Followups to earlier posts

Jan. 6--on Lou Barletta.  My letter on health care has not received a reply.  Maybe his staff is not up to speed.

Jan. 11--on the Sudan.  The voting is over, but the violence continues.  The army is having a difficult time splitting into northern and southern portions.

Jan. 19--on the filibuster.  It was not reformed, but the Senate Dems are permitting Reep amendments, like the one the Reeps added to the Aviation Bill to kill the Health Care bill.  The amendment, of course, did not pass.  In return, the Reeps are not stalling.  So far the Senate is acting like a real legislative body.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Feb. 2--on the politicizing of the federal courts.  Senator Hatch has urged Justice Kagan to recuse herself on the Health Care decision.  This after Scalia addressed a Tea Party event and Thomas's wife organized a right-wing advocacy group.

Feb. 5--on the USDA permitting "Roundup-safe" alfalfa to be planted anywhere.  Now the agency has added Roundup-safe sugar beets to the alfalfa.  Monsanto wins again, and the environment again loses.

But remember:  knocked down four times, rise up five.