Dem. Senator Bennet Idealistic, Wrong on Health
by Interim Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is obviously an idealist, as his recent interview with CNN indicates. His response to the question that many vulnerable representatives …
Category: Politics
Government Medicine Ethics
Sarah Palin is making waves by saying that the Democrats’ mega-healthcare plan – which seems likely to pass the House at any moment – will …
Democrats Making Health Care Worse
Paul Krugman wonders how health care will work after the Democrats’ proposed reforms pass through Congress. That question may be premature, although it’s a good …
The Cost of Keeping Michelle Obama Happy
What does it cost to keep the First Lady of the United States primped and coiffed and contented? A lot, lot more than it used …
Dick Cheney, Still Defending America
Here is the full prepared text of former VP Dick Cheney’s most recent speech defending the Bush administration’s record on national security. It deserves to …
Rushing Sheila Jackson-Lee
Rush Limbaugh had this to say about Houston’s own Sheila Jackson-Lee, who had earlier impugned his character on the floor of the House of Representatives: …
Re: The Unambiguous Meaning of the Cross
Steve Benen finally gets something right when he says that the meaning of the cross the VFW put up in the New Mexico desert some …
Follies of Health Care Centralization
The Congressional Budget Office says that Senator Max Baucus’ draft of a health care reform bill including a public option for health insurance will reduce …
Olympic-sized Narcissism?
Just exactly what motivated the Obama’s much-ballyhooed trip to Denmark to bring the Olympic Games back to their home town of Chicago? George Will and …
Health / Liberalism / Politics
Civil War of Words
Liberal intellectuals Patrick Kennedy and Bette Midler made headlines this week by claiming that right-wing opposition to Democrats’ plans to create a government-run health care …