AHIP is the powerful insurance lobby that spends 5 million dollars a week trying to kill health care reform. Billionaires for Wealthcare is a grassroots network looking to stop them - with song. AHIP and other insurance and HMO interests … [Read more...]
Billionaires for Wealthcare thank teabaggers for their support
We set up our post on an elevated curb along Pennsylvania Avenue, proudly surveying the throngs we'd funded. The crowds mainly greeted us with cheers for the status quo. A few seemed confused; they were clearly in awe to be … [Read more...]
Stock market going up–will Obama get credit?
As Jon Stewart so eloquently pointed out, when the stock market was slumping, a number of talking heads blamed it on President Obama. While it was overwhelmed by the hype about his takedown of CNBC, The Dow Knows All was one of the … [Read more...]
An initial reaction to the compromise: are you kidding me?
So it sounds like there's a compromise stimulus bill. And the Republicans, with the full cooperation of centrist Democrats and praise from Harry Reid, have stripped billions from it. What have they cut, you ask? Perhaps some … [Read more...]
Plumber question–why Joe?
Are you a plumber? Is your name Joe? Are your colleagues all named Joe? Have you hired a plumber? Is his/her name Joe? … [Read more...]
Anyone know if Romney made this one up?
According to a Globe Article today,Romney told the Associated Press: "My understanding is that the tradition in Massachusetts is that the outgoing governor does not attend the inauguration of the new governor. That's the way it was when I … [Read more...]
Anything to do for Rand Wilson in the primary?
So I support Rand Wilson's run for state auditor, and I'm wondering if there's a way to support him in the primary. I know that his run is meant to support the development of a Working Families Party, but I also know that one doesn't … [Read more...]
Blackboard post
This post exists solely to provide a space for comments that don't fit into other threads. The only rule is that you must make it creative and interesting. So no hackneyed stumping for one of the Dem candidates or attacking … [Read more...]
Promoting our friends at KH-OOT
(Originally posted at my personal blog.)So I'm guessing that most of us here are critical of our immigrant-bashing, public-health-thwarting, married-to-a-corporate-welfare-king Lieutenant Governor. And hopefully, we appreciate the … [Read more...]
Lieberman pledges to hold breath till he turns blue if Lamont wins
The AP reports today that Joe Lieberman has announced his intention to run as an independent if he loses the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont. Given Lieberman's good standing with both unaffiliated and Republican voters, his chances … [Read more...]