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A Doctor’s Letter To President Obama

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Dear President Obama, Would you please not put government bureaucrats between me and my patients?  Thanks! Sincerely, Doctor Horton
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Obamacare Truth

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Will this chart be a picture of the bureaucracy which will stand between you and your doctor if President Obama has his way with Obamacare? View a larger version here.
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Roe v. Wade SCOTUS Full Circle: The Return of Jane Roe

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Today marked the beginning of the confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.  There are two things which are bound to come up during these hearings: the “umpire metaphor” and Roe v. Wade.  The latter made an unconventional early appearance today. As Al Franken was making his opening statement, it was none other than the original “Jane [...]
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Ronald Reagan Slams Socialized Medicine

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I recently stumbled across an old presentation by Ronald Reagan where he took on socialized medicine.  It is worth a listen.
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Doctor Horton’s Currently Reading Version 1.0: Gettin My Read On

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I have been contemplating the idea of targeted reading over the last several years.  With so many topics to read about and such little time to read where does one start? What strategy does one employ?  How does one take hold of the DWYR philosophy (Don’t Waste Your Reading).  I recently sat down and determined [...]
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Obamacare facing physician opposition from the AMA

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The New York Times is reporting today that the American Medical Association will oppose the creation of a government sponsored insurance plan.  This news comes as the president is set to address the group Monday in Chicago.  This could get interesting. From the NYT: As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting [...]
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Placing a Bureaucrat Between You and Your Hamburger

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The absence in this current culture of a right emphasis upon human dignity coupled with the driving economic force behind its government is a recipe for the control over its citizens’ basic decisions.  When most individuals consider universal health care I would bet they don’t take into account the affect it will have on their [...]
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North Korea Wipes Out Iran

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Apparently North Korea has wiped out Iran…… from the World Cup.
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What happens when the government bails out the umbrella companies?

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This. Chinese plain-clothes officials block CNN cameras with umbrellas in Tiananmen Square
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Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid On Research

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Senator Harry Reid from Nevada sends a message on what he considers to important versus unimportant qualities in a supreme court justice:
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