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eilen wrote a new diary post: Get On the Bus for Bradley Manning!
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eilen commented on the diary post Five Election Takeaways for White Middle Class Third Party Progressives by donkeytale.
When I was voting on election day, one thing I noticed on my ballot is that 3rd/4th parties were only running in the presidential, senate and congressional races. No alternate party candidate was running in the races for judgeships, sheriff, state assemblymen, school board, town clerk, county seats nor state senate. If no one knows [...]
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eilen commented on the diary post Empty chairs and missing signs in Ohio by danps.
Around here, an empty chair in the yard or driveway means someone went inside for another beer.
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eilen and
Michael Cavlan RN are now friends
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eilen commented on the blog post Number of Uninsured Americans Steadily Increasing
HCR involves cuts to Medicare that are taking place this year. For example, the government will not reimburse healthcare providers (hospitals, doctors) for readmissions within 30 days for 3 common diagnoses: pneumonia, congestive heart failre, and acute MI. They want to push it to more admissions and the window to 90 days. If the hospital does not get paid by the government for a hospital admission, who do you think they will bill? Grandma and Grandpa. Collection agencies will be a calling and homes will be put up on a shitty sluggish real estate market. Good luck chuck.
There will be an outcry like you won’t believe.Now you know why HCR was postponed until after 2012 elections.
Hospitals will either have to close or turn people away. Doctors will be telling patients to either embrace palliative care or find another doctor because they are also facing deep cuts. How can Drs. and hospitals be responsible for someone’s adherence to a medical regimen or, the fact that advanced disease does not get better? They are trying to do to healthcare what they are doing to education.
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eilen commented on the diary post DCCC, plugging another loser candidate. by eilen.
I supported him in 2010. I hate Buerkle.
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eilen commented on the diary post DCCC, plugging another loser candidate. by eilen.
Thanks, I think I fixed the link. We really need to push multiple parties.
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eilen wrote a new diary post: DCCC, plugging another loser candidate.
http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-neutral-is-dccc-when-it-comes-to.html I have to say this really pisses me off. Brianne Murphy is a local citizen who walks the talk. She is familiar with the issues in our district and is a true progressive. Dan Maffei — no one sees him unless it is election season, basically a 3 piece politician. I guess he [...]
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eilen commented on the blog post Economy and Jobs Trump Everything
The election with real consequences will be that of Congress and the Senate. Obama has shown us how utterly powerless the office of the Presidency is. In order to advance any legislation you need the Congress. We are probably at least 20 years of work to get actual progressive leaders that aren’t paid off lackeys and that doesn’t account for recidivism.
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eilen commented on the blog post Economy and Jobs Trump Everything
As if they won’t be importing Mexican, Honduran, and Chinese to build that pipeline. It will all be contracted out. Ever see Verizon “contractor” crews in your neighborhood? Remember the crews hired for N.O. after Katrina? That is how they do business. I recall they promised jobs when NAFTA was being negotiated and the Obama Admin trumpeted jobs with his latest FTD. I don’t see any new jobs. I see more places laying off.
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eilen commented on the diary post Bachmann’s Iowa Campaign Chair Defects to Ron Paul by Phoenix Woman.
Just wanted to add that I think Ron Paul probably will take New Hampshire.
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eilen commented on the diary post Bachmann’s Iowa Campaign Chair Defects to Ron Paul by Phoenix Woman.
One has to wonder what it was Bachmann said to turn Sorenson against her. If we could only hear from the fly on the wall. Something happened. I don’t think it was money. Do you think he had some epiphany on the depth of her insanity? Maybe Marcus made a pass at him instead.
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eilen commented on the blog post Occupy Supply State of the Occupation: 67 Encampments on 12/26/2011
There was a front page article in our local paper about Occupy Syracuse on 12/12/2011, that’s a little over 2 weeks ago. Here’s a link:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/occupy_syracuse_defies_nationa.html“..Members of Occupy Syracuse are preparing to camp out through a long Central New York winter — and Syracuse officials are willing to let them.
Movement members have erected a triple-walled Army surplus tent at the concrete and brick plaza in front of One Lincoln Center on South Salina Street. Lined with a floor made from plywood and shipping pallets and equipped with a handmade, 10-slot bunk bed, the 18-foot-by-18-foot shelter is where occupiers will spend the night. It will replace the half-dozen small domed sleeping tents that now huddle in the shadow of the office building.
“We’re stocking up on shovels,” said Ryan O’Hara, an online auto parts warehouse manager from Weedsport who does communications for Occupy Syracuse.
The campers are collecting warm clothes, gloves and hats – “everything you need to stay outside in the winter,” O’Hara said.” -
eilen commented on the diary post Finally did it. by eilen.
Just insert your least favorite 3rd Way message forum…… that needs to operate with thousands of rules applicable to a juried opinion of your tone and party purity.
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eilen commented on the diary post Finally did it. by eilen.
Corporate Personhood, I think that would be first. Then Campaign Finance Reform, Repeal Graham Leach Biley Act and reinstitute Glass Steagell Reform the Free Trade Agreements so they are Fair Trade Agreements and lets roll back those tax cuts, shall we?…. Oh Shit, let’s just start reversing Reagan’s policies, then Clinton’s and Bushs and then [...]
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eilen commented on the diary post Ron Paul: “I didn’t write the newsletters. I don’t hold those views” I’m starting to really like this guy… by Rex.
The Republican Party is so afraid he will win Iowa and New Hampshire they are dusting off Sarah Palin.
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eilen wrote a new diary post: Finally did it.
I’ve lurked here for a while reading the articles, the comments, the journals. I have finally committed. I joined up with a membership and am very supportive in the efforts of the people here for social justice, end to wars, the roll back of police state laws and the end of corporate control of our [...]
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eilen became a registered member
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