NEW POLL: Support For HC Reform Collapses w/o Public Option
The news just gets better and better with each and every hour of this fight!Via Huffington:In fact, these aides and advisers are wrong and the "left of the left" is right. A new poll from Rasmussen...
View ArticleOBAMA = THE JOKER?: Reporting on Ben Nelson's HC Town Hall
Yesterday, I got a chance to sit in on Sen. Nelson's town hall meeting in Omaha. What I saw inside was a mild, yet passionate crowd mixed with both health care reform supporters and opponents.That's...
View ArticleSERVANT OF TWO MASTERS: Ben Nelson Needs to Pick a Side!
As Stephen Colbert used to say: "Pick a side -- we're at war!"Health care reform -- more importantly the fight for a strong public option -- is war, and it's time we treat it that way. Senator Ben...
View ArticleNEW POLL: 79% of Americans Support a Public Option
To start, my condolences to the Kennedy family. Ted Kennedy was a living legend and should be the standard for all future Senators. He was a liberal lion, but more importantly, he was a good man with a...
View ArticleSHE LIED: Rep. Jenkins Knows All About the "Great White Hope"
[UPDATE: Send this to Keith and Rachel -- don't let Jenkins' get away with it -- countdown@msnbc // rachel@msnbc // Thanks!]As if her comments weren't bad enough -- we now find out she lied:Jenkins,...
View ArticleTHE REAL QUESTION: Is Rep. Jenkins Blind, Deaf, or Dumb?
Turns out she's all three:Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins had not read a resolution that contained the phrase "great white hope" and urged President Obama to posthumously pardon black boxing champion Jack...
View ArticleBREAKING: Sen. Reid Says Final Bill Will Have Public Option
Define public option:U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said today there will be a "public option" in whatever health insurance reform bill comes out of Congress."We are going to have a public option before...
View ArticleOpt-Out Public Option: EPIC WIN AND LOSE
Okay, so there are two diaries on the 'rec list from commentators I have great respect and admiration for. Thereisnospoon is arguing that this week's latest public option compromise is an epic win for...
View ArticleGOP Chair's Daughter was JonBenét Ramsey for Halloween
Wow:Done trick or treating with Cleopatra and Jon Benet-now at Dino's for family dinner and to watch 5 different games at once. That is from Nebraska GOP Chairman Mark Fahleson: a nasty, partisan...
View ArticleGang of 20: Tough districts, but voted NO Stupak, YES Reform
There's been a lot of talk this week about retribution after Saturday's win-loss passing of the House health reform bill. There will be time for revenge, but we need to remember to say thanks to those...
View ArticleWord for word: Text of Republicans parroting lobbyist script [Update]
There has already been a recommended diary on this topic, but Marcy Wheeler has been working on tracking down the speeches and I wanted to share them here. You'll find the similar words below the fold....
View ArticleWOW: Racist Republican declares he's "a colored person also"
This guy's picking fights all over the place. Bill Otto, who for some reason is an elected official in Kansas, was rightly called out as a racist when he shot and released a video last month called:...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: Ben Nelson will vote for cloture on debate [CORRECTED]
I hadn't seen this written up yet and, since it's probably the biggest pro-reform news of the day, I figured I'd draft something. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Ben Nelson is "yea" on cloture...
View ArticleREPORT: Fiesta Bowl funneled donations to Arizona politicians
This could be big:Current and former employees of the Fiesta Bowl said they were encouraged to donate money to specific political candidates and were reimbursed by the bowl through bonus payments, an...
View ArticleFL-Sen: Charlie Crist to flee GOP, run for Senate as Independent
Looks like it's finally happening:Two highly placed and independent sources, speaking strictly on background, tell me that Gov. Charlie Crist is preparing to leave the Republican Party and run as an...
View ArticleSHOCKING: Teabaggers mock and scorn man w/ Parkinson's!
Not making this up. Outside of Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy's district office, teabaggers heckled, cursed at, and threw money at a man suffering from Parkinson's disease. This needs to be splattered...
View ArticleFIGHT BACK: Teabaggers mock and scorn man w/ Parkinson's
Since yesterday, I've had a diary on the 'rec list reporting on tea baggers who heckled, cursed at, and threw money at a man suffering from Parkinson's disease. This disgusting act took place outside...
View ArticleWHOA: Sen. Reid Promises Vote on the Public Option
A concession to progressives, perhaps?Via a letter sent to his fellow Senators posted by the Huffington Post:As you know, I am a strong supporter of a public option, and I included the HELP Committee's...
View ArticleUPDATE: Rep. Glenn Nye HCR "yes" untrue says spokesman
It's breaking all over Twitter right, but Congressman Glenn Nye is now the health care guy. (Did you see what I did there? Good stuff.) Sorry for the short diary -- not much to add commentary wise. I...
View ArticlePresident Obama's "Harsh Message" to Hamid Karzi
President Obama has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan -- as posted on Daily Kos here -- and he isn't on vacation for the scenery. In fact, the Huffington Post is reporting that the President is...
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