Thursday Open Thread
Remember, tonight is Drinking Liberally: Death Panel Edition at the Homegrown Cafe in Newark, Delaware starting at 7 pm. Come in costume if you want to be judged by our…
House Health Care Bill Revealed
Nancy Pelosi is holding a press conference to announce the House health care reform bill. The bill is called "The Affordable Health Care For America Act, " H.R. 3962. Click through for a review of some key provisions.
QotD
This edition of the QotD is brought to you by Armstrong Williams. Do you remember Armstrong Williams? He was just one of the media figures secretly paid by the Bush…
Obama Makes Surprise Trip To Dover To Honor Fallen Troops
Last night President Obama made a surprise trip to Dover AFB to observe the ceremony honoring the Americans killed in Afghanistan on Monday. President Obama made an unscheduled, overnight trip…
One Is The Loneliest Number
A very interesting thing happened at a Senate hearing this week that hasn't gotten much attention, but should. Several Republican senators disagreed with climate science denier-conspiracist Jim Inhofe on the…
Wednesday Open Thread
It's time for your open thread of the day. Can I ask a question? Are the open threads working for you? We're about 2 months into this experiment and it…
Because It’s Irresponsible Not To…
We've spent a lot of time discussing the Castle/Biden race but what about the other big race in Delaware - the U.S. House race. More specifically - who is the…
F U Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman announces that he may filibuster the health care reform bill with the Republicans because he doesn't like it: "I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly inclined--i haven't totally…
The Wise Antonin Scalia Speaks
Supreme Court Justice and model for Republican judges Antonin Scalia: In an appearance at the University of Arizona, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia "said he likely would have dissented from…
Tuesday Open Thread
What is there to look forward to on a Tuesday? A fresh, shiny new open thread that's what. Also, Drinking Liberally on Thursday at the Homegrown Cafe in Newark! Republican…
The GOP Health Care Plan
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has introduced a new bill to fix Medicare. He wants to privatize it: In an attempt to reclaim the right’s rich tradition of opposing Medicare, Rep.…
Health Care Reform: The Day After
Well, it's one day after Harry Reid's big announcement that the Senate bill would include the opt-out public option. The next big thing is ironing out the details of each…