When Is Political Compromise Really Extortion and Bribery?
It was not an outright bribe. Money is not being handed to Sen. Ben Nelson for his personal use. But it is certainly the equivalent to a campaign contribution.
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Why Isn't the 60th Senate Vote Fighting for Me?
Was it not possible that shuttle diplomacy could have been between Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray and Ben Nelson, with the women being the ones whose votes were needed to reach the magic number 60? Apparently not.
Language Interpretation Services in Health Care Industry Reach Tipping Point in 2010
The health care plan being debated in Congress promises to bring millions more limited English speaking legal immigrants into a system already struggling to communicate with many of the patients it has.
Up with Avatar: The Aughts & 2009 In Capitalist Perspective
As the year and the decade draw to a close, I'm strangely optimistic. True, there are many reasons for pessimism. But over the past week, I have found reasons to at least be cheerful in popular entertainment.
Home for the Holidays: Optimism for the US in 2010!
2010 is a new beginning. Being an American is more than just how we define our economy, it is a true Democracy. Let's celebrate that, and accept the responsibilities and benefits true Democracy brings with it.
Where the Youngest Die More
A recent CDC report finds that the U.S. lags seriously behind almost all European countries on two key indicators of women and children's health: preterm births and infant mortality.
My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]
Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.
Pass the Health Care Bill - Then Improve It
It is incredibly irresponsible for some progressives to call for killing the health care bill. The idea that we should scrap this bill entirely and start from scratch next year is both immoral and impractical.
60+ House Democrats Say "Any" Health Bill With No Public Option Is "Unacceptable"
The battle over the public option isn't over. Somehow, everyone's forgotten that 60+ House Democrats signed a letter demanding it just a few months ago.
'Twas the night before Health Care (C'mon! Everybody join in!)
I would like your help to write the longest "Night Before Christmas" poem ever. Think we can write one as long as a three-gabillion page bill?
Lieberman Calls Prescription Plan Unnecessary; "I've Been Off My Meds For Years"
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) took Mr. Lieberman's comments in stride, saying only that they "explained a lot."
Missing Ted Kennedy: Health Care Reform Package Would Have Been So Different
Obama's victory ahead in signing major health care legislation would have been cleaner, stronger, better with Ted Kennedy at his side.
A Christian Conservative That Cared
His name was William Wilberforce. He's proof an evangelical Christian conservative can be a good person.
Steps in Reconciling House and Senate Bills
Assuming that the Senate approves the health care reform bill on Christmas Eve morning, what happens next?
Eat Right and Exercise in Futility
The crisis in our current health care crisis has finally reached the crisis point. We must now take the issue firmly by the shoulders as one would a ...
On Health Care Promises, I Agree With Obama: "We ARE Tired" (VIDEO)
There's a lot of righteous - and rightful - outrage that President Obama is now blatantly lying about his campaign promise to give every American a ch...
Whoever Jesus Was, He Wasn't A Petty Partisan
It's a strange time to call oneself a Christian. What does it mean? Who establishes the definition? And upon what -- or whose -- divine authority do the arbiters judge the veracity of believers?
Take the First Step and Support the President
We are left with a bill that neither side is incredibly happy about, but from experience, I know it means that it is a good piece of legislation.
The Democrats' Authoritarian Health "Reform" Bill and the Ascendency of Corporatism in the Democratic Party
From the moment he was elected, Obama has governed not as a progressive liberal but as a corporatist liberal. Progressive liberals hoped Obama would be like FDR. Instead, he's been like Bill Clinton on steroids.
For GOP Senators, "Wealth Care" Trumps Health Care
Other than obstructing the advance of the health care bill, what alternatives to greater or improved health care coverage have the GOP proposed?
Why Democrats Couldn't (Read: Wouldn't) Save the Public Option
The truth is that the Democratic Party has been bought and sold a thousand times over since FDR said that "Government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob."
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