A reprise, originally posted on January 20, 2010, with edits to bring it up to the current time: Dear Mr. President, I have been one of your most vocal supporters and advocates over this the past 2 years, especially with regard to health care reform compromises you’ve made to get legislation passed. I will not [...]
Image by elycefeliz via Flickr Okay Mom, here’s how you can explain to people that it’s not in any way, shape or form a government-run health plan. I know you’re getting swamped with email from people afraid they’ve just seen the apocalypse, but really, you don’t even have to trust me on this, because this [...]
This has set off a firestorm after the vote-a-rama in the Senate tonight that stretched to nearly 3am. According to Reuters: Senate Democratic aides said the parliamentarian upheld two Republican challenges on points of order under budget reconciliation rules, requiring the House to approve the package again. The points of order involved the revamp of [...]