Tea Partiers, embrace your extremism!
by David SafierA funny thing happened in the lead up to Friday's demonstrations in front of Giffords' office. The Pima Democratic Party labeled the Tea Party movement "extremist," and the Tea Partiers freaked. The Pima Dems received more than a dozen emails and I don't know how many phone calls which basically said, "How dare … Read more
The proposed health care tax
by David SafierThe House health care bill proposes a tax — or surcharge, take your pick of terms — on people with incomes above $350,000 to help pay for universal health care. Citizens for Tax Justice has figured out how many Americans would have to pay that tax. Watch out if you're in Connecticut, which … Read more
Change the Debate: support single payer for a real public option
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has posted a letter at Daily Kos asking Americans who want real health care reform to change the debate and support a real public option – single payer health care. Healthcare: Change the Debate Support a Real Public Option Dear Friends, In mid-May, in an effort to reach … Read more
Harry and Louise are back – now in support of health care reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Harry and Louise are coming back to television screens across the country to talk about overhauling health care. This time, they've switched sides. Harry And Louise Back On TV, Supporting Health Care Reform: TV ads featuring the fictional couple played a big role in derailing President Bill Clinton's effort to revamp the … Read more
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated its centennial anniversary this week at its NAACP Annual Convention in New York City. Members also celebrated the 45th anniversary of the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241, July 2, 1964). To mark the … Read more
Health care debate all over the board
by David SafierHere's a quote every Democrat playing duck-and-delay games with health care legislation should keep in mind. Republican Senator Jim DeMint said if they can delay health care legislation until September, they can kill it. "If we’re able to stop Obama on this it will be his Waterloo. It will break him," he said. … Read more
President Obama fired up, ready to go for health care reform
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to Talking Points Memo for its video edit of President Barack Obama bursting into a fiery appeal for health care reform at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. Read the full transcript here.
