Here is an interesting fact the internet has pulled up. On December 28, 2009, President Obama made his first public comments about the attempted bombing on Christmas day – 3 days after the incident. On December 28, 2001, President Bush made his first public comments about Richard Reid’s failed bombing attempt. That was 7 days […]
Another reason why President Obama shouldn’t have done this deal with big phrama – they are cheaters: “The states are the next battle,” said Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for the liberal advocacy group Health Care for America Now, “and the insurers and health care industry are primed up and ready to go. The industry […]
Ben Nelson’s deal to get the federal government to foot the bill for Nebraska’s Medicaid costs isn’t sitting well with many people, including Nebraskans: Just 17 percent of Nebraska voters said they support the deal their senator cut in the last round of health care negotiations, in which the federal government will pick up the […]
People for the American Way released a report examining the filibuster in the Senate. They have found during the current session of Congress that cloture was invoked a record 89% of the time. Here is a historical graph showing the sharp increase in the usage this year: But the report goes beyond that, to a […]
Erroll Southers, the nominee to head the TSA, has been in the news a lot lately because of the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day. As I pointed out yesterday, Southers nomination has been held up in the Senate because of Jim DeMint. But DeMint isn’t the only one to blame here. We also must […]
Bob Herbert has a great piece today tearing about one of the problems I have with the health care bill – the Cadillac tax. First off is Bob’s explanation of the system: The tax would kick in on plans exceeding $23,000 annually for family coverage and $8,500 for individuals, starting in 2013. In the first […]
I was following the back and forth between Jane Hamsher and Katrina vanden Heuve on Twitter the other night regarding health care. I then noticed this post by Jane yesterday: There’s a very slick PR letter posted online that’s being furiously retweeted by DC political operatives. I wasn’t going to address it, but the editor […]
Everyday I hate Walmart more and more: A Pennsylvania Walmart Supercenter videotaped employees and customers in a unisex bathroom, several former and current Walmart employees alleged in a lawsuit filed this week. Seven former and current employees from the Tire and Lube department at the Walmart in Easton, Pa., filed a lawsuit in county court […]
Wow the birther queen is crazier than we thought: What is the real intention of this Kenyan, Indonesian communist usurper? Is it to provide security for us or to destroy our security? Judge for yourself. Seeing targeted destruction of our economy, our security, dissipation of American jobs, massive corruption in the Government, Congress Department of […]