by Brian Dockstader | Aug 18, 2009 | Blog
We all remember the lovable "Joe" the "Plumber", just your typical Joe Sixpack, average American, undecided about whether he was going to vote for the evil socialist tyrant or Grandpappy McCain (amazingly this swingiest of swing voters chose McCain in the end--you...
by Bill Scher | Aug 18, 2009 | Blog
NYTimes.com today highlights a clip from my regular "The Week In Blog" feature at Bloggingheads.tv where Politics Daily's Matt Lewis and I discussed the desire of the conservative protesters to kill any attempt to reform health care. If you haven't watched our...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
Sarah Palin, and the Sarah Palins of American politics, have won a significant victory. If you want to know who has the last word on policy, look no further than her and what she represents Unless some significant shift occurs, the Senate Finance Committee's decision...
by Bill Scher | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
The NY Times lede today said the White House "willing to compromise and would consider a proposal for a nonprofit health cooperative being developed in the Senate." Compromise with who? What Republicans have said he or she will vote for health care reform if it...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
The health care debate is bringing America's division out into the open: Is America going to work for the benefit of its people or for the few who benefit from concentrated ownership of large corporations? Who is our economy FOR, anyway? The argument over health care...
by Bill Scher | Aug 17, 2009 | Blog
As noted in today's Progressive Breakfast, the White House's stance on a public health insurance option is not new. The President and his staff have always made a strong argument for a public option, but have always refrained from refusing to sign legislation that...
