January 2010

If I were the President, and I wanted to make sure a budget reconciliation initiative with agreed-upon changes to health care reform got 51 votes, maybe introducing some mild tax relief to middle class families is just the ticket. Because I wouldn’t want to be the politician running for office who voted against giving those [...]

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Stop. Breathe. Read.

by Karoli on January 24, 2010 · 8 comments

David Plouffe is back with a big editorial in today’s Washington Post arguing for why Democrats must pass health care reform, and soon. As part of his argument, he enumerates the immediate benefits of passing the bill: If we do pass it, dozens of protections and benefits take effect this year. Parents won’t have to [...]

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Random things

by Karoli on January 23, 2010 · 7 comments

Image via Wikipedia With finally a minute or two on my hands to reflect back on this week, the heated dialogue, and the political firestorms that have raged across the Internet, a few thoughts are bubbling up worth thinking about more… Faux populi – The strange persistent meme that permeates our media lately goes like [...]

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