Day: March 15, 2009

Cheney plays Cheney on CNN
ecthompsonmd March 15, 2009

John King: Do you believe the president of the United States has made Americans less safe? Former VP Cheney: I do. I believe that those programs were absolutely essential to the success that we enjoyed. To be able to collect the intelligence that led us to defeat all further attempts at attacks against the United States since 9/11. Embedded video from CNN Video I have so many questions. Let’s start with the obvious. Why is anybody interviewing former VP Dick Cheney? Was Cheney right about anything in the last eight years? Former VP Cheney has a long history of over-the-top rhetoric

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Shuttle Discovery takes off
ecthompsonmd March 15, 2009

I love watching the Shuttle take off and land. I just think that the whole idea of space travel is so neat. But what would really be neat would be if Obama were to tell NASA to scrap the Shuttles and build something new. Wouldn’t it be outstanding if companies like Microsoft and Hewlett-Packerd were asked to help with the new project? A new shuttle. Now that’s a neat idea. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

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Serious Healthcare reform – part 1; Where to start?
ecthompsonmd March 15, 2009

I’m still waiting for the debate to start. When are we, as Americans, going to get this debate started? Dem From CT has tried. He has posted some thoughtful information and questions on healthcare. Yet he has not drawn the type of overwhelming responses that would suggest that progressives are engaged. Well, let me try to get this puppy started. Over the next several weeks, I will post a series of articles that will examine healthcare as completely as I can. As a trauma surgeon, I bring a unique perspective to this discussion. I see all types of patients. Rich, poor, young

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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