Republicans Now Complaining Health Care Bill Too Short

By: Blue Texan Tuesday February 23, 2010 10:30 am

One of the strangest and most annoying Republican talking points on the Democrats’ health care bill is that’s it too long. We’ve heard this from them almost non-stop, since the House bill was introduced last year.

The Glenn Greenwald Dramatic Reenactment of the Health Care Timeline

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday February 23, 2010 9:45 am

Props needed: football (optional), left over from prior seasons’ FISA and war funding performances. Slightly used, but never seems to get old.

Stupak to World: I’m Still Here

By: David Dayen Tuesday February 23, 2010 8:57 am

The push in the House and Senate for finishing the Senate bill through reconciliation, and the push to include the public option in that reconciliation sidecar, has focused attention on the need for 50 votes in the Senate. The road to 218 in the House (actually 217 now, because of two vacancies) has been less [...]

Student Aid or Bankster Aid? Gorelick, Podesta and Scumbagapalooza

By: Jane Hamsher Tuesday February 23, 2010 7:50 am

How many community colleges are supposed to shut down, how many kids are supposed to forgo job training and higher education just so JP Morgan can have themselves another bailout good earnings quarter?

Rahm Hopes to Replace “Rule of Law” with “Art of the Deal”

By: Spencer Ackerman Tuesday February 23, 2010 6:55 am

Lindsey Graham is telling reporters about an emerging deal with Rahm Emanuel to close Guantanamo in exchange for stopping civilian trials for suspected terrorists.

Henry Waxman Agrees: Toyota Study Is Horrible Whitewash

By: emptywheel Tuesday February 23, 2010 6:09 am

House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Rep. Henry Waxman released the letter he sent to Jim Lentz, Toyota North America President of Sales, in preparation for Tueday’s hearing. And, after consulting with experts with 30 years of experience in this stuff, it basically lays out the case I would have made about Toyota’s product failures.

Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow on the DOJ Torture Report, Cheney’s Lies

By: Blue Texan Tuesday February 23, 2010 4:46 am

If I were a war criminal, I’d probably lie about it, too.

“The Post’s left-leaning editorial page”

By: Attaturk Tuesday February 23, 2010 1:30 am

The “Liberal” Washington Post editorial page, turning rationality into leftist-extremism.

Late Late Night FDL: LIARS

By: Eureka Springs Monday February 22, 2010 10:00 pm

Featuring new videos from LIARS and Miles Kurosky.

Late Night: For Sale — One U.S. Senate Seat Representing the State of New York

By: watertiger Monday February 22, 2010 8:00 pm

New York’s U.S. Senate seat has become a hot commodity.

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