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Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

A particularly egregious Sunday as the talk shows hosts once again go 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. ABC's This Week host George Stephanopoulos was happy to ask Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). But he...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

Desperate Conservatives Descend Into Madness

If you thought conservatives hit rockbottom attacking a 12-year-old and his parents on children's health insurance, you failed to consider what comical depths they could still reach. Unless their website got hacked, this is an actual SCHIP press release from House...

They Just Don't Get It

Sen. John McCain rolled out his health care plan today, and said: Right now, too many of our citizens don't have an insurance policy at all, and those who do are afraid they will lose the one they have - afraid they will get too sick, afraid to stay home and not work...

Local Blogs Pressure House Conservatives

With the children's health insurance override vote set for next week, the progressive liberal blogosphere is as fired up as I've ever seen over a domestic policy issue. Local bloggers in particular are stoking the pressure on key House members. Pharyngula tees off on...

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