Meet the Holdouts

Now that the Health Care Reform bill (HR 3200) has passed the House, getting the Senate to pass a similar bill is the next big hurdle. While the Democrats have a clear majority (58 seats plus two independents), three conservative Democratic Senators have threatened to vote against even starting debate. The New York Times would [...]

SCOTUS Voting Records 2007-2008

Nifty Chart Time!
In the spirit of my recent discovery of FantasySCOTUS, these neat-o charts published in the June 29th edition of the New York Times documents the voting record of the 2007-2008 session of the Supreme Court, including the ‘major decisions’ and those that were decided 5-4, are detailed. Frankly, I love the way that [...]

The “Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist” Act

I LOVE this idea. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (I) has proposed a bill requiring the government to identify the corporations and entities it considers “too big to fail”, or requiring of a taxpayer bailout to keep the economy stable. The bill then gives the government a time-line to break up these entities into smaller firms [...]

Fantasy SCOTUS!!!

For those of us who balk at the idea of actually watching a football game, the idea of investing our precious time into constructing an imaginary team of players and tracking their seasons sounds not only ludicrous, but the opposite of fun. Lucky for us, there’s a nerdy alternative to Fantasy Football. No, I’m not [...]

Why I’m a Democrat

In light of the loss for marriage equality in Maine, and the touting by many on the right of the few off-season races won by Republicans, I’d like to take a moment to remind myself, and everyone else, why I am a Democrat and why being a Democrat is a great thing.

REASONS I [...]

Billionaires for Wealthcare Strike Again!!!!

You may remember the group “Billionaires for Wealthcare” that satirized the opponents of Health Care Reform during the tea party protests. Well guess what? They’re BACK! And this time, they’ve infiltrated the conference of AHIP – America’s Health Insurance Plans. AHIP is the lobby that put out the bogus study saying that reform [...]

Medicare for Everyone

Major revelations and victories this week in Health Care Reform! Simply changing the name of the ‘public option’ to ‘Medicare Part E’ – (the ‘E’ being for ‘everybody’) – has brought yet another Blue Dog Democrat (Mike Ross – AR) behind the push for a public option. Also, the House Judiciary Committee has [...]

Wall Street Corruption and the Taxpayer

After the horrendous economic implosion of last year, we were promised that increased regulation and oversight would be put in place, that the financial sector would be reformed to eliminate the reckless behavior and predatory lending that sparked the crisis in the first place. Over a year later, nothing has changed. The Treasury Department, [...]

Health Insurers: “We Will Raise Rates, Regardless”

On the Eve of the final committee vote on Health Care Reform in the Senate Finance Committee, the Health Insurance lobby (AHIP – America’s Health Insurance Plans) has released a propaganda-esque ‘report’ in conjunction with PriceWaterHouseCoopers. In an attempt to sway the vote, the report states that Insurance Companies will dramatically raise their [...]

If Not Now, When?

The National Equality March this past Sunday highlighted a growing frustration among the LGBT community. Many in the community have begun to criticize President Obama’s unwillingness to act on his campaign promises to gay Americans, namely on those issues which lie under control of the President. For one, the President has the authority [...]