Ireland’s Newest Citizens

As reported today, Pres. Obama has freed three more Guantanamo detainees. One is headed for Yemen; the other two are going to Ireland: There are more than 220 detainees remaining at the prison. In the last couple months, the White House has made it increasingly clear that the President will not make his...

That aspirin will cost you 100 BILLLL-ION DOLLARS!

It looks like Dr. Evil is in charge of the pricing scheme for drugs we get in hospitals which, when taken at home, would be cheaper.  Much, ahem, cheaper: Medicare and supplemental insurance covered most of the costs, but there was still a bill of $730. Charges for what the hospital calls...

Where Did All the GOP Health Care Bills Go?

Insurance industry lobbyists have crushed them, every one. But seriously, folks… Glenn Thrush asks an excellent question: Where is the alternative health care reform bill that Republican leaders promised they would have for Democrats…. 100 days...

Missile Defense and Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Well, well, well. Look at what the New York Times has buried on page 3 of its article about the joint announcement by Pres. Obama and by French and British leaders Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown that Iran is building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel. First, the...

Dennis Kucinich: The Public Option is Dead, Long Live the Public Option

As I alluded to in this post on Tuesday, I participated in a conference call between the Canadian membership of Democrats Abroad and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich on the topic of health care reform. The reason for my participation is simple. I am an American citizen working for an American corporation but living...