Rants -- May 18, 2008

Welcome to the May 18, 2008 edition of Rants.

Brent Diggs presents The Harsh Demands of Internet Explorer posted at The Ominous Comma, saying, "Humor"

Holly Ord presents Mother’s Day and the Release of No Trespassing posted at Menstrual Poetry.

Wenchypoo presents More on the Oil Front: Subsidization By Country posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Laslo Weger presents Assassination of D.C. Madam posted at Outsider's View, saying, "By now it is old news, but the question remains open."

Ashok presents Rethink.: Is Politics Reducible to Rhetoric? posted at Rethink., saying, "We hear tons from media types, including Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, about how government is nothing but spin. If that's true, then is government nothing more than rhetoric?"

Holly Ord presents The Anti-Choice Agenda Gets Even More Ridiculous posted at Menstrual Poetry.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents George Who??? posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Cash Before Treatment - The Crisis in Medical Care Funding posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, "Dr. Jose DeJesus discusses the unsustainable current arrangement where large payers, including government, insurance, and large employers have negotiated payment rates that do not reflect real healthcare costs. Those who have limited benefit or no health insurance face rates that often reflect distortions created by these large payers, and mandated but unfunded costs. Finally, Dr. DeJesus suggests some alternatives to the current situation."

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