Archive → September 29th, 2009
Support for health care reform hits low
According to the latest poll by Rasmussen, support for the President’s health care reform proposal is now at an all-time low, dipping to only 41 percent in favor with 56 percent opposed. Or, as Algore would call it, “a unanimous, broad-based coalition of support over which debate is now over.”
Of course, the self-proclaimed inventor of the Internet notwithstanding, it’s pretty amazing that with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and a clear majority in the House, as well as the White House, the Democrats are too afraid of poll numbers to do anything stronger than verbal support of acne treatment to full citizens. Or something like that…
Palin’s bio will be out in November
Former Alaska governor and vice presidential contender Sarah Palin’s autobiography will hit store shelves November 17, according to the latest reports; the book, titled “Going Rogue: An American Life,” will receive an initial print run of 1.5 million copies, and is coming out nearly six months ahead of schedule, clocking in at a respectable 400 pages or so.
While there’s no mention of any private placement memorandums, Palin’s book is expected to span her entire life, not merely her run for the VP spot with John McCain. Palin is a favorite among the GOP’s conservative wing for the 2012 race for the White House against Barack Obama.
Get immunized, or else?
New York is “leading” the way on mandatory flu vaccinations. Newsday.com is reporting that the state has mandated that all health care workers receive both the seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine. This is despite studies that give early indications that the seasonal flu vaccine may make one more susceptible to H1N1, rather than more immune to it.
While no one’s taking motorcycle jacks to those who dissent just yet, it is yet another example of Democratic power-mongering gone amok. The nanny state truly is out in full force!
