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Are You Sick of the Debate Over the Public Option?

I was hoping not to have to write about this anymore, but, quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of the vacillating, equivocal maneuvering on the public option. And that’s from lawmakers we believe to be our friends, including the current occupant of the White House.

There are published reports that President Obama is more interested [...]

Can CBO News Boost the Public Option?

We’ve been hearing for quite awhile now that adding a public option to healthcare reform would break the bank. “More than a trillion dollars!!!” lawmakers screamed. And many of them were Democrats. Now comes word that a preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office puts the cost of a House Democratic bill with a public [...]

Is Joe Wilson’s “You Lie” Worth a Reprimand?

Before this day is done, we’ll know if the House of Representatives cares as much about decorum as the US Tennis Association.

Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” during President Barack Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress is the issue at hand. Wilson apologized, just like Serena Williams did for her outburst at the [...]

Progressives…Time to Stop Playing
The signs are everywhere, from North Carolina to Indiana to the hallowed halls of Congress. North Carolina votes NO to gay marriage Those who want to take America back to the 19th century are girding their loins for the battle ahead. Their endgame is obvious, and has been for some time. The question […]
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Land and Nugent- American Idiots
Perhaps Perhaps we should have expected that as the presidential race got clear and focused, we’d be hearing more nonsense coming from those who want to see Barack Obama lose. Trouble is, these surrogates (as opposed to supporters) can’t even get their crazed rants straight. Two of the latest are the aged rocker Ted […]
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First, let’s face facts. A lot of people, including most of the media, wrote off the Occupy Movement as elected officials and law enforcement shut down encampments and started treating them like terrorists. Even as the movement came out of hibernation and into the unusually warm end of winter sun, the skepticism remained. Yet […]
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