by Digby | Aug 8, 2013 | Blog
David wrote about this Carville-Greenberg polling memo showing that seniors seem to be changing their minds about policy and the GOP. Its summary starts like this: There’s something going on with seniors: It is now strikingly clear that they have turned sharply...
by Digby | Aug 7, 2013 | Blog
I have my doubts that this will result in a change of heart among conservatives about the wisdom of cutting necessary government services, but it's at least possible. This is from Ari Melber on the judicial system's reaction to sequestration cuts hitting home: “A...
by Digby | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
The New York Times featured a fascinating article today on the benefits of medical tourism for joint replacement surgery. It follows a man who had his hip replaced in Belgium at a fraction of the cost he would have had to pay in the US. (In this case, he would have...
by Digby | Jul 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
A friend in Washington told me this last week: The president, Larry Summers, a dirty hippie and the pope were all on Air Force One when it started to have engine trouble. The pilot opened the door of the cockpit and said with terror in his voice, “The plane is going...
by Digby | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Charles Pierce thinks so: There will be much for George Zimmerman to do. Things may be a little rough back home, but there will be the victory tour on Fox. And the inevitable book deal. There will be the long career as a hero to the people in the communities that feel...
