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Written by Steve
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Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
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Update: It is pretty much required for each Presidential candidate to make a statement on Asian Pacific Heritage Month, so the fact that Hillary did so is not that significant. It is interesting, however, to compare the statements of the candidates. The "Slant Eye For The Round Eye" blog did exactly that and concluded that "Obama's statement - the candidate with the Asian lineage - was clearly more of a simple press release that really didn't have much to do with anything specific about the APA community - you could really just plug and play pretty much any ethnic group into the statement and it wouldn't matter, while Clinton's statement was directed specifically towards the APA community."
Statement of Hillary Clinton on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month "It is with great enthusiasm that we celebrate May as Asian Pacific Heritage month -- Lighting the Past, Present and Future. Since the late 1700s, Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have come from all over Asia and the Pacific Islands with the hopes and dreams of building a better life for themselves and their families. AAPI have played an important role in building our nation and I am pleased to celebrate the leadership, diversity, and harmony of this community and extend my gratitude to AAPIs for their sacrifices and contributions to enriching the lives of all Americans. |
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Written by Steve
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
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This website presents an interesting analysis of the Democratic primary results so far. The webmistress groups the states into 3 categories: Red states (voted Republican last 12 years), Blue states (voted Democrat last 12 years) and Swing states (can swing either way last 12 years). She then computes how many electoral votes are represented by the various states that Clinton and Obama won in those three groups. Assuming that Blue states will vote for whoever the Democratic candidate is, and that Red states will vote for whoever the Republican candidate is, then the Democratic nominee will have 248 Electoral Votes out of the 270 needed to win. This means that the Democratic nominee will have to win enough swing states to garner 22 more electoral votes.Hillary has dominated the swing states so far, winning in states that account for 88 electoral votes compared to 27 electoral votes for Barack Obama. If her strength in these states can carry over to the general election in November, then Hillary is clearly the best choice for Democrats who want to win. |
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Written by Sophia
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Saturday, 23 February 2008 |
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 As a physician and patient advocate, I know the problems with healthcare. Universal healthcare in which everyone is covered and we get rid of the middle-man (the insurance companies) is the solution. But the 2nd best solution is at least “everyone is in the system.” The 3rd best solution is “everyone has the option to be in the system.” The least optimal is what we have now. Barack chose the 3rd best solution. Edwards and Hillary chose the 2nd best.
The key question is whether to let people opt out. Scholars in the field and physicians who study the problem know that in order to do good, you cannot let people opt out. Otherwise, it increases the cost to the taxpayer via people going to the ER and we having to bail them out of bankruptcy when that happens, and those with insurance sucking up the cost of their ER visits. |
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