Monday, July 6th, 2009
For all you deficit hawks out there, fretting that universal health care coverage would bankrupt the country, Ezra Klein of the Washington Post offers an interesting graph, showing what might happen to our deficit situation, if we adopt european-style health care. The rising line — that's the status quo/GOP + ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
I thought Tom Daschle was a great choice for HHS and for driving Obama's health care agenda, so I was disappointed to hear the news of his tax indiscretions or omissions and his lobbying-by-any-other-name activities, both of which rightfully disqualified him from a position in Obama's administration.
At the same time ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Last Friday Countdown's Keith Olbermann brilliantly cataloged the Real Bush Legacy. The MSNBC crew finally got around to posting the transcript of the Friday (1/16/2009) show - as if they had more important things to do, sheesh!
So print this out and keep it handy when the Republicans skulking around your ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Call me cheesy and over-the-top, but today feels a little like the rebirth of the United States of America. Like we're going back to our roots. Like a few men and women of principal and courage and vision are finally in control, after many years adrift.
Now I remember why I ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Washington Post, Jan. 20, 2009
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
Thank you. Thank you.
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our ...
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
America's still got it.
Yes we can!
Most people know dumb and fake when they see it.
Interviews in slaughter houses - bad idea.
Separating risk and reward - bad idea.
Self-regulating works equally well with money men and toddlers.
Socializing risk and privatizing profit is government only Republicans could love.
Never entrust government to people who ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Kos over at DailyKos.com distills the meaning of Election 2008.
Here are a couple of highlights (emphasis is mine):
Remember, a party predicated on the notion that government sucks and can't do anything right can't possibly run an administration that doesn't suck and can do anything right. Competent conservative governance ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
As the economy deteriorates and financial corpses continue to pile up and begin to rot, everyone from Tito the Builder and William Kristol to President-Elect Obama and his economic team are wondering: How big is big enough? Long gone is any pretense that the "free" market will right itself; we're ...
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Take a look at this graphic representation of increases in Democratic and Republican voters in 2008, compared to 2004. I think it's fair to call it a Democratic LANDSLIDE and Mandate for Change. That's before you count the millions of Americans (mostly Democrat-leaning) who were purged from voter rolls since ...
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Thanks to Paul Krugman for linking to this Electoral College Map from the Princeton Election Consortium . Gives a better representation of population, rather than square miles per state.
Perspective makes a difference.
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