Unstable Isotope
Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.
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Maybe It Is 11-Dimensional Chess
There has certainly been a lot of garment-rending and gnashing of teeth lately about the health insurance reform bill and whether the public option will be included in the final bill. I think Obama is once again pursuing the long game – he’s allowing the Republicans to be seen as the ones who are standing […]
Yawn…Another Day, Another Armed Man Outside A Townhall Meeting
Things are getting crazy out there. For the third time in a week an armed citizen has been spotted outside a meeting where President Obama is going to speak on health care. A man is carrying an assault rifle and a pistol outside the VFW Convention in Phoenix where President Obama will speak later today, […]
I Must See This
Today’s news of the surreal: Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of “Dancing With the Stars. Other hopefuls include entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar […]
Netroots Nation Day 3
Yesterday was a full day so I didn’t get a chance to post much. Up today is Valerie Jarrett and an economic panel with Jon Corzine, Anna Burger, Kevin Drum and Dean Baker. Yesterday’s highlights were Howard Dean and the Specter/Sestak forum. Specter did better than I expected. He emphasized areas of agreement: pro-choice, pro-stimulus, […]
Twitter War Between Specter And Grassley
I can’t tell you how awesome this is. I’m sure this is a direct result of the forum that Specter spoke at this morning. During the forum he was asked about Grassley’ spreading disinformation on health care (specifically “death panels”) and he promised that he would call Chuck Grassley right after he spoke. Some people […]
Live From Netroots Nation – Day 2
No CSPAN cameras right now, so I don’t have to worry whether my make-up looks good. On today’s agenda: Howard Dean discusses health care reform. The single payer advocates (HR 676) are out in force. I haven’t seen any Obama = Hitler signs yet. Dean’s thoughts: Some people are angry because we’re seeing a generational […]
Live From Netroots Nation
I’m here at Netroots Nation waiting for Bill Clinton’s speech to begin. I’ve got pretty good seats, so I should be able to see well. CSPAN is here so perhaps you’ll catch a glimpse of me on TV. CSPAN is covering the speech live. Chuck Rocha rocked the house! Great speaker. Judd Ligum(?) from Think […]
Are You Really Surprised?
The National Enquirer has news about John Edwards: John Edwards has secretly undergone a DNA test – and it proves he’s the father of his mistress’ love child, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. Multiple sources confirm the bombshell development, and reveal lawyers for the disgraced presidential candidate are privately hammering out child support payments with […]
Good News Thread
I had about 15 tabs open this afternoon of various depressing, violent, racist teabagger stories. But frankly, I’m getting sick of hearing about this stuff already (although it’s important to know what’s going on). So I thought I’d do something different – this thread is for good news only. Feel free to put links and […]
Too Weird Not To Discuss
Today’s News Journal has this odd item: Two bicyclists have reported being hit by darts while riding on New Castle County roads this week. The first incident came Tuesday when a 36-year-old man riding north on Limestone Road in Pike Creek felt a twinge of pain in his right thigh. He looked to the area […]
Morning Open Thread
He’s baaaack! Rick Santorum for president in 2012? Stephen Hawking responds to the nutty Investor’s Business Daily editorial: “I wouldn’t be here today if not for the NHS”. Surprise, surprise – Karl Rove had an active role in the Justice Department firings. Nate Silver on why unemployment probably, maybe won’t hit 10%. Paul Krugman thinks […]
The GOP Has Already Lost The Argument On Health Care Reform
Back in May, Republican language guru Frank Luntz wrote a memo for Republicans on how to fight the Democratic plan for health care reform. The Republicans did a good job of following the script for a while, often invoking “government-run health care” and “government bureaucrats” when making their arguments. Dr. Frank Luntz, a top Republican […]
Privatized Death Panels
In the conservative utopian fantasy world private insurance companies are warm, loving entities that have only your best interests at heart and can make bucketfuls of profits doing it. In the real world that I inhabit, insurance companies are entities that make money by taking your payments and denying you treatment when you become too […]
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