Obama Should Skip Bipartisanship
Feb 27, 2010 Opinion
With his televised dominance of debate, Obama has invented a new style of presidential leadership. But on health care, the time has come for confrontation, not conciliation.
Man Up Gov. Paterson and Say These Two Words: "I Resign."
Feb 27, 2010 Opinion
It’s domestic violence, Gov. Paterson, not domestic silence. You finally broke your silence and said: “It was a bad breakup.” I’ll say. Johnson reportedly choked the woman, shoved her body into the furniture, and ripped her Halloween costume off as he continued to choke her. What would you call a very bad breakup, governor?
Afflicting the Afflicted
Feb 27, 2010 Opinion
Since Republicans didn’t bother making much of a case, Democrats may have the last laugh by finishing the job and enacting health reform.
Rachel Maddow Explains The American Health Care System
Feb 27, 2010 Opinion
Don’t blame health care companies, they are doing what they are supposed to do (make a profit). The American government is to blame for letting this go on for decades without reform or regulation.
Jim Bunning (R- KY) Repeatedly Blocks Jobless Benefits
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky, is single-handedly blocking Senate action needed to prevent an estimated 1.2 million American workers from suddenly losing their unemployment benefits next month. As Democratic senators asked again and again for unanimous consent for a vote on a 30-day extension Thursday night, Bunning refused to go along.
Archives Demand Probe Into Destruction of John Yoo’s Emails
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
The National Archives and a watchdog group sent letters to the DOJ Thursday demanding an investigation into the destruction of John Yoo’s emails in the summer of 2002 when he and other government attorneys prepared and finalized legal memoranda for the CIA that redefined torture and authorized interrogators to brutalize “war on terror” detainees.
NRA: Palin to Make Meeting Keynote Speech
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
The National Rifle Association said former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will make the keynote speech at the group’s annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
NY Gov. David Paterson drops campaign for reelection
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
New York Gov. David Paterson plans to drop his campaign for election to a full term amid an uproar over news that he and the State Police intervened in a domestic violence case involving a close aide, several Democratic sources say.
Senate Dems abandon reforms, vote to extend Patriot Act
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
Unable to find the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster, Senate Democrats abandoned proposals to reform the Patriot Act and voted Wednesday night to extend key parts of the controversial security law to 2011.
Bunning Blocks Jobless Aid in Senate – The Caucus Blog – NYT
Feb 27, 2010 Politics
Senator Jim Bunning takes a stand to block extending jobless benefits unless Democrats figure out how to pay to them.