Posts Tagged ‘Missouri’

Todd Akin and Missouri

August 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

You know the headlines already: Obama mocks Akin, says Akin missed science class And you know how people have reacted. Can Todd Akin win? Public OpinionPoll Results Now, what you probably haven’t thought about is this isn’t Los Angeles or New York that’s doing the voting. It’s Missouri. Missouri’s a little different place than you [...]

Who ya gonna trust, EIA or your local electric company?

August 10th, 2009 | No Comments

The Energy Information Administration, who touts themselves as “Official Energy Statistics from the US Government”, released a rather astounding conclusion.  While most people have been scare-mongering by saying Waxman-Markey will practically bankrupt most lower income people through much higher energy prices, EIA says this is not true at all: ACESA increases energy prices, but effects [...]

How the health care supporters are finally getting organized

August 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment

They’re calling in the SEIU of course. The advantages of this of course are obvious: They’re already organized and staffed. You don’t have to worry about paying them since they’re on salary. If you’re a Democrat, you don’t have to question their loyalty. You don’t have to worry about explaining what the issue is. You [...]

Bipartisanship and Medicaid

February 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Just got the numbers for the Medicaid add-on from the stimulus package.  I don’t deal with Medicaid directly, but it indirectly affects what I do in a large way.  As such, I was interested in the numbers.  However, the bigger picture bugged me more than the dollars I was assigned to look at.  In essence, [...]