Archive for November 7th, 2009
House Health Care Reform Voting Begins At 9:30 – UPDATE – Bill Passes 220-215
If you’ve been following the news today, you probably know that the House health care reform bill, H.R. 3962 is coming to a vote tonight, probably around 9:30 PM. If you’ve been following (watch at C-SPAN) you probably know that there’s been hours worth of braindead commercial-worthy moments. One of the worst was the group […]
Weekend Open Thread
Well, it’s the weekend and it’s open thread time! Whoopeee! Anything exciting going on this weekend? I have to go shoe shopping. I know you’re all jealous. So let’s get started. I found this really interesting (via Eschaton): John S. Reed, who helped engineer the merger that created Citigroup Inc., apologized for his role in […]
Why It is OK to Call Out FOX News
And in many ways, the rush to accommodate FOX Noise is right at the center of how journalists are undermining their own authority and respect.
Day 284 of Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
Bet you thought I forgot. Today the House is voting on its version of Health Care Reform and it looks like Representative Mike Castle (Republican-Delaware) will be voting against it. Hey Mike, we’re wondering what it is like to be Boehner’s lackey? Cantor’s bitch? Enjoy your early retirement next January.
Anti-Abortion Democrats Betraying Women Once Again
Conservatives say they want to get government out of our lives and don’t want “government bureaucrats” standing in the way of the relationship between doctors and patients. Unless, of course, you’re a woman then the pregnancy-is-punishment lobby is only too happy to tell you what to do. Democratic leaders in the House have caved to […]
Cantor’s Inappropriate Response To Dachau Photo
He says the photos are inappropriate. Inappropriate? Like wearing white after Labor Day? What an insipid little word to describe that disgusting display. And since he belongs to the party of “death panels” and “HCR will kill grandma” I know he has it in him to do better than inappropriate. I also know why he […]
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