In light of Jane’s Thursday appeal to “reframe the [health care] debate in human terms,” I began again to think about the times that I, my family, and my friends have had to tackle medical problems here in the US—and, by comparison, in other countries—and how I could translate those experiences into stories that would do more than indulge my past struggles, more than preach to the choir, and more, dare I say this, than just inspire a lot of sympathetic comments (much as those have been and will be appreciated). How can I—and how can we—take these experiences and turn them into something that will prevent any of us from having to endure journeys like these ever again?

So Rush Limbaugh wants to buy the St. Louis Rams. Fantastic. But he’s overlooking one teensy little detail…

The government motion for an emergency stay reveals how Congress and the executive branch and the contractors they employ to spy on the American people have become on indistinguishable blob.

Why does the RNC hate America?

So there are now enough votes to pass a public option in the Senate. It may not be a great public option, but the notion that we “don’t have enough votes” just exploded. On the other hand, not one single member of the Democratic caucus who said they oppose a public option says that their vote will change with the “opt-out sell-out.”

Somebody explain to me again why we’re even discussing this again?

Well, it’s a start — U.S. troops may not be flowing steadily out of Iraq yet, but a lot of our stuff is.

The world wants America back.

When a party has had enough votes to end a filibuster on its own, we have not been able to find a single time in history where members have joined with the opposition party to filibuster a bill.

So who is the Senator willing to stand up and say they will take this unprecedented move, betray the President, the Senate leadership and their own caucus, and do this?  Who is willing to say they are going to make history?

Not Joe Lieberman, because Mike Stark asked him two days ago

I’m not talking about who will pay in the political sense. I literally mean who is going to pay the billions of dollars it will cost to let red states opt out of the public option?

No one could’ve predicted that a Southern Teabagger like Erickson would make this all about race.

I did not realize the Nobel Peace Prize had an affirmative action quota for it, but that is the only thing I can think of for this news.

And congratulations to Mark Steyn, who as far as I can tell, wins the “First Wingnut to Bring Up ACORN” award.

…under Congressman Rangel’s recently tightened federal ethics rules, the