The Concept And The Politics
The concept behind medical malpractice insurance reform sounds simple: doctors need affordable malpractice insurance to protect them in case of error. If the malpractice insurance is too high then society should find ways to reduce the cost, because medical care is a necessity, and cost is a barrier to […]
In an early action to fulfill his promise to strengthen state Democratic Parties, new Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Howard Dean announced at a Friday meeting of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) that the DNC would invest $465,000 to strengthen the state Democrats in Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, and West Virginia. […]
Today was an all-day Democracy for Illinois (DFI) Conference. I went with a DuPage group of four - and the whole group was 60 or more activists (mostly Democracy For America (DFA) Meetup Hosts) from all over the state - including places like Bloomington, Peoria and Rockford.
Highlights of the meeting include
- A keynote […]
New York Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer’s campaign recently took down a Google AdWord that linked “AIG” (the insurer Attorney General Spitzer is investigating for wrongdoing) to Eliot’s gubernatorial campaign.
It was innovative of Eliot Spitzer’s campaign to use AdWords that way - but it was also stupid politics, and questionable ethics. […]
The Bush Administration’s “go it alone” approach in foreign affairs may cost America business as its hypocritical domestic agenda downplays the worth of America’s financial promises.
From the Clay Risen’s “Remaindered: The Decline of Brand America” New Republic article above,
“According to a December poll by Global Market Insite (GMI), 50 percent of respondents in Asia […]
I was quite surprised by some of the results from yesterday’s consolidated election in DuPage, where turnout increased slightly from 20.95% in 2003 to 23.43%, as well as results from surrounding areas. I thought Republican Richard Irvin might give a harder fight against the new Aurora Mayor Democrat Tom Weisner - even though Irvin […]
The Naperville Sun has endorsed Rick Klau for Township Trustee. I’ve known Rick for two years now (though with all we’ve done, it feels like more than double that - in a good way). Rick is blessed with a number of talents that the township trustees could benefit from: a belief that […]
“There are Arab-Americans today who are going through what Japanese Americans experienced years ago, and we can’t let that happen again…. I met someone years ago who had never heard about the roundup of Japanese-Americans. It’s been 60 years since this [arrest] happened, and it’s happening again, and that’s why I continue to talk […]
