Why is single payer not being served at President Obama’s table?

Why is single payer not at the President’s table? 76% of Americans want single payer health care. President Obama, judged by his actions, is staunchly against giving this 76% what they want. He did not invite one advocate of single payer to his advisory panel. The majority of the U.S.’s elected representatives are also staunchly [...]

Dana Milbank says Hillary should drink “Mad Bitch” beer

Seriously.  From Peter Daou / ConsiderThisNews: Just like last year.  Now all we need is the Failbots: Sexism, what sexism?  Hillary IS as mad bitch! and But what about the racism? Bill Clinton said “fairy tale!” I’ll betcha Milbank doesn’t get fired for this, but I bet he would be unemployed if he suggested Obama [...]

The mob rules!

This could get really interesting.  From Politico: Screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, congressmen fearful for their safety — welcome to the new town-hall-style meeting, the once-staid forum that is rapidly turning into a house of horrors for members of Congress. On the eve of the August recess, members are reporting meetings that [...]

Friday Morning News You can Use

Good Morning, Conflucians. Today I really mean it when I say TGIF! Let me tell you, teaching two classes every single day for two hours each is wiping me out. I am really going to veg out this weekend, and I can’t wait to get started. So this will be a brief, slightly ecclectic, and [...]

Obama’s Poll Ratings In Free Fall

Obama has only been in the White House for about seven months, yet it is no longer accurate to call him a popular President. His poll ratings are dropping fast. According to the Pew Research Center, Barack Obama’s approval ratings have suffered major declines. The president’s overall job approval number fell from 61% in mid-June [...]

Vacation, Day 1: My love-hate relationship with travelling

Oh how I wish the “Beam me up Scotty” technology of Star Trek was a reality.  I really do love going on vacation, but the “getting there” and “getting home” stuff can be quite annoying.  Our trip into San Francisco today was no exception. The first leg of our trip, in the wee hours of [...]

Failure is a feature, not a bug

Ask someone why Obamacare is going down in flames and you’ll likely hear one of these answers: It’s the Republican’s fault! It’s the Blue Dog’s fault! It’s the media’s fault! I’ll tell you why Barack Obama’s health care reform “failed” – it was never supposed to succeed in the first place.  Let me clarify that: [...]

Morning News Stop…All Aboard!

Well, I’m off on vacation in a few minutes…but before I go, here are a few news stories to start the conversation. What have you found on your daily news scoop travels? ******************************************************** Napolitano to Unveil New Antiterror Plans Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE and more HEALTHCARE Senate Eyes [...]

A Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

I’m liberal. I’m not ashamed to say it. In fact, I’m proud of it. Wikipedia defines liberalism as: Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.[1] Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Served By The Confluence

Health-Care Nightmare “Waterloo” Reform The German newsmagazine “Der Spiegel” has a lengthy article about the inadequacies of the US healthcare. Because it’s the the hard copy, I was thinking about summarizing it here or at least reproducing the compelling graph in the article. They just did me a favor and posted the whole thing in [...]