Whenever I run into one of the knee-jerk conservative ideologues who goes bonkers at the very idea of a federal subsidy for Amtrak, my standard response is, “But in a modern civilized society, all public transportation is subsidized, from the airlines to bike lanes and sidewalks.” (In fact, see previous post!) Well, now one of…
Oklahoma is represented in the U.S. Senate by a man named Tom Coburn. He is a Republican. And he is an idiot. Tom Coburn’s loony and outrageous opinions cover so many diverse topics that the scope of his idiocy could actually be considered impressive! For example, Coburn says doctors and other health workers who perform…
Coburn, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, has formally “objected” to quick passage by the Senate of a bill providing critically needed funding for Amtrak. That probably means passage won’t come until some time in the 2009 session of Congress, a likely delay of many months. And, of course, there will be a corresponding delay in…
This guy …… says the death penalty should apply to people who perform abortions. … pushed for a law that would give doctors the right to demand an HIV test before they treat a patient, and … would allow insurance companies to demand an HIV test before issuing a policy. … tried to block a…