by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2009 | Blog
Last week I noted that right-wing Birther conspiracy theorists were simultaneously fueling right-wing rage against health care reform, distorting perceptions of public opinion in Washington and making current legislation appear less popular than it actually is. Today,...
by Bill Scher | Jul 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Health Care Jaw Jaw Continues Bloomberg on the state of talks: "Democratic Senator Max Baucus, leading the talks among six Democrats and Republicans on the finance committee, said they made progress and will meet again today. House Democrats have failed to reach a...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 28, 2009 | Blog
Henry Louis Gates and I are very different people. He is a Harvard Professor. The closest I got to the Ivy League was a weekend visit to Yale. He is a successful author. I am a blogger whose aspirations may outstrip his abilities. He is world renowned. I am, well,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 28, 2009 | Blog
A cabal that includes the nation's largest financial institutions, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and some leading right-wing think tanks has succeeded in postponing congressional consideration of a consumer financial protection agency, and they are aiming to use the...
by Bill Scher | Jul 28, 2009 | Blog
It looks like the small 6-member subgroup of the Senate Finance Committee is close to an agreement on health insurance legislation. It looks like it will be bad. It will likely not only ditch a public plan option, but also include what Angry Bear's Robert Waldmann...