Between Furious and Astounded
That’s where bailout watchdog Elizabeth Warren finds herself these days. She talked about that and more this morning on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”:
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Economists Growing More Wary of the Senate Health Bill
A few weeks back, the White House was jubilant when 23 prominent economists sent a letter to President Obama endorsing key elements of the Senate health care bill. Today, nearly all of those same economists and a few others–among this group, Nobel prize winners, former presidents of the American Economic Association and former directors …
The Four Words Max Baucus Should Have Said
Ruth Marcus has a good suggestion here.
Sarah Palin, Barney Frank and the Gridiron Club
Sarah Palin and Barney Frank were the featured speakers at last night’s winter dinner of the Gridiron Club. The event also marked what could be the beginning of a new era for the 124-year-old club, which is an institution where traditions die hard. (It was only five years ago that they decided to open up membership to journalists from …
1,000 Words: West Point Edition
What is Happening to the Reform in Health Reform?
That’s the subject of my story in the newest issue of dead-tree TIME, which looks at some of the ways that Congress is already undercutting many of the promised reforms in the health care system. As is often the case when politicians and interest groups get hold of a big and complicated piece of legislation, you have to look deep into …
Health Bill: What Would It Cost Me?
That has been one of the hardest questions to answer, in part because everyone’s situation with regard to health care is so different.
Today, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Taxation Committee issued an analysis that is pretty dense to read, but suggests the Senate version of the bill would, overall, be a good thing for …
1,000 Words: Gate-crasher Edition
The White House has put out this photo of gate-crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi meeting the President in the receiving line of last week’s state dinner. So, Swampland commenters, what do you think they were saying here?:
After the jump, statements from the Secret Service and White House spokesman Nick Shapiro:
UPDATE: Guess Who Came To Dinner?
At least two people who weren’t invited, we now know. Just how reality-TV-wannabes Michaele and Tareq Salahi managed to crash last week’s first State Dinner (See TIME’s photos here.) has been the subject of back-to-back front page stories in the Washington Post and another one in the New York Times. The story raises some serious …
1,000 Words: Happy Thanksgiving Edition
This photo by Brooks Kraft comes to us via our White House Photo Blog. I love the look on Sasha’s face. What parent hasn’t felt that one when you are doing something that your offspring finds a bit embarrassing?
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Swampland readers, and especially to our regular commenters! You are what we are feeling …
State Dinner, Uh, Fashion
Desiree, who did this to you? Tell us. We will hunt that person down and hurt him or her.
UPDATE: Brooks Kraft offers us this photo gallery of what otherwise appears to have been a lovely evening.
UPDATE2: We believe we have identified the perpetrator.
Abortion, Women’s Health and Health Reform
On the op-ed page of today’s NYT, Wellesley economics professor Phillip B. Levine offers some real-world perspective.
1,000 Words: Thanksgiving Commemorative Edition
Word is, the Obama turkey pardon is set for today. But I’ve decided commemorating this one, which inspired what may have been our very first caption contest, should become an annual tradition here in Swampland. They just don’t get any better:
