Now it only seems fair that all Republicans in Congress and elsewhere should not be entitled to any of the benefits this bill will bring.
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h/t Dick:
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. - Michael Crichton
Working Families Party. What a novel idea. Maybe a bit like 'Labor Union'? That's gonna attract some wingnut attention.
Slut Puppy vs. Governor Moonbeam. Oughta be interesting out there in LaLa Land.
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Paul Krugman dissects the politics surrounding the health care debate -and the GOP strategy of fear.
Fear, it's all the GOP had. It's all they still have. The Republican motto should be, to paraphrase FDR, the only thing we have is fear itself.
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Good thing Stupak took such a hard line on abortion, otherwise the GOP might be mean to him.
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Republicans make asses of themselves.
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House Passes Health Care Reform President Applauds
World Ends
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The Gospel According to Hate - A voice crying out in the darkness that is religious hypocrisy.
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The "postpartisan" meme
Does anyone outside the Beltway really care about "bipartisanship"? Yesterday, as it began to look like health care reform was going to pass without a single Republican vote, it started -- the talk at how Barack Obama has failed at his mission to break the partisan gridlock in Washington.
This President has been reaching out to Republicans for the last year. He's met with them, talked to them, thrown the foot soldiers who raised money and canvassed and held car washes and bake sales to get him elected under bus on women's right to control their own bodies, on equal marriage rights for everyone, on the rights of everyone to serve in the military if they so choose. There is not a single issue where Barack Obama hasn't turned his back on his base in an effort to woo Republicans. It's his nature to do so, and it has given us fits that even when the Republicans kept smacking him down, he kept coming back for more like Charlie Brown believing that THIS TIME Lucy won't pull away the football.
This President has been reaching out to Republicans for the last year. He's met with them, talked to them, thrown the foot soldiers who raised money and canvassed and held car washes and bake sales to get him elected under bus on women's right to control their own bodies, on equal marriage rights for everyone, on the rights of everyone to serve in the military if they so choose. There is not a single issue where Barack Obama hasn't turned his back on his base in an effort to woo Republicans. It's his nature to do so, and it has given us fits that even when the Republicans kept smacking him down, he kept coming back for more like Charlie Brown believing that THIS TIME Lucy won't pull away the football.
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Nancy Pelosi walks up the hill with Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis (who was called the n-word yesterday by the Teabaggers) carrying the gavel that was used in the 1965 Medicare Act.
The GOP/Teabagger heads will commence to explode NOW. This is one of those things where Nancy Pelosi really rocks – she knows how to get under their skins and do it with positive messages.
Video here.
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Senate Republicans are planning "a wide assault" on Sen. Chris Dodd's (D-CT) financial reform bill today when the Senate Banking Committee convenes to discuss the legislation. Reuters reports that "about 300 amendments from Republicans will seek to weaken or kill key provisions of legislation."
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