During the election I immersed myself in history as a way of understanding the tactics and divisions that arose during the primaries and the general election. One of the most brilliant was Rick Perlstein’s Nixonland. The lessons I learned from that book and a look-back at the history of Nixon’s rise, spectacular fall, and emergent [...]
This is augmentation to my earlier post on Adam Schiff’s town hall meeting last night regarding health care reform. I am posting these slideshows without comment, and with many thanks to the photographers who shared their images on Flickr. via pbriggsiam via RVLTN 12 3
Here’s Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) arguing for mandatory durable power of attorneys and living wills, because it costs so much to care for folks in the last 90 days of life. His argument is framed in terms of reducing Medicare costs by forcing living wills as a condition to receiving Medicare benefits. If the health [...]