Senator Schumer has added his name to the letter supporting the public option. It stands to reason since it's his "level playing field" public option. The signatories so far: Sens. Bernie Sanders...
Now It's 17 for the Public Option
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Author - Bob Cesca
Quote of the Day
"In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way...
Morning Awesome
Cold War Kids - "Audience"
Back From New York
Well, that was fun. The first official meeting of EXCOMM 2. Did someone crash a plane into an IRS office? I have to get back in the loop here.
Sporadic Blogging Today
I'll be in New York today meeting with Elvis and JumpyPants on a top secret mission that also involves an actual member of the Kennedy administration inner circle. So sporadic blogging today. Enjoy...
A Job Is A Job
Like Ezra, I've been receiving more than a few comments and emails about my Huffington Post column from far-right readers suggesting the recovery act didn't work -- and yes it has. That's not a typo...
Looks Like Meat's Back on the Menu, Boys
The list of senators pushing for the public option is growing. The list of Senators currently signing the letter includes Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Col.)...
Morning Awesome
The Mirror Scene from Duck Soup Featuring Groucho and Harpo (Thought I'd go with a classic this morning.)
Ebert vs. Breitbart vs. Pazienza
If you dare, check out this post at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood site and gaze at the cavalcade of freakdog wingnuttia that fills the comments. Basically, Roger Ebert only recently discovered...
Warmest January Since 1999
CNN with some rare honesty about the climate crisis: Once again, wingnuts, the east coast is not THE GLOBE. China, hot. Middle East, hot. Africa, hot.
New Huffington Post Column
Happy Anniversary, Recovery Act Digg and Twitter often, if you please.
Change We Can Believe In
In the past, we've had Operation Desert Storm, Operation Anaconda, Operation Enduring Freedom. And now... Operation Mushtarak. You might disagree about the war policy, but at least the administration...
Poster of the Day
This says so much about America -- and Americans. For every person who dies in a terrorist attack globally, 58 people in the US die due to a lack of health care. Invade a hospital.
'Feeling' the Recovery Act
This morning on Morning Joe, David Gregory asked whether Americans are "feeling" the stimulus. Yeah, I know. Gross. Anyway, this is a phenomenon that I've been thinking about a lot lately...
Rockin' The Political Correctness
Sarah Palin is some kind of savant when it comes to political correctness. Most of the time, she can barely get beyond noo-kyoo-ler. But wow, she can talk the shit out of making sure we're all...
Morning Awesome
You Say Party! We Say Die! - "Dark Days"
Surnow's Kennedy Smear Movie
Sign the petition to keep the forthcoming Joel Surnow (24) Kennedy miniseries from polluting history.
A White House Healthcare Bill… Maybe
Robert Gibbs didn't rule it out. But Mr. Obama may be running out of time. His press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was asked Monday if the president would simply post his own bill if the House and the...
Don't Get Too Excited, But…
Looks like the public option is still being discussed in the Senate. Four senators have signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass a public option for insurance...
Billboards and Republican Majorities
Call me crazy, but I don't like the idea of Republicans taking over Congress at a time when crap like this is happening. By the way, I seriously doubt they'd be successful with any sort of actual...