Another September 11th ticked by and, it seems, another catastrophic Middle Eastern event rocked the political stage. While millions of Americans paused in respect for what appears to be a fading memory of two fiery towers sending plums of smoke into a brilliant, blue, uniquely American sky, our President silently stopped at the Pentagon Memorial to deliver a speech declaring the war in Iraq over | Read More »
The lights of the Time Warner Cable Arena have been turned off. The delegates have gone home, and as the dust starts to settle, the effects of the Democratic National Convention comes into view. Of course, we could rely on the national media for an evaluation of the effects of the Democratic rhetoric on the national psyche, and more importantly, on the upcoming election. But | Read More »
Requiem for the Democratic Party (with thanks to my daughter, who tonight, coincidentally and despite my many protestations, read to me a Democrat’s Inaugural Address) I first heard of the news this evening when I opened an email from my cousin in Miami. At first, I didn’t know what to make of the report from the Huffington Post, thinking it just another symptom of | Read More »
Your Eminence, It is with the greatest sense of humility that I undertake the most painful task of voicing my staunch opposition to your invitation to President Obama to speak at the Al Smith Dinner in October. The invitation, although cloaked in friendship and a cooperative spirit, is nevertheless mired by allowing the President to falsely appear as a defender of religious acceptance and tolerance, | Read More »
On January 21, 2012, Dr. David McKalip, of St. Petersburg, Florida organized a rally in honor of Freedom and Justice for All. I was blessed with an invitation to speak at this event. My sincerest gratitude goes to Dr. David Mckalip; not so much for the opportunity to address those assembled, for his devotion to those principles that enshrouded this country with greatness. I hope | Read More »
At the time of this country’s birth, the concepts of federalism and the separation of powers were as revolutionary as the Declaration of Independence itself. The Constitution, with its inherent systems of confrontations and obstructions to policy implementation still stands as arguably the greatest harbinger of liberty ever created. The realization was not lost to nineteenth century Prime Minister, William Gladstone, who called it “the | Read More »
The last two weeks have seen a myriad of developments in Washington affecting physicians and their patients who rely on Medicare to deliver the funding for their health care. The discussions elicited by theses events beg the question about the affordability of the Medicare program in its present form and its solvency. Regardless of where one stands on the issue of Medicare, one central and | Read More »
On Wednesday, December 20, 2011, Congress voted to reject the Senate proposal to extend the present physician reimbursement formula for two months setting up a showdown between the Republican dominated House of Representatives and the Democratically controlled Senate that is likely to go into 2012. In the meantime, the much-feared, 27% reduction in physician Medicare reimbursement looks all-but-certain to take effect with the ringing on | Read More »
On December 17, the Institute for Medical Freedom reported Congressional approval of a meager two-month extension on Medicare physician reimbursement. As all things political, things have gone from bad to worse since then as House Republicans, aptly unwilling to approve a two-month extension on a mammoth bill calling for an extension of a payroll tax holiday, jobless benefits, a statutory requirement for the President to | Read More »
In a move eerily similar to the events of two years ago, Congress approved a two-month extension of the physician-Medicare reimbursement formula, delaying the implementation of a 27% cut in physician reimbursement. Physicians throughout the country have reacted with disappointment as they prepare for another year of fiscal uncertainty to their practices. “The implications can be devastating says Dr. Rob Knego,” a | Read More »
2009. It was a year greeted with the promise of hope and change. It was a year that was going to make acceptance and bipartisanship a household term. It was a year that would give birth to a presidency built on a transparency so clear and so pure that it would charter news organizations with the responsibility of transmitting legislative negotiations so that everyone could | Read More »
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