Any readers in blue dog districts? Might want to bring this up with your Rep tomorrow.
Chuck Open Thread
Also, congrats to RedKitten, who is swelling the ranks of the Balloon Juice newly employed!
Open Thread
Well, I guess the day is not a total loss. New Chuck tonight.
Crazy
Is it really possible that Rielle Hunter thought that a photo of her in a dress shirt and panties sitting next to Barney and Kermit on her kid’s bed wouldn’t make GQ?
Hunter reportedly “cried for two hours” after she saw the pictures she deemed “repulsive” that accompanied the 10,000 word interview she did with GQ magazine, according to Barbara Walters.
I realize this isn’t a question of great importance, so consider this an open thread.
Don’t Let Up
I feel like I have been holding my breath for two months. It’s still a nail-biter.
Democratic leaders scrambled Sunday to pull together enough support in the House for a make-or-break decision on health-care reform later this week, expressing optimism that a package will soon be signed into law by President Obama despite a lack of firm votes for passage.
The rosy predictions of success, combined with the difficult realities of mustering votes, underscore the gamble that the White House and congressional Democrats are poised to make in an attempt to push Obama’s health-care plans across the finish line. The urgency of the effort illustrates growing agreement among Democratic leaders that passing the legislation is key to limiting damage to the party during this year’s perilous midterm elections.
[…] But Rep. James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the Democrats’ chief head-counter in the House, cautioned that the party has not yet found the 216 votes needed to win approval of the health-care bill passed by the Senate in December.
“We don’t have them as of this morning, but we’ve been working this thing all weekend,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I’m also very confident that we’ll get this done.”
Please do not sit around and hope that your Rep does the right thing. Pick up a phone and call. Even friendly Representatives will appreciate a break from the nonstop abuse from teabaggers and firebaggers.
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Guide for first-timers here.
***Update***
Nate Silver would bet on the bill. Barely. Get on the phone and pester someone.
BTW #2, the House is still livid at the Senate for dumping this in their lap. It will not hurt to assure your Reps that you’re also giving your Senators hell.
Early Morning Open Thread
Scott Meyer’s Basic Instructions is another great comic I’d never have discovered without my GoComics subscription…
Makes you feel better about Cole’s “support your local pet shelter” posts, eh?
CBS Sunday Morning
Kinda drizzly and overcast and just blah here.