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Birthers = Health Care Deniers

Let me preface this by explaining my rationale for labeling opponents of health care reform "health care deniers". I call them deniers, in much the same vein as global warming deniers and Holocaust deniers, and for the very same reason. These people deny that we have...

Progressive Breakfast - 8/4/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Obama Targets Right-Wing Health Care Lies WH ratchets up right-wing debunking effort with blog post "Facts Are Stubborn Things" and Linda Douglass video,...

A Right-Wing Mob Is Not a Majority

We're seeing more and more YouTube video of hostile constituents berating members of Congress to kill health care reform. Last month was the infamous Rep. Mike Castle town hall where the crowd demanded the congressman say that President Obama was not born in the USA,...

Conservative Hating On Cash For Clunkers

Government can work, and the “Cash for Clunkers” program proved it. So, naturally, conservatives have to hate on it. The “Cash for Clunkers” turned out to be one of the most successful government programs in some time. It was so successful that a program that was...

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