Brooks is Right.
. This morning Republican-American and overpaid NYT columnist/pundit (pardon the redundancy) David Brooks opines away on a Democratic Party he sees working to "lose touch with America". The column's...
View ArticleConrad's Corrupt, Craptacular, Often Criminal Co-ops.
. Senator Kent Conrad (Shill-Insurance Industry) continues to bang away at his One Man Band for Health Care Co-ops, as an alternative to a Public Option. Unfortunately the President and others are...
View ArticleTwofer: Co[-o]ps.
. The planets have sort of aligned. Two of the hottest topics over the past several days have been Cops and (now) Co-ops. Well, Co-ops should have been a hotter topic in days and weeks...
View ArticleCo-ops: Rife with Corruption, Mismgt, Criminality.
Senator Kent Conrad likes Co-ops. Making Health Care Co-ops a reality is his pet project and his alternative to a Public Option. The President and others are starting to listen. Conrad's primal fear...
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My Hiroshima Diary.
.My first full day in my new town was on August 6, 1990. The day before, a couple of town hall employees had picked me up in Kobe and together we had driven a couple of hours to the small town that...
View ArticleDear Media Heathers: 580,000 nuts don't equal 1/2 the U.S. Population.
. From a comment of mine in NCrissieB's great diary. Last year Barack Obama whipped John McCain 66.8 million votes to 58.3 million. Electoral votes: 365 to 173. Landslide. Let's be extremely...
View ArticleWagging the Dog (w/ a compliant Media Heather assist).
Last year Barack Obama whipped John McCain 66.8 million votes to 58.3 million. Electoral votes: 365 to 173. Landslide. Let's be extremely charitable. Let's say that "only" 10% of those who voted...
View ArticleUPDATED! Public Option Goes Under the Bus.
. AP headline, within the past 10 minutes: Sebelius: Obama OK with insurance co-ops."Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says Obama still believes there should be choice and...
View ArticleIt's run by evil people.
. Yesterday I listened to an Insurance "Spokesperson" on NPR, talking about health care reform. They want mandates: for the government to pass a law to force people to buy their product. Like...
View ArticleOMG!
. Wow. First time on the Rec List! Bet you can't tell! Thank you for recommending my diary. I mean, OMG! .
View ArticleHellbent to Lose - not the diary you think
. Preface This was originally posted (and has been re-promoted a couple of times) over at Left in Alabama several weeks ago....
View ArticleMcCain: Obama must drop Public Option.
. McCain: Obama must drop Public Option. Well, here's the thing, you doddering dumbass: Obama beat you like a cheap gong in the last election. Your plans, your ideas, your desires for America were...
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The Last of Four.
. As we approach the fourth anniversary of 9/11, President Bush should admit that he wrongly invoked the tragedy of 9/11 to justify war with Iraq. The war has made terrorists even more determined to...
View ArticleCrazy Climate Change Libs: The Asia Development Bank.
. The Asia Development Bank is tasked with fighting poverty and assisting developing countries/economies throughout Asia. It was founded in 1966 and is financed by 67 member countries. It partners...
View ArticleThe Racist Hate, Fear & Agenda Exposed
. . . . as if it hadn't been exposed before. In most of my diaries I try to provide links and photos and quotes and vids and all sorts of reader-friendly elements in order to take advantage of this...
View ArticleCounter-Trigger: if No P.O., then This.
. DallasDoc's inspired me. If his idea can gain legislative traction (sure, sure, it's just an air quote Coincidence air quote), then why not mine? Of course, the answer would be because his is...
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Ever Considered a Japan Trip?
. Prologue: this is an offbeat Diary. But so are "Pooty & Woozle" diaries, and "Hawaii Photo Diaries", and all those somewhat offbeat which add a richness to this site. :: I've put together two...
View ArticleSo, Obama, you wanna fight? 2 Updates.
. You say you want to "fight" for regular folks. Good. Then over the next 36 hours have your staff work with allies in the House and Senate to craft simple Bills -- to be introduced by 12:00 Noon...
View ArticleGood Faith.
From the Comments Thread in today's Abbreviated Pundit Roundup. .Ezra Klein's piece (cited in the Pundit Roundup) mentions it. It's a term that the Democrats (at least in any kind of...
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2008: We Saw What We Wanted to See.
. Back in the winter/spring of 2008, during the height of Primary Season, when we looked at, listened to, and heard the words of then-Candidate Obama, - if Daily Kos was any indication of the larger...
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