“We’re accused of being the party of no,” he said. But “no is a wonderful word.” [Via (shudder) Michelle Malkin]
That about sums up the Republicans’ philosophy, wouldn’t [...]
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“We’re accused of being the party of no,” he said. But “no is a wonderful word.” [Via (shudder) Michelle Malkin]
That about sums up the Republicans’ philosophy, wouldn’t [...]
John McCain, 2009:
I’ve been around here 20-some years. First time I’ve ever seen a member denied an extra minute or two to finish his remarks. … I just haven’t seen it before myself. And I don’t [...]
The blogosphere — both right and left — has been blowing up since late afternoon yesterday, when Al Franken objected to giving Joe Lieberman an extra minute or two to conclude his remarks. Republicans are furious, Democrats are thrilled, but the whole thing really just isn’t a big deal, despite John McCain’s [...]
Progressives and liberals are understandably frustrated by the difficulty of passing health reform. It’s been one of our country’s most intractable issues for decades, and it was never going to go away quietly. Now, with the public option likely dead in the Senate, let’s stop for [...] The Democrats are accusing us Republicans of trying to delay and stonewall their government takeover of health care. You know what? They’re finally right.
The question is, will this strategy really win [...]
To put this in context, Lieberman was invited to participate in the process that led to the Medicare buy-in. His opposition would have killed it before liberals invested in the idea. Instead, he skipped the [...]
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer:
This is a United States Senate that has had more cloture votes in one year than in the ’60s and ’70s combined.
I think that says a lot.
[...]So the rightybloggers who claim that the earth is actually cooling, because temperatures have been falling this decade? I suppose they’re right in a way — assuming that we ignore the majority of the countries in the world.
I [...]
As has been widely reported, one of the trade-offs will be to extend a version of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan to consumers in the exchanges. Insurance companies will have the [...]
Highways, which span over four million miles in the United [...]
Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to drop their coverage next year as [...]
President Obama will propose [...]
Only 11,000 jobs were lost in November, the best reading for the job market since 2007, and the unemployment rate dropped to 10% from 10.2% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The report surprised economists — they predicted [...]
Obstruction has become the only thing which the other side of the aisle appears to be able to do, obstruction for the purpose of obstruction for the purpose of obtaining power around here.
I agree with 2006 Judd Gregg; obstruction in the Senate is out of control. Which [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted data on unemployment filings, and things are getting better. They’re still not good, obviously, but progress is being made. Unemployment claims are down significantly; CNNMoney reports that they are now at a 15-month low.
Among other things, the stimulus appears [...]
I couldn’t agree more. I blame the stupid Republicans.
Okay, that was obviously meant as a joke; it was the very first [...]
Once [...]
the White House hosts weekly message calls sharing their talking points with pundits who appear on television. The meetings are sometimes hosted in person at the White House.
…
“It’s a smart thing for the administration to do - [...]
1. Will reduce the deficit
2. Will drastically expand health care coverage
3. Will not interfere with employer-based health insurance, for those who have it.
And now…
4. Will save families thousands of dollars on premiums.
That’s according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office and MIT’s Jonathan Gruber [courtesy of Politico]. For [...]
That’s what Tim Pawlenty is being told by state economist Tom [...]
St. Paul, Minn. — A Minnesota Public Radio News analysis finds that more than a third of the school districts in the state have been forced to [...]
Pawlenty did what he had to do to balance the budget.
Why?
Because state lawmakers were unable [...]
As I read it, there are two main issues. First, Pawlenty’s actions stretched far beyond what is allowed by Minnesota’s [...]
MnIndy summarizes:
“It’s usurping the power of the legislature… Right [...]
For 2 1/4 years now I have been saying that there is no chance of a repeat of the Great Depression or anything like it — that we know what to do and how to do it and will do it if things turn south.
I don’t think I can [...]
Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the 23rd Congressional District last week after receiving two pieces of grim news for his campaign: He was down 5,335 votes with 93 percent of the vote counted [...]
The Rules Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives has approved resolution R19a which allows for a brief of amicus curiae to be filed supporting a lawsuit challenging budget unallotments made by the administration [...]
