The protagonists in this tragedy are two working, productive, tax paying citizens and their kids. That an unfortunate medical event has changed their future that had they had affordable medical care and insurance would not have been, must be considered a sin against humanity. All those who think incidents like this are isolated or that […]

I have been one of Geithners staunchest supporters. But as time goes on I am upset of his advice to the President. They are simply too cozy with investment bankers and the movers of capital. Europe is being justifiably more tough on them than we are. It is time that we move and if the […]

NYT and the ACORN Hoax Why can’t paper admit its mistakes? 3/11/10 Ignoring calls from numerous critics, the New York Times refuses to own up to mistakes in the paper’s coverage of the now-famous right-wing videotapes attacking the community organizing group ACORN. Instead, the paper’s public editor, Clark Hoyt, is relying on an absurd semantic […]

  CBO offers new estimate for Senate healthcare bill: $875B By Jordan Fabian – 03/11/10 10:28 AM ET The Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate of the Senate’s healthcare bill that showed it would save less money. The new estimate released Thursday states that the Senate bill will now cost $875 billion over 10 […]

President Obama has called for the House to vote to move health reform forward as early as next week. Your representative, Rep. Ted Poe, voted last fall to allow insurance companies to continue to jack up rates, drop coverage when folks need it the most, and discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. Now, we’re in […]

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    ERICA WERNER | 03/11/10 08:10 AM | WASHINGTON — A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president’s signature health care overhaul. It will come down to a phenomenal effort by congressional leaders […]

  WASHINGTON — E-mails turned over to the FBI and Senate ethics investigators provide new evidence about Sen. John Ensign’s efforts to find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress and could add to his legal problems, The New York Times reported. Ensign, R-Nev., suggested that a Las Vegas development firm hire the […]

    ERICA WERNER | 03/11/10 08:10 AM | WASHINGTON — A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president’s signature health care overhaul. It will come down to a phenomenal effort by congressional leaders […]

  Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) will face a primary challenge later this year from former Charlevoix County Commissioner Connie Saltonstall. On Monday, Saltonstall, a former teacher who lost a state representative race in 2008, announced her intentions to challenge Stupak, who has represented Michigan’s First Congressional District since 1993. Saltonstall has spoken out against Stupak […]