Are Unions Letting Go Of The Public Option?
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Labor unions have been crucial to advocating for health care reform across
the country, including progressive provisions like the public option. But at
the...
The Baucus nomination
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When Max Baucus was the pivotal player in the health care debate -- that is,
last month -- the report that he tried to get his girlfriend appointed
DC's famed LGBT bookstore, Lambda Rising, is closing
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Sad news via Lambda Rising's Facebook page:
Lambda Rising, known for 35 years as Washington’s “bookstore that celebrates
the gay and lesbian experience,” ...
Today in Congress
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The House is not in session today.
In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
Convenes: 10:00am
Resume consideration of H.R.3590, Hea...
Quote of the Day
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"There's not a lot of happy people out there, so you see tea parties, and
you see people who are madder than they've ever been in their life. And
frankly, ...
Mike's Blog Roundup
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Big Brass Blog: Rants...
Jack & Jill Politics: More people protesting outside Glenn Beck’s Christmas
show than watching inside
FiveThirtyEight Improvi...
Yalies of the Day
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Love this photo - by Daniel Carvalho at the Yale Daily News. Apparently,
25-year-old evangelical preacher Jesse Morrell has been attracting a crowd
on camp...
Happy Hour Roundup
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* Are White House advisers edging away from the phrase “cap and trade”? I
couldn’t help noticing that Rahm Emanuel is now calling it “energy
independence l...