President Obama calling out the corrupt and spineless today: "Now, there are some in this town who...
Category - Healthcare
Oh, And It'll Create A Surplus, Too
The House healthcare reform bill, complete with the public option, will be revenue neutral in its...
Phantom Menace
If you watched Morning Joe today (minus Shweaty Joe), you probably noticed the overall vibe in the...
A Price Tag is A Price Tag
For the Ben Nelson Gang of Six, this was fine and dandy: President George W. Bush signed into law...
The Wealthiest Two Percent
Yglesias presents a chart showing what percentage of Americans state-by-state would pay a slightly...
The CBO
Sam Stein recalls some Bush era CBO projections. When the CBO predicted in 2004 that Bush's new tax...
Sand, Meet Line
Huge news. President Obama in his weekly YouTube address: That’s why any plan I sign must include...
How Much
Paul Blumenthal provides us with the numbers for the Gang of Six: Sen. Susan Collins raised...
It's All About the Bribery
Paul Krugman underscores today how ridiculously hypocritical the Nelson-Lieberman "gang of six" ...
Play The Lobbyist Card, Mr. President
The Nelson-Landrieu-Lieberman band of six have forced a negative ending to a mostly positive week...
Worst of the Worst
I think we can safely say that the following senators are acting solely on behalf of the health...
Nice
President Obama on healthcare reform yesterday. More like this one, please. Throw some of this...
The AMA Embraces the House Healthcare Bill
The House healthcare reform bill just got a huge boost: "This legislation includes a broad range of...
Protecting Their Mafia Dons
Yglesias provides further proof that the Blue Dogs are willing do anything -- no matter how...
Who Will Call Them on These Lies?
The corporate media surely won't. Take a look: Rep. Steve King (R-IA): “They’re going to save money...
Go Senator Sanders
Bernie Sanders nails the Republicans on "socialized" medicine:
Bipartisan Gestures
Steve Benen reports: Republican outreach continues anyway. Late yesterday, Senate Finance Chairman...
The House Bill
Other than the 2013 start date, I really like the looks of this. Jonathan Cohn lists the positives:...
Crazy Effing Douchebag
Glenn Beck totally loses his shit on healthcare. I wonder if he realizes how he's sabotaging his...
$1 Trillion
The CBO scored the House version of the healthcare reform bill -- with the public option included ...