Mike Castle’s HCR Response — The Unbelievable Lameness of Faux Moderation

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As xstryker noted last night, Mike Castle definitely voted no for HCR and its reconciliation bill. Castle's office put out a press statement on last night's historic vote, that should be read in it's entirety to fully comprehend how badly he is managing to maintain any moderate cred while marching lockstep with his party. But let's take a look at a few things here:

Forget March Madness

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Who cares about college basketball (actually, since my bracket got busted when Villanova lost, I don't care anymore).  The real college championship right now is the NCAA Hockey Tournament.  My…

Today’s HCR Vote Program

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So today is the day, and today is when we get to know whether Nancy Pelosi and President Obama have been able to pull this one out (Intrade futures on this effort have been going up since early this month -- you can buy at this writing at 92.1). You can use this as a live blogging thread (if you are glued to CSPAN and not out in this glorious weather).

This has Gotten Out-of-Hand

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It's bad enough that we had to endure a Summer and Fall of "Crazy Eileens" disrupting meetings with their anti-health care reform rhetoric and their crazy birther BS, on Congressmen calling…

Deem and Pass Is Out

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After spending a week getting themselves all riled up about "Demon Pass", it seems the procedural maneuver has been ruled out: House leaders have decided to take a separate vote…