There is no principle here at all -- just blind partisanship and the urge to destroy. … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans Plotting Strategy To Kill HCR
Google TV to Bring the Web to Your Living Room
Google, Intel and Sony plan to bring the Web into your living room through a set-top box called Google TV. Logitech will build the remote and peripherals. The NYTimes: Google intends to open its TV platform, which is based on its Android operating system for smartphones, to software developers. The company hopes the move will spur the same outpouring of creativity that … [Read more...] about Google TV to Bring the Web to Your Living Room
Deep Confusion About Republican Logic
I've been following the debate about process when it comes to passing health care legislation. And the Republican logic on view in this debate has got me totally confused. Perhaps someone can explain it to me. Here's my confusion. In one part of our national legislature, the House, the Democrats can't seem to pass a health care measure they want, so they are likely to use a … [Read more...] about Deep Confusion About Republican Logic
Video: Bret Baier’s Fox News Interview With Barack Obama
The politicial, media and blogosphere worlds are abuzz over Fox News' Bret Baier's interview with President Barack Obama. Did Baier show himself to be a caricature of Fox News -- a biased partisan masking as a newsman? Or was he asking tough follow up questions and trying to do what good journalists are trained to do: extract information from interview subjects that their … [Read more...] about Video: Bret Baier’s Fox News Interview With Barack Obama
First Set of CBO Numbers In (UPDATED)
Politico has just announced that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has released the first set of Congressional Budget Office numbers to reporters this morning. According to Politico: The bill would cost $940 billion, and reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the first 10 years and $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years. The deficit numbers Democrats have been … [Read more...] about First Set of CBO Numbers In (UPDATED)
Why are the Democrats Having So Much Trouble Passing Health Care Reform?
Some thoughts from Betsy Newmark. … [Read more...] about Why are the Democrats Having So Much Trouble Passing Health Care Reform?
Counting Votes (Guest Cartoon)
This guest cartoon is by Sarjex, who describes herself as “a lonely little wingnut in the crazy liberal mecca of San Francisco.” … [Read more...] about Counting Votes (Guest Cartoon)
Actual Health Care Takes Back Seat to Procedure
I suppose you have to get pretty jaded before you can find the current health care debate in Congress to be amusing. OK... call me jaded. I have long since given up hope that the assembled clowns, crooners, swindlers and shouters on the hill would strip down and re-tool the proposed health care legislation into anything useful, but there's no reason that we can't at least sit … [Read more...] about Actual Health Care Takes Back Seat to Procedure
Health Care Reform High Noon: It Picks Up Key Democrat Factional Support
It's High Noon now for President Barack Obama and the Democratic party's dream of health care reform. Many analysists say it is now and if not necessarily "or never," then now or for many years -- or a generation. But the past 24 hours brought some good news for those who seek to enact the controversial program: the measure picked up key support yesterday from balking parts … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform High Noon: It Picks Up Key Democrat Factional Support
A Reasoned Look At Roe v. Wade
Hello there, Dr. E. here. Today I am pleased to introduce you to our newest coblogger at The Moderate Voice, Elijah Sweete. You may remember articles of his I ran as Guest Voices under my bi-line, particularly his articles on the Death Penalty panel in Texas and the Governor's seeming meddling in its outcomes, and another which was a strong interview with a vegan with fierce … [Read more...] about A Reasoned Look At Roe v. Wade
A Moderate’s View Of Health Care Reform
One of the fun things about being a political moderate is that you can be sure no matter what you say the odds are you'll tick off people on both sides of the political fence. I am quite sure that this will be true as I offer some of my own thoughts on what sort of proposal should be adopted when it comes to Health Care Reform. I am long on record as a supporter of reform … [Read more...] about A Moderate’s View Of Health Care Reform
A Hypocrite on Drugs, Obama Must ‘Clean His Own House’: El Universal, Mexico
Is the United States hypocritical when it comes to the war on drugs? A day after the murders of three Americans, all employees of the local U.S. Consulate and casualties of Mexico's drug conflict, Ricardo Aleman of Mexico's El Universal tells President Obama to focus his rage where it belongs: on U.S. corruption and drug abuse. For El Universal, Ricardo Aleman writes in … [Read more...] about A Hypocrite on Drugs, Obama Must ‘Clean His Own House’: El Universal, Mexico
You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine
"You've put these distances between us. You've built these walls; they're your design." … [Read more...] about You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine
On Health Care, Listen to the Nuns (Guest Voice)
WASHINGTON -- One of the tragedies of the viciously politicized battle over health care reform is the defection of the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops from a cause they have championed for decades. Indifferent to political fashions, the bishops were the strongest voices in support of universal health coverage, a position rooted in Catholic social thought that calls for … [Read more...] about On Health Care, Listen to the Nuns (Guest Voice)
Health Care Reform Roundup
Fox News' Bret Baier spent much of a rare one-on-one interview with Pres. Obama not letting him answer the questions he asked. … [Read more...] about Health Care Reform Roundup
Toxic Washington
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri … [Read more...] about Toxic Washington
Kucinich Defends His Vote Change On Health Care Reform (Video)
Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich is now having to defend his vote change on health care reform, after for a long time suggesting he would vote not because plan did not go far enough. He's now under fire from some on the Democratic party's left, who believe that a bill that doesn't have all they want is worse than having the bill go down in flames. Kucinich went on CNN's Larry … [Read more...] about Kucinich Defends His Vote Change On Health Care Reform (Video)
No Scoring Yet, Vote Unlikely By Saturday
According to The Hill.com there is no CBO scoring yet which means that if the 3 day rule is followed then there won't be a vote on Saturday. So unless Obama delays his trip again it is unlikely things will happen before the Easter/Spring Break. Vote remains close, with opponents 2 votes shy of a majority. As a supporter of HRC I still hope they will be smart enough to … [Read more...] about No Scoring Yet, Vote Unlikely By Saturday
AP fact-check on insurance premiums and healthcare reform
Much has been made about how insurance premiums will be positively affected by the health care bill being shepherded through the House at this hour. But the Associated Press writes a fact-check article that finds that, despite promises made by the President to the contrary, premiums will continue to increase under the new bill: Premiums are likely to keep going up even if … [Read more...] about AP fact-check on insurance premiums and healthcare reform
Catholic Consternation & Criminality
It's a tough time to be a Catholic. Today 60 leaders of religious orders representing 59,000 nuns sent a letter to lawmakers in opposition to bishops claiming the health care bill leaves loopholes for government funded abortions. The Catholic Health Association backs the bill so is siding with the nuns. As for the other denominations, a group of 25 “pro-life Catholic … [Read more...] about Catholic Consternation & Criminality