By CALVIN WOODWARD First Posted: 02-25-10 01:41 PM | Updated: 02-25-10 WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama and a Republican lawmaker sparred Thursday over what might happen to health insurance premiums in an overhauled system, both cited a nonpartisan analysis that looked at that very question. The president gave a fairer summary of what […]
Rachel Maddow Expose GOP Lie On Reconciliation #p2 #politics #hcr #tcot
Rachel Maddow is fast becoming one of the most complete journalists on television bar none. Unlike most “journalists” that continue to be lazy, allowing politicians to spin without any challenge to any misinformation they make expound, she does her homework. The video below is a must see. Not only is it a must see but […]
Fact Check: Could — and would — the U.S. cut the Pentagon budget?
By Matt Smith, CNN February 24, 2010 — Updated 2004 GMT (0404 HKT) (CNN) — The Obama administration has called for a freeze on government programs other than defense and entitlements, but why should the Pentagon be excluded? That’s the position of CNN iReporters Egberto Willies and Adriana Maxwell, both of whom see […]
From Nearly Dead To Nearly Done: How The White House Refocused On Health Care To Finish It Off #hcr #p2 #politics
Congressional Democrats say Thursday’s health care summit is likely to clear final hurdles to passing health care reform – and say President Obama returning to the issue with a clear focus and specific health care proposal makes it easier for them to get it done. Health care reform was in hibernation after the special […]
President Obama’s Health Reform Plan Needs You Now #p2 #politics
Insurance companies and likely the drug companies are likely gearing up to kill healthcare reform once and for all. Only you can make a difference. Yesterday, the White House released President Obama’s health insurance reform proposal. It bridges the gap between the House and Senate bills, includes ideas from both parties to crack down […]
Consumer Reports Supports #hcr MUST READ #p2 #politcs
Most of us have relied on Consumer Reports as an arbiter of unbiased information that help us in the purchase of products and services we can be sure would meet our requirements. With all the noise and misinformation on healthcare reform, why not take an objective look through a trusted source. PS: As a person […]
Condolences In Austin | The White House #p2 #politics
Condolences In Austin Posted by Jesse Lee on February 22, 2010 at 07:02 PM EST Last week, tragedy befell public servants in Austin, Texas. Earlier today, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner met with IRS employees in Austin to express his sympathies and support, and he read this note from the President: To the men and […]
Jon Stewart on Glenn Beck’s CPAC show on Progressivism#p2 #politics
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Why so little attention to Vernon Hunter, lone victim assassinated by Joe Stack? #p2 #politics
I traveled this weekend and missed the identification of the only person killed by Joe Stack in his unsettling attack on the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin last week (h/t Crooks and Liars, Will Bunch). He is Vietnam veteran and IRS worker Vernon Hunter. His son, Ken Hunter, told local reporters he was […]
Schwarzenegger breaks with GOP on health care, stimulus #p2 #politics #hcr
Schwarzenegger breaks with GOP on health care, stimulus Rob Hotakainen | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — While Republican leaders in Washington are urging President Barack Obama to start from scratch on a health care bill, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday dismissed the idea as "bogus talk." It marked the second day in a row […]