This quote from Matt Taibbi seems to be making its rounds. And as I wrote in the comments yesterday, I couldn't disagree more. John Cole makes a further distinction: Wars are easy to sell. As Goering...
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Author - Bob Cesca
Republicans Are Mostly Clueless
This is funny and not surprising: I’ve gotten an advance look at the relevant question from the poll, which will be released tomorrow, and here’s how it asks the question: Do you think the health...
And Then They Came for the Co-Op
Lesson in Republican politics. You give up the voluntary end-of-life reimbursements and they come for the public option. You cave and give up the public option, and they come for the co-ops. (Another...
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"Fun with God" Directed by Matt Danner NSFW (there's the f-word in there)
Flashback
The last time there was an outcry about how the president sold us out and broke campaign promises was a few months ago regarding the Defense of Marriage Act.
Wal-Mart Bails Out of the Glenn Beck Show
Wal-Mart makes it a clean 20 advertisers that have pulled out of Glenn Beck's googly-eyed sarcasmo hour on Fox News Channel. Now it's getting serious. I wonder what the News Corp breaking point is...
WTF?
Did I just hear Chris Matthews tell Charlie Cook and Pat Buchanan that the gun-toting wingnuts who have turned up at the president's town halls succeeded in forcing the president to back away from...
The Stats and The Reality
Via Digby, here's a handy chart documenting how disgraceful and embarrassing the American healthcare system truly is. Faker wingnuts like Glenn Beck continue to repeat that we have the best...
Flanking the Blue Dogs & Republicans
The best way to hit these two groups where it hurts is from their right. If you're making the case for healthcare reform with the public option, here are two winning angles: 1) Not passing a public...
Yes, There Are Many Democrats With Spines
...And brains. Congressman Anthony Weiner, for example. Today on CNBC: BECKY QUICK: So you would not vote for a bill that made it through, if it got through... WEINER: Not only I but I think there's...
The Progressive Block
Chris Bowers lays out a fairly solid argument in favor of making sure the Progressive Caucus remains firm in their committment to vote against any bill without the public option. Sixty members of the...
Getting to 51 Votes (Wonk Warning)
Correction on a previous post. It turns out that some of my civics in this post were inaccurate. Yes, I have a college degree in political science, and yet congressional procedure still scrambles my...
The Big Argument for the Public Option
Yes, the president would do well to make a much stronger push for the public option. But it's really not up to him. Congress writes the law. And the following might be the most effective argument in...
Dear Mr. President
This was your pledge in July. On videotape. And YouTube: [A]ny plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Higher Ground" Live at Green Fest 2007
Quote of the Day
"The united states has two parties now—the Obama Party and the Fox Party. The Obama Party is larger, but it is unfocused and its troops are whiny. The Fox Party, which shows up en masse to harass...
'The Best Way'
The White House released the following statement today: Nothing has changed. POTUS has always said that what is essential is that health insurance reform must lower costs, ensure that there are...
Status Report
Sunday show remarks and retaliatory pitchforks aside, where are we with the public option? Just a reminder. We have five congressional committees tasked with healthcare reform legislation. Four of...
Fire Up the Email for the Public Option
Back in late June and early July, we successfully pushed members of Congress to support the public option. We, as a liberal community, had a serious impact. Remember how Diane Feinstein complained...
The Public Option
I'm at a complete loss about this. The president in a Colorado town hall yesterday: "The public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of healthcare reform. This is just...