Has Grassley Finally Got Through?
It would appear the the White House may — if a largely unsourced NYT article is correct — finally have undergone a drastic surgical procedure to clean out heavy deposits of wax from its ears. After...
View ArticleThe Sorry, Comical State Of Healthcare Reform
Barack Obama ran a perfectly astute campaign for President. How come healthcare reform has been screwed up so badly? At this point, it’s not clear whether a healthcare reform bill will be passed at...
View ArticleFinance Committee Fun And Games
Yesterday, Senator John Rockefeller gave himself the pleasure of sticking it to Senator John Cornyn as very few Senators have had it stuck to them (nullus) in the Senate before. This was Senator...
View ArticleThank You, Rep. Grijalva
Grijalva Hits Baucus and Obama, Remains Firm on Public Option – TPMDC (9/28/09): In a new op-ed, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus blasts the proposal written...
View ArticleLeadership
(1) This was the overnight news from the sausage factory: In pushing to include a government-run health insurance plan in the health care bill, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, is taking a...
View ArticleYou All Must Be So Proud
Sources: White House Pushing Back Against Senate Public Option Opt Out Compromise – TPMDC (10/23/09): Multiple sources tell TPMDC that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is very close to rounding up 60...
View ArticleWhite House Denial Still Unconvincing
Last Friday, TPMDC reported that although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was very close to rounding up 60 votes for a public option with an opt out clause, the White House was pushing him to do with...
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This is Not a Love Song
Happy to have, not to have not Big business is very wise I’m crossing over into E-enter-prize Public Image Ltd. – “This is Not a Love Song” (1984) Making fun of the weak ass public option with a...
View ArticleNear/Far, Part 2
On the whole, I think I approve of this speed-dating version of legislative negotiation. The Gang of Ten negotiations beat the misconceived pointlessness of Max Baucus‘s months-long committee...
View ArticleJohn Shadegg, Closet Pinko, Bravely Outs Himself
Based on his 2009 record, John Shadegg of Arizona is tied with five other Republicans as the most conservative member of the House. Yesterday morning, being interviewed on MSNBC by David Shuster,...
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