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Reform passes the House
ecthompsonmd November 7, 2009

This was supposed to be the easy part. The House was the slam dunk. It wasn’t that easy. Healthcare Reform has come, nonetheless. I will have to have some wine and a weekend to review everything that is in the legislation, but I’m thinking about taking back all of the bad things that I have said and thought about Nancy Pelosi and her lack of leadership skills. From CNN: The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215. Earlier, the House passed an amendment to pending health care legislation that prohibits federal

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NBA Slam Dunk
ecthompsonmd February 17, 2008

I guess it is a sign that you are in fact old when the NBA slam dunk competition does nothing for you.  I thought it was more of the same.  Now, when 5 ft 8 in Spud Webb was skying with the big boys, that was something.  When Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins were going head to head, that was something.  Damn, I’m old.

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

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