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Remember "the Kelo decision" that sparked off a whole lot of screaming about eminent domain laws? Well, it's funny how the actual development involved worked out .... " If Democrat Healthcare 'Reform' Was Applied to Other Kinds of Insurance "... The progressive caucus is talking about the need ...
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Yes, I'm sorry, I had a tech day and a dentist day together and just ended up accumulating a lot of links I didn't get around to posting. Another reason to kill the insurance companies: " Study: Uninsured Trauma Victims Face Sky-High Death Rate . It's federal law: All seriously injured ...
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Bra of the Week (although, really, this is what I'm in the mood for at this time of year. I've always hoped someone would do that. Now I just need to scrape up some money so I can get one.) In other ladies' fashion news, 24,000 LEDs . (H/t Dominic.) The Ring Nebula Why do we never get an ...
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Ellen Goodman notes that people are angry because the Democrats are too good at getting rolled , and Diane says read the rest, and " Then send each of your Democratic congress critters a voided check written to the DNC for "$0.00 NOT ONE RED CENT". If you have Republican representatives, send ...
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Don't you love it when your entire screen goes crazy with multicolored trails? Yes, it was a tech day. " Branding defeat as victory [...] Not only that, but the public option will not be administered by Medicare, it will be administered by a contractor, letting the lucky contractor skim even ...
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sideshow.me.uk - 7 days ago
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Or leftover links from the week... Deluded bankster
lords and their important social purpose : " Goldman
CEO Lloyd Blankfein gave a long interview to the London Sunday Times and explained to the public why he and others like him are so talented and ...
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Plyers and acid. Fishhooks.
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I've been meaning to ask you all a favor. You see, more and more, the BBC news about America, and even sometimes the Guardian coverage, seems remarkably like the coverage you get on American networks. The American networks, of course, now seem to use Politico as their assignment page. Politico ...
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" Why Does Sen Tom Coburn (R-OK) Hate the Troops? Tom Coburn, who ran on the platform that there were lesbians in lavatories all over Oklahoma and when asked couldn't explain why that was relevant to the Senate race, turns out to be the one who's been blocking veterans' benefits bills for ...
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Tom Coburn
sideshow.me.uk - 11 days ago
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Aimai says, " Tell Me Not In Mournful
Numbers ... But it should never, ever, have come
to any Democrats voting for the Stupak amendment once it was submitted to the floor. And, frankly, I don't think it should ever have come to allowing Stupak to ...
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Health care roulette
I see via Atrios that John Reed, who was one of the people responsible for the creation of Citigroup, regrets the repeal of Glass-Steagal, which he helped make happen. " Lawmakers were wrong to repeal the Depression-era Glass- Steagall Act in 1999, Reed said. At the time, he supported overturn ...
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No one could have predicted that, for the first time in history, war might not be a barrel of laughs for the troops. (Also: I sure wish the Dems had made the Republicans ditch the filibuster when they had the chance.) Oh, yeah, Pelosi got a couple more Dems, and one campaigned on getting a ...
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One of our most useful bloggers, who does a lot of work tracking down info on health care, has had her laptop stolen . This is a complete disaster for her, so if you can help in any way, please do chip in. Media Matter 's Eric Boehlert will be tonight's guest on Virtually Speaking at 6:00 PM ...
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I like this little thing NMRon provided in comments : " 21st Century Republican motto: We're the reason you will never fulfill any dream you might ever have. Misery is our business. " But, you know, they practically say that out loud. The trouble is that the Democratic leadership seems to chant ...
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Who Are The 40 Anti-Choice Democrats Bart Stupak Claims To Have In His Pocket To Kill Health Care Reform? - and would Marcy Katpur have anything to do with them? (via) There's a small provision in the health care bill that would cover Christian Scientists who want to pay for prayer . 10 jokes ...
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sideshow.me.uk - 17 days ago
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Bra of the Week Mountain Sunrise Why 'Sleeping
on It' Helps The aurora Joe Lieberman and a
duck walk into a bar . SusanG noticed an interesting twit from Chris Hayes: " Anyone notice that the pres signed a $680 BILLION defense approp bill in the ...
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In a meritocracy, Marcy Wheeler would be one of the most highly-paid journalists in America. She does things like read and unpack the Cheney documents . Her first entry on the subject concludes, " If I were Scooter Libby and saw how Dick sold him out, I'd start talking right now. " Followed so ...
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This is what they say you're getting: If people like their current plans, they will be able to keep them. That is, insurance companies will still be allowed to scam you into paying for what you think you are getting under their current alleged terms. This way even if they stiff you but don't ...
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How you can help to defend the Kucinich amendment to allow states to improve on our healthcare system. Also: While you were out: Democrats are deforming financial reform even worse than health care reform , not because of a bipartisan fetish, but because they are corporate sell-outs . And ...
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Bra of the Week (with apologies for the delay). Tone-deaf bankers . Elizabeth Warren for President . The Intriguing Death Of Top GOP Consultant Michael Connell The Washington Post Has the Worst Opinion Section in America . I wonder how those people who expected John McCain to be more ...
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sideshow.me.uk - 27 days ago
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Rep. Alan Grayson tries to explain the U.S.
Constitution to House Republicans - and the real reason
the Republicans hate ACORN. (Glenn fleshed-out the issue a bit more here .) Of course, one reason for the ACORN amendment is as a poison pill to kill ...
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