"The Best Medical Care in the U.S."

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Tuesday July 11, 2006 · 9:13 AM PDT

2006/07/11 · 09:13

(*IRRELEVANT UPDATE*: Crossposted at my dumb blog)

~~~ DISCLAIMER: I WORK FOR THE VA ~~~

The July 17th edition of Business Week [that publication known for its wacky, liberal agenda **cough**] magazine just came out with a big article on how Veterans Affairs gives the best medical care in the United States.

How about that? The VA. Single-payer, government-provided healthcare... is the best. This "socialized medicine," as it turns out, is a misnomer -- it's actually "efficient medicine." I suppose could go into the economic theory, definitions and esoterica explaining why publicly-provided healthcare makes sense, but... not now.

Onward! Read More

Flatscreen TV?

EconAtheist

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Wednesday June 28, 2006 · 4:38 PM PDT

2006/06/28 · 16:38

I just read that Newsweek article on Markos; a flatscreen!?

He can afford a goddamned flatscreen tv?

What the hell? Read More

My Niece's Home-made Father's Day Card

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Sunday June 18, 2006 · 12:22 PM PDT

2006/06/18 · 12:22

This is gonna be an extra-short diary.

My 8 year old niece, Olivia, made a Father's Day card for her grandpa "Boppie," who happens to be (not-so-oddly enough) my father, as well.

The cover of the card was so funny that I had to scan it and post it here. Read More

Holy shit - I'm kinda sunburned

EconAtheist

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Sunday May 28, 2006 · 4:27 PM PDT

2006/05/28 · 16:27

I was out on a boat all day.

-- more after the flip --

[chuckle] Read More

Katrina autopsy: Police shot mentally disabled man in back

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Wednesday May 24, 2006 · 3:50 PM PDT

2006/05/24 · 15:50

Check out this twisted shit:

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Autopsy results obtained by CNN show a mentally disabled man was shot in the back when he was killed by New Orleans police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
This contradicts testimony by a police sergeant that the victim had turned toward officers and was reaching into his waistband when shot.

EconAtheist

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 12:28 AM PDT

2006/05/18 · 00:28

Note: Don't confuse this with some 'anti-liberties' rant! Individual liberties are great! This is a rant against the blind ideology of modern *L*ibertarianism...

Lemme jump right in - I'm not one for introductions.

My background in economic methodologies and legal thought processes often leads me to thinking about the best way to make systems work: Mulling over economic systems - and the legal systems upon which they are based - tends to monopolize my brain. Read More

Any Whigs, Reform, Natural Law party members here?

EconAtheist

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Wednesday May 03, 2006 · 11:30 PM PDT

2006/05/03 · 23:30

Now that the Greens are starting to put up a bit of a fuss... I just want to make it clear how the Democratic party is the REAL "Big Tent" party.

[flip ze page, mon] Read More

"Money = Speech" doctrine; ACLU being asshats

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Sunday April 30, 2006 · 10:14 PM PDT

2006/04/30 · 22:14

* NOTE: I am a member of the ACLU *

Every once in a while, the American Civil Liberties Union finds itself defending some form of speech that's so repulsive (think: KKK, etc.) that I'm forced to pinch myself and repeat the "I wholeheartedly reject your stupid argument, but I'll continue to defend your right to present your stupid argument" mantra.

This is not one of those times.

[On the flip: see how the ACLU is pissing me off] Read More

Just a little LGF irony that I noticed...

EconAtheist

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Monday January 16, 2006 · 5:36 PM PST

2006/01/16 · 17:36

I went over to Little Green Footballs to see if they'd gone bonkers over Gore's speech.

Considering the many times (since I was banned from there, on my first day, and after my first post) that I've gone over there to see what was going on with our nation's chickenhawks and fraidycats, I was surprised that I didn't catch this before. If you scroll down a little ways, to the bottom of the lefthand column, the very last box has a header named "colophon" and holds a short paragraph. Inside this paragraph - roughly halfway down - is an ironic tidbit... well, lemme just paste the paragraph here: Read More

Why this outpuring of fluttery-eyed wuvvies for The Dukester?

EconAtheist

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Monday November 28, 2005 · 4:14 PM PST

2005/11/28 · 16:14

I mean, honestly, people.

Congressman Randy Cunningham got flat-out, stone-cold, red-handed busted for committing a crime. He admitted that he freakin' "accepted bribes in exchange for performance of his official duties"...!

I get the concept that he should have a chance to redeem himself, okay? Here's my beef: WHY DON'T Y'ALL WAIT UNTIL HE'S ACTUALLY REDEEMED HIMSELF before you wax eloquent over his dippy, teary-eyed mea culpa?

F**king "waaaah," I say. Sarcastically.

I look forward to your comments explaining why you choose to treat this duplicitious, destructive public official with ol' kid gloves.

The One Thing that I, an atheist, want religious people to know:

EconAtheist

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Tuesday November 15, 2005 · 10:45 PM PST

2005/11/15 · 22:45

If you can prove the existence of any god, I'll be the first guy in line to sign up for your religion.

Look - I, like most other atheists, are just living under the operating theory that there is/are no god/gods. All that means (IMHO) is that we think it's such an immensely unlikely proposition that we don't utilize such in making our daily calculus, be it the mundane or the compelling.

That's it. Nothing else.

Doesn't mean we're not spiritual.

Doesn't mean we're not moral.

Doesn't mean we're our own "religion" (by definition, a religion requires the belief in a deity or a supernatural being).

=) peace out

I posted links to the 15 Dem CAFTA bastards, in case anyone cares

EconAtheist

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Wednesday July 27, 2005 · 10:31 PM PDT

2005/07/27 · 22:31

http://econatheist.blogspot.com/2005/07/dems-that-voted-in-favor-of-cafta.html

300 character minimum, huh? How about a joke, for a filler?

A bear and a rabbit are walking in the woods.
The bear asks the rabbit "Hey, do you have a problem with shit sticking to your fur?"
"Um, no," replied the rabbit.
So the bear wiped his ass with the rabbit.

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