Dauphin Island The biggest threat to a democracy is the latent fear of the people, which allows politicians, policy makers, and special interests to conspire to deprive them of any ability to impact events through voice or vote. We are deluged by evidence today. Here’s one from a political scientist quoted in the Times: “We’re …
Category: Health Care
Town Hall Ruckus
Washington The buzz before, after, and during every meeting I had in DC and the metro area at the end of the week focused on the ruckus and eruptions that had broken out in Tampa and around St. Louis at various town hall meetings for Democratic congressional representatives. The numbers were large. Crowds were raucous. …
Healthcare Reform by Email
Baltimore An email comes from the POTUS or President Obama as he’s more widely known, and you think, gee, something’s up. Maybe they are taking this fight seriously for a change? But, then you remember this is just an email, which is different from a real fight. Nonetheless those who are intent of fear mongering …