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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:53:59 +0000

[...] Words and Pictures by Michael Brown « Progressives, speak [...]

By: MJ Vilardi

MJ Vilardi — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:07:55 +0000

You’ve inspired me to do just that. Thanks for the much needed kick in the pants!

By: Michael Brown

Michael Brown — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:08:13 +0000

Well, said, Mr. Vilardi. And thank you. MJ, you are practically a co-writer on this as it reflects many conversations we've had on the topic. The identity point of view line is from you, the we have Nixon to thank for the socialism/communism confusion concept is from you… so much more. This rambling mess wouldn't have been half as coherent without you. It is still a rambling mess, though; a work in progress. Doing the many versions and revisions did force me to study the issue more closely, to try and see it from different sides, gain a better understanding. I learned a lot. Few people outside of my close friends will read this post, but then I did it for myself. Just trying to improve my writing. Opinion is tougher to write than silly stories, though. You've been harping on about this topic on Facebook, along with a select few others in my little world there. I wish you'd write more outside the walled garden (again, from you), and open up your writing to the larger internet world.

By: MJ Vilardi

MJ Vilardi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:25:56 +0000

This is surely your magnum opus Mr. Brown! A useful and engaging overview of this most important conflict. I call it a conflict because I think the “debate” was over before it began. Few minds will be changed now. Healthcare has become a war – total war, in which no tactic is too extreme. If Obama doesn’t start playing LBJ-style hardball we’ll get stuck with something really bad: a law that REQUIRES every American to get shafted by the insurance industry.

As a bitter aside: this is a fight we should have had in the booming ’90’s. Clinton blew it big time. Reform and change are a much tougher sell in during hard times…

Nice post! Keep ‘em coming!