Raul Grijalva, Matt says, should just pass the Senate health bill and if that upsets him, just go kick Joe Lieberman in the shins or punch him in the face.

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The Supreme Court has decided that letting corporations run the country is a great idea. There is even a theory to explain how it will happen.

There are many progressive changes that need to be made to the Senate bill. Fortunately, many of the changes that are overwhelmingly supported by the American people–like the public option–would save the government money. That money can be used to fix other problems in the bill, like the structure of the excise tax. The smart move for Congressional Democrats would be to fully pay for any reconciliation sidecar using progressive cost-saving solutions.

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While everyone else in Washington just talks about working across party lines, Alan Grayson has actually done it.  Against all odds, he successfully worked with Rep. Ron Paul to get his “Audit the Fed” bill passed in Congress.  It was one of the only real victories scored in years against the banks (though the Huffington [...]

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Massachusetts voters sent a strong signal to Washington lawmakers Tuesday that they want results—and aren’t seeing any. Not on health care reform, not on job creation and not on fixing the nation’s economy.

The working class has spoken. Will Democrats listen?