Palin is definitely out there, and her facebook page from yesterday was abhorrent. But given this is the week of the historical healthcare bill, she seems like a distraction. Another Republican misdirection…shiny object, look over here.

The health bill that passes this week was always a moderate Republican bill. It was Romney-care, and the Republicans in DC (not the teabaggers) knew it. Not sure if the veal pen bloggers in refusing to acknowledge this were lying or if they were stupid. It they believed because the Republicans are positioning against the bill, it must be good, that is being stupid. In the case of non stupid people like Krugman and a few others in the media, maybe it was a case of disingenuity to achieve a political victory for the President, at least a win that could be whipped to look like a political victory in the public eye, and that is disappointing.

They’re gonna need a body double – sounds like hard work.

Too bad she missed Discovery. She would’ve been Bear Grylls’ greatest challenge.

As Bruce Dixon the editor of the liberal Black Agenda Report said yesterday: Obama Democrats VS Tea Party Republicans: A Fake Fight Over Fake Health Care Reform.

In health care, as in war and peace, as in the environment and education, as in the rights of women and immigrants, the First Black Presidents historic role is clear. His job is to smile and speechify and neutralize the left on every front, while taking the country further to the right than his white Republican predecessor would ever have been able.

The AEI will tell us what Obama wants.

When it becomes more about the American people than about Barack Obama and his historical Presidency, that is when Obama can become a good liberal or progressive President. Right now it’s mainly a staged production for the media.

Looking toward the west this morning I do not see the sun rise.

Good morning, pups. It’s Brooks, Cohen and Krugman today. In “The Return of History” Bobo scolds economics and says after the crash it will have to acknowledge its methodological failures and come to resemble an art rather than a science. Mr. Cohen, in “The Rumpled Sage,” says Vince Cable has done a lot to hoist his Liberal Democrats from their peripheral role in British politics. Now he has emerged as a pivotal figure in the country’s May election. Prof. Krugman, in “Going to Extreme,” says that the wild response to health care reform becoming law has exposed the dangerous state of the Republican Party.

Here they are.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got toasted Thomas’ English muffins with your favorite jam. I’ve got the day off (yay!) so I’m going to go and revel in another cup of tea and a book. With a cat on my lap. Life is good. Have a great day.

Enjoy your day off. This morning my seed trays are showing green so now I am impatient for the weather to allow puttering outside.

Although we’ve got either 3 or 7 years more to go,
the history of the O administration
can already be written in 8 words:

Sh*t Sandwiches, and the Servings Were So Small

(w/apologies to W. Allen)

Hi Marion. The title of the Krugman column made me think of the Billy Joel song “I Go to Extremes”. That would be a good theme song for the GOP.

Who can afford the discovery channel?

Which is exactly how I figure Social Security is now officially moribund.
This guy will be able to get away with things even another Democrat couldn’t pull off. All he’s gotta do is look meaningfully at the crowd, remove that $1000 suit jacket, roll up his sleeves, and channel Dr. King while watching the sheeple melt in front of him.
Pathetic.

Adding Palin to their lineup may shove TLC’s programming all the way from fundy-right, sappy, soap opera to far-right, mean-smiling-bitch fare. Who’ll sponsor that, I wonder?

AIG, BOA, GS, Pfizer, Teva…….

Swim is up…

Some of the comments here are disturbing. I disagree with Sarah Palin on many things. I thought her comments about “death panels” were disingenuous. However, never in a million years would I have thought it was progressive to criticize the life choices of the Duggars, or call someone a “mean smiling bitch” simply because I disagree with them. What’s next? Is the progressive blogosphere going to start their own lynch mob to rival the GOPs.

For the record despite my disagreements with Governor Palin I was pleased that she appointed a pro choice justice(and yes if she was interested in political posturing she could have sent em’ back), vetoed legislation based on constitutionality that discriminated against gay couples, increased funding for HeadStart, increased funding for low cost health care for the poor, and actually seems to believe in safety nets.

I guess I’m not willing to brandish a pitchfork simply because I disagree with her, I’d rather debate her on the merits of her arguments when I disagree with her.

@cwaltz – is that you TODD???

Boycott the Discovery Networks
To remove Sarah Palin from host of Discovery’s Sarah Palin’s Alaska
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/21/boycott-the-discovery-channel-networks

This petition is to inform the Discovery Networks of our intentions to boycott the following channels in response to their decision to have Sarah Palin as the host of Sarah Palin’s Alaska, to air on TLC. It’s reported she will recieve 1.2 million per episode.

Palin’s policies, such as her lack of belief in evolution, are harmful to the scientific theory. She also has an ugly record of animal rights abuses. Her encouragement of aerial wolf hunting using a $150 bounty per wolf, was luckily overturned by the AK supreme court.

and why does she really matter?

To Assert that Palin’s policies are

are harmful to the scientific theory

is absurd.

Give it a rest

WTF???: “debate her on the merits of her arguments…” You betcha!

There was a fellow over in Europe during the 30′s, let me think, yep it was Germany that had a theorem.

It is most effective to de-humanize your opponents. Then anything and everything done to them is viewed as meaningless by society.

Let’s see, what was his name …