Action diary: MA-8 (Capuano) still a maybe
I cannot believe I am writing this diary. Mike Capuano is one of the best congresspeople out there. However, he is still a maybe on this bill. I realize there are reasons for No votes. There is...
View ArticleTolkien analogies for the current situation
On an earlier diary, I commented that the Tea Baggers are not evil per se, and that a good analogy would be the Dunlending people from the Lord of the Rings. The Dunlendings, or Wild Men, are stirred...
View ArticleDiagnoses, Diary 1 - Delusional Disorders
There has been a lot of flippant commentary as of late, using psychiatric labels to describe Bachman, Palin and the Teabagger leaders. I would like to introduce a series that clarifies why the use of...
View ArticleWhy this Obama supporter also supports primary
As those who have been here as long as I have know, I am fairly pragmatic while still being fairly progressive, and I don't see a contradiction. Some point to the fact that I have a good job as the...
View ArticleMartha Coakley solidified Obama's re-election
I want to remind everyone that I support a primary, although I probably plan on voting for Obama (and campaigning for him) unless a truly stronger Democratic politician (in electability and policy)...
View ArticleObama/Superman : Trump/Luthor
Maybe it was the birther thing this month, or the birther thing coming back this month, that made me think of Obama's famous riff that he was really born on Krypton. Maybe it was the promo pics from...
View Article2012 GOP as Legion of Doom
Yesterday, I was playing around with the idea that Obama has been tied to Superman (the Alex Jones art from '08, the President's own jokes at the birthers that he's actually from Krypton, his posing...
View ArticleSo, do we divest from ALEC corporations?
I realized that I own shares in 4 ALEC corporations. ADM, GE, Merck and Microsoft. I thought I was helping wind and ethanol by being vested in two of those, and I realized all 4 were amoral, but...
View ArticleWhy not "use" the 14th Amendment?
Yeah, I've been wondering too. And, if you want to hear it's because he's weak, or evil, or stupid, this diary won't address those hypotheses. I'm really at a loss for GOOD explanations. So,...
View ArticleWe are the surrenderers we are looking for
Has it occurred to anyone, including Krugman, that if we simply get the Democrats in the House to balk on this deal, that the President MUST come up with his magic solutions? The GOP is forcing a...
View ArticleOur next campaign at dKos, jobs.
Well, it's all over but the counting ... Unless, of course, enough of you were good do-bees today and swayed Representatives to bolt from the deal ... then, it may not be over until the President has...
View ArticleWhere the heck is the primary challenge?
I support the President. My sig says so. Actually, it says that people need to refresh their memories that Clinton and fictional Bartlett (Sheen) were tough talkers but often compromised, and more...
View ArticleThe President is not your Nick Fury
It's Friday, and we've had a tough week, so I'm going to ask permission to be a little silly before I fall to sleep. No Drama Obama is not your Nick Fury. He's not going to bust into Times Square and...
View ArticleObama is not your Nick Fury, Mark II.
I had so much fun last night, I think I'll do it again. For those who read the last version, I'm trying to incorporate some of your suggestions. Forgive me if I leave some out, and repeat others for...
View ArticleWell, that's why we're not getting a primary ...
PPP just polled Vermont Democratic voters last week, pitting the President against Senator Sanders or against Governor Howard Dean. He beats both of them handily. In Vermont. With Vermont Democratic...
View ArticleDKos helps America get a job: The BUILD Act
Two years ago, Representatives DeLauro and Ellison proposed an infrastructure bank. It was an initiative sparked by Ellison's state being full of falling bridges (Thanks T-Paw!) and DeLauro seeing...
View ArticlePut Obama on Americans Elect Ballot!
So, for those of you that aren't aware of Americans Elect, it's another of these "Post-Partisan" shell games that are being funded by moneyed interests that feel the GOP brand is completely frelled...
View ArticleUPDATE x2: A Psychiatrist's Humble Defense of "Obamacare"
UPDATE: Thank you to the Community Spotlight people. As pointed out in the comments, if you like this, please re-share on Facebook et al. so that non-dKos people can see it. The newspapers (Globe,...
View ArticleAn "Evil Mirror Universe" Psychiatrist's Defense of the ACA
Hello, all. Last week, I put up my humble and earnest defense of the ACA, which had been rejected as an op-ed by America's finest newspapers. This week, I figured I only had a fish wrapper left on...
View ArticleA Psychiatrist's Humble Defense of Young Adults and "Obamacare"
This is the last in a series of three related op-eds defending the Affordable Care Act. They are a "Daily Kos Exclusive," because the major papers wouldn't print any of them. After this, I go back to...
View ArticlePsych and Sci-Fi: Prometheus, Part I
I love this community, and what it has been able to do on occasion. I realize the main thrust here has always been activism, but it has functioned as a community as well, and people bring what...
View ArticlePsych and Sci Fi: Prometheus, Part II
This is the second in a continuing series on looking at Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Superheroes) through the lens of Psychiatric theories. This diary will pick up where the...
View ArticlePsych and Sci-Fi: "Heroes"? Really?
This is the third installment of a continuing examination of Speculative Fiction through a psychodynamic lens. For the rest of the Summer, with some brief interludes for two current films, I will...
View ArticleA Grateful Psychiatrist's (and Father's) Thanks for "Obamacare"
Once again, the Boston Globe declines, and this community receives. Share this as far and wide as you think might help, as we still have to defend the ACA. And watch for the Doctors for America...
View ArticlePsych and Sci-Fi IV: Heroes, Part II
In the last installment of Psych and Sci-Fi, we reviewed issues of early-onset interpersonal difficulty through the character of Claire Bennett from the past NBC series "Heroes." This time, we'll...
View ArticlePsych and Sci-Fi V: Heroes, Part III
Welcome to the third installment looking at psychiatric themes in the TV show Heroes. Today, having looked at the effects of trauma on personality, we will examine the phenomenon of dissociation...
View ArticleSome days, I wonder about the Civil War too
So, Ted Nugent is in trouble AGAIN, this time for saying that the CSA should have "won" the Civil War so that we didn't have Universal Healthcare in Detroit. This is immensely stupid on its face, as...
View ArticlePsych and Sci-Fi VI: Heroes, The 2012 Election, and Empathy
For those that have read this far, you're thinking something like, "Woah, woah, woah, Ptolemy ... how did a middling show from four years back predict the 2012 Election?" Well, it didn't. But...
View ArticleRomney 2012 = Lex Luthor 2000
Did you know that Lex Luthor was briefly President of the United States in the DC Universe? If you read comics, are a fan of Paul Dini and Company at DC Animation, or watched Smallville, you did. You...
View ArticleLive in FL, GA, NC, SC? Doctors for America are coming to you!
In just a few weeks, 8/26, Doctors for America is going to run a bus tour in support of building on the Affordable Care Act, to better serve our patients. It will kick off in St Petersburg, Florida on...
View ArticleBarack Obama is not your Superman
Well, it's summertime, so it's time for some geek beat poetry again. Last year, we had "Barack Obama is not your Nick Fury." Let's update it. Yeah, I just had a serious diary two seconds ago, but I...
View ArticleLet the pro-Obamacare bus tour begin!
Docs for America is taking a bus tour of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, starting next weekend. Well, isn't that convenient ... there's an RNC convention in Tampa about that time ... I think...
View ArticleSupport Obamacare? Then read this.
Doctors for America is about to start their bus tour at the Tampa RNC tomorrow, but we're only at 88 percent of the signatures we need. And we need fuel money. Still. At least sign our statement...
View ArticleSupport Obamacare? Interested in health screenings and education? Bus TOUR!
Hurricanes can't stop them, although it has scared away the GOP for another 24+ hours. Doctors for America is bringing its bus tour to the Tampa area today and tomorrow!...
View ArticleDoctors for America tour finally gets started in Tampa!
Okay, so they cancelled all of the Sunday and Monday events ... but the Docs for America swear to God that they'll get going tomorrow when the sun comes out. 2:00pm-4:00pm: Tampa, FL - Young Adults...
View ArticleSupport Obamacare? drsforamerica.org
Tomorrow, the docs pull into EatonVille Florida, at the macedonia Baptist church on east Kennedy Blvd, at 1 pm. They will do health screening and a press conference on Obamacare. There will also be...
View ArticleUpdates from the Doctors for America tour in Tampa Bay!
Here are the latest excerpts from the Doctors for America tour in support of Obamacare (and building on it) ... But first ... a picture of Mitt Romney introducing Representative Sylar ... er, Ryan:...
View ArticleTomorrow, the Obamacare advocacy tour hits Gainesville!
The Docs for America are marching around the RNC protest area as we speak. They have had a busy day, but tomorrow they head to Gainesville, Florida. This is on their way to the DNC, by the way. 12:00...
View ArticleDocs for America now heading up to Georgia and the Carolinas!
Docs for America is promoting the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) through the Southeast US, from RNC to DNC. You can find out more and donate to the tour at www.drsforamerica.org Here's the latest...
View ArticleMoving account of the Doctors for America tour
Full piece is here: http://www.drsforamerica.org/... Excerpt of Friday's events, by Dr Evan Saulino, emphases mine: Our growing crew of doctors, medical students, and patients is on the move – the...
View ArticleDocs for America march on the RNC!
Yeah, they're actually in CarolinaFest today in Charlotte, and tomorrow they'll be at Lincoln Community Health Center on 1301 Fayetteville Street doing education and a health fair, but here's two more...
View ArticleNew Englander? Want to join an Obama Rapid Response Team?
I'm being given a small role to play in the re-election effort, heading up the New Hampshire Rapid Response Team for Healthcare issues. This means that I edit LTEs, Op-Eds and blog posts focused on...
View ArticleWant to join a Healthcare Rapid Response Team for Obama?
I'm one of two leaders for the Health Care Rapid Response Team for Obama in New Hampshire. This means we get letters to the editor, op-eds, and blog posts edited for submission to New Hampshire...
View ArticleA Psychiatrist's talk with Congressman Ryan
Representative Ryan, thanks for coming in. So, I’m a psychiatrist. Part of my job is to talk to people considering difficult decisions. It’s to help them understand their motives, their...
View ArticleA Psychiatrist's talk with America
Hello, everyone. I'm here to present the puzzling case of Governor Romney. As a psychiatrist practicing in Massachusetts, I have to say that I’m also confused as to what Governor Romney’s current...
View ArticleScott Brown is now putting WARREN supporters in his ads
So, first he claims that Warren's ads have actors in them: http://www.esquire.com/... That didn't go well at all, as hard working union guys soured on him, and the families of the asbestos victims got...
View ArticlePresidential History in 30 seconds
Washington loved democracy so much he declined to be a king. Fractious democracy took its time to get things done. Authoritarians have attempted to be ruled by the president ever since. Lincoln loved...
View ArticleWhat Yale hath wrought, let no person tear asunder
TeacherKen wished for me to turn a comment in his diary into its own diary. So, here goes …There has been a little fanfare this week (very little, but some) about Yale deciding to keep the odious JC...
View ArticleSaving the Republic: The Star Wars Prequels Finally Make Sense in Election 2016
In the last month, I’ve seen a lot of Facebook posts from friends all along the political spectrum, complaining about the seemingly impossible choice they have between Trump and Clinton. There’s...
View ArticleImpeachment Thoughts: The Ringleader is Never At The Crime Scene
There have been a lot of potential defenses thrown against the metaphorical wall by the ex-president and his allies. This is not surprising, for any of us that choose to remember the last five years,...
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