Tomorrow, this blog will get back to more the “usual” fare that readers are accustomed to, although I can guarantee this won’t be the last time this blog will be featuring news about health care and the budget battles. Remember, not so very long ago, a bunch of Republican candidates who want to be the […]
There’s a really disturbing story out of Iowa that could be the tip of the iceberg in terms of what could be playing out nationally in the current economic and political climate. Clark Kauffman, of the Des Moines Register, writes that Group says Branstad actions cause nursing home deaths: An organization that advocates for disabled […]
From today’s edition of the Wisconsin State Journal: Two days before Gov. Scott Walker won election, a gigantic splash rippled across the lagoon of Lake Mendota. Bystanders ran to the lagoon, calling 911 on their cell phones. Seconds later fire trucks and emergency vehicles soared across Northport Drive, sirens blaring. As local television reporters appeared […]
Some people might have figured that it was possible that Rep. Steve Vaillancourt might have been simply blowing off steam when he was quoted in the March 1st Union Leader as having said: “If it were up to me, I would say anybody should be able to end their life,” he said snapping his fingers, […]
Readers might have noticed that some other groups and individuals who oppose legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia spend a fair amount of time and energy warning about “pro-death” ideology on the left. You don’t have to search very far to find warnings about “Obamacare,” impending rationing and “death panels.” While a lot of the […]
