MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'blue dog'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:16 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318318&cid=t_243873_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6mUrYebcNh0%2F By Tad DeHavenFederal taxpayers helping foot the tab for renovations to a local wine bar? It sounds crazy, but that’s par for the course with HUD’s Community Development Block Grant program. A Connecticut newspaper recently ran an article on CDBG money being used to spruce up storefronts in the town of Putnam: The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant money slated for Cohen’s building comes shortly after a similar grant project finished across the street, said Economic Development Director Delpha Very. Facade improvements to the Glimpse of Gaia florist, Pangaea Wine Bar and Panache consignment shop finished last month, said building owner Sean Marchionte, of Providence-based Blue Dog Investments. The building’s owner — go figure — thinks it’s just great: “I... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318318 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:43:17 +0100 4318318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142956&cid=t_243873_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F08%2Fdemocrats-regroup-rebrand-reboot%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Democrats: Regroup, Rebrand, Reboot. (And the lion will lay down with the rack of lamb…) Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: blue dog, conservative, democrat, humor, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142956 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:04:26 +0100 4142956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074027&cid=t_243873_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5FSTETcit7Y%2F By David BoazOn NPR stations this morning, the “Power Breakfast” segment from Capitol News Connection profiled Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO), who is fighting hard to keep her seat this year. The reporter noted: She’s a Blue Dog, one of those fiscally conservative Democrats who frequently complicate things for Party leaders by insisting on spending offsets and the like. A claim slightly complicated by the reporter’s earlier noting that Markey voted for the $787 billion stimulus bill, the health care overhaul, and cap-and-trade. How exactly does that make her a Blue Dog fiscal conservative? Oh, and in her first year she got a score of 19 percent on tax and spending issues from the National Taxpayers Union. The search for an actual Blue Dog goes on. But I was really struck by t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074027 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:37:02 +0100 4074027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671977&cid=t_243873_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F17%2Fblanche-lincoln-as-scarlett-ohara-blue-you-good-dog-you%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Blanche Lincoln as Scarlett O’Hara: Blue, You Good Dog You. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: blanche lincoln, blue dog, chaos theory, deep south, democrat, political cartoon, scarlett o'hara, southern belle (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671977 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:06:20 +0100 3671977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958816&cid=t_243873_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwjQRYX3dyZs%2F This morning, Politico’s Arena asks: “Election 09: What’s the message?” My response: A note on NY 23, then to the larger message in yesterday’s returns. Already this morning we’re seeing an effort to spin the NY 23 outcome as a warning to Republicans and a hopeful sign for Democrats. Yet the striking thing about that outcome is how close a third-party candidate came in the face of opposition from the Republican establishment. And the ultimate outcome can doubtless be explained simply by absentee ballots, plus voters unaware of the last-minute developments in the race. Thus, given those factors, the NY 23 outcome is perfectly consistent with returns in the rest of the country. (In fact, Conservative and Republican votes in that race total more than 50 per... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958816 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:18:12 +0100 2958816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653664&cid=t_243873_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbuIpFzOeoP0%2F We’ve written more than once about the Democratic “Blue Dogs” and the lack of any actual evidence for their supposed fiscal conservatism. Now Merrill Mathews in The Wall Street Journal tells the sad story of the Blue Dogs in the Obama era. They call in the journalists, and they moan and complain about their concerns over the deficit and rising federal spending. And when the rubber meets the road, what happens? • The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). One of the first things the Democratic leadership wanted the newly inaugurated President Obama to sign was a huge expansion of SCHIP. Democrats have been trying to pass the expansion for over a year, with some bipartisan support. President George W. Bush vetoed the legislation twice, and Congress sustain... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653664 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:37:11 +0100 2653664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645266&cid=t_243873_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi7W1qQskV3k%2F According to Don Johnson of The Health Care Blog: Speculators seem to be betting that a watered down health insurance reform bill won’t hurt health insurers, hospitals, drug makers or medical device and supply manufacturers. Stocks for almost all of these health sectors and for exchange trade funds that track health stock indexes turned higher last week. In other words, those with real money at stake don’t believe that health reform will hurt the firms that make a living off of America’s highly inefficient health sector — President Obama’s assurances notwithstanding. Johnson provides seven possible explanations for this development, including: 3. If the very liberal Coastal Democrats who lead Congress and most of the five committees drafting health insurance l... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645266 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:14:36 +0100 2645266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448001&cid=t_243873_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fnotable-quote.html – things you never expect to hearThis comment was neither coerced nor prompted. I swear this is something never before heard from any child on the planet.“Oh my gosh! The carpet looks beautiful!”I defy anyone to challenge that one. I think it was because I’d just vacuumed and the fibres of the carpet seemed mown like grass.On a side note. A request for information from all dog lovers. Thatcher's tail is still blue from the sidewalk chalk. If anyone has any hints as to how we may return him to his pre-rainbow days, we should be most grateful.Today I am also over "here" at "5 Minutes for Special Needs Moms."If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448001 Sun, 31 May 2009 06:59:00 +0100 2448001