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Rahm Gets Last Laugh
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]
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How a Bad Bill Becomes Historic
“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]
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Speaker Pelosi and ENDA
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How Far Will Democrats Go?
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]
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Lessons from Rielle Hunter and Elizabeth Edwards
Originally posted on Huffington Post Expanded essay of “The Elizabeth Edwards Tragedy” Can there be any doubt that John Edwards isn’t worth all of carnage he’s exacted on Ms. Hunter and the soon-to-be ex Mrs. Edwards? Now we get Rielle Hunter’s side of things, via Lisa DePaulo in GQ. Elizabeth Edwards had her say and then [...] [...more]
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Deem then Dump, the ‘Slaughter Rule’
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]
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She Calls him ‘Johnny’
“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]
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Speaker Pelosi’s Where the Boys Are Roundtable
–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]
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Of US-Israeli Relations… and other news
Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office said the crisis appeared to be orchestrated by the U.S. administration, as Netanyahu apologized to U.S. Vice President Biden and believed that the crisis was behind the two allies. – Haaretz Prime Minister Netanyahu seems to want to continue to tweak their friend. But the notion that we orchestrated the [...] [...more]
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Newsweek’s Mission Accomplished
Take a deep breath. A U.S. commander has now publicly stated we may need combat troops in Iraq past the August 31 deadline, something Tom Ricks predicted weeks ago. (Though, to add, Marc Lynch isn’t worried.) Wonder what Iraqi “victory” cheerleaders Jon Meacham and Thomas Friedman will say about that. From “Victory at Last,” with Jon Meacham, the [...] [...more]
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Clinton to Netanyahu: You Screwed Up
–bumped– Secretary Clinton also spoke this morning with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to reiterate the United States’ strong objections to Tuesday’s announcement, not just in terms of timing, but also in its substance; to make clear that the United States considers the announcement a deeply negative signal about Israel’s approach to the bilateral relationship – and [...] [...more]
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The Dismissive Treatment of Desirée Rogers
Peter Baker has written a revealing article today about the dismissive way the Obama White House treated a long-time friend, Desirée Rogers. Now, I’m not interested in Ms. Rogers staying or leaving, with the Salahi incident a monumental disaster (especially for the Secret Service), but there’s a way to do things and a way not [...] [...more]
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Obama Eyes History with Health Care
What Fox News Analyst Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen ignore is that the November elections are going to be costly for Democrats no matter what they do. Their analysis: … First, the battle for public opinion has been lost. Comprehensive health care has been lost. If it fails, as appears possible, Democrats will face the [...] [...more]
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Karl Rove’s Courage and Consequence: Less Memoir Than Hoax
I have the distinct pleasure to have interviewed Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame, two people I consider American heroes. So, when Karl Rove’s memoir was published, I obviously was very interested in anything Joseph had to say about it. I’m pleased that he, once again, has allowed me to publish his writings on TM.com, which [...] [...more]
