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Juan Cole is a disgusting prick, a Middle East "expert" who also serves as one of Islamofascism's most ardent -- and disturbing -- apologists. He also happens to be the "go to" guy for a lot of people on the...

I recently blogged on an NCAA ruling denying schools with abusive or hostile mascots/nicknames the right to participate in NCAA post-season play. The NCAA directive seems to be aimed at schools with Native American mascots. The University of North Dakota...

'Fantasy' of the 48-hour wait to see a GP

The UK is held up by the Social(ist) Democrats as one of the examples of progressive European healthcare that we should emulate. Based on this, pray that this never happens!

Ministers have been accused of living in "a fantasy world" after new evidence contradicted Government claims that almost everyone can see a GP within 48 hours. A YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph suggests that almost half of patients cannot get an appointment to see a family doctor within two days, despite the fact that this is supposed to be a key Government achievement.

Note: the GOAL is to get into a doc within 48 hours - seems to the Chief to be a rather non-ambitious goal - but apparently beyond the UK National Health Service's capability.

The waiting time results are particularly embarrassing because Lord Warner, a health minister, issued a news release in May saying that "almost everyone in England can now see a GP within 48 hours". He put the figure at 99.98 per cent. YouGov found that only 44 per cent of respondents said they were able to see a GP within that target.

These survey results are at variance with "official" surveys, but not to fear, there is a reason for the difference:

The official figures are compiled by primary care trusts and Mr Lansley said that some trusts were alerting surgeries when surveys were going to be carried out, so that doctors could make sure that backlogs were cleared.

There's more in the article. This is tantamount to the proposed Hillarycare that (justly) was shot down in flames, may it always be so!

Shane Osborn is eyeing a senate run. His connection to South Dakota? He was born in Mitchell. From the 7/17/05 Mitchell Daily Republic:A Senate run could be in the future for former Navy aviator Shane Osborn. Osborn, who now lives...

Defaced Poster Boy

Never one to pull his punches, Robert Novak does a thorough political analysis of the situation with Sen. Thune, the Pres., the BRAC process, and South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base. It ain't a pretty picture.

The real acid test will be when the final BRAC recommendation is out later this week.

Professor PP at the SD War College as an interesting post about the culture war. In this excerpt he points out that this war includes the children:The culture wars are the result of two sides trying to find a balance...

I was scanning through my stack of articles on my desk and stumbled upon this one that I forgot to post about before I left for Iowa (so please excuse it for being a week old). From the Aberdeen American...

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