I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage action by everyone reading this message on a very important subject, the effective and responsible treatment of mental illness. Before the Congress is a bill sponsored by one of my favorite Members of Congress, Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, that is named after one of my favorite past Members of Congress, the late Senator Paul Wellstone. That bill is the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2005 (H.R. 1402). Read More »
I try to avoid taking the easy shots. Going after the easy targets always seemed to me like swatting a fly with a Buick: overkill and just going to be more trouble than it’s worth. However, on some occasions it just needs to be done. For this reason, I stand up today in defense of Google. Well, more to the point, I stand up against the ridiculousness of Tom DeLay. Read More »
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