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 'hillary'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4960047&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOYManO2E-iw%2F By David BoazFive years ago this week I noted that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a tip of the hat to Frederic Bastiat, had literally endorsed a candlemakers’ petition to the federal government to protect them against overseas competition. I was reminded of that today when I read that Rep. Michele Bachmann literally thanked the federal government for its purchase of pork from Minnesota farmers: On Oct. 5, 2009, Bachmann wrote Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praising him for injecting money into the pork industry through the form of direct government purchases. She went on to request additional assistance. “Your efforts to stabilize prices through direct government purchasing of pork and dairy products are very much welcomed by the producers in Minnesota, and I would encourag... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4960047 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:49:37 +0100 4960047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709192&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1d48imqwYoY%2F By George Scoville “Whatever your views on climate change, you ought to find it unsettling that, here and elsewhere, most of the actual ‘law’ in this country is crafted by unelected executive-branch bureaucrats.” “The Framers’ Constitution freed us, to make our own individual choices.” “The world’s dictators are fleeing for their lives, all because of Secretary Clinton’s efforts.” “Total spending jumped by almost $2 trillion during the Bush-Obama spending binge, so a $39 billion cut is almost too small to mention.” The Founders would agree with the idea that “it should be hard to get into wars and easy to leave them“: Wednesday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709192 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:48:36 +0100 4709192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670094&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9bK1ZnQsJGQ%2F By Christopher PrebleI have an op-ed in Politico today that explores what I call President Obama's power problem, a common theme in my work (my book is now in a Kindle edition!). Simply stated, when a country has more military power than it needs to defend itself and its core interests, it will expand its definition of "the national interest." This will, in turn, lead it to intervene militarily in places and disputes that have no connection to the country's security. That certainly has been the pattern for the United States for at least the last two decades. The problem is nicely encapsulated in the famous exchange between Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell, which Powell recounted in his memoir. Madeleine Albright, our ambassador to the UN, asked me in frustration “What’s the po... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670094 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:04:31 +0100 4670094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560355&cid=t_169706_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F07%2Fovercoming-productivity-hurdles%2F Why haven’t you finished your novel? What happened to starting your own blog? Why haven’t you gotten around to working on that exciting project? We want to start many projects, but we can never find the time. Maybe we’re just too busy, overwhelmed by the scope of a project or simply exhausted after finishing up the day’s responsibilities. But there’s usually more to it than that, according to productivity coach and author Hillary Rettig. She shares her insight on overcoming anti-productivity traps, which can even stop people from pursuing the projects they’re most excited about. Get clear on your mission. People get stuck, Rettig says, when their values or identities conflict. She gives the following example: People who may “devote significant time to caring for children ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560355 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:07:20 +0100 4560355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501765&cid=t_169706_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F02%2F20%2Fbahrain-massacre-white-house-responds%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. Bahrain Massacre: White House Responds. And we sent them an Angry Bird too. Filed under: Politics Tagged: bahrain, egypt, hillary clinton, libya, obama, protest, robert donna trussell (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501765 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:58:44 +0100 4501765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419115&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fq_H8H0e0nVg%2F By Malou InnocentOppressed people rarely get opportunities to express their anguish and disillusionment. Today in Egypt for the seventh straight day, thousands of ordinary citizens are pouring out onto the streets, demanding the expulsion of President Hosni Mubarak, calling for an end to emergency laws giving police extensive powers of arrest and detention, and claiming the legitimate right to run their own country. It is well past time for U.S. policymakers to stand with the Egyptian people and rethink Mubarak’s purported role as an “anchor of stability” in the Middle East. Many in Washington fear that the path Egypt takes after Mubarak might not lead to a freer and more prosperous future and that an Islamist government led by the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Ikhwan, will ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419115 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:27:01 +0100 4419115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265687&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FueRzNG8I_pU%2F By Malou InnocentPresident Obama released his Afghanistan war review today. It highlights progress on the battlefield against insurgents, the success of Special Forces operations and drone strikes, and achievements in training the Afghan security forces. I have four thoughts on the matter: First, scattered throughout the document are passages such as “al-Qa’ida’s senior leadership in Pakistan is weaker,” “[a]l-Qa’ida’s senior leadership has been depleted,” and “al-Qa’ida’s leadership cadre have diminished.” However, can we deter more jihadists than our efforts help to inspire? After all, “fighting them over there so they don’t fight us here” did not deter Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad and his inco... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265687 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:31:24 +0100 4265687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767063&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKX0daQBjiM8%2F By Michael F. CannonThe individual mandate has been a tricky issue for Barack Obama, leading him to make some impressive self-reversals. When campaigning against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, Obama came out hard against an individual mandate to purchase health insurance, alleging that Clinton would garnish workers’ wages and that Massachusetts’ individual mandate has left many residents “worse off”: He even dismissed an individual mandate by saying, “If a mandate was the solution, we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house”: Once president, of course, Obama endorsed and signed into law both an individual mandate and an employer mandate. During the debate over ObamaCare, Obama likewise mocked... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767063 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:48:48 +0100 3767063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652402&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2Fmoogaloop.swf%3Fclip_id%3D11909933%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D1%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D1%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bcolor%3D%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1 By Robin Strongin. This was a busy week in women’s health—an issue of global importance. On June 7th, Women Deliver 2010, the largest meeting on global maternal health in the last ten years, kicked off in Washington, DC. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered opening remarks and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed participants via video. The conference offered an opportunity to take stock of progress that has been made in improving global maternal health while assessing the challenges that remain. Women Deliver 2010 highlighted achievements in reducing maternal mortality, breakthroughs in reproductive technology, the role of women’s health in development, and remaining obstacles to improving maternal health around the world. The conference’s 3,000 participant... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652402 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:52:38 +0100 3652402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610318&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEh7cpDw-RHA%2F By Daniel J. MitchellHillary Clinton recently opined that Brazil was a great role model for the idea of soaking the rich with higher tax rates. She didn’t really offer evidence for that specific assertion, but Politico reports that she did say that “Brazil has the highest tax-to-GDP rate in the Western Hemisphere and guess what — they’re growing like crazy.” I’m not sure if “growing like crazy” is an accurate description, particularly since poor nations normally have decent growth rates because they start from such a low baseline. But let’s excuse that bit of rhetorical excess and focus on the really flawed portion of her remarks. Contrary to her direct quote, Brazil does not have the “highest tax-to-GDP rate in the Western Hemispher... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610318 Sat, 29 May 2010 01:26:07 +0100 3610318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398873&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftodays-poll-leading-ladies-and-their-leaving-men%2F Unless you live under a rock, recently you’ve probably seen headlines involving the “Oscar Curse.” What kind of gossip are the tabloids spreading now? Let’s walk with the Ghost of Best Actress Past. We’ll start today, just over two weeks following Sandra Bullock’s Oscar win for The Blind Side, and less than a week after Jesse James, her husband of five years, issued a public apology for cheating. Simultaneously, Kate Winslet and husband Sam Mendes publicly announced their split, a year after she collected her BA statue from the Academy for The Reader. This is a tough road, but let’s keep going. Reese Witherspoon was named best actress in 2005 (Walk the Line); she finalized her divorce with Ryan Phillipe in October 2006. Hillary Sw. was on top in 20... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398873 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:07:49 +0100 3398873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366170&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fblisstree-video-of-the-day-women-in-the-world-conference%2F Last weekend, Tina Brown and the Daily Beast hosted the “Women in the World” summit in New York City. The three-day conference brought together more than 300 female leaders in their respective fields including Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton, Queen Rania of Jordan, Meryl Streep, Barbara Walters, and Katie Couric, to talk about women’s stories and possible solutions to problems facing them in the 21st century. In our video of the day, Diane Sawyer discusses the conference with Tina Brown here. For more info and videos from the conference, go to The Daily Beast. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366170 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:36:50 +0100 3366170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346447&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWSFHS9C0PS8%2F By Christopher PreblePaul Starobin at the National Journal’s Security Experts Blog has kicked off a spirited debate surrounding Europe’s military capabilities (or lack thereof). The jumping off point in the discussion is Robert Gates’s speech to NATO officers last month, in which Gates lamented that: “The demilitarization of Europe — where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it — has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st.” [Justin Logan blogged about this here.] Starobin asks: “Can America Count On Europe Anymore?” Is Gates right? What exactly does “the demilitarization of Europe&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346447 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:23:24 +0100 3346447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3306824&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpSMkhNR6qiA%2F By Justin LoganYesterday Defense Secretary Bob Gates complained that European defense spending is too low: The demilitarization of Europe — where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it — has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st. If Gates is really upset about this, he should blame his predecessors.  The United States has played an active role in stifling European defense, and is now reaping what it has sown.  As Alex Massie points out, American opposition to anything that would “duplicate, decouple from, or discriminate against” NATO meant that anything the Europeans decided to do would have to be kept within the context ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3306824 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:15:40 +0100 3306824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287976&cid=t_169706_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F19%2Fhillary-clinton-to-iran-are-you-packin%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Hillary Clinton to Iran: Are You Packin’? Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, dictatorship, hillary clinton, iran, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287976 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:55:58 +0100 3287976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197607&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FlP3mrPh1dws%2F By Jim HarperSecretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major speech on Internet freedom today. The text has been posted on the State Department web site, and Adam Thierer has a review of it up on the TechLiberationFront blog. As a signal to other governments, it was a good speech. It placed the United States government on the side of freedom movements around the world and extolled how technology empowers them. From a domestic perspective, it was nothing special. References to the liberating power of the Internet were carefully caveated with cautions about online dangers that could justify government intrusion on the Internet. Secretary Clinton was particularly equivocal about online anonymity. The irony, of course, was provided by the breaking news of the day: the Supreme Court’s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197607 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:38:40 +0100 3197607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133583&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAdXDT33zON0%2F By David BoazThis is not the change we hoped for. President Obama rose to power on the basis of his early opposition to the Iraq war and his promise to end it. But after a year in the White House he has made both of George Bush’s wars his wars. Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, candidate Barack Obama said, “I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our troops home.” The following month, under fire from Hillary Clinton, he reiterated, ”I was opposed to this war in 2002….I have been against it in 2002, 2003, 2004, 5, 6, 7, 8 and I will bring this war to an end in 2009. So don’t be confused.” Indeed, in his famous “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow” speech on the night ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133583 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:22:13 +0100 3133583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3104997&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJPUOod4bfg0%2F By Daniel J. MitchellPat Michaels and others are working heroically to save America from global central planning for purposes of combatting global warming (or climate change, or whatever they’re calling it now). But let’s also be thankful this holiday season for our Founding Fathers, who wisely created a system based on separation of powers. If the United States had a parliamentary system, there would be no hope of derailing some of the statist schemes being discusssed in DC, even if Pat worked 24 hours a day. The secretary of state, for instance, is issuing pronouncements about putting American tapxayers on the chopping block to help finance $100 billion per year of new “climate change” foreign aid. This money can only be squandered, however, if the House and Sen... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3104997 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:44:29 +0100 3104997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052128&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqfczHlmalmQ%2F Barack Obama first became a credible presidential candidate on the basis of his antiwar credentials and his promise to change the way Washington works. But he has now made both of George Bush’s wars his wars. The Washington Post’s front-page analysis began, “President Obama assumed full ownership of the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night…” The cover of the tabloid D.C. Express was even more blunt. Speaking of Iraq in February 2008, he said, “I opposed this war in 2002. I will bring this war to an end in 2009. It is time to bring our troops home.” Responding to Hillary Clinton’s criticisms in March 2008, he said, “I will bring this war to an end in 2009, so don’t be confused.” Now he is promising to end the Iraq war in 201... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052128 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:38:15 +0100 3052128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898926&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAJxasCjcgZI%2F The Hill’s Congress blog has a regular series that provides policy experts a forum to discuss current topics of the day. This week, the editors posed this question: President Obama has taken a very different approach to diplomacy than President Bush. Does the new approach serve or undermine long-term U.S. interests? My response: What “very different approach?” Sure, President Bush implicitly scorned diplomacy in favor of toughness, particularly in his first term. But he sought UN Security Council authorization for tougher measures against Iraq; a truly unilateral approach would have bombed first and asked questions later. By the same token, President Obama has staffed his administration with people, including chief diplomat Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who favore... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898926 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:45:18 +0100 2898926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782012&cid=t_169706_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=2774605&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVn4WjxzD5cw%2F Bloomberg News points out that President Obama needs a health-care crisis in order to impose a health-care “solution”: President Barack Obama returns to Washington next week in search of one thing that can revive his health-care overhaul: a sense of crisis…. “At the moment, except for the people without insurance, we’re not in a health-care crisis,” said Stephen Wayne, a professor of government at Georgetown University in Washington. “You do need a crisis to generate movement in Congress and to help build a consensus.” This administration has used Naomi Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine as a manual. Klein said in an interview that The Shock Doctrine is a political strategy that the Republican right has been perfecting over the past 35 years to use for variou... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774605 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:07:50 +0100 2774605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2751885&cid=t_169706_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=2712075&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fth4KyZQpDJs%2F The Washington Post offers a brief item this morning on the upcoming Citizens United reargument. Robert Barnes writes, “The court is considering whether to overturn its previous decisions that restrict unions and corporations from using their general treasuries to influence election campaigns.” Actually, a better description of the case would be: the Supreme Court is considering overturning decisions that restrict corporations from using their general treasuries to try to influence election campaigns. In the most important decision at issue, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the latter organization wished to run an advertisement naming a candidate and supporting his views on economic policy. That ad may have convinced some voters. It may have repelled others. Many voters would no... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712075 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:44:56 +0100 2712075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2611063&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2F16%2Fquote-of-the-day-i-broke-my-elbow-not-my-larynx%2F Hillary, everyone warned you about being Obama’s lap dog as Secretary of State. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday rejected suggestions she had been sidelined by President Barack Obama, her rival for last year’s Democratic presidential nomination. With media reports swirling that Clinton’s influence has been usurped by the National Security Council, the top U.S. diplomat insisted she played an important role in crafting the foreign policy agenda. “I really stay focused on the work that I do. I broke my elbow, not my larynx. I have been deeply involved in the shaping and implementation of our foreign policy,” she told reporters. “I don’t really pay a lot of attention to what is said,” Clinton said of several commentaries specu... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2611063 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:01:13 +0100 2611063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441163&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAjEqW0zgX5g%2F In a hagiographic profile of Obama budget director Peter Orszag, Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker writes of the “pressure” he might get from congressional deficit hawks: The respective heads of the House and Senate Budget Committees, John Spratt, Jr., of South Carolina, and Kent Conrad, of North Dakota, have spent years trying to control the deficit… Kent Conrad, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, has made eradicating the federal budget deficit his life’s work. Now, you’d think that if the ranking Democrats on the congressional budget committees had made deficit reduction their life’s work, the budget wouldn’t have, you know, skyrocketed over the past decade and more. So let’s go to the tape. The National Taxpayers Union has given Spratt a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441163 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:48:39 +0100 2441163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389673&cid=t_169706_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=2347789&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2erB6kj8WAk%2F Too many people in Washington look out upon the beauty and bounty of America and see a vast wasteland, enlivened only by government programs. If government isn’t doing it, they think, then it isn’t being done. When the Republicans threatened to nick the budget of the National Endowment for the Arts, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wailed that the proposal “not only threatens irrevocable damage to our cultural institutions but also to our sense of ourselves and what we stand for as a people.” Seriously, she thought that if the then-$167 million of the NEA were eliminated, the $37 billion that Americans spent on the arts that year would somehow disappear in a puff of smoke? Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was even more sweeping when he said  in 1992, “The ballot box i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347789 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:58:01 +0100 2347789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306722&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJSZCM-K0EfY%2F I’ve got a letter to the editor in today’s The USA Today on comparative-effectiveness research: Commentary writer Kevin Pho misrepresented my views on comparative-effectiveness research (CER), which is the analysis of which medical treatments work best (”Unbiased research for doctors is good medicine,” The Forum, March 26). Pho wrote that “drug companies, medical device makers and think tanks such as the libertarian Cato Institute have expressed concerns that health care rationing and denial of certain treatments or drugs would follow” taxpayer-funded CER. In the Cato Institute study linked to in the piece, I write that rationing is the intent behind such research, but I do not express concern that it will lead to rationing. Indeed, I express the opposit... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306722 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:38:21 +0100 2306722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074314&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fvm6BiQLpVdU%2F A constant theme in 2008 was the rebranding of autism, as Orac at Respectful Insolence referred to how the likes of David Kirby have been constantly saying that “autism isn’t autism”—-it’s “mercury poisoning,” “vaccine-aggravated mitochondrial disorder,” “mercury-induced neurological disorder,” etc., etc. (April being Autism Awareness Month—-does your child know about this—let’s not get into what such “rebranding” would do to the month…….) The notorious Judge Rotenburg Center in Canton, Massachusetts uses electroshock “treatment” on some its residents, some of whom are autistic. In April, one of its staff was charged with rape, assault, and battery of another staff member... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074314 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:07:52 +0100 2074314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017308&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F12%2Fsleepless-in-sa.html By Matthew Holt Having returned from Seattle, the persistent itching from the sand-fly bites of Roatan has awakened me at 5 a.m. So I’m commenting on three pieces of news, which I've commented on before here and at Spot-On. First,... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017308 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2017308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1908869&cid=t_169706_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fneeded-renovations-or-setting-roof-on.html Our exposure to health care policy - as part of our primary care curriculum - ran the gamut recently.Last week we went to Washington to advocate for increased support for the primary care workforce. (In brief: we need more primary care health care providers. There aren't going to be enough of them, especially if we start covering the uninsured. We need to create incentives to help people choose to go into primary care rather than the oversubscribed and overpaid subspecialties.) We spoke to young, fresh-faced, intelligent, and hyperinformed health care staffers of some of the Capitol's most influential senators - they were genuinely friendly and happy to see us.One senator's office is working on a creative idea left over (so they said) from Hillarycare, a "foundation" to ensure a funding st... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1908869 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:09:00 +0100 1908869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886680&cid=t_169706_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F423167373%2F After several days of drama and debate over death, privilege and compassionate use, Fred Baron will receive the biologic medication to treat his multiple myeolma, according to a brief statement posted by on a blog written by his son, Andrew. The turnabout came after direct pleas by several high-profile personalities - including Hillary Clinton and Lance Armstrong - to Biogen, which sells Tysabri. “Thanks to the persistence and hard work of so many friends, Frederick has received Tysabri,” the statement reads. “The Mayo Clinic working with the FDA found a legal basis for this use. We have every expectation of a positive result. We cannot thank you enough for all of your thoughts and support!” Fred Baron, you may recall, is a prominent Dallas trial lawyer who helped b... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886680 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:24:42 +0100 1886680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806351&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F51Lp1emZfis%2F In a speech on Monday in Golden, Colorado, Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin noted that, along with energy policy and government reform, “special needs” would be one of the issues she would focus on, should she and Senator John McCain be elected. The September 17th, Education Week notes that Gov. Palin’s reference to “special needs” is followed by mention of curing “our most dreaded diseases.” Here’s what she said: I’ve told Senator McCain a few things I’ve learned as a senator and as a mom. Ever since I took the chief executive’s job up north, I’ve pushed for more funding for students with special needs. It’s touched my heart for years, especially about 13 years ago with the beautiful addition to our exten... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806351 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:30:20 +0100 1806351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1794452&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fg4QEL322p8M%2F Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin on the issues she intends to focus on should John McCain and her be elected in November, from Jonathan Martin’s blog on today’s Washington Examiner: “John and I have worked out a plan, what I want to concentrate on and what he would like to kind of tap into me to help with,” Palin said at a rally just outside Denver this morning. “My mission is going to energy security and government reform. And another thing near and dear to my heart, it’s going to be helping families who have special needs and children with special needs. And we’re going to be pushing for innovative cures for diseases.” Martin notes that Palin has a child with Down Syndrome and an autistic nephew. From her statement, it seems that she views w... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794452 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:50:35 +0100 1794452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791670&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F-68Poq4J5Co%2F The September 13th St. Paul Pioneer Press notes this about Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s “track record” on spending for special needs: In the budget she signed into law earlier this year, Palin approved a dramatic raise in spending on children who have what Alaska officials call “intensive needs,” including children who need nurses full time or cannot breathe without ventilators. When Palin took office, the state was spending $27,000 a year on each such child. The budget she signed this year raises funding to $49,000 per child. In three years, the amount will rise to $74,000, roughly equal to the $75,000 a year cost of educating such children. The public school teachers union in Alaska, the National Education Association-Alaska, has lauded Palin&#8... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791670 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:05:23 +0100 1791670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750247&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FPGK3i28rNhg%2F Forgive me for writing another post about Governor Sarah Palin and her family. Her selection as Senator John McCain’s running mate, and the recent reporting of her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, being pregnant, have cast her thoroughly into the public eye and, one suspects, in more than unexpected ways. What first piqued my interest about Sarah Palin was that she’s the mother of a (very young) special needs child and, too, a working mother. The September 1st New York Times describes the uproar over Palin as “Mommy Wars: Special Campaign Edition”: With five children, including an infant with Down syndrome and, as the country learned Monday, a pregnant 17-year-old, Ms. Palin has set off a fierce argument among women about whether there are enough hours in the da... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750247 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:35:51 +0100 1750247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742806&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbFKTmO582JM%2F Both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have statements on their websites about autism. Obama’s is in a section on healthcare and is entitled Support Americans with Autism; he also has a plan on Autism Spectrum Disorders in his section on disabilities. McCain’s statement is also in a section on health care, with a statement about Combating Autism in America on a separate webpage. Back in November, Senator Hillary Clinton’s website was the comprehensive about autism issues. Obama’s current two-paragraph statement on autism is the same as it was in November, as was his plan to empower Americans with disabilities. McCain’s website did not yet contain a section on autism. McCain made his entrance into autism politics with a February reference to thimerosal and ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742806 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:01:19 +0100 1742806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739255&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F8vsnPES5KVk%2F Hillary Clinton mentioned autism in her speech at the Democratic National Convention and, last night, Bill Clinton did too (”I will never forget the parents of children with autism and other severe conditions who told me on the campaign trail that they couldn’t afford health care and couldn’t qualify their kids for Medicaid unless they quit work or got a divorce”). Will Obama; will McCain…….. More than sadly, the mother with cancer and two adopted autistic children mentioned by Hillary Clinton has died. Tags: Adoption, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, bald, barack obama, cancern, democracts, democratic convention, developmental disability, Disability Rights, Family, hillary clinton, mothering blog, parent, parenting blog, pdd-nosShare This (Source: Au... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739255 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:26 +0100 1739255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734062&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FwNzVWBozA-8%2F Just after the introductory section of her speech at the Democratic Convention (transcript), as her first example of her “35 years in the trenches, advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family, and fighting for women’s rights here at home and around the world,” Hillary Clinton said: I will always remember the single mom who had adopted two kids with autism. She didn’t have any health insurance, and she discovered she had cancer. But she greeted me with her bald head, painted with my name on it, and asked me to fight for health care for her and her children. Comments Wonkette who liveblogged the Senator’s speech: A single mom, two kids, autism, cancer, painted bald head…This is the most tragic woman in Americ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734062 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:10:50 +0100 1734062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1723385&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F08%2F21%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-august-21-2008%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir Barack Obama is falling in the polls especially with the female demographic which was attracted to Hillary Clinton. Will this mean Obama will name her as Vice President? In the meantime, the PUMAS are planning demonstrations at the Democrat National convention in Denver. However, Hillary has created a “whip team” to quell the embarassing anti-Obama convention moments. The team, which is being organized by longtime Clinton staffer Craig Smith, is working in conjunction with Obama’s floor organizers to help foster the image of a unified front during a roll-call process Clinton herself has described as an emotional “catharsis” for her disappointed supporters. “If people get down there on the floor and want to start blowing kazoos an... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723385 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:49:04 +0100 1723385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1708721&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F08%2Fidentified-bull.html By Matthew Holt Such a pity that the NY Times has been so beaten up by the commies amongst us that it actually now feels that it has to point out where Peter Pitts and Janet Trautwein get their money.... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1708721 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1708721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625481&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F07%2Fthe-managed-car.html By Maggie Mahar & Niko Karvounis Niko Karvounis tracks the health care system for the Century Foundation. Maggie Mahar is an award winning journalist and author. A frequent contributor to THCB, her work has appeared in the New York Times,... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625481 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1625481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1581887&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F05%2Fbarack-obama-watch-the-problem-is-still-hillary%2F Hillary Clinton I Spies Barack Obama at You Tube Debate last July Barack Obama continues to struggle with supporters of Hillary Clinton for President according to a new CNN poll. One week after Sen. Hillary Clinton made a public show of unity with Sen. Barack Obama, a new survey suggests supporters of the New York senator are increasingly less likely to follow her lead. A growing number of Clinton supporters polled say they may stay home in November instead of casting their ballot for Obama, an indication the party has yet to coalesce around the Illinois senator four weeks after the most prolonged and at times divisive primary race in modern American history came to a close. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Friday, the number of Clinton supporters who plan to defect ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1581887 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:14:19 +0100 1581887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552950&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F28%2Fbill-to-barack-kiss-my-ass%2F Michael Ramirez on the Hllary - Obama show of UNITY Apparently a $20 million kiss or so……. Technorati Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552950 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:51:10 +0100 1552950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543055&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-obama-asks-his-donors-to-help-retire-her-debt%2F Photoshop from Infruriated Faggot Fancy that…Barack Obama has FINALLY asked his donors to help Hillary and Bill Clinton retire their “personal” campaign debt to election consultants and vendors. ABC News has learned that on a conference call with his national finance team this afternoon, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, asked his top contributors to help Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, retire her more than $10 million in outstanding vendor debt. He did not specify an amount. Next, Bill Clinton says he will do whatever he can to help Obama become President. But, he said it through a spokesman. Former President Clinton said through a spokesman Tuesday that he is committed to helping Barack Obama become president, his first comments in support of his wife’s former rival sinc... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543055 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:30:18 +0100 1543055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1537860&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2Fhillary-clinton-asks-supporters-to-help-retire-her-campaign-debt%2F Hillary Clinton at her website today asks her supporters to pay off her campaign debts. The video is here. What and/or who is conspicuously missing? Yep, an appeal by Barack Obama or Howard Dean. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1537860 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:47:53 +0100 1537860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1521968&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F16%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-former-hillary-campaign-manager-joins-team-obama%2F Hillary Clinton and Patti Solis Doyle A harbinger of Hillary Clinton as the Vice Presidential nominee or an in your face “SLAP?” The Obama campaign is about to make its first big hire out of the campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Patti Solis Doyle, who was Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign manager until she was ousted in a staff shake up in February, will join Mr. Obama’s campaign as the chief of staff to the vice presidential candidate – whoever he (or she) will be, campaign officials said. Ms. Doyle will take the position before Mr. Obama announces his choice for a running-mate – he has not said when that will be. Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Doyle have a long friendship, and Ms. Doyle has long been one of her closest aides, until she was forced out. Could that mean – tea-... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1521968 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:21:35 +0100 1521968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1518641&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F14%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-its-over-2%2F Regina Stern of Barnegat, N.J., center, holds up a ‘Hillary Clinton for President’ sign with a John McCain sticker attached prior to a town hall meeting with Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Friday, June 13, 2008, in Pemberton, N.J. Stern said she supported Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary but now supports McCain. It has been a week since Hillary Clinton suspended her Presidential campaign - note that she did not concede the race. And, also, note how Flap said she would hover and linger about the race during the summer waiting for Obama to stumble. But, how will she keep the dream alive? Jake Tapper over at ABC has the poop on the Clinton’s “suspended” campaign. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, may still be vacation... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518641 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:41:59 +0100 1518641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502491&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F09%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-109823-per-delegate%2F Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton Michael Penn, a chief strategist for Team Hillary wrote yesterday that the campaign was about money and Flap said it wasn’t. And, it isn’t. Eighteen million votes: $212 million. Some 1,926 delegates: $109,823 a pop. Blowing the biggest head start in presidential history: priceless. From anointed to also-ran, Hillary Clinton spent more money to lose a primary election than any candidate in Democratic Party history. That is alot of scratch……. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502491 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:34:26 +0100 1502491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501249&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F08%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-was-it-the-money%2F Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) waves as she arrives with her daughter, Chelsea (R) and husband, former President Bill Clinton at the National Building Museum in Washington, June 7, 2008 Mark Penn writes that it was the MONEY that sunk the Hillary Clinton campaign against Barack Obama. As a chief strategist to Team Clinton he refuses to REALLY state why they lost. RACE trumped GENDER (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501249 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:42:05 +0100 1501249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501251&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F08%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-june-8-2008%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir It looks like Hillary Clinton Democrats will have to “get a grip” with Barack Obama as their candidate. Yesterday’s speech by Hillary cannot be consoling to Team Obama, no matter how they spin it. Obama will soon have to choose to offer her publicly the Vice Presidency AND help her pay off her campaign debts or put up with 2 plus months of carping and undermining. Previous: The Day By Day Archive (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501251 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:42:54 +0100 1501251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1501254&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F07%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-suspends-campaign-amid-obama-boos%2F Senator Hillary Clinton earlier today suspended her campaign for the Presidency. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday suspended her presidential campaign and vowed to “work my heart out” to help Sen. Barack Obama win the White House, but while thousands of her supporters cheered, hundreds also booed, loudly. After a divisive, five-month battle for the Democratic nomination, in which the former first lady cast her opponent as a political neophyte woefully lacking the skills and experience needed to handle the world’s most demanding job, many of her supporters were not yet ready to let bygones be bygones. Even though the vanquished candidate warned them to move on because “life’s too short,” many made clear with their boos that they will need some heali... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1501254 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:45:21 +0100 1501254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1499859&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F07%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-june-7-2008%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir The last frame, Chris, is what Bill and Hillary Clinton would like to do to Obama. The Clinton MSM Cabal is out in full force to spin Hillary’s “concession” speech. Unless Hillary breaks anything new, she will NOT release her pledged delegates, will NOT be the Vice President and we will all wait for another shoe to drop against Obama prior to the Denver Democrat Convention. Previous: The Day By Day Archive (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1499859 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:55:09 +0100 1499859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497377&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F05%2Fbreaking-hillary-clinton-and-barack-obama-meet-in-dc%2F *****Update***** Fox News has a news crew outside Hillary Clinton’s Washington D.C. home and says she is inside and Barack Obama is NOT. Are they meeting somewhere else?****Update #2***** Fox News is reporting that they are meeting at 10:15 PM EDT at an undisclosed location*****Update #3***** Marc Ambinder has the poop on the meeting. Matt Drudge has the headline up and the link:Clinton, Obama meet privately in Washington. Hillary Rodham Clinton met late Thursday with Barack Obama, a day after saying she would end her quest for the Democratic nomination and endorse the Illinois senator. A senior Obama campaign official confirmed that Obama delayed his departure from Washington Thursday night to meet with Clinton at her home here. Earlier, Clinton had disavowed efforts by some suppor... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497377 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:53:23 +0100 1497377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497381&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F05%2Fbarack-obama-watch-the-real-vice-president%2F Photo Courtesy of Skeptical Brotha Is Team Obama “FIGHTING OFF” the Clintons for payment of their campaign debt by channeling Senator James Webb for Vice President? Another way to stop the Hillary-for-Veep speculation: Fire up some other speculation. And so Obama announced this morning that he’d be campaigning in Virginia with Senator Jim Webb and former Governor Mark Warner. Senator Webb has been touted as the Vice Presidential candidate who best augments the lack of military experience of Obama, comes from a possible pick-up state in the Electoral College, Virginia, and is a former Reagan Republican. Flap thinks Webb is in the running and look at what Intrade says this morning: As of this morning, Webb’s stock is up and Hillary’s is down. Obama has to balan... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497381 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:47:08 +0100 1497381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1494257&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F04%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-dropping-out%2F Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd at her South Dakota and Montana presidential primary election night rally in New York, June 3, 2008. Another drop out story for Hillary Clinton. Sen. Hillary Clinton will hold an event with supporters by Friday, likely ending her historic bid for the White House and ceding the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, ABC News has learned. MSNBC is reporting that the New York Times has that Hillary Clinton is suspending her campaign on Friday and will endorse Barack Obama. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to suspend her campaign and endorse Senator Barack Obama on Friday after Democratic members of Congress urged her Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Mr. Obama, according to a ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1494257 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:49:00 +0100 1494257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1492142&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautisticbfh.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fno-satisfaction-for-hillary.html I was planning to post this entry about three months ago, when it became obvious to everyone but Hillary Clinton herself that she had no chance of winning the Democratic nomination, but her campaign just kept on stumbling around like a dinosaur that had such a rudimentary nervous system it didn't know it was dead after its head got cut off. But finally, the time to put her in the Curebie Graveyard has come. So without further ado, and with a generous sprinkling of garlic cloves and holy water around the gravesite to keep the undead creature from rising, I present Hillary's tombstone:For her eulogy, I've chosen the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction."I can't get no satisfactionI can't get no satisfaction'cause I try and I try and I cry and I cryI can't get no, I can't get noWhen I'm panderin' fo... Whose Planet Is It Anyway? blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1492142 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:10:00 +0100 1492142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1491906&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F06%2Fobamas-health-p.html By Diana Dutton & Hal Holman Hal Holman is a professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and Diana Dutton is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and a former director of health services research at Stanford. The... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1491906 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1491906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1491990&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F03%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-open-to-being-obamas-vice-president%2F Fox News is reporting that Hillary Clinton has told New York lawmakers she is open to being Barack Obama’s Vice President. From the AP: Hillary Rodham Clinton has told congressional colleagues she would be open to becoming Barack Obama’s vice presidential nominee, saying she would consider it if it would help Democrats win the White House. Clinton, a New York senator, made the comment on a conference call with other New York lawmakers Tuesday, according a participant on the call. The senator’s remarks came in response to a question from Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez who said she believed the best way for Obama to win over key voting blocs, including Hispanics, would be for him to choose Clinton as his running mate. “I am open to it,” Clinton replied, if it w... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1491990 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:38:00 +0100 1491990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488113&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F02%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-no-timetable-to-withdraw-from-campaign%2F Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton waves during a campaign rally in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, May 31, 2008 Hillary is NOT done - at least not yet. Harold Ickes, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s liaison to superdelegates, convened a conference call with between 35 and 40 members of Congress loyal to the New York senator this afternoon, a gathering designed to take their temperature on her future in the presidential contest. The tenor of the call, according to a source familiar with it, was largely supportive of the New York senator. “New Yorkers don’t like a quitter,” Rep. Charlie Rangel (N.Y.) said. Rep. Marion Berry (Ark.) added that the Arkansas delegation was behind Clinton for as long as she wanted to stay in the race. Ickes, who championed Clint... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488113 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:23:42 +0100 1488113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488114&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F02%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-end-of-the-road-obama-over-the-top%2F Update from Drudge: NYT TUESDAY: ‘Clinton would likely withdraw from the race later in the week, after Obama’s victory appeared clear’… Flap wrote earlier today that it was nearing the end of the road for Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President. Looks like Hillary will throw in the towel after the votes are counted tomorrow. Has she been able to weasel her way onto the ticket? Flap says doubtful but her campaign debts will be paid and she will be given a speech at the convention. The stars are lining up for her withdrawal tomorrow night. Bill Clinton gave his nostalgic farewell earlier today. Bill Clinton acknowledged Monday that today may be his last campaigning for his wife. “I want to say also, that this may be the last day I’m ever involved... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488114 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:53:00 +0100 1488114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488116&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F02%2Fhillary-clinton-watch-end-of-the-road%2F Welcome Marc Ambinder readers. An updated post is here on the End of the Road for Hillary Clinton The last Hillary Clinton 2008 campaign ad? “Tuesday it’s up to you. You can join over 17 million people who have voted for a leader who can fix the economy.” Looks like a DEAL was made with the Obama campaign about the payment of campaign debt and Hillary has scheduled tomorrow night a post-primary speech in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton will give her post-primary speech in New York Tuesday night, a rare departure from the campaign trail. Staffers who have worked for her on he ground in Puerto Rico, South Dakota and Montana have been invited to attend the event or go home for further instructions, campaign aides said. The New York senator had no other events Tuesday. Sh... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488116 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:50:11 +0100 1488116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484828&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F01%2Ffather-michael-pfleger-watch-the-hillary-apology%2F Father Michael Pfleger preaching at Barack Obama’s church, Trinity United. The mocking of Hillary Clinton around 2:10. And, after this sermon Father Pfleger returned to his church St. Sabina’s and launched into another tirade against the Clintons. But, this morning Father Pfleger apologized on his church website after telling the Chicago press on Saturday night that he had received death threats and said: “They want to kill me…it’s been ugly.” Last Sunday, I was invited by Trinity United Church of Christ to come and preach on the topic of race. I agreed to do so because of my love for Trinity, Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Rev. Otis Moss, III and because all my life I have sought to deal with the reality of racism. As I said, Last Sunday, I have committed mys... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484828 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:58:35 +0100 1484828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1484829&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F01%2Ffather-michael-pfleger-bashes-the-clintons-again%2F Joel and Victoria Osteen, along with their son, Jonathan, 13, host President Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea, at Lakewood Church on Sunday March 2, 2008 Father Michael Pfleger of Chicago’s St. Sabina’s church who has been reprimanded by the Cardinal of his Chicago archdiocese for remarks he made last Sunday at Barack Obama’s former church (Trinity United) apparently bashed the Clinton’s at his own church. At his own church, St. Sabina’s, Pfleger said, “Hillary and McCain would wish they had a preacher with the integrity of Jeremiah Wright. … They got some old weak preacher…some old Joel Osteen cotton candy preacher.” Listen to it HERE. The comments come at about 15:40 into the sermon. On March 2, Bill and Chelsea Clinton went to Joel Osteen&#... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1484829 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:49:07 +0100 1484829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1482096&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F302015921%2F “The best is the new worst,” writes Susan Jacoby in an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times. She cites the decline in —-prestige?—-of the notion of being “best” and “elite” in American public life over the past 40 years and, most recently, in the US presidential campaign: Senator Hillary Clinton’s use of the phrase “elite opinion” to dismiss the near unanimous opposition of economists to her proposal for a gas tax holiday was a landmark in the use of elite to attack expertise supposedly beyond the comprehension of average Americans. One might as well say that there is no point in consulting musicians about music or ichthyologists about fish. Noting that the Founding Fathers were not exactly envisioning a “democracy of dumbnes... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1482096 Sat, 31 May 2008 20:14:25 +0100 1482096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1481812&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F31%2Fday-by-day-by-chris-muir-may-31-2008%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir While the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Commitee work out a plan to nominate Barack Obama or to screw Hillary Clinton, Flap will be off for a day of an eye exam, and shopping at the Glendale Galleria and other assorted venues in the greater Los Angeles area. Watch the Donkey on Donkey action at the DNC here. Flap might stop by the Tony Strickland event in Camarillo as well. I will post photos of the sojourn. They can be found at Twitter, Friendfeed and Flap’s Flickr Photostream. Previous: The Day By Day Archive (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1481812 Sat, 31 May 2008 17:16:40 +0100 1481812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480621&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F30%2Fdnc-denver-host-committee-short-on-cash%2F Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves to the overflow crowd as she walks with campaign aide Huma Abedin, right, and a secret service agent at a campaign event in Huron, S.D., Thursday, May 29, 2008. Clinton is campaigning in the state in anticipation of the June 3rd South Dakota presidential primary election. Flap can’t help but think the reason why Barack Obama has NOT agreed to pay off Hillary’s campaign debts (rumored by some to be over $30 million) is because he would decimate his own fundraising accounts AND the DNC would not be able to backfill him because they are out of money. Millions of dollars behind in raising money and unlikely to meet a fast-approaching final deadline, the Denver committee hosting the Democratic National Conven... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480621 Fri, 30 May 2008 22:12:56 +0100 1480621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1477837&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F29%2Fnancy-pelosi-to-step-into-obama-vs-clinton%2F House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., flanked by Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, to discuss the House’s accomplishments on behalf of veterans. Nancy Pelosi says she will step into the fray if there is no resolution by late June regarding the seating of delegates from Florida and Michigan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will step in if necessary to make sure the presidential nomination fight between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama does not reach the Democratic National Convention - though she believes it could be resolved as early as next week. Pelosi predicted Wednesday that a presidential nominee will emerge in the week after the final Democratic prim... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1477837 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:15:32 +0100 1477837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469571&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7060 Bill Clinton explains why the Obama team and in-the-tank MSM is trying so hard to push Hillary out As Flap wrote previously, Bill Clinton has a point. Now, does this mean that Hillary will fight all the way to the Denver Convention over seating the Michigan and Florida Democrat delegations? Or will Hillary sue the Democrat Party if they apportion the disqualified Florida and Michigan primary results in an “UNFAIR” way? If Hillary wants to hurt Obama against McCain so that she can run in 2012 after Obama loses (which she does) she will carry on this fight as long as possible. No matter what anyone says. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469571 Tue, 27 May 2008 02:52:33 +0100 1469571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469574&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7057 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., gives a thumbs up as her daughter, Chelsea applauds during a campaign rally for her supporters in the AFSCME service workers union in Ponce, Puerto Rico Monday, May 26, 2008. Bill Clinton said yesterday that there is a “COVER UP” hiding Hillary’s chances in beating John McCain in the fall general election. Former President Bill Clinton said that Democrats were more likely to lose in November if Hillary Clinton is not the nominee, and suggested some were trying to “push and pressure and bully” superdelegates to make up their minds prematurely. “I can’t believe it. It is just frantic the way they are trying to push and pressure and bully all these superdelegates to come out,” ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469574 Mon, 26 May 2008 22:11:40 +0100 1469574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467805&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7052 IN HARLEM: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with well-wishers in 2006. The racial overtones of her presidential campaign have eroded some of her support among black New Yorkers. “She has a problem,” says the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist . Bill Clinton today in South Dakota delivered a harsh message on how Hillary has been picked on for staying in the race for the Democrat nomination for President. The Money Quote: “(I) have never seen a candidate treated so disrespectfully just for running,” and that, “she will win the general election if you nominate her. They’re just trying to make sure you don’t.” Clinton spent more than six minutes calmly discussing what he called a “frantic effort to push her out” of this race, saying ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467805 Sun, 25 May 2008 19:48:09 +0100 1467805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466133&cid=t_169706_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F23%2Fhillarys-rfk-reference-needs-no-comment-from-campaigns%2F The start of a holiday weekend is usually a time for newsmakers to drop bomb-shells they hope no one will notice and Senator Clinton didn’t disappoint. However, this one will not die just because it’s Memorial Day - maybe precisely because it is Memorial Day! It’s got legs well into next week - [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466133 Sat, 24 May 2008 03:32:32 +0100 1466133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1465986&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7044 Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who has endorsed the Hillary Clinton quest for the Presidency has said no one should be offended at her comments about his father. In a statement, Kennedy Jr. said: “It is clear from the context that Hillary was invoking a familiar political circumstance in order to support her decision to stay in the race through June. I have heard her make this reference before, also citing her husband’s 1992 race, both of which were hard fought through June. I understand how highly charged the atmosphere is, but I think it is a mistake for people to tak... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1465986 Sat, 24 May 2008 02:59:32 +0100 1465986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1465987&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7043 Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season. Here are Hillary’s clarifying remarks over the Robert F. Kennedy assassination FLAP: “Earlier today I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in the course of that discussion mentioned the campaigns that both my husband and Senator Kennedy waged in California in June 1992 and 1968 and I was referencing those to make the point that we have had nomination primary contests that go into June. That’s a historic fact. The Kennedys have been much on my mind the last days because of Senator Kennedy and I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma f... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1465987 Sat, 24 May 2008 00:26:12 +0100 1465987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466004&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fdesperation-in-american-election.html A sense of desperation is slipping into the American election campaign. Hillary Clinton plumbs new depths of cynicism and vulgarity. Why is she staying in the campaign? In case Barack Obama is assassinated.Senator Hillary Clinton referred to the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968 as a reason she should continue her battle with Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it,” Mrs. Clinton said, dismissing the idea of dropping out. (New York Times)Whilst Bill and Hillary consider hiring a hitman, John McCain is worrying that he may die of natural causes and so has... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466004 Fri, 23 May 2008 21:32:00 +0100 1466004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1465989&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7041 Hillary obama rfkby dollarsandsense123 What a shock! Hillary apologized. Hillary Clinton said Friday she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season. “Earlier today, I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in the course of that discussion mentioned the campaigns that both my husband and Senator Kennedy waged in California in June in 1992 and 1968, and I was referencing those to make the point that we have had nominating primary contests that go into June. That’s an historic fact,” she told reporters. “The Kennedys have been much on my mind in the last days because of Senator [Ted] Kennedy, and I regret that if my referencing ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1465989 Fri, 23 May 2008 21:24:30 +0100 1465989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466286&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fsorry-to-coriell-stay-of-new-jersey.html Sorry to the attendees at Coriell Yesterday. They were ready to start participating in the Delaware Personalized Medicine Project. I was scheduled to speak on the topic of "Patient Centered Genomic Medicine" Unfortunately, I was stuck on the TurnpikeDon't get in a car wreck in New Jersey. Trust me!I don't know if anyone reads Medical News Today but it is filled with great information and studies. Today, it is reporting something which is of no surprise to me. From the articleA new report on genetic testing from HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality calls for the creation of improved public health surveillance databases and health information technologies to monitor the use of gene-based tests and their impact on patient outcomes.For the government to spend on this testing, they w... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466286 Fri, 23 May 2008 12:11:00 +0100 1466286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463710&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fbig-pharma-funds-american-election.html Never underestimated the influence of the big pharmaceutical companies. During an American election, Big Pharma will make large financial contributions to the political parties. During the last six elections they contributed, on average, twice as much to the Republicans as to the Democrats.So what is happening this year?At the moment, donations have gone to individual candidates rather than parties. That will change once the Democrats have finally made their decision. So far, Big Pharma has contributed the following amounts (top to bottom):$636,327$567,581$434,961$200,875$172,750To these politicians (alphabetic order):Hilary ClintonRudolph GiulianiJohn MaCainBarack ObamaMitt RomneyBut who got what? And why? Answers here. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463710 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:17:00 +0100 1463710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460895&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7027 Glenn McCoy on the Clintons Would Barack Obama consider Hillary Clinton as his Vice President? Are the Clintons pushing the idea? It is possible to muscle your way into a vice presidential nod: You have something the nominee wants, and he has to give it to you. The question is: Does Hillary Clinton have that kind of muscle? Her victories in states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and her strength with women and white working-class voters have fueled the argument that Barack Obama must put her on the ticket if he wins the nomination and wants those states and those votes in the fall. And, as a senior Obama adviser told me Wednesday, some Clinton supporters are “pushing real, real hard to get her on the ticket.” Flap recommends Obama select Hillary. Why? It would be a disaste... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460895 Thu, 22 May 2008 14:23:57 +0100 1460895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461243&cid=t_169706_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F295759810%2F Drug makers are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans this election season. By comparison, over the past six elections, they typically spent twice as much on GOP candidates - in 2002, the ratio got as high as 3-to-1, the Associated Press writes. Democrats now hold the edge with $7.4 million in campaign contributions compared with $7 million for GOP candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. “Money follows the power,” CRP’s Massie Ritsch, tells the AP. “And it can predict power.” The difference is more pronounced in the presidential race. Drug and device makers have contributed $639,124 to Barack Obama, $574,828 to Hillary Clinton, and $168,300 to John McCain, according to Federal Election Commission data released February 28 and cal... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461243 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:34:57 +0100 1461243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460902&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7021 Hillary speaks about FL and MI voters and delegates in Boca Raton, Florida Hillary Clinton may take the Michigan and Florida Democrat delegate fight all the way to the August Denver Democrat Party convention in Denver. Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is willing to take her fight to seat Florida and Michigan delegates to the convention if the two states want to go that far. In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they continue the fight. The presidential candidate said Wednesday, “Yes I will. I will, because I feel very strongly about this.” Today, Hillary is talking about disqualified delegates in Florida and Michigan. Tomorrow her surrogates, including husband former President Bill Clinton, will resume the anti-Obama... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460902 Wed, 21 May 2008 22:26:51 +0100 1460902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458441&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7016 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton addresses supporters during her Kentucky Presidential primary night rally in Louisville, Kentucky, May 20, 2008 The cost of Hillary Clinton withdrawing from the Presidential race has JUST gone up - to $20 plus million. If Barack Obama wants Hillary OUT after the June 3rd primary elections and to avoid a protracted credential fight within the Democrat Party over Michigan and Florida, his campaign will have to pay off this debt. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458441 Wed, 21 May 2008 14:07:30 +0100 1458441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458446&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7012 John McCain has raised $18 million for his campaign in April. This is the good news.The bad news: Hillary Clinton: $22 million Barack Obama: $ 31 million (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458446 Wed, 21 May 2008 01:32:00 +0100 1458446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458448&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7009 Update: Hillary Clinton has won the Kentucky Democrat primary election Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., shops for eyeglasses at Lynn’s Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Fox News exit polls in Kentucky are showing Hillary Clinton with extraordinary strength. Key graphs: Only a third of Clinton supporters in Kentucky would vote for Obama over McCain. 64 % of HRC voters say she will be the nominee 73% Kentucky women voting for HRC 74% Kentucky White Voters with No University degree voting for HRC 92% Kentucky voters looking for experience are voting for HRC 65% regular churchgoers voting for Hillary Hillary will have an argument to the Democrat Superdelegates and Flap has already shown you the ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458448 Tue, 20 May 2008 21:55:38 +0100 1458448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454292&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6999 Conclusion: John McCain matches up better in the Electoral College with Barack Obama than with Hillary Clinton. But, tell this to the Democrat Superdelegates who will roll over for the Messiah Obama after the June 3rd primary elections. Hillary WILL try. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454292 Mon, 19 May 2008 22:28:35 +0100 1454292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450217&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6976 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) poses with Sandy (R) and Marvin (C) Mehlbrech and their family members and local residents during a campaign stop at the Mehlbrech’s home in Junction City, Oregon May 16, 2008 Why did Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the Presidency apparently FAIL and disappoint so many of her female fans. From young feminist activists to the grandmothers who embrace Clinton along the rope line at her campaign events, many women who voted in large numbers for the former first lady during the primaries have begun mourning the turn of events. They know their dream of electing a female president this year probably will not come to pass — and wonder when it ever will. “For us, getting a woman elected is major,” said Laurine G... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450217 Sat, 17 May 2008 18:31:47 +0100 1450217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1433625&cid=t_169706_87_f&fid=34470&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehealthcareblog.com%2Fthe_health_care_blog%2F2008%2F05%2Fpresidential-ca.html By THCB Staff As a service to our readers, we've compiled all the presidential candidates' health plans in one place for you to easily access. Soon, we'll have a section of the TCHB devoted to the presidential race and health... (Source: The Health Care Blog) The Health Care Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433625 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1433625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432359&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6945 Photo Courtesy of Political Humor No Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Democrat ticket this fall if Teddy Kennedy gets his way. “I don’t think it’s possible…Obama should choose a running mate who “is in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people,” Kennedy said. “If we had real leadership — as we do with Barack Obama — in the No. 2 spot as well, it’d be enormously helpful.” In other words, the Clintons have worn out their welcome with the LEFT of the Democrat Party. Little does the “CLUELESS” Teddy understand is that the radical LEFTIST Obama has little chance to beat McCain without Hillary on the ticket. An Obama-Clinton ticket would be formidable. But, as Teddy says - won’t happen. Tec... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432359 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:27:05 +0100 1432359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432363&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6942 And, how does Flap know this? Look at the e-mail Flap received today from former President Bill Clinton: Dear Mr., I want to tell you about the day I had on Monday. I stopped in nine towns throughout North Carolina, starting the day at 7:30 a.m. in Elizabeth City and ending with a rally in Raleigh. That’s the most stops I’ve ever done in a single day — for any campaign. And I couldn’t be happier to work that hard for Hillary. I talked to a lot of people that day, and one thing was crystal clear — people want Hil... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432363 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:57:01 +0100 1432363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432364&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6941 This has happened yesterday night (5-6-2008) right in the middle of the CNN Indiana & North Carolina primaries coverage …! Dana Brazile was disappointed by remarks made by Paul Begalas regarding the stereotypes being put in play over this elections. The direction of painting Barack Obama as the “BLACK” candidate is clear. Hillary is on a “scorched earth” campaign strategy that will aid McCain and prepare her for the 2012 race. Previous: Hillary Clinton Watch: At Least White Americans Support Me (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432364 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:02:36 +0100 1432364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432365&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6940 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfidftLe5Z0 The sabotage of the Obama campaign has begun. Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination, arguing she would be the stronger nominee because she appeals to a wider coalition of voters — including whites who have not supported Barack Obama in recent contests. “I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on,” she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article “that found how Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.” “There’s a pattern emerging here,” she said. Cli... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432365 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:10:07 +0100 1432365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432366&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6939 Time Magazine Cover Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, addresses to her supporters as her husband former President Bill Clinton looks on during her Indiana Primary night rally Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Indianapolis. Losing the North Carolina primary to rival Democratic hopeful Barack Obama, and edging him out by a bare two percentage points to win the Indiana Primary, Clinton was called upon Wednesday, May 7, 2008, by George McGovern, a plainspoken man who knows something about losing elections, to end her campaign for the White House. The photos say it all. On to the Hillary Clinton Drop Out Watch………. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432366 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:52 +0100 1432366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432371&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6935 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdzCxvbe5Hg CBS News reports that a top Clinton strategist has told Clinton that she absolutely cannot win the nomination. As Flap has maintained since the results in Indiana last night. The likely scenario is that Hillary muddles ahead, wins a few more elections in the next two weeks and then suspends her campaign. In the meantime, Obama will preach Democrat unity, help her pay off her campaign debts and continue to accumulate Superdelegates - sufficient enough to win him the nomination. Flap thinks her last race will be next Tuesday in West Virginia or Kentucky/Oregon the week subsequent. She might wait until the June 1 Puerto Rico primary or even until Montana/South Dakota on the 3rd. But, Hillary WILL suspend her campaign sometime before June 10th leavin... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432371 Thu, 08 May 2008 02:45:00 +0100 1432371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426254&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6934 President Bush signs H.R. 4286, bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal in abstensia to Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Behind him are Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., first lady Laura Bush, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Don Manzullo, R, Ill. California Senior United States Senator Dianne Feinstein wants to chat Hillary Clinton up about her Presidential campaign. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) most prominent Senate supporters, said Wednesday that she will ask the former first lady to detail her plans for the rest of the Democratic primary. “I, as you know, have great fondness and great respect for Sen. Clinton and I’m very lo... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426254 Wed, 07 May 2008 19:51:26 +0100 1426254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426255&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6933 In a telephone conference call this morning, Democrat Massachusetts Senator John Kerry blames Rush Limbaugh for Barack Obama’s loss to Hillary Clinton in Indiana last night. “Rush Limbaugh was tampering with the primary,” Kerry said “If it was not for Republicans taking Democratic ballots, he would have won,” he said of Obama. (I’m not sure that’s true. The margin was about 18,500; Clinton only got 54% of the Republican votes, which made up 10% of the electorate. If none of those Republicans voted for either candidate, Obama would gain about 10,000. The question really is what share of Clinton’s votes were Limbaugh voters. For them to have provided the margin of victory, by my math, about 38% of all her Republican voters — that’s ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426255 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:08 +0100 1426255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426257&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6931 Former Senator and Presidential candidate George McGovern and Hillary Clinton during happier times George McGovern is telling Hillary Clinton to quit her Presidential campaign. Former Sen. George McGovern, who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton, is urging her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race. McGovern said Wednesday he has decided to endorse Barack Obama. After watching the returns from the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday night, McGovern says it’s virtually impossible for Clinton to win the nomination. McGovern says he is calling former President Clinton to tell him of the decision and adds that he remains close friends with the Clintons. Flap wonders what Carville will call McGovern? The McGovern - Obama union is understandable and similar - Obama will LOSE as... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426257 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:13:43 +0100 1426257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426260&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6928 Although Hillary Clinton is behind in Democrat pledged delegates and lost decisively in North Carolina last night, her Presidential campaign is continuing. NBC News is reporting that she will resume her campaign today in West Virginia She’ll hold a “Solutions for the American Economy” event in Shepherdstown at 12 pm ET. Associated Press: Chelsea Clinton is also scheduled to be in the state Wednesday. ……and Matt Drudge has the following: Senator Clinton has made another multi-million dollar loan to her campaign. She gave $6.4M in the past month and will be giving more… Developing… Hillary is not quitting and what does she have to lose? Besides the Tony Rezko trial is wrapping up with a verdict within weeks. Moreover, West Virginia is next in 6 days and Kentuck... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426260 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:23:50 +0100 1426260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426523&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F285131296%2F An article in the May Scientific American explains why the next president needs a powerful science advisor. If you consider the political pandering among the presidential candidates about the vaccine-autism myth—-it’s too obvious why. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, barack obama, Disability Rights, Education, Epidemic, hillary clinton, History, john mccain, Junk Science, Parenting, pdd-nos, Politics, president, Science, VaccinesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426523 Wed, 07 May 2008 05:26:06 +0100 1426523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426264&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6925 *****Scroll down for updates***** It looks like a split decision this evening with Barack Obama handily winning North Carolina and Hillary Clinton squeaking out a victory in Indiana (although Fox News is waiting for results from Lake County before calling the election for her). So, what does this mean? Obama has won the “expectation game” tonight. Barack Obama moves on to close out the race with Hillary Clinton who will require a miracle for a come from behind win. On to the next primary elections: Countdown to West Virginia: 7 days Countdown to Kentucky and Oregon: 14 days In the meantime, there will be increasing calls for Hillary to withdraw from the race and anoint Obama as the Democrat nominee. Watch to see if there are many Superdelegates who endorse Obama in the nex... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426264 Wed, 07 May 2008 01:15:07 +0100 1426264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426265&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6924 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., high-fives driver Sarah Fisher during a campaign event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Voters in Indiana and North Carolina crowd polls Tuesday, seeking to settle the largest remaining contests in the Democratic presidential nomination struggle between Clinton and Barack Obama. Results of tonights elections will be released within two hours when the polls close in North Carolina and Indiana. From Fox News: Rural Indiana voting is down and Hillary is on the stump via satellite to spur on the last minute vote. Urban Indiana voting is up (favorable for Obama) There is evidence of Republican cross-over voting for Democrats in GOP dominated areas of Indiana Stay tuned for ex... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426265 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:09:20 +0100 1426265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423073&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6922 Naomi Cannon leaves Saint Monica and Saint Luke Catholic Church after voting Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Gary, Ind. Indiana and North Carolina are hosting primary elections today. Voting is brisk in Indiana and the Marion County Clerk Beth White said voters should GO NOW to vote and this was three hours ago. “I’d recommend they get there right now, bring their ID and prepare to be patient,” White said during a news conference in the clerk’s office. Polls close at 6 p.m., and White said turnout already is looking less like a primary than a general election. Based on reports from precincts, she said turnout may surpass the November 2006 election, when one-third of Marion County voters showed up, but might not be as large as the 2004 election, when nearly 54 percent of reg... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423073 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:34:17 +0100 1423073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423074&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6921 *****Scroll Down for Updates ***** Early news reports from Indiana have large numbers of Republicans crossing over and voting in the Democrat Presidential primary election. 10:51 AM — ‘Hardcore’ Republicans voting Democrat The two precincts at Broad Ripple Family Center selected Republican Jon Elrod over Democrat Andre Carson in March’s special election for U.S. Congress. But by 9 a.m., just 21 voters in one of those precincts had requested Republican ballots — out of 168 cast. Amid heavy turnout, Republicans appeared to be crossing over in droves today in Marion County and suburban counties, where fewer Republican voters might impact down-ticket primary races. Stay tuned…… Update: Rush is having voters from Indiana calling into his show and th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423074 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:12 +0100 1423074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423076&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6919 Jim Geraghty over at National Review has the round-up of election predictions: Captain Ed @ Hot Air: Hillary by 8 in Indiana Obama by 4 in North Carolina Mickey Kaus @ Slate: Hillary by 8 in Indiana Obama by 3 or less in North Carolina Flap’s Prediction: Hillary by 7 in Indiana Obama by 6 in North Carolina but wins less than 33% of the white vote And, what does it all mean? Hillary will claim that Obama cannot win the demographics that the Democrats need to win in the fall - namely white working class voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania, California and Texas. Obama will escape with a win, his first since, when? February? But, he will be clearly on the defensive. The controversy regarding Michigan and Florida delegates will intensify as the race carries onto to West Virginia and ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423076 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:29:34 +0100 1423076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423077&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6918 The last shopping day? The begnining of the end? Possibly But, Flap forecasts an Indiana win for Hillary Clinton and a North Carolina win for Barack Obama. This is the conventional wisdom. The Democrat race will then proceed within the beltway for Democrat Superdelegates where the “smoke filled” rooms of Democrat Pols will decide the race. And, somebody will be disappointed. Update: Related reads on the possible scenarios: New York Times’ Nagourney Washington Post’s Balz Boston Globe’s Canellos (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423077 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:23:17 +0100 1423077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423653&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fosteoporosis-and-gene-tests.html Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the hip, spine and wrist, although any bone can be affected.In simpler terms, osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become weak and can break from a minor fall or, in serious cases, from a simple action such as a sneeze.About 85-90% of adult bone mass is acquired by age 18 in girls and 20 in boys. Building strong bones during childhood and adolescence can help to preventosteoporosis later in life.In the U.S. today, 10 million individuals are estimated to already have the disease and almost 34 million more are estimated to have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for ost... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423653 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:16:00 +0100 1423653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423793&cid=t_169706_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F05%2Fnaive-cynicism-in-election-2008-dispositionism-v-situationism%2F This post was originally published on April 23rd. Because the “elitism” card continues to played, we thought it worthwhile to republish this post for those who might have missed it the last time. * * * In case you missed it, the last week and a half have been a bit rough for the golden boy from Chicago. To boil down hundreds of hours of cable news commentary, political punditry, and radio talk-showery: Obama called certain working-class Midwesterners bitter, and everyone else called Obama elitist. The conventional wisdom is that Hillary’s success in Pennsylvania last night was at least partially the result of Obama’s remarks. The storm began when, speaking to a private group in San Francisco, Obama offered this take on the effects of economic stagnation in certain p... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423793 Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:10 +0100 1423793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423082&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6914 Michael Ramirez on the Gasoline Tax The Gas Tax Holiday is PANDER politics that probably won’t do much to help the economy. But, it is SOMETHING. The United States Senate majority will never pass it because John McCain supports it. But, it is SOMETHING. Good politics despite what the economists say. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423082 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:16:16 +0100 1423082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420388&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6912 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF48jPeZDsQ Barack Obama is attacking Hillary’s plan to give you a break on gas prices because he doesn’t have one. This may be the matrix/template of a John McCain ad later in the summer should Obama become the Democrat nominee. Question: What will Obama’s plan to lower gasoline costs be? Answer: Talk to Ahmadinejad without pre-conditions and increase taxes on the oil companies (who will pass them along) The script of the Hillary Clinton ad: [Announcer]: What has happened to Barack Obama? Woman: Right now we are living paycheck to paycheck. [Announcer]: He is attacking Hillary’s plan to give you a break on gas prices because he doesn’t have one. Man: The price of gas going up. Woman: It’s hard to fill up the tank. [Announcer]: Hillar... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420388 Mon, 05 May 2008 19:36:07 +0100 1420388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420390&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6910 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., grimaces as Helen Matta of New Burn, N.C. kisses her while she snaps their picture at a rally in Greenville, N.C. Monday, May 5, 2008. Rush Limbaugh just announced on his radio program that Hillary Clinton was told prior to the Jefferson-Jackson Indianapolis dinner last night that her internal polling had her losing Indiana. Rush has reiterated his call for Operation Chaos and asks all GOP voters to vote for Hillary tomorrow in the Indiana primary. Here is an interesting table and breakdown of possible Indiana Democrat delegate allocations from Electoral-Vote. The analysis is made from CQ politics. The latest polls from Real Clear Politics are here and will be updated throughout the day. Stay tuned…… (Source:... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420390 Mon, 05 May 2008 17:33:01 +0100 1420390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419632&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6906 Is operation Chaos an acting out of Rush Limbaugh’s POL CRUSH on Hillary Clinton? After all Hillary says: “He’s always had a crush on me.” Stephanopoulos pointed out that radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has encouraged Republicans to vote for Clinton to divide the Democratic Party, prompting one of the lighter moments of the show. “He’s always had a crush on me,” Clinton said, as the room of about 200 people erupted into laughter. Just a reminder to all Indiana Republicans - VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON on Tuesday. Previous: Rush Limbaugh Watch: Advice to Team Obama Rush Limbaugh Watch: Operation Chaos - Vote for Hillary Rush Limbaugh Watch: Operation Chaos - Gaming Indiana Rush Limbaugh Watch: Operation Chaos - an Operational Pause (Source: FullosseousFlap's De... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419632 Mon, 05 May 2008 01:32:48 +0100 1419632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417837&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6900 US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters during a campaign stop in Charlotte, North Carolina May 2, 2008. Is heavy Indiana early voting in Obama favored counties an OMEN? Early voting in Indiana could offer some encouragement to presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who needs a victory in its upcoming primary after a tough few weeks on the campaign trail. Obama victories in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on May 6 could help him regain momentum in his nomination fight against Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama has been on the defensive because of comments by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and his own comments about people in small towns growing bitter. About 20 percent of the 127,000-plus absentee ballots received as of early Friday were cast... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417837 Sat, 03 May 2008 01:07:24 +0100 1417837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1413407&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6894 Today El Rushbo offers Team Obama some advice - now mind you Operation Chaos is in full swing and the word is to vote for Hillary in Indiana and North Carolina on Tuesday, May 6th. Moments ago, Rush Limbaugh was addressing the Obama campaign with a “pep talk” of sorts, pointing out that the Clintons have gained ground by pointing out that Obama is associated with crooked, extreme, and unsavory individuals like Tony Rezko, Jeremiah Wright, and William Ayers. The Clintons. Rush pointed out the towering mountain of ethical questions, unsavory characters, run-ins with the law, and examples of bad judgment in the Clintons’ past. He recalled the Chinese money ending up in Bill Clinton’s reelection coffers, renting out the Lincoln Bedroom, the millions Bill Clinton has co... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1413407 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:22:43 +0100 1413407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1413591&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fwhy-i-love-genome-technology-online.html I hope everyone who reads this will subscribe to Genome Technology Online (This is not a paid advertisement this is my opinion).Why? If you are asking this, it is likely because you have never received the email newsletter. I am always impressed by their ability to capture the essence of what is going on in the Genome World Daily. They have excellent reports for purchase as well. But frankly, just getting the email everyday makes my heart twitter (I can't get sued for using that word can I?)Today they poke fun at Corporate Genomics and make mention of 2 very well written articles. One over at the Wall Street Journal. Yesterday I took Marilyn Chase to task. Marilyn, please don't get mad. Just give me a call next time you are writing about genome studies. And another story at Portfolio. The ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1413591 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:07:00 +0100 1413591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1411737&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6890 Link: sevenload.com Senator Hillary Clinton with Bill O’Reilly on the Fox News tonight Hillary was sociable, respectul and did NOT CACKLE on Bill O’Reilly’s show tonight. This was Hillary’s first appearance on Fox News. The left will be less kind. And, they are now saying Hillary is a tool of the RIGHT - the best surrogate for the GOP. Look at the comments: Who Needs a Republican When You Have HRC To do all of their dirty work. **********She has become… a filthy Quisling. Race-baiting+War-mongering+habitually lying+Quisling—————-Hillary Clinton **********I believe if HRC can not win then she does not want another one to win either I do believe she is looking forward to 2012 as well.Otherwise look... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411737 Thu, 01 May 2008 02:31:45 +0100 1411737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1411738&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6889 Dan Balz of the Washington Post interviews Indiana Democrat Senator Evan Byah Hillary Clinton surrogate and Superdelegate Indiana Senator Evan Byah today warns that the GOP may “Swift Boat” Barack Obama over the Jeremiah Wright Flap. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) today praised Sen. Barack Obama for denouncing his former pastor, but warned that Republicans will use the association to try to “Swift Boat” the Illinois senator if he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee this fall. Bayh, who is supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, said he hoped other issues — the economy, gasoline prices, health care and the cost of college — will drive the decisions of most voters in Tuesday’s Indiana primary. Obama has struggled in other states to win... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411738 Thu, 01 May 2008 02:07:00 +0100 1411738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409673&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6886 Well, that didn’t take long. Rush in the first few minutes of his show today called off the “operational pause” for his Operation Chaos. Instructions from El Rushbo is to continue to VOTE FOR HILLARY. Previous: Rush Limbaugh Watch: Operation Chaos - Gaming Indiana Rush Limbaugh Watch: Operation Chaos - an Operational Pause (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409673 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:11:45 +0100 1409673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1408219&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6879 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jv1_H8xsIs Trouble The latest Hillary Clinton negative contrast (”ATTACK”) ad released one week prior to the North Carolina and Indiana primary elections. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1408219 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:01:29 +0100 1408219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1408220&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6878 From Real Clear Politics The most recent polls have Hillary Clinton pulling away from Obama. Stay tuned…….. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1408220 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:44:05 +0100 1408220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1408221&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6877 Rush Limbaugh has called for an “operational pause” for his Operation Chaos. The transcript of Rush’s radio show is here. Barack Obama has been so beaten up by the Jeremiah Wright flap that the game has changed. Flap guesses that Rush will wait until after the weekend and give his orders on Monday on the eve of the North Carolina and Indiana primary elections. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1408221 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:47:14 +0100 1408221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406899&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6876 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to owner Ben Miller during a factory tour at Miller Veneers in Indianapolis, Ind., Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Survey USA had Hillary Clinton up by nine points over Barack Obama in Indiana the other day and now has Hillary to within five points in North Carolina. In a Democratic Primary in North Carolina today, 04/29/08, one week till votes are counted, the 10-point lead that Barack Obama has had for two months is halved, to now 5 points, Obama 49%, Clinton 44%, according to SurveyUSA’s 7th tracking poll, conducted exclusively for WTVD-TV Raleigh. In SurveyUSA last four polls, over the past two months, Obama has led by 10, 8, 10, and 9 points. Today: 5. White voters are key. Since January, Clinton had led among... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406899 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:32:08 +0100 1406899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406900&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6875 Flap will be live twittering the Indy Star Editorial Board interview of Hillary Clinton at 2:45 PM in the right sidebar —-> The Indy Star video link is here. Or you can follow Flap on Twitter here. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406900 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:50:00 +0100 1406900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406902&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6873 Drudge has it, of course. First, Obama with Chris Wallace and now Hillary with O’Reilly. The LEFT is already pissed at Obama. But, Hillary needs to drive up her poll numbers among working class white voters nationally. Flap wonders if O’Reilly will play Jeremiah Wright clips? (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406902 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:19 +0100 1406902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1406904&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6871 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., smiles as she receives the endorsement of North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Senator Hillary Clinton picked up an important North Carolina endorsement and Democrat Superdelegate today with her endorsement by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley. Governor Mike Easley endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday, boosting her presidential bid a week before North Carolina’s May 6 primary. Appearing onstage with Clinton and his wife, Mary, the two-term Democrat declared the New York senator “gets it.” “It’s time for somebody to be in the White House who understands the challenges we face in this country,” Easley said, adding a gentle dig at rival Barack Oba... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1406904 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:54:48 +0100 1406904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404020&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6861 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a campaign event at the Graham Fire Dept. in Graham, N.C., Monday, April 28, 2008. The latest Indiana Survey USA poll has Hillary Clinton maintaining a nine percentage point lead. In a Democratic Primary in Indiana today, 04/28/08, 8 days until votes are counted, Hillary Clinton finishes ahead of Barack Obama, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WHAS-TV in Louisville and WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. The results are identical to a SurveyUSA TV poll released 4 weeks ago, on 04/01/08. Clinton led then 52% to 43%, leads now 52% to 43%. Other polls show the contest closer; some polls show Obama ahead. SurveyUSA tracking graphs show movement toward Clinton in the middle of April but offsetting movement to Obama at... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404020 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:18:54 +0100 1404020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404021&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6860 Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean speaks during a taping of ‘Meet the Press’ in Washington, April 27, 2008. Dean appeared on the show to speak about the 2008 presidential race and the ongoing battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Howard Dean will enforce this decree - GET OUT. Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Monday that either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama must drop out of the Democratic presidential race after the June primaries in order to unify the party by the convention and win the election in November. But Dean didn’t say which candidate should drop out, only that it should happen after primary voters have been to the polls. “We want the voters to have their say. That’s over on June 3,” Dean said in an interview on... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404021 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:47:48 +0100 1404021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404026&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6855 Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., passes a collection basket during a church service at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2008. With the William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright FLAPS, Barack Obama has been portrayed as a snobbish leftist radical who disdains white working class Americans. Team Obama responds, shifts his style and the media notices. Obama now wants to be “one of us.” But, let’s look at the Indiana polls. Graphic Courtesy of the WSJ Hillary begins her full court press for Indiana votes today. With the demographics and Obama’s recent history, Flap sees a Clinton victory in Indiana. The Clinton Cabal will drive the meme that Obama is NOT “one of us.” The race will then continue o... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404026 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:07:40 +0100 1404026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402942&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6849 Is OPEN primary Indiana the next stop in Operation Chaos? Yep, and Hillary will AGAIN be the short-term beneficiary. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402942 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:01:19 +0100 1402942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402143&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F278618848%2F Cure or acceptance? Does one strive to do everything one can to cure, heal, recover a child from autism with the goal of the child “losing” her or his diagnosis? Or, does one learn to accept that one’s child is different, disabled, autistic? Parents and others in the autism community tend to align themselves with one “side” or the other, and whether one puts oneself in the “cure” camp or the “acceptance” one tends to determine the types of therapies and treatments that one pursues. Be a “curebie” and you’re an annual attendee at DAN! conferences and (whether or not your bank account can afford it) are booking a flight to be in DC for the June 4th Green Our Vaccines rally sponsored by organizations with names such as Ta... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402143 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:43:40 +0100 1402143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1403022&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Flets-give-everyone-beta-blockers-in.html Ok,So some people have been talking about this wonderful polymorphism in African Americans. This polymoprhism is in the GRK5 gene. What does it do? Well, before I look at any polymophism I always ask. "What does the gene do?" GRK5, short for G-coupled protein receptor kinase, this kinase acts as a switch that essentially turns off receptors. Such receptors bind catecholamines, which are sympathetic system neurotransmitters like epinephrine and norepineprhine. They also bind peptide hormones such as angiotensin, which is implicated in high blood pressure. For the lay person....this gene helps regulate response to adrenaline and other hormones that are in overdrive with stress and in this case heart failure (the inability of your heart to pump your blood).Why is this polymoprhism important? ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1403022 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +0100 1403022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402004&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6844 Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves to supporters as she and Sen. Evan Bayh , D-Ind., arrive ata rally at the Cove Ballpark in South Bend, Ind. Saturday, April 26, 2008. It didn’t take long and Flap was right about the Clinton Cabal not allowing Barack Obama to duck a debate before the May 6 Indiana and North Carolina primary elections. Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of a race that’s largely been reduced to trivia while working families feel economic pain. Clinton took the debate dispute to a new level, challenging Obama to face off with her in a debate without a moderator, Lincoln-D... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402004 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:46:42 +0100 1402004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1401326&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6842 Gary Varvel on the Tortoise and the Hill The African American block of Democrat House members are playing their race card in an attempt to force Hillary Clinton out of the Presidential race. “If this party is perceived by people as having gone into a back room somewhere and brokered a nominee, that would not be good for our party,” House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the highest ranking African American in Congress, warned yesterday. “I’m telling you, if this continues on its current course, [the damage] is going to be irreparable.” Well, Hillary is NOT going anywhere. She and Bill know that if Obama is the disparaged nominee that Hillary will be resurrected after four years of a McCain presidency (McCain due to age constraints REALLY will only serve ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1401326 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:59:57 +0100 1401326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1400640&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6836 Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton “Totally Obliterating Iran” News Item: Clinton says U.S. could “totally obliterate” Iran Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could “totally obliterate” Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel. On the day of a crucial vote in her nomination battle against fellow Democrat Barack Obama, the New York senator said she wanted to make clear to Tehran what she was prepared to do as president in hopes that this warning would deter any Iranian nuclear attack against the Jewish state. “I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran (if it attacks Israel),” Clinton said in an interview o... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1400640 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:09:08 +0100 1400640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399115&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6831 Day By Day by Chris Muir The domestic and foreign terrorism connections that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have are stark and startling. For them “soft on terrorism” has reached the level of acceptance of their views as mainstream and for use as political advanatage/expedience. Barack Obama on Weather Underground bomber William Ayers: “This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago, who I know and who I have not received an official endorsement from,” Obama said. “He’s not somebody who I exchange ideas with on a regular basis.” “The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values doesn’t make much sense.... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1399115 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:12:26 +0100 1399115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397685&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F277414857%2F Considering how many pressing issues there are to talk regarding children and adults—education, employment, housing, to name a very few—-why do we keep getting stuck talking about the hypothetical claim of a link between vaccines and autism? Here’s some thoughts towards why the whole issue seems to have devolved into something approaching paranoia, not to mention pander for politicians (and all the more after what two of the presidential candidates have said about autism, vaccines, and the “autism epidemic”). In a recent essay entitled The Paranoid Style in American Science, Daniel Engbar, associate editor at Slate, writes about critics of mainstream science “whose skepticism has taken on the trappings of conspiracy theory.” Engbar is specifically ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1397685 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:53:12 +0100 1397685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1397722&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Ftimely-release-and-unanimous-vote.html First and foremost, everyone is jumping for joy since the Genetics Information and NonDiscrimination Act passed unanimously today. But, I will not rest until President Bush takes that lovely little pen and signs this into law. I hate to be called a cynic. I am a realist....But President Bush Will sign this into law. Until that, it is just a passed bill. But it is a start.Second, the American College of Medical Geneticists has put out a statement regarding genetic tetsing and patient care. Hsien, points this out over at Eye on DNA. She does a great job of highlighting the issues. Which, once again brings me to the point that diagnosing pre-disease is just as much medicine as diagnosing full on disease.The notable item...minimum requirements for any genetic testing protocol.”1. A knowledge... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1397722 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:49:00 +0100 1397722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1396423&cid=t_169706_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F277126509%2F An industry that usually favors Republicans voted in favor of Barack Obama during a mock election held this week at the annual DTC National Conference. The Democratic hopeful won a “primary” vote against Hillary Clinton by a wide margin of 59 percent to 40 percent. And against John McCain, the Republican nominee, Obama garnered a 53 percent majority. “Given the Republican leanings of the drug industry, it is somewhat surprising to see Barack Obama so handily defeat John McCain,” Bob Ehrlich, ceo DTC Perspectives, which hosted the conference, says in a statement. “Of course, that could be an indication that McCain’s frequent anti-industry comments have made him unpopular with drug company marketers. Or, it could reflect that drug industry marketers do not... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396423 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:11:58 +0100 1396423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1396169&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6827 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsrf4IrKHsE Senator Hillary Clinton on husband Bill’s Weather Underground clemencies: “I didn’t know.” Liar Liar pants on fire. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396169 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:16:40 +0100 1396169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1396171&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6825 Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton’s Pennsylvania win Some pundits think the Democrat race for President is Barack Obama’s to lose. Others propose there are other scenarios. Flap thinks that it might be time for a call out to Al Gore. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396171 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:24:45 +0100 1396171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1396173&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6823 David Axelrod, Chief Obama Campaign Strategist, Photo courtesy of The Page Jim Geraghy is reporting that Bill Clinton is already taking a swing at David Axelrod’s comments yesterday about writing off the white working class. Expect Team Hillary to make a big, big deal out of this: David Axelrod, chief strategist for the Obama campaign, tells NPR, “The white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections, going back even to the Clinton years. This is not new that Democratic candidates don’t rely solely on those votes.” Bill Clinton yesterday: “I am sorry I am a little late, as you might imagine I got in a little late from Pennsylvania last night. But I just wanna say a couple of words about that. Hillary was outspent on television, three to on... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396173 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:34:58 +0100 1396173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1395082&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6818 Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton There has been some discussion of a Kamikaze type Hillary Clinton campaign against Barack Obama. And, such strategic discussion DOES make sense, particularly if you believe this Dick Morris scenario. Does this then explain husband Bill’s missteps? Or is this strategy too? As the Presidential campaign TURNS…….. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395082 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:09:06 +0100 1395082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393773&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F276406662%2F Right now (afternoon of April 23, Wednesday) over at Science Blogs there’s a number of posts about Barack Obama’s statement at a Monday rally in Pennsylvnia that evidence linking vaccines and autism was “inconclusive” and that further research is needed. (It’s also pointed out that Hillary Clinton has also embraced “anti-vaccination woo”.) While the candidates’ views (here’s Senator John McCain’s) on vaccine and autism have become a sort of barometer for their views on science, it’s necessary also to consider their views on disability—on education, special education, employment, health care—more generally. Professor Michael Bérubé, who teaches American literature and cultural studies at Penn State University ta... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393773 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:27:50 +0100 1393773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1394022&cid=t_169706_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fnaive-cynicism-in-election-2008-dispositionism-v-situationism%2F This post is co-authored by Situationist contributors Adam Benforado and Jon Hanson. * * * In case you missed it, the last week and a half have been a bit rough for the golden boy from Chicago. To boil down hundreds of hours of cable news commentary, political punditry, and radio talk-showery: Obama called certain working-class Midwesterners bitter, and everyone else called Obama elitist. The conventional wisdom is that Hillary’s success in Pennsylvania last night was at least partially the result of Obama’s remarks. The storm began when, speaking to a private group in San Francisco, Obama offered this take on the effects of economic stagnation in certain parts of Pennsylvania: “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the j... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1394022 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:26:25 +0100 1394022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1393687&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6816 Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses employees during a campaign stop as Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., right, listens at AM General Assembly Plant, in Mishawaka, Ind., Saturday, April 12, 2008. After yesterday’s Pennsylvania Democrat primary election victory it is on to Indiana for Senator Hillary Clinton. She won’t win North Carolina which votes prior because of its large African American population that votes 95+ per cent for Obama but Indiana will be a battleground. At present Hillary has a slight lead in the polls. But, she has the endorsement and active campaign support of popular Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. Flap thinks should Clinton win the nomination that Bayh will be her Vice President choice. The Democrat presidential primary electi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1393687 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:07:27 +0100 1393687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392478&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6812 US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at her Pennsylvania primary election night rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2008. Clinton defeated rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, prolonging an increasingly negative Democratic presidential race and keeping alive her White House hopes. Hillary beats Obama in Pennsylvania and her Presidential campaign moves forward. Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. “Some counted me out and said to drop out,” the former first lady told supporters cheering her triumph in a state where she was outspent by more than tw... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392478 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:37:30 +0100 1392478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392574&cid=t_169706_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fgina-will-pass-thanks-gto.html I was eating lunch today at the Lotos Club with a good friend and mentor from SF today. This gentleman sits on corporate boards and is a tremendous advisor. Do you know what he said to me? Mind you, he always seems to have an answer and the experience to back it up. Today he said "I don't know" That's right, he said those 3 words. I was blown away. He and I agreed that the only reason was simply because.....No One Knows. I liken our venture into genomic medicine much like the microsoft and internet ages. No one knew...they were making up the rules as they went along.Today, it is the same. Try to play with fire? You get burned. Try to find money for the perfect model and you get beat by someone rushing to market with something less than perfect....who then ends up buying a competitor. Jeez,... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392574 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:58:00 +0100 1392574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392479&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6811 Update: Flap will be twittering Pennsylvania election results in the right side bar —> Or follow Flap here US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) stops for lunch at Pat’s Steaks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2008. As usual Jim Geraghty of Nation Review has the early exit polling. Is tonight in Pennsylvania going to be a stunner? Obama: 52 Clinton 47 Matt Drudge has it Clinton: 52 Obama: 48 Ok, who has it RIGHT? (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392479 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:01:12 +0100 1392479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1391082&cid=t_169706_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F275558208%2F The Pennsylvania Primary is today, with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battling it out. I’ve noted the candidates’ autism plans in a previous post. Today’s Washington Post hones in on another way to consider the candidates, the alleged link between vaccines and autism. Back in February, Senator John McCain linked the rise in autism cases to thimerosal in vaccines. The Washing ton Post indicates that he’s not the only candidate who has “wandered into an exceptionally emotional medical debate in which they have no known scientific expertise”: According to David Kirby in today’s Huffington Post, Obama was quoted at a Pennsylvania rally yesterday saying that he is “suspicious” that the “skyrocketing” autism rate might c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1391082 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:20:46 +0100 1391082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1390984&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6807 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton hug at a rally in Philadelphia, April 21, 2008. The Politico has a piece up about what to watch for throughout the day during the Pennsylvania primary election. Check for turnout at 1 p.m A big EARLY push in Philadelphia bodes well for Obama. Don’t be fooled by early results Cities and suburbs count returns quickly. Should Hillary have an early lead though, it could be the sign of a blow-out. Follow the undecideds Watch Central Pennsylvania, where the largest pool of undecided voters have polled. Watch these towns and neighborhoods Obama should be aiming for at least 55 percent turnout in African American wards in Philadelphia, 60 percent in the upscale white neighborhoods of Center City P... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1390984 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:49:48 +0100 1390984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1388912&cid=t_169706_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6802 US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) takes the stage after her husband, former President Bill Clinton (L), to address a crowd of supporters in Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 21, 2008. Matt Drudge had the poop earlier in the day that Hillary is up big in Pennsylvania. Controlled excitement is building inside of Clinton’s inner circle as closely guarded internal polling shows the former first lady with an 11-point lead in Pennsylvania! Clinton is polling near to nearly 2 to 1 over Obama in many regions of the state, a top insider explained to the DRUDGE REPORT. A strong coalition of middle-class and religious voters has all but secured a Clinton victory Tuesday, with headline-making margins, the campaign believes. “It’s not a matter of if, it&#8217... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388912 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:51:06 +0100 1388912