Archive for March 22nd, 2010
How Will We Tell The Difference?
Republicans are grumpy:
GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.
“There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year,” McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate. “They have poisoned [...]
Shep Smith Is Tired of the Overheated Rhetoric Too
…and apparently took RNC Chair Steele to task on this during his show today:
The Large Hadron Collider ran through a bunch of tests last week (and will shut down for some maintenance) and the predicted end of the world did not happen. HCR was passed in the House yesterday and the world still spins [...]
22Mar2010 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
Mike Castle’s HCR Response — The Unbelievable Lameness of Faux Moderation
As xstryker noted last night, Mike Castle definitely voted no for HCR and its reconciliation bill. Castle’s office put out a press statement on last night’s historic vote, that should be read in it’s entirety to fully comprehend how badly he is managing to maintain any moderate cred while marching lockstep with his party. But let’s take a look at a few things here:
22Mar2010 | cassandra_m | 22 comments | Continued
Monday Open Thread
Welcome comrades, to your new Socialist Utopia. All citizens are required to report to the nearest Death Panel for processing. It’s open thread time!
The major work of health care reform legislation is over, but there is still the reconciliation package to pass in the Senate:
The House approved the Senate bill last night, warts and [...]
Where Do Republicans Go From Here?
Republicans rolled the dice when it came to killing Health Care Reform. And they lost. My question is where they go from here? Coincidentally, David Frum asked the same question:
No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to [...]
What Determined How Democrats Voted?
Nate Silver does an excellent breakdown of the statistics behind how each House Democrat voted on health care reform. The basic conclusion is that conservative Democrats from districts that had <40% of the vote go to Obama were the no votes. The amount of insurance company money a member received or the number [...]
22Mar2010 | Unstable Isotope | 22 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
