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Sequester, Bob Woodward And Other Craziness

So, we are in the post-sequestered era. What happens now? First of all, let’s deal with the craziness. The Obama administration has been accused of threatening legendary journalist Bob Woodward. I think that this falls into one of the common themes facing Barack Obama – he’s from Chicago. Because Barack Obama’s from Chicago he must be part of the Chicago, “rough-and-tumble” political machine. Yet, we’ve seen no evidence that Barack Obama plays politics this way (well, it may be an overstatement to say that we see no evidence). Personally, I doubt that the Obama administration has threatened any journalist, let alone

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Kick ’em when they are down

One of the core Republican beliefs is self reliance. This is key. If you are just motivated enough you can overcome anything. In fact, there is no data to support this fantasy. Conservatives continue, however, to push it. This is why you see conservatives flocking to Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Bloomberg and Steve Forbes, just to name a few. Conservatives love the myth of the scrappy kid who, by virtue of nothing more than willpower, becomes a success story. Conservatives hate the idea that someone actually needed help to become successful. It makes their head spin. Almost everyone needs a

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The Errington Thompson Show 7-4-09

Oh, this is a very good show. (At the end of this post, if you can answer a simple question, you could win a $50 or $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com.) SARAH PALIN STEPS DOWN – In a very rambling speech that beat up the press, Sarah Palin announced that she will not run for re-election and is stepping down as Alaska’s #1 point guard. Very Confusing. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! The economy shed another 467,000 jobs in June!  There are now 14.7 million unemployed workers in this country, up 7.2 million from the start of the recession.  The picture changes dramatically,

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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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The Thirteeneth Juror

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