This is disgraceful: According to a study released by the Harvard Medical School, 2,266 veterans...
Category - Healthcare
Success Breeds Success
Ezra Klein tapped into an issue that's dominated the comment threads here lately. Briefly, there's...
2013
Frankly, the fact that the health exchanges and the public option won't be established until 2013...
Very Serious Question
And I'm not asking rhetorically this time. Have there been any major national programs with an opt...
President Obama Opposes Stupak
From an ABC News interview today: I want to make sure that the provision that emerges meets that...
Lies and Lying Lieberman
Joe Lieberman is insisting that the public option adds to the deficit, which, of course, is a total...
The Anthony Weiner Strategy
Steve Benen today: Roosevelt, the towering political figure of the 20th century, with an electoral...
Making the Public Option More Robust
I've been hearing a lot about how the public option, as written in the House bill and proposed for...
Insufferable Douchebag Pledges Filibuster
Help us, Connecticut. Please help us. This guy is saying that no healthcare reform at all is better...
The Measure of Reform
I've been thinking about how to peg yesterday's very historic reform victory in the House. Clearly...
Quote of the Day
"I will guarantee you that we are committed to making sure that not one Republican will vote for...
Republican Loud Noises
Here they are, yesterday, shouting down and disrupting the floor debate. The teabaggery is...
Best Floor Remarks of the Night
Congressman George Miller (D-CA) wins the award for best floor remarks of the night. The walk-off...
The Democratic No Votes
Jason Altmire PA John Adler NJ Rick Boucher VA Allen Boyd FL Brian Baird WA John Barrow GA Dan...
House of Representatives Passes Healthcare
220-215. Truly historic. And it was bipartisan. Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana voted for...
It's Looking Good
Just in: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders just emerged from a closed-door caucus...
The White House Statement on the House Bill
Specifically, the public option section: The Administration is pleased that the bill includes a...
Healthcare Is A Winning Issue
Congressional leadership would do well to mail around a one-word memo to Blue Dogs. To: Congressman...
Ron Paul Makes Me Laugh
Ron Paul is on with Dylan Ratigan right now griping about socialism. FACT: Ron Paul is on Medicare.
Republican Healthcare Fail
The CBO took a good look at the (bah-hehehe) Republican healthcare reform plan. The Congressional...