Tag Archives: health care
Letter I Sent To Congressman Jim McGovern On Health Care Reform
I sent the following letter to to my Congressman, Jim McGovern (3rd Massachusetts) today. As I indicated in my previous post, there may be a need to break health care reform into pieces. However, it may still be possible to … Continue reading
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Reigniting Support for Health Care Reform With a Broader Consensus
To quote a blog at the Village Voice, with the election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts, the Republicans have captured a majority in the US Senate, holding 41 seats to the Democrats’ paltry 59. It’s obviously an enormous exaggeration, as … Continue reading
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Why This Pro-Life Catholic Liberal Supports Martha Coakley
The special election in Massachusetts to choose the successor for the late Ted Kennedy has been extremely tight, with Republican Scott Brown making a very strong showing against Democrat Martha Coakley. As far as campaigns go, I think Brown has … Continue reading
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Catholic Views on Emergency Contraception and Its Role in the 2010 Massachusetts Special Election
Coakley explained that this should not be a problem because “we have a separation of church and state.” “Let’s be clear,” the attorney general added. Ken Pittman, pointed out that complex legal principle that “In the emergency room you still … Continue reading
Rush Limbaugh Supports “Socialist” Health Care. Should You?
It’s been pretty heavily reported in the blogosphere – Rush Limbaugh needed emergency medical care in Hawaii last week. At a press conference he said that from what he can see in Hawaii, “there is nothing wrong with the American … Continue reading
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