In this nurse’s opinion the California Nurses Association (C.N.A.) membership hit an all time low this afternoon in Atherton, California. You may wonder what could be worse than threatening opposition nurses, their children, and pets, or stalking opposition nurses, showing up at their relatives homes and calling family members at all hours of the night [...]
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4
Jul
Worst U.S. Senate Office – EVER!
Published in Healthcare, PoliticsA little while back some of you may remember a little things called the Health care reform discussions, and if you don’t it might be time that you moved out of that cave you’ve been living in. Anyway after a hiatus of many years from my ever now and then legislative visits to our Nation’s [...]
Tags: Boxer, Clavreul, Healthcare Reform
10
Jun
June 8th was our California Primary, both major parties had of course put up their candidates from which voters of their respective parties could vote for; except in the case of Governor and US Senate where Democrat Brown who had all but scared off any possible contenders and Senator Boxer being an incumbent didn’t have [...]
Tags: Carly Fiorina, Clavreul
11
May
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 President Obama signed H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law, and a collective sigh of relief could be heard, or was that a cry of despair that swept across the land? Well it really does depend on which side you were championing, but it’s this [...]
Tags: Clavreul, Healthcare Reform, Obama
31
Mar
Showdown in Searchlight
Published in PoliticsYou may’ve read that this past Saturday a bunch of folks showed up in Searchlight, NV. Some news sources (CNN, for example) reported that hundreds came out while others (LA Times, Fox News and so forth) reported closer to ten thousand turned out for the event. My daughters and I didn’t do a head count [...]
27
Mar
“Qui vole un oeuf, vole un boeuf”
Published in PoliticsThis is the season of endorsements, and I hear Assemblyman DeVore is expecting to receive the endorsement of the Tea Party Express when it holds it’s big rally in Searchlight, NV this weekend. This endorsement is said to be the first of its kind for the November 2010 elections season. I’m not a member of [...]
8
Mar
I took a little trip down to Buena Park this weekend to attend the California Republican Assembly (CRA), the reason for my trip was to listen to the Gubernatorial and Senatorial candidates speak and present their reasons for seeking these elective offices. The candidates and their teams were out in force canvassing the conference on [...]
Tags: Clavreul, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner
19
Feb
Poor-sport Poizner
Published in PoliticsJust the other day I received a nearly two-page letter, from Poizner, announcing his petition “California Republicans Deserve a Debate”. The goal of this petition is to “force” Whitman to agree to a debate at the upcoming California GOP Convention. This missive rambles on with many of the same and tired complaints Poizner has been [...]
Tags: Clavreul, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner
20
Jan
After reading this post, one might think that I have a bone to pick with the editors, and some reporters of the Los Times – and you’d be right! For years, it has been my opinion that when it comes to nurses, nursing unions and the nursing profession the LA Times has been inconsistent and [...]
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Clavreul, King-Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles Times
17
Jan
Steve Poizner for Governor – NOT!
Published in PoliticsI think a candidate for governor, especially in this state, needs to have a strong backbone, and possessed of the ability not to turn tail when they think they have done something to incur someone displeasure. Several years ago I had the opportunity to speak with Poizner on several occasions about the issue of Workers [...]
Tags: Clavreul, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner
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