Steely-Eyed Armchair Deficit Warrior Evan Bayh

By: David Dayen Saturday December 12, 2009 10:30 am

This is the worst possible time to put on plastic armor and go into your backyard and yell “Wolverine!” in arguing for cutting the deficit. It’s not a matter of being resolute, it’s a matter of being foolhardy.

Health Care Wisdom, from the Mouth of a Child

By: Peterr Saturday December 12, 2009 9:00 am

For most folks, the free health care clinic at the Kansas City convention center is a national event highlighting the problems with the health care system. For me, it’s about my neighbors.

My eight year old tells me that “It’s just Not Right” that a kid can’t go to the doctor if their families can’t afford it. When I grow up, I want to be as wise as my kid.

Audit the Fed provision passes the House

By: Jason Rosenbaum Saturday December 12, 2009 8:16 am

As part of the larger financial reform package, Representatives Alan Grayson and Ron Paul’s audit the Federal Reserve provision passed the House of Representatives Friday.

Come Saturday Morning: It Is To Laugh

By: Phoenix Woman Saturday December 12, 2009 6:45 am

Ho hum. Another day, another prominent conservative setting up a conservative media organ to fight the alleged “liberal media” myth that was debunked ages ago.

Pull Up A Chair

By: DeVeria Flowers Saturday December 12, 2009 5:00 am

Making My List…Checking It Twice

Late Late Night FDL: Club Poodle

By: Eureka Springs Friday December 11, 2009 10:00 pm

Featuring new videos from VETO and Yeasayer.

Late Night: How the Joe Stole Health Care

By: Gregg Levine Friday December 11, 2009 8:13 pm

Every Who down in Whoville liked health care a lot…
But the Joe, who lived in northeast Whoville, did NOT!
The Joe hated health care! Reform smells like treason!
Want to know why? Someone must know the reason.

Two Sentences By Matt Taibbi

By: Eli Friday December 11, 2009 6:01 pm

Matt Taibbi distills everything wrong with the Obama administration into two pithy sentences.

CMS: Insurance Excise Tax Will Hurt Coverage, Provide Little Reduction in Health Expenditures

By: Jon Walker Friday December 11, 2009 5:19 pm

The new excise tax on employer-provided health insurance will result in most people getting worse health insurance from their employer, insurance that covers less. That is just not my conclusion, it is the conclusion of the CMS.

Join Me in Maryland on Saturday Afternoon for “One Voice For Choice”

By: Jane Hamsher Friday December 11, 2009 5:13 pm

Join me at 3pm in Rockville and have fun phone banking together at Sue Cohen’s house.

Sign up to attend here.

You can find a phone banking event near you, and get more information at One Voice for Choice.

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