by James Heflin | Mar 18, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
I’ve seen the extremes of St. Patricks’ Day: it once found me, I may or may not be proud to say, onstage at Dallas’ Tipperary Inn, throwing potatoes high in the air and catching them on a fork clenched between my teeth. I was, to be fair, the...
by James Heflin | May 7, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
It’s remarkable how often one company shows up at the center of national-level controversy. From getting blamed for shoddy work that apparently electrocuted a soldier to receiving many allegations of tolerating sexual abuses, not to mention insanely inflating...
by James Heflin | Mar 22, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Robert Reich on health care reform 1993 versus 2010: To paraphrase Mark Twain, history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. As the White House and the House Democratic leadership try to line up 216 votes to pass health care reform — and as Republicans,...
by James Heflin | May 10, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Post-Exxon Valdez legislation makes companies liable for the damages from oil spills, but caps the liability at 75 million dollars–in the end, rather a paltry sum that then passes the rest of the bill on to taxpayers. Proposals are afoot to raise that amount....
by James Heflin | Mar 23, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
So the Democrats did the right thing politically. They passed the health care reform bill, the whole Frankensteined thing. I remain unconvinced that it’s the right bill to give us the health care system we really need, because I remain a supporter of many...
