“Arctic sea ice makes new record low annual max,” National Snow and Ice Data Center  – by New Deal democrat On Sunday I occasionally post about topics of interest unrelated…

Via Alternet: The list of Democrats who are entering these negotiations embracing the GOP’s terms continues. There are at least nine in the Senate. California’s Dianne Feinstein, Montana’s Max Baucus,…

…physicians what they already k new, Depakote was a very valuable medication for “off-label” (unapproved uses). In the irony department, prescribing and administering Depakote for off-label uses is legal, and…

…information about products’ energy use. Label is voluntary, and Congress ordered it The Energy Star label is voluntary for products that meet certain efficiency levels, and differs from Department of…

…737 Max 9 plane flying for Alaska Airlines from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California.  (A door plug is a section of the plane’s fuselage bolted in to take the place…

…Chairman for working with me on a provision that would curtail patents on tax strategies that Senator Baucus and I strongly believe needed to be part of this patent reform…

…know if she is wrestling desperately or Grassling* brilliantly. thoughts after the jump. OK first the Snowe job. Snowe has two objections to the Baucus proposal (via Steve Benen) ….

…to help cover the cost of their workers.” This doesn’t say anything new, but it worries me. The problem is that it sounds vaguely like the Baucus gang of six…

…what Ira Magaziner did and do the opposite) was letting Baucus add universality. Removing it would be a huge slap in the face of Baucus, Ignani (head health insurance industry…

…single Committee or Senator can unilaterally bottle up any bill permanently. Well if Baucus can’t keep the bill from actually getting on the calender rather than trying to kill the…