Supplemental Fight Explained — Hamsher on CSPAN

By: Gregg Levine Tuesday June 16, 2009 8:30 am

If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, take a look at this clip, and then get in the game. If you have already been making those phone calls, thank you! A vote is imminent, so whippers old and new, it is time to take to the phones!

Obama Now Whipping Supplemental: Rahm FAIL

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday June 16, 2009 7:45 am

More than one person has told me that Rahm overplayed his hand.  He packaged the IMF and the supplemental together and proceeded to browbeat progressives that the White House has been snubbing from the get go.  He was too cute by half when he threw in Lieberman-Graham so he’d have something to deal out for progressives in the House.  Even Barney Frank got mad and refused to be played like that.

McGovern Recovers From #rahmflu, Back to “No” — Sorry, Rahm

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday June 16, 2009 7:15 am

Thanks to everyone who made calls and helped clear up this little misunderstanding — 36 is still 36. Happily things resolved themselves in a curiously similar fashion to Raul Grijalva yesterday. Those wacky misspeaking press people.

Will Zoe Loefgrin Vote $108 Billion for European Banks While California Goes Bankrupt?

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday June 16, 2009 6:00 am

I can see the ads now. “My opponent voted to bail out European banks while members of this community lost their jobs and their homes, our schools and emergency services were cut, we couldn’t get treatment for breast and cervical cancer….”

Early Morning Swim

By: Blue Texan Tuesday June 16, 2009 4:58 am

Jim Cooper Catches #rahmflu, Loves Him Some European Banks

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday June 16, 2009 4:45 am

Cooper is already getting shit from district locals unhappy that they can’t get any help from their Congresman for local projects like Nashville Metro General Hospital.Let’s see him try to figure out a way to vote “yes” on this one.  Because if he does, he’s going to be explaining it for a very long time.

Try a little Harder Ripley’s

By: Attaturk Tuesday June 16, 2009 1:30 am

Apparently only so many Cheetos can be argued to resemble Jesus.

Late Late Night FDL: Warrior

By: Eureka Springs Monday June 15, 2009 10:00 pm

Featuring new videos from Magic Wand and The Sim Redmond Band.

Late Night: “Git off, Pa, Yer Crushin’ Mah Marlboros!”

By: watertiger Monday June 15, 2009 8:00 pm

Again, I ask: What part of “21st Century” don’t you understand?

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