April 16, 2012 The Pump Handle 4Comment

by Kim Krisberg Broccoli. A nutritious green veggie of the cabbage family? Or a symbol of the federal government’s over-reaching power grab? Like most things in life, it all depends on your perspective. I’ve been thinking about that word — broccoli — since last month’s Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of provisions within the […]

July 25, 2011 The Pump Handle 1Comment

By Kim Krisberg We’re talking about it all wrong. Health reform, that is. We (reformers) think we’re answering the questions that will change opponents’ minds, when there’s no answer that will ever satisfy. My head hurts just thinking about it (though a giant, energy-efficient light bulb flickered on over my head after I thought about […]