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 'election'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:55:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125717&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1PB3a5VQALI%2F By Ilya ShapiroMitt Romney’s explanation of why he’s against raising taxes on corporations — indeed, America already has some of the highest corporate tax rates in the developed world — at the Iowa State Fair was a bit awkward but not wholly incorrect.  Reason‘s Katherine Mangu-Ward has a good post with video and transcript, but here’s the salient bit: ROMNEY: We have to make sure that the promises we make — and Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare — are promises we can keep. And there are various ways of doing that. One is, we could raise taxes on people. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Corporations! ROMNEY: Corporations are people, my friend. We can raise taxes on— AUDIENCE MEMBER: No, they’re not! ROMNEY: Of course they are. Everything corporations earn also g... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125717 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:12:32 +0100 5125717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841438&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvbqsKqjQGkY%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonPolitico reported earlier today that iconic crooner Willie Nelson has endorsed former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson for president. Johnson came to be known as “Governor Veto” for axing nearly half of all the bills sent to him by the legislature, and I am  starting the rumor rumors are already circulating that Nelson will record a new song, to the tune of his hit “To all the girls I’ve loved before,” celebrating that fact. We cannot confirm that the lyrics will go something like this: To all the bills I’ve axed before That traveled in and out my door I’m mad they came along I dedicate this song To all the bills I’ve axed before To all the bills that made me laugh I kept the wheat and axed the chaff Inane legislation Explains my gre... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841438 Wed, 18 May 2011 12:59:55 +0100 4841438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780296&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzFBsCsFrPg4%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe conventional wisdom is that the United States is a center-right country while Canada is a center-left one.  Yet, even as the most-left-wing president in history occupies the White House, last night the Conservative Party of Canada — which had already been steering its ship of state in a fiscally prudent direction despite only having a plurality of seats in Parliament – won a decisive victory.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper will thus lead the first first majority government by any party since 2004 (after the first election creating a majority government since 2000). How can this be? The answer comes down to three main factors: Electoral system.  Canada has a multi-party first-past-the-post parliamentary system that currently features one united ce... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780296 Tue, 03 May 2011 12:59:34 +0100 4780296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676762&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fuv0ru12imco%2F By George Scoville "One of the first rules of negotiating is never to threaten to do something unless you are prepared to do it." Policymakers and pundits assume the U.S. is so dominant that we're prepared to fight multiple fronts at once, and that it won't affect our security. Candidates for office should prepare to raise money, not rely on taxpayer subsidies. More market liberalization could help prepare Japan for any other natural disaster. Are Tea Party-backed Republicans prepared to go the distance on spending cuts? Monday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676762 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:42:02 +0100 4676762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592356&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqVLqjXQly9U%2F By Gene HealyFor once, a new poll on the political attitudes of young Americans brings some good news.  The poll, "D.C.'s New Guard: What Does the Next Generation of American Leaders Think?"[.pdf]  is from the Brookings Institution, and it's the subject of my Washington Examiner column this week: "It's a survey of the type of kids who run for student government and choose to spend their summer vacations working in Washington," the authors explain, "youth who already have the 'Washington bug' and have set themselves towards a career in politics and policy." In other words ... creeps! If you're the rare bird who favors limited government at home and abroad, you can hardly expect good news from a poll of this generation's Tracy Flicks*. After all, aren't these just the sort of model U.N. t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592356 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:21:11 +0100 4592356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331062&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fdelivering-bye-election-leaflets-in.html With a Bye-Election this Thursday a few of us were out in Diggle delivering leaflets, a beautiful village situated on the moorlands of the Pennine hills. (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331062 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4331062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214114&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-reform-law-is-gaining-public-support%2F2010.11.29 GOP hardliners soon to be in control of the House have made repeal of the detested healthcare reform law a cornerstone of their agenda, despite the impossibility of actually being able to repeal it, politically, at least until an election or two has passed, and despite the fact that their ascent to power had more to do with the terrible economy and high unemployment than any mandate to repeal the law. It seems that, finally, there may be movement towards increased public support for the law. A new McClatchy poll shows a majority of Americans now in favor of the law: A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The post... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214114 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4214114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207287&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbiotech-and-life-sciences-grant-program-only-a-few-crumbs-to-go-around%2F2010.11.29 After assuming control of the House in the mid-term elections, Republicans vowed to eviscerate the Affordable Care Act, the health reform law signed by the “Big O” last March. Thank heavens, therefore, that the Boehners were too busy congratulating themselves to even notice those federal helicopters dumping $1 billion in cash on some needy biotech companies just as the election results were being tallied. Yep, it happened. Federal disbursements in the form of grants and tax credits were made last week, as required by a provision in the reform law known as the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program. According to the terms of this program, biotech and life sciences companies with less than 250 employees could apply for federal funds to cover research costs they had incu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207287 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:34 +0100 4207287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4167961&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Froadmap-for-new-physicians-how-to-avoid-fraud-and-abuse%2F2010.11.15 In October, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on Fraud and Abuse Training in Medical Education, finding that 44 percent of medical schools reported giving some instruction in the anti-kickback statute and related laws, even though they weren’t legally required to do so. (As an aside, do we really live in such a nanny state? Over half of all medical schools don’t teach their students anything about this issue — because nobody’s making them — even though it is an issue that looms large in the practice of medicine.) On a more positive note, about two-thirds of institutions with residency programs instruct participants on the law, and 90 percent of all medical schools and training programs expressed an interest in having dsome instructional... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4167961 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:00:16 +0100 4167961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164666&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F14%2Fgops-rural-white-guys-the-night-they-drove-new-dixie-down%2F Scarlett O'Hara and beaus, "Gone With the Wind" (1939) My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. GOP’s Rural White Guys: The Night They Drove New Dixie Down. Republicans are busting with pride about the parade of rural white men who voted overwhelmingly for their candidates in last week’s midterm elections. And not just on the national level. You have to go back to 1966 to find the same number of state legislature switches. You have to go back to 1928 to find this many state legislature seats filled with Republicans. That fact alone could ripple for years to come, due to the potential for partisan gerrymandering (fun fact: so named for the salamander-shaped district designed by a Gov. Gerry in 1812 Massachusetts). Representative districts are redrawn once a dec... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164666 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:13:12 +0100 4164666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164578&cid=t_113855_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D1298 No one could be more unhappy than Lindsay Lohan about the fact that soon there will be no more free drugs at any doctor’s office thanks to President Obama’s “healthcare reform law”.  While touted to bring access and affordability to all – naturally it doesn’t, and while it is now clear to the Democrat Congress and Senate who voted it in without reading the bill – here is another unseen but real consequence of their failures. Pharmaceutical companies give doctor’s offices free samples to give to patients who can’t afford medication, or need to “try them before they have to buy them.”  And they give us a lot of them! Pfizer Inc. 101 million samples worth $2.7 billion Merck & Co. 39 million samples worth about $356 mill... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164578 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:16:03 +0100 4164578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164667&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F13%2Fobama-2012-exit-right%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Obama 2012: Exit Right. Not weak, Mr. President. Commitment-challenged. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: bush tax cut, democrat, election 2012, health care reform, obama, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, yes we can (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164667 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:59:01 +0100 4164667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151790&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fyour-insurance-plan-you-can-keep-it-if-you-want%25e2%2580%259d%2F2010.11.09 Forgive me for being a little late to the healthcare insurance reform discussion. I was busy, y’know, providing actual healthcare to sick people while that whole rigamarole was going on. But that one sentence, uttered over and over by everyone from the President on down, always stuck in my craw. At long last, I’m finally able to properly articulate my response. Trying to pass sweeping health insurance reform legislation while telling people that, of course, they “can keep their current plans if they want” is like legislating tough new laws against wifebeating and assuring women that, of course, they can stay with their husbands if they like. No one tries to force victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers, but they do try to help them understand that they h... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151790 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:00:17 +0100 4151790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142748&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-reform-texas-style%2F2010.11.07 Via the Texas Tribune: Some Republican lawmakers — still reveling in Tuesday’s statewide election sweep — are proposing an unprecedented solution to the state’s estimated $25 billion budget shortfall: dropping out of the federal Medicaid program. Hmmm. Welcome to entitlement reality, Texas-style. Currently 20 billion a year and going to go up with expanded eligibility, the article does say the Feds pay 60 percent, but doesn’t say: 1) It’s temporary, then the Federal contribution goes down or away, and 2) The Federal component doesn’t come from magical money fairies — it’s money taken from taxpayers then funneled back into a particular program. Medicaid is not loved or respected in medicine. Decreasing reimbursements coupled to increasing requirements mean it’s at a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142748 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:00:29 +0100 4142748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139432&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F04%2Fsarah-palin-2012-size-matters%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Sarah Palin 2012: Size Matters. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: election 2012, gop, humor, political cartoon, president, republican, robert donna trussell, sarah palin (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139432 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:18:57 +0100 4139432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134008&cid=t_113855_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2010%2F11%2F04%2Felection-2012-gop-u-s-senate-prospects-look-bright%2F Fox News interactive map with races in play Congressional Districts Overlaid with Districts that voted for President Obama in 2008 Looking at the map above, Republicans although unsuccessful in taking the majority of Senate seats on tuesday show increasingly bright prospects for the 2012 election cycle. Welcome to the 2012 election cycle. The three most vulnerable Democratic senators in 2012 are probably Bill Nelson of Florida, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, and Jon Tester of Montana. Republicans also may target Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, Jim Webb of Virginia, Maria Cantwell of Washington, and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin. Retirement watch: Dianne Feinstein of California (age in 2012: 79),... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134008 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:33:37 +0100 4134008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133676&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv6S0IWgwA-E%2F By Michael F. CannonIt wasn’t just the party of ObamaCare or its champion that took a “shellacking” at the polls yesterday.  The law took a shellacking as well.  One pollster reports: This election was a clear signal that voters do not want President Obama’s health care plan.  Nearly half (45%) of voters say their vote was a message to oppose the President’s plan…. Arizona and Oklahoma passed constitutional amendments designed to block ObamaCare’s individual mandate.  Many new governors either plan to join the 22 states already challenging ObamaCare in court, or to block its implementation in other ways.  Congressional Republicans appear determined to use every tool in their arsenal to repeal it. President Obama is striking a conciliatory note, saying... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133676 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:32:48 +0100 4133676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133678&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fo9LCzJ0iwrE%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonWhile most of the election punditry to date has been focused at the national level, major gains by Republicans in states that already have k-12 education tax credits or school vouchers could lead to the expansion of such programs or the passage of new ones. To see where the action might lie, I offer the chart below, showing post-election party control of the legislative and executive branches of government in school choice states (the height of each bar represents degree of control, with the height of the executive branch = 100%). The states are sorted by the number of branches of government that changed hands (represented on the chart by the yellow circles, which correspond to the axis on the right). There might be gridlock at the national level, but at the state level... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133678 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:18:14 +0100 4133678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133679&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWvPLjnK5VpY%2F By Daniel GriswoldOne of the many implications of yesterday’s election is that the new Congress will likely be more friendly toward trade-expanding agreements and less inclined to raise trade barriers. Trade was not a deciding factor in the election, despite efforts by a number of incumbent Democrats to make it so. Many House and Senate contests were peppered with ads accusing an opponent of favoring trade agreements that gave away U.S. jobs to China. It was a stock line in President Obama’s stump speeches that Republicans favored tax breaks for U.S. companies that ship jobs overseas (a charge I dismantled in an op-ed last week). Yet on Election Day the trade-skeptical rhetoric and ads did not save Democratic seats. Republicans Pat Toomey, Rob Portman, and Mark Kirk all won Senate seat... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133679 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:11:25 +0100 4133679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134100&cid=t_113855_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2F1kM5_FZvz7U%2F Today was an Election Day in the United States.  Many local, state and national level positions were up for grabs – although not the office of the President.  However voting is a very important form of advocacy as when you vote your electing the people that you think will best help you with your needs.  [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134100 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:10:56 +0100 4134100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134155&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2Felection-day-that-was-then-this-is-now%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Election Day: That Was Then. This Is Now. Try to remember, that kind of November… Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, democrat, humor, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell, vote (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134155 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:31:51 +0100 4134155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125229&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fignore-your-inner-cynic-and-vote-on-tuesday%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Ignore Your Inner Cynic and Vote on Tuesday. “Tribute to Her,” uploaded to the Internet on Nov. 7, 2008, is a slideshow of Election Day photographs. YouTube member SailorBrownie described her post as a “dedication to all those Black Americans who went out on Tuesday and voted. We made history.” While it’s not altogether clear who is the “Her” in the title of the video, it might as well be the woman collapsed on the floor in tears. A girl nearby touches her cheek with a little confusion and a lot tenderness for the woman who is, most likely, her mother. The pictures are set to the Beatles song, “Blackbird” — a good choice, considering it was the civil rights drama playing out across the pon... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125229 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:51:56 +0100 4125229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4124990&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FP4EVn3DTZTY%2F By John SamplesThis morning the United States Supreme Court refused to consider the appeal in the case of SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission. That’s a shame. I have written before about the SpeechNow case. Here’s a brief summary of the issues. The judiciary has long held that individuals could spend as much as they wished on elections. The traditional rationale for restricting spending — preventing corruption of the political process — did not apply to spending by individuals. If that is true, the SpeechNow plaintiffs wondered why individuals joined in a group (and independent of the candidates and parties) should not have the same freedom from restrictions. It turned out, thanks to Citizens United, that individuals did have that right to be free of limits... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4124990 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:09:27 +0100 4124990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4124994&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5xSmeZ7jCU0%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Given the Civil Rights Commission’s investigation of DOJ’s handling of the New Black Panther case, talk of voter irregularities in Arizona, and the request by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) that DOJ investigate whether tea party groups are intimidating black and Hispanic voters in her Houston-area district, how serious a threat are voter intimidation and irregularities? My response: Relative to elections in many parts of the world, American elections are fairly clean. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have voter intimidation and election irregularities. I speak from personal experience: As graduate students, my wife and I were election judges in Chicago during the reign of the first Mayor Daley. We saw up close how big ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4124994 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:54:42 +0100 4124994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119540&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F28%2Ftea-party-candidates-catch-us-if-you-can%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Tea Party Candidates: Catch Us If You Can. The way they’re hounded, you’d think they’re running for public office or something. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, campaign, christine o'donnell, humor, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, sharron angle, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119540 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:46:10 +0100 4119540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105947&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F25%2Fthe-economy-lets-get-ready-to-tumble%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. The Economy: Let’s Get Ready to Tumble! We’re gonna need a bigger tow truck.   Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, democrat, economy, humor, political cartoon, poll, republican, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105947 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:41:07 +0100 4105947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098342&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F24%2Fhow-will-i-govern-who-wants-to-know%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. How Will I Govern? Who Wants to Know? Let’s talk about my little dog Checkers.   Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, deficit, humor, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell, spending (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098342 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:28:14 +0100 4098342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098343&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F21%2Fcounting-on-independent-voters-careful-what-you-wish-for%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Counting on Independent Voters? Careful What You Wish For. Keep that “different” drumming far, far away. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, humor, independents, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, undecided, voter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098343 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:57:49 +0100 4098343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065558&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F13%2Fchristine-odonnell-is-me-fabulous%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Christine O’Donnell Is Me? Fabulous! Now I just need her address so I can forward my utility bills. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, christine o'donnell, delaware, humor, political cartoon, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065558 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:04:55 +0100 4065558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4053454&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F10%2Ffloridas-marco-rubio-privatize-social-security-who-me%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Florida’s Marco Rubio: Privatize Social Security? Who, me? Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, cancer humor, florida, marco rubio, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, senate (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4053454 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:57:25 +0100 4053454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040729&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F07%2Fannouncing-the-truthiness-debates%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Announcing! The Truthiness Debates. Designed by voters for voters. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, debate, democrat, humor, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040729 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:59:20 +0100 4040729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4025748&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F10%2F02%2Fsharron-angle-twisted-sister%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Sharron Angle: Twisted Sister. Cirque du Lamé. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, humor, nevada, political cartoon, robert donna trussell, senate race, sharron angle (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4025748 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 03:44:31 +0100 4025748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4023094&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F30%2Fattack-ads-in-the-screening-room%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Attack Ads: In the Screening Room. Putting the pain in campaign. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, attack ad, campaign, commercial, congress, humor, political cartoon, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4023094 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:01:26 +0100 4023094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003060&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F26%2Fdemocrats-smelling-the-fear%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Democrats: Smelling the Fear. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, christine o'donnell, comics, democrat, humor, political cartoon, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003060 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:21:52 +0100 4003060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999226&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Flemon-scented-pledge-to-america%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Lemon-Scented Pledge to America. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, comics, gop, humor, pledge to america, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999226 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:37:18 +0100 3999226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3999227&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F09%2F24%2Fthe-g-o-p-players-present-et-tu%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. The G.O.P. Players Present: ‘Et Tu?’ Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: 2010 election, comics, gop, humor, political cartoon, republican, robert donna trussell, treasury (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3999227 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:37:03 +0100 3999227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993882&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F95TC8iMHLEE%2F By David BoazI answer a few questions from Jason Pye of UnitedLiberty in a 16-minute podcast here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993882 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:12:32 +0100 3993882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965396&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIcm7T-_dWWs%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn the 2006 and 2008 election cycles, Republican candidates for Congress tried to save their bacon by running against immigration. In 2010, according to the Wall Street Journal this morning, a number of Democrats are trying to save their seats by running against trade. I predict the Democratic tactic will be as fruitless as the Republican effort before it. Democratic incumbents have been running TV ads accusing their Republican challengers of favoring trade agreements, outsourcing, and tax breaks for U.S. companies that invest abroad. The charges are wrong on substance, as I address at length in my 2009 Cato book Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization, but running against trade has not proven to be a vote getter, either. It is difficult to f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965396 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0100 3965396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858140&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRPjhFfHrg6o%2F By David BoazI went back home to Kentucky to attend the Fancy Farm Picnic last Saturday. It may be the biggest political event in the state; it takes place every August, 10 miles from where I grew up, and somehow I’d never attended before. It was time. I got there just in time to hear Senate candidates Jack Conway and Rand Paul give their 7-minute speeches. (There are lots of speakers, and timekeepers are strict.) There were plenty of advocates for both candidates among the 2000 or so people watching. It’s an old Democratic area, but they’re conservative Democrats who now mostly vote Republican in federal races. It was well over 90 degrees and humid, so both candidates handed out fans: As I listened to the candidates, my main impression was this: Conway accused Rand Pau... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858140 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:20:20 +0100 3858140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3849042&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F08%2F09%2Fsarah-palin-endorsement-aw-she-shouldnt-have%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Sarah Palin Endorsement: Aw, She Shouldn’t Have. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: campaign, comics, election, endorsement, gop, political cartoon, republican, sarah palin (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3849042 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:21:19 +0100 3849042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656917&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F12%2Fwhat-do-iranians-want-this%2F [originally published December 27, 2009] Remember those who protested and died for a free Iran. به یاد داشته باشید کسانی که اعتراض و مرگ او برای ایرانی آزاد. Still in Prison ~ Why We Protest ~  #IranElection ~  BBC Iran Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: free iran, iran, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, ندا آقا سلطان (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656917 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:30:28 +0100 3656917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577347&cid=t_113855_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F19%2Fgeneral-election-guidance%2F Title: Letter to Chief Executives from Sir David Nicholson, Updated Election Guidance to Chief Executives from Sir David Nicholson, Letter to Arms Length Bodies Chief Executives from Sir Hugh Taylor, Updated Election Guidance to from Sir Hugh Taylor Skinny: Guidance to the NHS on the General Election. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 6p., 11p., 2p., 2p. Published: 11/03/2010 + 07/04/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Election, Good Practice, Grey Literature, NHS, Politics, Purdah (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577347 Wed, 19 May 2010 06:51:49 +0100 3577347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577383&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkOhhFj1wo-k%2F By David BoazRand Paul’s landslide victory in the Kentucky Republican primary is being hailed as a big win for the Tea Party movement, a slap in the face to the Republican establishment, and maybe even as a harbinger of the rise of libertarian Republicanism. (Only 19 percent of Kentucky Republicans say they’re libertarians, but that’s got to be more than before the Rand Paul campaign.) It’s also a big loss for Washington neoconservatives, who warned in dire terms about the horrors of a Paul victory. Back in March, Jonathan Martin reported in Politico: Recognizing the threat, a well-connected former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney convened a conference call last week between Grayson and a group of leading national security conservatives to sound the alarm about ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577383 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:24:05 +0100 3577383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577371&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyou-know-youre-unwell-if-youre-chris-kleins-agent%2F Check out this hilarious (read: sad, pathetic, desperate) audition tape featuring actor Chris Klein (Election, American Pie) trying out for a role in the musical Mamma Mia by “singing” a song called “Lay All Your Love on Me.” Our sister site Crushable first posted this very disturbing video, and we thank them for it. Except that now we can’t get Klein’s awful rendition of this song out of our heads. Is this real? We don’t know. But for the love of God, somebody, please, stop him. Or, at least, hire him. Share this video on your own site: via Crushable Post from: BlissTree You Know You're Unwell If...You're Chris Klein's Agent (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577371 Tue, 18 May 2010 19:55:00 +0100 3577371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573641&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F05%2Fwill-the-nfib-please-go-away.html By Matthew Holt Let's be honest--I absolutely abhor the so-called National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). It’s not a representative business group. In 2004 95% of their members said they voted for Bush, compared to 53% of all small business... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573641 Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3573641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533918&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fcampaigning-last-few-days.html The Conservative campaign here in North West Durham has been going from strength to strength. Today the team (Margaret pictured here) were out campaigning in the centre of Crook - with David Cameron (our blue bear). The children adored him.It has been such a great honour to meet the hundreds and hundreds of people on the doorstep. If I had a pound for every time I heard 'You're the first ever candidate who has ever called', Gordon Brown's debt would be greatly reduced. The Conservatives are not taking the voters for granted in the North East and I am very much looking forward to Election night. The choice is yours - Vote for change - Vote Conservative. (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533918 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:09:00 +0100 3533918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515455&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Felection-address.html Many thanks to all the people who have been contacting me about the Conservative North West Durham Election Address. It is clear that many people are concerned about the future of Shotley Bridge hospital. This photograph is of me visiting staff and patients in Shotley Bridge hospital. As my election address stated, having worked as a front line NHS doctor for a decade I would ensure that your health and Shotley Bridge Hospital are safe in my hands. David Cameron has pledged that the NHS is his number one priority. So, look out for more David Cameron support in the final week before the election as the Conservatives poll the Party most trusted with the NHS. (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515455 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:58:00 +0100 3515455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499078&cid=t_113855_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D2991 This morning I noticed a Daily Mail poll for the winner of last night’s leaders’ debate, so I cast my vote The results looked like this Click to enlarge (This picture was recorded after lunch at 14.29, so it says I’d already voted.) At the times of writing it is still there, at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/polls/poll.html?pollId=1017189, though not for much longer I suspect. Then I saw on Twitter a link to the refpls web site. They had very smartly noticed that the URL for the poll, linked from the Mail’s front page, and from the article on the debate, had changed to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/polls/poll.html?pollId=1017190, So I voted again there and this time I wasn’t told I’d already voted. The result was utterly different. At about 14.3... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499078 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:19:23 +0100 3499078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453882&cid=t_113855_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=3443772&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Felection-has-been-called-change-is.html (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443772 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:55:00 +0100 3443772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175831&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2010%2F01%2Fthinking-the-unthinkable--no-health-care-bill.html By Matthew Holt After a resounding Democratic Presidential election win, a terrible recession, and a bruising year of politics, it would be just like America that a crazy election result torpedoes the health care reform bill. It would be the... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175831 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3175831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129657&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Firan-human-rights-no-file-cabinets-yes%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Iran: Human Rights, No! File Cabinets, Yes! Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129657 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:47:01 +0100 3129657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124676&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F27%2Fwhat-do-iranians-want%2F Brave Persians, the world stands with you in your fight for a free Iran. ایرانیان شجاع جهان ایستاده با شما در مبارزه خود را برای ایران آزاد The Daily Nite Owl ~  #IranElection ~  BBC Iran Crisis ~  The Lede Posted in Music - TV - Film Tagged: iran democracy, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, ایران آزاد, دموکراسی ایران (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124676 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:29:28 +0100 3124676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977534&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F11%2F05%2Felection-night-in-the-blabosphere%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Election Night in the Blabosphere. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, cnn, election, msm, msnbc, political cartoon, pundit (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977534 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:29 +0100 2977534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967491&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F11%2F05%2Fchaos-theory-election-night-in-the-blabosphere%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Election Night in the Blabosphere. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: cnn, election, msm, msnbc, political cartoon, pundit (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967491 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:29 +0100 2967491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939278&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5xzQyew3czk%2F Forty-five years ago yesterday, the actor Ronald Reagan gave a nationally televised speech on behalf of the Republican presidential nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater. It came to be known to Reagan fans as “The Speech” and launched his own, more successful political career. And a very libertarian speech it was: This idea that government was beholden to the people, that it had no other source of power is still the newest, most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man. This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves. You and I are told ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939278 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0100 2939278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916084&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9sV2N-M6zn4%2F In today’s Politico Arena, the editors ask: White House Strategy: Will Obama’s effort to undermine critics undermine Obama instead? Is it overdue or overdone? My response: Obama is losing it. His increasing moves to marginalize his critics, richly detailed this morning at Politico, mark him as an amateur. America is not Chicago. Nor are those who oppose his agenda synonymous with the Republican Party. They’re far more numerous than that, and their numbers are growing. Politics is one thing: “It ain’t beanbag,” Mr. Dooley noted. But scorched-earth politics is something else. It’s over the edge, like Nixon’s enemies list. It has no place in America, except in political backwaters like Chicago. (Personal note: In 1972 my wife and I served as Rep... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916084 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:51:33 +0100 2916084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782012&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FH6_9KADeCQ4%2F I (and several colleagues) have blogged before about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the latest campaign finance case, which was argued this morning at the Supreme Court.  The case is about much more than whether a corporation can release a movie about a political candidate during an election campaign.  Indeed, it goes to the very heart of the First Amendment, which was specifically created to protect political speech—the kind most in danger of being censored by politicians looking to limit the appeal of threatening candidates and ideas. After all, hard-hitting political speech is something the First Amendment’s authors experienced firsthand.  They knew very well what they were doing in choosing free and vigorous debate over government-filtered pablum.  Moreove... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782012 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:15:01 +0100 2782012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774611&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdF9F9UkzdbI%2F The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments this week in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.  The case features the Federal Election Commission ruling that for the group Citizens United to run its documentary on Hillary Clinton would violate McCain-Feingold.  The decision was a constitutional travesty, since this is precisely the sort of political speech that constitutes the core of the First Amendment. Theodore B. Olson has given us a taste in the Wall Street Journal of the argument that he will be making before the Court tomorrow: The idea that corporate and union speech is somehow inherently corrupting is nonsense. Most corporations are small businesses, and they have every right to speak out when a candidate threatens the welfare of their employees or shareholders. Time a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774611 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:55:23 +0100 2774611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751885&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDwgvnW8m64Y%2F The Supreme Court is soon to hear a case that may drastically roll back campaign finance regulation in the United States: The case involves “Hillary: The Movie,” a mix of advocacy journalism and political commentary that is a relentlessly negative look at Mrs. Clinton’s character and career. The documentary was made by a conservative advocacy group called Citizens United, which lost a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission seeking permission to distribute it on a video-on-demand service. The film is available on the Internet and on DVD. The issue was that the McCain-Feingold law bans corporate money being used for electioneering. The right position for the Court is that McCain-Feingold, and all other campaign finance regulation, constitutes unconstitutional limitation on fre... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2751885 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:24:51 +0100 2751885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2703923&cid=t_113855_131_f&fid=34994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnxp.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fwhats-not-matter-with-appalachia.php In the post from a few days ago showing areas where Non-Hispanic white proportions over & under predicted the % for Obama there were some interesting comments. One of the issues is that lumping different regions together obscures some information. Some readers wondered about regional differences, and I did too. So I thought it might be interesting to look at the South as distinct from the non-South. For the purposes of this post the "South" means: Virginia, West Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arkansas. I excluded Maryland, Delaware and Missouri because I don't think these can be considered culturally Southern, especially the first two. In any case, first, scatterplots and loess best fit lines for ... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2703923 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:17:00 +0100 2703923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691708&cid=t_113855_131_f&fid=34994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnxp.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fwhere-whiter-folk-are.php Today I combined some Census data with 2008 election results (thanks Cosma). Though Barack Obama won the vote last fall, he lost the Non-Hispanic white vote. It stands to reason then that the whiter and less Hispanic a county is, the more likely it would be to tilt McCain. I was curious as to geographic variation within this general rule-of-thumb. So I plotted the % who voted for Obama in a county vs. the % who were Non-Hispanic whites (according to the 2000 Census*). I then generated a line of best fit via loess, and used the deviations from the trend to generate a map shaded proportionately. In other words, the bluer a county is the more it voted for Obama above expectation based on the overall relationship of the % white Non-Hispanic within a county and vote for Obama (the converse for ... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691708 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2691708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561215&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FG6UeB8BUL3c%2F As I mentioned yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court surprised many people by ordering a reargument in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Specifically, the Court called for the parties to the case to address the question of overruling Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. The Court decided Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce in 1989.  The state of Michigan had prohibited corporations from spending money on electoral speech. In the case in question, the Chamber of Commerce wished to pay for an advertisement backing a candidate for the House of Representatives. The Chamber took this action on its own and not in tandem with the candidate or his party.  Paying for the ad was a felony under Michigan law. A majority of the Court in 1989 said the Michigan law did not v... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561215 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:22:12 +0100 2561215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556083&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4BhFk73aBqA%2F The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to decide in its current term the campaign finance case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Instead, the Court issued an order that the case should be reargued. The parties in the reargument should address the question of whether the Court should overrule two of its earlier decisions. In the Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Court held that state legislatures may prohibit spending by businesses on electoral speech. In McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, the Court validated limitations on electoral speech in McCain-Feingold. The Court could have decided Citizens United on relatively narrow grounds. Instead, it has explicitly drawn into question two of its precedents upholding limitations on political speech. It seems likely... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556083 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:43:00 +0100 2556083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556086&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMUrE_w1KEfc%2F The media discussion of events in Honduras is remarkably confused. Here’s CNN: The president of the U.N. General Assembly scheduled a noon session Monday to discuss the situation in Honduras, following a military-led coup that ousted the sitting president. and Micheletti, the head of Congress, became president after lawmakers voted by a show of hands to strip Zelaya of his powers, with a resolution stating that Zelaya “provoked confrontations and divisions” within the country. …. The coup came on the same day that he had vowed to follow through with a nonbinding referendum that the Honduran Supreme Court had ruled illegal. Imagine that George Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan or some other American president had decided to overturn the Constitution so that he could st... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556086 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:41:49 +0100 2556086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511028&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F21%2Fthe-situation-of-pollworkers-and-voting-booths-abstract%2F This article addresses how unconscious bias may play a role in the interaction between pollworkers and prospective voters and discusses some ways in which the potential for unconscious bias to operate in America’s polling places may be mitigated. * * * For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “The Racial Situation of Voting,” “Why Race May Influence Us Even When We “Know” It Doesn’t,” “The Interior Situation of Undecided Voters,” “On Being a Mindful Voter,” “Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election,” “The Situation of Political Animals,” and “Your Brain on Politics.” To review all of the previous Situationist posts discussing implicit associations click on the “Implicit Associations” category in the ri... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511028 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:01:01 +0100 2511028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511029&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2Fthe-racial-situation-of-voting%2F Nate Silver discusses race in politics: Did Obama’s race hurt his votes in some places?  If so, how?  And what might be done about it? * * * * * * To read a sample of related Situationist posts, see “The Situational Effects of a Black President,” “The Situation of Voting for Obama,” “Why Race May Influence Us Even When We ‘Know’ It Doesn’t,” “What does an Obama victory mean?,” “The Situation of the Obama Presidency and Race Perceptions,” “The Cognitive Costs of Interracial Interactions,” “Guilt and Racial Prejudice,” “Perceptions of Racial Divide,” and “Banaji & Greenwald on Edge – Part IV.” For other Situationist posts on President Obama, click here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511029 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:01:39 +0100 2511029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512792&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F19%2Fchaos-theory-another-larry-king-exclusive%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Another Larry King Exclusive. Posted in Film, Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: cnnfail, iran election, larry king (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512792 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:20:03 +0100 2512792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512793&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F19%2Fan-atheist-says-god-be-with-you%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: The protests in Iran have got me thinking about religion, a subject I usually avoid. I don’t like the label of atheist. I’d rather be defined by what I do believe in than by what I don’t. Besides, people hate atheists. I mean hate. When a 2007 Gallup poll revealed that Americans would sooner elect a gay or lesbian president than an atheist, I thought perhaps it was time for me to stand up with my heathen brothers and sisters… Read more on AOL @ An Atheist Says: God Be With You. Posted in Politics, Woman Up Tagged: atheism, atheist, iran election, protest (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512793 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:49:01 +0100 2512793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512795&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F16%2Fchaos-theory-the-revolution-will-be-hashtagged%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell @ AOL’s Politics Daily: The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged. Posted in Media, Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: cnn, iran election, social media, twitter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512795 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:42:04 +0100 2512795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405390&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2Fbc-liberal-party-is-violating-bc-election-act%2F Post from: Adult ADD Strengths BC Liberal Party Is Violating BC Election Act Sec 223 on Election Day by Online Advertising Update3 The Vancouver Sun today Wed may 13th 09 has linked to this post and covered the story on page A11.  Also The Victoria Times Colonist is also linking to this post on their story in todays paper on page B7. The penalty for breaking the law could include up to a $10,000 fine and a year in jail. “The penalties are up to the chief electoral officer’s discretion,” said Ken Faris ( Elections B.C. spokesman). “Since the B.C. Liberals responded to our request (to take the offending tweets down), we’re not going to pursue the issue any further.” Liberal spokesman Chad Pederson said the party removed the items after being contacted by Elections B.C. “We thi... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405390 Thu, 14 May 2009 06:17:26 +0100 2405390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389673&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FObZ8YmPEcuQ%2F The so-called Citizens United case offers the Supreme Court a chance to severely curtail the free speech abuses of the Federal Election Commission. John Samples, Director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Representative Government, Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Steve Simpson and George Mason University law professor Allison Hayward weigh in. You can subscribe to Cato’s YouTube videos here and our Weekly Video podcast here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389673 Mon, 04 May 2009 16:27:00 +0100 2389673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284487&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F03%2Fdont-think-anything-is-certain-on-the-reform-front.html By Matthew Holt And in more from the "is it really bad enough out there to guarantee health reform?" front... Pew Research is out with a poll showing that the numbers in favor of a major health care system reform... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284487 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2284487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2274143&cid=t_113855_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Flife-with-ms-three-year-anniversary%2F Three years, scores of topics, nearly 400 postings, thousands of comments, LOTS of community members and we’re just getting started! Happy anniversary to Life with MS; it’s been three years baby! I’d like to take a moment from our typical conversation to thank all of you.  It is for, with and because of you that this blog has been so successful over the past three years.  You have signed up for RSS feeds, you’ve told your friends, family and support groups to check us out and more importantly you’ve kept coming back to Life with MS over and over again. You take our information. You submit ideas for new topics. You proffer tips and advice. You leave your opinions and comments. You make Life with MS a place I like to be. Upon my return to the US after my extended stay in Ireland,... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2274143 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:34:28 +0100 2274143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2200253&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F02%2Fdivided-we-might-get-somewhere-but-not-yet.html By MATTHEW HOLTThe NY Times describes the Republican-less lobbyist meetings with Democrats that are allegedly getting towards a consensus on an individual mandate as the way to universal health care. Funnily enough some of those same groups (e.g. The Business... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2200253 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2200253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2172531&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F02%2Fjon-cohn-obsessed-with-baseball-and-a-hopeless-optimist.html By Matthew Holt Jon thinks that Baseball Teaches Us (something) About Health Care Reform. Replace the star player with a bunch of utility infielders, and we’ll still win the pennant. Don’t worry Jon, Daschle isn’t the only one who came... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2172531 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2172531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141494&cid=t_113855_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F28%2Fheidispencer-i-hate-them-more-than-drug-seekers%2F Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are the worst people in the world. They are famous for no reason other than mommy and/or daddy’s money. They act like children, treat others like dirt, and deserve a fate worse than death. On October 22nd, Spencer made news for toting a shotgun, drinking Budweiser, and wearing a “Palin for VP - God Guns Glory” t-shirt. Montag sat next to him on a park bench wearing a shirt that said, “Read my Lipstick, Vote McCain-Palin.” You can see a detailed version HERE. Then we had an election. Their pony list by a score of 365 to 173 (And almost 10 million votes). To clean off the stench of failure, they got drunk and eloped in Mexico. Unfortunately, their wedding was just pretend and not legal here in the states. They went to a courthouse ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141494 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:00:58 +0100 2141494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125123&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2009%2F01%2Fcats-dogs-can-we-find-unity-on-health-care-it-change.html By Matthew Holt Those of you paying attention for the past few days might have noticed on the one hand a sense of optimism and unity as Barrack H. Obama, somewhat somberly, began his presidency. Meanwhile, over the past few... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125123 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2125123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2092648&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F507362718%2F It is two months since the presidential election, and everyone is in a seemingly pre-assigned groove. Obama making appointments to the Cabinet — it appears like an endless stream of new people giving their introductory speeches in front of the cameras, even though I know that there is only a finite number of Cabinet posts to be filled. The daughters have started school. Bush is in hiding except for a few carefully arranged interviews on harmless topics. Book contracts with the Bush family are being signed. There has been been no evidence of presidential-type action on his part in the news that I have been watching all morning. I am still in the rut of news-watching that I developed in the pre-election months. This in itself is good, because all involvement with the real world is good, or... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092648 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:39:05 +0100 2092648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2028071&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fhillary-clinton-the-halo-effect-and-women%25e2%2580%2599s-catch-22%2F Merritt Baer is a Harvard Law School student living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.   This semester, she wrote the following brief essay for a seminar on situationism.  We are delighted to publish it on The Situationist (the essay and some worthwhile comments  also can be found on GlobalComment). * * * In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton dedicated her gratitude “to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, ‘See, you can be anything you want to be.’” Yet given the scrutiny dedicated to her pantsuits, Hillary’s vision of possibility seems limited. Indeed, a new study by researchers led by Northwestern University’s Joan Y. Chiao and just published on October 31 found that while men... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2028071 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:01:21 +0100 2028071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2010865&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fafter-12-months.html By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn We're in a recession; actually, we've been in one for the past year, but no official agency decided to tell us. Perhaps "they" wanted to wait until after the November '08 Presidential election? The declaration of recession... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2010865 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2010865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996950&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F28%2Fthe-situation-of-weight-and-fitness-on-the-campaign-trail%2F Daniel Libit of Politico has an interesting piece on how the rigors and demands of the 2008 campaign trail led many McCain and Obama staffers, as well as the journalists who reported on them, down a road of poor diet and lack of exercise.  We excerpt the article below. * * * This is life after the protracted adrenaline high that is the presidential campaign: no more bag calls at 6:30 a.m. (or earlier). No more sniffling for weeks straight before a check-up at the doctor. For reporters, no more eating at “the file center,” catching cat naps on the plane and working into the early morning hours. A few days before the election, Time’s Karen Tumulty blogged about counting calories during a day on the Obama campaign plane: “So what are we talking about?” Tumulty wrote. “Seven full ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996950 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:01:29 +0100 1996950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996301&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F499 Public-health officials and AIDS advocates are looking forward to a renewed interest in domestic HIV/AIDS issues in the USA as a result of Barack Obama’s election to the White House. Obama pledged to develop a national HIV/AIDS strategy that would better coordinate federal efforts against the disease and enhance programmes to reduce infections, increase access to care and address health disparities.The President-elect also promised to target HIV/AIDS resources to minority communities, fund housing programmes for HIV positive individuals and expand research for HIV/AIDS prevention. A key element of the plan is improved access to health care coverage as part of Obama’s goal of reforming the US health-care system. “His plan will ensure that people living with HIV have access... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996301 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:06:54 +0100 1996301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990164&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fopen-wide-here.html By Jeff Goldsmith The morning after the election, I posted a speculative blog in Health Affairs on three possible scenarios for President-elect Obama’s implementing health reform: folding it into a bold, ambitious emergency legislative package (Complete the New Deal), carving... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990164 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1990164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984769&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fback-to-good-old-days.html It seems that Gordon is going to increase the top rate of tax by 5p in the pound for those earning over £150,000 a year. If he does, it’s another broken promise, another abandonment of self-determined principals. Mind you, it is difficult to be angry about the prospect of those earning this level of salary paying a little more tax if that will help us out of the economic crisis.Tory boy Matthew Elliot, of the right wing Taxpayers’ Alliance, is not happy but then he wouldn't be, would he?  His organisation is run for and supported by a wide array of British fatcattery.The Taxpayers' Alliance described the move as "a totally backward step".Its chief executive Matthew Elliott said: "To recover from the recession, Britain needs to be a low tax, competitive economy, not one that punishes ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984769 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:09:00 +0100 1984769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975082&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F495 President-elect Barack Obama signalled what is being viewed as a strong commitment to health-care reform Nov 19 by choosing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head the federal department of Health and Human Services. Ron Pollack, executive director of the health reform advocate group Families US said Daschle’s naming is “the best news possible for those who want to achieve meaningful health care reform”. He added, “Senator Daschle has a deep commitment to securing high-quality, affordable healthcare for everyone in our nation. His new leadership position confirms that the incoming Obama Administration has made health care reform a top and early priority for action in 2009″. After Senate confirmation, Daschle would oversee the Medicare and Medicaid pr... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975082 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:53:13 +0100 1975082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968861&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=35044&url=http%3A%2F%2Fadultaddstrengths.com%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fsocial-media-and-seo-scorecard%2F Conclusions Of the 25 different metrics I used, Gregor won 17, Peter Ladner won 6, and they tied on two. Gregor Robertson was the clear winner. He won every single category in the search engines if you don’t add the 2nd NPA Vancouver website. Gregor Robertson’s Online Campaigner was Kori Brus. who has a blog, and twitter account and is active online While the twitter jacking was a definite screw up, overall he performed far superior to his counterpart in Peter Ladner’s campaign, if in fact Peter did have a dedicated person for that. I couldn’t find out by googling it. Clearly not a good sign. Both campaigns could have done better in engaging people on Youtube, Flickr and Twitter instead of just old fashioned push broadcasts. They both could have had created groups o... Adult ADD Strengths blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968861 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:12:06 +0100 1968861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968464&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fthe-mormon-chur.html By Matthew Holt I don't often use THCB for direct political protests. I don't care what the obscure cult known as The Church of Jesus and the Latter Day Saints does in the privacy of its own congregation, even though... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968464 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1968464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960677&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F477 More than 2 months remain until the inauguration of the USA’s president-elect, but already there are signals that Barack Obama will move quickly to make important changes to the nation’s health care policy. Obama has yet to publicly name his picks for key administration posts, including secretary of Health and Human Services and commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. But members of his transition team indicated this week that once in office, president-elect Obama will likely issue executive orders reversing some Bush administration policies, including restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and rules that limit USA-funded international family-planning groups from discussing abortion, among others. “There’s a lot that the presiden... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960677 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:26:37 +0100 1960677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960678&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F476 Also this week, calls for Obama to take immediate action on health-care reform were boosted when Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, released on Wednesday a comprehensive outline for guaranteed health insurance for all residents of the USA. With the exception of a stipulation for mandatory coverage for all individuals, Baucus’s plan is similar to Obama’s and could help convince Congress and the president-elect to take up the issue of reform during the first half of next year. “In 2009, Congress must take up and act on meaningful health reform legislation that achieves coverage for every American while also addressing the underlying problems in our health system. The urgency of this task has become undeniable”, wrote Baucus. Baucus ... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960678 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:57 +0100 1960678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1951988&cid=t_113855_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FAc8nDVcuK0I%2F On May 13th, two men from Worcester (Massachusetts) started walking across the US in memory of Elias Tembenis, who was autistic and passed away last year at the age of 7, and on behalf of the National Autism Association (NAA). The two men completed the walk last week on Election Day. Reading about this, I get this image in my mind of Jim and Charlie someday undertaking a similar walk, or maybe going for their longest bike ride ever……….. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, dad, Diagnosis, disabilities blog, disability, Education, election day, son, walk across america, walkingShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951988 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:19:03 +0100 1951988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947243&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F448844533%2Fa_good_weekend.php This weekend a group of postdocs and grad students got together for a spontaneous celebration. Yes, the economy is in the tank, job prospects for even us academics are looking worse, but over the past week we've all felt a sense of relief. To quote a cliché that has never felt more true, the nightmare is over. Perhaps now we could once again cherish what makes America so special for all of us. So there we were, Americans, Canadians, Germans, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese having a great time. We toasted to Obama and kissed an anti-American administration goodbye. You might be wondering, who are you guys to call Bush, his cronies and the greed-industrial complex anti-American? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947243 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:29:01 +0100 1947243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1945344&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F445596555%2F The election is finally over, and not a minute too soon for me. Whichever way one voted, there was a lot of collective angst to deal with.   I dealt with it, mostly subconsciously, by sending all of the aforementioned angst to my stomach. As a result, I am now gnawing on my usual handful of antacids every day, which I haven’t done since the operation a year and a half ago. Maybe I should take up meditation again. That’s so very easy of a thing to get out of the habit of doing. And yes, meditation is encouraged in the Anti-cancer book that I am still going by. Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please ... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945344 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:39:15 +0100 1945344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943393&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F445020154%2Fthe_fight_continues_the_first.php The following was lifted from an email I sent to a friend yesterday. I've since modified it by incorporating David Brooks and Paul Krugman's columns as they clearly support my arguement that the framing wars have begun - it is a critical time and we must all continue the fight. OK here the email: As for Obama, the expectations are high, maybe too high. But politics is a constant battle. We progressives have won a major victory for now, but there's still more to do. We'll see if Obama makes the right moves to enact change, or if the whole thing collapses either due to the DLC, pressure from the GOP, or disarray from within the Dems. Right now there is a struggle to define just what his victory means. Gerson, Rove and others are launching their attack by pointing out that Obama ran as a cen... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943393 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:45:37 +0100 1943393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943338&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F11%2F07%2Fescape-the-post-election-blues-at-a-meditation-retreat%2F What seemed like the longest political campaign, ever, is finally over.  A president has been chosen and you can go back to watching the soap operas, Oprah, cartoons, sports, or whatever else you used to watch before life became saturated with political coverage. Except for some, it’s not that easy. After months of intense dedication to the cause, suddenly it’s over and irregardless whether your candidate was the chosen one or not, there’s now a huge void in your life. The ‘post election blues’ have struck. You need a place to unwind…a place to relax…a place without television…without internet…without blackberry access. Sounds like you need …  a meditation retreat.  It’s the perfect place to clear you mind, relax you... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943338 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:27:55 +0100 1943338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943217&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fis-much-more-th.html By Matthew Holt On THCB today Maggie Mahar basically tells the health reform crowd to be patient. But two members of the unreconstructed left in other venues don’t agree. In the NY Times Paul Krugman says that deficit spending is... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943217 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1943217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960680&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F474 The campaign is finally over. In what has turned out to be an historical election, voters in the USA have chosen Sen Barack Obama by a wide margin to become the nation’s 44th president. It is the first time in history that an African-American has been elected to serve that country’s highest political office. In Chicago, hundreds of thousands of supporters young and old gathered in Grant Park to hear Obama deliver his victory speech on the same grounds as the tumultuous and violent events of the 1968 Democratic National Convention only four decades ago. Obama’s speech, which some commentators have compared to the language of former President Abraham Lincoln (also of Illinois) and with the cadence of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr, moved most of the audience and... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960680 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:24:31 +0100 1960680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938714&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fthe-next-presid.html By Merrill Goozner Note: This post first appeared at Goozner's blog, Gooznews. A year ago, health care held a solid lead in the polls as the number one concern of the American people. But by the time the Iowa caucuses... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938714 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938710&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fnow-a-real-bipa.html By Robert Laszewski President-Elect Obama, and about every candidate for Congress, has said he wants to change the partisan tone in Washington. Obama, the Democratic Congressional leadership, and the Republicans have a terrific opportunity to do just that on health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938710 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938943&cid=t_113855_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthCareBlogLaw%2F%7E3%2F443576390%2Fnovember-5-2008-today-is-new-day.html Today is a new day. Andre Blackman shared the image below (courtesy of Patrick Moberg) with me this via Twitter. The image speaks volumes about the significance of yesterday. Congratulations to President Elect Barack Obama.Although West Virginia stayed in the red yesterday there was great support by West Virginians although not always reported that way by the national media. This morning I shared with friends some links to history about a West Virginia lawyer, J.R. Clifford, as a way to reflect on the significance of Obama's win.Mr. Clifford (wikipedia entry) paved the way in 1898 as a result of his legal work on his most famous case, Williams v. Board of Education Tucker County. The case was the first in U.S. history to hold that discrimination in school terms and teacher pay is against t... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938943 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:40:35 +0100 1938943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939861&cid=t_113855_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fpost-election-day-hows-your-ms-today%2F Twenty-odd months of campaigns and we are now ready to move on as one country and get on with fixing the issues which need some serious overhaul. Let’s move on too, shall we? Every month we open up a forum for all of you to check in and keep track of one another regarding our multiple sclerosis. We catch up, we vent, we question, we answer; we reconnect! Every time I go back to the comments on this monthly blog I learn something, and that’s not an exaggeration! As far as my MS, I’ve been living in a simulated “big one.” Recovering from hip surgery has been so very much like my first big attack that I’m using that experience as a training of sorts. In the house, I have to use a walker. And when I go out, I’ve been using forearm crutches. I sleep at ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939861 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:38:49 +0100 1939861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939027&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fsession-that-never-ends.html I saw a patient where the session seemed to drag. He was ready to go, but the session was little more than half over; I commented that we still had some time and I asked a few more questions. It felt like time was going slowly, really slowly. At some point, I finally realized that time had literally stopped-- the clock had not moved for some time. I glanced at my cell phone, only to realize that it was now 5 after the hour: our 50 minute session had gone on for 65 minutes. My clock battery had died, the clock had stopped, and I'm still wondering how it took me 25 minutes to figure this out. Hoping my patient didn't think I was holding him hostage.Somehow seems appropriate for Election Day for the never-ending campaign. I am so glad it's finally over.----- Listen to our latest podcast at m... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939027 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1939027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938956&cid=t_113855_113_f&fid=34603&url=http%3A%2F%2Fginasmith.typepad.com%2Fgina_on_gina%2F2008%2F11%2Fobama-wins-heres-the-nyt-coverage.html Here's the coverage from the NYT. Wow. gs (Source: I'm Gina Smith) I'm Gina Smith blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938956 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:21:30 +0100 1938956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939886&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fintrospection-retrospection-the-2008-election-part-2%2F We’re interested in how you’re feeling after the U.S. Presidential election.  Please answer the following poll questions. View Poll View Poll View Poll View Poll        (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939886 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:41:11 +0100 1939886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939163&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F443256728%2Fthe_morning_after.php Just like a giant, well controlled, negative result right wing ideology has been repudiated. If I were a card-carrying member of the GOP, I would take a long look at the last 8 years, and a hard look at the demographics of this election. I won't reiterate my displeasure of libertarian fundamentalism with respect to the market, instead we'll be looking at what happened yesterday. Here are some eye popping numbers for you: In 2050 more than 50% of American will be a member of a racial minority group, be it Hispanic, Black or Asian. So how did they vote? Black: 95% Obama, 4% McCain Hispanic: 66%, 31% Asian: 62%, 35% And for Joe the Plumber who spouted this nonesense that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel Jews: 77% Obama, 22% McCain If I were a Repulican, I would look to see... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939163 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:50:02 +0100 1939163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859004&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=39022&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifesandwiches.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fwhy-you-stand-in-line.html I won't tell you the frustrating life stuff that's been going on...because it's faded to the background.Last night was election night...and for the first time in 8 years I felt okay, much more at peace.Just four years ago I stood in line to vote when any rational person would have been in bed or even in a hospital. I was on heavy drugs...and I was still recovering from my radical neck dissection, still unable to move my neck, feeling and really looking like Frankenstein. If there was anyone in line I went to high school with or once traded laughs with they wouldn't have known it was me. I stood among strangers who eyeballed this strange young woman with the funny looking neck and face...voting.I had not had the time to fill out an absentee ballot before cancer threw my life into a tailspin... Life is like a sandwich...enjoy the big bites. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859004 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:57:00 +0100 2859004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933196&cid=t_113855_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fresult.html (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933196 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:47:00 +0100 1933196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933328&cid=t_113855_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FPV1bhyf37iM%2F On the edge of your seat watching the election results? Need a little distraction of a sensory type to keep your fingers busy with something else besides hitting the refresh button on your computer to see who’s in the lead? Bubble wrap is good stuff for the sensory-sensitive and then there’s the Mugen Pop Pop Blueberry, a miniature version of those plastic popping sheets. But can it replicate the real bubble wrap experience? And would the Mugen be a good fidget to clip onto Charlie’s bookbag? Excuse me, I have to go back to checking who’s got the most electoral votes…….. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, barack obama, book bag, bubble wrap, disabilities blog, disability, Education, election, fidget, john mccain, mugen pop pop, pop, president back... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933328 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:40 +0100 1933328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933368&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F442678388%2F One thing I have to admit is, that in light of today’s being Election Day, and my ensuing obsession with watching the election coverage, I might not get today’s word-count in. I apologize in advance to Shirl, who is probably typing away furiously now.   The good thing about its being Election Day: one is never at a loss, for this whole 24 hours, for a topic of conversation. Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@www.white-pebble.net so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana Technorati Tags: election day, nanowrimo (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933368 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:45:07 +0100 1933368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933370&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F442395362%2F Note to Election Day robo-callers: I’ve already voted. Quit wasting the bandwidth. Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@www.white-pebble.net so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana Technorati Tags: election day, robocallers (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933370 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:52:00 +0100 1933370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933227&cid=t_113855_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2008%2F11%2F794 Grand Rounds, the Election Edition is up at Nurse Ratched’s Place. Go check out the best of the medical blogosphere.  Although these posts have already been vetted and voted upon, YOU can still vote in the BIG election if you haven’t already.  Exercise your right or don’t complain later! (Source: Mexico Medical Student) Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933227 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:03:50 +0100 1933227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933228&cid=t_113855_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2008%2F11%2F793 I, like many others participating in early voting, welcomed the opportunity to avoid the pandemonium of Nov. 4th.  On Halloween oddly enough, I went to my local voting center to proudly cast my vote for Barack Hussein Obama/Joe Biden, etc. phone video camera in hand in case any tricky-tricky vote-flipping nonsense were to occur that I had read about. (You KNOW I would have posted it here and notified everyone I could–if it can even happen to Oprah you can’t be too sure!) Imagine my surprise when I gave my driver’s license and after a long wait involving some phone calls I was told that I was not a registered voter.  “That’s impossible!” I said. “Do you have your registration card?” the lady asked. “No,” I replied. “Everyon... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933228 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:22:25 +0100 1933228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933371&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F442171524%2F And who knows, this may be my last post today. We’ll see how it goes. You might not know this, because I haven’t been posting about it, but I have, as of a few weeks ago, made my choice of candidate. A few days ago, I sent in my absentee ballot with my choice clearly marked. And I voted for… the candidate of my choice. I just don’t want to get this blog sidetracked into messy political arguments. I don’t do those well, and there are plenty of political blogs out there who do do this sort of thing well. So, election day might not get fully blogged about until it’s Presidential Election Day Night, the later the better. Will it be McCain or Obama? Who knows. All I know for sure is that I’m quite ready for the suspense to be over, so get out there and... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933371 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:55:43 +0100 1933371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1931409&cid=t_113855_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fat-least-they-got-to-exercise-their-rights%2F Hmm.  How many people do you think die on election day?  Do you think they voted first?  Are there stats on this?  I know I know.  I’m weird.  Let’s get past that.  Don’t you want to know?        (Source: B a b y B o u n d) B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1931409 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:32:27 +0100 1931409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938718&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fpresident-obama.html By THCB Staff Now that the results are in and the United States has officially elected Barack Obama as its next president, what does that mean to you and what will that mean for health care in America? After nearly... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938718 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1938718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930122&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fwhat-i-what-to.html By Matthew Holt Election day. At last it’s over. A gazillion dollars, mostly wasted making TV stations richer. Two years of campaigning resulting up in 3–4 months where rushed decision making will create a future that we all have to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930122 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1930122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930180&cid=t_113855_113_f&fid=34603&url=http%3A%2F%2Fginasmith.typepad.com%2Fgina_on_gina%2F2008%2F11%2Fgood-reasons-for-a-californian-to-vote-tomorrow.html I got these from the folks at moveon.org today. The Top 5 Reasons To Vote In California Or: Why It Still Means A Thing Even If It Ain't Got That Swing Big margin = big mandate. The popular vote doesn't put anyone in the White House, but it affects what presidents can do when they get there. Want Obama to be able to actually do the stuff he's been talking about? Pass universal health care? End the war? Then we need a landslide. The other things on the ballot matter! There are important issues on the California ballot this year, and progressives all need to weigh in. You better believe our opponents will turn out and vote on them. Also, there's Congress. Without more support in the House and Senate, Obama will have a hard time getting progressive laws passed. If you don&#... I'm Gina Smith blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930180 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:01:18 +0100 1930180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933352&cid=t_113855_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F441272337%2Fvote-with-or-without-coffee.php I live in Massachusetts, so I've not had the pleasure of early voting. I do like visiting the polling station and having some conversations with the 'regulars', but I'm not looking forward to the crush for parking spaces.Still I will... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933352 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:39:31 +0100 1933352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933292&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F441029179%2Fwhy_the_vast_majority_of_scien.php OK this will hopefully be my last entry on the election - From Seed's endorsement of Obama to the comments of various bloggers on ScienceBlogs and elsewhere it is obvious where most scientists stand on the political spectrum, but why? Yes, it is true that most scientists I know are lefties in when compared to the American political landscape. Is it that surprising that those who pursue a career in discovering deeper truths also tend to be slightly idealistic? But these statements neglect a deeper truth, this being the fundamental problem with American conservatism in 2008. In the past 30 years scientists, and other professionals, have felt alienated from the GOP. The GOP has become griped by an ideology, that of free-market fundamentalism. As in all ideologies, this core belief has been... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933292 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:37:25 +0100 1933292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930251&cid=t_113855_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fnew-disease-facing-drug-industry.html Pills you can take for EAD (courtesy of The Stranger: "Rx for Election Anxiety Disorder").Tomorrow, of course, is election day here in the USA and it seems that the pharmaceutical industry is, for the most part, shrugging it off as of very little consequence one way or the other. There is, however, some anxiety.Dan Jaffe, Executive VP of Governmental Relations at the Association of National Advertisers, said at last week's DTC Perspectives' DTC in the Era of Consumer Choice Conference, that the drug industry and its advertising partners are facing a new disease: EAD or Election Anxiety Disorder.But Jaffe reminded the audience that there is anti-business rhetoric from both sides of the aisle and he summarized who in Congress is against the industry and who is for it in his presentation at t... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930251 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:22:00 +0100 1930251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930123&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F11%2Fpolitics-20-is.html By Michael L. Millenson I was sitting here getting ready to blog on how Politics 2.0 will affect Web 2.0, when I got an email from the coordinator of a health care-related virtual community established by the Obama presidential campaign.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930123 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1930123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927938&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fintrospection-retrospection-the-2008-election%2F Situationist contributor Tim Wilson and Situationist friend Dan Gilbert have shown that, although we expect the outcomes of presidential elections to significantly influence how happy we feel, the evidence indicates otherwise.  As with most things, our affective forecasting is not to be trusted.  Gilbert summarizes one study this way: Democrats predicted they’d be devastated if Bush won the last presidential election, they were not nearly as devastated as they predicted . . . , and yet several months later they remembered being just as devastated as they had expected to be. It turns out that this is a very common pattern of memory errors. Our miswanting and misremembering reinforce our continued inability to forecast our own happiness. But what do you think?  Is this election differen... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927938 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:01:51 +0100 1927938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927888&cid=t_113855_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F440337518%2Fgo-vote.html (Source: Addiction Inbox) Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927888 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:59:00 +0100 1927888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960683&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F471 The war of words between the US presidential candidates heated up in the last week before the election with Barack Obama taking aim at John McCain’s health-care plan. “The truth is, John McCain’s health care plan is radical, it’s unaffordable, and it’s not the change we need right now”, Obama said Oct 29 at James Madison University in Virginia.He praised McCain’s top economic advisor, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, for offering “a stunning bit of straight talk–an October surprise” in his assessment of McCain’s plan to CNN. Holtz-Eakin said younger, healthier workers would not abandon their employer sponsored health plans to take up tax credits offered under McCain’s proposal. “Why would they leave?” Holtz-Eakin said ... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960683 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:31:33 +0100 1960683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924519&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F437632744%2Fdumping_on_fly_research.php This is what happens when a politician gets advice from political operatives instead of professionals who have dedicated their lives to understanding the topic in question. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924519 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:36:49 +0100 1924519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1924273&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fperhaps-obama-w.html By Matthew Holt I feel like Mrs Wiggins in my favorite comedy show, Blackadder. It’s the scene when Blackadder says “The hustings are down, the candidates have spoken and after the madness of a general election, we can return to... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1924273 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1924273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1914282&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fmccains-health.html By Robert Laszewski John McCain would reform the American health care system by providing big tax incentives for it to transition from being employer-based to one built on a system of individual responsibility. He would do this by eliminating the... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1914282 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1914282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911726&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2008%2F10%2F27%2Fabout-being-registered-to-vote-in-more-than-one-state%2F There have been some questions lately, especially among college students, about whether it’s ok to be registered to vote in two states.  The answer to that question is NO.  It’s not ok to be registered to vote in two states.  When you move from one state to another, it’s YOUR responsibility to notify the old state that you have moved. According to our local board of elections, it can be considered a felony to maintain voter registration in more than one state.  If you have voted in a state in which you are not a resident, you have committed a crime.  You will want to choose ONE state in which to maintain voter registration, and notify all others.  Contact the board of elections in your area to find out how to do that.  Please do not find yourself in a situation in ... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911726 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:17:54 +0100 1911726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911265&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fmccain-health-p.html By Shuka Kalantari If Senator John McCain becomes U.S. president he plans to give each American family $5,000 to pay for health insurance premium costs in the individual market. Individuals would get $2,500 for the same use. How does McCain... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911265 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1911265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933523&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2FyusvpAsvq6k%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeNIH Increases Support for High-risk Large-impact Biomedical ResearchFunding of Childhood Cancer, NF Research in JeopardyFlat Funding of Biomedical Research: The Threat to America’s HealthLack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer DeathPhysician Profiling (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933523 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:48:29 +0100 1933523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908680&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Ffirefighters-at.html By Shuka Kalantari The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) recently launched a campaign in support of Senator Obama for president -- and an attack on Senator McCain's health care plan. The commercial features four firefighters. "Our job is to risk... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908680 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1908680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1906265&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F24%2Fthe-situation-of-a-situationist-mahzarin-banaji%2F Billy Baker wrote a nice article, titled “She Explores Inner Workings of Bias,” about Situationist contributor Mahzarin Banaji in last week’s Boston Globe.  Here are some excerpts. * * * For two decades, Banaji has been a leading researcher into the nature of our implicit, unconscious biases, particularly as they unfold in a social context. Bias, she has found through her experiments into memory and its associations, is a part of being human. Every person divides up the world in certain ways. Most of the time, she said, people show an unconscious preference toward their social group. By participating in her own experiments, Banaji has found that she favors women over men, and Harvard over MIT. But there are exceptions to these findings, which is what makes this election... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1906265 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:26:20 +0100 1906265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960686&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com%2Farchives%2F468 The candidates’ health-care plans are still a big issue. But just a week and a half before election day, so is the candidates’ actual health. Just a day after the New York Times ran a story exposing gaps in the candidates publicly-disclosed medical records, Senator Joe Biden responded.The Democratic vice presidential nominee gave reporters a look at his health background. Many have been wondering whether 65-year-old Biden could be at risk for another cerebral aneurism. He had his first one 20 years ago, and had to have emergency surgery to stave off some bleeding from a leaking artery. It’s also though he suffered a second, sub-clinical aneurism later. But Biden’s physicians recorded little concern of a repeat cerebrovascular event. He’s never had a follow-up ... The Lancet Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960686 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:18:55 +0100 1960686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905948&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F430705194%2Ftid_bits_financial_crisis_edit.php The New York Times Editorial Board on Proposition 1: Courting Chaos in Massachusetts From NPR, Brian Lehrer interviews Naomi Klein. Also check out her latest book, The Shock Doctrine. And if you missed it here's Klein on the Colbert Report: Note trhat even Colbert is shocked by Klein's last line on the prison industrial complex. Thomas Frank, Columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, wrote an excellent expose on how right wing ideology drove the current wave of corruption in Washington. This new book is called The Wrecking Crew and I highly recommend it. Alan Greenspan on the unfettered free market: Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity, myself included, are in a state of... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905948 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:09:13 +0100 1905948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905785&cid=t_113855_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Famerican-dental-association-files-suit-against-mccainpalin%2F Sometime in the 1970s, the ADA coined the slogan, “Drill, baby, drill!” When the phrase was tested in Oregon in 2002, it was supposed to promote dental visits. Needless to say, it went over like a lead balloon. Thoughts of the dental drill don’t sit well with most people. So the ADA has never promoted the term in advertising. However, they retain the right to do so because the words are the intellectual property of the ADA. The McCain/Palin campaign uses, “Drill, baby, drill!” in relation to energy. Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said in a recent speaking engagement that “Sink and exploratory well, baby, sink and exploratory well,” just doesn’t have the same ring. And she’s right. The crowd responded with “Kill the ADA!&#8... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905785 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:52:07 +0100 1905785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1962908&cid=t_113855_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fpolls-underestimate-racial-bias-factor.html THE BRADLEY EFFECT, RACIAL BIAS UNDERESTIMATED With the elections less than 2 weeks away, everyone is talking about the likely fact that polls have not reached Democratic voters that harbor racial prejudice.  A fraction of these people may vote for Sen. McCain or not vote at all. Are the polls capturing all that bias? One voter model attempts to factor in hidden racial bias that was published this month suggests it might drag down the numbers for Obama by 6%.  The hidden factor is commonly called the “Bradley effect’ dating back to 1982 when Tom Bradley, an African American lost the California governors race despite being in the polls on Election Day.  A similar pattern in Virginias governors race by Douglas wilder, an African American had a 15% lead but won by a half percent. Many ... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1962908 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:45:00 +0100 1962908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901695&cid=t_113855_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F2gJgU8v12Vw%2F VOTING & ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS This seems a popular topic, particularly at this time of year. Readers are responding to my post, with their thoughts about whether people with dementia or Alzheimer’s should be allowed to vote…and at what stage. Alicia, from Mental Health Notes left this comment: Wow, what a thought-provoking bunch of questions! I don’t know that there should be any kind of legal deciding factor in when an Alzheimer’s or dementia patient can no longer vote, but I do think that as long as the patient can say, “I want to vote for [candidate] this year,” the patient should be allowed to do so.  Let’s face it: There are Americans out there with perfectly healthy minds who vote for whomever their friends, family members, employers, etc. tell them... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901695 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:55:54 +0100 1901695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901579&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F428529243%2Fproposition_1.php If you live in Massachusetts, one of the most important votes you'll be casting is for or against proposition 1. What is proposition 1? It's the right-wing libertarian delusion that the best government is no government. Written by that societal piranha, Grover Norquist, proposition 1 would cut the state income tax by half next year and eliminate it by the following year. Now let's get this straight, no one likes paying taxes, but running a state costs money. And in this financial climate where the state can expect less revenue from property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes, and when joblessness and homelessness and other societal problems are likely to rise, the proper functioning of the government is even more crucial. Eliminating the income tax can either lead to a decrease in gover... The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901579 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:59:19 +0100 1901579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1895097&cid=t_113855_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F22%2Fobama-sex-scandal%2F Watch the following video. Then, decide whether Obama is getting the black vote because he is black. This is very interesting……   It’s no secret that I’m not for the thug from Chicago. He lies and he makes promises to Americans with a big smile on his face. Promises that are dangerous to our country. But, I [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1895097 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:22:17 +0100 1895097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1895111&cid=t_113855_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FN1uZw7ukaTM%2F THE RIGHT TO VOTE “Should Dementia/Alzheimer’s Patients Vote?” This concern continually crops up at election time, whether national, state or local.  In Presidential Election years, it’s more prominent than in others.  Should someone with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or some form of memory and reasoning loss have the right to vote? More importantly…Do they know how to vote and whom they’re voting for?  Are they easily led by someone who wants to control their vote?  If they use an absentee ballot, do they really vote or does someone else do it, perhaps even against the party lines the dementia patient would? When do you decide someone should not vote?  Who decides this? We often don’t think about it until we’re confronted with an Alzhei... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1895111 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:19:57 +0100 1895111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892208&cid=t_113855_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyelomablog.com%2F2008%2F10%2F20%2Fsee-you-at-the-polls-on-november-4%2F I got my assignment for election day.  I’ll be working at the polls as a greeter, rather than driving voters.  I think this will be more fun.  I’ll get to see more people that way. I’ll be glad to see this election over and done with.  We’re all getting tired of the negative ads and speeches.  I hope people are just ignoring them. (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892208 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:47:35 +0100 1892208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888986&cid=t_113855_111_f&fid=34712&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitaldoorway.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fhealthcare-politics-cynicism-and-hope.html If you are aware of the following current statistics vis-a-vis healthcare in the United States, then you are aware that the system is broken and apparently breaking more every day.Nursing shortage: 587,000 new needed by 2016Physician shortage: expected, indeterminate Uninsured Americans: 47 million National healthcare costs: $2.1 trillion/yrEmployment-based healthcare: 9% drop since 1996Healthcare premiums, annual growth: outpacing wage increases x 3Long-term care: growing need U.S. life expectancy: 77-80 years of age U.S. population: 305.4 MillionMedian Income: $46,000And if you're of voting age, then you probably have considered both major candidates' healthcare plans (or perhaps healthcare has simply been overshadowed by the current economic cri... Digital Doorway blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888986 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:01:00 +0100 1888986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1888131&cid=t_113855_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2008%2F10%2F790 This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: (Source: Mexico Medical Student) Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1888131 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:05:18 +0100 1888131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883408&cid=t_113855_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F423197574%2Fare-you-going-to-the-dri-research-update.php I apologize for the lack of posting to the blogosphere. Work and life are both busy in a good sense, so I've less spare time.I am taking a day 'off' next week to attend the Diabetes Research Institute's New York... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883408 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:04:38 +0100 1883408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879699&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Ftracking-media.html By Chris Weaver Headlines and A1 charts stuck with the stock market, Washington's changeling rescue proposals and the plights of anxious finance firms in the week between the Palin-Biden debate and John McCain and Barack Obama's town hall face off... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879699 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1879699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883371&cid=t_113855_107_f&fid=35043&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Ftranscript%2F%7E3%2F421698361%2Fgfp_researchers_endorse_obama.php A message from Marty Chalfie, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of GFP: Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Daily Transcript) The Daily Transcript blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883371 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:48:59 +0100 1883371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879876&cid=t_113855_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fresults-are-in-pharma-favors-obama.html It's official! If the presidential election were held today, 55 percent of employees of pharmaceutical companies said they would vote for Mr. Obama and 28 percent said they would vote for Mr. McCain.These are the latest results (results as of October 9, 2008) from the Pharma Marketing News "Who's Better for Pharma: Obama or McCain?" online survey, which is the only survey that is specifically targeted to a broad range of professionals working within and for the pharmaceutical industry.You can read a summary of the results to date from the survey in the October, 2008 issue of Pharma Marketing News (download the article at no charge here: http://www.news.pharma-mkting.com/pmn78-article01.pdf). The survey is still available here and you can access the latest results -- minus identities of res... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879876 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:15:00 +0100 1879876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1875790&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Fhealth-care-ref.html By Michael Millenson Who says Congress doesn’t accurately reflect the will of the American people? The public has spoken about health care reform, and the message is clear: “Whatever.” If you’re a politician who believes that soaring promises soothe voters,... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1875790 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1875790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876012&cid=t_113855_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F14%2Fbarack-obama-for-president%2F The New York Times headline today read, “Poll Finds Wide Obama Lead Despite McCain Attacks.” And I said to myself, “Poll finds wide Obama lead because, not despite McCain attacks.” While political attack ads are extremely effective in some campaigns, they are by no means a guarantee to improved polling numbers. And can backfire if done badly. It got me reflecting on the psychology of politics and political campaigns. The choice to “go negative” is usually an easy one. There’s a few decades worth of political campaigns that have given political operatives significant insight into what “works” and what doesn’t. That is, what’s effective in moving poll numbers (and therefore votes on election day), and what’s not so eff... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876012 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:54:06 +0100 1876012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870435&cid=t_113855_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F10%2Flets-get-real-a.html By Robert Laszewski I just got a call from a reporter at one of the major news organizations to talk about the chances for health care reform. We both commented on the almost surreal environment we are all in. I'm... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870435 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1870435