Category: Published
That’s Show-Biz! President Obama, Health Care and the Media
September 16th, 2009, No Comments
Last Sunday’s Op-Ed column by the usually engaging Frank Rich was typical of the disturbing transition of journalism into just another form of theater. Entitled Obama’s Squandered Summer (NYTimes, 9/12/09), it completely misses the lessons our learned President has been trying to teach his constituency during these past months. Call it Civics 101, in which [...]
The Health Care Divide – The Republic versus A Democracy; Which Will We Choose?
August 30th, 2009, No Comments
The Senate appears to be considering the ramifications of pretending we live in a democracy instead of a republic. Tired of the health care battle, in which there will assuredly be no survivors of that old, ‘wheel and deal’ process, there may actually be an old-fashioned vote in which the majority rules. Fancy that. The [...]
Barack Obama’s Op-Ed: Why We Need Health Care Reform
August 16th, 2009, No Comments
It is fitting that my 200th post to this blog be about President Obama’s op-ed column in today’s N.Y. Times regarding health care reform. My submitted comments to that forum were as follows in comment #567. Last time I looked, there were over 700 comments on this article. It is wonderful to see so many [...]
Healthier Air Quality in Your Home – A Lifestyle Choice Indeed!
August 7th, 2009, No Comments
The American Medical Association informs us that our rates of poor health in this country are highly correlated with ‘life-style’. That message really refers to choices in diet, exercise and personal habits like drinking or smoking. Yet, that is just the tip of the iceberg if we really look at the science and listen to [...]
Injustice in the Appointment of Justices – Brooks on Judge Sotomayor
June 9th, 2009, No Comments
David Brooks voted against John McCain, fearing a continuation of disastrous policies. However, his rhetorical pandering to the sensibilities of the conservatives constitutes a great loss to the public. This major columnist cannot hope to assist in the reformation of a major political party while continuing to spout the precise viewpoints that abuse the rights [...]
David Brooks and Judge Sotomayor – An Emotional Quandary or Political Pandering?
June 1st, 2009, No Comments
Aristotle is probably hiding under his ghostly bed after reading the celebration of illogic in David Brooks’ column, “The Empathy Issue”. It was clearly published in an attempt to encourage the public to see Judge Sotomayor’s candidacy for the Supreme Court as just another bid to place an emotional female in a venue really requiring [...]
Only YOU Can Prevent…
April 29th, 2009, No Comments
Forest Fires? No, we don’t need Smoky the Bear here but the same spirit of responsibility is required. Yes, you. If you witness someone in the forest dropping a lit match and do nothing, you burn along with the rest of the squirrels. I was reading Maureen Dowd’s latest commentary on the torture issue. Entitled, [...]
The Newest Battle in Afghanistan Begins
April 16th, 2009, No Comments
The will to live freely is incredibly powerful and women in Afghanistan today are risking their lives to free themselves and their sisters. The battle will affect women in every country, including the United States. In today’s New York Times*, a courageous group of women held a protest against legislation, signed into law by President [...]
Our Moral Compass Turns in Circles
April 11th, 2009, No Comments
We lost true North along the way Humanity Even for Non-Humans by Nicholas Kristof I applaud Mr. Kristof’s incredible bravery in his long and heartbreaking fight for the people of Darfur and other locales where genocide plays out before the eyes of the conscienceless nations of the globe. He forces us to see the consequences [...]
Nourishing Minds
March 15th, 2009, No Comments
This will likely be my last post on any commentaries by David Brooks. I had been pleasantly surprised by his chiding of his party for being the ‘Party of No’ during the new administration’s early attempts at reorganizing an entire government based in corporate boardrooms. Unfortunately, he just can’t leave it on the field next [...]
