Tag: policy

Scrooge & Republican Social Policy
ecthompsonmd December 21, 2007

The following is from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This book was published in 1843. It does seem that the attitude and policy suggestions offered by Ebenezer Scrooge in response to a solicitation for charity at Christmas, would fit in well with Republican and conservative social policy in modern America. From the book— (Don’t miss the last paragraph. It sums it all up quite well. I’ve put it in bold to further beat you over the head with my point.)  “…..This lunatic, in letting Scrooge’s nephew out, had let two other people in. They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood, with their

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Ineffective US foreign policy
ecthompsonmd November 3, 2007

We can’t influence anyone any more.  There was a time in America’s distant past (before Bush II) that we could call up an ally and convince them the error of their ways.  We don’t have the clout to do that any more.  Furthermore, we must question such a close alliance with Pervez Musharraf.  This is a man who took power by force and has kept power by force yet, we continually say that we support liberty, freedom and democracy.  So, martial law has been declared by Musharraf.  All we can do is sit by and brood. ———— From BBC: Pakistan’s President

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Countdown – Taxes and policy
ecthompsonmd August 11, 2007

Rachel Maddow is the guest on Olbermann’s Countdown.  They discuss 27 years of tax cuts being the official policy of the government.  When politicians are saying that you should flush your money down the toilet rather than pay taxes, you have a problem.  I think that we can argue that many politicians have said that the government can’t be trusted to spend your money wisely.  Why is that?  Either we are electing con artists or something else is going on.  Maybe we need to be smarter in who we elect.  Whether it is Republican or Democrat we trend to vote for

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