Your Breakfast Read, Monday Edition

Health Care Battle Waterloo Pseudo-reform Nightmare ????? Can Democrats do anything right? Has there ever been a more incoherent group of people in the history of mankind? Say What? Sebelius Touts Public Option on ‘This Week’, Throws It Under the Bus on CNN. Please no! Not this “misspoke” nonsense. By the way, a politician who [...]

Don Draper is Peer Gynt: Discuss

Let’s go a little Mad (Men) tonight: Mad Men season 3 starts tonight at 10PM EST on AMC.  Last season left us with some sucker punching cliff hangers. Will Betty Draper figure out the Feminine Mystique before or after the birth of her third, not-really-planned-or-welcome baby? Will Peggy write the real book on Sex and [...]

Sunday Morning at the Confluence: Your Morning Paper and Breakfast in Bed

Good morning Conflucians!   If you partied your hindquarters off last night and feel a bit under the weather, not to worry.  Your breakfast and Sunday paper are being delivered bedside.  So let me fluff up those pillows while you get comfy beneath those incredibly luxurious 1000 thread count sheets. Enjoy your waffles while you peruse [...]

Bob Dylan gets the “Gates” treatment

From ABC News: Bob Dylan was detained by police in Long Branch, N.J. last month, when a young officer failed to recognize him, police said. The officer proceeded to go to earnest lengths to ensure the hooded, disheveled, rain-soaked music legend was, in fact, who he said he was. Dylan, 68, one of the most [...]

What Happened to Obama Nation?

Remember when all the Obots at the previously liberal blogs told us that Barack Obama would be the best candidate for President because Hillary Clinton would have to deal with all the old scandals of the ’90s? And remember how the Obots then dug up all the old right-wing attacks and used them against Hillary [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Saturday Edition

Health Care Nightmare Somebody please kill me now! I beg of thee. Conrad says he won’t support the public option Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. presented his cooperative health care proposal here Thursday and told an audience of 100 that he would not vote for a government-run health care program. McClatchy does an excellent job in [...]

Dealing with Angry Mobs 101

Today Joe Sestak, Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, and Senatorial candidate 2010,  held a town hall meeting on the issue of Healthcare reform.  Joe is one of the few Congresscritters who has read the entire bill; but more importantly, he understands the fear, anger, and frustration of his constituents over this issue enough [...]

The Big Dawg speaks to the Nutroots

That’s what a President looks like. Digg!!! Tweet!!! Share!!! Add to: Facebook | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumbleupon | Reddit | Blinklist | Twitter | Technorati | Furl | Newsvine

Christians and health care

Last December on Santa Claus’ birthday I pointed out that Jeebus was a DFH moobat librul. As we watch the Great Astroturf War of 2009 and see the Tea Party movement get their collective panties in a wad over socialized medicine, I think it’s appropriate to review what the man from Nazareth is supposed to [...]

Friday Morning News: Somewhat Self-Centered Edition

It’s Friday again, Conflucians. Sorry your breakfast post is so late this morning. Time is passing too quickly for me these days! I just have too much to do and not enough time to do it in. Sorry about being so late with the news this morning. Anyway, my lead story is a local one [...]