Archive for December 17th, 2009

Franken Cuts Off Lieberman

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This is awesome — and McCain jumping up to defend “comity” takes the cake. Comity means that you start out by trying to not take advantage of the rules

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Thursday Open Thread

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It’s Thursday and it’s open thread time. Remember, tomorrow is DL’s War on Christmas Party. The WOC party starts at 7 p.m. at C.W. Harborside. We’ll be collecting canned goods to donate to the Food Bank. Come on out and forget your troubles for a while! How did I miss this? A Costco in Salt […]

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The Individual Mandate

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The fight over the public option has obscured other parts of the bill. Right now the individual mandate is getting a lot of attention. Ezra Klein explains the purpose of the individual mandate and the consequences if it’s removed: Right now, the insurer sets the rules. It collects background information on applicants and then varies […]

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Exactly

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Let’s cue up the circular firing squad. John Cole nails exactly what I’m feeling right now: About health care reform is that it is a primer for Banking and Financial Regulation. We get to look forward to watching the House bill get neutered down by the conservadems, the GOP will be aligned in unison with […]

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