I received a few emails along the lines of this one, so I thought I'd simply reply via the blog. Now, I have been asking a question to which I don't have the answer. Perhaps you know, or would be...
Author - Bob Cesca
Getting Better
Greg Sargent brings some potential good news. Progressives are attempting to make the exchanges and subsidies kick-in sooner. In a sign that House liberals may be bracing to swallow much of the...
Nate Silver Is Fired Up
Nate Silver has been raging on the kill-billers this week. While I'm not as fired up as Nate, I absolutely agree with this point: One of the reasons I consider myself to be a...
White House Controls Morning Joe? That's Rich.
I don't know who this wingnut is, but he's claiming that the White House is controlling the content of -- get this -- Morning Joe. His evidence is a radio clip from Ed Schultz remarking about the...
Media Matters' Misinformer of the Year
It's the Punch-Me Face. Of course. Hats off to Media Matters for monitoring this show. I can tolerate a lot of wingnut cable and radio, but any more than a few minutes of Glenn Beck makes me want to...
This Decade? Not So Good.
In my book, I referred to it as a "dark ride." Unfortunately, people agree. NBC/WSJ poll: According to the poll, a combined 58% said the decade was either “awful” or “not so good,” 29% said it was...
Morning Awesome
Laura Veirs - "Galaxies"
Favorite Dramatic Films of This Decade
Continuing with my end-of-the-decade list making. Add your suggestions in the comments. 10. Gladiator This is one of those movies that if it's airing on a Saturday afternoon, everything else must end...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"It's thousands of times bigger than Watergate because Watergate was only a little break-in by a couple of guys. By the time we pull ACORN out by its roots America's going to understand just how big...
The Good Things Illustrated
By Igor Volsky at the Wonk Room:
Top Ten Fixes To The Senate Bill
I've been thinking about the 10 things I'd like to see fixed with the Senate bill. Here they are in no particular order of importance. 1. Add a public plan or Medicare buy-in to the exchange. 2...
Always Be Closing
It goes without saying that it's going to be a pain in the ass to make a successful pitch for the individual mandates. The car insurance thing doesn't work, and it's going to be politically sketchy...
The Money Saved by the Senate Bill
Jon Cohn lays out the insurance cost savings for working and middle class families. You should definitely read the whole write-up here, but meanwhile here's the chart: Some of these numbers are...
Exercises in Futility
Make no mistake, I think it's a great idea to remain mobilized for fixing healthcare and fixing the Senate bill. I'm just trying to figure out the wisdom in continuing the "kill the Senate bill" idea...
Morning Joe
Joe Scarborough is continuing his concern-trolling about the fact that insurance cartel stocks reached a 52-week high last week. They're wheeling out the charts showing Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealth...
Stay Classy, Republicans
Tom Coburn last night on the floor of the Senate: "What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can't make the vote tonight." And the Republicans got all pissed at the accusation that...
Morning Awesome
Feist - "1, 2, 3, 4" on Sesame Street
Very Serious Question
Why are the Republicans against healthcare reform to the point of filibustering and stalling? They should want it to pass because, as Joe Scarborough said today, this bill is great news for...
Progressive Expectations
Paul Krugman, who isn't an apologist for the president, continues to make a case for passing the Senate bill. Simultaneously, Krugman reinforces the idea that President Obama has mostly governed the...
The Insurance Stock Myth
Joe Scarborough on today's Meet the Press: ...this is a devastating fact -- insurance companies' stocks reached [52-week] highs on Friday after this so called reform bill got its 60th vote. So David...