March 2010
Health Care Fight In Historical Context
via washingtonmonthly.com It’s been a long journey and the fight continues. Posted via web from liberalsarecool.com | Comment »
Kids 1, Insurance 0
“Health plans recognize the significant hardship that a family faces when they are unable to obtain coverage for a child with a pre-existing condition,” said Karen M. Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade group. Accordingly, she said, “we await and will fully comply with” the rules. The White House immediately claimed victory. In a Twitter message, Robert...
The Astonishing Debate Over Taking Care Of...
“When we look at the American debate on reforming health care, it’s difficult to believe. The very fact that there should have been such a violent debate simply on the fact that the poorest of Americans should not be left out in the streets without a cent to look after them … is something astonishing to us.” - French President Nicolas Sarkozyvia washingtonmonthly.com A...
The Palinization Of The Vatican
A reader writes: “I fear the problem in the Church is the problem you see on the right: The organization has been whittled down to a few diehards who believe they are absolutely right and see any failings of their group not as a leadership problem, or a moral problem, but a media problem.” via andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com The Conservative movement in this country, the rank-and-file...
Congress Ups College Aid. GOP Looks To Repeal...
More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid that Congress passed Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama. via huffingtonpost.com I love this quote: “The Democratic majority decided, well look, while we’re at it, let’s have...
Rachel Maddow's Boston Globe Ad: Sen. Brown Makes...
via huffingtonpost.com Typical of the Republican’s to make up a story in order to influence their base. This time it’s Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA] sending out a fund raising letter across the country claiming Rachel Maddow is running against him in 2012. Honesty was never a part of this letter. It was a lie purported as truth that Brown was using to scare people into giving him...
The Pope and the Pedophilia Scandal
It was hard to see how Vatican officials did not draw the lessons of the grueling scandal in the United States, where more than 700 priests were dismissed over a three-year period. But then we read Laurie Goodstein’s disturbing report in The Times on Thursday about how the pope, while he was still a cardinal, was personally warned about a priest who had molested as many as 200 deaf boys. But...
Health Care T-shirt: Source: TNR http://bit.ly/cJb7qU
School House Rock: "I'm Just A Bill" →
Health Care T-shirt →
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Signed Into Law: Great day for the future health of America. Those who opposed it have to question their humanity … http://bit.ly/aTdBow
HCR Signed Into Law →
Great day for the future health of America. Those who opposed it have to question their humanity and understanding of how a country cares for itself.
Clinton, McCain, Now The GOP: I watched Obama’s rise from Hyde Park over the last 15 yrs. Two things stand out:… http://bit.ly/cqK5Zw
Clinton, McCain, Now The GOP →
“I watched Obama’s rise from Hyde Park over the last 15 yrs. Two things stand out: his political rivals almost always, and fatally, underestimate the guy’s abilities. I sense there’s…
Clinton, McCain, Now The GOP
I watched Obama’s rise from Hyde Park over the last 15 yrs. Two things stand out: his political rivals almost always, and fatally, underestimate the guy’s abilities. I sense there’s some racism there, and his opponents always try to smear him as a “radical black guy” but Obama has always positioned himself above racial street fighting. The fact is, Obama...
John McCain Declares Himself “No-Show” Senator: “There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” John McC… http://bit.ly/bLzHkN
So HCR was Obama’s Waterloo? He won. Fitting that the Republicans are the French/Napoleon in this example. Is exhile to a small island next?
John McCain Declares Himself "No-Show" Senator →
“There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” John McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. “They have poisoned the well in what they’ve done and…
John McCain Declares Himself "No-Show" Senator
“There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” John McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. “They have poisoned the well in what they’ve done and how they’ve done it.”via washingtonmonthly.com Mr. Country First, AKA Grampy McCain, claims the Dems have poisoned the well? They ran on a platform of Health Care Reform, got...
The Top Ten Immediate Benefits From HRC: As soon as health care passes, the American people will see immediate be… http://bit.ly/9PAkUF
Listening To Right Wing Pundits Is Bad For You →
“The health care bill, ObamaCare, is dead with not the slightest prospect of resurrection…. Democrats have talked up clever strategies to pass the bill in the Senate despite Brown, but…
The Top Ten Immediate Benefits From HRC →
As soon as health care passes, the American people will see immediate benefits.
The legislation will:
Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans;
Provide…
Listening To Right Wing Pundits Is Bad For You
“The health care bill, ObamaCare, is dead with not the slightest prospect of resurrection…. Democrats have talked up clever strategies to pass the bill in the Senate despite Brown, but they won’t fly…. ObamaCare went into the emergency room in Massachusetts and didn’t make it out alive.” - Fred Barnes, Jan. 20, 2010. via andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com Famous last words,...
The Top Ten Immediate Benefits From HRC
As soon as health care passes, the American people will see immediate benefits. The legislation will: Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans; Provide immediate access to insurance for uninsured Americans who are uninsured because of a pre-existing condition through a temporary high-risk pool; Prohibit dropping people from coverage when they get sick in all...
Health Care Reform: Done →
Obama delivers on CHANGE. Democrats delivered. Legislative majorities come and go. This health care bill is forever. Yes We Can. Republicans went for all the marbles and ended up with none.
Frum: Waterloo For Republicans →
“I’ve been on a soapbox for months now about the harm that our overheated talk is doing to us. Yes it mobilizes supporters – but by mobilizing them with hysterical accusations and…
Newt Gingrich Is A Moron →
From the inner id of the conservative movement: Former Republican House speaker Newt Gingrich said Obama and the Democrats will regret their decision to push for comprehensive…
Newt Gingrich Is A Moron
From the inner id of the conservative movement: Former Republican House speaker Newt Gingrich said Obama and the Democrats will regret their decision to push for comprehensive reform. Calling the bill “the most radical social experiment … in modern times,” Gingrich said: “They will have destroyed their party much as Lyndon Johnson shattered the Democratic Party for 40...
Frum: Waterloo For Republicans
I’ve been on a soapbox for months now about the harm that our overheated talk is doing to us. Yes it mobilizes supporters – but by mobilizing them with hysterical accusations and pseudo-information, overheated talk has made it impossible for representatives to represent and elected leaders to lead. The real leaders are on TV and radio, and they have very different imperatives from people in...
Health Care Reform: Done: Obama delivers on CHANGE. Democrats deliver. http://bit.ly/cTqj6r
Rahm Emanuel: ‘Fringe Group’ Controlling GOP (VIDEO): via huffingtonpost.com “I think The Republicans have a leve… http://bit.ly/bHMDIc
Rahm Emanuel: 'Fringe Group' Controlling GOP... →
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“I think The Republicans have a level of energy but inside that energy they have their own problem and fissures. They’re basically at the behest of a fringe…
Rahm Emanuel: 'Fringe Group' Controlling GOP...
via huffingtonpost.com “I think The Republicans have a level of energy but inside that energy they have their own problem and fissures. They’re basically at the behest of a fringe group that’s taken control of their own party and their own leaders are scared of it.” - Rahm Emanuel John Birch + thug mentality + religious extremism + solid record of stupidity = GOP ...
This is A Bill Propsed By Congress, Not A Fascist Decree: [W]e really judge the extremism of legislation based on… http://bit.ly/arxBqW
This is A Bill Propsed By Congress, Not A Fascist... →
[W]e really judge the extremism of legislation based on the positioning of Republicans and Democrats. If I’d told you that the Obama administration was going to release a health-care bill…
This is A Bill Propsed By Congress, Not A Fascist...
[W]e really judge the extremism of legislation based on the positioning of Republicans and Democrats. If I’d told you that the Obama administration was going to release a health-care bill that would attract every Senate Democrat — from Bernie Sanders and Barbara Boxer to Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman — and either endorsements or neutrality from the American Medical...
AARP, AMA Announce Support For Health Care Bill: The nation’s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior … http://bit.ly/bKhur3
AARP, AMA Announce Support For Health Care Bill →
The nation’s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens’ lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama’s revised health overhaul legislation. James Rohack, president of the…
FiveThirtyEight: Time to Start Counting 217 Yes... →
Over the last 24-48 hours — coinciding with the release of the CBO score — we’ve now moved into the second phase, which is counting up the yesses. And so far, Democrats are doing a pretty…
FiveThirtyEight: Time to Start Counting 217 Yes...
Over the last 24-48 hours — coinciding with the release of the CBO score — we’ve now moved into the second phase, which is counting up the yesses. And so far, Democrats are doing a pretty good job of it. Firm-seeming yes votes from different people representing different constituencies — Kucinich (wavering liberals), Markey (swing-district), Gordon (retirees), Gutierrez...
AARP, AMA Announce Support For Health Care Bill
The nation’s largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens’ lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama’s revised health overhaul legislation. James Rohack, president of the American Medical Association, said Friday that the pending bill isn’t perfect, but it’s the next step toward real reform of the nation’s health care system. ...
Killer of Malcolm X Granted Parole: After being turned down for parole 16 times, Malcolm X’s only confessed assas… http://bit.ly/cqY9t2
Killer of Malcolm X Granted Parole →
After being turned down for parole 16 times, Malcolm X’s only confessed assassin is about to gain his freedom. Thomas Hagan has been held since moments after shots rang out in the…
Killer of Malcolm X Granted Parole
After being turned down for parole 16 times, Malcolm X’s only confessed assassin is about to gain his freedom. Thomas Hagan has been held since moments after shots rang out in the Audubon Ballroom in 1965. He has been on work release for more than two decades, but he still spends two days a week locked up at the Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street in Manhattan. via...
Sin Isn’t the Problem with the World, Theology Is: I think Christians may have to accept that sin isn’t the reaso… http://bit.ly/cZGX92
Sin Is Not The Problem With The World, Theology Is →
“I think Christians may have to accept that sin isn’t the reason why we’re frail. That frailty isn’t even an enemy. That frailty is simply on the journey with us. To teach us, hold us, cry…
Sin Isn't the Problem with the World, Theology Is
I think Christians may have to accept that sin isn’t the reason why we’re frail. That frailty isn’t even an enemy. That frailty is simply on the journey with us. To teach us, hold us, cry with us. And to transform us into whom we are meant to be. This last point is important to understand because “sin” isn’t pathological. The Hebrew word for sin is chait,...
Matthews Rips Americans For Prosperity President: via huffingtonpost.com The vindictive nature of certain Ame… http://bit.ly/9q9eTe
Matthews Rips Americans For Prosperity President →
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The vindictive nature of certain Americans is unthinkable. The shame these people have, picking on the have-nots. What does Americans…
Matthews Rips Americans For Prosperity President
via huffingtonpost.com The vindictive nature of certain Americans is unthinkable. The shame these people have, picking on the have-nots. What does Americans For Prosperity really mean? Isn’t prosperity for everyone include decent health care coverage? The Health Reform opponents have created fake scenarios and used them to distort the real issues. Once HRC is passed and America moves...