by Bill Scher | Nov 23, 2009 | Blog
When Sen. Joe Lieberman first announced he would filibuster any health care bill with a public option, I noted that he lied, falsely calling the public option an "entitlement program" that would be "trouble ... for the national debt." In fact, the public option is an...
by Bill Scher | Nov 23, 2009 | Blog
Today, President Obama meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks away and their two nations very far apart on any climate agreement. Any international agreement will require the US, India and China to find some...
by Bill Scher | Nov 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Talk Of Public Option Compromise After Initial Senate Vote CQ sizes up the state of play on public option: "Four senators — independent Joseph I. Lieberman of...
by Bill Scher | Nov 22, 2009 | Blog
During this week's edition of The Week In Blog on Bloggingheads.tv, Matt Lewis and I discussed blog reaction to the unveiling of the Senate's health care reform legislation, and how conservatives are responding to the Congressional Budget Office's projection of...
by Bill Scher | Nov 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. Paul-Grayson Fed Audit Plan Clears Committee NYT on House committee vote repudiating Fed: "Mr. Paul, a libertarian Republican who has called for abolishing the...
