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Tuesday August 11, 2009 · 6:59 PM PDT

2009/08/11 · 18:59

There are likely those who are far better equipped than I to write this diary, but I love to eat, like to support eateries that I think do things the right way, and know just enough about the local eating scene to provide some fairly good guidance.

So for those attending this week's festivities here in the 'Burgh, consider this some friendly guidance on how to feed yourself well.

Whigsboy

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Friday October 05, 2007 · 2:53 PM PDT

2007/10/05 · 14:53

Crossposted, in edited form, at Lusty Bit of Nourishment.

Anybody who has read Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation – except for representatives from the meat industry, that is – knows that the large, federally-inspected slaughterhouses where much of the country’s ground beef and steaks are produced are a worker and food safety nightmare.

Witness the recent recall of millions of pounds of frozen beef patties. Now Sen. Boxer is inserting herself into the Farm Bill debate, not complaining about subsidies or conservation, but meat safety. And I think she may be way off base. More after the jump...

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Wednesday July 18, 2007 · 5:33 AM PDT

2007/07/18 · 05:33

(Crossposted in edited form at A Lusty Bit of Nourishment)

I don’t know enough about this behemoth piece of legislation commonly known as the Farm Bill to answer definitively, but in her diary from a week or so ago, Farm Bill Girl quickly made me question what just a day or two earlier I had felt was a good idea: to support and promote an amendment to the Farm Bill authored by Rep. Ron Kind, D-WI, called FARM 21 that has generated some serious noise on the Hill.

But before any more on that, there’s a reason why this is important. As Mark R. "Mental Masala" over at the absolutely excellent Ethicurean blog reported Monday, the House Agriculture Committee has already started 3 days of work on finalizing a farm bill to send on to the full House.

Today's San Francisco Chronicle reports on some of the goings on. Needless to say, the next two days will be crucial. But back to subsidies and Farm Bill Girl after the flip...

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Friday May 18, 2007 · 1:47 PM PDT

2007/05/18 · 13:47

Let me state up front that I agree with many people that it was Rep. Murtha’s speaking out on Iraq that single-handedly changed the whole tenor of the debate and discussion on Iraq. If it were not for Murtha, I really don’t know if the Democrats would have done as well as they did in the last election.

That said, when I read this article on the Politico today – via a link from RedState – I was pissed.

In short, Murtha was angry that Mike Rogers, R-MI, was trying to buck him on what appears to be a questionable earmark – aka, taxpayer dollars -- and, in retaliation, threatened that he would kill any earmark Rogers ever tried to insert into intelligence appropriations.

In my view this is terribly inappropriate and unethical behavior, at a time when the Democrats have shown some serious chinks in their anti-corruption armor. More on the flip...

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Wednesday March 21, 2007 · 5:45 AM PDT

2007/03/21 · 05:45

As at least one Kossack has diaried, John Bolton was on The Daily Show last night. Bolton and Jon Stewart had a civil debate that really placed a bright line on the different views conservatives and progressives—which I think Stewart can safely be called—have about this particular president and presidential powers in general.

On several occasions, Bolton declared that the cause of the problems Jon Stewart was raising—Plamegate, U.S. attorney purge, etc.—was not this current administration’s behavior, but the fabled "bureaucracy." The bureaucracy, you see, is failing to act like well-behaved school children and do exactly what they are told by their ultimate head honcho, and that is a threat to "Democratic theory."

Well, I only have an undergraduate degree in political science, but I have to suggest that perhaps Mr. Bolton just doesn’t quite understand Democratic theory, at least the way the average American does...

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Friday March 09, 2007 · 9:27 PM PST

2007/03/09 · 21:27

Carnacki's diary currently at the top of the rec list is wonderful and heartbreaking.

I work at NCI and I can tell you that the budget has a lot of people extremely concerned. Almost impossible decisions are being made about which programs to cut, which resarch grants not to fund. It's pretty bad.
Dubya was on the NIH campus not too long ago and actually had the nerve to say how proud he was of his administration's support for cancer research - just as he was proposing an '08 budget that actually had a $40 million cut for NCI.

But this diary is about something else. I'd actually like to make a plea for everybody here who is committed to advocating for more research funding to also do something else to fight cancer: eat better and exercise.

Yes, it's a cliche, but be patient and follow me below for the why and how.

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Friday February 16, 2007 · 5:40 AM PST

2007/02/16 · 05:40

I’ll make this quick, because I need to do some work, but the L.A. Times reports some really good news today: bi-partisan legislation that would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products has been introduced in the House and Senate and has a really good chance of getting through.

Details on the flip...

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Wednesday January 10, 2007 · 2:02 PM PST

2007/01/10 · 14:02

Courtland Milloy, a columnist for the Washington Post who covers local D.C. issues, penned a particularly ill-informed column in today’s paper about the new HPV vaccine.

In effect, he criticizes public health officials in Washington, D.C., for acting responsibly to protect public health! A new policy the D.C. Public Council is promulgating is apparently racist, according to Milloy. One of the biggest problems with his column – one of several biggies – is that the policy isn’t racist. In fact, it follows to the letter recommendations from a federal panel of immunization experts!

More below the fold...

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Monday January 08, 2007 · 12:02 PM PST

2007/01/08 · 12:02

An intense investigation into the strange odor that shook the nerves of Manhattanites this morning has turned up an unexpected source: the 109th Congress.

The tail of how the fetid stench of what many consider one of the most irresponsible and corrupt U.S. congresses in history polluted the already polluted air of Manhattan was revealed by a surprising source: Melania Trump.

The smell, Mrs. Trump revealed, had taken refuge in her husband’s hair.
(story continued on p. A 1,872)

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Friday December 08, 2006 · 12:18 PM PST

2006/12/08 · 12:18

To answer a question posed in a popular diary at the moment, I DO understand that I have a certain inherent privelege because I was born with white (slightly olive oilesque) skin. Now what?

Do you want more affirmative action programs? Ok. Do you want better funding for inner-city schools, more books, more after-school programs, more programs to help minority parents deal with the everday issues of life that many of us take for granted? Ok.

Do you want special programs in hospitals that help minority patients "navigate" through the care system, so that their chances of receiving the best care possible are increased? Ok.

I get race. I get that there are serious, serious, serious issues here, problems that have to be fixed. So... (more on the flip)

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Thursday November 30, 2006 · 6:04 AM PST

2006/11/30 · 06:04

I don’t want to overreact here, and perhaps this is an off-base report by the Washington Post, but this is already looking like politics as usual:

But with control of Congress now secured, Democratic leaders have decided for now against implementing the one measure that would affect them most directly: a wholesale reorganization of Congress to improve oversight and funding of the nation's intelligence agencies. Instead, Democratic leaders may create a panel to look at the issue and produce recommendations, according to congressional aides and lawmakers.

As part of the first 100 hours, Pelosi pledged to implement all of the 9/11 panel recommendations. There were no caveats, no "Well, most of them, but we want to take a closer look at one or two of them."

More ranting on the flip...

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Thursday November 16, 2006 · 12:11 PM PST

2006/11/16 · 12:11

As one of the currently recommended diaries is discussing right now, Glenn Beck did a whopper of an interview with a newly elected Democratic member of Congress last night.

I just had to let CNN know what a public service they are doing by having Glenn on the air. If you go here you, too, can sound off. Remember to check whether your comment is positive or negative. I, of course, chose positive.

Read my email after the flip... Read More

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Eating Well at Netroots Nation

Safe Meat, the Farm Bill, and Sen. Boxer

Farm subsidies: Is Farm Bill Girl Right?

Appropriations is NOT Murtha’s Fiefdom!

John Bolton Doesn’t Understand Democratic Theory

Carnacki's right: Fight cancer, for others and yourself

FDA Regulation of Tobacco Getting Closer

Wash Post columnist plays race card with HPV vaccine, drops the deck

Breaking Snark: Source of NYC Smell Discovered!

Are we going to debate race or solve problems?

Democrats to skip overhauling congressional intelligence oversight?

My "positive" email to CNN, re: Glenn Beck