America is facing a shortage of primary care physicians. In recent years advanced specialties have become more appealing than ever to medical students because specialists can make triple that of primary care physicians. This is alarming as the aging population will create a skyrocketing need for primary care. According to the Census Bureau, 13.0% of … Continue reading
Category Archives: America
Dear Romney campaign: it’s not over yet
According to various news outlets, Mitt Romney’s campaign is quite confident that Romney will be the eventual GOP nominee. However, if I were in their position I am not sure I would be quite so optimistic. While Romney does have a sizeable advantage at the moment, he has not yet won the nomination. Let us … Continue reading
America / Culture / Other / Politics / Rule of Law / U.S. Domestic Policy
Memo to the Grand Ole Party: Wake Up and Smell the Cafe con Leche
With the recent announcement of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s endorsement of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, things are about to get really interesting concerning the GOP’s relationship with America’s fastest growing demographic group (i.e. Hispanics). As a darling of the tea-party, Gov. Jan Brewer’s latest political move is clearly meant to shore up and consolidate Gov. … Continue reading
At the Fulcrum of Change
At the Fulcrum of Change Last week Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum came under fire for comments he made about higher education in the United States. “President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.”[1] In the heat of a campaign, his comments unfortunately were entirely of a … Continue reading
Hispanics have spoken. How will the GOP respond?
On Monday, under the direction of Latin Insights, Fox News Latino conducted a poll that showed that President Barack Obama has begun to gain more support among Hispanic voters. The poll demonstrated that Obama was favored six-to-one over any of the GOP presidential hopefuls. As the election nears, the GOP and its candidates should be … Continue reading
How NCLB Waivers Make a Bad Situation Worse
With the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on the horizon, the Obama administration has complicated the issue by creating a process by where states may apply for waivers for the restrictions implemented by this law. While the standards implemented by NCLB are counterproductive, the way the waivers are distributed may end up doing … Continue reading
Team Romney’s misadventures through the eyes of a football fan
Are you a casual sports fan? A die-hard South Eastern Conference football fan? Maybe just someone who follows the Super Bowl once a year? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then maybe I can help you understand the GOP primary in layman’s terms. Most of us (football fans of all intensities), … Continue reading
America / Culture / Economy / Gov. Officials / Healthcare / Other / Politics / Presidency / Regulation / Tax
“Right of Conscience” Amendment: Blatant Misrepresentation of Constitution, Republicanism
The US Senate, today, March 1st, plans to vote on a Republican-sponsored amendment that would restore “the right of conscience” to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare). The Senate’s bill, which would hope to reverse the Sebelius/Obama Contraception regulation without any actual reference to ‘contraception’ or the regulation they hope to reverse. … Continue reading
Olympia Snowe’s decision may be more important than last night’s GOP primary results
On Tuesday, Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) announced that she will not seek re-election this November, citing dissatisfaction with the current partisan nature of the Senate. While Wednesday’s headlines will be dominated by the battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum for the GOP nomination, I believe that Snowe’s decision deserves more attention than it probably … Continue reading
Desperation doesn’t look good on anyone, Newt
For all their qualities, politicians and the government are reviled by the public for their inability to deliver on campaign promises. Newt Gingrich has held elected office for long enough to be very aware of this fact. So why would he promise that he would lower the price of gas to $2.50 a gallon? My … Continue reading
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