3/23/10: News that Isn't really news

5 Diets that don’t work:

The Grapefruit Diet, The Apple Cider Vinegar Diet, The Cabbage Soup Diet, The All Juice Diet, The Maple Syrup Diet. You have probably heard of most of these or maybe even tried some yourself. So does it really surprise you that these diets are being highlighted as diets that don’t work?



Octomom may be losing her home to foreclosure:

Really? But she seemed so wise and fiscally responsible – living with her parents and on welfare with 6 children and choosing to have 8 more. After having made millions (and spent millions on her wardrobe, high end makeup and some plastic surgery) – she could not come up with the $450,000 balloon payment for her house – that her father has been making the $4000 per month payments on. What a shocker.



Lehman cheated:

The financial giant who fell after being an iconic company in the financial world for decades has been outed for having used questionable accounting practices. Who knew?



Democrats pass bill, Republicans cry foul:

Democrats managed to get enough votes to pass the landmark health care bill, and Republicans are crying and focusing on derailing it (after packing 1700 pages of pork on top of the 1000 page bill). Now the bill is up for reconciliation. The bill opens the door for 33M Americans currently without health care to get it. Republicans cry “Unconstitutional!” Is it as unconstitutional as requiring Americans to carry car insurance? Personally, I think health insurance is MUCH more important than car insurance. I love the hype of “Putting government between you and your doctor” when the bill does no such thing – it forces the insurance companies to spend more money on actual healthcare instead of on ways to deny big claims and lining their own pockets. Oooh… what a sin! And in the mean time they get more customers for the insurance companies to spread the costs across – how awful! It also penalizes companies with more than 50 employees for not providing health care – darn those vicious people! The government is supposed to be looking out for businesses – I mean people – err… um… whatever.. (the bill is by no means perfect and there are things in it that I don’t agree with, but at least it is a step in the right direction) Let’s see if the Republicans once again stomp on their constituents in favor of their own personal gains and party politics grandstanding! (Pat on the back for Judd Gregg(R-NH) who is encouraging his colleagues to stick to serious and relevant areas.) Side note: 37 states have health care bills similar to the one that just passed in the works - and if it was so horrible, that would not be the case - plus 1 state already has public health care. Does it really make more sense to make health care a state issue where you could end up not being covered when you were away from home?





Is any of this really news?