I've been a ballbuster on Kent Conrad lately -- and he deserves it. But credit where credit is due, he nailed a Republican during markup this week. It wasn't as much of a zinger as Senator Stabenow's...
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MST3K Saturday - "Is This Love?" Part One Part Two after the jump.
Go Senator Stabenow!
Today in the Finance Committee: SENATOR KYL: "I don’t need maternity care, and so requiring that to be in my insurance policy is something that I don’t need and will make the policy more expensive."...
Corporate Takeover of American Lives
That's precisely what Kent Conrad wants. Mandates and no public option. Because that's what America is all about. I’ve been searching ever since for models that I thought would fit America’s values...
Wrastlin'
From one of my favorite political cartoonists, Jeff Danzinger via email:
The Public Option is Fiscally Responsible
The public option saves money, according to the CBO: In a bid to wrangle concessions from the Blue Dog Coalition on healthcare reform, House leaders Thursday released CBO estimates for liberals'...
Thank You, Michael Moore
This is outstanding. Michael Moore on CNN with Wolf Blitzer: Part 2:
Eaten Alive
The LA Times: The legislators' reluctance to control premium costs comes despite the fact that they intend to require virtually all Americans to get health insurance, an unprecedented mandate -- long...
Kent Conrad Is Clueless
During an interview, Kent Conrad accidentally revealed how his brain snaps into GOP Talking Points mode waaaaay too easily. Either that, or he's frighteningly clueless about healthcare. Senator...
Just a Reminder
The president and the Democrats aren't suffering Baucus and Conrad voluntarily. There's a very precise reason why the Finance Committee has been allowed to wank around for so long. Ezra Klein...
Controversial!
New CBS/NYTimes poll on the public option: "Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that...
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Public Option Tab Dump
Just arrived home after a long day of trains and subways. Lots of stuff happening with the public option. -Senators Schumer and Rockefeller say the final bill will have a "good, strong public option...
Open Thread
I'm in New York for some meetings, so enjoy this thread with my compliments. Did the Wyden Free Choice amendment pass? Did Glenn Beck pretend to kill any animals today?
Defending the Slave Trade
In his new book, Glenn Beck declares that too many "idiots" don't understand the Constitution, and then proceeds to completely misinterpret Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 -- which preserved the slave...
This Is How They'll Pass The Public Option
Senate Democrats, lead by Bernie Sanders, appear to be whipping votes to break a Republican filibuster of healthcare reform -- but, at the same time, giving conservadems the latitude to vote against...
And We Have 60
Governor Patrick is about to announce that longtime Democratic leader and Kennedy friend Paul Kirk will be the interim senator from Massachusetts. Now it's up to Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats...
President Chairs the UN Security Council
If you're not watching cable news right now, you're missing something very cool. President Obama is chairing a summit on nuclear disarmament in the UN Security Council, flanked by Secretary Clinton...
Very Serious Question
Why does Chuck Norris want people to desecrate their American flags?
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