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Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care While Americans Suffer

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Lieberman Filibuster, Filibuster, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Conservadems, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Bob Cesca

With every month that goes by without health care reform, another 3,600 Americans die due to a lack of insurance. And Joe Lieberman, like Elaine in that classic Seinfeld episode, is stopping off for Jujyfruits.

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Stupak's Flaccid Amendment Needs No Viagra

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Todd Lamb, Stupak, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Viagra, Obama, Oklahoma, Cstreet Family Fraternity, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

The suggestion coming out of Washington is for women to buy supplemental insurance to cover an unwanted pregnancy. Really? Should the other gender do the same?

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How the Blue Dogs Raised My Insurance Premium by 14%

Michael Kieschnick | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Abortion, Health Reform, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Business News
Michael Kieschnick

After last week's vote, my company got no additional coverage, just higher rates. This is profound evidence that the insurance industry won the health care debate, and that taxpayers lost big.

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Absolute Corruption Is the Rule in America

David A. Love | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, Capitalism, Wall Street, Blue Dogs, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Bernard Madoff, Joe Lieberman, Health Care, Healthcare, Blue Dog Democrats, Corruption, Citibank, Bank Bailout, Stock Market, Corporations, Banking Crisis, Sec, Corporate Greed, Citigroup, Regulation, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Ponzi Scheme, Deregulation, New York, Criminal Justice System, Glass-Steagall, Politics News
David A. Love

Often, people will look at a high-profile example of corruption, and conclude that the egregious act is an exception to the rule. In reality, it might be the tip of the iceberg.

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Post-Election Punditry: It's Perfectly Obvious

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Jersey Results, Chris Christie, New York 23rd, Bob Mcdonnell, Doug Hoffman, Election Day, Bill Owens, 2009 Election, TV Pundits, Election Night, Barack Obama, Dede Scozzafava, Election Punditry, Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine, Virginia Results, Election Analysis, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Click. " -- and we're back. Time now to ask our Pack o' Pundits for the big takeaways from Tuesday's election results. What did you guys see in all...

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WATCH: The Scariest White House Halloween Costume

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Halloween, Public Option, Joe-Lieberman-Filibuster, President Barack Obama, Filibuster, Horror, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Halloween Costumes, Satire, Parody, Scary, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Political Satire, Robert Gibbs, Health Care, Comedy, Political Cartoons, Blue Dog Democrats, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

With Halloween just around the corner, some folks in the White House are getting into the spooky spirit. Namely, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

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Best Political Halloween Costumes: Put Your Costume Where Your Mouth Is

Katie Halper | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Blue Dog, Public Option, Rush Limbaugh, Manuel Zelaya, Too Big to Fail, Manuel Zelaya Honduras, Pope Benedict, Roe vs Wade, Sarah Palin Wolf Hunting, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Hitler Youth, Roe v. Wade, Astinence Only, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, Anglican Church, Blue Dogs, Honduras, Anti-Choice, Opt-Out, Public-Option-Opt-Out, Anti-Choice Movement, Blue Dog Dems, Blue Dog Democrats, Halloween, Comedy News
Katie Halper

Wear a fancy suit with a top hat and a cane. Stuff yourself with pillow so you look as bloated as possible. Wear a dollar sign around your neck (you can make it out of tin foil.) You're... Too big to fail.

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Cartoon: Joe Uncool

Shan Wells | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate, Traitor, Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Backstabber, Joe Lieberman, Democrats, Joe-Liberman, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, GOP Candidates, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Denver News
Shan Wells

What do Joe Lieberman and Lucy from Peanuts have in common?

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Health Care: I Hate Everyone, Part 2 in a Series, Democrats

Nato Green | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Public Option, Humor, Satire, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Harry Reid, Single Payer, Democrats, Health Care, Comedy, Blue Dog Democrats, Comedy News
Nato Green

We may still get health care reform that's bad policy and bad politics. The Democratic Party gave me Stockholm Syndrome, which my insurance doesn't cover.

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Wall Street Is More of a Threat to Obama's Domestic Agenda than Afghanistan

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Matt Taibbi, Bill Clinton, Pecora Commission, Treasury Department, Sec, Joseph P. Kennedy, President Barack Obama, Cdos, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Larry Summers, Federal Reserve, Credit Default Swaps, Newt Gingrich, Fdr, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street, Vietnam, Tim Geithner, Vice President Dick Cheney, Afghanistan, Timothy Geithner, Bear Stearns, Lyndon Johnson, Alan Greenspan, Securities and Exchange Commission, Too Big to Fail, President George W. Bush, Blue Dog Democrats, World News
Joseph A. Palermo

Whatever Obama decides to do in Afghanistan is of little consequence compared to Wall Street's ongoing "plutonomy."

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You Ain't Nothin' But a Blue Dog

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Talking Points Memo, Brentwood, Orange County, Jane Harman, Iraq War, Loretta Sanchez, Los Angeles, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

I'm glad to know that Reps. Harman and Sanchez have joined the growing call for a public option. But for the life of me, I do not understand what took Jane Harman so long.

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Why We're Breaking With the Blue Dogs on the Public Option

Rep. Jane Harman | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jane Harman, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Loretta Sanchez, Health Care, Obama Public Option, Blue Dog Democrats, California, Politics News
Rep. Jane Harman

We understand the fear of many insured Californians that health care reform will revoke their current doctors and coverage. But the grim reality is that many more insured people will lose their coverage without reform.

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Misrepresenting Rural Americans in the Politics of Health Care Reform

Sally Kohn | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Option, Rural Voters, Senate Finance Committee, Olympia Snowe, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Sally Kohn

Rural Americans have perhaps the most to gain from health care reform. And yet politicians from rural states and districts have argued that rural voters oppose health care reform.

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Losing Sight of the Real Issues of the Health Care Debate: People

Andy Wilson | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uninsured, Public Option, Jesus, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Insurance, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Andy Wilson

The moral of my story is that, contrary to right-wing myth, it's not who's paying for the medical care that affects its quality.

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Et Tu, Blue Dogs?

Julie Farby | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Blue Dogs, Max Baucus, Republicans, Senate Finance Committee, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Julie Farby

Everyone knows there's more than one way to eat a Reese's, but turns out there's also more than one option when it comes to a public option. For health care, of course!

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Alan Grayson's Candor and Honesty Irks GOP Obstructionists... Again

Howie Klein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Alan Grayson, GOP Hissy Fits, Elijah Cummings, Blanche Lincoln, Health Care Debate, Joe Wilson, Max Baucus, Health Care, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Howie Klein

Grayson came to Congress promising to be a tribune for working Florida families. What drives Republicans mad is that he has been exactly that.

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25 Blue Dogs Have Said They Support a Public Option

firedoglake.com | Jane Hamsher | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dogs, Blue-Dog-Public-Plan, Public Option, Blue Dogs Health Care, Blue Dogs Coalition, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

The fact that a Blue Dog has supported a public option in the past does not mean that they will support one now -- their principles tend to be lobbyis...

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Health Care Reform: Prove It or Lose it

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care Costs, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Peter A. Ubel

Obama appears to be taking a Massachusetts-style approach to reform: expand coverage first and then, after costs spiral out of control, take on the difficult job of ratcheting down health care costs.

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The Democrats' Death Wish: Taxing Cadillac Health Care Plans

Les Leopold | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Health Care Reform, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Blue Dog Democrats, Business News
Les Leopold

Not only is the free-market ideology totally inappropriate for health care but the attack on "Cadillac" plans is pernicious. It sends a terrible message that somehow these plans are bad.

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Nate Silver: Health Care Is Hazardous To Poll Numbers For Grassley, Other Senators

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Congress, Health Care Debate, 2010 Elections, Gang of Six, Health Care Negotiations, Health Care Polls, Elections, Nate Silver, Olympia Snow, fivethirtyeight.com, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

One of the things about the so-called Gang of Six -- the group of Senators to which Max Baucus issued an exclusive invitation to participate in health...

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Pelosi Nixes Health Care Deal With Blue Dogs, Prepares For Floor Vote

The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pelosi Public Option, Pelosi Healthcare, Public Option, Blue Dog Democrats Healthcare, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi Medicare, Healthcare Reform, Blue Dog Democrats, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is nixing a deal she cut with centrists to advance health reform, said a source familiar with negotiations. Pelosi's decision to...

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Why Olympia Snowe Should Vote Against the Baucus Plan

Robert Reich | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Olympia Snowe Health Care, Robert Reich, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Robert Reich

Here's what's likely to happen if Snowe signs on to the Baucus bill, and if she doesn't. The next few weeks are crucial.

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With a Health Care Plan This Insane, Who Needs Wingnuts?

Bob Cesca | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Centrist Democrats, Kent Conrad, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Moderate Democrats, Joe Lieberman, Health Insurance, Conservadems, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Healthcare, Larry David, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Baucus' entire goal was to construct a bipartisan plan. Mission accomplished. Insofar as both parties hate it. He tailored his plan to appeal to the Republicans who, as it turns out, don't support the plan anyway.

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Democrats Divided Over Waxman's Plan To Grill Insurance Executives

The Hill | Jared Allen | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Industry, Henry Waxman, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Blue Dog Democrats, Waxman Insurance Hearings, Health Insurance Hearings, Transparency, Politics News

Democrats are split over Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-Calif.) plan to hold high-profile hearings to pressure the insurance industry. Some are convinced tha...

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Baucus Co-Op Plan "Authored" By Ex-Insurance Industry VP

Campaign Silo | Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Mike Ross, Public Option, Rahm Emanuel, Lobbyists, Healthcare Cooperatives, Kent Conrad, PhRMA Lobby, Max Baucus, American Medical Association, Healthcare Reform, Blue Dog Democrats, Wellpoint, Politics News

When Max Baucus circulated his draft plan earlier this week, the PDF documentation page (image) indicates that the "author" was ex-Wellpoint VP Liz Fo...

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