As Jane Hamsher noted today, Marcy Winograd, the progressive challenger to Jane Harman in CA-36, released a letter savaging Harman for her support of the Eshoo amendment on biologics in the Energy and Commerce Committee. Though Congressman Waxman (D-Santa Monica/West LA) had introduced an amendment for a 5-year fast-track of generic biologics, Harman joined with [...]

A far more troubling milestone for the Democrats than Tuesday’s election results was reached today, as the unemployment rate jumped above 10% for the first time since 1983. 190,000 jobs were lost overall in October, and while the August and September figures were revised upward (-154,000 in Aug., -219,000 in September), the nation is still [...]

Anna Eshoo (D-PhRMA) may be the author of the language granting drug companies endless monopolies on biologic drugs, but she couldn’t have done it without the help of her good friend Jane Harman. A new letter from the Marcy Winograd campaign says: The latest health insurance reform bill includes an amendment, supported by Jane Harman, [...]

As soon as the new unemployment numbers are out, the first question everyone should ask is “where’s the Administration’s jobs program?”

• Tragedy at Ft. Hood.
• Suspect wanted a discharge.
• More here.
• But…but..everyone opposes a gubmint takeover.
• Stay classy, teabaggers.
• I love it when Republicans lecture us on patriotism.

Thanks for the entertainment teabaggers, and that’s about it.

The Dark Side Of Alice – Alice In Wonderland set to Pink Floyd‘s Dark Side Of The Moon.

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The obscenely wealthy banksters – they really aren’t like you and me. In fact, these super-rich prefer to consider themselves gods (or at least demi-gods) reclining on silken cushions in their firmament penthouses, gazing down upon the rest of the pathetic, earth-bound lumpenproletariat. You think I’m being hyperbolic? Check out to what the CEO of [...]

There’s been lots of political and economic discussion about exchanges and bending the cost curve, but not a lot of real-world answers to some pretty basic questions about health care reform. Maybe you know these answers? Or maybe you’ll have a chance to ask a Congresscritter the answers?

Lt. General Bob Cone is giving a press conference at Fort Hood, TX, and has confirmed that the alleged shooter, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan is alive. He was shot at the scene, but was rushed to surgery. He is now out of surgery, and Gen. Cone, though refusing to comment on his condition, has [...]