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ANOTHER MONTH, ANOTHER EXCUSE.... That Joe Lieberman would rather kill health care reform than let some consumer choose between competing public and private plans isn't exactly new. I continue to find it fascinating, though, to see his evolving explanations. In...
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Joe Lieberman
BIG DIFFERENCE IN LITTLE ROCK.... In October, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann helped raise $1.2 million for the National Association of Free Clinics, which in turn led to events in Little Rock, Kansas City, and New Orleans where the uninsured could get...
Congress
REFRESHING LIEBERMAN'S MEMORY.... When it comes to the larger health care reform debate, the public option is a pretty new idea. As recently as the 2004 campaign, the leading Democratic candidates (Dean, Kerry, Edwards, Clark) all had health plans, but...
Congress
Joe Lieberman
THE INESCAPABLE CONCLUSION.... I frequently get emails from readers warning me not to underestimate Sarah Palin. She has a rabid fan base, I'm reminded, who care little for reason, and are outwardly hostile towards reality. The right-wing enthusiasm surrounding Palin,...
White House
Sarah Palin
A DERANGED HUCKSTER HAS SOME PRODUCTS FOR YOU.... Glenn Beck doesn't want a microphone; he wants a cult that will keep buying his wares. Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting...
Congress
Glenn Beck
TACKLING BRODER'S SKEPTICISM.... David Broder isn't sure if health care reform will cut the deficit, and as such, isn't sure if he likes the bill pending in the Senate. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was delighted to see the column,...
Congress
A LIST OR A RANSOM NOTE?.... Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has a few thoughts about the kind of changes he'd like to see on the health care reform bill. In fact, he has two pages of ideas, which he's already...
Congress
Bill Nelson
THREADING A VERY SMALL NEEDLE.... There's been plenty of talk about a public option compromise for months. And every time is seems a negotiated deal will satisfy various contingents, conservatives insist they'll need a little more. Brian Beutler reported last...
Congress
WHERE THINGS STAND.... At this point, every step forward has a certain historic significance. The Senate voted 60 to 39 last night to bring a health care reform bill to the floor for the first time ever, marking the latest...
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MOTIONING TO PROCEED.... Going into today, Senate Democrats
had lined up 58 votes in support of bringing
health care reform to the floor for debate. Every Republican in the chamber hoped to kill the initiative before the discussion could even...
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HOW STIMULATING.... Republican critics of the economic recovery
efforts, when they're not taking credit for the money
that's benefiting their state/district, take it as a given that the stimulus "failed." For the right, it's a foregone conclusion, ...
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THIS WEEK IN GOD.... First up from the
God Machine this week is a push among conservative
political activists on something called "imprecatory" prayers, which are basically appeals to God to hurt, or possibly kill, a specific target. It's become...
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OBAMA IN ASIA.... All week, administration officials have expressed a great deal of satisfaction with President Obama's trip to Asia. And all week, U.S. reporters have told the country that the trip has been unproductive and unsuccessful. It's probably worth...
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Barack Obama
ALL HE IS SAYING, IS GIVE ESCALATION A CHANCE.... I'll take, "People whose opinions should no longer matter" for $100, Alex. (via Atrios) US Senator John McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if...
World
Afghanistan
IF THEY'VE ALREADY MADE UP THEIR MINDS.... On Fox News yesterday, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) explained, in no uncertain terms, that "every single Republican" in the Senate "will oppose" health care reform. Kyl conceded that the reform bill...
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Fox News
Mitch McConnell
Republican National Committee
AS IF STANDISH HASN'T SUFFERED ENOUGH.... Few communities have been as hard hit by the recession as Standish, Michigan. With an unemployment rate for nearly 25%, Standish's economy has been kept above water, barely, by the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility....
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Barack Obama
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HARDHEADED ON HARDBALL.... During last year's presidential campaign,
MSNBC's Chris Matthews had some annoying habits. Particularly when
it came to sizing up Barack Obama, the "Hardball" host repeatedly questioned whether the candidate was disconnected ...
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FRIDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Still no word from Sens. Landrieu and Lincoln as to whether they'd rather kill health care reform than let the Senate debate the bill. Landrieu said she'd end the suspense in the...
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PLAYING A GAME WITH ELLIPSES.... Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.), who is considered a vulnerable House incumbent next year, voted against health care reform two weeks ago. She'd been under fire from the National Republican Congressional Committee, and when push came...
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Nancy Pelosi
NORAH O'DONNELL'S REASONABLE QUESTION.... A clip made the rounds this week of MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell appearing live in Michigan, at a bookstore where Sarah Palin fans had lined up to get their copy of "Going Rogue" signed. The video seems...
