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Tactics of the GOP First Unit Bill
The problem is the Democrats in Congress pride themselves in being a bunch of twigs. By not sticking together, they lost for everybody.
On Health Reform, Cost Containment Remains the Missing Piece
President Obama's push for health care reform has provoked so many political sideshows that it's easy to lose track of the main plot. The most importa...
One More Step
When people over the weekend asked why getting the votes for the health care bill was so hard, I would have to say: it just is -- it is the nature of the beast.
Towards the Next Victory on Health Care
The House and Senate are different institutions which often do not take cues from each other. Success in one far from guarantees success in the other; and momentum is an elusive, and often nonexistent issue in legislation.
Putting Off Health Care
Delaying implementation only allows the relentlessly increasing unemployment rate to push up the relentlessly increasing rate of the uninsured.
Fireworks at NFL Brain Injury Hearings on Capitol Hill
There is a conflict of interest inherent in teams' medical personnel determining the readiness of players and incentive laden contracts which don't account for time off the field for injuries.
Doug Hoffman Wins an Olympic Gold Medal, Gets Reagan Elected and F***s a Rat
Doug Hoffman is running for Congress on the nonentity ticket. Vote for me, I had an indeterminate job in winter sports the year the Hostages came home? Is this some kind of gag?
The Public Option, and Why Letting It Snowe Is Foolish
If a health care bill is as critical as the Democrats -- and American public -- say it is, then what matters is passing it in as strong a form as possible, not gutting it for the sake of one, empty Republican vote.
Take the "Opt Out" Public Option--Good Policy, Politics
Progressives should see in the "Opt Out" an opportunity to win their policy proposal and create a political bulwark of public support behind the Public Option.
Lawyer Blasts "Congressional Depravity" on Guantanamo
Lt. Col. David Frakt said Congress is still behaving unconstitutionally with regard to the right of the Executive branch and the Judiciary to order the release of prisoners from Guantanamo.
Congress: We Need You to Lead
We need Congress to lead, so what do we do? Should we throw them out? Do we shut down the national political party committees, outlaw high-priced professional lobbying and ban PACs once and for all?
Who's Leading the DADT Debate?
it is one thing to give the Pentagon considerable weight and another thing altogether to let it dictate the timing and terms of the debate, and the final decision.
Newspapers for a New Age
Today, I am holding a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee to examine the treacherous economic landscape newspapers face. The role they play in our democracy is too important to allow them to recede further.
Entrapping ACORN
It is natural for many to shirk away from defending ACORN in light of this footage. But this particular exchange is not just cherry-picked -- it was planted, nurtured, and harvested.
9/11 Trial At Guantanamo Delayed Again: Can We Have Federal Court Trials Now, Please?
Scarcely in its history has the United States entertained such a shabby and shamelessly politicized travesty of justice as the Military Commissions.
Murthaville: Just Down the Road from Backscratch, Pa.
Welcome to Murthaville, home to the John Murtha Institute for Applied Generosity and the John Murtha Attack Submarine Test Facility and Senior Center.
Subverting the Public Option
Kucinich submitted an amendment to one health care bill giving states the right to adopt their own single-payer system. Republicans ought to love the chance to walk the walk on states' rights by supporting that one.
Released: Rep. Kevin Brady's Complaint to DC Metro
Rep. Kevin Murphy (R, TX-8th) has made his displeasure known that Washington D.C. did not offer extra metro rail service for the 9/12 Tea Party, even though he just voted against emergency funding for the D.C. Metro.
An Open Letter To Our Leaders
When I saw the "Baucus Bill" today, I finally couldn't take it anymore. I could no longer fight for a party that I barely even recognized.
The Gang of Six: An Epic of Futility
The Baucus Caucus came to town one morning in the early spring, / They said, "You want a health-care bill? Don't sweat -- we'll handle ev'rything!"
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