Monthly Archives: March 2017

Lee Zeldin’s Duplicity on Environmental Issues

Posted on March 7, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Marc Rauch, from Bellport, New York. had the following letter in the March 2, 2017 edition of the Long Island Advance: I was taken aback by Rep. Lee Zeldin’s “official positions” on protection of the environment, as reported last week … Continue reading →

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Fascist Regime in the Making?

Posted on March 7, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Several reports from today describe how US citizen Khizr Khan is essentially threatened with  losing travel privileges.  Khizr Khan is an American citizen born in Pakistan and a muslim. He is the father of an American soldier killed in Iraq … Continue reading →

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Another Trump attack on the FDA

Posted on March 5, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

I have previously warned about defanging the FDA.  The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) has saved this country from major catastrophies like the malformations  (see title image) caused by thalidomide taken during pregnancy. This reached worldwide epidemic numbers in the 1950s … Continue reading →

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Betraying His District

Posted on March 2, 2017 by bcolbath42

The attached letter appeared in the March 1 edition of The East Hampton Star Betraying His District Dear David: I recently wrote to Congressmen Zeldin to voice support for Planned Parenthood and to urge Mr. Zeldin to vote against defunding … Continue reading →

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Zeldin: Guns OK in our schools?

Posted on March 2, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

As per  Bruce Colbath Also read Comments by Sue Hornik below From a post on FB, Rep. Zeldin was asked about H.R.38 during his “town hall” and side-stepped the question. Just so everyone knows about this bill, which Rep. Zeldin … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s “War on drugs” ineffective

Posted on March 2, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

This letter appeared today March 1st in the East Hampton Press on page A7 Rep. Lee Zeldin writes about his health care goals in the Riverhead Local: “… here in Suffolk County, our communities and families have been severely impacted … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing in the US

Posted on March 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Great OpEd Feb 28, 2017, in the Washington Post by David Ignatius What caused the loss of manufacturing jobs in the US? As also discussed elsewhere on this blog, Ignatius lays the blame on automation.  The government will find it … Continue reading →

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Blind free-market ideology can be dangerous to your health

Posted on March 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Published in the East Hampton Star 2/23/17 by John Hooker from North Haven.  John is an expert on Health Care with a long career working with big pharma (says David P). Blind free-market ideology can be dangerous to your health! … Continue reading →

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Wolves and Bears

Posted on March 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Published 2/23/17 in the East Hampton Star by Francesca Rheannon. I would like to know why our ostensibly “pro-life” congressman, Lee Zeldin, voted in favor of killing wolf pups and hibernating bears in Alaska’s wildlife refuges this week. Zeldin, voted … Continue reading →

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