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 'democratic party'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174818&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Ffinal-tributes-to-jack-layton-in-pictures%2F   It was an emotion-packed, life-affirming day. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174818 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:55:20 +0100 5174818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169674&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F27%2Ffinal-tributes-to-jack-layton-in-pictures%2F Click for pictures from Jack Layton’s final journey today from Toronto City Hall, and then Roy Thomson Hall. It was an emotion-packed, life-affirming day. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169674 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:35:20 +0100 5169674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159631&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F25%2Fthere-are-some-blog-posts-id-like-to-forget-on-returning-to-the-ndp%2F I’ve always tried to make this blog somewhat of a record of my life, however fragmented, warts and all.  Here in the archives is my defiant abandonment of the New Democratic Party for, let’s say, greener pastures.  However right it felt at the time, and for a couple of by-elections and a general election after, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159631 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:54:54 +0100 5159631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159633&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F23%2Fa-letter-to-canadians-from-the-honourable-jack-layton%2F August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159633 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:43:59 +0100 5159633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036316&cid=t_116518_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ftrimming-medicare-save-economy-social-media-reactions President Barack Obama seems desperate for a compromise with Republicans over the debt ceiling. In a press conference on Monday, he once again agreed to consider cuts in Social Security and Medicare. The deal would cut benefits within Medicare and Social Security, in addition to raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. But as the weeks roll by, congressional Democrats are showing more displeasure on that endorsement, creating difficult choices for the administration. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036316 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:58:06 +0100 5036316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993878&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FupZ-3V7eDVA%2F By Malou InnocentThe New York Times reports that the book, Obama’s Wars, by longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward that is scheduled for publication next week, depicts an administration completely at odds over the war in Afghanistan. According to Woodward, the president concluded from the start that “I have two years with the public on this.” He implored his advisers at one meeting, “I want an exit strategy,” and he set a withdrawal timetable because, “I can’t lose the whole Democratic Party.” It’s unfortunate that the policy debate over Afghanistan will be further spun into a left-vs.-right issue. After all, there are growing, if nascent, signs that some on the political right have reservations about our continued military involvem... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993878 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:07:26 +0100 3993878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822909&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fe5AI4U4Lm2Q%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn a bid to revive their sagging election prospects, congressional Democrats have hit on the theme of promoting domestic U.S. manufacturing. As a front-page story in the Washington Post reports today, the party has adopted the bumper-sticker slogan, “Make It in America.” I’m all for making things in America, when it makes economic sense to do so. But the Democratic plan opens a window for all sorts of government intervention, including trade barriers, higher taxes on U.S.-owned affiliates abroad, and subsidies for “clean energy” and make-work infrastructure projects. The campaign relies on two major but faulty assumptions: That U.S. manufacturing is in deep trouble, and that creating more manufacturing jobs is the key to prosperity. Neither assumption is true. A... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822909 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:52:32 +0100 3822909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730033&cid=t_116518_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fbuy-democrat-i-mean-invest-in-democracy.html The Washington Post says that the US financial sector is divesting itself of investments in Democratic futures.A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats' two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago.Donations to Democratic Candidates have fallen precipitously, making this a watershed moment for those with a venture capital approach to democracy.The opportunity now exists for Centre-left coalitions to step in and replace this money. I'm talking to everyone here. This is a potential game-changer. Large chunks of reliable cash are vital to maintaining a Democratic majority, and in order to maintain that cash flow... well, there's an old saying I remember from wa... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730033 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:02:00 +0100 3730033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453882&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fg4LmRk2HifM%2F By Roger PilonThe retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens at the end of the Supreme Court’s current term, and the coming nomination and confirmation process, will doubtless further complicate and delay the Obama administration’s already complicated agenda during this mid-term election year. And the timing cannot be good news for Democrats running for reelection, because the process will serve to highlight their understanding of the Constitution as a document authorizing all but unlimited government in a year in which, thanks to the Tea Party movement, the Constitution is likely to have a prominent place in reelection debates. Regarding a replacement for Justice Stevens, the nominee will almost certainly come from the Democratic Party’s liberal ranks. As a result, the ideo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453882 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:42:25 +0100 3453882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208341&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSdT4YffTEVY%2F By Daniel GriswoldAt the end of last week, the Labor Department reported that the share of private-sector workers who belong to labor unions fell to its lowest level in more than a century. In 2009, the “union density” in the private sector fell to 7.2 percent, the lowest it has been since 1900. The recession caused the number of private-sector union members to fall by 10 percent last year, with the heaviest losses in manufacturing and construction. Not surprisingly, union membership held steady in the public sector, with the share of government workers belonging to unions actually inching up to 37.4 percent. Unionization is more viable in the public sector because the additional costs imposed by unions can be passed along to captive taxpayers. The economics of unionization are much di... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208341 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:53:30 +0100 3208341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197577&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fmarthas-mistakes.html By JOHN MOORE Not one to comment on broader political issues but just can’t help myself today after awakening to the news that Kennedy’s Senate seat has gone to the Republican upstart Scott Brown. Whatever happened to carrying on Kennedy’s... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197577 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3197577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3137622&cid=t_116518_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fdecade-late-and-nutcracking-short.html It seems that, at long last, Democrats are growing spines:Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) on Wednesday delivered a fervent and stinging rebuke to former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent attack on President Obama after the failed Christmas bombing."I am sick and tired of the former vice president of the United States taking shots not only at this administration, for problems he was largely and personally responsible for, but by an extension at those of us who served in the military and bring that experience," Massa said on MSNBC's The Ed Show."This man suffers from a horrible case of political Tourette's [syndrome], and it's about time that we stand up and kick right back because I'm sick and tired of him kicking us in our shins," Massa said.Cheney's forceful critique of Obama quickly garnered si... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3137622 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:58:00 +0100 3137622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984782&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fq5hwXsq4dMA%2F We’ve been writing a fair amount over the last several months about increasing support for school choice among members of the Democratic Party. The focus has typically been on legislators, but a new report from the Center for Education Reform give a glimpse into possible widespread support among private-schooling Dems and Dem donors in Washington, DC. The Trustees delves into the political affiliations of board of trustee members of the “ten most prestigious private schools that support the  D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.” Based on trustees’ total donation amounts to the two major presidential candidates in 2008, or to candidates, party committees, and parties themselves, the report suggests that trustees lean Democratic by a ratio of roughly 9 to 1. I... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984782 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:40:06 +0100 2984782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963074&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgXyYR2TDT8w%2F This morning, Politico’s Arena asks: Is Tea Party conservatism a help or a hazard for Republicans seeking a return to power? My response: Let’s start with some clarity:  “Tea Party conservatism” stands for several things, but it is not the caricature one often finds in the mainstream media, to say nothing of the left wing blogs.  It is a movement with deep historical roots, drawing its name and inspiration from the Boston Tea Party of 1773.  As with that event, taxes brought it to the fore — on Tax Day, April 15.  But taxes are simply the most obvious manifestation of modern government run amok, insinuating itself into every corner of life.  Trillions of dollars of debt for our children, out-of-control government budgets, massive interventions in priv... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963074 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:49:12 +0100 2963074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846347&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_TKxtI_qwPg%2F Scott Lincicome sharpens his pencil today and calculates that Congressional failure to ratify the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement–a deal that was signed almost three full years ago–has so far cost American exporters $2 billion.  That tally increases $1.9 million each and every day. Since that time [the trade agreement signing], American exporters have paid approximately $1.9 million per day in Colombian tariffs that they wouldn’t have paid if the Democrat-controlled Congress had just passed the FTA back then and thus allowed it to enter into force. By my math, that means that Congress’ and (now) the President’s partisan stalling has resulted in a pointless tax on American businesses of almost $2 billion ($1.9798 billion = 1042 days times $1.9 million) a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846347 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:32:08 +0100 2846347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842476&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F09%2Fwill-victory-on-health-care-reform-mean-defeat-for-the-democrats-1.html By JOE FLOWER Being a futurist is not really about making predictions, but people ask for them anyway. So here is one: The way things are trending right now, Obama and the Democrats will succeed in getting a reform bill... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842476 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2842476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838884&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F09%2Fwill-victory-on-health-care-reform-mean-defeat-for-the-democrats-1.html By JOE FLOWER Being a futurist is not really about making predictions, but people ask for them anyway. So here is one: The way things are trending right now, Obama and the Democrats will succeed in getting a reform bill... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838884 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2838884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737731&cid=t_116518_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhealth-care-reforms-deeper-problems.html By BRIAN KLEPPER and DAVID C. KIBBE Congress' health care reform debate has highlighted how American governance is broken and the difficulty of addressing our national problems. Take, for example, whether health care is in crisis at all. Conservative commentators... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737731 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2737731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327599&cid=t_116518_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2F500-hospitals-want-to-know.html Lots of stuff happening online today. I just left a conference call where I was the invited guest panelist along with Robert Resta CGC. The Advisory Board Company and The Innovations Center presented an Issue Brief entitled-The Genetic Testing Frontier: Impact on Clinical Care, Market Opportunities. Hundreds of hospitals were online wondering how they too can get a piece of the action.....Also....did anyone read the Washington Post today? Genetic Testing Gets Personal again another article on this "revolution" non subscription link here"We call it consumer-enabled research," said Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe, based in Mountain View, Calif. "It's about changing the paradigm of how research is done."Well Said.......You could also call it uninformed cohort analysis...."Free Kits?" Come-O... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327599 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:11:00 +0100 1327599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1221288&cid=t_116518_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F10%2Fthe-health-care-commotion%2F Michael Moore’s Sicko was just one of the manifestations of many Americans’ seeming discontent on the current status of its policies affecting health care. All of a sudden, there is this more-than-romantic urgency to get packing for France! Or quite simply, curse the insurance companies. This so called commotion has started long before the movies came out. And now, it is election time. Along with these varied degrees and reasons for this noise, there is this apparent expression of the desire to see changes. Among a gamut of issues in town, health care is one closest to the heart and probably the first card people want laid out on the table by the candidates. Is America’s health care going to change? How is America’s health care going to change? Where will the next l... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1221288 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:09:28 +0100 1221288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1208085&cid=t_116518_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fkif6-jarvik-and-you.html This study demonstrates a certain population at risk AND a benefit of therapy provided to that group. This is the essence of what pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine will bring to the table.Carriers and noncarriers of KIF6 719Arg received significantly different benefit from high-dose atorvastatin therapy compared with standard-dose pravastatin therapy. Specifically, in carriers of the 719Arg allele, high-dose atorvastatin therapy 80mg, compared with standard-dose pravastatin therapy, reduced the risk of death or major cardiovascular events by 41% (adjusted HR 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.45 to 0.77; p This is a pretty good result. Funny how all the cardiologists I know pooh pooh'd the Coumadin genetic testing because there was no clinical outcomes(Not true BTW). Here we hav... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1208085 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:37:00 +0100 1208085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=939835&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F09%2Fmedical-update-%25e2%2580%2593-shingles-and-sinusitis%2F After experiencing some physical discomfort over the weekend – a couple of welts turning into quite a clump of them and a pervasive stink in my sinuses – I found out today that I have both a case of shingles and a sinus infection. I guess the holiday is over, or soon will be. Ever since the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=939835 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:55:34 +0100 939835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822328&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F25%2Fletter-to-the-london-free-press%2F Subject: Activist with AIDS chosen NDP candidate in London West I congratulate Paul Pighin for his courage in seeking to represent the people of London West.  I know firsthand the many considerations which must have come into play before he even sought the NDP nomination.  He will work for London with an enthusiasm not seen for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822328 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:44:19 +0100 822328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=812272&cid=t_116518_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fnice-commercial-bogus-advertisement.html Has anyone seen a company named Navigenics....Unless I have been sleeping and missed my daily rss feeds searching pubmed for pharmacogenomics, personalized medicine, genomics, and GWAS I feel they are lying.......They have partnered with Affymetrix and plan to NAVigate GENomICS.The way the Navigenics process works is that you submit a saliva sample and.......They present your future!!!Please take a look at the commercial! What blew me away was this quote......after a misleading commercial where you think that a simple report, delivered in your email, describing your genome will alter your life......"Now is the time when people should be getting this information(their genome). The Science is there, The Information is there....and Now Navigenics is there"Even more disturbing is the fact that... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=812272 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:36:00 +0100 812272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716666&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2F1069%2F Priorities Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716666 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:04:43 +0100 716666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713212&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F03%2F1061%2F Because I was right in the middle of the parade (I didn’t see the rest of it as a result) here is a link to an album with my view which I call  NDP Pride 2007 Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713212 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:01:45 +0100 713212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=695345&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F25%2Fi-survived-pride-2007%2F I am very happy that I got off the booze merry-go-round in plenty of time for the Pride weekend here. It was good to hang around clean and sober friends in the “Free Zone” Sunday where there were no drugs or alcohol and, even better, meetings in a tent throughout the day and evening. Today I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=695345 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:26:21 +0100 695345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676452&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F11%2Fa-facebook-message-i-want-to-keep%2F Hi Kenn, You remind me why I’m in the NDP. I came upon your blog in regards to the Smiths Falls issue, and found so much more. I am writing you a scattered and grateful note to have found both heart, mind and spirit in the NDP through your blog. Much of what you have written [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676452 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:51:04 +0100 676452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676454&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F09%2Fa-timely-poem%2F Thanks to Arif Jinha, NDP candidate Mom’s riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox-Addington, for sending me this timely poem: Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened.  Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. - [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676454 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:32:38 +0100 676454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=659060&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F04%2Fsleepwalking-through-the-start-of-a-meltdown%2F Hello everyone: I don’t know if I’m the last person to realize this or not but I am not ready - at all - to resume life as I knew it before Craig fell on April 24. I only unpacked my suitcase on Sunday! Not because I was expecting to have to go anywhere fast, just [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=659060 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:30:17 +0100 659060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=585317&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F05%2F01%2Fupdate-on-craig-2%2F I was very happy - but not the least bit surprised! - to receive the news of last evening’s successful NDP nomination meeting in Toronto Centre.  I cannot tell you how much I look forward to the election campaign being “Job 1″ for me.  Such is not the case now as we mark the days watching [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=585317 Tue, 01 May 2007 17:49:31 +0100 585317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=556342&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F20%2Fthe-sky-is-falling-and-mussing-up-john-bairds-hair%2F What to make of John Baird’s histrionics before the Senate Environment Committee? Not that we have not doubted the Harper government’s sincerity before now, but is an Environment Minister not supposed to be a government’s chief advocate for the environment? We thought Rona Ambrose had disproved that and that the Harpocrites were seeing the errors [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=556342 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:09:11 +0100 556342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554845&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F19%2Fcome-out-and-meet-el-farouk-khaki%2F In advance of the nomination meeting April 30, El-Farouk Khaki will be meeting informally with Toronto Centre NDP members across the riding at these locations: Mon, Apr 23, 7-9 pm: St. Lawrence Market - Timothy’s, 105 Front St. (at Jarvis) Tues, Apr 24, 7-9 pm: Cabbagetown/St. Jamestown - The Cobourg, 533 Parliament Wed, Apr 25, 7-9 pm: Ryerson [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554845 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:07:26 +0100 554845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547782&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F16%2Fht-to-buckdog-re-central-nova%2F Central Nova… Now there’s a riding we’ll be hearing lots about between now and the next election! New Democrats have selected a retired history teacher to try to make some history of her own: At 60, it must be pointed out that she retired from teaching early, so Louise Lorefice has lots of energy to contribute to the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547782 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:34:18 +0100 547782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547783&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F16%2Fel-farouk-khaki-website-launched%2F www.elfaroukkhaki.ca The campaign to nominate El-Farouk Khaki as NDP candidate in Toronto Centre stepped up a notch today with the launch of his website.  Here’s his welcome page: Fellow New Democrats and Residents of Toronto Centre: Thanks for dropping by my website. I am very excited to seek the NDP nomination here in my home riding [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547783 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:31:52 +0100 547783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=544375&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F13%2Fsome-thoughts-on-the-may-dion-arrangement%2F I am trying to imagine the betrayal I would feel if my party leader agreed not to run a candidate in my riding of Toronto Centre and, instead, asked party members, and less interested would-be voters, to blindly support the candidate of his choosing from another party - say, hypothetically, Buzz Hargrove was running [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=544375 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:47:43 +0100 544375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539453&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F12%2Fel-farouk-khaki-campaign-gaining-momentum%2F It’s only been one week since I posted two shaky videos from the news conference/announcement, by El-Farouk Khaki, stating that he would be seeking the NDP nomination in the federal riding of Toronto Centre. In the days since, Facebook pages have been set up and a web-site will be up this weekend. Today Xtra! carried this story, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539453 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:01:33 +0100 539453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=529790&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F08%2Fconnecting-with-the-war-to-end-all-wars%2F There is tragic irony with the news today that Canada has suffered our greatest single-day loss of troops in Afghanistan with the deaths of six soldiers in a roadside bombing. A seventh Canadian suffered serious injuries. Regardless of our views on Canada’s role in this conflict our hearts cannot help but ache for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=529790 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:59:53 +0100 529790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525978&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F06%2Fel-farouk-khaki-declares-candidacy-for-ndp-nod-in-toronto-centre%2F “What is my platform? I am a platform!” Wearing a big grin and green tie El-Farouk Khaki is surrounded by friends and supporters, including MPP Paul Ferreira (to his left), MPP Cheri DiNovo (on his immediate right), and former candidate Michael Shapcott (next to Cheri). “What is my platform? Not trying to be arrogant at [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525978 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:51:21 +0100 525978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525979&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F06%2Fplease-join-el-farouk-khaki-on-facebook%2F Hope you’ll join El-Farouk Khaki’s Toronto Centre NDP Facebook group El-Farouk Khaki’s Toronto Centre NDP Facebook group either via the link or by cutting and pasting this into your browser: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2266482157 There are more pictures! Update: El-Farouk now has his own Facebook page for you to add to your friends’ list: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=635025449 Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525979 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:40:37 +0100 525979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=524787&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F05%2Fplease-join-el-farouk-khaki-on-facebook%2F Hope you’ll join El-Farouk Khaki’s Toronto Centre NDP Facebook group here or by cutting and pasting this into your browser: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2266482157 There are more pictures! Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=524787 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:35:48 +0100 524787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=523716&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F05%2Fel-farouk-khaki-declares-candidacy-for-ndp-nod-in-toronto-centre%2F “What is my platform? I am a platform!” Wearing a big grin and green tie El-Farouk Khaki is surrounded by friends and supporters, including MPP Paul Ferreira (to his left), MPP Cheri DiNovo (on his immediate right), and former candidate Michael Shapcott (next to Cheri). “What is my platform? Not trying to be arrogant at [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=523716 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:44:44 +0100 523716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=522297&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F04%2Flgbt-community-leader-el-farouk-khaki-to-seek-ndp-nod-in-toronto-centre%2F His paperwork having been filed today, community leader extraordianaire El-Farouk Khaki will officially launch his campaign tomorrow for the nomination as NDP candidate in the federal riding of Toronto Centre. El-Farouk’s accomplishments are so many as to make it impossible to crowd them all into adjectives before his name!  The Star recently profiled him. Fortunately, having just [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=522297 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:35:46 +0100 522297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=519610&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F03%2Fstepping-back%2F Just as a record of this part of my journey I will not take down this first indication of my serious interest in a run at politics. That post, followed soon after by this one, are the most viewed posts of this blog ever, at least since I switched to WordPress. For the past few [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=519610 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:57:52 +0100 519610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=509977&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F29%2Fndp-declares-victory-for-clean-air%2F Layton and Cullen proud of accomplishments on C-30 OTTAWA (NDP.ca)– New Democrats on Parliament Hill claimed victory for cleaner air and greenhouse gas reductions today in Ottawa. The NDP proposed and passed a series of comprehensive changes to Bill C-30 that will re-commit Canada to its Kyoto Protocol obligations and make Canada’s air cleaner for ordinary Canadians [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=509977 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:24:59 +0100 509977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=508619&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F28%2Fmy-name-is-out-there%2F As of tonight the executive of the Toronto Centre NDP Riding Association (Federal) will have learned, from the Candidate Search Committee, that I am seriously considering a run for the nomination. While in some ways that feels like a tiny step forward, as I continue to try to wrap my head around the idea, I am [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=508619 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:11:55 +0100 508619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=507702&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F28%2Fmy-name-is-out-there%2F As of tonight the executive of the Toronto Centre NDP Riding Association (Federal) will have learned, from the Candidate Search Committee, that I am seriously considering a run for the nomination. While in some ways that feels like a tiny step forward, as I continue to try to wrap my head around the idea, I am [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=507702 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:24:39 +0100 507702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=504925&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F27%2Fwith-no-apology-re-residential-schools-conservatives-fail-to-speak-for-canadians%2F As if the list was lacking, Jim Prentice has given more evidence that the Harper government does not speak for millions of Canadians in his refusal to apologize formally to the Assembly of First Nations regarding our residential schools legacy. (Click here for an excellent resource from Shannon Thunderbird.) Prentice’s hard line against adding an [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=504925 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:38:32 +0100 504925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500935&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F25%2Fcredit-to-brad-lavigne-where-credit-is-due%2F I have expressed some frustrations with Brad Lavigne in the past so I wanted to give him due credit for his response to this week’s Hill Times question to “The Spin Doctors”. The question was, “Globe columnist John Ibbitson said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s ‘budget is so Liberal, the Grits should sue.’ Do you agree?” Respect [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500935 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:56:44 +0100 500935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500936&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F25%2Fkenn-chaplin-the-candidate%2F I have been asked to consider putting my name forward as a candidate for the New Democratic Party of Canada nomination in the federal riding of Toronto Centre, my home for the last fifteen years. I am thinking about this very seriously and would invite feedback from anyone who has had occasion to read this [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500936 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:06:38 +0100 500936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498133&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Fnathan-cullen-on-clean-air-act-committee-brass-tacks-time%2F Good news, even if it comes as Ottawa shuts down for the weekend… As late as 4:02 pm today, NDP Environment Critic Nathan Cullen was blogging (”Brass tacks time”) that the committee re-working the Clean Air Act is getting back on track! Tomorrow Jack Layton’s nomination meeting is being held in Toronto-Danforth and the environment and climate [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498133 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:47:34 +0100 498133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495587&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fthis-stuff-you-just-cant-make-up%2F This morning’s Globe screamed: Battle looms over Kyoto goals as clean-air legislation stalls Tories halt talks after opposition parties propose amendments to bill setting firm limits on greenhouse-gas emissions From the Star: Clean air bill could trigger election The opposition unites to demand Tories write Kyoto targets into act And, just to triple-check that I wasn’t dreaming, the CBC: Clean Air Act [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495587 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:47:45 +0100 495587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495588&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F19%2Fcontinued-student-debt-in-english-or-french-%25e2%2580%2593-%25e2%2580%2598that%25e2%2580%2599s-our-canada-voila-notre-canada%25e2%2580%2599-cons%2F Among the many ways the French language uses the new Harper government’s budget title “Aspire” are: yearn for, yes, but also breathe in or inhale, or – worse - suck in or suck up. (Check the Dictionnaire Français-Anglais at wordreference.com if you don’t believe me.) This would account for the Bloc’s strategic no-brainer to support the budget. Let’s [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495588 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:28:37 +0100 495588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495590&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fbill-blaikie-takes-a-bow%2F I was honoured to meet Bill Blaikie at last September’s NDP convention in Québec. Little did I know that it might be the last time I would speak to him as a Member of Parliament. Today the Dean of Canada’s House of Commons announced that, after nearly 28 years, he would not [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495590 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:35:40 +0100 495590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495592&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F14%2Fndp-releases-three-new-national-ads%2F Just in case there might be an election this spring, the NDP is fund-raising for, and testing, three new television ads. I am happy to join fellow Blogging Dippers by showing them here. environment health care prosperity The ads are positive, under the banner “leadership and fairness”, and that last “Don’t let them tell you it [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495592 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:04:04 +0100 495592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495593&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F13%2Fpat-martin-seeks-to-correct-the-record%2F As Mike Duffy and other MSM had a field day with this as late as tonight, the NDP website issued this statement on behalf of Winnipeg Centre New Democrat Pat Martin: WINNIPEG – “Yesterday I spoke with a reporter from the Winnipeg Free Press. It was reported I favour a merger of the New Democratic and [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495593 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:13:07 +0100 495593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495598&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F07%2Fblogging-dippers-introspection-and-evolving-democratization%2F Active participants in The Blogging Dippers are formulating a response to the controversy set off by a member’s comments. Thanks to Jean-Francois (”From the mind of a netjin”) for his leadership in getting this discussion and action plan going, and following it up with his establishment of a discussion board and voting apparatus. Update: JF: Thanks! But [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495598 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:39:21 +0100 495598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495607&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F02%2Fmel-swart-was-a-modest-icon%2F It wasn’t too long ago that I asked someone from Niagara if Mel Swart was still around. Even with the news of his death this week I can confidently say that he will be around for quite some time to come! While I am sure there will be many articulate tributes to Mel, as there already [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495607 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:10:10 +0100 495607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495609&cid=t_116518_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F01%2Fif-an-election-were-held-today%2F It’s one of those hypotheticals that makes party humps like me crazy. “If an election were held today”, well, I’d be nervous. Here are the headlines in response to today’s release of the latest Decima Research poll: Tories widen lead on Liberals, Greens surge: poll (canada.com aka Global TV/National Post) Tories open up lead over Grits, poll [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495609 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:16:02 +0100 495609