Will We Get a Public Option?

That depends on you, dear reader.
It looks like the White House really does oppose it (Majikthise). This sounds far more credible than I find comfortable.
So what to do? Via Pandagon, Bitch Ph.D. has some suggestions:
Lookie here: the Blue Dogs have a handy little “contact us” page. One imagines that if they, like [...]

Health Care Reform in a Nutshell

The Republicans are engaging in fascist tactics to repress town hall Democracy while spitting out the most vicious and fearful lies they can think up.
The misnamed center straight up wants to kill health care reform.
The Democrats are working to ensure whatever reform exists will have as little meaning as possible, keeping the control with a [...]

Done With Democrats

We’ve got a majority in congress and a President on our team. As Bill Maher says, if not now, when?
The answer is never.
If Democrats don’t fight for meaningful health care reform in this country, I am THROUGH with them. As Susie Madrak notes:
If Obama does, in fact, include language to prevent the public [...]

Why Sotomayor is the Perfect Obama Nominee

In an excellent post one 10 Things You Should Know (about Sotomayor), number 7 is quite revealing (Huffington Post):
Sotomayor’s record on two key hot button cultural issues is thin. But, quite notably, her sole opinion regarding abortion was in line with the anti-abortion movement’s position.
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That said, pro-choice groups hailed her nomination, with Planned Parenthood declaring [...]

Republican Opposition Backfires: The Stimulus and Family Planning Aid

The conventional wisdom was that the Republicans made a smart move by opposing Obama’s efforts to reach out to them over the stimulus:
Voting against the bill was good politics because it shows that the GOP can’t be persuaded by charm alone, presidential or otherwise. Sure, Republicans risk coming off as stubborn in the face of [...]

Time to Put the PUMA Out For the Night

sm77 at PUMA blog the Confluence sums up their irrelevance in a goodbye post (emphasis mine):

To think we waited 8 years PRAYING for a Democratic President.  Well now we have one and I still feel the same.   But as a true, firebrand, loud and hellacious liberal who endured the Dubya years, my job is to [...]

Virginia: Warner Wins!

MSNBC:

Democratic former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner breezed to victory in his bid for the Senate on Tuesday, snagging a southern seat long held by Republicans and fueling expectations that Democrats would solidify their now-thin leadership grip over the chamber.

This bodes well for Obama, and suggests Virginia is has turned blue.

Virginia November 4th

Today Virginia Feels Blue:
As I write this I can hear beeps from cars passing Obama volunteers with signs.  The response has been enormously positive, with only a stray middle finger or scowl from an old McCain/Palin supporter to suggest they even exist.  When I went to vote, I saw about 8 Obama volunteers next to [...]

Innovation Investments: Who is Gen We?

I got an invite from a friend to join Gen We’s group of facebook.  I decided to check them out.  Their website seems relatively new and progressive-focused.  Being a web-geek, I decided to run a whois query:
Registrant Organization:Innovation Investments
Registrant Street1:One Montgomery St. Suite 3700
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:San Francsico
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:94104
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4156337900
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant [...]

ObamaBiden Tax Calculator

I think this is a wicked awesome idea.  A website with a tax calculator to let you see how you’d fare under the tax plans for each candidate.
Here’s a few fun figures:
If you are over 65, married (joint file), have a combined income of 20,000, 3+ dependents, are saving for retirement, have childcare expenses, and [...]

Palin is McCain’s Weakpoint

Pressure is building on Palin, and McCain has nowhere to go as she brings his campaign down from the inside (FiveThirtyEight):

It’s important to reinforce what Nate wrote Sunday night. Not gonna happen. It would be overt surrender. As most of you know, I’ve been on the road for the past three weeks, so far visiting [...]

700 Billion Gone

700 Billion or more gone if we don’t act.  The Democrats are ready to sit down with the Republicans and talk turkey.  Our turkey:
“We now have between House and Senate Democrats an agreement on what we think should be in the bill, and we have a meeting scheduled at 10 a.m. tomorrow to meet with [...]

Will the Inclusion of Foreign Banks Stop the Bailout?

The 700 billion dollar bailout is generating justified rage.  Will the inclusion of foreign banks in the US taxpayer funded bailout be enough to sink it?
Right now, the Republicans are taking the heat for the economy.  If the Democrats pass this bill, that is going to change quickly.
Johnathan Schwarz:
Write and call your representative and senators [...]

Republican Confluence Doesn’t Get Palin

The Confluence has become a hotspot for closet Republicans looking to slash Democrats from within.  But their latest bit of chicanery is inexecusable.  They are defending Sarah Palin!
Do you see the problem with the way the Democrats are arguing this time? Sarah Palin and her husband are NOT SCARY to swing voters. Neither is Barack Obama, Joe Biden, [...]

Riverdaughter: Desperation and Comment Fraud

How desperate do you have to be when you edit your user’s comments to fraudulently make it appear they support your position?  Riverdaughter has sunk to a depressing low.
My edited comment:
Dan (Fitness), on August 29th, 2008 at 12:52 am Said:
Are you happy? I am.
(Edited for the amusement of the Site Administrator)
My original comment asked [...]