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j. madden [Member]
In response to: ATTA GIRL, MARTHA!
In response to: ATTA GIRL, MARTHA!
My point is, that in politics, my first thought about any event, utterance, or action is to ask: How does it work as a vote gathering strategy! Then, there are underlying ethical standards to assess and that helps me answer the question: How should I cast my vote? If comments on abortion are just a ruse to capture my vote, that's an ethical issue. (Part 2 of 2)
j. madden [Member]
In response to: ATTA GIRL, MARTHA!
In response to: ATTA GIRL, MARTHA!
It's an election so it's all about strategy to win votes, no more no less. possee and I agree on certain points about the two parties. A companion story is playing out in Japan where the Secretary General of the now ruling Democratic Party of Japan (first time in fifty years the LDP has not been in power) paid a visit to the leader of the Japan Buddhist Federation. The public statement after the meeting, as first reported in the Japan Times caused quite a stir. However, the JT translation was immediately disputed. The Japanese language is very nuanced and one can most always ascribe a variety of meanings to any lengthy comment. His "abortion-like" comment, metaphorically speaking, was about the major religions of the world. Analysis following the controversial remarks, which suggests it's all about votes, can be read at this link: http://tinyurl.com/ycvmk8m (Part 1 of 2)
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
"dk...speaking of courage did you ever serve in the military?" What a loaded question, outrageous as well. I did serve in the military. And, I did in part, so no American would be asked to respond to questions such as this. Digital ugliness and out of bounds, flung out as a comment on Veterans Day - nasty.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Marching toward a milestone on Martha's Vineyard
In response to: Marching toward a milestone on Martha's Vineyard
My vote for best comment of the year goes to John with an * for this: "How to get rid of old TV and Computer Monitors". The year is not over yet but I'm sure I picked the winner.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Urban Legends and the Harm They Do
In response to: Urban Legends and the Harm They Do
R Kelly says: "Mikhail Gorbachev, a dedicated communist...." Not so dedicated after all. Throughout the Reagan years he made repeated efforts to change "the system". He presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He's made repeated attempts to establish a new political party in Russia, an Independent Democratic Party. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. This is an especially significant award given only to the most deserving - right!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Urban Legends and the Harm They Do
In response to: Urban Legends and the Harm They Do
Tom & bitter: May be the gun used at Fort Hood - ugly: http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/57/
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Wampanoag challenges Boston Globe Editorial
In response to: Wampanoag challenges Boston Globe Editorial
Carl: But the Chinese are already IN. The Chinese are building our "windfarms". See links below listed from earlier posts.
Where is GE? A big wind farm in Texas will be built by China. See this article from the October 30 WSJ which outlines the project. http://tinyurl.com/ygrp7au
This link takes you to the Chinese power company that moved GE to the sidelines in this Texas deal: http://www.apowerenergy.com/
The U.S. company, based in Austin, in partnership with the Chinese power company, A-power, will use 240 wind turbines and is at this link: http://www.cielowind.com/
And where is GE? Here are the scraps: In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang.
This is about wind turbines GE is not supplying. Sigh.
Where is GE? A big wind farm in Texas will be built by China. See this article from the October 30 WSJ which outlines the project. http://tinyurl.com/ygrp7au
This link takes you to the Chinese power company that moved GE to the sidelines in this Texas deal: http://www.apowerenergy.com/
The U.S. company, based in Austin, in partnership with the Chinese power company, A-power, will use 240 wind turbines and is at this link: http://www.cielowind.com/
And where is GE? Here are the scraps: In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang.
This is about wind turbines GE is not supplying. Sigh.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
and the link: http://www.novelguide.com/TheHandmaid'sTale/themeanalysis.html
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
In response to: Tort Reform and Other Shibboleths of the Wingnut GOP
bitter: Good reference. Link to an analysis of M. Atwood's book A Handmaid's Tale.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Newspaper circulation is now in free fall
In response to: Newspaper circulation is now in free fall
Sigh. It's an unstoppable trend to extinction. The information and news magazines are pulling every trick out of the hat to rosy the circulation numbers of their publications but they are inextricably headed down the newsprint path.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: US Interior Secretary Sees Cape Wind Decision By Year-End
In response to: US Interior Secretary Sees Cape Wind Decision By Year-End
Ah, the Wind Farm. Remember T. Boone Pickens' media blitz for a big Texas wind farm? I believe he spent over $60 million just to promote the darn thing. It was an idea who's time had come or so it seemed. Something happened to the U.S. economy and T. Boone couldn't get a loan. Hmm, I think Forbes or someone in the know had him valued at $3 billion in 2007. Anyway, with a pile of U.S. stimulus bucks and cheaper turbines from China, (is that how it all worked out?) Texas will get it's Big Wind Farm after all. GE gets to wonder how good things might have been. China laughs their way to the bank. See my other post for links.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: US Interior Secretary Sees Cape Wind Decision By Year-End
In response to: US Interior Secretary Sees Cape Wind Decision By Year-End
Where is GE? A big wind farm in Texas will be built by China. See this article from the October 30 WSJ which outlines the project. http://tinyurl.com/ygrp7au
This link takes you to the Chinese power company that moved GE to the sidelines in this Texas deal: http://www.apowerenergy.com/
The U.S. company, based in Austin, in partnership with the Chinese power company, A-power, will use 240 wind turbines and is at this link: http://www.cielowind.com/
And where is GE? Here are the scraps: In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to
produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang.
This is about wind turbines GE is not supplying. Sigh.
This link takes you to the Chinese power company that moved GE to the sidelines in this Texas deal: http://www.apowerenergy.com/
The U.S. company, based in Austin, in partnership with the Chinese power company, A-power, will use 240 wind turbines and is at this link: http://www.cielowind.com/
And where is GE? Here are the scraps: In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to
produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang.
This is about wind turbines GE is not supplying. Sigh.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Damon steals victory for Yanks over Phils
In response to: Damon steals victory for Yanks over Phils
Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz covering second gave up the foot race. Why? Damon, heading toward 40 years of age all too quickly, might have lost the race for third - had there been a race. True Pedro Feliz is not kid by baseball standards either at 34. Here is a great photo of how close the two men were to each other only a few feet from second base: http://tinyurl.com/yg5g99c
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The tribes' claim seems unsupportable
In response to: The tribes' claim seems unsupportable
Oh Lord, save us from ourselves: Mile 71.2 - Mile 72.4 - Mile 71.6 - Mile 71.8
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Angels channel Red Sox in falling to Yankees
In response to: Angels channel Red Sox in falling to Yankees
Please keep writing through the off-season. There's lots for you to comment on and I love the read.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Obama and Communism
In response to: Obama and Communism
Robert: Please, be considerate! Re-read the comments. I mentioned "the Constitution" because I thought it the only serious reference point in your article. In fact, I lifted it straight from your piece. In almost 600 words, you only mentioned the "Constitution" once! I mentioned it once in just over 100 words. Incredibly, you mentioned the word(s) communism/socialism 13 times. Clearly, your comments are as laughable as your articles. But, laughter can be a valuable thing.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: KUMBAYA!
In response to: KUMBAYA!
dk: Yes, that's how it was logged into my brain, a significant percentage of the working class/union base of the Democrat Party found Adlai (Princeton & Harvard Law) an elitist, a bloody snob and voted in large numbers for Ike. Unfortunately, Ike delivered Nixon to the nation and we all know what that decision set in motion.
No, I don't recall that "elites looked down their noses at Ike". I think Ike commanded a deep seated respect among his political opponents and the general public for all he accomplished for "the world" as a General during WWII. And, in those days, it was not the role of the media to harp and criticize in the manner its done today. Truth seemed to be more important. Anti-Bush sentiment, at least for me, was routed in a profound belief that Bush was an abysmal choice, totally unqualified, plus my opinion that he had lost not won the election. I believe Ike was accepted and respected but Bush never was.
No, I don't recall that "elites looked down their noses at Ike". I think Ike commanded a deep seated respect among his political opponents and the general public for all he accomplished for "the world" as a General during WWII. And, in those days, it was not the role of the media to harp and criticize in the manner its done today. Truth seemed to be more important. Anti-Bush sentiment, at least for me, was routed in a profound belief that Bush was an abysmal choice, totally unqualified, plus my opinion that he had lost not won the election. I believe Ike was accepted and respected but Bush never was.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: KUMBAYA!
In response to: KUMBAYA!
dk: Yes, back in the day, I recall such great frustration with Ike that much analysis was being done of past presidents that had a military background in an effort to further discredit Ike. Many that had voted for Adlai Stevenson never could support the moderate Republican for choosing Richard Nixon for VP, nor could they get over the feeling of loss to the nation of a giant intellectual force that Stevenson was to them. After the concession speech, those that voted against Ike, went into a kind of mourning. Stevenson was only 65 when he died of a heart attack.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: KUMBAYA!
In response to: KUMBAYA!
possee: Generally agree. There is a lot said in your comment. Politics has dangerously skewed away from the center on both sides. Sadly, Obama seems to concerned with politics and is not driving hard enough on policy. Most of his appointments have not brought new life into the policy arena. Perhaps, because of the truthfulness of what you say, the President is stuck, trapped. In any case, the country is in a bad place. This is a thoughtful article from Richard and speaks volumes about where we were and where we have come as a nation.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: KUMBAYA!
In response to: KUMBAYA!
Ah, once again you raise up memories of Pete Seeger (The Weavers), 1958, "Someone's crying, Lord, kumbaya. Is it a farewell song or celebration song or popular protest song or a good feelings song or an expression of futility song or a song to express fierce independence or a religious song or is it all of this and more?
My clear relocation of the Eisenhower Administration (two terms) is of a man treating the Presidency as if it were for recuperation from a heart attack and to publicize golfing. It rather nice to now see history speaking kindly of Ike. After experiencing all the men that have been President since Ike, I too now understand, that Ike truly was a very great man as President. And, I note with interest, that after a long illness, Ike died at Walter Reed Army Hospital in 1969. What a fitting end for a veteran. I now enjoy saying: I like Ike.
Hmmm, I feel "the real purpose for invading Iraq in the first place" was for a personal reason on the Presidents part and oil on the Vice Presidents part. Note the verse in the song Kumbaya: Someone's crying Lord. Ya, is one of those crying Ike!
My clear relocation of the Eisenhower Administration (two terms) is of a man treating the Presidency as if it were for recuperation from a heart attack and to publicize golfing. It rather nice to now see history speaking kindly of Ike. After experiencing all the men that have been President since Ike, I too now understand, that Ike truly was a very great man as President. And, I note with interest, that after a long illness, Ike died at Walter Reed Army Hospital in 1969. What a fitting end for a veteran. I now enjoy saying: I like Ike.
Hmmm, I feel "the real purpose for invading Iraq in the first place" was for a personal reason on the Presidents part and oil on the Vice Presidents part. Note the verse in the song Kumbaya: Someone's crying Lord. Ya, is one of those crying Ike!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
dk: Yes, you raise a good point about the strategic importance and political significance of Pstan. India has more concern then we do; but, still, it's what it is and sooner or later we'll probably have to deal with the problem. If a radical Muslim movement is ultimately going to control Pstan there is not much we can do to prevent it from happening. No sense wasting a lot of money and resources. We have too many problems here at home to solve. What we have to make clear to those nations that would harm us and kill our citizens is that retribution will be disproportionate and devastating. And we can't ignore the UN either. That membership has to be convinced by us that we have the capacity, the right and the desire to punish those that attack us or our interests. So, I feel we should let Pstan stew in its own mix of misery. All nations of means will want and eventually acquire the latest weaponry. Remember the line from Braveheart: send in the Irish. No ball game, rain, sigh.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
cru: Great word "waffle" to describe events.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
dk: I agree but hope you are wrong on a big troop increase being a likely option. This nation-building stuff, the hearts & minds approach is foolish. We should have sought retribution for the attacks on NYC. We should have hit Afstan early and hard, doing out best to wreck the place in an attempt to get OBL. Iraq was none of our business militarily. Bush went about it wrong and Obama gets the mess. We should get out and wait and see. If these "terrorists" still have the desire and the capability to hit us we should turn the mountain hideouts into flatland. It's a job for drones, the Air Force and Special Forces unites - not Blackwater. Time for noodles and a ball game.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
cru: You point out many of the practices that have co-opted , corrupted and diminished efforts for an always improving democratic structure. I hold out hope that my feelings and opinions which reflect sadness and contrary approaches to Obama, will in the end, prove to have been wrong. I hope I'm coming to conclusions to quickly and that the President will turn out to have been right to immerse himself in the political game. Surly, (I am old so I've seen a few Presidents at work) I've never seen a President assume office and have so many urgent and serious problems to solve, perhaps with the exception of FDR. I wish our President well.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
dk: Yup, I agree with all of your last post - BO has been resolutely down the middle and, where key appointments are concerned, especially in the all-important financial areas, decidedly right of center. In fact, he selected people that were a major influence throughout the Bush terms.
mav like to mention that we, the people, the voters, chose every politician holding elected office. Indeed. What a head-banger.
mav like to mention that we, the people, the voters, chose every politician holding elected office. Indeed. What a head-banger.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
cru: Yes, I agree with you, if I interpret your comment correctly, that Obama has been too cozy with the political power brokers of the Bush era and the corporate elite. We needed an iron hand but Obama gave only hugs. Goldman Sachs has set aside $5.3 billion for year end executive bonuses, the NYT reports today. How could the TARP loans be repaid and all this money generated in so short a time frame? How could the public stand by and watch top management salaries soar throughout the 1990's and this decade and not scream enough of this theft? One million dollar bonuses are a disappointment. That's astounding and no one screams "stop". What's being recommended by the pay Czar, Ken Feinberg is more flimflam and Greenspan-speak. And, yes, I also believe that historically corporate crime has generally been given a wink and a nod, considered mistakes made not felony crimes. That's why corporate crimes, when tried, are so often called "show trials". As the great Linda Ellerbee always said when closing: And so it goes.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
Jane., that Obama is almost always called black cannot be explained, at least the way the assertion has been used since his appearance at the Democratic Convention to speak on Al Gore's behalf. Everyone knows his Mother was white and father black. Everyone knows he was raised by his mother and her parents. Calling him black is a preference and one has to wonder why every time it's said - at least I wonder why. I guess, in part, it's pride. I imagine if the first president to be Irish was half Japanese I'd think of him/her as Irish because I am Irish. And, those with any Japanese heritage would think of him/her as being Japanese. But, the same question you have asked lingers in my mind as well. In the end, it seems there is no good explanation.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
In response to: Truth, Justice and The American Way, Or Pearls Before Swine
Richard, you say at the outset the country is entitled to both safety and solvency. Indeed. But, it can be a bewildering search for the individual to secure either or both. There is no mystery. It's easy to get what you are talking about yet the struggle by people and there families to form a community in hopes of having safety and solvency will always be a formidable challenge. As Alan Greenspan said on the recent PBS Frontline show: I have forty years believing in a single economic point of view (Do not interfere with or regulate the financial markets); and, it was all I could understand. I now understand I was wrong (not a quote but how I remember his remarks before a Senate committee). Collectively, as a nation, the challenge becomes a much bigger maze. The individual is at the mercy of the political leaders and their ideology. Their failure has been on an enormous scale in recent years.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Obama and Communism
In response to: Obama and Communism
President Reagan said: "You can't help those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." — January 31, 1984, on Good Morning America, defending his administration against charges of callousness.
Since the Reagan Administrations, the Republican Party has enriched itself while easing the nation off a cliff into an economic abyss. Now, the people, living in "a republican democracy that operates under an over-riding law called the Constitution" will attempt to repair the damage. Indeed, the damage might not be repairable after the horrific performance of another Republican, President Bush. The election of President Obama would suggest that the voices on the Republican right have gone from "persuasive" to "shrill". Future elections will punctuate that fact or repudiate it.
Since the Reagan Administrations, the Republican Party has enriched itself while easing the nation off a cliff into an economic abyss. Now, the people, living in "a republican democracy that operates under an over-riding law called the Constitution" will attempt to repair the damage. Indeed, the damage might not be repairable after the horrific performance of another Republican, President Bush. The election of President Obama would suggest that the voices on the Republican right have gone from "persuasive" to "shrill". Future elections will punctuate that fact or repudiate it.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Haaaaaaaaaaar 'Mateys'!!
In response to: Haaaaaaaaaaar 'Mateys'!!
Wenge (Wendi) Deng was born in China and is now an American citizen as is her Australian born "elder" husband, Rupert Murdoch. Deng has an MBA from Yale U. For more on Ms Deng and her romantic escapades see the article by Tom Leonard at this link: http://howardout.blogspot.com/2007/05/hot-rumour.html
Cru notes Ms Deng comes from an Oriental country where "arranged" marriages are part of the cultural history. So? Any close look at the super-rich would likely show the "elder" men have women much younger then them on their arms, either a wife or pal, and being Oriental is not all that common. In any case, it's clearly not a "Geisha-girl at his side", as that would be Japanese, a distant place from China, especially culturally speaking.
Interesting how a photograph can spark so many comments.
Cru notes Ms Deng comes from an Oriental country where "arranged" marriages are part of the cultural history. So? Any close look at the super-rich would likely show the "elder" men have women much younger then them on their arms, either a wife or pal, and being Oriental is not all that common. In any case, it's clearly not a "Geisha-girl at his side", as that would be Japanese, a distant place from China, especially culturally speaking.
Interesting how a photograph can spark so many comments.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Perry pushes Tort Reform on Beacon Hill
In response to: Perry pushes Tort Reform on Beacon Hill
jake: The rumor I've heard is one must be highly educated, in a professional level job, young, and dead to win a medical malpractice suit these days. Clearly you do not fit the description.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Ten Million Pound Gorilla At Town Meeting
In response to: The Ten Million Pound Gorilla At Town Meeting
This snippet is from cnn.com on financial difficulties in urban America: "Inside the Wayne County morgue in midtown Detroit, 67 bodies are piled up, unclaimed, in the freezing temperatures. Neither the families nor the county can afford to bury the corpses. So they stack up inside the freezer." Would this sort of item give a different perspective to the financial difficulties in Falmouth?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Ten Million Pound Gorilla At Town Meeting
In response to: The Ten Million Pound Gorilla At Town Meeting
Richard: Won't those that make up the wealthy population in Falmouth leave large endowments and gifts to provide for the needs of the Town under the current urgent financial circumstances as an expression of there gratitude for not having to live in urban America?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Chatham limits Chain Stores; Falmouth man charged in $1M tax evasion; Man frees whale, fined $500;Program nets 200 tons of sea debris; Danish Self-Sufficiency; Banker Faces Fraud Charges; 4-week old survives abuse; Mass. health care law compliance spotty
In response to: Chatham limits Chain Stores; Falmouth man charged in $1M tax evasion; Man frees whale, fined $500;Program nets 200 tons of sea debris; Danish Self-Sufficiency; Banker Faces Fraud Charges; 4-week old survives abuse; Mass. health care law compliance spotty
Might be misleading tag: "Cape man frees whale, fined $500". The article at capecodonline.com says: : "He wasn't able to disentangle the whale but cut his fishing lines, which freed the whale to swim away still entangled in 25 to 30 feet of sinking fishing line, the press release states." Freedom isn't free.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Developer Bornstein drops efforts for new Hilton hotel in Hyannis.
In response to: Developer Bornstein drops efforts for new Hilton hotel in Hyannis.
I don't get it. Underfunded Circuit City gets to go-ahead and build a monstrous structure that sits with the rear of the building to the main road - odd, ugly & wrong. This seemingly excellent project get the grief. Questions anyone?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Red Sox magic returns in improbable win over Angels
In response to: Red Sox magic returns in improbable win over Angels
Ted: "That little japanese fella" is six foot, 185 pounds. That's tall and solid by U.S. standards.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: On Birthers, Truthers and Political Paranoia
In response to: On Birthers, Truthers and Political Paranoia
Richard you bring to mind the life story of Pete Seeger. How clearly he saw the world and, in this song, sang of life as simply either false or true. Interesting that the first line of the third stanza is: "No song I can sing will make Governor Wallace change his mind" AND the second line: "No song I can sing will take the gun from a hate-filled man" —— Indeed, Gov. Wallace did change his mind after a hate-filled man shot him.
FALSE FROM TRUE
Words and Music by Pete Seeger (1968)
(c) 1968 by Sanga Music Inc.
When my songs turn to ashes on my tongue,
When I look in the mirror and see I'm no longer young,
Then I got to start the job of separating false from true,
And then I know, I know I need the love of you.
When I found tarnish on some of my brightest dreams,
When some folks I trusted turned out not quite what they seemed;
Then I got to start the job of separating false from true,
Then once more I know, I know I need the love of you.
FALSE FROM TRUE
Words and Music by Pete Seeger (1968)
(c) 1968 by Sanga Music Inc.
When my songs turn to ashes on my tongue,
When I look in the mirror and see I'm no longer young,
Then I got to start the job of separating false from true,
And then I know, I know I need the love of you.
When I found tarnish on some of my brightest dreams,
When some folks I trusted turned out not quite what they seemed;
Then I got to start the job of separating false from true,
Then once more I know, I know I need the love of you.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: "YOU LIE"
In response to: "YOU LIE"
Hi David, and thanks for explaining the events that soured you on VA Health Care. On July 12, 1973 a fire destroyed 80% of the records held on veterans at the Saint Louis Records Center. I see VA Health Care as an evolving program that continually improves. In my opinion, you have the excellent choice of using Medicare Part A & B for a low cost alternative to the VA. I think these two government run health programs are working beautifully given the complexities of our health system. I enjoyed dinner with old friends last night at the Misaki restaurant in Hyannis and he brought up the subject of VA Health Care. "I don't understand the complaints against the VA. I've had only good experiences at the VA", he said. Oh, I'll send you a link that's an example of a sweeping attack on the VA, I told him. So, I was not "offended" but needed the specifics to get why you would paint the entire VAHC as "a mess". Regarding your bad experience I can only say: sigh, this never should have happened to you".
j. madden [Member]
In response to: "YOU LIE"
In response to: "YOU LIE"
tbad: The health care system is so huge and complex and because it impacts on every living one of us, I fully share and understand your apprehension (if that's the right word for you - it is for me).
David Rojay: If you are not inclined to answer the questions I asked above, would you please describe anyway you choose, why you conclude VA Health Care is a mess? Any huge health care provider has its "events", usually kept private. In the case of the VA "events" are made public. So, I assume, stories that make national news are not what you have in mind when you write: "It's a mess, and I'm being kind."
David Rojay: If you are not inclined to answer the questions I asked above, would you please describe anyway you choose, why you conclude VA Health Care is a mess? Any huge health care provider has its "events", usually kept private. In the case of the VA "events" are made public. So, I assume, stories that make national news are not what you have in mind when you write: "It's a mess, and I'm being kind."
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Matsuzaka returns to tempered Red Sox expectations
In response to: Matsuzaka returns to tempered Red Sox expectations
Indeed DiceK kept the Red Sox close enough to permit it to happen. How will it end?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: "YOU LIE"
In response to: "YOU LIE"
tbad: re your request to snow on health care in France you might find these two links interesting:
http://tinyurl.com/nxns5w
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15book.html?em
http://tinyurl.com/nxns5w
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15book.html?em
j. madden [Member]
In response to: "YOU LIE"
In response to: "YOU LIE"
DR says: "As a Veteran, I have dealt with the Veterans' Administration which is government run health care. It's a mess...."
Exactly what experiences have you had that cause you to declare the entire VA Health Care system "a mess"? Is your complaint with the Hyannis VA Clinic? Or, the VA Hospital, Providence? Or, both? Or, is your laughter simply over incidents of inefficiency? Could you share what the issues are that cause your care to be laughable?
I am a veteran using VA Health Care and I am satisfied. Nothing has happened over the years to cause me to laugh or shout. I would like to see two big changes in the VA system: allow access to CCH or non-VA hospitals and Congressional mandated funding.
Exactly what experiences have you had that cause you to declare the entire VA Health Care system "a mess"? Is your complaint with the Hyannis VA Clinic? Or, the VA Hospital, Providence? Or, both? Or, is your laughter simply over incidents of inefficiency? Could you share what the issues are that cause your care to be laughable?
I am a veteran using VA Health Care and I am satisfied. Nothing has happened over the years to cause me to laugh or shout. I would like to see two big changes in the VA system: allow access to CCH or non-VA hospitals and Congressional mandated funding.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
dkfalmouth: I have not read any of the Congressional proposals. My sense all along has been that information and data about costs should be spoon fed to the public because it's the most critical aspect of any new plan. I think, months ago, accounts should have been cranking out financials, in pro forma style, that illustrated what costs are now, what they will be on start up, in 5 and in 10 years out. I'd like some public document that forecasts the costs of a new health care plan. I understand what the President has said about reducing costs. But, I can't accept that shallow level of detail and feel confident with his plan. Still, something must be done. The situation is to grave and can't stay as it is. Is it not a fact that when the uninsured go to the hospital now it's all getting paid for by "others"?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
dkfalmouth: I hope your predictions will be very seriously considered and have an impact on events now. Steve Croft was "designing" a question that was leading to the obvious conclusion that President Obama "had already failed" in his efforts to bring "change we can believe in" re health care (all quotes are my emphasis). The President, wisely, understood where the question was going, stopped Croft from finishing, and defended himself. As for Richard's fine article, I'd ask: Was it "a great presentation" given what appears to be dangerously late timing? Was it "a great presentation" given the grossly inadequate details on exactly how, on inception of a new plan and in the long term, we can indeed have real cost control/savings. A pro forma on health care has never been presented.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
dkfalmouth: I did watch the 60 Minutes interview. I was tickled by the "time out" signal when Steve Croft seriously slanted a question to walk the President into a verbal trap - lousy journalism. Anyway, my sense of the situation, when the President assumed power, was that he had to have a "carrot and stick" approach with Congress. But, he's been dashing around with an armful of carrots most of the time. He may pay dearly in the next election cycle for this failed strategy.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
In response to: Give ‘Em Hell, Barry!
The Republican position was clearly defined by Senator DeMint the end of July with this statement: “If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.”
This from Frank Rich in today's NYT: "As a style of governing, however, this repeated cycle of extended above-the-fray passivity followed by last-minute oratorical heroics has now been stretched to the very limit." Link to story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13rich.html?pagewanted=1
I recall President Obama making quite a different presentation on the details of health care as Candidate Obama. I don't recall getting a detailed explanation from the President on why his plan was dropped. Indeed, Frank Rich has much to say that is true.
This from Frank Rich in today's NYT: "As a style of governing, however, this repeated cycle of extended above-the-fray passivity followed by last-minute oratorical heroics has now been stretched to the very limit." Link to story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13rich.html?pagewanted=1
I recall President Obama making quite a different presentation on the details of health care as Candidate Obama. I don't recall getting a detailed explanation from the President on why his plan was dropped. Indeed, Frank Rich has much to say that is true.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: A Labor Day Reflection On Corporatism And The Working Man
In response to: A Labor Day Reflection On Corporatism And The Working Man
The Tokyo Rose story, an excerpt: "In the 1970s a public campaign brought to light the testimony of the POWs who worked with her and supported her story. The testimony of the witnesses against her was questioned, and some admitted lying. Eventually (1977) she was pardoned by President Gerald Ford, and early in 2006, the same year she died, she was given the Edward J. Herlihy Citizenship Award by the World War II Veterans Committee."
Link explains a full and unconditional pardon from President Ford: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_toguri_iva.htm
Link explains a full and unconditional pardon from President Ford: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_toguri_iva.htm
j. madden [Member]
In response to: A Labor Day Reflection On Corporatism And The Working Man
In response to: A Labor Day Reflection On Corporatism And The Working Man
possee: I'm grateful to have VA Health Care and mostly satisfied with the program. I do find it difficult to get to the Providence VA hospital and wish I could access CCH for comprehensive or emergency care. Please note, if you were to stand outside the VA Clinic in Hyannis on any weekday, you would witness a steady stream of veterans passing in and out. Over the years, I have found most veterans feel as I do; that is, they are basically content with how VA Health Care works for them. When I do go to the hospital in Providence it is always jammed with patients. It's a very busy place for a reason.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Van Jones-How Did This Happen To Obama
In response to: Van Jones-How Did This Happen To Obama
Hmmm, I thought Obama was an Irishman.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Of Medicinal Leeches & Poisons
In response to: Of Medicinal Leeches & Poisons
One view of health care that should not be ignored: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
j. madden [Member]
In response to: FDR Showed the Way; Obama Follows
In response to: FDR Showed the Way; Obama Follows
Two quickies to stimulate balance: (1.) On May 25, 2004 President Bush made a solemn promise to demolish the notorious Abu Ghraib prison "as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning" and build a new prison. (2.) After visiting the notorious Building 18 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on March 30, 2007, President Bush offered an apology for the deplorable conditions the injured soldiers faced. And so President Bush promised to increase funding of the VA but not grant mandated funding. The hospital would be closed, torn down, and a new modern facility built for America's most cherished and deserving heros. Promises promises.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cindy Sheehan - A Sarah Palin Of The Left?
In response to: Cindy Sheehan - A Sarah Palin Of The Left?
Hi Richard. There is a long list of people, from all walks of life, who stood against President Bush in the face of nearly unbearable opposition. If one is of the opinion that the Bush presidency was bad for our democratic institutions and represented dangerous and incompetent leadership, those that stood all deserve our respect for having the courage and determination to speak out. A few are: General Eric Shinseki, Admiral William Fallon, a large group of Air Force officers too many to mention by name, The Dixie Chicks, Joseph Wilson & Valarie Plame, Seymour Hersh, Keith Olbermann, Ehren Watada, John Murtha, Richard Clark, Rocky Anderson, Scott Ritter, and yes, Cindy Sheehan. Although, I understand your frustration with the answer you received to your question, I do not understand your desire to turn your back and walk out. In these sort of forums, Q&A's are usually frustrating.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Closed Music Theater, victim of a changing culture
In response to: Closed Music Theater, victim of a changing culture
In my day it was Engineer Boots and a Garrison Buckle AND a guitar, but I admit, there was no AxeHugger back then.
RK says: "We are in fact witnessing the slow death of a culture." Ah, that's a fast death, I think, and with instant cultural rebirth. All is well. It is I who fail to change.
Ned: thanks for the good music. "Time has come today", indeed. A toast to young hearts everywhere - kampai, cheers, slainte, bottoms up to youth everywhere.
RK says: "We are in fact witnessing the slow death of a culture." Ah, that's a fast death, I think, and with instant cultural rebirth. All is well. It is I who fail to change.
Ned: thanks for the good music. "Time has come today", indeed. A toast to young hearts everywhere - kampai, cheers, slainte, bottoms up to youth everywhere.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: I scream. You scream. Who's got the best Ice Cream ?
In response to: I scream. You scream. Who's got the best Ice Cream ?
ccfoodi, I'm almost certain Polar Cave Ice Cream is purchased, not homemade. The nurse is commenting on places that all make their ice cream on the premises.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: I scream. You scream. Who's got the best Ice Cream ?
In response to: I scream. You scream. Who's got the best Ice Cream ?
The nurse knows her ice cream, indeed. Now a Smitty's burrito from his original ice cream location at Davisville Road.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The True Meaning Of Conservatism In Our Constitutional Democracy
In response to: The True Meaning Of Conservatism In Our Constitutional Democracy
Once Vice President Cheney now speaks up and says he doesn't have "any problems" with gay and lesbian marriage. Sarah Palin has never been known to disagree with Dick Cheney. Palin bundles more of the "value issues" with her version of "free market" and "states right" ideologies. Now needed to help redefine the GOP, a Fox News sponsored Palin/Cheney debate.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: First Blue Crab
In response to: First Blue Crab
Agree pizzatime! I don't think the Vietnamese have any difficulty reading signs in English. This may have been true a decade or more ago but no longer. My hunch is, if you could size every crab taken, a very wide variety of culprits would be identified. I hunted Blueclaw Crab as a very young boy at Indian Mound Beach in Buttermilk Bay in the early 50's. Johnny Casey and I would go out at night in a dingy, and lie noiseless, shining a flashlight into the muck. "I see one", I whispered. Johnny quickly stood up, I moved quickly to stabilize myself, Johnny went overboard, knee deep into the muck. The memory brings big smiles to this day. What fun we had. If we failed to net the Blue Crab, it lived to grow bigger. That's how fast it disappeared below the surface of the mud. I do treasure the memories of those years.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
Hi again dpie. Yes it's clear what your position on Memorial Day is and it's clear what Mary's position is. In my opinion, no one is right or wrong here as all citizens have a duty to take a stand on issues of war. I was simply trying to clarify that Mary was not suggesting that we not have a Memorial Day. You do a good job clarifying the matter when you say "we celebrate it appropriately". I agree with you. We part company, I think, where I further believe it's a wonderful thing that Mary W. and Mary Z. can freely and without fear feel as they do. And, indeed, they do speak for an important constituency. I value all these opinions strongly voiced.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
dpie, I don't think Mary is suggesting we not have Memorial Day as a day of remembrance. My take is she objects to the way we choose to remember, a fair point, in my mind. Although I disagree with her core point, which I read as our nation should never go to war, I surely agree that some wars, especially the war in Iraq, should be challenged. I think we had three focus points to consider for war after 9/11: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia. We took our eye off the ball and many have died as a result. The frustration Mary writes of is understandable. And, as a vet, I am delighted she has a forum through which she can speak out.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
In response to: Questioning Memorial Day
I'm a veteran and proud of it. This is a wonderful comment about Memorial Day, war, dying, and why. I feel one of the principal reasons for my Army service was to insure the Mary Wentworth's of our nation, who hold any and all perspectives, can enjoy the freedom to speak out. The sound of freedom is not the roar of Air Force planes, it is the voices on soap boxes such as this web site. If you, Mary, and every capable and qualified citizen offered a tour of service in our military, I suspect it would be a more peaceful and secure world. The United States has and always will have adversaries. Leaving the job of protecting this vast nation to a few volunteers and paid mercenaries is a dangerous mistake. We seem to be growing careless in the choices made to lead this nation. Leadership over the past quarter century has been poor. So I understand the frustration the Mayy's around the country feel on this Memorial Day.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Scofflaws stealing Railtrail iron couplings
In response to: Scofflaws stealing Railtrail iron couplings
Numah, I agree. The loss of rail has been a social tragedy. Can you imagine the benefit rail would be to tourism and the Cape economy had the system been kept up and running!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Obama, Wartime President
In response to: Obama, Wartime President
I am concerned about President Obama's decision making process and priorities, voice. He seems to lack the courage to oppose the entrenched and powerful politicians that refuse to cooperate with his plans. I get the feeling he buckles out of fear of confrontation. The Presidents desire for all to get along and to seek harmony from those in the prior Administration appears to be crippling his promised agenda. Ya, it leaves me concerned. He's may get up one morning and find he's lost the opportunity to forge ahead with his promised goals. He will have seeded a government structure that becomes, for him, his own jail. Four months is just not enough time to be sure of any of these trends.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: A Memorial Day Reflection On Patriotism And Duty
In response to: A Memorial Day Reflection On Patriotism And Duty
No Richard, not at all do I intend to suggest that "ONLY veterans can honor veterans". Further, I am not saying "that respect for the Constitution is BEST displayed by being a veteran". I do say being a vet is the most "VISIBLE" display of respect for the Constitution. By implication, if my words were chosen correctly by me, one can assume ALL who are capable and qualified should seek to become a veteran. All should hope to so honor their country however brief the period of time of service. As usual, I am in overall agreement with your thoughts. This article is a nice comment on veterans.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Obama, Wartime President
In response to: Obama, Wartime President
What silly drivel. Reading this nonsense at the time when we honor veterans smacks of unintended satirical comedy. The article is a swig of Limbaugh Light. President Obama is four months in office. Give me an analysis like this after two years in office and you'll get my attention. "Obama, Wartime President", indeed. Who's war(s)!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: A Memorial Day Reflection On Patriotism And Duty
In response to: A Memorial Day Reflection On Patriotism And Duty
The best way to honor our veterans is to be a veteran. The sure way to protect our nation is to be a veteran. Respect for the Constitution is most visibly displayed by being a veteran. Veterans are as concerned about our nation leaders being "right" as anyone else. That vets put aside deeper questions of service in times of misdirected wars is a testament to the good training and preparation a vet receives. In ways appropriate to each circumstance, veterans do manage to be a force in keeping our country "right" when all is said and done. It's fitting to have this special day to remember our fallen veterans, indeed all veterans.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Single Payer is Coming....
In response to: Single Payer is Coming....
Krugman today on health care: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/opinion/22krugman.html
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Single Payer is Coming....
In response to: Single Payer is Coming....
Many difficulties lie ahead before President Obama can expect success on health care. The President, on most issues and especially his approach to health care, is controlled by the belief that the opposition must somehow be satisfied in order to advance a new program. He ends up caught in a trap of his own making. Too much of the planning revolves around inside politics. He needs to take bold and independent action. But, it's not going to happen. What will fill the void? Cape Care? Best of luck.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Calamari time
In response to: Calamari time
Ah Bethany, the wonderful subjects you write about and with such style and perfection. Last Friday night we were at the Misaki Japanese restaurant in Hyannis across from Country Gardens and Flower Center, West Main Street. A fisherman had just brought in out-of-the-water squid and rock cod. We delighted with the skillful preparations of Chef Hamada and dined on both items. Hamada san cleaned and prepared the body of the squid sashimi style. The tentacles were served as geso. That is, they are blanched in boiling water, grilled or torched and served as sushi with a sweet thick soy based sauce lightly brushed over the top of the cooked tentacles. The rock cod was prepared as sashimi.It was a most delicious meal. On the stool next to me sat the fisherman totally satisfied with his days work.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
RL is exactly right. Although few fall from trees, when it happens, the consequences can be severe and untreatable. The U.S. auto industry now faces such an economic trauma. Years of bad business behavior by unions and senior management have resulted in an emergency that begs for a solution. So, Obama can toss our money at the problem, the companies can cut and restructure, suppliers can join the patient lines and workers the unemployment lines but without radical changes in auto product offerings there is little chance of avoiding the terrible reaper of automotive death.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
I would add WB, that given your extensive experience with making business thrive in a declining economic environment, I'm surprised at how totally you missed the point on the wretched troubles facing the auto industry. The Pied Piper plays his happy tune again while all about him have no clue that our little children are headed for disaster.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
As I said, I was making a wild guess. Facts remain as they are with auto sales. Adding sales staff is no solution in this down market. Running a booming dotcom is not the same as making and selling a car. I remain convinced WB could not be more wrong on this one.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
In response to: We have met the enemy, and they are us
Ok, the auto industry should have been left to fend for itself. But, oh no, we get more "socialism". Is this an example of Obama socialism? Your flea analogy is apt. On economics, WB gets into a muddle. You neglect to mention the significance of the German invasion with the VW Beetle. WB says: "When business is down, a company needs more sales people...." Clearly, on a wild guess, WB has never been a business owner or manager of a business where the position held responsibility for the economic viability of the business. The auto industry/dealers have no money because there are no buyers. We are not seeing "the typical bean-counter's response". The economic collapse does necessitate a retching realignment response, with or without a bailout. All the auto companies are suffering hard times right now regardless of the nationality of their origin. WB has made overly simplistic observations that fails to address the bailout issue or the economic tensions within the auto industry.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Warblers of Spring
In response to: The Warblers of Spring
Excellent pic's. A few years back, a warbler we called Tennessee, flew into the pane of glass on the sliding door. We thought it was done for but the Ms would hear none of it. She got a shallow tin and put a little water in it and placed the warbler therein. About four hours later it woke up and flew to the nearest branch where it stayed for another couple of hours. Mr warbler then resumed the good life.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Where Are We Headed? Who Wants To Go There? Part IV
In response to: Where Are We Headed? Who Wants To Go There? Part IV
RK writes: "Every liberal president since Roosevelt has tried to move the United States into socialism." I'd like to know just how you define "socialism". If I have no children but am forced through tax levies to pay for the school system - socialism? If I don't drive but am forced to contribute to the cost of roads - socialism? If I rarely use the town dump but am forced to pay the same as a big user - socialism? If I live responsibly and never ask for fire or police services yet am forced to pay for these services - socialism? Are the government run programs now in health care and social security - socialism? If I never use mass transit but must help pay of it - socialism? And on and on and on. What is socialism?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Evolution, Natural Rights, The Social Contract And Animal Rights
In response to: Evolution, Natural Rights, The Social Contract And Animal Rights
The American Eagle, just one example of life saved from extinction. Although I have over the years disagreed with many of the animal rights positions and certain activities, I acknowledge the good works that have sprung from this "truly moonbat sociopolitical movement". Society has room for us all - nice. Cheers to Rousseau and Locke.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Test
In response to: Test
I was at wits end and totally lost until the "Evacuation Route" signs were installed. Is there such a thing as SIGN POLLUTION?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: On "Ethical" Vegetarianism:
In response to: On "Ethical" Vegetarianism:
The story of Emily the Cow: http://www.peaceabbey.org/sanctuary/emissary.htm
j. madden [Member]
In response to: An Earth Day 2009 Reflection
In response to: An Earth Day 2009 Reflection
K2 writes about RL: "...Retired no doubt." I believe you are wrong. RL, I believe, has said at various times, that he is a practicing lawyer. My take on the gentleman is that he's a committed, thoughtful, citizen, a darn good writer, and respectful enough to give any serious commenter a carefully rebuttal or reply. You might not like what RL stands for but it sure makes me feel better about our nation that so many via the Internet(s) are willing to take the time to present thoroughly researched articles on topics that affect us all.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
Part 3 of 3: Let these remarks serve as an example of “the comment” (a subject discussed earlier). It was 170 words too long. To express my full thoughts on this RL article, I could not do it via comment. As I said before: a comment is just a comment, nothing more nothing less. The article is the substance and the comment is usually simply a pithy add-on. Call it a hug or a rock tossed. My apologies to CCT for breaking the posting rules on length.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
Part 2 of 3: The famous lithograph by Nathaniel Currier in 1846 clearly shows large crowds of people gathered around the tea ships in everyday dress and many are women. The culmination of their efforts came a year and a half later with the declaration that the people will not be governed without representation. The War of Independence began in June 1775.
One friend who attended the recent Boston Tea party told me some of the attendees rushed back to the Hyannis Rotary to attend that event as well. The turnout across the country was a bit short of pathetic, especially compared to the protests of the 1960’s. Still, I don't believe these protesters are "the mindless anti-tax rabble" that RL describes. They are the opposition, without whom democracy could not continue and our way of life would not endure.
One friend who attended the recent Boston Tea party told me some of the attendees rushed back to the Hyannis Rotary to attend that event as well. The turnout across the country was a bit short of pathetic, especially compared to the protests of the 1960’s. Still, I don't believe these protesters are "the mindless anti-tax rabble" that RL describes. They are the opposition, without whom democracy could not continue and our way of life would not endure.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
In response to: Taxes, Terrorism, Christianity & Socialism
Although it's a fact that opposition usually takes snippets of a life, such as with Ayers, Fonda, Seeger, et al, and blows it up into an untruthful exaggeration, the expression of rejection and confirmation of political opposition remains valid. Democrats do it too. The Bush manipulation of his military obligation and Cheney's evasion of the military are examples of good use of this tactic. It's the duty of informed citizens to see through the smoke.
RL refers to the original tea protesters of December 1773 in ways all true but incomplete. The “patriots", anxious for independence, always had to fear the Loyalists (Tories) that were their neighbors, and too often in control of the seats of power. Class distinction was far more obvious and to have a finger of authority pointed at you in 1773 could mean the end of life. Those on the ships had to be in disguise. Part 1 of 3.
RL refers to the original tea protesters of December 1773 in ways all true but incomplete. The “patriots", anxious for independence, always had to fear the Loyalists (Tories) that were their neighbors, and too often in control of the seats of power. Class distinction was far more obvious and to have a finger of authority pointed at you in 1773 could mean the end of life. Those on the ships had to be in disguise. Part 1 of 3.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Bragging Song: A Timely Update
In response to: The Bragging Song: A Timely Update
My thoughts drift off to Pete Seeger, HUAC, and all those ostracized or destroyed. To what end? Surely not to protect a democratic way of life. For 40 years HUAC anointed good Americans and condemned the "un-American Americans". No BBC to the rescue. Let all voices sing.
http://rwor.org/a/114/erlinder-interview-en.html
http://rwor.org/a/114/erlinder-interview-en.html
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Democracy and Bigotry: Executive Summary for Conservative Dummies
In response to: Democracy and Bigotry: Executive Summary for Conservative Dummies
Ned causes me to think more about my earlier comment. I did not intend to "suggest that neither is important". Indeed the opposite. My feeling is ALL ARE important, especially as time plays out and the variety of voices and opinions become the essence of democracy. Also, I should not have used the word "respect". I get no hint of it or disrespect. My guess is RL is too often frustrated by comments. I mean to urge RL not to react. He should not change.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Red Sox get good news and bad
In response to: Red Sox get good news and bad
A friend gave me excellent advise when I told him I turned the radio off at 2:31 a.m. and the Sox lost by one run. He said: when they play the West Coast, don't watch, don't listen. Yup.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Democracy and Bigotry: Executive Summary for Conservative Dummies
In response to: Democracy and Bigotry: Executive Summary for Conservative Dummies
To attempt to diminish those that comment because they do not blog or post cogent analysis cheapens your own worthy efforts to debate and argue with style. A comment is just a comment, no more no less. Any pejorative disapproval of anyone posting a comment is unhelpful. You usually, with good reasoning, criticize the logic of opposing comments; and, that's how it should be, in my opinion. We would have no democracy without powerful opposing points of view. Thank goodness we are all around and willing to shout. The long conservative grip on the country now has us in a ditch. The trouble is serious. By observation, it's clear the right wing movement is now in the throws of paranoia. Their followers need new leadership with a clear set of ethical standards. Without them, in one form or another, we all face failure. I think your taking the time to respond in detail to comments has been a huge contribution to supporting your position and showing respect for others.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: It's safe to say nobody likes taxes, gray heads and suits protest here
In response to: It's safe to say nobody likes taxes, gray heads and suits protest here
Manatee asks an important question re permit. I heard on TV last night that the total turnout across the country would not have filled a major football stadium. True?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Boston Globe may close in 30 days, Times threatens staff, union
In response to: Boston Globe may close in 30 days, Times threatens staff, union
Cru says: "Do you see the towns adjusting inflated rates to reflect current home value assessments?" If I sniff at the process, the home value assessment game has the smell of a game of now-you-see-it-now-you-don't. A couple of years ago, with very few comps to gage my home value, the Town comes up with a couple of transactions where the buyer cared less about the cost of the home and way overpaid. So, that idiotic real estate transaction becomes a benchmark for setting the value for "like" properties throughout the town - ridiculous. This year my real estate tax payment went up $400. The assessed value went down a scant 2.7%. The towns need X amount of revenue from this tax and they will not be denied.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: You are missing the point
In response to: You are missing the point
You know if Republican politicians had the slightest bit of backbone, they would have stoop up to Bush & Cheney when those jerks pushed bad policy. But, oh no, must not go against the party leaders. Better to lie, twist, and flip the facts and damn the results. Just stand by and let Phil Graham, Paulson and Rove shred good government. Now you're left with one way back to power - destroy the President. What a bad bunch of flag-waving hypocrites you all are.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: You are missing the point
In response to: You are missing the point
Piggy & Voice: I agree. The task of rejuvenating out democracy seems insurmountable. Yet, the damage the political hacks of both parties have done to the country over the last quarter century is so severe that somehow, someway, the public must wake up and say "enough". Your idea a a third controlling political force is an idea who's time has come. It really has to happen. Dissatisfaction and disappointment are widespread. I'm keeping my hopes up.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: You are missing the point
In response to: You are missing the point
Voice: What makes the viability of a third party impossible? Obama just proved the people will finance a major campaign. It seems to be the unwillingness of leadership to cluster around the idea. So, it's left to a single personality like a Perot or Anderson or McCarthy. People need to recognize and support the formation a "new" party of many. The R's & D's are at loggerheads. The impasse is destroying the integrity of our democracy. There is no other solution. A third party must be formed and become viable.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: You are missing the point
In response to: You are missing the point
Why the sudden popularity of the word "socialism" with Republicans? Are unemployment compensation, social security, Medicare, earmarks sponsored by R's, payments to big-business farming, subsidies to the milk or peanut industries socialist? How about people that don't drive being forced to pay for the roads? Or, childless people forced to pay for schools? Just what is this new "socialism"? It's Republican nonsense fed to the masses in hopes of exciting opposition to Obama - no more, no less. Pointless drivel.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: On Wingnuts, Moonbats And Neo-Con Men
In response to: On Wingnuts, Moonbats And Neo-Con Men
To a great extent, the fault of the quagmire this democracy finds itself in, is squarely with the middle class and working class citizens that voted. If they did not know what the consequences of electing unqualified candidates to high office would be, they should have known. Yet they voted against their interests and the nations interests. If they could not comprehend the manipulation of extreme ideological positions designed to excite them, they should have understood. Yet they voted against candidates that stood to defend their interests. They asked the conservatives for prosperity and got misery. They got what they voted for and they must share a great deal of the blame.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
Discovered: good pizza at Wicked Pizza in the Roche Bros. mall in Mashpee. Better go early - looooong lines even in the pouring rain.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Foolish Times
In response to: Foolish Times
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
- from "An Essay on Criticism" by Alexander Pope
"What more do you need to know John T. Sheedy, a/k/a Jack Sheedy, a/k/a Thomas J. McSheey (no d when using small c), that perhaps I am the most foolish fool of all."
Mr. Sheedy, you have looked about you, and clearly you can see you are the wisest of them all. "They, those greedy bums, are the bigger fool.
- from "An Essay on Criticism" by Alexander Pope
"What more do you need to know John T. Sheedy, a/k/a Jack Sheedy, a/k/a Thomas J. McSheey (no d when using small c), that perhaps I am the most foolish fool of all."
Mr. Sheedy, you have looked about you, and clearly you can see you are the wisest of them all. "They, those greedy bums, are the bigger fool.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: South Dennis Sex-Ring bust; Osterville's Andy Hallett dead at 33; Tinman feeds the needy; Layoffs at The Globe
In response to: South Dennis Sex-Ring bust; Osterville's Andy Hallett dead at 33; Tinman feeds the needy; Layoffs at The Globe
RL, well said, as Mom always cautioned, "life's unfair". Indeed. But why does it have to be harder than moving a mountain to bring change to such an issue. You contrast these women to the wealthy that are greedy. The injustice is so simple to see, it's so obvious. Yet, people were fine with Bush dismissing the avarice cops. Sigh.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
A government run health care program will be able to supply everybody with their daily drugs. A friend emails: "Taking this single pill will help you overcome YOUR lifestyle that is harming and or killing you."
"A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and stroke." M. Marchione, AP http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_he_me/med_heart_polypill
"A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and stroke." M. Marchione, AP http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_he_me/med_heart_polypill
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Buying Out the American Dream
In response to: Buying Out the American Dream
As I was reading, I found myself muttering, "I might have read this a decade ago, or two decades ago, indeed three decades ago". When I read, "fast forward nine years", it became clear how right you have been. It seems business cannot be discouraged from trading with China, financiers will not reject excessive greed, the products of science cannot be kept secret, the old missiles will always be replaced with new missiles, economic independence remains a mirage, our political voice failed to deliver results - it's a decades long ongoing process. The one anchor that could have held events harmless was cut loose — government oversight and engaged prudent regulatory agencies. Time to solve the problems and repeat the process.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
Today the results of a study at Brigham & Women's Hospital supports a point of view you have held. Statins may indeed be added to our orange juice and Lactaid along with calcium and vitamins.
March 29, 2009, New York Times: "Cholesterol Drugs may Reduce Risk of Clots — New results from a large study suggest that the drugs known as statins may have a benefit beyond lowering cholesterol: reducing the risk of developing blood clots in the veins."
March 29, 2009, New York Times: "Cholesterol Drugs may Reduce Risk of Clots — New results from a large study suggest that the drugs known as statins may have a benefit beyond lowering cholesterol: reducing the risk of developing blood clots in the veins."
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
There seems to be considerable trouble with the Medicare program. Spending is out of control in some regions of the country and doctor reimbursement has never been satisfactory, let alone the fact that "Medicare is ratcheting down" payments. How is it possible for this or a similar system to explode in size and keep is current barely acceptable standards? Another government run system, the VA, is forever under attack for sub-standard practices. The politicians can't even establish mandatory funding for the VA! We better be careful what we ask of our government and when we ask.
An old friend emailed me: Our government was/is charged with protecting our:
Borders ..Hello...
Banks.....Hello
S&L..... Hello
Managing our country….Hello
What am I missing….
The primary problem is disjointed disaffected health care systems with different mandates linked together.
A citizen base that has unhealthy abysmal health habits that cannot be supported by shared revenue. And,yet living longer then ever. Financially unsustainable.
Hmmmm.
An old friend emailed me: Our government was/is charged with protecting our:
Borders ..Hello...
Banks.....Hello
S&L..... Hello
Managing our country….Hello
What am I missing….
The primary problem is disjointed disaffected health care systems with different mandates linked together.
A citizen base that has unhealthy abysmal health habits that cannot be supported by shared revenue. And,yet living longer then ever. Financially unsustainable.
Hmmmm.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
In response to: Health Care Reform Revisited
How will health care changes impact science? See link: http://tinyurl.com/cnyzk4
How will health issues, that cross political lines, be addressed under a change to government run health care? See link: http://tinyurl.com/clxuns
Odd things will happen with any sweeping change. For example, divorce will probably become common among elderly, if the current system continues, to protect the ever dwindling assets or to prevent impoverishment of the still healthy mate should nursing care be required.
Scientific advancement, better doctoring, a smarter population (think the success of smoking cessation programs), and comprehensive elderly care programs are extending life beyond anyone’s expectations and its expenses. Can we really expect any future financial gain from a change to our health care system?
How will health issues, that cross political lines, be addressed under a change to government run health care? See link: http://tinyurl.com/clxuns
Odd things will happen with any sweeping change. For example, divorce will probably become common among elderly, if the current system continues, to protect the ever dwindling assets or to prevent impoverishment of the still healthy mate should nursing care be required.
Scientific advancement, better doctoring, a smarter population (think the success of smoking cessation programs), and comprehensive elderly care programs are extending life beyond anyone’s expectations and its expenses. Can we really expect any future financial gain from a change to our health care system?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Nobska & Beyond, photos & poetry
In response to: Nobska & Beyond, photos & poetry
Beautiful photographs. A slice of heaven. One of my favorite spots on the Cape. Just love it, thanks.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Higgs Boson and Jesus
In response to: The Higgs Boson and Jesus
Apart from Jesus and Buddha, another good beginning is Abraham & Moses. Their emphasis on communicating with God and dedication to learning based on attendance at the synagogue gave Western culture it's spiritual roots. I'd like to add them to the "many other good places". I've always viewed religion as a desire to be good and to do good. Accordingly, they all share the position of "a good place to start".
RL, yes you did not intend to exclude anyone. I just felt there was room for more specifics. Another excellent article!
RL, yes you did not intend to exclude anyone. I just felt there was room for more specifics. Another excellent article!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Earl Devaney – hauling "waste" on the Cape and now Washington
In response to: Earl Devaney – hauling "waste" on the Cape and now Washington
The crown of thorns Samantha seems to be wearing in the photo would have been more aptly worn by Mr. Devaney. And, the metaphor of "hauling waste" is perfect. Fear says the Bush/Cheney/Paulson misconduct is so egregious that the entire Department of the Interior could not haul all the wast away. President Obama is now stuck trying to placate everyone. Our government first wanted to protect the very people that gambled out future away and now is trapped in a downward spiral of making financial bad judgments while trying to pass it off as good policy to the public. The gigantic size of the mess seems to have swamped President Obama and his Administration has us headed for more trouble. The stage was set by Bush. Congress is trashing capitalism. Obama is the merry Pied Piper waltzing out children off to a mountain of debt. I hope I'm wrong. My heart is with President Obama.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Higgs Boson and Jesus
In response to: The Higgs Boson and Jesus
Comments from Richard Fineman: http://tinyurl.com/5cu8ou
Gaqutama Buddha, aka Siddhattha, is worthy of consideration. The wish to attain enlightenment, to make an attempt to enjoy focused meditation, to always search for wisdom, to not depend on material success but rather pray for the inner development of peace and happiness, and to work toward improving the quality of life are equally compelling to the teachings of other religious icons.
With a new-found respect for science, perhaps now our scientists can get on with the task of elevating our knowledge of the universe. Finally there will never be a single line like "The Higgs Boson and Jesus" but a series of lines that reflect a goal to never exclude.
Gaqutama Buddha, aka Siddhattha, is worthy of consideration. The wish to attain enlightenment, to make an attempt to enjoy focused meditation, to always search for wisdom, to not depend on material success but rather pray for the inner development of peace and happiness, and to work toward improving the quality of life are equally compelling to the teachings of other religious icons.
With a new-found respect for science, perhaps now our scientists can get on with the task of elevating our knowledge of the universe. Finally there will never be a single line like "The Higgs Boson and Jesus" but a series of lines that reflect a goal to never exclude.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Artisans needed (and wanted) in this downward spiraling economy
In response to: Artisans needed (and wanted) in this downward spiraling economy
Looks like a great inventory. We have long enjoyed the blown glass from one of the Cape's outstanding artists, Michael Magyar of Cape Cod Glass Studio. Whenever we're in the neighborhood we'd always make time for a relaxing walk through the Glass Studio. We'll add time for Collections Gallery. They are right down the street from each other.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Time for newspaper folks to fight back
In response to: Time for newspaper folks to fight back
Key point here, but sadly untrue, at least in the full context of the newspaper industry over the past critical decade. This quote from the article on "time for papers to fight back" is incorrect:
"In municipalities from coast t o coast, newspapers have excelled in their watchdog role as a protector of the public interest by bringing down corrupt politicians, exposing government waste and fraud, and injecting much needed accountability in our schools and social-service agencies."
As videopaul says: "It's more of a pep talk." Good newspapers are important. New newspapers will spring to life to replace those going out of business.
"In municipalities from coast t o coast, newspapers have excelled in their watchdog role as a protector of the public interest by bringing down corrupt politicians, exposing government waste and fraud, and injecting much needed accountability in our schools and social-service agencies."
As videopaul says: "It's more of a pep talk." Good newspapers are important. New newspapers will spring to life to replace those going out of business.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: How Much Kennedy Is Enough?
In response to: How Much Kennedy Is Enough?
Linking people for criticism because of a particular family name or for being a member of a famous family makes no sense in a democratic society. It's the voters choice who will assume office. And, voters have failed to make their views known early enough in the election process. Voters have not insisted, before primary party elections, that they have had enough of a person long in office. The grim reality of Ted Kennedy's life in the Senate is that it has been for too many years. Party workers and leaders, and the people, are at fault for this problem. Electing a person repeatedly is bad for democracy. The U.S. senate is not a very democratic institution. Too often, the people repeat the mistake with those they elect to the House of Representatives. We hurt ourselves and out political system by constantly re-electing the same people. For a humorous look at the anti-democratic present leader of the GOP, with no family lineage, see this link: http://tinyurl.com/co6jb2
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Feeling the Squeeze: Soup Kitchens Tough Out the Hard Times
In response to: Feeling the Squeeze: Soup Kitchens Tough Out the Hard Times
Wonderful information about people who truly make a difference.
j. madden [Member]
In response to:
In response to:
My earlier comment was regarding RL, "On the Soviet-American Arms Race. Some time ago Mary Z had an interesting post on Hiroshima - here's the link again: http://tinyurl.com/45tvqq
j. madden [Member]
In response to:
In response to:
For an earlier discussion on cctoday, go to this link for article and comments: http://tinyurl.com/45tvqq
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
samuraiwaitress, thanks, I'll try Thuan Loi Food Mart soon. To stay on oriental food, here is a story I think is quite exceptional: Misaki in Hyannis, a Japanese sushi restaurant, that has been there for years without achieving too much status. I learned recently that an American couple had bought the place. Making sushi is all nuance. The chef must learn the precise amount of vinegar for the rice, what brand of rice to use, how moist it should be after cooking, how much to use in the roll, how to compress the rice on the nori, what grade of nori to use, etc. We went for dinner last Sunday and the owner named Shawn was busy making maki rolls. This was interesting. We ate. It was good. I enquired: how did a young guy like you come to take such a big risk? Shawn told me he worked at Misaki and the chance came up to buy and he and his wife Karen jumped. They are working hard and doing a good job. It's an amazing story of guts and risk and a Cape Cod magazine should pick up on the story of this budding mogul.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Trader Joe's: Check out the chicken on the cheap
In response to: Trader Joe's: Check out the chicken on the cheap
Tonight it was N.E. clam chowder. We substituted TJ's pancetta (at the recommendation of the treats man) for salt pork - yum. So good. TJ's always has something special.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Sox practice arms control
In response to: Sox practice arms control
Thank you Steve. Ah, the terrific memories this little read brought back. This made me think of the great 1949 Boston Braves, with a dozen pitchers on the staff, eight of which are forgotten. The four that live on in my mind are: Two righties Johnny Sain and Vern Bickford and two lefties Warren Spahn and Johnny Antonelli and protecting the plate Del Crandall. What a team, what a memory. You make me think it can happen again - a Red Sox pitching staff for the ages.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Policy or politics?
In response to: Policy or politics?
Wonderful comment jakeskid. I add an exclamation point to your call to stop the MacCarthyism. Those that use the tactic often go forward with interesting thoughts but the name-calling greatly diminishes the overall comment. I too am "overjoyed that the GOP is out of power". But, I will not blindly support any new group in power. I want to ask questions. I want to express my distrust for their plans and motivations where I think it's deserved. "The concept of two parties being in agreement is usually the product of dictatorships", as jakeskid says, can also be argued as true. However, I believe RL is putting his thoughts on the GOP position(s) in a valid context. He also explains and supports his position in a way I can agree. Indeed, RL is arguing for reasoned two party dialogue, not a lock-in-step back-slapping can't we all just get along lets make a deal arrangement. RL takes the time to fully develop and substantiate his point(s) of view. Comments are crippled by brevity but they can still be analytical and respectful.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Policy or politics?
In response to: Policy or politics?
RL writes: "So why don't we hear "Rush," or John McCain or the demagouges on Fox TV bleating about the "pork" on which Halliburton, Bechtel and KRB have been stuffing themselves at the public trough for the past five or six years, the way they're doing today with their potshots at the earmarks in the stimulus package?" — What a colossal failure of the citizens and the "free" press for eight long years. Please spear me the Limbough/Fox references. They occupy a labyrinth cluttered with delusional nonsense. The group they claim to sway could not fill a big convention center today. If the nation has learned anything from the Bush years, it's we had best keep a sharp eye on the immense work of government or be prepared to suffer horrible consequences again.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Policy or politics?
In response to: Policy or politics?
The farcical commentary of the staff at CNBC aside, should not all the people question the stunning size of federal government spending? The pantomime-like performance and silly rants of CNBC anchors since the crash does seem to have highlighted one important element of spending that's absent - forethought. I don't think much good can come from rushing out titles and slogans while staggering amounts of money are aimed at projects that have not been given the time a child would devote to spending the money in the piggy-bank. It's simple neglect. The rush to spend is injudicious (substitute your own phrase of choice here). Collecting a group of smart people around a table and saying "go" has to be a foolish approach. Spending in this way is doomed to failure. It won't stimulate the sick economy. Some people will be helped and that's all nice. But, it's not the objective and the messengers are not explaining that to us.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Half-Life
In response to: Half-Life
Sigh, possee, tis grim. I do have the faith that we will emerge from the mess a better country than ever before. And, I do prefer living in this country today compared to any other time in its history. The USA keeps getting better. But, does Representative Perry et al understand that my retirement savings have pretty much gone away? What will be the consequences five years from now? Hell, a year from now! Possee writes: "Alas, the fools that perpetrated the financial mess, now lose everything..." Hmmmmmm.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cape Cod gets over $17 million in stimulus money
In response to: Cape Cod gets over $17 million in stimulus money
It will be disappointing if clearly defined "peddle safe" bike lanes are not included in road reconstruction.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
I would sum up Oriental markets this way: (1.) Kan Man, Quincy Street, Quincy - far and away the best, strongest in Chinese foods. (2.) Kotobukiya, Porter Square, Cambridge, all Japanese. (3.) Super88, 5 stores, Boston, Quincy, Alston, Dorchester & Malden, strongest in Vietnamese. (4.) Reliable Market, 45 Union Square, Somerville, strongest in Korean.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Half-Life
In response to: Half-Life
If big corporations are abusive now, it was a lot worse in the 1875 mining riots. Over a hundred years ago J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller were busy forming a gang of "robber barons" - the gilded age of capitalists. It ended with the Great Depression. Now is as it was then in that the pillars of the financial world have again crumbled. So, yes it is "another history lesson". And, yes today "the people" have a greater say, and yet, America is the same democracy it was before. The "apathetic electorate" is not as apathetic as it was forced to be so many years ago. The lesson is: too much power and wealth centered on too few that have an alliance with the government will, in the end, result in disaster. In the twenty first century all nations with free people know this. Today we have entered a new era that requires us all to contribute to the rebuilding effort.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Half-Life
In response to: Half-Life
What if the crisis was past a point were government could intervene and create solutions?! In that case the stimulus bill would really be a rescue bill. The government can spend vast amounts of money to bring some relief to people out of work and to those in distress. In this case the bill is no stimulus but it is human recovery. The spending will have little direct effect on the economic crisis. That will now have to run its course. It's a mess. When I think back to how life used to be, I get a feeling that the future will be good. Heck, in 1806, in Northhampton, MA two hapless Irishmen, Daley and Halligan, were tried, handed a sham of a verdict, and hung for a murder they assuredly did not commit. At that time the act of swift justice was easy because they were Irish. And so it goes, every ethnic group has it's own similar stories.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
Oh, what a power packed ingredient yuzu juice is - so much flavor. See here a recipe for chawanmushi, one of the most delightful delicacies for winter eats. Toped with yuzu juce, chawanmushi is incredible on a cold night. Link: http://japanesefood.about.com/od/egg/r/chawanmushi.htm
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
In response to: Decongestant and a belly warmer
If you really want civilized, there is the Kan Man in Quincy with marvelous bakery, duck carry-out, and fish counter. The mall has a dollar store a la oriental and a restaurant on the far left corner, as you face the front door of KanMan, that serves dim sum - yum. In the other direction, in Porter Square, Cambridge, is the Kotobukiya with its mall full of Japanese restaurants. Kotobukiya has really narrow isles so be prepared to do the bump and grind. Links to chat site on Kan Man and Super 88, Quincy: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/149280
And Japanese in Cambridge: http://www.kotobukiyamarket.com/homee.htm
And Japanese in Cambridge: http://www.kotobukiyamarket.com/homee.htm
j. madden [Member]
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You Tube views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2M7C95uL8&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMQTiD-FAlw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcuA86gblNk
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j. madden [Member]
In response to: Shells & a Blue Fin Cocktail
In response to: Shells & a Blue Fin Cocktail
As we pass through the final phase of this wondrous life, my wife and I lament most, no longer taking long walks on the beach and collecting shells. As children of the 1040's to June of 2007 we never tired of the search. The joy remains in viewing the shelves of bookcases, the bottles so colorful just as you describe, and in the landscaping around the house. A delightful read indeed. Thanks.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Limbaugh, Coulter and the new rising neocon starlet Sarah Palin
In response to: Limbaugh, Coulter and the new rising neocon starlet Sarah Palin
CPAC is now a fringe nuisance. It's collateral noise left over from the useless rants of the comatose Republicans. They are in great distress over the systemic failure of their beliefs. And, they should be anxious after poisoning the nation they love and hurting so many of its fine people. The Republicans achieved power so great that the truth was simply an annoyance. The excessive greed they inserted into our system of capitalism destroyed the hopes and dreams of almost everyone. Most Republicans are climbing out of the rut and want an honest restoration of moral influence imposed through government regulation on markets and finance. Some good Republicans want to fight to restore the leftover ideology that might still make sense. That's good - checks and balances and multiple points of view must survive for democracy to work. They never were "super patriots", only wealthy ideologues, who's dog of choice was the Pit Bull, to help move along the sheep.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Tolls on the Bridges--a Tired Old Idea
In response to: Tolls on the Bridges--a Tired Old Idea
It would make more sense to set up a shovel-ready project to fill in the canal.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Limbaugh, Coulter and the new rising neocon starlet Sarah Palin
In response to: Limbaugh, Coulter and the new rising neocon starlet Sarah Palin
Ned: Your brief comment is appreciated.
Richard Latimer: Thank you.
The French, not unlike most in human history, learned the hard way. That we failed to engage the French and consider their point of view, we will forever regret. The ideologies promoted by Reagan, Greenspan, Milton Friedman, William Buckley and Newt are now forever debunked. The final phase, under Bush, has left so many very serious problems that President Obama can't possibly get it all right. Most important is to disgorge the tripe of the far right and try our best to fix things. What a mess.
Richard Latimer: Thank you.
The French, not unlike most in human history, learned the hard way. That we failed to engage the French and consider their point of view, we will forever regret. The ideologies promoted by Reagan, Greenspan, Milton Friedman, William Buckley and Newt are now forever debunked. The final phase, under Bush, has left so many very serious problems that President Obama can't possibly get it all right. Most important is to disgorge the tripe of the far right and try our best to fix things. What a mess.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: CREDIT CARD COMPANIES: WHY THE LAWS THEY LOBBIED SO HARD FOR WON’T HELP THEM NOW
In response to: CREDIT CARD COMPANIES: WHY THE LAWS THEY LOBBIED SO HARD FOR WON’T HELP THEM NOW
Ah, Ms Southworth has it right as do many others. She writes: "The public will soon want their (management at credit card companies) heads on the chopping block." We can only hope. Till now "the public" has been its quiet, docile self. Behind the issues raised in this article is the looming catastrophe in our towns and municipalities. Government is going broke at an alarming pace.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
Best recovery after years in a coma: Daniel Webster Inn, Sandwich. Best breakfast Mid-Cape: The Daily Paper, Hyannis. Pizza the way it should be done: visit Chicago - a fresh top quality hamburger and yummy pizza I can't find on the Cape (burger is good at The Jail House, Harwich but that's too far away. Any suggestions?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
And, the best kept secret via the Internet (the low sugar recipe cookies are amazing): http://www.everythingcranberry.com/
Sandwich.
Sandwich.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
In response to: Any Good Restaurants & Salted Peanut Cookies
Missed: The White Rabbit, Cranberry Hwy., Wareham. Loved: The Inaho, Route 6A, Yarmouth Port. Longing for your return: the new and improved Regatta of Cotuit. Pity the closing: Samba Grill with last owners, Hanna and it's artistic, accomplished chef, both Hyannis. Deep sigh: over the posting for sale of Gracie's Table, Dennis. Best take-out or quick lunch: The Mad Platter, Mashpee. Most determined to succeed: Asia, Mashpee Commons.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: My GOP Book by Rep. Jeff Perry
In response to: My GOP Book by Rep. Jeff Perry
"Back to the principles of Ronald Reagan" - please, that failed formula is finished. Get out on the street and sell it to those out of work and to retirees too stunned at their lost savings to find their voice yet.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The Egg Stealer's Booty
In response to: The Egg Stealer's Booty
Great photo. The farms were we get eggs deliver up only dark orange yokes - and wow are they good. Yum.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Fish oil. A ‘natraceutical’. Why it is good for you...
In response to: Fish oil. A ‘natraceutical’. Why it is good for you...
I remember the worst thing about getting sick and staying home from school was being "forced" to take the required dose of fish oil. I think of fish oil as a medicine for children. Reading this I get the sense it's perfect for retired people spending their day watching Wall Street fall apart. I wonder which oil is best for the latter group: liquid, softgel or solid pill? Jonathan, thanks for the TJ's tip. I also wonder what other natural products might assist with the high BP & triglides/choles troubles of the knuckle-gnawing set?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: What Recession? Two new publications announced here
In response to: What Recession? Two new publications announced here
Love this line from the teaticket comment. It says it all: "...Myself, I'm more of an online person but its all good." Indeed. Best wishes for a big success story to be written soon.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Globe Editorial excoriates Kennedy and Delahunt; New Interior Dept. head a friend to Cape Wind
In response to: Globe Editorial excoriates Kennedy and Delahunt; New Interior Dept. head a friend to Cape Wind
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Save Detroit?
In response to: Save Detroit?
Bank of America pumps uncountable millions into the presidential
campaigns, buys Merrill Lynch, and two months later announces 35,000 job cuts. --- Some information is now coming out on the amount of money management has syphoned off the revenues of the auto companies. No wonder they have nothing in the bank. --- The hedge funds turn out to be pyramid schemes. The Fed won't tell where the people's money is going. --- Who's the chump?
campaigns, buys Merrill Lynch, and two months later announces 35,000 job cuts. --- Some information is now coming out on the amount of money management has syphoned off the revenues of the auto companies. No wonder they have nothing in the bank. --- The hedge funds turn out to be pyramid schemes. The Fed won't tell where the people's money is going. --- Who's the chump?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Physician Apologies
In response to: Physician Apologies
Quahog is right. Evidently some 62,040,609 other people share this point of view. There remain another 239,099,337 folks that might consider searching all available information on a prescribed drug before deciding to swallow. It’s because quahog is correct that caution is an imperative for the wise. The clarity and witticism of the quahog message will hopefully encourage research and careful thought about what’s prescribed. “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Issac Asimov. www.askapatient.com is a public comment site on prescription drug use that can be helpful when considering possible drug side effects.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Physician Apologies
In response to: Physician Apologies
Counsellor, you hit a nerve! You speak of "...the civil justice system and the rights of victims...." After years of deregulating and neutering the FDA to protect pharmaceutical companies from law suits for negligence, I thing your swinging at shadows. It's a "buyer beware" world when it comes to medical treatments. Take the example of bisphosphonates. A petite elderly person is advised to try Boniva and it nearly kills her - life as known ruined. No victim satisfaction in this case. Your profession won't touch the case unless the patient is young, a professional worker with significant earnings potential, and dead. I know, it's not your fault. The FDA in cooperation with the drug companies has made all the arrangements to frustrate and deny you any chance of winning justice for the injured in such a case. Ditto conditions in the financial industry where it has always been "buyer beware".
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The madness of "Black Friday" can kill
In response to: The madness of "Black Friday" can kill
Retailing USA style is a cultural phenomena - wedding dresses and fur coats at the old Filene's Basement, layaway at Leachmear, electronics, appliance and furniture at Polk Brothers Chicago where the customer was encouraged after Thanksgiving to: "lets make a special deal". Polk Bros. revolutionized discounting and set record for sold televisions on the day following Thanksgiving in the 1950's. These store owners, like so many others, were masters at the marketing game and our culture changed as a result of their success. Television sealed the deal. Remember Green Stamps at the Supreme Market? It's the culture. It's the way it is today.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Abbicci falls to recession
In response to: Abbicci falls to recession
Possee, can the $800,000 drop square with the Chamber numbers reporting a hotel/food service summer season equal to the prior year? Perhaps other distributors were up? That's what I recall reading a while back. I may be mistaken.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
First, kudos to those fine people that work with you in drug tests. Next, I'd like to make clear that my reference to "professional pill poppers" is in regard to the early drug trials conducted by drug companies period. Your articles are thought provoking and valuable and my remarks are simply postscripts of little value; but, I sincerely appreciate your reading and commenting back. What Bush did was decimate the policing and oversight departments within the government that were so important to providing safety to the public. You are correct Reagan blazed the awful path to deregulation. Here, let me give you my first hand experience with harmful, over-marketed, poorly regulated, inappropriately tested drugs: bisphosphonates - Actonel, Fosamax and Boniva. One word serves to describe the drug companies, SHAME. All new drugs should go into a final test phase with a significant and varied sized group of medical doctors before going public, for which they would, of course, we warmly compensated. If doctors earn their living prescribing them, they ought to be willing to test, analyze, and report on these drugs.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
Comment 2 of 2: The most dramatic change in lifestyle was the reduced level of exercise over life in Japan and the increased volume of food consumed in the U.S.. Sadly, the Japanese remain today heavy smokers. It may yet be proven that the death rate from coronary heart disease is caused by living longer and stressful living and not so much by cholesterol. Still, Monsieur Cholesterol, Dr. Keys, did marvelous breakthrough research. Our continued attention to his diet warnings remain prudent (no longer do people butter their cheese). Keys taught us that fat is bad. But, his critics claim he "cherry picked" data and today the cholesterol controversy remains. One hundred years later the U.S. has a worsening obesity and diabetes problem. It remains an undisputed fact that we're all gonna die. The drug companies have already mounted a national effort to lower cholesterol. It would be unwise to put added emphasis and resources into this area until a new President can correct the terrible problems within the FDA, NIH, and initiate safer control of public drug use.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
Comment 1 of 2: Dr. Ancel Keys was born in Colorado Springs in 1904 and lived to be 100. Growing up he worked in a lumber camp, renown for its prodigious consumption of meat and a Woolworth store, famous for it's fast food counter service. Keys went on to learn the importance of fruits in the daily diet. From what I can tell, his studies on Japanese residents in 1956 in Japan and the U.S. were deeply flawed. His reports on cholesterol in the 1950's lacked any in depth analysis of the daily diet. Although Keys was based at the University of Minnesota, a control group was located in Madison, Wisconsin. In those days, Japanese stuck religiously to their native diet - indeed they continue to do so today even if 2nd or 3rd generation. Those Japanese that returned to Madison as war brides, who had husbands that refused to eat traditional Japanese food, would prepare two meals nightly, one for Dad and the kids and one for Mom - Japanese food. Those Japanese on staff and that were students at UW also held closely to their food tradition. In CA and HI the ability to stick with a pure Japanese diet was more pronounced.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
In response to: Cholesterol: Part Deux
To continue the discussion from the first of the cholesterol series, I feel the move toward more aggressive treatment would best be accomplished with all due sluggishness. We have a pill problem in this country, it's dangerous, and more caution and re-regulation is needed. Nursenancy is correct, in my opinion, that "the problem is that doctors aren't listening to their patients". This compounds the problem caused by Big Pharma becoming king of the mountain while the deposed FDA muddles in a no-where-land of disengagement. This has left the public at risk. The package inserts passed out with drugs are nothing more than a drug company system, approved by the two Bush Administrations, to bypass what used to be, judicial controls. The current system is too dangerous for doctors to urge more aggressive use of drugs. The professional pill poppers used in trials in no way protects the public. The data acquired by the trials in no way accounts for all the information, printed in tiny type, on the package inserts - the kitchen sink is tossed in. As a consequence, consumers treat the information as boilerplate pabulum. Buyer beware.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: 2008 Crisis in the U.S. Financial System, Part Two of Two
In response to: 2008 Crisis in the U.S. Financial System, Part Two of Two
Ah, the lessons in all of this: (1.) "Fannie Mae ..." Today one cannot possibly feel the unfettered, unregulated private sector will deliver fair, equal, and prudent services and products to the marketplace. You think a single working white Mother of three would have received a mortgage in the 1970/80's! Or, a black person in those years getting a skilled job and wanting a home! Or, Joe the plumber! The secondary mortgage market, indeed no mortgage issuer, would let these folks in the front door. (2.) "Social objectives ..." Amen. If mortgage initiators and financial wizards on Wall Street paid due deference to this point the country would never have had a crisis on its hands. (3.) "The time to buy ..." Yup and it always was that way until financial marketeers found ways to make money faster. (4.) "... check on capacity ..." None of those "scoundrels" were the people wanting to get into their own home. So, the ultimate lesson is government must once again do the job as was traditionally intended. The ways of the past eight years must be scrapped. A prompt return to the old ways that worked are now urgent.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Cholesterol Series: How low can you / should you go ?
In response to: Cholesterol Series: How low can you / should you go ?
Beware of excessive use (indeed any use) of prescribed drugs. For example, one Boniva pill can devastate the good health of a person and bring tragedy to their life. Statins, especially long term use, can cause many troubling problems. Buyer beware! The two Bush Administrations have neutered the oversight and regulatory departments in the FDA. Recent legislation protects Big Pharma from getting sued. The FDA has let the drug companies put the long sheets of six point type, given at the time a prescription is filled, in between the pill consumer and the right to seek justice through the courts, should your life get destroyed by a pill. Be informed and make the decision to medicate yourself only after prudent review of the available information. The cozy relationship of drug companies with doctors would suggest the consumer should first search for all relevant data before swallowing. One site that gives pill user feedback is www.askapatient.com.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Obama's Health Care Plan
In response to: Obama's Health Care Plan
Agree, the Obama plan makes the most sense from the financial and personal care/access perspectives. A nation as big as ours trying to tackle the health care problem is going to have to stumble its way forward. Obama has a good beginning.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Where does one find Good Chinese Food??
In response to: Where does one find Good Chinese Food??
There really is no great Chinese food on the Cape. I miss it a lot. The Shangri-La, 149 Belmont St., Belmont is the best I've been able to find; but, be prepared to spend forty-five minutes standing on the sidewalk before a table will be ready at this small yummy eatery.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: 1992: Japan's sushi secret: has a Cape Cod Connection
In response to: 1992: Japan's sushi secret: has a Cape Cod Connection
The tangy flavor of vinegar rice topped with fresh raw tuna gets my vote. Michael Stephens knows.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer (NY) says: "On the Senate side, it seems there is broad bipartisan support." Da. All Senators are wealthy! Senators need to protect that wealth. Their vastly larger constituency provides safety against voter backlash. Of course the Senate will widely support the bailout plan. The battle for holding out for a carefully crafted plan and one which is fair to the people is in the House.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
Here also is an interesting perspective from Adam Levitin, Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. His most recent paper on the bailout refers to the shenanigans as "financial alchemy". Link: http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/2008/09/congress-to-hom.html
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
In response to: Delahunt's reasons for voting against bailout
Bush/Paulson, over a weekend, rushed to the House begging for instant passage of legislation based on a few pages of type and a few hours of testimony. Bush has no credibility with Democrats (turns out not with many Republicans either). The economic conditions behind the crisis are complex. The White House request is declared to be ridiculous after one reading, which took only a couple of minutes. The amounts of money asked for are staggering. On its face, the White House proposal, looks like the wealthy helping the wealthy. There's nothing here to excite Democrats. A matter as complex at this needs to be carefully studied by people not connected with any of the distressed companies (think Paulson) — that's pretty basic. House members need time to meet and think before such a vote. But, no, they vote. Why is it the Republicans stiff-armed Bush while the Democrats tripped over themselves trying to accommodate Bush? Will the Democrats that voted "no" end up heros or fools?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
It's all over-no Hawaiian. This from the Japan Times today. Hakuho wins, secures eighth Emperor's Cup Kyodo News Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho defeated ozeki Kotooshu to capture his eighth championship title on the penultimate day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Closest rivals ozeki Kotomitsuki and sekiwake Ama both suffered third losses at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and Hakuho took full advantage in the day's finale, outmuscling Bulgarian Kotooshu to clinch the Emperor's Cup with his 13th win.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
On non-Japanese at the current sumo round in Tokyo, The Daily Yomiuri reports: Earlier Tuesday, Asashoryu of Mongolia pulled out of the meet with an injured left elbow. Veteran grappler Kaio used an arm throw to send fellow ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria over the straw ridge.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
In response to: Trouble in Paradise...
It's all about having money doc. If those finger lick'n chicken eaters had the loot, ya can't beat the sushi in Paradise. As you know, the Japanese live longest - good nutrition. Not a lot of Hawaiians in the makuuchi division or reaching the rank of yokozuna - only Akebono. Finger lick'n chicken eaters are charging into the dohyo are Mongolian, Georgian, Russian, and Bulgarian. Wow, flat world, not much money.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: One little word makes a big difference; Hospitals reduce number of Hospitalists, save $2.4M
In response to: One little word makes a big difference; Hospitals reduce number of Hospitalists, save $2.4M
What are the names of the Hospitalists that were cut? Every article I read fails to mention who of the professional staff was cut!
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The lies of Hiroshima
In response to: The lies of Hiroshima
Zep, Solon has a valid point about the nature of war. The objective is to devastate your enemy, end the war with total victory without negotiated agreements. This view of warfare explains the use of the two atomic bombs. It seems to me what justified the use of the bombs was the absolute fact that the Japanese population as a whole, that is civilian and military, child and adult, would have presented themselves for slaughter rather then surrender. That is their ethic, that was their intention. The recently discovered and released diaries of Prime Minister Tojo substantiate this position. Bombing those two cities was indeed a horror. But, given other geo-political considerations at the time, it seems we had no choice. I lived in Japan in 1964, 1965 & 1966. I married Japanese and have immersed myself in Japanese culture. In spite of this background, I still believe the use of Atomic weapons was necessary to end the war. Violent death is tragic, weather at the end of a bayonet or the result of the Atom Bomb. I do agree, the Solon response was glib indeed.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: The lies of Hiroshima
In response to: The lies of Hiroshima
I was in Hiroshima in 1964. I will never forget the images in Memorial Museum or the austere silence of Peace Park. I still recall turning to the good woman, that later became my wife, and saying: Every new world leader should be required to come here as their first act in office. The sudden smothering of 200,000 civilian lives in an instant is still horrifyingly stark and chilling for the visitor today to this City Of Peace. However, to drop back to the day of decision in 1945 and expect to replicate the agony of that decision is quite impossible. The war with Japan came to a swift end before the Soviet Union could become a player. Japan became a model democracy and fierce ally of the United States. Japanese ingenuity and prosperity became the singular statement, in the dangerous world of the 1970’s & 80’s, that U.S. hegemony would prevail. And, now we can see China will follow. All in all, not a bad outcome. Let the memory of Hiroshima be that there be no more war.
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Response to Senator Kennedy, Unabridged
In response to: Response to Senator Kennedy, Unabridged
Will the dismal economic conditions, that are likely to get worse and last a long time, kill any plan for wind power?
j. madden [Member]
In response to: Yawning at Armageddon in Barnstable
In response to: Yawning at Armageddon in Barnstable
Paul, thanks for the email notice re this event. It arrived two days prior, leaving not much time to plan. The promotional efforts appear to have been a disaster. Oh well, Scott & Elizabeth will be back. Cape Cod is that kind of place.
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In response to: ATTA GIRL, MARTHA!
This suggests the candidates for Senate do have a valid position to take on the issue. Still, RL is looking at the hard, cold reality of the prospects for a health care bill getting passed as is President Obama. That frames some of the debate on this blog entry. Should Democrats fight for the right of a women to have an abortion or should they cave and get any bill passed? If reality shouts out that if abortion is in the bill, health care won't pass, that suggests the candidates Coakley and Capuano need to provide more context to support their position. Health care must be improved and getting anything done is better than nothing. "Politics is the art of the possible." Otto got that right.