Retired yet still speaking out on health and politics.Formerly SVP Governmental Affairs & Public Policy, American College of Physicians. Opinions are my own.
Joined July 2010
- Tweets 37,183
- Following 1,182
- Followers 4,685
- Likes 10,883
945 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
1 Nov 2022
When earlier generations were asked, “Did you care
enough to stand up against Jim Crow laws?” many could not give a satisfactory answer
because they did not. We, too, will be asked if we cared enough to stand up against today’s
hateful laws.
acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/…
5
5
16
Sen. Cory Booker sets new record for longest Senate floor speech, speaking for over 25 hours in opposition to Trump administration actions. ow.ly/OlJy50VsYI6
5
3
9
2,297
2 Apr 2025
Yesterday was a good day for democracy. Wisconsin voters soundly repudiated Musk's (and Trump's) efforts to buy the state Supreme Court, instead re-electing Susan Crawford to maintain a progressive majority.
1
2
251
2 Apr 2025
She did this despite Musk's $25 million PAC expenditure, his $1 million direct voter bribes, his visit to the state this weekend, his and Trump's social media rants, and their endorsement of her opponent. Or better yet, she won because of all of this.
4
1
107
2 Apr 2025
Yes, we are asking--no we are demanding--that all seeking our votes stand up for democracy, equity, fairness and justice, as Senator Booker did, as Wisconsin voters did.
1
36
2 Apr 2025
On April Fool’s, the was on Trump and Musk. But we all know it’s no joking matter. Our country is at great risk. But they can be defeated
#WisconsinSupremeCourt #CoryBooker @CoryBooker
37
2 Apr 2025
And Senator Cory Booker showed the leadership, sacrifice, determination, and passion that has been so lacking among his Democratic colleagues in showing the country what's at stake.
23
4 Mar 2025
Trump continues to wreck the economy. Tariffs on Mexico and Canada, going into effect today, will raise prices on food, spirits, cars, and many more goods, costing families thousands of dollars--see photos of goods most likely to be affected, courtesy of the Washington Post.
2
1
172
4 Mar 2025
Consumer confidence is dropping. The stock market is in free fall, posting the “Biggest Loss of the Year on Trump’s Tariff Plans.” (Washington Post).
1
1
97
4 Mar 2025
Kamala Harris warned us. Yet tens of millions voted for Trump in November because of inflation, or so they said. Now, we are all paying the price.
1
48
Bob DohertyDC retweeted
28 Feb 2025
I love my country with all my heart and I've never been more embarrassed for America than the spectacle I just witnessed in the Oval Office.
Zelensky is fighting for the survival of his country, his people and their democracy.
Trump and Vance appear to be completely aligned with Putin, the invader whose aim has been to conquer Ukraine.
Zelensky should know that millions and millions of Americans still stand with him and his valiant people.
26,112
19,092
129,376
7,840,836
25 Feb 2025
No, Musk's and Trump's DOGE didn't save $55 billion, not even close. What it has done is kick patients off of cancer treatments, left farmers with crops they can't sell, paralyzed our national parks, stripped away consumer protections, put security of our nuclear arsenal at risk
1
2
2
220
25 Feb 2025
Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.
2
70
Bob DohertyDC retweeted
3 Feb 2025
In its simplest terms, the apparent demise of #USAID is the result of the world's richest man ending a program that helps millions of poor people. You don't need a Ph.D. in moral theology to see why this is an evil. You can just read Jesus's parables on the rich and the poor.
9,572
4,757
20,091
2,143,379