April 2010
0 posts
“A federal judge on Wednesday said the George W. Bush administration illegally...”
– Court Says Bush Illegally Wiretapped Two Americans | Threat Level | Wired.com
Boom!
March 2010
5 posts
Where were the fiscal conservatives before Obama?
Where were you just a couple years ago, when Bush II added $5.1 trillion to the federal debt over his two terms?
Or when Reagan and Bush I more than tripled the national debt, adding over $3 trillion during the 80s and early 90s?
In 1981, the federal debt was around $994 billion. When Bush II left office it was over $10.7 trillion!
If you do...
Ezra Klein - We have something to fear from... →
What does the health care bill mean to me?... →
Simple, effective calculator you can use to determine how the health care bill will affect you.
Ezra Klein - The costs and benefits of the... →
December 2009
1 post
October 2009
4 posts
“In the last ten years, the U.S. and Israel collectively have bombed at least six...”
– David Rohde on the “why do they hate us?” question - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Robert Reich's Blog: The Audacity of Greed: How... →
Robert Reich: The Truth About Jobs That No One... →
“For those of you worried about Ken Lewis’ financial well-being since his...”
– Ken Lewis Bonus: BofA CEO’s $53 Million Pension Plan
September 2009
45 posts
“Since it published — and removed — a column describing the...”
– ‘Coup’ Columnist Perry’s Long History With Newsmax | TPM LiveWire
WatchThe Truth About ACORN - The Rachel Maddow Show
(via Chris Smith @WNYmedia.net)
“I have no problem with any of the substantive criticism of President Obama from...”
– — Thomas Friedman 9/29/09
Op-Ed Columnist - Where Did ‘We’ Go? - NYTimes.com
More Americans believe in UFOs than oppose a... →
jimray:
And a scant minority are adamant in their demand for government reparations to those who have been abducted and/or probed by aliens.
Think Progress » Newsmax removes column that... →
“I was startled last week when Mr. Obama, in an interview with Bloomberg News,...”
– Paul Krugman - Reform or Bust - NYTimes.com
Oh the irony:
Soon after the 9/12 march, (Rep. Kevin) Brady released a letter he sent to D.C. Metro griping that it had failed to transport tea partiers to the protest. Brady said they “were frustrated and disappointed that our nation’s capitol” failed to “provide a basic level of transit for them.”
Brady’s office complained about a train shortage. “METRO did not prepare for Tea Party March!”...
Think Progress » Health Insurers Consider A... →
WatchThe Colbert Report on Corporate Control of the Government
Colbert had Jeffrey Toobin (one of the country’s top legal journalists, writer for The New Yorker, and legal analyst for CNN) on to talk about the expected SCOTUS ruling on corporate donations to political campaigns we mentioned earlier.
Here’s a portion of the transcript:
COLBERT: If this goes through, if they decide in...
Open Left:: Who Gives Money to Senator Max Baucus? →
9 of the top 10 are health care or insurance related
“But let’s be clear — some of this is Baucus’s chickens coming...”
– FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Baucus Compromise Bill Draws Enthusiastic Support of Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
The Seminal » How Max Baucus Would Bail Out the... →
WatchRoubini: US Economy Facing ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’ | The Big Picture
Limbaugh Quotes
Racist much?
“If homosexuality being inborn is what makes it acceptable, why does racism being inborn not make racism acceptable?”
“it’s Obama’s America, is it not? Obama’s America — white kids getting beat up on school buses now.”
“We need segregated buses — it was invading space and stuff. This is Obama’s America.”
...
Baucus Introduces $856 Billion Health-Care Bill -... →
Still not good enough, as the GOP screams to eliminate the possibility of true reform.
“There was a moment in the speech that spoke volumes about the high hurdle...”
– Arianna Huffington: Why Obama Won’t Be Able to Reform Wall Street
Arianna calls the speech heartfelt and well intentioned, but shockingly naive.
“It’s now apparent that the biggest sham in American politics is Barack...”
– Bagram: The sham of closing Guantanamo - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
10 Lessons for Tea Baggers
Crooks and Liars has 10 Lessons for Tea Baggers:
President Obama Cut Your Taxes
The Stimulus is Working
First Ronald Reagan Tripled the National Debt…
…Then George W. Bush Doubled It Again
Republican States Have the Worst Health Care
Medicare is a Government Program
Barack Obama is Not a Muslim
Barack Obama was Born in the United States
70,000 Does Not Equal 2,000,000
The...
With the White House zeroing in on the insurance-industry practice of discriminating against clients based on pre-existing conditions, administration allies are calling attention to how broadly insurers interpret the term to maximize profits.
It turns out that in eight states, plus the District of Columbia, getting beaten up by your spouse is a pre-existing condition.
Under the cold logic of...
What Is Socialism in 2009? - Room for Debate Blog... →
The Seminal » New Poll: Doctors Strongly Support... →
73% of doctors support some form of public option.
Michelle Malkin and the anatomy of the 2 million... →
Beck, Limbaugh run wild with estimates on size of... →
More on the exaggerations of the 9/12 rally size.
“The right-wing fury over health care reform is motivated by the fear that...”
– Who are the undeserving “others” benefiting from expanded government actions? - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Dylan Ratigan: Americans Have Been Taken Hostage →
“In the U.S. and many other countries, the too-big-to-fail banks have become even...”
– Stiglitz Says Banking Problems Are Now Bigger Than Pre-Lehman - Bloomberg.com
“Look: the only reason the deficit has tripled in eight months is the recession,...”
– Andrew Sullivan on the Tea Party’s critiques of Obama’s spending and resulting deficits. (The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan)
The Seminal » Dick Cheney Spied on the State... →
(via Firedoglake.com)
But yesterday, someone told a real whopper. ABC News, citing the DC fire department, reported that between 60,000 and 70,000 people had attended the tea party rally at the Capitol. By the time this figure reached Michelle Malkin, however, it had been blown up to 2,000,000. There is a big difference, obviously, between 70,000 and 2,000,000. That’s not a twofold or threefold exaggeration...
Closing The Book On The Bush Legacy - The Atlantic... →
On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush’s two terms. While Bush was in office, the median household income declined, poverty increased, childhood poverty increased even more, and the number of Americans without health insurance spiked. By contrast, the country’s condition improved on each of those measures during Bill...
BBC NEWS | Americas | Q&A: US healthcare reform →
Elegantly simple description of the US healthcare system. My favorite phrase, which is telling of how people outside of America view our system, is “private insurance schemes.”
Is the Right's attack on Obama's legitimacy new or... →
Greenwald:
This is why I have very mixed feelings about the protests of conservatives such as David Frum or Andrew Sullivan that the conservative movement has been supposedly “hijacked” by extremists and crazies. On the one hand, this is true. But when was it different? Rush Limbaugh didn’t just magically appear in the last twelve months. He — along with people like James...
Watching the Supreme Court make its campaign... →
It looks like the SCOTUS is going to allow unlimited corporate spending in elections, which will ruin the very fabric of our democracy and intent of the founding fathers. Our full descent into Corporatism is almost here.
BBC NEWS | Americas | US marks 9/11 amid shooting... →
A shooting scare? Really. Shooting Scare. It was a radio message picked up from a Coast Guard operation. That is not a Shooting Scare.
Myths and falsehoods about health care reform →
Media Matters for America tackles 18 (and counting) myths and falsehoods about health care reform - from death panels and rationing to illegal immigrants and more.
