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Republicans lying again about healthcare reform
by Marc Rubin on 09 February 2010 2:24 pm
The most pointed lie from Republicans began with senator John Kyle when he said, “A large majority of the American people strongly oppose the Democrat’s massive bill, and Republicans will not abandon them”.
If Kyle and the Republicans really mean what they say about not abandoning the wishes of the majority of the American people they would pass a government run public option tomorrow. That is what the American people by large majorities have consistently said they wanted in poll after poll, something Republicans ignore and Democrats have been too weak and politically inept to hammer.
Denying US Problems Has Gotten us Nowhere
by sunlight on 09 February 2010 12:56 pm
What throws us is that Buffett — and probably most of his peers — apparently live in a country that no longer exists. In Buffett’s America, Republicans might actually pull back from undermining Obama if Democrats don’t “point fingers” of blame or use the crisis to enact legislation that Republicans don’t like. Not only that, Buffett’s America remains a land of opportunity where smart people come from all over the world to build new businesses and first class innovations that make us better competitors than all the rest.
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Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
by Jane Austen on 09 February 2010 7:23 am
This from the NY Times today. Read it and weep. This is a harbinger of things to come. And it will get worse without real sustainable health care reform. You can’t put a band aid on a festering wound. And that’s what we’ve got in the health care system today and the current health care bill isn’t going to stop the bleeding. It may actually make it worse.
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STS-130 Off and Running
by spincitysd on 09 February 2010 12:43 am
One of these days I will learn how to post Photos at TM. Until then there click the link for three photos from NASA. Two of the photos are from STS-130 and one is from STS-117. More NASA goodness at:
http://bit.ly/5SFtRu
Democrats Chafe as White House Wavers on the healthcare Bill
by Lake Lady on 08 February 2010 8:59 pm
This is just nuts! What is going on? I kept rerunning the SNL skit in my mind when he calls Hillary pulling his hair out.
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Source explains Murtha’s cause of death – pay attention
by djjl on 08 February 2010 7:28 pm
This is death – not due to Murtha’s age – due to Doctor error.
Washington (CNN) – Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha died Monday as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications which arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha’s intestines, a source close to the late congressman has told CNN. The procedure was “routine minimally invasive surgery,” but doctors “hit his intestines,” the source said.
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America is Not Yet Lost
by Lake Lady on 08 February 2010 5:28 pm
But by now, we know how the Obama administration deals with those who would destroy it: it goes straight for the capillaries. Sure enough, Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, accused Mr. Shelby of “silliness.” Yep, that will really resonate with voters.
Krugman is as frustrated as the rest of us. At least Jimmy Carter believed in things.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: ‘I Will Not Back Down’
by Ramsgate on 08 February 2010 1:40 pm
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 74, discusses peace negotiations with Israel and his disappointment with United States President Barack Obama in an exclusive SPIEGEL interview.
Abbas: I was initially very optimistic after Obama won the election. His Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, kept coming to us and promised to urge the Israelis to stop settlement construction completely. Mitchell said that the negotiations would only resume after a moratorium. The American government suddenly backed away from this position in September.
SPIEGEL: Are you saying that it’s the Americans’ fault that things aren’t progressing?
Abbas: Naturally, I’m not pleased with the Americans’ change of course. But I will not back down.
Join or club Mr. Abbas.
Core Chicago Team Sinking Obama. (bumped)
by texan4hillary on 08 February 2010 11:18 am
This is a must read from Steve Clemons of the Washington Note. Clemons is very well connected in DC circles and really knows the pulse of what is going on. In this piece he hgihlights some really disturbing stuff about how Obama’s Chicago team is sinking his administration. People inside are very peeved and leaked info out about this. It appears Jarret and Emmanuel are chief culprtis. Emmanuel , according to sources, demeans cabinet members and treats them like serfs.
Jarrett apparently has offended some groups by her stunning non chalence. Slated to speak at a keynote event representing the president she spoke for a few minutes and left. Yikes! The whole story is mind numbing and gives great insight into why Obama is failing so badly.
Reporters in the media know all about this dysfucntion that is claiming this presidency but they wont report on it out of fear of being cut off from the Team on important news stories. Clemons asks these reporters to get more of this out. Clemons begs Obama to fire Rahm, move Jarrett etc fearing this close ring is like Nixon’s. Obama needs to make moves fast. Everyone keeps saying this. Yet it doesnt happen.
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WHO DAT!?
by Noogan on 08 February 2010 10:44 am
Who Dat, Say They’re Gonna Beat Those Saints?!
Best Superbowl Evah!
Congratulations to America’s Team!
Tea Party Fascism in Revolutionary War clothes
by Marc Rubin on 08 February 2010 6:40 am
Sinclair Lewis said if fascism ever comes to America it will come wrapped in the flag. Though the neo-fascists at the Tea Party convention will never come close to translating their brand of American neo- Fascism into power that runs the government, the fascism and how they wrap it in the flag has been well on display at their convention in Nashville.
A Super Bowl Commercial for November 2010?
by guyski on 08 February 2010 6:03 am
The woman at the desk represents the arrogance of the Democratic powers that be; whether it’s Obama, Rahm, Axlerod, Jarrett (which ties in nicely to texan4hillary’s post) even Pelosi, Reid, etc.
Palin’s Runny, Run-On Sentences Finally Explained
by Mad Kane on 07 February 2010 6:03 pm
When I first saw the hilarious photos and video of Sarah Palin’s palm-written Tea Party crib notes, all I could think was:
Notes on your hand,
Notes on your hand,
Lookin’ like a fool
With your notes on your hand.
More here, including my latest Sarah Palin limerick.
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Obama’s talk on healthcare reform more double talk
by Marc Rubin on 07 February 2010 1:49 pm
This is what Obama told Democrats at a meeting:
“What I’d like to do is have a meeting whereby I’m sitting with the Republicans, sitting with the Democrats, sitting with health-care experts, and let’s just go through these bills — their ideas, our ideas — let’s walk through them in a methodical way so that the American people can see and compare what makes the most sense,”
Havent we seen this movie before? Is he kidding with that? This is what Obama did in the first place, senselessly and with no results. This is what started him and the Democratic congress on the road to ruin with healthcare reform, giving the Republicans a platform for obstructionism.
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