Mumbling Republican Blog

So it starts, the health care industry is cashing in on its current victory, the demise of health care reform legislation.  Wellpoint is reportedly increasing its premiums by 39 percent, no doable in the wake of its lobbying efforts having paid off our illustrious senators to piss in the soup until no one would eat [...]

I had a dream last night we will get universal health care when the Vikings win the super bowl…  And now the news comes Favre will not be playing for the Vikes this season.  Another Vikings season in the offing joyless, unfulfilling, no trip to the big dance, much what I expect from our legislators [...]

Freedom of Speech is expressing your ideas to influence public opinion to what you think is right. Taking responsibility for exercising that freedom can sometimes have a personal price. But if respect is given to others expressing their rights, different points of view can better coexist. This last week, a local paper published a letter from [...]

The following information came from a 05/05/09 Washington Post story: “After winning most battles during his first 100 days, President Obama has begun to hit hurdles in Congress over the twin pillars of his domestic agenda, taking flak from his party’s left for not going far enough on health care and seeing his greenhouse gas [...]