Monthly Archives: December 2007

NY Times Editorial Board Makes an Affirmative Action Hire

Posted on December 31, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

That would be William Kristol.
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Bush Administration Cuts Funding for Schoolkids’ Health and Immunization

Posted on December 31, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Because nothing says compassionate conservatism like cutting funding for poor disabled children.
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Some Sunday Links

Posted on December 30, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy two days before New Year’s… Anyway, I’ve got a whole mess of posts for you.
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Democrats Should Stop Talking About What They Should Do…

Posted on December 30, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…and start doing it. Most people care far less about how a politician or political party can be elected than they do about what that politician or party will do to help them.
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Posted in Democrats, Framing, Fucking Morons | 1 Comment

Lakota Indians Unilaterally Break Treaties with U.S.

Posted on December 29, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Fortunately, the Lakota don’t seem to have a lot of neocons, so there probably won’t be an outbreak of waterboarding.
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Opaque Markets and the Need for National Healthcare

Posted on December 28, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

In light of claim rejection, how can anyone realistically price different healthcare plans?
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Posted in Healthcare, Public Health | 5 Comments

E. coli, Shigella, and Creationism

Posted on December 27, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the lesser known microbiology facts is that the pathogen Shigella is actually E. coli. From the archives, here’s an explanation.
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