Help the president keep his promise Sheila November 5, 2009 On September 9th, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress. In that address, he promised the American people the Read More
While Republicans’ attention is distracted Sheila November 5, 2009 The Democrats have quietly slipped a lot of changes into law. Changes the WSJ says are piling up. Here’s Read More
Bishops move Sheila November 4, 2009 This is not a chess game, but there is a lot of intense strategy involved. The Democratic leadership members of Read More
What was rejected and affirmed Sheila November 4, 2009 Tuesday’s elections will be broken down ad nauseum by the pundits. Couple of briefs in the news worth noting… Read More
Early spin cycle Sheila November 3, 2009 In the first hours after election returns were in, the spin was dizzying. I turned to any sports game on Read More
Anyone in the House listening? Sheila November 2, 2009 Every chance he gets, Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak is making a reasoned argument for his amendment to ensure health care Read More
What does a bioethicist do? Sheila October 30, 2009 It’s already been an intriguing question, one that came up a few times over the past year on ‘America’Read More
Congressman Kennedy and his Church Sheila October 26, 2009 The US bishops have been active in urging Congress to remove abortion funding from any health care legislation. Catholic politicians Read More
Dollars to doughnuts Sheila October 21, 2009 Number crunching is so terribly dry and for most people, boring. WaPo puts Washington’s calculations of health care costs Read More
Focus on real enemies Sheila October 21, 2009 President Obama learned from the Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals to pick an enemy, name it, isolate it and polarize Read More
