Sell out alert
…West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, Delaware’s Chris Coons and Tom Carper, and Colorado’s Michael Bennett have all said they support cuts to entitlements in letters to constituents, proposed bills or statements…
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Insurers “Had a Seat at the Table” when Reformers Hammered Out the ACA, but Things Didn’t Work Out Quite As They Expected . . . –
…truth is that Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman ( sometimes known as “the Senator from Aetna”) almost single-handedly killed “Medicare for Everyone.” When Lieberman said “I’m not going to let this…
The Map Office Still Calling: Israeli capabilities for striking Iran
Back in 2009 I put up a post with the title Joe Biden? The Map Office is Calling! after Joe had apparently given a green light to Israel to bomb…
A thought for Sunday: the importance of state-level third parties
…war progressives defeated Joe Lieberman in the primary. But because Connecticut has no “sore loser” law preventing primary losers from re-filing and running as independents in the general election, Lieberman…
Clinton admits she failed to do her homework, and therefore misunderstood, when she stated at the February debate that Dodd-Frank already authorizes the Treasury Dept. to force too-big-to-fail banks to pare down and that therefore no further legislation authorizing it is necessary. That’s quite an admission by her, and the New York Daily News editorial board (and the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza) should take note.
…“Morning Joe” yesterday, and asked about Sanders’ responses to the Daily News editorial board members’ too-big-to-fail questions, she had a script prepared not by her consultants but by Cillizza, et…
New Bill to Restore the ACA CSR
…so, it would be helpful to write your sponsoring Senator and tell them you are opposed to this bill by Senator Alexander. The Democratic co-sponsors include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Joe Donnelly…
Medical Risk Pools, ACA/Medicaid Waviers, Hypocrite State Senator, CMC Director, CSRs, and Tom Price
…Joe Hune is no longer nauseated as the Republican legislature passed a bill requiring all Michigan able-bodied-people to work 29 hours per week. The bill does not take into account…
Rah Rah Economics
…the tax system to “spread the wealth around,” as he famously told Joe Wurzelbacher, known as Joe the Plumber, a man he encountered at a campaign stop in Ohio in…
Interview with Andrew Yang
Now that Andrew Yang has made it into the first debate by meeting the fundraising threshold, and being on Morning Joe this morning, it is time to post this interview…
“Great Drug Companies Out There”
…money from corporations. Gee, whata surprise! Candidate Joe Biden: “By the way, great drug companies out there — except a couple of opioid outfits,” the former vice president told donors…