Tag Archives: health care

For those of you who were wondering what the Republican endgame would look like, just turn your attention toward Michigan, where women’s rights, gay rights, public education, and unions are all being systematically dismantled before our eyes, in one fell swoop

By Mark | December 7, 2012

Not only did both houses of Michigan’s Republican-controled legislature, with the aid of billionaire conservative activists like Dick DeVos and the Koch brothers, jam through controversial right-to-work legislation this afternoon, in violation of long-honored rules, as members of the public were forced from the Capitol by armed police and pro-labor protestors were assaulted with pepper [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, Brandon Dillon, Dick DeVos, HB 4054, HB 4157, HB 4466, HB 5711, Jeff Irwin, Koch brothers, public education, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Roger Kahn, threats to public education, war on women | 51 Comments

New legislation in the Michigan Senate would empower health care workers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religion

By Mark | December 4, 2012

It has been reported by Think Progress that a Republican member of the Michigan Senate by the name of John Moolenaar has authored a bill that would protect health care professionals who choose to discriminate against those whom they find objectionable for either their “religious beliefs, moral convictions, or ethical principles”. The intended target, it [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan | Also tagged Christians under attack, discrimination, Eastern Michigan University, gay rights, HB 5040, Hippocratic Oath, homophobia, John Moolenaar, Julea Ward, Julea Ward Freedom Of Conscience Act, legal discrimination, MEU, Michigan Senate, religious extremism, religious fundamentalism, Religious Liberty and Conscience Protection Act, Senate Bill 518, Senate Bill 975 | 22 Comments

Romney’s Freeloading 47

By Mark | September 18, 2012

Surreptitiously recorded video of Mitt Romney addressing wealthy supporters at the Boca Raton home of controversial private equity manager Marc Leder, as most of you probably know by now, was made public yesterday afternoon by David Corn, the Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones magazine. Recorded on May 17, the video shows the ruggedly handsome [...]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 47%, big government, class warfare, Earned Income Tax Credit, entitlements, freeloaders, Freeloading 47, income tax, Marc Leder, Muslim rage, personal responsibility, Presidential politics, racism, Romney, scapegoats, taxes, victimhood, welfare | 34 Comments

Could a Supreme Court decision against Obamacare lead to a public option?

By Mark | March 28, 2012

As you know, the Supreme Court has been hearing arguments this week on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, or what’s become known as Obamacare. Specifically, the Justices are considering whether or not the government can, in accordance with the Constitution, compel the citizens of the United States to purchase health insurance. The decision [...]

Posted in Health, Politics | Also tagged Affordable Care Act, Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Constitution, George Zornick, health care reform, health insurance, mandates, Medicare, Medicare for all, Obamacare, pre-existing conditions, single-payer system, Supreme Court, the public option | 14 Comments

Speaking on behalf of Christ, Santorum warns of Obama’s plans to feast on the blood of euthanized seniors

By Mark | February 20, 2012

I heard a comedian by the name of John Fugelsang do a pretty brilliant bit the other day on the incredible disconnect between the teachings of Jesus and the actions of those who invoke his name in the pursuit of political power. It’s nothing we haven’t discussed here before, but I enjoyed Fugelsang’s perspective, given [...]