The reality that people in the 21st century would have the unmitigated gall to yell racial slurs at American hero Rep. John Lewis sickens me to my core, but it also breaks my heart. The people who did it are worse than un-American. They’re everything this country fights against. From CNN: “I haven’t seen heard [...] [...more]
–important updates below– “I strongly disagree with Bart,” Dingell said during an appearance on MSNBC. “I think he’s wrong.” – The Hill One of the more unconscionable things Mr. Stupak is doing is lying about the current (bad) legislation. He’s telling his colleagues that women using their own money in the exchanges will be able to buy [...] [...more]
There’s mutiny afoot in the House. It seems the Pro-Choice Caucus has awakened to the fact that Speaker Pelosi is selling us out yet again. From The Hill: [...] Leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, some 30 minutes after storming into Pelosi’s office… “This concurrent resolution which Congressman Stupak and several others have filed, from the position of the [...] [...more]
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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This was so predictable. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel supported the idea of a government-run program that would compete with private health insurers but wasn’t sure there were enough votes in the Senate to pass it. Senior advisor David Axelrod pointed out that abandoning the [...] [...more]
“The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right.” – Democratic Party Platform of 2008 Congress today thinks its supposed to do the Executive Branch’s bidding [...] [...more]
–updated– She’s chatting right now over at Crooks & Liars, with Digby, Howie Klein and John Amato. I’ve already been over there. Join in. Here’s Connie’s Act Blue Page for those who can contribute. Connie Saltonstall has been endorsed by NOW, with endorsements of EMILY’s List reportedly to be next. I have no idea of her chances, [...] [...more]
Robert Kagan writes today: This administration pays lip-service to “multilateralism,” but it is a multilateralism of accommodating autocratic rivals, not of solidifying relations with longtime democratic allies. Sarah Palin said it first, though it took her fewer words to do it, while primarily stressing the “reset button on our relations with Israel,” using “world’s worst [...] [...more]
cross-posted on Huffington Post The final push for passage of health care legislation has brought out the worst in many Democrats. It’s been a depressing spectacle to watch, with the latest NBC News/WSJ poll a testament; especially for those who want health care reform, but find little reform in the current bill to trumpet mainly because [...] [...more]
–bumped– Mr. Hiatt’s love note op-ed today trying to bolster Prime Minister Netanyahu is one for the books. Coming just before the AIPCAC conference, it continues the drum beat from the elite right who refuse to accept that the Israeli settlement issue is a major challenge to Pres. Obama and his entire administration as he endeavors to [...] [...more]
House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter is prepping to help usher the healthcare overhaul through the House and potentially avoid a direct vote on the Senate overhaul bill, the chairwoman said Tuesday. Slaughter is weighing preparing a rule that would consider the Senate bill passed once the House approves a corrections bill that would make [...] [...more]
“Isn’t that funny? You know, when I first met him, the first week of our relationship, I said to him, ‘For some reason I cannot call you John, it doesn’t come out. Could I call you Johnny?’ And he said, ‘That’s my name.’ And I didn’t know that, but that’s his actual birth name.” – [...] [...more]
–updated– Speaker Pelosi held what is being called “a small roundtable with bloggers today.” Greg Sargent has a good report on it. One problem. He doesn’t mention that there were no women in attendance. Brian Beutler doesn’t mention it in his reporting either. Matthew Yglesias at least names (some of) the men in attendance. I’ve confirmed [...] [...more]
Let’s play a game, pass the public option buck… on the backs of women. Nancy Pelosi has already allowed Bart Stupak to become the Henry Hyde of health care. As I’ve been writing for months now, Democrats with a majority and the presidency have chosen to make women’s full reproductive health care a bargaining chip, further [...] [...more]
This is the tale of the demise of the Supreme Court’s reputation, but also it’s rise as a political beast. It started well before the latest Clarence and “Ginny” Thomas incident. The LA Times reported on Sunday that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has created Liberty Central Inc., a non-profit, “non-partisan,” Tea Party-linked [...] [...more]
