Thursday Open Thread

It's Thursday and it's open thread time. Remember, tomorrow is DL's War on Christmas Party. The WOC party starts at 7 p.m. at C.W. Harborside. We'll be collecting canned goods…

The Individual Mandate

The fight over the public option has obscured other parts of the bill. Right now the individual mandate is getting a lot of attention. Ezra Klein explains the purpose of…

Exactly

Let's cue up the circular firing squad. John Cole nails exactly what I'm feeling right now: About health care reform is that it is a primer for Banking and Financial…

Wednesday Open Thread

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for this week to be over (not just because vacation is coming next week). I'm exhausted for yesterday just from reading the…

Coalition Of The Bribed

The Republicans must be having a hard time building a real grassroots movement. Their anti-health care reform die in was a bust yesterday when only 60 people showed up and…

Anita Van Sant: Rest In Peace

I was truly saddened to read of the passing of Anita Van Sant. While the low-key obituary was typically self-effacing, Anita was one of the best political campaign managers I've…

Tuesday Open Thread

It's Tuesday of the seemingly longest week of the year (the week before a 2 week vacation). Let's open this open thread. Please, if you get a chance, read this…

This Is Gonna Hurt…

I've been wanting to use this classic post (I Hate Your Politics) for years, but never really had the opportunity.  Well... I do now.  And what I'm writing here isn't…

Busted!

Eugene Robinson digs up this gem: Sarah Palin is such a cold-eyed skeptic about the Copenhagen summit on climate change that it's no surprise she would call on President Obama…