So welcome to a new month, and a new jobs report. In June the US economy added 80,000 jobs, and our national unemployment rate held steady at 8.2%. By all accounts, this is viewed as a weak report. Job growth simply isn't "booming" the way it has in previous months. … Continue Reading ››
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (you know... Obamacare), states are slowly coming to the inevitable conclusion. It is the LAW. The clock is now ticking for states like Texas to begin implementation of these new provisions of health care.
As promised, over the weekend I took my inaugural trip on Megabus. Here's how it went...
Round-trip ticket between Houston and Dallas was only $4.50 when I purchased it. Much MUCH cheaper than gas to move between the two cities. I purchased the ticket online through the Continue Reading ››
Over the weekend, I took a trip to investigate Dallas' DART rail system, spending two days in the city without a car. I didn't even drive up there. Thanks to the new Megabus service (and $60 cab fare to and from Grand Prairie), I was able to make the nearly 500-mile trip through … Continue Reading ››
Finally the long wait is over. Per SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court has ruled the Affordable Care Act CONSTITUTIONAL by a 5-4 vote. The Healthcare law remains mostly intact.
In what may be the most informative 8 1/2 mins of political punditry in the Health Reform debate, veteran Senate staffer and Left-leaning journalise Lawrence O'Donnell sets the record straight about the so-called "Individual Mandate". Many Liberals are becoming aware of the hypocrisy from the Right on the mandate, as it was originally … Continue Reading ››
Liberal activist Dan Savage is respected for his work as founder of the "It Gets Better" campaign. Make no mistake that this organization has had a huge role in the rapidly changing public opinion of GLBT equality. As a country, we are all better for important projects like this one. But … Continue Reading ››
