From an approving Associated Press: HHS Sebelius exhorts insurers to get on board By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (AP) March 10, 2010 WASHINGTON —
Humorist Bill Geerhart wrote a serious of letters to famous and infamous people in the voice of “his inner child, 10-year-old Billy.”
Thomas Friedman, who has over the years earned both enmity from the Right for his criticisms of the Iraq War and derision from the Left by his
A series of loosely-related threads at memeorandum provide a fascinating insight into the American legislative process. David Herszenhorn and
From Onion News Network, a spoof of the formula for cable TV news filler segments. The language is rather saltier than typical here, most of
A Rasmussen survey earlier this week showed former Rep. Scott McInnis (R) leading Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) in the Colorado governor
Republican polling firm The Tarrance Group, in conjunction with the Start Over! Coalition (which appears to be an anti-ObamaCare group) has
Retiring Rep. Patrick Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat, is clearly upset with the media's morbid fascination with Tickle-Me-Massa. He feels that
Not to beat a dead horse, but Republicans continue to write ominous memos and give cryptic quotes about the political danger House Democrats face
Al Gore will not be happy. A new Gallup survey shows that 48% of Americans' now say the seriousness of global warming is "generally exaggerated."
This is just a gut feeling, but...is the health care debate turning in the Democrats' direction? Some data points: the insane rise in health care
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza --Vice President Biden gave a speech at Tel Aviv University today, a tricky balancing act after Israel's
Third time's the charm? Dino Rossi nearly won the governorship in Washington in 2004, only to see Christine Gregoire inch ahead after a series of
On national television this past Sunday Dan Rather said that despite being "articulate," President Obama ""couldn't sell watermelons if you gave
The final tallies are in for the Gubernatorial race in New Jersey last year. Jon Corzine outspent Chris Christie two-to-one the primary and
Once the democratic process is corrupted, the scourge cannot be contained. You see, change isn’t always bad, and standing still can mean
As the Massa implosion fades, Capitol Hill returns today to health care reform with both chambers considering obscure parliamentary procedures in
President Obama said the following about health care on March 3: Every argument has been made. Everything there is to say about health care has
Jon Stewart poked fun last night at Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell and Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. UPDATE: The Governor has issued
It was an odd scene. There was Karen Ignagni, head of the health insurance lobby, introducing President Obama's Health and Human Services
Rasmussen's latest numbers in New Hampshire (500 LVs, 3/8, MoE +/- 4.5%) show Rep. Paul Hodes (D) continues to trail against two of his potential
Did it really get this ugly that fast? A second poll in as many days, this time from Insider Advantage for the Florida Times-Union, shows Marco
No tickling here that we know of, but an important reminder that there is another member, Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada, who is under
Delaware Republicans got a shot of good news earlier this week when a multimillionaire businesswoman named Michele Rollins announced she was
Our colleague Alex Altman files this story from the Commonwealth. Freshman Democrat Tom Perriello, a loyal party warrior who stuck his neck out
At Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, co-editor of Dissent Michael Walzer writes Missing the Movement: This is an incrementalist time, and the