Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

In my day, never was longer.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

The willow is too close to the house.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

Everybody saw this coming.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

After roe, women are no longer free.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

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Via twitter, more than 50 Senators have signed a letter promising to vote for the reconciliation fixes immediately. This could very well encourage a couple of House Dems to support Pelosi’s present strategy (vote for the Senate bill as a separate item) and move into the ‘yes’ column.

A couple is all we need.

***Update***

Did Steny Hoyer just declare that he has the votes to pass the damn bill? Someone translate from twitterish.

BTW, this is why I don’t twitter. It is fucking addictive.

***Update 2***

Someone make me stop updating Ezra’s twitter stream.

KagroX RT @AlanColmes:Palin Concerned Obama’s Lack Of Experience Has Him “Over His Head” On #hcr http://bit.ly/bsRCbe || Written all the way up arm

wonkroom Managers amendment is only 9 pages. Hope Republicans can read it in just 24 hours. http://moourl.com/0mqel

snerk.

***Update 3***

Obama speaking live on CSPAN. Discuss.

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  2. 2.

    jeffreyw

    According to that age test thingy in the left sidebar, I’m 105. I guess they figure if you can take the test you are alive else they may have played a dirge.

  4. 4.

    South of I-10

    Tim, thanks for everything you are doing. I would buy you a beer if I could. Maybe JefferyW could get you a picture of one. :)

  5. 5.

    HRA

    I saw Steny Hoyer on TV moments ago. Yes, he said they have the votes. Even Dana Millbank conceded to it. LOL

  6. 6.

    Citizen_X

    @jeffreyw: Whatever you do, don’t die until after tomorrow. After 105 years, you want to survive long enough to see us pass health care!

  8. 8.

    K. Grant

    Who will this satisfy the most in the House? Leary progressive types? The bloody tide has changed so many times that I am uncertain what means what in regard to all of this.

  9. 9.

    mr. whipple

    forgive me for C/P from the end of the thread below, but three more yeses!

    YES

    Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) will vote YES… Solid GOP district and part of Stupak group… /via @politicojosh

    http://twitter.com/pwire

    ANOTHER!

    RT @ThePlumLineGS: Henry Cuellar, who famously ducked POTUS’s calls, will vote Yes on Senate bill: http://bit.ly/aL0NeV

    http://twitter.com/jeffreyyoung_hc

    YES

    Rep DeFazio tells me he “brought a hardball bat to the hardball game” to what he wanted on Medicare $ in #hcr. He’s a yes

    http://twitter.com/todd_zwillich

  10. 10.

    Corner Stone

    @K. Grant:

    Who will this satisfy the most in the House?

    Any D with a brain who is in a neutral or slightly +R district – or better.
    Point being, this is going to be straight balls to get D’s elected/re-elected in November.

  11. 11.

    Joseph Nobles

    As twitterer rkref says, if they’ve dropped “deem and pass”, it means they’re confident they can pass it without. Good news.

  12. 12.

    minachica

    My twitter has a bunch of “yes” votes rolling in: Carney (PA), Cuellar (TX), and even DeFazio switching from “no” to “yes”.

    Too many links to post…

    ETA: I guess I’m both slower and lazier than mr.whipple.

  15. 15.

    mcc

    Arcuri’s phones are STILL constantly busy after two days.

    Tried to call Teague‘s office. The DC office did not answer their phones; guess they’re not in. I tried calling a local Teague office (apparently Teague is the representative for Roswell?): “This mailbox is now full”. Heh.

    Teague’s funny because like Stephen Lynch Teague’s trying to co-opt FDL-style rhetoric about how the bill will help insurance companies more than normal people and pretend this is why he’s voting against it. Except it doesn’t really work because whereas when FDL or Dennis Kucinich makes that argument you know that these people really did spend months or years fighting for a public option and other provisions that would weaken insurance companies, Teague like Lynch has no history of this and in fact opposed the public option. Like Lynch, Teague seems to be pretty clearly lying about his motivations to cover up the fact he’s a Stupaker. I guess at least there’s a victory here that the Stupak faction has been made so unpopular its members have to pretend not to be in it.

  18. 18.

    Corner Stone

    @Joseph Nobles:

    As twitterer rkref says, if they’ve dropped “deem and pass”, it means they’re confident they can pass it without. Good news.

    As I just said in another thread – I think “deem and pass” was always for show.

  19. 19.

    mcc

    @mr. whipple: Awesome, thanks! I had heard this was going to happen but didn’t know if it would be televised.

    I’m a little confused by this link. When I open it two separate audio streams start playing? Then if I press “pause”, one audio stream stops and the other continues. But it seems like the two streams are the same stream only one is delayed. All very Steve Reich. Maybe this is a problem with Safari? Anyway, it’s working (though it’s still audio only, is anyone else getting video?)

  24. 24.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    The leadership is happy (watching MSNBC) “the greatest caucus in the history of this great country– THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS!”

    I’m gonna agree with them for the moment.

  27. 27.

    mcc

    Reid actually made a pretty good basketball analogy! It was a really odd feeling to be hearing Harry Reid’s voice and not be rolling my eyes

  29. 29.

    Martian Buddy

    Good. That means my hypocritical asshat of a Rep. can shut his yap about the “upperdown vote” now.

  34. 34.

    JGabriel

    Politico, House GOP Freshmen Offer Dire Warnings:

    “Historically, if this were to occur tomorrow, it’s based upon one party control,” Lance [R-NJ] said. “And if this does occur, and if the president signs it into law, we will be overwhelmingly in the majority next year in the House of Representatives.”

    I’m so pleased by the GOP’s concern for Democratic electoral prospects, It’s so touching.

    .

  35. 35.

    demo woman

    Yesterday someone had the analogy that the President was like a boa constrictor.. I want to mention again that was a great analogy.

  38. 38.

    Leelee for Obama

    @mr. whipple: I am crying and thinking of Teddy Kennedy and somewhere came the thought that Moses didn’t get to see the Promised Land either-so he’s in good company, no?

    History, my friends, history. We’re privileged to watch it being made!

  39. 39.

    JGabriel

    @K. Grant:

    Who will this satisfy the most in the House? Leary progressive types?

    Leery centrists and “moderate” conservadems who are worried about process more than results.

    .

  41. 41.

    Violet

    @JGabriel:
    It’s so cute when the Republicans concern troll.

    Obama is calling out Republicans on their concern trolling right now. Very smart President.

  42. 42.

    YellowJournalism

    Hee. “Friendly advice”.

    Holy crap. Calling them out by name.

    “Lo and behold, no one’s pulling the plug on granny.” Love him.

  45. 45.

    demo woman

    I love that some reps brought their children with them. They were there when history was made. How cool is that…

  47. 47.

    geg6

    I couldn’t be prouder of Nancy Pelosi. I’m just beaming at what a great Speaker she is. I am just humbled by her brilliance, and ruthlessness, and grit in running this process. She is my hero forever.

  48. 48.

    mr. whipple

    And I have to say I don’t think it was a coincidence that last night, and again just as Obama was arriving, more yes votes were announced.

    They are showing they can get their acts and optics together.

  49. 49.

    mr. whipple

    @geg6:

    Hell yes. If the DNC calls this afternoon, they’ll have much better luck with me than the last few months. LOL.

  50. 50.

    mcc

    What was Obama’s one-sentence summary of the bill there?

    “This is the most stringent insurance reform in history.” ?

  52. 52.

    Martin

    Just after Frank rounded a corner to leave the building, an older protestor yelled “Barney, you faggot.” The surrounding crowd of protestors then erupted in laughter.

    You know, I’m not real big on demonizing my fellow citizens, but I really wouldn’t mind if a russian satellite fell on some of these teapartiers.

  55. 55.

    Tim F.

    @Martin: I just hope that someone caught video of that and the protestors calling John Lewis, a civil rights hero, the N-word. I wasn’t even born during civil rights and some of those black & white photos and videos are nonetheless burned into my memory.

  56. 56.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    sound like the loose ends have been tied up, or enough of them anyways. Buck Fart Stupak. And somebody drive a stake through the FDL heart, if you can find one. geesh, the bullshit from over there has likely made even Karl Rove blush.

  59. 59.

    geg6

    Martin @52: Did you read the whole article on the teabagging assholes menacing Dem reps? It just shows you what these people are about. It’s not about HCR or taxes or anything policy based. It’s pure hate and resentment and anger. It’s really about their fear of women and gays and “other” people. It’s sad and frightening and outrageous all at once. These people are simply psychotic and sociopathic. No question about that in my mind.

  61. 61.

    Violet

    Awesome mention of Betsy Markey and the local paper. Just awesome.

    Lesson: Stand up for Democratic principles and goals and people come around. Smart, smart, smart.

  64. 64.

    denverjeninpdx

    @Leelee for Obama:
    I am already tearing up. Did you have to bring Ted Kennedy into it? :)
    We really are watching history, kids. First Nov. 2008 and now healthcare 2010. Wow.
    Thank you Tim for rallying everyone here. I did call DeGette even though she is a yes. The staffers were happy to hear a positive voice, especially because she is part of the pro-choice caucus. I love it that I have been able to vote for this woman twice!

  67. 67.

    demkat620

    Oh, I want to see this vote tomorrow.

    216 baby, 216.

    Please god, let john Boehner cry again. Please!

    I won’t say the f word for the rest of the year. Please?

  69. 69.

    JCT

    And it goes without saying guys, that when they pull this off and end this deep embarrassment and moral failing (that tens of millions of people in this country cannot obtain medical care) — we all need to be ready to get out there and fight for our representatives who will be marked for defeat by the GOP / Tea Party lunatics this Fall. Payback.

    Oh, except for Stupak. He can rot.

  70. 70.

    rikyrah

    CBC member: Health bill protesters called Rep. Lewis the N-word
    By Roxana Tiron – 03/20/10 03:27 PM ET

    Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) claimed Saturday that healthcare protesters at the Capitol directed racial epithets at Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as he walked outside.

    Carson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus along with Lewis, told The Hill that protesters called Lewis the N-word.

    Tea Party protesters held a rally outside the Capitol on Saturday, which included speeches by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and actor Jon Voight, and then proceeded into the halls to lobby members at the 11th hour.

    Lewis was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement alongside Martin Luther King. Jr.

    http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/88041-cbc-member-says-health-bill-protesters-called-rep-lewis-the-n-word

  72. 72.

    demo woman

    I’m not shedding tears but my body is covered with goosebumps. What are the odds that Fox is covering this? lol

  73. 73.

    Xenos

    @mcc:

    “This is the most stringent insurance reform in history.”

    This sounds like damning with faint praise, but I’ll take it.

  74. 74.

    Violet

    @Litlebritdifrnt:
    I’m doing both. Cspan on computer, BBCA for the rugby. Life is good!

    Man, Obama knows how to give a speech and rally the troops. I’m about to cry. This is historic.

  80. 80.

    licensed to kill time

    Whew, that was awesome-sauce indeed! I need a cigarette…

    GoooooooooooooooooooooOBAMA!

  82. 82.

    Frank

    The American people respect strength.Hell the opposition respects strength.Passing this bill will put the Democrats in a healthier position.I know my respect for Pelosi and Reid has skyrocketed.Obama is showing that you can stand up to the Republican shriek ‘n slime machine-and win.

  83. 83.

    mcc

    @mr. whipple: That moment was amazing. I’ve watched that little call and response dozens of times, still somehow startling to see it being done by a bunch of 60 year old politicians

  84. 84.

    Violet

    @Frank:

    The American people respect strength.Hell the opposition respects strength.Passing this bill will put the Democrats in a healthier position.I know my respect for Pelosi and Reid has skyrocketed.Obama is showing that you can stand up to the Republican shriek ‘n slime machine-and win.

    This.

    It’s no coincidence that even Harry Reid’s approval ratings have gone up in the last week or so. If they get this done, it’ll really help all the Dem’s re-election chances.

  85. 85.

    Tim F.

    @Violet: If they get this done it will completely rewrite the narrative. I doubt that trends until today will have much or any relevance at that point.

  86. 86.

    wmd

    I’ve been over at FDL today. There’s a thread on a possible Executive Order that could bring some of the Stupak block to vote yes. I swear the comments are sure any EO will overturn Roe v Wade… no one pays any attention to points I’ve made that it is more likely to re-affirm that the Hyde Amendment will apply to HCR.

    It strikes me that the majority at FDL is caught in resentment politics – Orthogonians are upset with how legislation actually gets passed. Congress isn’t listening to us and we’re the left grassroots that elected you. Whine, cry, get angry. And it keeps getting whipped up. I hope this changes soon.

    Jane can be a damn fine organizer. After a time out for her to handle the emotional aftermath of losing her battles she can be valuable for pushing progressive ideas again.

  87. 87.

    Martin

    @geg6: That’s what it’s always been about. Before it was the GOP, it was southern Democrats, but there’s always been a group of people in this country just scared shitless of change.

  88. 88.

    mr. whipple

    From Ezra’s twitter:

    “Asked WH for text on Prez’s speech. They said it wasn’t pre-written. He was just talking. It’s like there’s a teleprompter IN HIS BRAIN.”

  90. 90.

    Violet

    @Tim F.:
    Completely agree. Once the narrative is “This Congress gets things done.” it’ll be an entirely different kettle of fish. Well, that and the fact that the whole country hasn’t imploded once health care has passed.

  91. 91.

    Martin

    @rikyrah: Ok, can we please be adults about this and just say ‘nigger’. We all know what ‘n-word’ refers to. If you’re going to report that someone called Lewis a nigger, just say ‘nigger’. He knows the word, he was called it daily. They beat him with riot clubs near the point of death, I’m sure he (and the rest of us) can handle an honestly reported headline.

    Protecting people’s delicate sensibilities just drives me fucking crazy.

  92. 92.

    Violet

    @mr. whipple:
    Awesome! I was watching the CSpan feed and it sure didn’t look like there was a teleprompter to be found. Nor did it look like he was reading from notes.

    Our President is smart.

  93. 93.

    Martin

    @mr. whipple:

    Asked WH for text on Prez’s speech. They said it wasn’t pre-written. He was just talking. It’s like there’s a teleprompter IN HIS BRAIN.

    Ok, that’s really fucking funny.

  94. 94.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @wmd:

    I’ve been over at FDL today. There’s a thread on a possible Executive Order that could bring some of the Stupak block to vote yes. I swear the comments are sure any EO will overturn Roe v Wade… no one pays any attention to points I’ve made that it is more likely to re-affirm that the Hyde Amendment will apply to HCR.

    Obama’s secret opposition to abortion rights is one of the key tenets of PUMAology

  95. 95.

    mcc

    Executive orders and signing statements, as originally used, were uncontroversial, reasonable instruments of government. The idea is that often legislation is ambiguous in places or contains mild contradictions; legislation doesn’t have to make sense, it just has to pass. Once it’s passed though it’s the executive’s job usually to actually enforce it, so the executive has to make a first pass at interpreting what the legislation means. Signing statements used correctly provide direction to the rest of the executive branch on how a particular piece of legislation is to be implemented, within the bounds set by the legislation’s text. This is particularly reasonable when a piece of legislation either explicitly gives the executive leeway in implementation or directs the executive to direct a rule– as, incidentally, the current health care legislation does.

    The reason EOs and signing statements have become controversial this last decade is because George W. Bush misused them, using the signing statements not to fill in gaps in the legislation but rather to actually rewrite the legislation or direct his underlings to disregard parts of the legislation. This doesn’t mean the tool itself is a bad one, it just means that Bush misused the tool or that possibly there need to be more explicit limits on the tool’s procedure.

    Either way one reasonable use of a signing statement might be if the President were to recognize that existing U.S. law bars federal funding of abortion and the new health care legislation as written does not change that, and specifically give direction to the rest of the executive that in implementing the new health care legislation the government should not federally fund abortions. Because there is nothing in the health care legislation that funds abortions this wouldn’t actually make any real world difference, but it might make certain lightly-informed citizens and their representatives feel better.

  97. 97.

    Yutsano

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Oh jeez. He says that he thinks abortion should be safe, legal, and rare, and he suddenly is a misogynistic DINO. I guess I fall under the same category as I agree with that position totally. It is nowhere near saying that abortion is wrong (that’s not my place to say as I’ll never have one) and that it should be illegal.

  100. 100.

    Chyron HR

    @wmd:

    I swear the comments are sure any EO will overturn Roe v Wade…

    Nobody point out that Jane was calling Bart the greatest living Democrat yesterday, because that would be mean old hippie-punching. D:

  102. 102.

    Mike Kay

    @wmd:

    FDL is caught in resentment politics

    This is why they’ve become the mirror of the Teabaggers. They hate Obama for different reasons, but they underlying connection is resentment. For the Firebaggers and PUMAs they resent that their favorite candidate (Edwards or Hillary) lost to someone no one had ever heard off.

    I mean, do you think the Firebaggers would be screaming bloody murder if Saint Edwards was passing this very same bill.

  104. 104.

    HRA

    Too many underestimate our president’s abilities. Of course I am an Obot.

    A damn dirty shame that John Lewis in his later years has to be subjected to the same scurrilous type of idiots from his younger years.
    I do not forget what Barney Frank experienced either. I am related to and have worked with gay people for a long time. Those who attack them have not had the pleasure of knowing them as I have known them.

  105. 105.

    K. Grant

    @Mike Kay: Quite true.

    Of course, if their sainted dreamboat had won the nomination, we would now all be suffering under the torments of President Walnuts, as Edwards’ delightful extra-curricular activities would have produced the ugliest of 1984-like routs of the Democratic party in a presidential election.

  107. 107.

    wmd

    @Mike Kay:

    I do think they’d be screaming. The resentment is partly based in how ugly lobbying and campaign finance makes the legislative process work. The process is ugly. Insurance companies will make out well under HCR, and that seems unjust – insurance companies are blamed for a lot of the current problems with health care and with good reason. That they will profit under reform makes the resentment a very natural emotional response.

    And part of the screaming is because Jane invested a lot of emotional capital in the Public Option and she’s lost that fight. She can tie that personal loss in with the natural resentment of insurance companies and get some personal egoboo from a big chunk of her readers.

  108. 108.

    wmd

    @Mike Kay:

    Thanks. Not quite the same as Chyron’s paraphrase

    Jane was calling Bart the greatest living Democrat yesterday

    … but she does give him props for sticking to his BS convictions.

  109. 109.

    Mike Kay

    @K. Grant: Exactly. During the primary, all of the Firebaggers (Edwards dead enders) and PUMAs couldn’t stop praising them for championing mandates. Now, they’re tearing their follicles out over mandates.

  110. 110.

    Pasquinade

    speaking of Twitter, Roger Ebert got a tweet from Palin

    http://twitter.com/ebertchicago

    SarahPalinUSA: Shocking new questions re:whether military healthcare plans r protected under Obamacare.How will underpaid troops afford their own purchase?

    ebertchicago: (see previous tweet) Dear @SarahPalinUSA: How will underpaid Americans with preexisting conditions afford insurance???

  111. 111.

    Mike Kay

    @wmd: If insurance companies are going to make out well, then why did they finance all those ugly ads opposing HCR?

    As for Jane’s organization skills – what has she ever accomplished?

  114. 114.

    eemom

    Just to clarify some history, FDL was never a champion of Edwards in the primaries. What it was, was a stunning spectacle of hypocrisy wherein Jane purported to be “neutral,” but meanwhile took every opportunity to bash Obama, Edwards, and anyone else who criticized Hillary as “misogynists.” That was kind of the precursor to her current smears of anyone who disagrees with her as a paid Pharma troll or an insurance industry shill.

    It was very fucking obvious that she hoped Hillary would win, imo because she envisioned her lovely self as the next Dana Perino, or something along those lines. When that didn’t happen the claws
    came out big time, just like they are now because she didn’t get to be Princess Public Option.

    Again, there is nothing to Jane Hamsher except a fierce, furious megalomaniacal drive for self-aggrandizement. Nothing.

  115. 115.

    Mike Kay

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    Obama’s secret opposition to abortion rights is one of the key tenets of PUMAology

    Jane was also one of the first creeps to push that lie, when she was supporting Saint Edwards.

    Firebaggers and PUMAs – two sides of the same coin.

  116. 116.

    cathaireverywhere

    Sent a fax to Jim Costa, who is the district right next to mine. (have already wasted my time contacting my Rep, “the new Newt”) I thanked hi for his yes vote and told him he has my vote if he ever runs for senate. Thanks for the fax info- I tried calling over and over both at the DC and CA offices, but got nothing but a busy signal.

  118. 118.

    wmd

    @Mike Kay:

    Doing the public option whipping and donation the past summer was good work.

    That it ultimately didn’t achieve its objective is irrelevant, getting all that data, getting the commitments of Congresspeople was good in and of itself.

    Hiring Marcy Wheeler is another good thing Jane has done. Marcy does some of the best research in the blogosphere.

    FDL has put me in touch with people that I work with on political activities elsewhere. Because of connections made there some advocacy and education work will be getting done that I couldn’t have accomplished without those connections.

    I agree that Jane can get pretty ugly with those she disagrees with. I’ve been attacked by her personally due to my skepticism of her attacks on biosimilar exclusivity language, and in particular how my Congresswoman responded to Jane and UCSF Med students. I’ve got some research skills (MS in CSCI, MA in Math and lots of outside studies) and I responded in depth to Jane, she took that as me being a paid PhRMA troll and asked her mods to ban me. Her mods knew I wasn’t and calmed her down.

  119. 119.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Mike Kay: I wish there were a term to apply to the Aravosis crowd. Because that was the first place on my map that went plumb loco about Obama’s stealthy conservative/bigoted/Christian/sexist/heterosexist agenda. He has to be kicking himself that all that pub went to Hamsher instead of him.

  121. 121.

    rikyrah

    James Clyburn’s response to the teabaggers:

    A staffer for Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told reporters that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-M.D.) had been spit on by a protestor. Rep. John Lewis (D-G.A.), a hero of the civil rights movement, was called a ‘ni–er.’ And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a “faggot,” as protestors shouted at him with deliberately lisp-y screams. Frank, approached in the halls after the president’s speech, shrugged off the incident.

    But Clyburn was downright incredulous, saying he had not witnessed such treatment since he was leading civil rights protests in South Carolina in the 1960s.

    “It was absolutely shocking to me,” Clyburn told the Huffington Post. “Last Monday, this past Monday, I stayed home to meet on the campus of Claflin University where fifty years ago as of last Monday… I led the first demonstrations in South Carolina, the sit ins… And quite frankly I heard some things today I have not heard since that day. I heard people saying things that I have not heard since March 15, 1960 when I was marching to try and get off the back of the bus.”

    It doesn’t make me nervous as all,” the congressman said, when asked how the mob-like atmosphere made him feel. “In fact, as I said to one heckler, I am the hardest person in the world to intimidate, so they better go somewhere else.”

    Asked if he wanted an apology from the group of Republican lawmakers who had addressed the crowd and, in many ways, played on their worst fears of health care legislation, the Democratic Party, and the president, Clyburn replied:

    “A lot of us have been saying for a long time that much of this, much of this is not about health care a all. And I think a lot of those people today demonstrated that this is not about health care… it is about trying to extend a basic fundamental right to people who are less powerful.”

    they are who we thought they were:

    a bunch of lowdown, nogood mofos.

  123. 123.

    wmd

    @Mike Kay:

    I’m not happy with Eshoo.

    She was very deliberate in using ambiguous language in legislation that could be better – in fact the language adopted by the HELP committee has better language on “evergreen” exclusivity. Her staff and I had a few emails back and forth, I was told Eshoo would contact me directly about it and got a boilerplate “We’ve passed healthcare” email from her… actually 3 copies of the same boilerplate and no engagement on issues.

    When a constituent bothers to engage with staff at a congresswoman’s office, is knowledgable and offers germane criticism it seems to me that it is very disrespectful to not address the substance of their critiques. Hence I’m not happy with Anna Eshoo. Of the four people I’ve had representing me she is tied with Baron Hill for last place in quality of representation.

    I still have been calling her and expressing my support for PTDB.

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