Grijalva blasts Baucus bill, restates commitment to public option

by David Safier Here's a statement Grijalva released today about the Baucus health care reform bill. “Today, the Senate Finance Health Care Reform bill was released by Senator Max Baucus. “It is telling that Senator Baucus stood alone at today’s press conference. There was no “Gang of Six,” including the absence of Senator Snowe and … Read more

Cindy McCain: compassionate (about migraines) conservative

by David SafierHow typically conservative is this? Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Senator John McCain, today announced she would work to raise awareness of migraine among the public and health professionals and pledged to take her message to leaders in Washington to increase funding for research into migraines, a condition that affects some 36 million … Read more

Star coverage of Obama health care speech worst in state

by David SafierI read the Star this morning, then I looked at the AZ Republic and East Valley Trib's websites. The only one that has a seriously slanted anti-Obama coverage of last night's health care speech is the Star. Star, front page, above-the-fold story: "Case for health care tests leadership." It's from the NY Times, … Read more

What he said too?

by David SafierJoe Scarborough — yes, the conservative Morning Joe guy — sounds a little fed up with his own party, based on a string of twitter feeds. [Truth in advertising: I don't know Twitter from a hole in the wall. I believe these are Scarborough's tweets. If I'm wrong, someone a bit more tweet-savvy … Read more