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They Just Don't Get It

Sen. John McCain rolled out his health care plan today, and said: Right now, too many of our citizens don't have an insurance policy at all, and those who do are afraid they will lose the one they have - afraid they will get too sick, afraid to stay home and not work...

Local Blogs Pressure House Conservatives

With the children's health insurance override vote set for next week, the progressive liberal blogosphere is as fired up as I've ever seen over a domestic policy issue. Local bloggers in particular are stoking the pressure on key House members. Pharyngula tees off on...

Friend Of Defrauders Court

If you are a Wall Street investment banker, there's new evidence that you've got the best Supreme Court money can buy. Conservative Supreme Court justices did little to hide their disdain for the need to protect the interests of investors earlier this week as they...

McConnell Staffer Complicit in Frost Family Attack

Wow. ThinkProgress breaks the story that Don Stewart, communications director for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, contacted traditional media reporters and encouraged them to write stories criticizing the Frost family. He oh-so-innocently wrote: "Seen the...

More Conservative Honesty Please

Last night on the Alan Colmes radio show, I debated conservative blogger Dan Riehl about the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the attacks on the Frost family, though I didn't have to do too much because Colmes picked Riehl apart quite nicely. Riehl has...

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