December 2009 Archives

The legislative process is messy, with many ups and downs along the way if any significant or even incremental change is to be made against the (almost) immoveable forces arrayed against progress in Washington.  As the health care reform effort moves closer to the end game that will now likely result in a bill signing at the White House, those progressives gearing up for the fight for comprehensive immigration reform ...
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Successful enactment of health reform legislation using the Senate bill as the foundation would suggest that America remains a centrist country and that progress is a possibility as long as a majority of our elected officials are open to compromise and a few leaders have the patience and skill to find the center. The Senate health care bill does an impressive job of reducing the uninsured population, but is tentative ...
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The new CNN poll like many others finds greater support (53% to 46%) for a "public option" than for the Senate Health Care Bill which just 36% support, and 61% oppose.   The smart conclusion is that the Senate Bill would be more popular if it included a Public Option.  But an even smarter question would be to ask why the overall effort is so unpopular.   The worst statistic in ...
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I recently saw in a movie theater a new print of the 1950 movie Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurasawa. I was surprised, however, to discover that the film has a happy ending... of sorts. That was not how I remembered this film, but this surprise was a meaningful coincidence because "unreliable memory" is at the center of what is popularly called the "Rashomon Effect." The Rashomon Effect is sometimes invoked ...
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Centered Politics and Zej Media held their first in a series of "Centered Salons". More to be announced soon on our facebook fan page. ...
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