Archive for February 9th, 2010
DADT Activist Recalled to Active Duty
In a sign that the Obama Administration is moving steadily and firmly in the direction of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Dan Choi, a member of the Army National Guard and Arabic translator, has been recalled to active duty. In 2009, Choi was released from active duty because of the DADT policy. While it is […]
Ho Hum
FYI: It’s snowing… again. Really cool time-lapsed video of snow piling up during the last storm! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhUZAq5IxQ[/youtube]
Tuesday Open Thread
It’s Tuesday, the day before our next winter storm if the forecasters are to be believed. Tomorrow we all may be digging out our cars again and hopefully we’ll all have electricity this time. So let’s get this open thread rolling. Greg Sargent at Plumline notices that the new media landscape – Fox as a […]
Murtha the Victim of Medical Malpractice
Now, our doctors in this country are well trained and heroic. But they also make mistakes. Indeed, if a doctor at the BETHESDA NAVAL STATION can make a mistake DURING A SURGERY ON A PREEMIMENT CONGRESSMAN, what are the chances that doctors across the land make mistakes of this magnitude every day on regular people like you and me?
Democrats To Force Vote On GOP Budget Plan
Last week, Rep. Paul Ryan presented the alternate Republican budget plan. It included privatization of Social Security and Medicare vouchers and would supposedly close the U.S. debt in 50 years. Republican leaders were fairly ambivalent about the budget since they spent all summer saying “we love Medicare.” Democratic leaders are introducing a resolution to make […]
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