New Orleans Senate debate is scheduled for tonight on Senator Reid’s patchwork quilt healthcare bill and as everyone head counts central figures become the ridiculous Joe Lieberman from Connecticut, the uncertain Blanche Lincoln preparing for a re-election campaign in Arkansas, and the go-with-the-wind Mary Landrieu from Louisiana, where I pull a lever. I’m betting we …
Category: Health Care
House Votes for Health Care
Springfield First vote on the US House passage was a full court press that worked. The Republican Cao from New Orleans was the only one of that tribe to vote for passage. Who says townhalls don’t matter! I flew on the US Air leg from DC to Hartford sitting behind Congressman Olver from the 1st …
Working Sick
New Orleans Interesting piece in the Times today by Steven Greenhouse pointing out the obvious: our national inability to provide paid sick days jeopardizes the health of our entire population and puts American citizens at risk of pandemics. Corporate America seems to be tripping over its communications message everywhere they turn. They don’t want dilute …