Like everyone I make mistakes, but my writing quality is usually better than it was this week. I have two sizable mistakes in mind (perhaps my readers have more).
The first mistake was in “DuPage Taxation - A Watershed Proposal” where I wrote about two main topics: the possibility that the DuPage County Board was […]
I disagree with Bill Baar’s stance against SCHIP funding, which provides children with subsidized health insurance when their working parents are of modest means and (in most cases) unable to afford private health coverage. Baar quotes Harold Ickes’ “What is an American?” in support of his position and suggests that Congressman Biggert use that […]
Congressman Judy Biggert remember in school they used to talk about American ingenuity and know-how - how we were a go-getter society that could accomplish great things? Remember how they talked about America being the land of opportunity, where ordinary people could work hard, raise a family and the kids would do better than their […]
[Thanks to Gloria Andersen for pointing out the votes.]
Paul Krugman summarizes the legislation, which involves expanding health care to financially qualified children through increased tobacco taxes and reductions in private insurance subsidies to Medicare. The bill does not cut any funds to the lower cost, more efficient, traditional government Medicare plan that the vast […]
From today’s New York Times article “Democrats Critical of New Medicare Guide” the last paragraph of a story that is a major story itself:
“Under federal law, the secretary of health and human services is to disseminate information comparing the performance of private plans under Medicare. But Consumers Union pointed out that this information was missing […]
You can’t make stuff like this up. From the Q&A section of the Medicare Drug Plan (aka “Part D”):
“Question
What if the prescription I take is not covered by my Medicare drug plan? Will Medicaid still pay for it?
Answer
If Medicare covers a prescription drug, Medicaid will not pay for it. However, Medicare drug plans don’t […]
What is it about some in the GOP and pharmacists? The last “successful” Republican pharmacist I remember was George Ryan. Read more about what Governor Rod Blagojevich actually requires Illinois pharmacies and pharmacists to do regarding birth control prescriptions. Blagojevich’s rule accommodates one’s conscience and common sense.
Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy For America (DFA), sent out an email today asking DFA-ers to support Democrat Paul Hacket in a special election being held August 2nd for Congressman Rob Portman’s vacated seat in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District (President George Bush recently appointed Portman to serve as United States Trade Representative). Hacket, a […]
With recent news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had inserted $10 million for stem cell research in the recent budget, I went looking at JoinCrossBlog for a recent take on stem cell research funding and wasn’t disappointed. I know that stem cell research is a heartfelt issue for Republican House Minority Leader Tom Cross, […]
Illinois GOP State Senate Whip and 6th Congressional District Candidate Peter Roskam raised $394,000 for this reporting period from 435 donors - an average of $906 per donor, according to his campaign. Doctors made up 38% of the donors (166) and 100 donors donated over $90,000 online.
While Wheaton Republican Roskam currently is the only […]
