Under the Bus
I thought this was a really good analysis of what we will lose in the Senate version of the health care bill in terms of reproductive health/choice.
Much as I dislike the DINO anti-choicer, and his egregious toupee, I have to admit we could use a Ben Nelson here
Per an AP article about the Senate Conference deliberations earlier this evening: …Nebraska, Louisiana, Vermont and Massachusetts. These states are getting more federal help with Medicaid than other states. In the case of Nebraska — represented by Sen. Ben Nelson, who’s providing the critical 60th vote for the legislation to pass — the federal government [...]
Why I’m for killing the health care bill, and why it will not be killed.
It’s not just because it’s a watered down giveaway to the insurance companies, one that mandates a large number of people to purchase a product from a private corporation with nebulous guarantees that they will get the service they are paying for but absolute guarantees that the power of the government to be brought down [...]
GOP legislators’ cowardly backdoor effort to circumvent Prop 108.
I’m talking the one passed in 1992 that requires a 2/3 majority of votes to raise revenue. Both the sales tax referendum and the one to undo 1998′s voter protection act are nothing more than attempts by those yellow-bellied morons to raise revenue without having to, you know, vote on it themselves and displease their [...]
You can’t fight teabags with neoliberalism.
So I’ve been following the Senate Health Care debate closely on the cable news today. On Hardball Chris Matthews devoted several minutes to berating Howard Dean for his opposition to what he thinks has become a sellout sham to the insurance industry, even enlisting help from Blue Dog Dem Sen. Mary Landrieu. Then something really [...]
Boys Behaving Really Badly
AZ GOP Executive Director Brett Mecum is facing legal trouble again, this time for using the party’s voter file to find a woman’s address and show up uninvited to a party at her house. In the circles I run in, we would call that stalking. The woman has filed a legal complaint, in which she states: [...]
Tuesday Energy Quick Hit
Too sleepy for a full post so I’ll just mention that President Obama was at a Home Depot in Virginia earlier today to unveil tax incentives for home energy improvement. The program is called…wait for it…. Cash For Caulkers I’ve no doubt my favorite feline commenter Timmy’s Cat will delight in batting that one around [...]
