I got this letter from the Cancer Action Network. This anecdote illustrates one of the many reasons why even a less than optimum bill is necessary. Egberto, Earlier this year, we asked you to tell us why health care reform was important to you. We haven’t forgotten. As the health care debate moves forward in […]

The Right via their “FoxNews” channel has got the delivery of bad information and misinformation packaged for American consumption down to a science. The video below shows why it is necessary for Progressives to get their act together to counteract all their lies, deceptions, and misinformation packaged as news generally behind a pretty face. Viewers […]

We attack President Obama for his failure to have the insurance company bought Senate  provide us with a strong healthcare reform bill. Well, the President is getting it from all sides. Look, he wanted the job and it is his responsibility to navigate these troubled waters. This man is supposed to be our conduit to […]

Irrespective of Democrat’s veto proof majority, they are unable to procedural bring policies and bills that one would expect them to easily pass to the floor. This is the nature of passing legislation in the Senate. This is not new to Progressives. The inability to pass a strong progressive bill would only have been possible […]

To say that Progressives ought to be extremely disappointed with the likely outcome of the Healthcare Reform bill would be an understatement. The likely bill though missing a public option and a Medicare Buy-in will ultimately allow most Americans to afford some measure of healthcare insurance. With the nominal elimination of pre-existing conditions and more […]

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 […]