Bill Clinton says we need to take the private profit out of student loans. But he doesn’t see the importance of doing so with health care.
Bill Clinton Bullish on Government-Administered Student Loans; What About Health Care? |
| By: emptywheel Tuesday September 22, 2009 12:50 pm |
Mike Ross’s Lucrative Deal with Large Pharmacy Chain Raises Cash, Eyebrows |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday September 22, 2009 11:50 am |
The Politico is reporting that Mike Ross sold his pharmacy business in 2007, while a member of Congress. USA Drug, a large pharmacy chain with an important stake in health care reform, overpaid for the property by roughly $160,000.
Jim Cooper Congratulates Blue Dogs on How Much They’re Doing for the Uninsured |
| By: Blue Texan Tuesday September 22, 2009 10:30 am |
It’s a testament to just how truly corrupt these people are that they view representing the interests of the public requiring some kind of unusual, noteworthy effort.
Help Us Put Mike Ross/Blanche Lincoln Ad on Arkansas Razorbacks Game |
| By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday September 22, 2009 9:30 am |
We have reserved time during the Arkansas-Alabama football game this weekend. Razorback football games are like national holidays in Arkansas — and it’s a road game so EVERYONE will be watching on TV.
Conrad: I Only Trust the CBO When They Agree with Me |
| By: Jon Walker Tuesday September 22, 2009 8:30 am |
Conrad has been pushing his idea of co-ops despite the growing evidence that they would have little or no effect. When the Star Tribune asked Conrad if he agreed with CBO director Doug Elmendorf’s conclusion that, “They seem unlikely to establish a significant market presence in many areas of the country,” Conrad answered: I do not agree.
Ambulances Dispatched to Sen. Byrd’s House After Apparent Fall |
| By: twolf1 Tuesday September 22, 2009 8:16 am |
Ambulances Dispatched to Sen. Byrd’s House After Apparent Fall.
Rachel Maddow: “Who’s the Monkey in Washington in This Story?” |
| By: Teddy Partridge Tuesday September 22, 2009 7:28 am |
Following up in a more journalistic manner to my “stone-cold racist” SLN post about Congressman Roy Blunt, Rachel Maddow asks at the end of his joke, “So, who’s the monkey in Washington in this story?”
Did You Get the Memo? Howard Dean is Shrill |
| By: Scarecrow Tuesday September 22, 2009 6:05 am |
Over the weekend, Ron Brownstein became a “snotty little twit” for tweeting gratuitous insults about Howard Dean, but Browstein isn’t the only guy who got the memo to denigrate Gov. Dean. The New Republic adds is own insults
Early Morning Swim: Doctors
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| By: Blue Texan Tuesday September 22, 2009 4:59 am |
Why are so many doctors in favor of killing old people and Down babies?
Guess what? Still no rapture |
| By: Attaturk Tuesday September 22, 2009 1:30 am |
Gay marriage in Iowa has affected the state, or not.


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