So, now it is eight years.

It seems like the Democrats capitulate to the right at least once a day now. Today it was Baucus and Conrad throwing immigrants under the bus to appease the guy who called the president a liar. Yesterday it was Yosi Sergant getting fired as the NEA’s communication director.

As it stands, the MaxTax might work out to a billion dollar reward to Wal-Mart for paying its workers such crappy wages.

Well, that didn’t take long.

The same day that Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid announced that they “would support any provision that increases competition and accessibility for health insurance – whether or not it is the public option favored by most Democrats” a chief lobbyist for UnitedHealth, Steve Elmendorf, sent an email blast inviting people to a $5,000/PAC or $2400/individual fundraiser in his home for Nancy Pelosi.

As you may know, there’s a psychiatric condition known as Münchausen syndrome by proxy, which can be loosely defined as putting someone or something else in jeopardy so that you can be a hero by “saving” it. For obvious reasons, this came to mind as I watched a surprisingly reinvigorated Barack Obama give his speech to Congress on Wednesday night.

Will Joe Wilson get to write the upcoming Immigration reform bill, too?

On Wednesday, NYCEve and I delivered over 63,000 petition signatures of support to Rep. Raul Grijalva and Rep. Keith Ellison who are fighting to organize progressive members of the House to stand strong on a public option.

I assume the Stephen Hayes claim there is yet more proof that will finally–finally!!–show that torture worked is yet another salvo from Cheney.

When the Nevada public learns that he’s personally responsible for including a $3,800 fine for those who refuse to pay annual tribute to Blue Cross, how will his poll numbers fare?

Nothing brings out the right-wing loons quite like 9/11. And few are crazier than Ralph Peters.