This was the plan all along

Glenn Greenwald finally gets it: That’s obviously true. In fact, it’s so obviously true that no matter how dumb one might think Democrats are, they’re certainly not so dumb that they failed to realize that the GOP was highly unlikely to help Obama pass health care reform no matter what the bill contained. From the [...]

Unsocialized Government (a play in 1/2 an act)

{{ring}} Dispatcher:  Midvale Fire Department, how may I help you? Homeowner:  My house is on fire! Dispatcher:  May I have your policy number? Homeowner:  My what? Dispatcher:  Your homeowners insurance policy number. Homeowner: What do you need that for?  MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE! Dispatcher:  I have to verify coverage, sir. Homeowner:  What the f [...]

Happy Birthday Big Dawg!

Dear President Clinton, I must admit, I am unabashedly your greatest fan.  I voted for you in 1992 not really knowing much about you, but I did sense something special whenever you spoke.  There was a great heart, soul, and mind within you that emanated from your being.  I felt that you were the real [...]

Wednesday “Hump Day” Morning News

Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health Bill Given hardening Republican opposition to Congressional health care proposals, Democrats now say they see little chance of the minority’s cooperation in approving any overhaul, and are increasingly focused on drawing support for a final plan from within their own ranks. (yeah, right) Can you [...]

Scientists study effect of zombie attack.

Seriously. Would I joke about something like this? From the BBC: If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada. They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would [...]

This is how the world ends

Not with a financial collapse. Not with death by insurance company. Those are all just human disasters. We hear them loud and clear, but they drown out the faint thrumming which is the hoofbeats of all four horsemen of the Apocalypse. They’re coming up way too fast for us. This is the worst news out [...]

Buy a clue, Ezra

Ezra Klein in today’s WaPo: Monday was the day of the liberal revolt on health-care reform. If you want a nice round-up of the commentary, see Mike Allen. What’s been striking, however, is the implicit argument that this is somehow a simple failure of liberal will. Rachel Maddow called it “a collapse of political ambition.” [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Tuesday Edition

FUBAR Oh! I should have known. It’s all 11-dimensional chess. Obama’s healthcare trade-off By dropping his insistence on a public insurance option, President Obama angered some of his most loyal supporters but sharply improved the odds of passing a far-reaching healthcare overhaul. Three cheers for the real Democrats. Liberals revolt over public option A group [...]

We’re being played (again)

Single payer is off the table and now that ObamaCare is going down in flames they are trying to stampede us into supporting something they call “public option” that isn’t really public option. When hustlers are running their scams and the mark (that’s us) is getting cold feet, one trick they use is to have [...]

The Cerebral Team

I wonder how Obama (IQ off the charts) and his administration (super smart) would have dealt with Health Care if they hadn’t learned from the terrible, horrible, rookie mistakes from the not-ready-for prime time, bumbling Clinton team. Any thoughts? This is an open thread UPDATE Commenter Edgeoforever just went into her treasure trove and came [...]