Archive for March 3rd, 2010
Obama To Republicans: Go Ahead And Vote Against HCR
Today President Obama drew the line on where HCR will go. (Via Ezra Klein – full transcript posted there) And so Obama gave no quarter today. Gone was the pretense that Democrats and Republicans basically agree on health-care reform. “Many Republicans in Congress just have a fundamental disagreement over whether we should have more or […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Welcome to Wednesday. It’s time for your open thread, so let’s get started. What’s worse than bad rap? Bad conservative rap! I love the part when he’s going on about pies. Why? Oh, and if you got through the whole thing – congratulations, you have a strong will. Now for something uplifting. Roger Ebert regains […]
Health Care Reform By Easter
A Democratic memo was released that laid out the timeline for health care reform. Democrats want to have the bill finished by the Easter recess. The thought is that right before a recess might reduce Republican shenanigans because they want to go home for recess (Jim Bunning want won’t to miss the NCAA tournament, I’d […]
McCarthyite Tactics
Via Andrew Sullivan: Liz Cheney ratchets up the disgusting campaign led by Senator Chuck Grassley to impugn DOJ appointees who represented Gitmo detainees. Ackerman: You know, [the lawyers who] provided the representation that the Rehnquist and Roberts Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled those detainees are entitled? And which even the military commissions provide for? Instead, […]
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