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@Watcher: I meant that as agreement to your statement, "What I doubt is that it was anywhere near complete, let…
"The number is more like 72 years, since the US and the UK overthrew an elected government and replaced it…
"They certainly were working on one at some point, I don’t think anybody doubts that..." But not for many years.…
"No, we have not barely stopped Iran from getting nukes by bombing them multiple times. " I'm not sure if…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
Look how much more the US spends on Health Care than anyplace else
I really love this graphic, from National Geographic. The left side of the chart is how much each country spends on health care; the right side shows the average life expectancy in each country. The thickness of the lines indicates … Continue reading →
Yes, Health Care Is Constitutional.
In an open thread, Ron and Rob discuss the prospect of a Constitutional challenge to health care reform, and in particular to the individual mandate: Ron: Anybody have any idea how this might turn out? I’m trying to think of … Continue reading →
Can't Shake the Devil's Hand and Say You're Only Kidding
As all denizens of the internets know, Jumping the Shark is a phrase that has come to represent that moment in which a good something becomes permanently broken. It originally referred to the moment on Happy Days when Fonzie, for … Continue reading →
Hoisted By Their Own Prayertard
So do you remember when Sen. Tom Coburn, R-ExxonMobil, was telling teabaggers the other day to pray that “something” would happen to prevent a Democrat from making it to the Senate to cast their vote for cloture on health care … Continue reading →
No Stupak or No Public Option: That's the Question
I think Karoli’s right, that’s going to be the big trade in conference. The language out of the Senate on choice is bad, but not nearly so bad as Stupak. It doesn’t expressly prohibit women from buying plans with abortion … Continue reading →
Shut Up, Ralph Nader
You know, if I was someone who was instrumental in ensuring the election of George W. Bush to the White House, I’d hide my head in shame. But not Ralph Nader. No, he’s back, happily using racist epithets to refer … Continue reading →
How Things Should Be Done
As we all know at this time, the junior Senator from Minnesota refused to agree to granting Sen. Joe Lieberman, JoeForJoe-Conn., an additional minute or two beyond the ten he’d been recognized: Now, it’s a minor moment, one that those … Continue reading →
No. We Wouldn't.
I was never a Deaniac. I supported him for DNC chair precisely because I thought his reckless rhetoric would work well for the leader of an opposition party, and that his fifty-state strategy had merit. But I most certainly did … Continue reading →
Proposal to pay for the Afghan War
Some leading Democrats have been proposing that the Afghanistan war, like Health Care, should be deficit-neutral. The tax applies to all Americans earning $30,000 or more (although there are exemptions for “anyone who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan since … Continue reading →
"In Contempt" on The Stupak Amendment
Posted with the kind permission of Kevin Moore. Click on the cartoon to see it bigger, and to see Kevin’s commentary and links. In addition to Kevin’s comments, I’d point out this post by Ezra, pointing out that (by the … Continue reading →
Oh! Well then, thank you for clarifying, and sorry to be a bit defensive.