What They Are Saying: 08.13.09
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The sick status quo: Images of ill Americans relying on the kindness of medical professionals says more about the need for reform than all that shouting. [LA Times] Health Reform and Small Business: A vast majority of small businesses and their workers are likely to benefit greatly from pending health care bills. They should be supporting, not opposing, reform. [New York Times] Toll of the Town Halls: Republicans reveling in the rage at the town halls may have a price to pay. [Washington Post] GOP senator doesn’t like Palin’s lies [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] Mixed messages in Burma: As befits a carefully staged show, Tuesday’s scene in a Burmese courtroom had plenty of scripted drama. [USA Today] The Art of the Possible: I learned from bitter experience that progress is better than perfection on health reform. [Washington Post] Drug deals: Big pharma, White House unlikely partners Big pharma and the White House make for unlikely health care partners. [Houston Chronicle] More Evidence of a Scandal: Congress must continue its investigation into the firing of top prosecutors and call Karl Rove and others to testify so the American people can hear how the justice system was hijacked. [New York Times] Held hostage by airlines: Airlines keep saying passengers don’t need a bill of rights, yet carriers keep providing horror stories that show the need for legislation. [Philadelphia Inquirer] Global healthcare takes more than a pill: As the United States works on a comprehensive global health strategy as part of its commitment to fighting world poverty, it should move beyond tracking the number of HIV/AIDS patients treated or bed nets distributed to reduce the spread of malaria. It should take a broader, more aggressive approach. [Boston Globe] Gunning for Health Care: At the town hall meetings on health care, we are reminded of the gun gap in this country. [New York Times] Bringing Swiss banks to account: The U.S. should put a stop to the secrecy laws that allow tax cheats and terrorists to prosper. [LA Times] |
