It's the State of Health Insurance, Stupid

If you're not old enough to remember the 1992 presidential campaign (when Bill Clinton was elected over the single-term, elder George Bush), then you might be offended by the title of this post. Please don't take it personally, stupid.

The Kaiser Network today posted a comprehensive summary of Barack Obama's recently formulated healthcare proposal. There are links to major news publications about the candidate's proposal, summaries of editorials about it, and even links to radio coverage of the subject. You may draw your own conclusion.

Republicans have been conspicuously silent during the most recent healthcare debate. I look forward to hearing about the plans that will most certainly highlight HSAs and the larger consumer directed market.

He's No Christopher Columbus

This is an African proverb, referenced in Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat, which he saw on the wall of a factory in China-

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion
or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle
or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.

I assume it was written in Chinese on that wall.

Bigger is Better

More news on the benefits of breast implants. Is there anything they can't do..?

" Study: Breast Implants Boost Self-Esteem and Sex Drive"

"Of particular interest, [researcher] Figueroa-Haas said, were increases in ratings of sexual desire, with a 78.6 percent increase from initial scores; arousal, which showed an 81 percent increase; and satisfaction, with a 57 percent increase."

Think Again

This one's for my brother, Brendan, and John Stossel. Those guys love this kind of myth-debunking.

MSN Health has a list of things that you probably think are healthy habits, and reasons why they are not. A conspicuous item on the list is the very first; anti-bacterial soap. It kills the weak bacteria and makes strong ones stronger.

Read the entire list here.

Smile

"You can never tell what type of impact you may make on another's life by your actions or lack of action. Sometimes just with a smile on the street to a passing stranger can make a difference we could never imagine."

-Ed Foreman, Congressman, Advisor to 5 US presidents

This is another Motivational Quote of the Day from Nightingale-Conant. It's not the most grammatically consistent statement, but this made me think. Little acts of kindness can have a dramatic effect on the world around us. On the flip side, negativity can spread and hurt more people than just the guy you flipped off while you were driving.