What you liked about the week that was
It was a Greatest Hits marathon last week in our opinion manufacturing division, with the most-trafficked Opinion items including two still-popular items from our Hollywood Dust-up of the week before, plus a Sept. 13 Op-Ed on Afghanistan, a contribution from former weekly columnist Max Boot and a timeless February piece about Stonehenge. Leading the way, however, for the second time in three weeks, was Jonah Goldberg.
1) The unspeakable American culture, by Jonah Goldberg.
2) Holly-cons: in the closet? Dust-up between Andrew Breitbart and David Ehrenstein.
3) Who's giving money to Bill Clinton?, by Matthew Yglesias.
4) Tinseltown's last hurrah, Breitbart/Ehrenstein.
5) We're losing in Afghanistan too, by John Kiriakou and Richard Klein.
6) Accept the Blackwater Mercenaries, by Max Boot.
7) Stonehenges all around us, by Craig Childs.
8) Letters to the editor.
9) The Ahmadinejad Show, Editorial.
10) Mugabe: A tyrant from the start, by James Kirchick.
Yes, the SCHIP plan vetoed by Bush probably would have went far in pulling families up and off problematic programs as Medi-Cal! Unfortunately what many do not realize is that once they sign up for MediCal, or later find out to their regret, is that they lose many of their property rights! If one owns a home, it will revert to the County; any inheritance received can be claimed, or wages earned can be attached by the County. What Medi-Cal does in fact is to keep its recipients impoverished ; thereby, discouraging them from working hard to escape poverty. Unfortunately, if one works and is on the program, one becomes a de facto bond servant. Sadly, Bush vetoed the bill, probably due the influence of the powerful medical industry! Oh yes, I neglected to mention that Medi Cal pays higher prices for the same services rendered to recipients compared to those paid for by private insurance companies for their clientele. My, my, my, those outrageous profits keep on rolling in, while the tax payer and most probably the older and the working poor foot the bill!
Posted by: Linda E. Walsh | October 08, 2007 at 04:20 PM