I wrote a Huffington Post column about this a while back, so I'm glad to see today that I'm not the only writer who thinks a Republican Congress would impeach the president. DougJ from Balloon Juice...
The Impeachment of President Obama
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Author - Bob Cesca
What is the Real White House Position?
Jon Cohn reports some positive news: For all of the mixed messages of the last week, sources say that President Obama himself remains absolutely committed to pursuing comprehensive reform--more so...
China Winning. Good Job, Republicans.
Today's NYT: TIANJIN, China — China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand...
Morning Awesome
Charlie Booker - "How to Report the News"
Good News on Mental Health
This was passed as part of the first bailout in October, 2008: The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 interim rules were issued by the Obama administration and showcased today on...
Counting Invisible Calories
I'm kind of going Galt from the blog today. It's been a crappy week on the blogotubes and I'm really feeling it today. Regardless, this caught my attention on the food reform front: The authors of a...
Muzzle Rahm (Or Just Fire Him)
Jon Chait on yesterday's infuriating Rahm Emanuel healthcare story: I see two potential explanations. Either Obama doesn't know what he wants to do, and his deputies are spreading conflicting stories...
Suck It, Republicans
This was possibly my favorite moment from the Question Time. Not quite Adlai Stevenson nailing Zorin with aerial photos of the Cuban missile sites, but in the present political context, almost as...
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday - "Teenagers from Outer Space"
Obama vs. The Republican Discussion Thread
Open thread for discussing the president's debate with the House Republicans in Baltimore. Watch the special report on MSNBC tonight 8-10 p.m. EST.
Reid Says They're Moving Forward
Healthcare appears to be moving forward in Congress, despite Rahm Emanuel's weird remarks. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the House and Senate are pushing ahead on health care reform. "I had...
More Like That One, Please
UPDATE 3: MSNBC will be re-airing the event tonight with a special report hosted by Matthews, Olbermann and Maddow. I only caught about 20 minutes of it, but the president just wiped the floor with...
Nobody Should Run For the Hills — Except Us
Ezra reacts to Emanuel's remarks about delaying healthcare until after jobs and financial reform. The timetable Emanuel is laying out makes little sense. The jobs bill will take some time. Financial...
Good News About the Economy
Steve Benen delivers the 5.7% economic growth numbers today in convenient graph form:I dig the looks of that.
Healthcare Reform is Not Dead
Jim VandeHei said on Morning Joe today that healthcare is dead. This, of course, is ridiculous. While Emanuel is suggesting that it's going to wait until after jobs and financial regulatory reform...
Must… Not… Lose… Shpadoinkle
Greg Sargent detailed several items in today's Morning Plum that are truly testing my patience with the Democrats and the administration. Some choice items: * Rahm Emanuel lays out the new schedule:...
Reconciliation Madness
Reconciliation might not be so quick. For example, according TNR: The Finance Committee and the Health Committee would each have to mark up their portions of the reconciliation bill. Neither panel’s...
Morning Awesome
Our U2 covers theme week wraps up almost where it began with... Elvis Costello performing "Mysterious Ways"
Fighting to Save a Mountain
Americans putting their asses on the line for a good cause. Literally. In West Virginia, climate activists are not just getting angry, they’re taking action — blocking the demolition of Coal River...
Stay Classy, Teabaggers
Nope. Those teabaggers aren't motivated by racism. Not at all. Then again, there's this fundraising image depicting the president as a pimp. Oh, and it comes from Dale "Niggar" Robertson's TeaParty...