What's a body to do?

In Passing

Things that made me face my dark side

Whack! or Click-Click? “ Black leader attacks union ‘gang’ “Chicago Public Schools have a gang problem. The gang, however, is not the BDs (Black Disciples), the gang is not the GDs (Gangster Disciples), the gang is not the Vice Lords and the gang is not the Four Corner Hustlers. The gang is the Chicago Teachers Union.” Are We Surprised? I’m quite willing to acknowledge that the charming friend of my daughter from Pakistan and the guys who ran the filling station with the best hamburgers in town or my thoughtful & cheerful Egyptian student are not terrorists. But The President of the United States Said That?  “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit” Democratic voters “and it will encourage the extremists.” Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion There will be hell to pay for Democrats who voted in favor of the Stupak amendment banning any federal funding of abortions ...   from liberal Democrats who are fuming at the internet mouth as I type. There will be hell to pay for Democrats from red states and swing states ...2010 will be the most vicious political campaign any of us have seen. Ever. There will be hell to pay for any of the moderate Democrat Senators who are sitting on the fence, if they vote in favor of the Senate version, or vote for cloture “British Muslims Fear Repercussions Over Tomorrow’s Train Bombing.” What the government will require you to do: • Sec. 202 (p. 91-92) of the bill requires you to enroll in a "qualified plan." If you get your insurance at work, your employer will have a "grace period" to switch you to a "qualified plan," meaning a plan designed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. If you buy your own insurance, there's no grace period. You'll have to enroll in a qualified plan as soon as any term in your contract changes, such as the co-pay, deductible or benefit. .... • Sec. 224 (p. 118) provides that 18 months after the bill becomes law, the ... . ”