Turns Out Brown Can Do Plenty for You

Once again, conservatives are confusing everyone.  The intolerant hillbillies who passed around moonshine jugs at Tea Parties/militia meet-and-greets are supposed to reject any candidate who doesn’t make Sean Hannity look like Bob Beckel.  But right-wing zealots apparently keep forgetting to intolerantly shove out those who don’t universally conform to their intolerant views.  Instead, they just [...]

Massachusetts Miracle

The intensely followed special election for the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat (in a manner of speaking) came to an apparent end Tuesday night at approximately 9:30 pm. From the very beginning, election results hovered around 52-53% in favor of Brown to Coakley’s 47-48% with little fluctuation.
Coakley’s concession speech, which came about 20 [...]

Saturday Night House Ram Down

Open up and say,“Ah!” Or we’ll do it for you.
While many of their constituents were undoubtedly asleep, late into the night in a rare Saturday session, the House narrowly passed the healthcare bill by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Ahn Cao, contributed to the yeas. Two others came from the Democratic seats picked [...]

Now Is Not The Time to Back Off The Health Care Debate

by Wendy Sullivan
During the 2008 presidential election campaign, Senator John McCain repeatedly interrupted campaigning, first to rush back to DC to deal with the first bailout package, then when Barack Obama’s grandmother was dying.
It was the “right” thing to do. The “respectful” thing to do. The “Christian” thing to do. Oh, and we lost.
I’m not [...]

Can Congress Find a Middle Ground for Health Care?

It is no surprise that Ted Kennedy is at the forefront of the new health care reform movement. He’s been pushing for public health care for the last forty years and is finally getting a chance to see his dream come true. His plan, however, is even a little left for many democrats in office. [...]