Author - Bob Cesca

Healthcare

Joe the Drama Queen

I tend to agree with Ezra Klein about not taking Lieberman seriously on this filibuster. Make no mistake, the man is arguably the most insufferable and intolerable senator -- ever. But he's basically...

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Open Thread

Open Thread

I'll be on the road today, so light blogging from me. But Redmond and Elvis will be popping in to fill the void throughout the day. So enjoy. Also, how awesome was the new episode of Mad Men? It just...

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Quote

Balls Quote of the Day

"For more than a year, we've been working to meet the goals of reducing the growth of health-care costs, improving quality and efficiency and expanding coverage. There are a tremendous number of...

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Healthcare

Denial and Reality

You know what denial is? Deliberately ignoring reality in order to back up a kneejerk conclusion based upon unsourced anonymous quotes and uneducated hunches. That's denial, sir. Fact: Healthcare...

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Healthcare

The Ben Nelson Filibuster

Ben Nelson hasn't committed to voting for cloture against Republican obstruction yet. "I've made no promise. I can't decide about the procedural vote until I see the underlying bill. It would be, I...

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Healthcare

Shocker!

Following yesterday's red alert: The White House issued a statement Sunday evening reaffirming its commitment to a public option for insurance coverage and called reports that the president and...

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Healthcare

Anonymous Bait

Regarding this, I'm wondering how many times we're going to be baited with anonymous quotes about the death of the public option. How many times has it happened? Over the last several months it's...

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Healthcare

The Hypocrites

Congressman Weiner posted a list of the 55 members of Congress who are on Medicare but oppose healthcare reform and the public option. The 'Get Your Government Hands Off My Medicare' list after the...

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Morning Awesome

Morning Awesome

Thought we'd wrap up Stop-motion Week with a rare classic... Stop-motion sequence from The Flintstones on the Rocks I had no idea this existed, but I love the look of it. Way better than any CG.

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Open Thread

Prime Time Thread

On your mark! Get set! We're riding on the internet! Here's an open thread for your Saturday evening. And to get the ball rolling, here's a bit of internet historical goodness. Not safe for work ...

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