Archive for 2010
NPR Destroys Republican Talking Point
The media coverage of the health care reform debate has been quite frustrating because the coverage has not covered the substance of the debate. It’s been the typical “on one hand, on the other hand” type of coverage which has allowed Republicans to get away with telling outrageous lies about health care reform (death panels!!!!). […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Are we getting another mini-snowpocalypse? Who angered the weather goddess again? While we wait for more snow to come, let’s open this thread. Ooooh, delicious – rightwing slap fight: Wow. So, Glenn Beck’s CPAC keynote speech on Friday was apparently so powerful it united Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin…against him. I’m not sure […]
Virtual March for Real Health Care Reform
If you are part of MoveOn.org, you may already know about this. Today starts a Virtual March to pressure Congress to enact real health care reform. It is a quick and easy process:
1. Go to the MoveOn March Page
Cheney Lied About CIA Torture Effectiveness
In Cheney’s mind, he’s a courageous patriot who’s not afraid to get things done. Cheney thinks that terrorists will be scared of the U.S. if only we’d torture more and the only way to get info is to throw accused terrorists (some of whom may be actually innocent) into Guantanamo (which has special terrorist repellant […]
Impressions on Coons
Jason330 attended the meet and greet with Chris Coons last night, and he offers his impressions of the candidate and his strategy.
The Slavery Apology
What happened before does have an affect on what is now. We fought a civil war to end slavery and hundreds of thousands died in that effort. The civil rights movement 100 years later ended overt state discrimination. And 60 years later we have elected ourselves our first black President. That is progress. And I tend to think righting the wrong is an inherent apology in and of itself. Further, I am a progressive, so I tend to look forward in working to make the country better, rather than backward to what we were before.
That’s Our Castle
Castle flip flops on the jobs bill, again, and now he has come out against the filibuster in the Senate. If Mike Castle were a real leader following his principles, he would immediately call on his supposedly future Senate Republican brethren to end their unprecedented obstructionism. I say, if he were a real leader with principles….
Maverick
John McCain is facing a competitive Republican primary for his U.S. Senate seat. He’s facing wingnut former Rep. J.D. Hayworth and even wingnuttier Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Some of McCain’s previous votes are getting him in trouble so he’s trying to Castle. His latest move is to pretend he didn’t really vote for bank bailouts. McCain […]
Late Night Video: Jon Stewart On Progressives
Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee explain the progressive movement to Glenn Beck. Somehow, I don’t think he’ll get it. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Carper On Board? ***Updated*** Carper Says No
TPM is reporting that Tom Carper is now saying that he will sign onto the letter to pass the public option through reconciliation! Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) tells TPMDC that he plans to sign a letter urging Senate leadership to pass a public option via reconciliation. “I expect that I will” sign, Carper said. The […]
A Miscarriage Of Justice
Utah’s proposed legislation is hardly surprising since we already knew the pro-life movement is all about controlling and punishing women. A bill passed by the Utah House and Senate this week and waiting for the governor’s signature, will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage…. In addition to criminalizing an intentional […]
The Goldilocks Health Care Bill
First the health care bill was too long… A spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner today ridiculed President Obama’s health care proposal because it’s too short. “The White House’s ‘plan’ consists of an 11-page outline, which has not been scored by the Congressional Budget Office or posted online as legislative text. So they want […]
Recent Comments