her a brat at every turn. Just making the point.It sums up all the behind the seems yelling and things like not letting the senate chan... Read Full Story

In any stable society there has to be a moral center, not necessarily a moral authority, and a place of comfort and last refuge. There will always exist this core in a society. What is there now is the church. I do not like that it is but it can not just be removed. It is to heavy an anchor that retains the development of what might be a better system. The better system is not there and that is why it must remain as it is.The state does not control the church and the church does not control t... Read Full Story

I missed this. Not a surprise, Me not paying much attention to all the details and the massive amounts of ridiculous ideas coming out of Washington. The American Renewable Energy Act not to be confused with the forth coming cap and trade bill is in congress now. Some states have past this and this bill will mandate it for the country as a whole. Where cap and trade is about taxing to much CO2, RES (renewable energy standard) is about penalizing for to little renewable energy.If both are pass... Read Full Story

I have charged the mark to market changes with being the push off the cliff. I am not clear on every single detail. It is clear that Washington was the cause at most stages. I am not letting mark to market off the hook. It does look less guilty.Mark to Market"Mark-to-market accounting has received a lot of criticism during the current financial crisis. But a recent email from Less Antman, a CPA and financial planner, offers the best explanation I've seen of why government-mandated ca... Read Full Story

Talk of the leaving the Union or an outright revolt has been growing. Not necessarily among the public in general but among those that have been paying attention. If states can make the case that Washington have fundamentally violated the constitution, the agreement is broken and they have every right to leave. The revolt option is, well bad. It will have to to be used if the people are silenced for good whether though direct suppression or the continued newsspeak in all things.Obama an... Read Full Story