I was interested in UJ’s post, below, on the AP Poll on health care. The most recent Pew Research survey, on the other hand, shows sharply declining support for the health care reform proposals since September, and particularly a decline in the number of people who — like UJ — strongly support the reform proposals. [...]
Archive for October 8th, 2009
A Poll For Every Perspective
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, tagged America, Health care, Health Care Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, polls on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Splendor (And Questions) In The Grass
Posted in America, tagged America, California, Legalized Marijuana on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California — the state that has legislated pretty much everything through ballot initiatives — may well have three marijuana legalization initiatives on the 2010 ballot. California’s medical marijuana business culture is interesting. I was unaware that,as the article reports, there are “hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries across the state” as a result of the 1996 [...]
Maybe we Have Turned the Corner
Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This article shows that public opinion can change in a heart beat. Public support for the president’s Healthcare reform legislation is up from the lows (see Bob’s September 28 blog) and its due to the president’s “media blitz of interviews and public appearances”. The poll also suggests that the Democrats should go it alone and try to pass [...]
Eight Isnt Enough but How Many Is ?
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized on October 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s just my opinion, but I’m alittle bothered by people pressing President Obama to make a quick decision on whether or not to send additional troops into Afganistan, after all we have been there for eight years with not much to show for it. I’ll bet the Afghans probably see us as occupants and supporters of a [...]
What Is Art?
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Performance Act on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another example of the kind of mindless weirdness that, in my view, gives “performance art” a bad name. Is this art? What possible benefit can come from “artists” wearing paper bags, apologizing to people for no reason, and obstructing pedestrian traffic? Would it be “performance art” to have obese people on hospital gurney hurl [...]
