The reason Health Care Reform arguments make no sense

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Sunday October 18, 2009 · 11:12 AM PDT

2009/10/18 · 11:12

I'm a physician in California currently working in a rural clinic because I make more money serving Medicaid patients than I did serving private insurance patients. Yep, you heard right. Since Medicaid is subsidized for rural areas, we get paid heaps of money for treating the toothless meth freaks who live in the hills of Central California.

But that's not what my diary is about.

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Sunday March 29, 2009 · 10:43 AM PDT

2009/03/29 · 10:43

I decided to do this diary while contemplating my day this morning. I first made coffee and checked e-mail, Twitter, Kos and Yahoo.

I am a physician working 40-50 hours a week. I dropped hospital work years ago and do patient care and adminstration only now. My current job is an amazing "four tens" which allows me one extra day off. This alone will help me make it to retirement someday.

Years ago, I lived on a commune in Northern California and loved doing everything from scratch. I suppose I'm still a hippie/earth mother, but with a little more money and electronics.

So here's my day, a typical Sunday in beautiful California:

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Thursday November 13, 2008 · 10:55 AM PST

2008/11/13 · 10:55

I suspect that this has been discussed earlier in the week, but today I had time to write to all the current Democratic Senators, encouraging them to strip Joe Lieberman of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee.

It was easily done using the U.S. Senate website link.

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 12:29 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 12:29

In observing McSame's antics for the last couple of days, I was struck particularly by the big smile he had on his face during the photo-op portion of the White House sit down yesterday.

All the cameras were especially focused on him because everyone was wondering, What will the Maverick do???? And there was Barack, looking elegant and statesmanlike, only seen in the corner of the pool video.

McSame looked soooo pleased with himself for stamping his foot and making all these people dance to his tune. He succeeded in taking over the media narrative again, drawing attention away from his failed fiscal policies and his campaign's ethical lapses (not to mention the vapidity of his running mate prancing around NYC like a freakin' tourist)

Pay attention to me, or I'll cancel the debate! Jeesh. How can anyone take this monkey seriously? Yet that's all we talked about for days.

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What's the best term for Mr. McCain?

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What's the best term for Mr. McCain?

Schmuck

39 votes

Putz

42 votes

Wanker

54 votes

Weenie

23 votes

Pischer

8 votes

Pizzle

7 votes

Pie

3 votes

Other

20 votes

Palin is a trojan horse feminist

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 9:38 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 09:38

I know we are all currently focused on the financial meltdown, but I read a brilliant analysis of Sarah Palin's fake-feminist credentials by Caille Millner who is an occasional editorial columnist in the SF Chronicle. This piece was paired with some drivel written by Phyllis Schafley, praising Palin and decrying "negative feminism". Needless to say, I won't link to Schafley.

Ms. Millner concisely said what I have been screaming at my TV and computer screen since the Repub convention.

Check this out:

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 2:34 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 14:34

She is Ann Coulter. She is Jeanne Schmidt of Ohio. She is Katherine Harris. She is Dr. Laura.

She is every Right-Wing hate-filled bimbo FauxNews and Karl Rove have sicced on us over the last decade.

She stands up in front of America, with her makeup in place, with her nasty sneering face, and lies to us. She twists the truth, she makes shit up. It doesn't matter. She needs to be supercilious and superior, she needs to insult her "enemy's" patriotism, ethics and morals.

Who is Sarah Palin to insult Barack Obama for his life and work? Who the bejesus is she?

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What reporter should ask Palin the hard questions and expose her for what she is, an empty pantsuit with exteme right-wing views?

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What reporter should ask Palin the hard questions and expose her for what she is, an empty pantsuit with exteme right-wing views?

Campbell Brown

16 votes

Gwen Ifill

22 votes

Andrea Mitchell

18 votes

Lesley Stahl

6 votes

Katie Couric

18 votes

Rachel Maddow

125 votes

Hillary's Petition

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Saturday July 19, 2008 · 2:25 PM PDT

2008/07/19 · 14:25

I just read a story from Reuters that was on the front page of Yahoo politics http://news.yahoo.com/... it begins:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a "gratuitous, unnecessary insult" to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

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Sunday June 08, 2008 · 1:36 PM PDT

2008/06/08 · 13:36

As a woman, I have been perplexed by the fixation on Hillary Clinton as the only vehicle for women's issues in the next administration. I never bought it, not once.

However, if you accept the meme that "women need to be brought to Obama" after Hillary's departure from the race, here are some thoughts.

First of all, it will be very hard to forget all the crappy things she and her surrogates said about Barack during the primary. How does she now stand by him as VP and say he's the solution to all our problems? The media and republicans will never let the criticisms drop.

Barack does not need her help to run the country, but the perception will be that he does, if she is VP. And Bill Clinton will be a distraction at the very least.

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Monday June 02, 2008 · 5:59 PM PDT

2008/06/02 · 17:59

I am sick of hearing how the "mature" women of America are so overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton. While it does seem to be true that a lot of the long-time Democratic party folks are for Hillary, it is not true that "older women" will only vote for her.

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Are you a fabulous mature woman for Obama?

286 votes Vote Now!

Are you a fabulous mature woman for Obama?

Yes, from day 1.

167 votes

Yes, I was initially leaning towards Hillary, but I am now proudly for Barack.

22 votes

Yes, I will vote for Obama for the sake of the country, but wish it were Hillary on the top of the ticket.

7 votes

I am a fabulous Obama-papa!

29 votes

Fabulous Obama-trannie?

6 votes

Fabulous under 50 Obama-mama.

55 votes

I.Will.Not.Vote.For.Hillary

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Sunday April 13, 2008 · 12:51 PM PDT

2008/04/13 · 12:51

This will be short because I'm on my way to vote for my local convention delegates for Obama here in California. However, I needed to post this just to get it off my chest.

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Friday March 21, 2008 · 5:43 PM PDT

2008/03/21 · 17:43

My son is a senior at University of Oregon in Eugene, and the basketball team is in the first round of playoffs tonight (ahead at the half, as I understand, I'm still working...)

The whole campus is excited to be in the "dance" but what really has my kid excited is Obama's appearance there tonight.

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Sunday March 09, 2008 · 2:27 PM PDT

2008/03/09 · 14:27

Ok, Howard Wolfson: Take the premise to the logical conclusion.

Bill Clinton (whom I loved and supported through it all) was guilty of marital infidelity and lying to a federal prosecutor. The Blue Dress was the evidence. Without the Blue Dress, Bill would have kept denying the affair until his term was over, right?

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What is Hillary hiding?

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What is Hillary hiding?

Clinton Library financed by vast right-wing conspiracy.

27 votes

Stained little blue pantsuit hanging in Joe Lieberman's closet.

22 votes

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