Jun 13, 2008
02:51 pm
Just now breaking - Tim Russert has suffered a fatal heart attack. Keep his family and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers.
May 11, 2008
06:43 pm
If you decide to use the host's family in an analogy, make sure you are aware rather the person is alive or dead.
Terry McAuliffe said this on Meet the Press today:
"But it's not impossible for Hillary Clinton to win," said McAuliffe. "A lot of people have said that. Big Russ, if he were sitting here today -- nothing's impossible. Jack McAuliffe, if they were with us today, they're probably both in heaven right now Tim, probably having a scotch, looking down saying, you know what: this fight goes on. It's good for the Democratic Party. Millions of people coming out to vote, it's exciting."
Big Russ, as in Tim Russert's father, is still alive.
(h/t Cesca)
By fixing the antiquated system to calculate the federal poverty level we can quickly fix the flaws in the new health care bill. Below are the bills introduced in the House and Senate to do just that.
Use the widget below to find your members of Congress and how to contact them, then do so. Pushing these bills through Congress will help open up more accessible and affordable health coverage to all Americans.
Over 2,200 veterans, who couldn't afford health insurance, died in 2008. On Veteran's Day 2009 IntoxiNation decided to highlight tweets from polticians who oppose healthcare reform yet wanted to claim how they supported our veterans on Twitter. Here is an example of one such tweet
Visit the rest at the Veteran's Day Project 2009 page
| President Obama Job Approval | |
|---|---|
| Approve: | 48.5% |
| Disapprove: | 46.0% |
| Spread: | +2.5% |
| Generic Congressional Vote | |
|---|---|
| Republican: | 44.0% |
| Democrat: | 43.4% |
| Spread: | +0.6% |
| Direction of Country | |
|---|---|
| Right Direction: | 33.4% |
| Wrong Track: | 61.0% |
| Spread: | -27.6% |
| Congressional Job Approval | |
|---|---|
| Approve: | 19.3% |
| Disapprove: | 75.7% |
| Spread: | -56.4% |
