Obama lowers crime rate
by David SafierWhat the hell. Why not give Obama credit for the lowered crime rate? No one has a better reason. Violent crime has plummeted in the Washington area and in major cities across the country, a trend criminologists describe as baffling and unexpected. The article doesn't give Obama credit, and no sensible social scientist … Read more
President Obama on health care reform at Children’s Hospital
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama addressed health care reform on Monday at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. Obama directly challenged the partisan comment from Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) last week. Text of prepared Remarks by the President on Health Care at Children's Hospital (excerpt): Now, there are some in this town who are content to … Read more
Somebody really needs to say this
by David SafierOh, wait, someone did just say this. Obama made the whole health care argument in one beautifully worded statement. Other Dems need to take bits and pieces of this and spread the message far and wide.
The CBO estimate the corporate media villagers did not report
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senators just had to hold a premature hearing with the CBO chief Doug Elmendorf last Friday before the senate committees working on health care reform even have a bill to vote on. The resultant headlines were what one has come to expect from the corporate media villagers and Beltway bloviators. The headlines … Read more
Tea bag altruists?
by David SafierThere's something that's always confused me, and it hit me as I looked across Swan last Friday at the Tea Party demonstrators. I saw signs reading "Taxed Enough Already." Then I looked at the people in the crowd and asked myself, "How many of them make over $300,000 a year or have estates … Read more
Media failing again on Healthcare Reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Once again, mcjoan is doing a yeoman's job over at Daily Kos with this post Media Failing Again on Healthcare Reform First we had AP's zombie numbers, and now we've got cable news, and conservative pundits, all abuzz about testimony yesterday afternoon from CBO Directo about the healthcare reform bills in the … Read more
UPDATE: What’s really going on?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Good to know that others are asking the right question… mcjoan at Daily Kos, who used to work for Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), and still has contacts with his office, asked what was behind his participation in the "gang of six" letter on Friday. What's with Wyden? This is the e-mailed response: Majority … Read more
