Some advance word about the president's pre-summit healthcare outline: WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose on Monday giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by...
Author - Bob Cesca
The Myths and Legends of Bipartisanship
Joe Scarborough is off and away on another screed about the evils of partisanship. Of course Scarborough routinely hosts hyperpartisan guests like Erick Erickson. The other week, he was pushing his...
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Gang of Four - "Cadillac" h/t
Mobilizing for the Resurrected Public Option
Whoever it is we generally task with activating the mighty progressive movement, I would suggest now is a good time to get moving. Harry Reid basically confirmed the reconciliation strategy today...
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Every day of my life, I scour YouTube for a video to post in the morning. I have no idea if anyone watches them, but it's become a habit and a part of the fabric of the blog. Sometimes, I'm insanely...
Government-Run Healthcare for Tripp Palin
Shannyn Moore reports: Recently released documents from the custody battle show clearly Tripp Palin Johnston has socialized health care through Indian Health Services and the Alaska Native Medical...
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U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
Very Serious Question
The president didn't, but so what if he did? Dick Cheney and Mitt Romney used a teleprompter when speaking to a group of grade school children, too, by the way.
Noonan's Budget Deficit Hackery
Jon Chait wrote an excellent takedown of Peggy Noonan's latest column. In it, Noonan makes the baseless claim that President Obama is racking up enormous deficits and he needs to cut spending now...
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MST3K Saturday - "It Lives by Night" (Rough cut version)
Republikamikazes
By guest blogger Steven Weber Stripped of all credibility and conscience, determined to twist every truth and compelled by their very nature to spin every positive turn in these troubled times...
Monsanto Falsified Scientific Data
At least that's what a former executive in India is saying... ...the company "used to fake scientific data" submitted to government regulatory agencies to get commercial approvals for its products in...
The Public Option Could Save You
And by "you," I mean "you" and I mean various Democratic members of the Senate who will be running in dangerously tight races in November. Imagine, senators, being tied in the polls going into...
Maddow Invades CPAC
This is pretty great:
The CPAC Teleprompter
Jim DeMint in his CPAC speech yesterday: "You can't govern from a teleprompter." He read that from a teleprompter. Meanwhile, here's Mitt Romney -- a Republican frontrunner for the 2012 nomination ...
Now It's 17 for the Public Option
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...
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...
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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...