by Clifford A. Wright I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the successful passing of the recent health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued: They were a diverse group of several races and both sexes. I heard the young man exclaim, Isn't Obama like Jesus...

Is it the "American Way?" by John Scurich The historic vote by a progressive, liberal Democratic Congress on what they are calling "healthcare reform" has definitely caused a reaction among many Americans. Many member of Congress, all Democrats, have received threatening phone calls. About a dozen Democratic Congressmen have had rocks and other objects thrown through their office windows. Naturally,...

Alert the CDC - Maureen Dowd is Contagious The Centers for Disease Control needs to be alerted - there's no doubt Maureen Dowd has come down with a dangerous and contagious affliction . In her latest syndicated editorial, she states Congressman Joe Wilson's blurted interruption of Obama's speech was a “racist” comment. Now, besides the “fact” that Congressman Wilson's outburst...

The below commentary has been written in response to an article by Patricia Barry in the current issue of the AARP Bulletin. The article by Ms. Barry claims to be an unbiased account of what's really in the proposed healthcare reform legislation, also known as HR 3200, and how opposition to the bill is based on lies and hype to...

The following is a guest posting by John Scurich, a friend of mine from back in St. Bernard Parish. Let's make a deal? Would you sell yourself to me? Literally, I mean would you become my slave and I your master? Here's the deal...and we'll sign legal documents before lawyers to make it all legal. You sign yourself over to...

We've all seen those checks come in the mail. You know the ones, usually for a couple of dollars, maybe even as much as ten or twenty. Once you deposit the check your long-distance service gets switched over to some fly-by-night company that's now charging you $20 a month and you don't even make any long-distance phone calls. At least...

Do doctors use a Good Cop/Bad Cop routine with their office staff acting as the bad cop? My daughter was recently diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), which can best be described as a nerve signal getting stuck like a needle on a record. It's not a disease and is treated with physical therapy. In an effort to ease pain...

Just to quote Barack Obama, the Manchurian Candidate himself. He said he thinks health care is a right while John McCain thinks it is a responsibility. McCain is right on this one. Once health care becomes a right, no one will get health care (look at Canada). Health care has to remain a responsibility. And, yes, you should be able...

On June 8, 2006, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Gardasil, manufactured by Merck & Co., for Vaccination in females 9 to 26 years of age for prevention of the following diseases caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Types 6, 11, 16, and 18: Cervical cancer Genital warts (condyloma acuminata) and the following precancerous or dysplastic lesions: Cervical adenocarcinoma...