Robert Menendez

The extended version of my AMA article is up at The Columbia Journalist. However, it’s not exactly what I had written. As such, here’s the whole thing. Who do I think I am, releasing outtakes and alternate versions of my work? The Beatles?

At a Crossroads: The AMA and Health Care Reform.

As Ronald Reagan was transitioning from Gipper to Governor, he had a short-lived career as a recording artist. Unlike some of his later Hollywood contemporaries, like Kevin Bacon, Steven Seagal, Jennifer Lopez, and William Shatner, Reagan’s recording career was for a very limited and specific purpose.

Simply put, he was frightened at the prospect of socialism in America and he was determined to do something about it.