is just back from DC with good news about a few PA Blue Dogs and about how the right wing is shooting themselves in the foot! # My DN oped on taxing health care benefits. Written before the mob arrived to disrupt real debate about health care http://tinyurl.com/lltg2k # @tomfitzgerald While you were away the “tough sell” health care bill cleared three House committees while polls r still strong # Powered by Twitter Tools. Continue reading
There are three approaches to life, that of anger, gratitude and laughter. Those who take the path of anger become bad people, who bring destruction on themselves and others. Those who take the path of gratitude become good people, who bring happiness to themselves and others. And those who take the path of laughter become teachers, who teach us about the choices before us. —dead white Greek guy, I think. It’s not enough to follow the Oracle’s injunction to “know thyself.” We must also have the courage to act on that knowledge—another dead Greek guy Continue reading
ten dumbest arguments against health care reform http://tinyurl.com/ljdyfx # @HCAN: Final push for phone calls: Call 1-877-264-HCAN and tell ur Representative to pass health care before going on vacation! (Pls RT) Continue reading
Don’t make yourself crazy! I generally don’t recommend health care activists follow the ins and outs of the legislative process in Washington. There is always a tug of war between progressives and conservatives and it changes as we move from one field of play to another, that is from one committee to another and then to the floor of each house of Congress. Bills get better and they get worse. There is little that any of us can do to influence the details of legislation at each of these moments. The fundamental thing we need to do is to shape the overall environment in which legislation is being considered by getting the word out about health care reform; building our movement; and keeping pressure on our members of Congress by means of letters, phone calls, emails. We especially need to focus on those who seem to be wavering in support… Continue reading