by Digby | May 27, 2014 | Conservatism
Ezra Klein makes a good point in this piece in which he acknowledges the VA revelations for the scandal they are --- nobody should be denied needed health care --- by showing the vast numbers of people affected by Republican governors' cynical decision to refuse the...
by Digby | May 14, 2014 | Conservatism
If there's one thing we've learned from the whining of the plutocrats in recent years it's that these wealthy elites truly believe they not only work harder than the rest of us but that they are actually better people with higher moral values. How else can one explain...
by Digby | Apr 21, 2014 | Conservatism
I have a post up at Salon this morning discussing this reflexive conservative impulse to explain that they are really winning all the elections. It's just that they are forced to count the votes of all those people of color: The news is so depressing for conservatives...
by Digby | Mar 31, 2014 | Health
I had a lot of trepidation about the ACA when it was proposed, mostly because it's a contraption with many moving parts, any one of which, if removed will make the whole thing weak, if not useless. But I supported it because the Medicaid expansions was the biggest...
by Digby | Mar 11, 2014 | Conservatism, Health
It doesn't matter if they'll save money and get better coverage; they just know they're going to die: A Dexter cancer patient featured in a conservative group’s TV ad campaign denouncing her new health care coverage as “unaffordable” will save more than $1,000 this...