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As The Health Care Reform Turns
In today’s episode of “As The Health Care Reform Turns”: “House Democrats are inching toward the majority they need to pass health care legislation, giving them added confidence as they work out the last details of the bill and gird … Continue reading
Health Care “Sleight of Hand”
If members of Congress have any question as to why they rank somewhere below used car salesmen on the trustworthy scale, there are 2 shining examples relating to 2 pieces of proposed legislation in today’s news—one on health care reform … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, financial reform, health care, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Dodd, deem and pass, financial reform, health care reform, Nancy Pelosi
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Size Does Matter
Memo to Wal-Mart management: Please add another fitting room. “The places where most people buy condoms — Wal-Mart and drug stores — are motivated by a business model that needs to maximize shelf space, so they offer few varieties. To … Continue reading
Democrats Cave on Torture Amendment: So What Else Is New?
While all the attention in Washington yesterday was focused on the posturing and pontificating over health care reform, there was something else going on. Democratic Congressman Sylvestre Reyes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, proposed an amendment to the 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Justice Department, Obama, Politics, Republicans, terrorism, torture, Uncategorized, war on terror
Tagged 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act, amendment, Article VI, Atlantic, Convention Against Torture, Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Interrogation Prohibition Act of 2010, keeping us safe, Liz Cheney, Marc Ambinder, Sylvestre Reyes, veto, White House
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Yoo: The President Could Order the Massacre of a Village
Michael Isikoff at Newsweek.com has more on the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report in which David Margolis, senior lawyer in the Obstruction of Justice Department, found John Yoo and Jay Bybee guilty of nothing more than “poor judgement” in … Continue reading
Posted in Dick Cheney, Justice Department, Politics, torture, Uncategorized, war on terror
Tagged Dick Cheney, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, Michael Isikoff, Newsweek, OPR report, torture memos, waterboarding
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Spencer Ackerman’s Open Letter to Liz Cheney
Spencer Ackerman at the Washington Independent has an “Open Letter to Liz Cheney on Torture”: Dear Ms. Cheney, I don’t know if you saw ‘Meet The Press’ this morning, but a general you may have heard of named David Petraeus … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Dick Cheney, Justice Department, Obama, Politics, torture, Uncategorized
Tagged Liz Cheney, open letter, Spencer Ackerman, torture, Washington Independent
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Bi-Partisan Commissions: A Hiding Place for Gutless Politicians
Generally speaking, bi-partisan commissions are a bad idea, with just a few exceptions. Those being when something is being investigated–such as the 9/11 Commission or the current Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The debt reduction commission, set to be unveiled today … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged debt reduction commission, Defense Department, Medicare, Social Security, taxes
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Snowstorm Shuts Down Capitol Hill
Neither rain, nor snow, nor…..wait a minute, that doesn’t apply to Congress. “The House suspended votes for the rest of the week because of the impending snowstorm while the Senate may cancel votes on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Steny … Continue reading
Paulson and Greenspan on Meet the Press
Remember when Tim Russert was the host and Meet the Press was a serious news show? Those days are no more. Now the host is David Gregory and the best Meet the Press can do is look to two of … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Financial Crisis, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan Greenspan, Hank Paulson, housing prices, Meet The Press, recession, unemployment
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