Archive for July 21st, 2009

Only Two Doctors in the U.S. Senate, on Health Care Reform

21st July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

“People don’t want anybody between them and their doctor.” -Sen. Tom Coburn

Sens. Coburn and Barrasso are the only two medical doctors in the Senate and–surprise!–they are both Republicans. They appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today to discuss health care reform and promote their twice-weekly Senate Doctors web show:

I’ve watched the show a few times and [...]

What do you think about the president’s first 6 months in office?

21st July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

@BillMcCabe, a fellow conservative on Twitter, emailed me to share a letter to the editor he submitted to the Chicago Tribune, reflecting on Obama’s first 6 months in office:
Last fall, there was quite a stir as Barack Obama was poised to become our first African-American President. He ran on “hope” and “change” and the [...]