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more about #clinton LouisCeline: If this Insurance industry friendly "Reform" doesn't pass get ready for the Democrats (the "Clinton" Dems still run the party) to start dumping blame ... more » lalaland13: Fuck the Senate. I have no faith in this institution anymore. Same with the House. Silly me for thinking the insurance companies could get away with ... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: [www.commonwealthfund.org] I find this has a fairly interesting explanation with some number crunching on the (semi)current version of the bill. It a... more » PennyFarthing: My 58 year old mother has to buy her own insurance because she co-owns my family's business. She pays something like $300 a month, and has a $5000 ded... more » Apollinarius: Not to sound like an ass, but this health care bill started out at the bare minimum to be of any use to anyone. The compromises have killed any worth ... more » L'Chaim!: My mother had a choice: Accept an insurance plan that starts at a relatively "low" buy-in, and increases "incrementally" every quarter; or be denied b... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: This whole thing makes me want to buy some guns and develop a strong set of opinions on the sex organs of others just so I can be on a winning team fo... more » CynicalPink: The way the bill is now, I think if it got passed a lot of people would find themselves in the situation I'm in. Insurance became mandatory at my scho... more » la.donna.pietra: Latoya, that is some fascinating history on Social Security. I had no idea it was so discriminatory in its original form. Oddly enough, I did know a... more » Valkyrie607: Axelrod, Clinton, and the Obama administration are coming off as disingenuous here. They seem less concerned about the fate of the American people tha... more » mama_t: We need to pass the bill. No, it doesn't do nearly enough. No, it's not what progressives like myself want. Yes, it makes way too many concessions ... more » Questioning Everything: We know that the bill is incredibly flawed when insurance stocks rise every time there is a concession to the conservative wing of the party. Thx guys! more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I am seriously bummed about all this. I was really excited going into the debate. I was willing to make a few concessions, but my youthful naivete r... more » odinsraven: Increased "access" to health insurance is not the same thing as increased access to care. Just because the insurance company would now have to take m... more » Hooplehead: Without the public option, I'm not sure you get coverage that is affordable enough to realistically mandate that all people need to buy it. And if no... more » LatoyaPeterson: I just updated this post with more comments from Dean on Salon. If you hit refresh, you should see the two paragraph addition. more » bluebears: Color me shocked, SHOCKED! that Bill Welfare Reform Clinton is in favor of moving forward on the bill. more » quatrevingtquatre: I have never been more sad about a piece of legislation in my life. I have in the past 4 months, spent around $5,000 on biopsies, ultrasounds, prescri... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: My family wouldn't be in debt, my mother would not be dying, and several people I know would still be alive if this 'shitty' bill had been enacted 5 y... more » Bunsen Honeydew: So, Mezvinsky, how many goats did YOU offer Hilary to bag that? [jezebel.com] I've always really liked Chelsea for some reason. I hope the whole Cli... more » -
#healthnuts
"Kill The Bill" Mantra Splitting Progressives & Democrats Over Reform
Politics can make for strange bedfellows. Over the last two days, progressives have joined conservatives in their calls to delay or kill the health care reform bill, but party icons like Bill Clinton are advocating to stay the course. More » -
#chelseamorning
For Real, This Time
Chelsea Clinton is officially engaged to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, the pair revealed via email. "We didn't get married this past summer despite the stories to the contrary, but we are looking toward next summer," they wrote. Mazel Tov! [ABC] -
#stateoftheunion
Klein On Clinton: She's Alright, She's Okay
Here is one possibility: I'm just too dumb to know what writer Joe Klein's real point is in this week's Time cover story about Hillary Clinton. Here is another possibility: He's not so sure himself. Could go either way.
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#dirtbagafterdark
More On Lindsay/Sam Twitter Fight; Paula Upset Over Ellen's Idol Gig
- This morning Lindsay Lohan posted an incoherent rant about Samantha Ronson on Twitter. She writes: "can you make an attempt to not ruin ANYTHI...zG positive that i have FINALLY deserved just to cry myself to sleep with your cheats, errors..."
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#newsat10
Sarah Palin's Luxury Clothes Ruled Totally Legit
- The Federal Elections Commission dismissed a complaint about the use of campaign money to pay for Governor Sarah Palin's clothes, so she's in the clear on that one. Now about donating them... [Anchorage Daily News]
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