Archive for September, 2008

Armageddon? Bring It On.

Monday, September 29th, 2008

DrRich notes with more than a little interest that the House of Representatives today rejected the $700 billion bailout package that was painfully negotiated over the past 10 days or so.  Since everyone - from the President, to leaders of Congress, to the gurus on CNBC - have all promised that failing to pass […]

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Enjoying the Financial Crisis So Far?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

For a while last week, apparently, the American financial system bordered on a complete collapse, one that threatened not only to bankrupt the remaining major investment banks, but that also threatened to freeze all lending and borrowing across the entire American economy. According to some, we were within a day or two of seeing major […]

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Preventing Never Events - A Tip For the New York Yankees

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Two American milestones are taking place in the next few days.
First, the New York Yankees have their final game in the venerable Yankee Stadium today, September 21.
This summer DrRich took his son to New York City to see the Yankees play one of their last games in the House that Ruth Built. It was a […]

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The Duty To Abort

Monday, September 15th, 2008

There are, it would appear by reading newspapers and watching TV, many reasons not to like Sarah Palin, and even more reasons not to approve of her.  Indeed, on the very day Governor Palin was announced as Senator McCain’s running mate, DrRich said to his own lovely bride of these past 35 years, “I hope […]

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Ethicist-Assisted Suicide

Monday, September 8th, 2008

In a previous post, DrRich attempted to satirize the lame attempts of certain healthcare payers to “inform” certain of their covered lives that, among all the wonderful options available to them under their truly comprehensive health plans, the medical service of physician-assisted suicide would be compassionately offered and cheerfully paid for. (Note to […]

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