The House reform bill passes the CBO with flying colors. Not only does the bill qualify below the president's $900 billion price tag, but it also reduces the federal budget deficit by $104 billion...
Author - Bob Cesca
Hillbilly Politics
See, normally when a politician runs for president, they begin by spreading good will in Iowa. They deliver speeches to whatever group of yokels will take them. They attend small gatherings and...
Quote of the Day
"I'm also pleased that the bill includes a public option offered in an exchange. As I've said throughout this process, a public option that competes with private insurers is the best way to ensure...
Free Choice
Jon Walker reports that access to the public option and the exchange will be universal within five years. In theory, by 2015 all employers, and therefore all Americans not on Medicare or Medicaid...
Not Robust, But Still Pretty Great
I think we now know what the public option will end up looking like. It'll still be the most affordable and reliable choice for health insurance, but it won't be as inexpensive as a Medicare-rates...
The Recession is Over
We're not feeling it yet, but in a technical sense the recession is done. GDP grew last quarter by 3.5 percent. The first growth in the economy since 2007. Griping from wingnuts about how it would've...
Rat Bastards
You have to read this. Blue Cross sent out mailers to their customers in North Carolina informing them of an 11 percent rate increase -- while also asking customers to lobby Senator Hagan against the...
Presidential
Four or five years ago, I remember being appalled by how President Bush never attended a military funeral. But this photo illustrates what all presidents who send our soldiers to war should have to...
Morning Awesome
Eatliz - "Attractive" (By the way, you can download the entire Eatliz album for free here.)
President Signs Hate Crimes Bill
This is a huge victory for the LGBT community and a huge victory for civil liberties in America. And of course the blogotubes are overflowing with kudos for President Obama (who is just like Bush!)...
New Huffington Post Column
We Can't Reform Health Care Without Reforming Food Enjoy and Digg and so forth. Adding... Here's the Facebook page against Issue 2.
Shocker! The Stimulus Is Working
USA Today: WASHINGTON — States have reported using stimulus money to create or save more than 388,000 jobs so far this year, buttressing the Obama administration's claim that the $787 billion plan...
Pro-Lieberman Hate Mail
This just hit my inbox and it cracked me up. You are a fucking moran,,, Joe Lieberman is a good man, You stupid ass hole, you would not know a good man if you saw one,,, You can stick Obama up your...
Ideology and Reality
If you take this chart at face value, the establishment press meme of a "center-right" nation begins to look accurate. The polling indicates that there are twice as many self-identified conservatives...
Very Serious Question
How is President Obama responsible for Joe Lieberman's twisted drama queen political decisions? Nevertheless, here's Gibbs yesterday firing a warning shot at Lieberman's melty face: I think Democrats...
Morning Awesome
The Liquid Now - "See You on the Other Side" (I've posted this before, but the chorus has been churning through my head lately so here it is.)
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...
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...
Morning Awesome
Grand Archives - "Oslo Novelist" From their new album Keep In Mind Frankenstein
Just Like Bush! Just Like Bush!
Headline: Obama To Sign Hate Crimes Bill Wednesday And... He also will host a reception with gay rights groups and civil rights leaders commemorating the occasion. TPMDC has learned that [Matthew...