Why is that Hamsher woman being so mean to Blanche Lincoln? A state Republican Party leader accused Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of those wavering moderate Democrats, of trying to have it both ways by talking conservative back home and voting with liberals in Washington. Another moderate Democrat, Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, said [...]

When it comes to being a DICK, Cheney bows to no one.

Featuring Fatboy Slim with Macy Gray and a new video from The Low Anthem.

Michael Steele can’t keep up with the lies he spins.

So, what’s a Majority Leader to do? After all, he is the leader of the majority. Harry Reid can let a thoroughly corrupt minority of his caucus block majority rule, or he can do what needs to be done to get around the Caucus of Corruption.

That means Reid needs to whip his corrupt colleagues to support cloture, or he needs to use reconciliation. Those are the only two options for Reid to pass what the majority wants.

In just a few short hours, more than 15,000 people have signed our petition to Reid to use reconciliation. Let Harry Reid know the public option rests on his shoulders alone.

Sign our petition to Harry Reid: whip corrupt ConservaDems into line, or use reconciliation to preserve majority rule.

It’s the only way we can get a public option out of the Senate. Let Reid know it’s all on him.

Under Our Skin, directed by Andy Abrahams Wilson and shortlisted for the Academy Awards Best Documentary, is A disturbing and encompassing look at Lyme disease and our current health care system which is ill-equipted to deal with the disease. Caused by bacteria SIMILAR to syphilis and carried by ticks, Lyme disease cases are increasing annually and spreading across the globe, with according the filmmakers, possibly hundreds of thousands infected each year. Patients often develop chronic symptoms ranging from exhaustion and pain to severe neurological disorders and dementia; the majority are misdiagnosed and mistreated. They are told their symptoms are in their heads or that they have other illnesses ranging from fibromyalgia to MS and ALS.

As debate on health care moves forward in the Senate, it seems like a good time for a reminder: There is no such thing as a good trigger for the public health insurance option. In fact, triggers are nothing but a plan to kill the public option.

Now, in fairness, I’m a very short Jew, so, it’s not like this thought hasn’t occurred to me either. But my friend Ari Rabin-Havt is a perfectly tall American of Jewish heritage, and the demagogic buffoon Glenn Beck mispronounces Ari’s eeeeeeethnicky last name in order to make some juvenile jokes about Hobbits. Because real Americans [...]

For over a year now, a number of voices, liberal and conservative, have been arguing that the United States should not send more troops to Afghanistan. One of the most important voices in the antiwar movement is Derrick Crowe, an activist and blogger based in Austin, Texas.

What is the difference between Bennet and Lincoln? Bennet is currently facing a serious primary challenge from Andrew Romanoff, while Lincoln is not currently facing a primary challenge.