Archives for December 2009

Is it not refreshing to see Al Franken as a competent Senator who does his homework and is not afraid to defend facts and his convictions.   Al Franken (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) were off the charts on Monday, at least by the Senate’s typical debate standards. In response to a speech by Thune, […]

Senator Joe Lieberman’s opposition to the current plan to allow those between 55 and 54 to buy into Medicare is in direct opposition to what he had previously supported. It seems that he has given up any expectation of being re-elected so must do all necessary to kill the Health Care Reform or weaken it […]

President Obama made plausible arguments for why we must continue in Afghanistan. My impression is that this surge is simply his method to get the combat troops out. For those on the Right who like to claim the President needs a teleprompter or speech writer for intellectual and coherent speech, this interview should put that […]

Every Right Wing Conservative should listen and take heed. You are fighting the wrong battles. Work to support the real fiscal well being of our country.   Over the last 30 years, we have disproportionately benefited from economic policy. We feel it’s time to rebalance the economy so that it works for everyone — not […]

I have been preaching for years that the disproportionate wealth and income distribution in this country ultimately hurts us all. It seems that those constantly trying to protect against progressive taxation of the super wealthy are the ones who least can afford a government short of money to pay for services they all need. It […]

Ever wonder why Congress never have a problem deficit spending for wars that kill and maim? However for a war on sickness (healthcare reform) it must absolutely be deficit neutral or save money from the start. No time to grow into sustainability. Why do we not educate Americans to think long term so that the […]

Here we are, trying to find a reason to keep the private insurance companies in business. We need to ask congress to have CBO score a Medicare for All system that compensate doctors at better rates. I am confident that this would insure all, be more economical, and would require no additional governmental structures. Of […]

This is the smart move. Start the ball rolling now.  Show you can govern by getting legislation passed and modify incrementally. Senate Democrats are already lowering expectations for the final health care bill, insisting that there will more efforts at reform to come. In a conference call with reporters on Friday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) […]

This is an interesting characterization on where we are. Nate is generally on point. by Nate Silver We’ve been a little light on health care coverage this week. But to be honest, it’s probably not a bad thing that I’ve been out of the country. Any time I write about the public option — which […]