I’m No Expert…

For weeks we’ve heard GOP pundits, strategists and attack dogs, trying to make experience of McCain vs Obama an issue. All seemed agreed on a single message that Obama lacks the experience necessary to be President. Now suddenly Senator McCain picks Sarah Palin, whose credentials and experience for the presidency are non-existent. And yes we do need to look at the VP pick as a potential president, particularly at John McCain’s age. Let’s face it would anyone out there even in the GOP actually vote for Sarah Palin for President?

So what do all the GOP pundits, strategists and attack dogs start to say? Experience is not an issue. Huh? Sounds like flip-flopping to me. What’s more, I don’t really believe they really support the decision to nominate Palin. On screen they are doing their jobs defending the nomination, but off-screen even the staunchest GOP support must be rolling their eyes and shaking their head and asking “what was McCain thinking?”

Anyway with experience of the table, perhaps this election will be based on real issues and how the future administrations intend to handle them.

Until next time

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We all know that we cannot afford another president like George Bush. At cnn.com Jack Cafferty makes a frightening comparision of John McCain and George Bush: Read what he has to say.

What do you think about what he says?

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In my January 14th post “Beware of medicines that can tear your tendons” I shared the dangers of tendon damage caused by Levaquin, Cipro and other antibiotics known as fluroquinolones. Much of this was based on personal experience. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally issued a “Black Box Warning” for these drugs citing the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. A “Black Box Warning” is the strongest warning issued by the FDA about the dangers of a drug.

This warning by the FDA was long overdue. In fact it took a lawsuit by Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, to push the FDA to initiate this action.

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There is nothing so refreshing as eating a cool piece of watermelon on a hot summer day. But a study now points to a new upside to eating watermelon that may make those summer nights even hotter. Researchers say eating watermelon may have effects similar to Viagra.

Watermelon contains an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of the amino acid arginine that helps relax the body’s blood vessels–similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra.

On the downside one would need to eat about six cups of watermelon to get enough citrulline to boost the body’s arginine level. When you eat that much watermelon you’ll probably need a lot of trips to the bathroom. Also watermelon has a lot of sugar which would spill into the bloodstream and could cause cramping.

I’m no expert, but I expect watermelon sales and prices to rise (no pun intended) this summer!

Have a great 4th !

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In the video below, Representative Ted Poe of Texas makes several relevant points about energy and compact fluorescent light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) offer significant energy savings but at what cost to the environment?

Naturally I use compact fluorescent light bulbs in my home. In fact my electric billed plunged 25% after I started using them. But I am also an environmentalist. And While I appreciate Congress’s energy saving effort to cut America’s electric usage by making these bulbs mandatory in 2014, I fear that this may be an environmental disaster in the making with millions of CFLs being tossed out and/or broken in the years to come. You see these bulbs are filled with mercury and actually require a do-it-yourself hazmat team should you accidentally break one in your home. Now while these bulbs contain 100 times less mercury than your average home thermometer, ten or twenty years from now we may hear how improper disposal of these bulbs caused mercury poisoning of the land and nearby communities.

To make matters even worse, ALL of these bulbs are made in China. More jobs lost not to mention how we much we can trust their Quality Control. Remember the pet food, toothpaste and children’s toys fiascoes?

I’m no expert, but I think Congress would have shown greater leadership and foresight had they made a national commitment to produce more electricity by building more Wind Power Farms and tie the power into a national electrical grid.

So here I am caught in a dilemma. I want to do my part and save power, but I recognize future environmental consequences. Any suggestions?

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A recent NY Times article, —“New Take on a Prostate Drug,” highlighted an important and new debate surrounding the prevention of Prostate Cancer. Finasteride, marketed as Propecia and Proscar, has been shown to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer by nearly 30%. That’s a significant reduction and worth considering particularly if you are at a higher risk of developing the disease. The article explores the current controversy of whether healthy men should take the drug. Is it worth risking a chance that unanticipated side effects may emerge years later if men with no prostate problems take the drug? Preventing prostate cancer can save thousands of lives every year and finasteride may offer hope as a way to reduce risk. But at what cost? Long-term adverse reactions are unclear and what about the cost of taking it every day?

Other proven prevention methods such as “prostate healthy” foods are able to achieve as great a risk reduction as a finasteride—and without the cost and potential adverse reactions. [Read more →]

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While I fundamentally oppose further domestic and offshore oil drilling, I believe that this could be part of a better comprehensive energy policy. Domestic oil drilling should be allowed by congress only as part of a bill that goes beyond the current provisions of The renewable energy and job creation act of 2008 (HR 6049 ) and provides long-term extensions and even greater tax credits for renewable energy.

As much as I would like, we are not going to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in the immediate future. But we desperately need a long-term and significant renewable policy. The amount of oil that is realized from offshore drilling will be insignificant. And as renewable energy becomes more mainstream, the less will be our reliance on oil. Perhaps the ends will justify the means

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On Tuesday June 10th Senate republicans successfully blocked the “Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act 2008″ from coming to the floor for a vote. Having already been passed by the House, this bill would have provided tax incentives for renewable energy while also creating hundreds of thousands of renewable energy jobs in the U.S. With energy prices soaring and posing one of the greatest threats to this country’s security, it’s baffling how republicans can continually work to block this needed piece of legislation. [Read more →]

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While greater oversight of Drug company advertising to consumers appears on the surface to be a worthwhile effort to protect consumers, the truth is Congress is misdirecting their efforts. [Read more →]

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