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December 2007
Impact of "Sicko"?
A state appeals court has put a halt to the practice of canceling the health insurance of ill policyholders on the basis of "pre-existing" conditions. So if you have some form of lung disease, the insurance companies can't deny you coverage because you had a cold twelve years ago.
26 Dec 2007 Posted by MD Wong at 11:02:49
You Can Take Her Out of the Trailer...
The Spears legacy just keeps on rolling on. Jamie Lynn, Britney's 16-year-old sister, is three months pregnant. No word yet on what consequences the presumed father might face. But it can't be too bad. Look how well things are going for the father of her nephews.
19 Dec 2007 Posted by MD Wong at 12:25:30
Game Smart != Real Intelligence
Five Falcon players have been fined for paying tribute to Michael Vick during a game this past week. How stupid can you really be?
Michael Vick is a despicable person. What he did to those dogs is unforgivable. Just because some numbnuts believe that dog fighting is a sport doesn't change that fact that it's illegal in this country. Vick broke the law, and he's paying the price. Paying tribute to him just shows that you have the same ignorant mindset that Vick has.
It wouldn't surprise me one bit if we found that these jack-asses were frequent guests to Vick's "arena". If this proves to be true, they should get the same treatment their teammate is enjoying now; suspension, loss of salary and endorsements, and incarceration.
18 Dec 2007 Posted by MD Wong at 12:33:52
Iowa Sets the Stage
Why does a state with a population that is less than the city of Los Angeles wield so much influence in determining who the presidential candidates will be? It's absurd. No wonder so many states are trying to move their primaries up. Some states (Michigan and Florida) are even risking severe penalties for moving their primaries before New Hampshire's. After all, why should Iowa and New Hamshire get all the fun?
What really needs to happen is a national primary election scheduled in June. This would eliminate the wheeling and dealing that goes on in a caucus like Iowa's. In 2004, Howard Dean was locked out when Edwards made deals with Kucinich so that Kucinich's supporters voted for Edwards instead of Dean. This eventually led to Dean's "maniacal" pep talk that the media used to portray Dean as a loose canon nut-ball.
There are no deals to be made in an election. People vote for the candidate they want. Winner takes all. That's the way democracy is supposed to work.
The biggest argument against national primaries is the cost of staging two national campaigns, one for the primary, and one for the general election. But the way things are going, all the candidates are running a national campaign for the nomination anyway. Why not make it official?
That way the political "season" starts after New Year instead of before Thanksgiving, and we can have a little more civility to close out our year.
11 Dec 2007 Posted by MD Wong at 10:47:35
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