Oceans of ink are being spilt as the nation (and the world) collectively pats itself on the back. It is fitting and proper that we do, of course, but Americans being Americans, we’ll manage to carry it too far in about 48 hours, I fear. Lincoln as a Monkey, holding a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation David H. Strother , Pencil on paper, Richmond, 14 Jan. 1863. I have nothing profound or zippy, or anything to compete with all...
Now that the election is over pundits will soon begin to speculate as to who Barack Obama will select for his cabinet. While I’m hardly a pundit, and just a simply country doctor, I thought I’d put in my two cents on health care related appointees before all the real pundits drown me out. I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again, I hope the President Elect nominates former Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber as either Secretary of Health and...
Before we just roll right into today’s Ten Post Round-Up, I just gotta say, “Wow! Just: Wow!”. Wow: At the voter turnout. Young folks finally got off their humps to vote for a change. (No pun, intended) Wow: At the fact, that despite all the shenanigans perpetrated by electronic voting machines and some “operatives” at the polls and some operatives trying to trick people into missing the polls, FINALLY, this was on election that they couldn’t flip. Wow: At...
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