Frank Rich’s New York Times column today is must reading.
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Health-Care Demonstrations a Timely Reminder
Sunday, May 31, 2009
…that there are far more important things going on than waterboarding investigations.
Single payer health coverage, like Canada’s, has been largely dismissed from serious discussion on the national level as politically infeasible. And that’s probably true. At the very least, a government option has to be included. The SF Chronicle on single-payer:
“It’s off the table in [...]
Seinfeld on Black Berry
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Good material on how technology facilitates rudeness and jerkitude…
He Actually Called Clinton His “Brother”
Saturday, May 30, 2009
…in their Toronto joint appearance. Notice that Bush doesn’t make public appearances in the U.S. — only in more even-tempered Canada? Story here.
Top Dem Senate Weasel “Open” to Public Plan
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Nebraska almost-Democratic Senator Ben “Half” Nelson is sensitive to being called the chief Dem butt boy of the health-insurance industry, and has put out a ridiculous press release denying all. Nelson now says he may even support a public plan. Right.
Check out Lawrence Lessig’s funny, point-by-point rebuttal of the Husker Hore’s lame press release.
Senatuh Ben…your [...]
Whatta Guy!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Shape-shifting Sen. Arlen “Not Phil” Specter now says he may support a public health-care plan. Whatta guy!
Think this might have something to do with the fact that popular Pennsylvania Cong. Joe Sestak is about to run against The Aged One in the Dem. primary?
Just maybe?
(If he does, Specter is dead meat. Kinda like he is [...]
Why the Righties Are Suddenly “Worried” About Inflation
Friday, May 29, 2009
Check out Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman’s latest NYT piece.
It’s the usual right-wing weasels talking out of both sides of their cavernous mouths. Krugman:
“If inflation isn’t a real risk, why all the claims that it is?
“It’s hard to escape the sense that the current inflation fear-mongering is partly political, coming largely from economists who had no [...]
Yee Hah! Let’s Hit “The Road to Socialism!”
Friday, May 29, 2009
It’s not a Crosby-Hope film. It’s where Alabama cracker Senator Richard Shelby says we’re headed now that the gov’ment has taken over GM. If that there road leads away from the core beliefs of this comb-over crackpot, I’m jumpin’ in the car post haste.
(By the way, Senator Shelby…your sheeets are ready)
It’s Health Care This Year or Never, Obama Tells Backers
Thursday, May 28, 2009
President Obama, ever the political realist, told backers today that health care has to get done this year, or it won’t happen at all. He’s right. Read the HuffPo piece.
“The Argument Culture” and Cable News
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Many cable news producers and consultants believe the only way to attract audiences these days is by staging arguments by no-nothings. Read my new Huffington Post blog on this dismaying trend on cable news today.