By golly, this is turning into a groundswell! I’m going to need a bigger bandwagon. Harry K. Scwartz delivers the latest endorsement in the Philadelphia Inquirer*:
The only real surprise for me in this story was: Mitt Romney flies coach?????
NPR’s Julie Rovner gives us the history of the individual mandate: For Republicans, the idea of requiring every American to have health insurance is one of the most abhorrent provisions of the Democrats’ health overhaul bills. “Congress has never crossed the line between regulating what people choose to do and ordering them to do it,” [...]
Chris Cillizza is reporting that the Indiana Senator will announce his retirement at a news conference today. That almost certainly hands his seat over to the Republicans, and makes the prospect of the Democrats losing the Senate this fall seem more than a theoretical possibility. Republicans have been saying that Indiana was the sleeper Senate [...]
That Super Bowl ad, I’m sure, is going to launch 1,000 parodies. Here’s one: more about "Sarah Palin: Life In Google Searches", posted with vodpod UPDATE: An NBC spokeswoman informs me that this video first appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show. You can see the original link here.
It’s not just California. AP reports that insurance companies in at least four states are raising their premiums for individual insurance policies (those that people have to buy themselves, because they don’t get coverage from an employer) by 15% or more. To give you a sense of what we are talking about if these rates [...]
Gail Collins has a funny column about the perverse pride that people seem to take in their own state’s corruptitude. So tell us, Swampland commenters, what has your state done lately to make the grade?
From our White House Photo Blog:
more about "Patrick Kennedy Brings An End To A Dy…", posted with vodpod Next January will mark the first time in 64 years that there has not been a Kennedy in federal office. With Patrick Kennedy’s departure from Congress, a political dynasty comes to an end. But at 42, Patrick Kennedy will have his first [...]
