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The Healthcare Debate, A Personal Journey
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
While our government is still haggling over the fine points of the health care bill, I’ve been struggling over going to the doctor. At the moment, I probably fit the typical profile of someone who just wants this debate to be over with. I don’t have medical insurance and I just to be able to […]
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Bye-Bye Paterson, Says The President
Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
Like Colin I was leaning towards writing about another, less weighty subject this weekend. I guess we both got an extra jolt from the paper, along with our morning cup of joe (coffee that is, not Walker). Rather than focus on the President-as-TV-Star, I looked to the corner of the front page of The […]
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Bad Republicans
Posted on 13. Sep, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
While I understand that Republicans need to find a way to show their disapproval for the issues they disagree with, sometimes I wish that they would respect the priviledge that they possess, just a little bit more. For the first time in my life, I’m actually interested enough in politics to pay attention to the […]
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More Transparency in the White House
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Kaili Boyd.
Today President Obama announced that the White House will open its visitor logs to the public. To this I say “Bravo”. I think it’s a great effort towards his promise of political transparency and while this is a history-making precedent, I wonder if it goes far enough. Sure there are obvious pitfalls-some records will be […]
