Archive for March, 2010
Friday Open Thread
w00t for Friday! How are your NCAA picks doing? I’ll bet none of you picked Murray State. You should know that teams connected to me do well. Pick Murray State (my parents’ alma mater), Kentucky (my home state), Wisconsin (my alma mater) and you’ll do well. I’ve won exactly 0 of brackets I’ve picked in […]
The Bill
Yesterday, Nancy Pelosi and the House Dems got the CBO score on healthcare reform back and posted the bill online for 72 hours for review. The Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 is posted here [PDF]. Speaker Pelosi’s website has some good links to summaries, the CBO scoring and other info on the bill
Joe Biden, Comedian
Joe Biden spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents dinner on Wednesday and got in some pretty good lines. Here are my personal favorites, courtesy of Unofficial Roast Master and VP Joe Biden On Liz Cheney: Liz Cheney is questioning whether Tom Brady is a real patriot! What the hell, it was worth a try. […]
Deep Gubernatorial Thought
Last night at a townhall meeting, Governor Markell offered the following thought when defending some of his more unpopular stands (slavery apology, NRA-written gun law): You don’t elect someone for their proposals, you elect them for their judgment. How do you feel about this statement?
Thursday’s Evening Read: TMZ Edition
A few weeks ago, the internet was a twitter with GQ’s interview with John Edwards’ girlfriend in Hello, America, My Name is Rielle Hunter. New York Times’ columnist Gail Collins looks at Sex Scandals to Learn By. If you thought Tiger Woods’ scandal was something, take a read about England’s John Terry, Last Taboo in […]
R. I. P. Fess Parker
I’ll never forget that, for my first Halloween, I was dressed as Davy Crockett. That was thanks to Fess Parker’s unforgettable portrayal of the coonskin-capped hero. Parker did not overstay his welcome in Hollywood, became involved in Republican politics as a close friend of Ronald Reagan’s, and became an excellent winemaker as well. He passed […]
A Letter from Marjorie Margolies
There’s an interesting letter in today’s Washington Post. The letter is from Marjorie Margolies, and it’s addressed, “Dear Wavering House Democrats”. The missive is aimed at the handful of House Dems who may be sitting around, trying to decide whether or not they should vote to pass the health care reform bill. For some (although I […]
Thursday Open Thread
I hope everyone’s not too hung over from last night’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Today we go back to not celebrating Irish heritage. Are you ready for an open thread? Let’s thread. Heckuva job CNN! CNN has hired Red State‘s Erick Erickson to be their newest contributor to their politics coverage. Erick Erickson has had […]
CBO Score Is In
According to Jonathan Cohn at TNR, the CBO score is in, and it looks good. Democrats in the administration and Congress have agreed on a set of amendments to the Senate health care bill. And, according to House leadership, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is certifying that the amendments will reduce the deficit. That should fulfill […]
Hopefully Clearing Up a (Talking) Point
I know it’s a slippery slope when you start trying to debunk every inane talking point that comes along, but there was a specific one that I wanted to look into and get the facts on. There’s a certain “saucy” commentor here who keeps making claims along the lines of, “Obama’s going to make poor […]
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Thurs. March 18, 2010
The big news is that John ‘Let’s Arm Everyone’ Atkins had to backtrack on his bill that could’ve, well, armed everyone. Here’s the money quote from Delaware’s Most Embarrassing Legislator: “We’re either going to come in with a substitute bill or an amendment,” Atkins said. “It was never Sen. Booth’s or my intent to allow […]
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