…a slide projector and screen and (c) a way to label and store all the images. Online music streaming: NO. I grew up with vinyl and tapes (reel-to-reel, cassettes and…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Obamacare Fail When I mention problems with Obamacare implementation in the blogosphere, I am pummeled. Liberals think I am overly cynical, too…

Final update: #scotus 80% likely to strike down #doma. J Kennedy suggests it violates states’ rights; 4 other Justices see as gay rights. –Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog, on Twitter And:…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: More Complexity Grumbling I have made the point many times that if anything stops Obamacare it will be the inability to implement…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Detroit Update Today Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted in federal court of 24 felony courts of racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, bribery and tax evasion….

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: The CPR Kerfluffle According to numerous media reports: On February 26th, Lorraine Bayless, an 87 year old resident of the Glendale Gardens…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt The Tragedy of Detroit One of the great highlights of my life was my first visit to Detroit in 1962. I fell in love with…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Essential Benefit Regulations The final regulations were published on “essential benefits.” No major surprises. The best summary I can find is at:…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Health Care Thoughts: Obamacare Updates The slow march toward full implementation continues. Exchanges – As of today 17 states will create their own exchange, seven…

…bank regulators called before her Senate committee, “about the last few times you’ve taken the biggest financial institutions on Wall Street to trial. Anybody?” The FCC representative, Tom Curry, notes…