While I disagree with my senator on abortion, I really admire Bob Casey's approach on Stupak language as it applies to the Senate bill: Casey, a leading pro-life Democrat, said he believes "health...
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This Will Make You A Little Barfy
Remember when we were watching the floor debate before the healthcare vote last week? Here's a little back story: WASHINGTON — In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling...
Conference by the State of the Union?
I felt like torturing myself this morning, so I turned on the Chris Matthews Show. Michael Duffy from TIME said that the hope for healthcare reform is to have a Senate bill passed by Christmas and...
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Hoover? Seriously?
I never make any friends with posts like this, but here goes. Comparing the president to Hoover is one of the reasons why the Democratic leadership tends to ignore the activist left as being whiny...
Quote of the Day
"I think it shows you put terrorism on one side, you put our legal system on the other, and our legal system comes out ahead." —Rudy Giuliani, 3/5/94
Hey Now!
Reading about Sarah Palin's entitled behavior following her triumphant roll-out at the Republican convention, it's clear that she continues to suffer in the throes of Hank Kingsley Syndrome. Those of...
Whoops Again
The Republicans are still flipping their shit over the fact that their 18 year health insurance plan with Cigna covered abortion services. And now, ThinkProgress has discovered that Cigna also offers...
Doof Quote of the Day
"Given that reality, the urgent necessity is to make a decision—whether or not it is right." —David Broder on the president's Afghanistan process So, um, wwwwwwhy? How about the Washington corporate...
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MST3K Saturday - "Star Wars" I thought I'd post a "Best of RiffTrax" video today. RiffTrax are audio commentary tracks written and voiced by the former MST3K guys: Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill...
No CBO Scoring for You!
Ezra reports that the CBO scoring that was due today was pushed to next week probably because it didn't contain the numbers the Democratic leadership wanted to see. In other word, the CBO most likely...
And I Was Hoping for Green Cheese
They found water on the Moon. Lots of it, apparently. Amazing what they can find in a super-secret Hollywood studio.
Mandates and the Constitution
I've been asked multiple times whether or not individual mandates are constitutional. My best answer, to date, has been: I think so, mainly because the consequence is merely a 2.5 percent tax, and...
The Perils of Watching Hannity
The Daily Show covers Hannity's apology for deceiving his viewers: The last minute or so could be one of the funniest Daily Show bits ever. I couldn't stop laughing. Just watch.
Republicans Are Awesome
Opposing the Voting Rights Act in 1966, for example. Pat Buchanan thinks that was a swell idear.
Whoops!
The RNC employee health insurance plan, via Cigna, covers abortion. According to several Cigna employees, the insurer offers its customers the opportunity to opt out of abortion coverage — and the...
The Ex-Reality Show Doof
I'm wondering when the press will begin to point out that, while Sarah Palin is obviously prepping a run for president, she's a complete flippin' moron. If they're not going to mention this, they're...
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New Huffington Post Column
Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care while Americans Suffer Enjoy and circulate with your favorite social networking site!
The Presidential President
Sullivan: Instead of engaging in adolescent tests of whether a president is "tough" or "weak", we actually have an adult prepared to allow the various choices in front of us be fully explored. A lot...