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No one knows what a public option is. Everyone knows, or at least thinks he knows, what it would mean to be allowed to buy Medicare coverage before you reach age 65.
Archive for September, 2009
September 19th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Republicans won’t vote for the Baucus compromise. Finance Committee Democrats are going to write a purely Democratic bill instead.
September 18th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
David Brooks says teabagging is populism, not racism. Why can’t it be both? Racist populism is surely not a new phenomenon.
September 17th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
“Other cities have histories. Los Angeles has legends.” That’s how John Buntin starts out his joint biography of LAPD Chief Willliam Parker and mobster Mickey Cohen.
September 16th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
When Brute Force Fails is now full-price at Amazon, but BarnesandNoble.com has it at 20% off.
September 16th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
Can you say, “Grace under pressure?” I was sure you could.
September 15th, 2009
Category: Watching Conservatives
That’s what one of the two paid shills for the Tea Party Express called the President of the United States.
September 15th, 2009
Category: Uncategorized
A question from GWB to one of his speechwriters. Amazing!