Robert Reich's new column makes me want to take a flying leap. He's right, of course, about the Senate version of the public option. But in a broader context, and since the teabaggery of August...
Author - Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
Whoa! A little boy sees a live lobsters for the first time. Whoa!
Bonus Quote of the Day
"I believe they ought to be tried in courts here in the United States." —George W. Bush on terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo, 6/9/06
Conservadem Doofery
This hasn't received nearly as much attention as it should have. For some time now, one of the most hands-on Democratic senators involved in the healthcare reform effort has been Kent Conrad. Here's...
Quote of the Day
"The story she tells is largely incredible if you assume a rational actor at the center of it. But we do not have a rational actor in the center of it; we have an unbalanced, delusional, ambitious...
The Immediate Reforms
You may have noticed that the exchange and the public option in the Senate bill won't kick in until 2014. Political cover, funding and administrative set-up are the excuses. But Ezra enumerates the...
Your Liberal Network…
...thinks Sarah Palin is like the second coming of the Christ. Every time I look, Andrea Mitchell or Norah O'Donnell is trapped in a sea of wingnuttery explaining how Sarah Palin is a phenomenon. But...
Get A Shovel, Joe
Maybe the more liberal MSNBC audience isn't interested in Republican concern-trolling in the morning. The ratings... The Observer's Felix Gillette breaks down the numbers for "Morning Joe," and finds...
When You Peel Back the Onion, There's No Onion
Jon Stewart explains why Sarah Palin is an idiot. Her supporters can't offer up any evidence that she's qualified beyond the level of any random Republican hack -- other than the pretty face, the...
Thank You, Ben Nelson
This is outrageous: Bucking to demands from Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), the Senate bill does not end anti-trust exemptions for the insurance industry. I think it's doubtful that this will survive the...
Morning Joe
I haven't seen the ratings lately, but Morning Joe should be very popular. Popular among rich douchebag concern-trolling cowards. For the last 30 minutes or so, I've been watching them talk about how...
The Senate Bill and Rescissions
If you feel like wading through the 2,000 pages, here's the full bill. The summaries are here. I noticed that the public option isn't mentioned in the main summary. One huge thing jumped off the page...
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Camera - "Out on the Water"
The Senate Bill
The CBO says it'll cost $849 billion over ten years and cover 31 million additional people. Also, it reduces the deficit more than the House bill. Oh, and Kent Conrad confirmed that's the opt-out...
New Huffington Post Column
Famous for Being Famous: The Sarah Palin Show is On the Air Enjoy and Digg often.
Teabaggery: Climate Edition
Americans for Prosperity, the astroturf group at the heart of the teabagger protests, are continuing their effort to stalk Al Gore. Tonight in Portland, for example. Gore was recently heckled by...
Plouffe on the PhRMA Deal
I'm on a conference call right now with David Plouffe. I asked him about the PhRMA deal and how it squares with the president's anti-lobbyist position. The upshot, Plouffe replied, is that the...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I say, profile away." —Sarah Palin Oh, so profiling Muslim-looking Americans as potential terrorists is okay. Therefore it must be okay if we profile Christian-looking Americans as extremists who...
Ben Nelson Loves the Cartel
In this New York Times piece about the conservadem filibuster of healthcare, this line jumped off the screen: In response to demands from Mr. Nelson, for instance, the leaders appear willing to drop...
Hang Onto Your Butts
Senate healthcare reform bill. Today at around 5 p.m. And at 5:01, the "end of the world" screechery is scheduled to get underway. So. Can't wait!