Porter Goss was in early Iraq War meetings, alone among Congressmen. Was he also at other meetings that the Bush Administration points to to claim notification to Congress?

The Senate Finance Committee has been meeting secretly for months — months — reportedly creating a plan that doesn’t even provide full health care coverage for all Americans. But all they’ve produced so far is a list of ideas.

There is absolutely no shame–In the study Gregg is citing, the country with the highest survival rate for breast cancer is. . . Cuba.

Yesterday, Jane talked about how little we’ve heard from survivors of the health care system in the debate about health reforms. Insurance lobbyists, industry reps, chamber of commerce folks, all have gotten their say.

But survivors, regular Americans, and family members of those who haven’t survived the current system of bureaucratic health care rationing by profit-seeking bean counters in the insurance industry?

And it’s really not the GOP that’s the problem.

Straight out of Dr. Spock

Crosby, Stills and Nash – Our House.

Firepup Nahant is kicking off the Summer Firepup Meetup season with a potluck meetup in Redwood City, CA, on Saturday, July 25th starting at 2pm.  Nahant will leave contact information in the comments for those who would like to attend.

What’s on your mind tonight?

THE PLAIN PEOPLE OF WINGNUTTIA: Our candidate for president in 2012 will be a baked potato.

Yesterday NYCeve and I went to the Hill at the invitation of John Conyers to speak before progressive House staff members on our Citizen Whip Count effort.

Another 22 members of the House, including some moderates, sent a letter yesterday to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer to express their “strong desire to see a robust public health insurance option” in the health reform bill. And they emphasize the need for the public option to have access to strong provider networks, like Medicare.