Marty: Health care reform comes with hefty cost
Miles' Law will likely determine your attitude towards healthcare reform. It states, "Where you stand depends on where you sit." In other words, we all see things and shape judgments from our own perspectives. How much healthcare reform will cost you will be determined by another law – Richman's Law – which states, "You can't get something for nothing." And it means exactly what it says.
Editorial: Vote down five of six state props
California voters on May 19 will consider six ballot initiatives to round out legislators' efforts to balance the $42 billion deficit. Below is a brief synopsis of each proposition, as summarized by the League of Women's Voters, along with major reasons why we are for or against them:
Marty: Obama has another Rev. Wright moment
During his campaign, President Obama took a lot of heat over his inaction regarding outrageous statements made by his old friend and mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Wright was busy damning America while Obama passively remained part of the congregation. The national feelings on the issue eventually forced candidate Obama to break his relationship with Wright. After that, one might expect the president to have learned a lesson about passivity – obviously, those who thought so were wrong.
