Two feet of snow fell here on Saturday and I spent most of Sunday digging out the walkway and driveway. Then I spent the rest of Sunday and today recovering. However, I did read up a bit today on the Senate’s vote on the healthcare reform bill. I agree with the rants on HillBuzz — …
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How car exhaust kills during and after blizzards
Today, Dec. 19, we have gotten most of the 24 inches of snow expected here in Bel Air, Maryland, birthplace of John Wilkes Booth, our contribution to the nation’s heritage. Maryland doesn’t get deep snows every winter, so it is common that people do not have the skills and/or tools to deal with a big …
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Bitchslap for John Aravosis: Democrats are losing on healthcare reform because their proposals stink — it's not a leadership thang, you fool
H/T for the video to Kathy Shaidle. Note to visiting HillBuzzers: clearly Bob Hope is referring only to Dr. Utopia Democrats. Dear Moe Lane drew my attention to the rant by John Aravosis at Americablog against the Democratic leadership for not being able to get the ever-changing and sometimes top secret healthcare reform legislation through …
Make this viral: how Republican senators can stop the healthcare rationing bill with parliamentary procedure
Eric Erickson at Redstate explains how Republican senators can kill the healthcare reform/rationing bill now before the Senate: The Founding Fathers created a Republic, but 60 Senators are poised to take it away. With the pending disaster of the passage in the Senate of a bill nationalizing one sixth of the U.S. economy and our …
The real story on this quadriplegic who regained his ability to walk is the program he created to do that
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I found this clip via Instapundit, who linked the blog of an old friend of the man being profiled, Mark Stephan. Stephan is a successful businessman who also ran marathons and participated in triathlons. He became quadriplegic due to injuries from a bicycling …
Cthulhu weighs in on Obamacare
Brushing asides comparisons between himself and the monstrous, all-consuming and crazy-making bureaucracy that would be engendered by Obamacare and devour at least one-sixth of the U.S. economy, Cthulhu says he favors the public option but ultimately positions himself as an independent on Obamacare at Interesting News Items.
I bought Dad a walker yesterday
The walker is a nice one — it folds so I can easily put it in the car, and it has wheels on the front. Dad’s physical therapist said that the walkers with wheels help people with mobility impairments both with their walking and their breathing because it keeps the chest muscles in a better …
Camille Paglia marches clueward
Writing in Salon, Camille Paglia reminds me of the story of the seven blind men trying to describe an elephant based on the part of the elephant each one held. Discoursing on the healthcare reform bill just passed in the House of Representatives, she describes the pieces of the socialist totalitarianism that the Democratic leadership …
How to empower disabled members of the Armed Services to thank them for keeping you safe
From a comment here by Viet Nam war veteran and Texan, Peter Davis, son of a World War II veteran, and proprietor of Shakey Pete’s Shootin’ Shack, which will be in my newsfeed when I can figure out how to stop his RSS feed from breaking it: The Armed Services are all about close teamwork …
Dear Attila
Dear Attila, I am delighted to learn that you have discussed a sleep study with a doctor — I hope, one who is a sleep specialist, since the study of sleep medicine is brand-new and even young general practitioners mostly only know enough about sleep medicine to be dangerous, that is, dismissive of real problems, …