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    Some Good News On The Public Option Today

    Looks like the Health Care Summit and Michael Bennet’s letter has resulted in some momentum in the Senate to revive the public option:

    In the wake of last week’s “bipartisan summit” — which proved that no Republicans in Congress will vote for health care reform — an avalanche of Democratic senators are announcing today that they will vote YES for the public health insurance [...]



    Kill The Health Care Bill! Start Over! Howard Dean

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    Lieberman is a turncoat.  He is the worst of worst, a complete sellout to the special interests.  He is a symbol of what has gone wrong with our government.

    Howard Dean is so right here.  There is compromise and then there is capitulation.  The latter is what has happened to health care reform in the Senate.  [...]



    if you never contacted your reps before,

    it’s time to get off your heiny and do so. NOW.

    http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dailykostv.Dean_Rockefeller_continue_strong_support_for_public_option_-_Daily_Kos_TV_beta_1.flv

    I’m working on our company’s health insurance renewal, making a spreadsheet of quotes from every insurer available in our company’s geographic area. I can’t get a rate from any of them that’s less than our renewal rate with HealthNet: an increase of 24.48%, and still our employees are going [...]



    The Devil is in the Details

    President Obama gave a great speech last night.  He did what he does best.  He made the “Party of No” look ugly and irrelevant with the help of Congressman Wilson. It is so wonderful to actually be able to listen to a Presidential speech without turning it off within 60 seconds of turning it on.

    Something that he did not say though:  “I will [...]



    Go Sestak

    Actions have consequences…

    Wouldn’t it be great if Specter had his petuddy(sp) handed to him by a challenger that actually acts like a true Democrat in the primary?  We need a massive amount of new blood in Congress.  This will be a test if people in Pennsylvania value seniority over Democratic issues.  There is no way anyone can [...]



    Let’s Bailout Paris Hilton Too

    Given the state of the Federal budget deficit, this just makes me sick (from Think Progress):

    Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) have a $250 billion proposal to cut estate taxes for the children of multi-millionaires even more than George W. Bush already did, and it’s attracting a disturbing amount of support.

    Their $250 billion proposal would raise the [...]



    Why Isn’t Simon Johnson the Treasury Secretary?

    This is the most succinct explanation I have come across of where we are at and of what to do with regard to the financial crisis affecting our country.  I hope Obama and Congress are listening.  From Bill Moyers Journal (you can watch the video here):

    February 13, 2009

    BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal.

    The battle is joined as they [...]

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