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The Camps
Ezra Klein lays out the White House camps on healthcare reform: The first camp could be called "universal-lite." They're focused on preserving the basic shape of the bill. They think a universal plan...
New Huffington Post Column
The Public Option Is Popular, Moral and Inexpensive, Therefore It Must Die Enjoy and Digg often.
Radio Show Thread
Me and Stranahan on Blog Talk Radio at 8PM EDT. Listen live here. Special guest for the hour: Chez Pazienza. Call-in number: (347) 945-5235
Wingnuts Protest 'Hard Work' and 'Responsibility'
Predictably: Numerous conservatives have claimed that President Obama's upcoming September 8 speech about "persisting and succeeding in school," along with classroom activities about the "importance...
Joint Session Address Is Go
TPM is reporting: President Obama will address the country before a joint session of Congress on September 9--a key element of his bid to take charge of the health care debate as Congress returns to...
Aw Crap.
I just don't like the smell of this quote from Axelrod to ABC News: As to the fate of a government option plan to compete with private insurance, Axelrod suggested the controversial concept is gone...
Mike Pence Is a Magnificent Idiot
Mike Pence completely contradicts himself on Morning Joe. Like always. "Republicans believe that in addition to tort reform what we should allow Americans to do is to purchase health insurance the...
Obvious Headline from An Unlikely Source
U.S. Economy Gets Lift From Stimulus There was never any doubt among non-crazy people that this would happen. The Wall Street Journal on the other hand... Barack Obama's Stimulus Plan Will Get Little...
Drudge Link Trolling
For months now, Eric Boehlert at Media Matters has been documenting how Politico has been deliberately crafting stories in order to get juicy links from Drudge, and, thusly, spikes in their traffic...
They're Hurting America
To paraphrase Bill Maher, yes, too many Americans are uninformed doofs. Here's the latest illustration: a poll showing that people don't understand healthcare reform. Yeah, no kidding. And at the...
The Robot Czars Will Strangle You
Glenn Beck is enhancing his crazy with actual robot voices. It's only a matter of time before he warns that the Obama robots are going to strangle old people with their robot claws and eat their...
Morning Awesome
U2 - "Stay (Faraway So Close)" Continuing our Zooropa theme week (This track was intended for Achtung Baby, but was cut.)
U.S.S. Constitution
Whoever shot this video tapped into a gold mine of Glenn Beck wingnuts all in one parking lot. Such awesome crazy. Oh by the way, these are the same people who several years ago were repeating in...
Racist, yes. And a Bigtime A-hole.
There's a lot to be pissed about in this video of racist Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KKK) in which the she tells Elizabeth Smith, an audience member without healthcare, to "be a grown up" and get insurance...
The Rest… Of the Story
Matt Taibbi playing the role of Paul Harvey: ...one of the funniest things that I think hasn’t gotten much attention is the fact that Harry Reid is depicted in “Casino.” He’s the guy who forces Ace...
Worst Person
Maria Bartiromo. I didn't know Medicare was available. Sign me up, Maria. You corporate doof.
We Lack Discipline
Robert Reich: History is not destiny, and Democrats and progressives can yet enact meaningful health care reform -- with a public option. But to do so, we'll need to be far more disciplined about it...
President Obama and the Centrists
On Morning Joe, they were just referencing David Brooks' latest column in which he discusses how President Obama needs to reconnect with "the center" on things like healthcare. "The center" on...
Wave Goodbye to the Gang of Six
Ezra Klein: Everyone I've spoken to in the Senate believes, strongly, that this process is about to break down, and the Democrats are going to move forward on a more partisan basis. It's about damn...