Jul 6

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7/6/2010 6:12 AM 

In case the last two posts read like a Chicken Little act, Last week:

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a new feature on their website called "Find Insurance Options". You just provide certain information about your family size, your age, your employment situation, your financial situation, whether you have certain disabilities or diseases, whether you now have Medicare or some other health insurance, or how long you have not had health insurance, whether you have been denied insurance, whether you are someone's dependent, a veteran? an American Indian? an Alaskan Native? etc., etc., etc. ... and the site gives you suggestions as to where and how you might find health insurance that might suit your particular needs. The head of HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, tells us "This is an incredibly impressive consumer tool," (Linda Jansen)

US: Felony charges, big fines for reporting within Gulf oil spill zone:  $40,000, Class D Felony (CLG News)

Democrats Forced to Cheat to Fund War: The Democratic leadership in the House had to resort to an unusual and underhanded tactic to pass war funding Thursday night. (David Swanson)

 

As I said, a limit has been reached. It is time to stop picking our feet up out of the national slime and create islands of sanity starting with Maury, picking up Vashon on the way, and having a serious talk with Bainbridge. If you prefer the concrete, reflect that the print, radio, and television media are neo-toast and that the Internet is next. We the people of the Sound have to talk.