The last refuge of a scoundrel: polls

Martin Nolan, 12.19.2009

The U.S. Senate clock neared 1 a. m. when the roll call ended on December 18. The vote was 63-33 to end debate on a large military appropriations bill...

Dr. Politics Answers Letters from Connecticut Joe, Mischievous Mitch, and Harried Harry

Rick Horowitz, 12.18.2009

Satirist and syndicated columnist

Dear Dr. Politics: I'm hoping you can help me with a problem. I'm a member of a small but important government organization located on Capitol Hill. (Hint: It has 100 members, two from each state.)

Lieberman to Filibuster with GOP if Democrats Propose Subway or Panda Express for Senate Lunch

Ben Berkon, 12.17.2009

Comedy Writer/Blogger, SomethingYouShouldRead.com

Lieberman claimed that the Democrats knew he wanted Dominos, and that he even relented last week when they forced him to order from Wendys.

Furious That Coburn's Stunt Failed, GOP Cries Foul

Matt Finkelstein, 12.17.2009

Writer and researcher, Media Matters Action Network

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) demanded that a single-payer health care amendment introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) be read out loud on the Senate floor. The clerks read for over two hours before Sanders withdrew it.

Holiday Songfest: It's Another Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!

Rick Horowitz, 12.16.2009

Satirist and syndicated columnist

Jingle Bells // Sarah sells // Now she's got a book // Truth? Or lies? // While she tries and tries // To be worth a second look. // Oh, the weather outside is frightful // And the GOP is spiteful

The Year of the Man-Child

Catie Lazarus, 12.16.2009

www.doctorlazarus.com

What Did You Learn in 2009? Test your knowledge by answering these objectively scientific questions about the celebrities, politicians and fifteen minute famers who made headlines.

Limbaugh and McConnell

Jeff Danziger, 12.14.2009

Jeff Danziger is a political cartoonist syndicated by the NYTimes worldwide

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GOP Tactics: All Hail the (Loyal) Opposition!

Rick Horowitz, 12.11.2009

Satirist and syndicated columnist

Just so you know: We're against it. We were against it before, and we're still against it. We thought it was a terrible idea when President Obama proposed it, and we still think it's a terrible idea.

Contradictory Republicans Still Flummoxed By Medicare

Bob Cesca, 12.10.2009

Political Writer, Blogger, and New Media Producer

A contradiction problem has been a feature of Bush Republicanism for a while now, but it's only during the past year that the gap between contradictory statements has narrowed down to just 24 hours.

It's too Early to Celebrate the Senate Health Care Vote

Mitchell Bard, 11.23.2009

Writer and Filmmaker

I'm not saying I don't support this weak health care bill (it's better than nothing), but if it gets any weaker and cuts into the Constitutional right of women to choose, really, does the good still outweigh the bad?

Lower Manhattan is the Proper Place to Try Khalid Sheikh Mohmammed

Julie Menin, 11.16.2009

Host of "Give and Take," seen on NBC In New York and juliemenin.com

it should indeed be a jury of New Yorkers, the community who was most adversely impacted by the horrific events of September 11th, who decide Mohammed's fate.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, others to finally face justice in NYC

Tom Andrews, 11.13.2009

Former Member of Congress, Maine

Put on your fear flack jackets because the right wing attacks are a-coming. So if you haven't heard yet - it's official. So-called 9/11 mastermind Kh...

The Surgeon General Is Confirmed!

Linda Bergthold, 10.30.2009

Health policy consultant

Dr. Regina Benjamin has finally been confirmed for the post of Surgeon General. And the reasons for the delay have been varied, contradictory, and byzantine.

Why Don't We Have a Surgeon General?

Linda Bergthold, 10.29.2009

Health policy consultant

There is something terribly wrong when a political minority can hold up a nomination that has the potential to affect a nation's health.

Humana: Profits Over People

Peter Dreier, 10.20.2009

Peter Dreier is E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics at Occidental College

Whoever picked the name "Humana" for the health insurance giant had a great sense of humor. Had the marketing genius in charge of picking a name for the corporation been more honest, he would have called it "Profita."

Republican Senator Olympia Snowe Controversially Decides to Deprive Country of Poor Health Care

Ben Berkon, 10.17.2009

Comedy Writer/Blogger, SomethingYouShouldRead.com

In political news, Republican Senator from Maine, Olympia Snowe, has publicly decided to sign the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill, controversially depriving the United States of its poor health care.

Republican Leaders Join In Honoring New Rotunda Statue Of Radical Socialist Woman

Chris Weigant, 10.07.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

A woman whose name we all know was a proud Red, a committed Socialist, and an unapologetic Wobbly. And now she's not only buried in the National Cathedral, she's got her own statue in the Capitol.

The Twelve-Step Program to Becoming a Political Witch Hunt Victim

Michael B. Laskoff, 10.07.2009

"...content against obedience..." W.S.

Step one: Get yourself elected to high political office. Step two: Find yourself someone to love other than your spouse. And as long as you're at it...

Giving Aaron Schock a Pass on Honduras and DeMint

Steve Clemons, 12.02.2009

Publisher of "The Washington Note"

I suspect that Rep. Schock is going down to check out what is real and what is not in the mess of the Honduras coup and its aftermath -- but Jim DeMint is going down to "meddle."

First They Came For ACORN

Peter Dreier, 11.26.2009

Peter Dreier is E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics at Occidental College

Then they came for the Center for American Progress, and the Democrats did not speak out -- because they were not the Center for American Program.

Does Humana Have a Free Speech Right To Mislead The Elderly?

Dawn Teo, 11.23.2009

HuffPost Arizona Correspondent

Medicare officials have admonished one provider for using customer lists to engage in political advocacy and lobbying -- a policy shift that could establish new legal principles in First Amendment law.