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Health and Economic Fairness Starts at Home

By michaelmaheras - Feb 15th, 2008 at 5:53 pm EST

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Barack was recently criticized by the New York Times for taking up a fight as a Freshman Senator on behalf of his constituents and forcing Power companies to disclose leaks. He agreed to a revised bill, and isn't that what politics is after all - compromise - especially in light of power held by the tenured zealots and buffoons that dominate on behalf of corporate energy interests. In the process he gets labeled by the paper as weak because he deferred benchmark determination to be made by a regulating agency.

The article to which I refer is below and is followed by backgrounder of Barack’s Illinois Senate experience:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/us/politics/03exelon.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/us/politics/30obama.html

Imagine a world with agency and regulatory operatives and appointments made by Barack Obama. The experts, academics and leaders will fight for a citizen-centric policy - especially given political capital they are bestowing about this candidacy - if the overwhelming majorities are at all a demonstration of the tender of the people. I feel he came to a reasoned compromise given the political landscape. But, know as we brush our teeth, feed our kids and care for our ill, the Bush Cronies are poisoning us - economically and quite literally - with their lack of oversight and outright arrogant, irresponsible and incompetent management they bring to any number of fronts.

To wit:

TODAY:

CANDY FOR KIDS: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Candy-Blade.html

TOOTHPASTE: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/world/americas/14panama.html

YESTERDAY:

BLEED US TO DEATH: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/washington/15fda.html

TRADER SHMOE'S: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tj12feb12,1,1079460.story?ctrack=4&cset=true

MORE TRADER SHMOE'S: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2008/02/11/food_market_chain_drops_chinese_imports/4071/

WHOLE BARGAIN: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/theticker/entries/2008/02/12/whole_foods_wont_ban_foods_fro.html

LAST TWO WEEKS:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/asia/31pharma.html

WHO KNEW WHAT WHEN:

CHINA AND DRUGS: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D7143FF930A25753C1A9669C8B63&scp=2&sq=ru+486+tainted&st=nyt

CHINA AND ORGANIC: http://www.nysun.com/article/58606

Isn’t is time for a Barack Obama Presidency.

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