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Gingrich: Executions for Drug Possession

Posted on November 29, 2011 at 7:24 pm by Bob Cesca

It’s an All Gingrich Tuesdee here. Here’s Newt endorsing the Singapore drug policy which executes people for possession: If you’re serious about the latter view, then we need to think through a strategy that makes it radically less likely that … Continue reading →

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Rick Scott’s Party is Over

Posted on October 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The days of drug testing welfare recipients in the state of Florida, of which only 2 percent have tested positive, are at an end. A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered an injunction on a Florida law requiring welfare applicants … Continue reading →

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For the Record

Posted on October 18, 2011 at 7:19 am by Bob Cesca

It’d be great if marijuana was legalized. But I really don’t care much about this issue, which is why I don’t blog about it. Of all the items on the long list of things that need to change in America, … Continue reading →

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PhRMA Declares War on the White House

Posted on January 15, 2010 at 7:45 pm by Bob Cesca

The Obama administration’s objection to the brand-name biotech drug protections in the healthcare reform bill has officially pissed off PhRMA. The drug industry is threatening to end its support for President Barack Obama’s health overhaul effort because of a rift … Continue reading →

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Some Good News on PhRMA

Posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:48 am by Bob Cesca

One of the most objectionable aspects of the healthcare reform legislation might be on its last legs: President Obama is pushing for a last-minute change in the final health care bill that would shorten the time that expensive biotechnology drugs … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh as Jeff Christie

Posted on January 9, 2010 at 6:31 pm by Bob Cesca

I love crap like this. Here’s Rush Limbaugh as a hot rockin’ deejay “Jeff Christie” in McKeesport, Pennsylvania — spinnin’ more continuous myoooosic! Note that he still uses some of the same clever slogans today. Oh, and get ready to … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh

Posted on December 31, 2009 at 8:25 am by Bob Cesca

Speedy recovery to Limbaugh and all that glad-handing bullshit. The important question is: What the hell is he doing in exotic Hawaii?! Here’s a Sears mannequin to explain Hawaii: Anway, you don’t drop 100 lbs. in six months without damaging … Continue reading →

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Get Ready for Canadian Drugs

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 12:20 pm by Bob Cesca

Susie Madrak has some great news on the Canadian reimportation issue — directly from the White House: I was pleasantly surprised to hear that they would be submitting an HHS bill in the near future – they’d “just this week” … Continue reading →

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Walk away, Mr. President.

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 2:48 pm by Bob Cesca

Okay, so enough is enough. The White House has to walk away from the PhRMA deal. Apparently, the White House is working with PhRMA to kill Byron Dorgan’s drug reimportation amendment. The amendment would save around $100 billion more than … Continue reading →

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Plouffe on the PhRMA Deal

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 1:58 pm by Bob Cesca

I’m on a conference call right now with David Plouffe. I asked him about the PhRMA deal and how it squares with the president’s anti-lobbyist position. The upshot, Plouffe replied, is that the president has closed the revolving door. He … Continue reading →

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