In the interest of fairness, I thought that I should include a link to this new piece by Robert Reich. Reich, unlike Dean, and some of the other people I’ve been quoting here lately, thinks that the current version of the healthcare bill being considered in the Senate would be worth passing. Here’s a clip: […]
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Robert Reich thinks the healthcare bill would be an improvement, but just barely
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged healthcare reform, Medicare, reconciliation, Robert Reich, the public option 23 Comments
A whistle blower and a bitch slap
Via DailyKos and Firedoglake.
Posted in Politics Also tagged Al Franken, CIGNA, healthcare reform, Joe Lieberman, Keith Olbermann, Wendell Potter, whistle blower 6 Comments
This is what Obama wanted, and it needs to fail
For what it’s worth, I think Glenn Greenwald and Russ Feingold are probably right when they say that we shouldn’t lay all the blame for what happened with regard to healthcare reform at the feet of Joe Lieberman. Much of the blame, as Glenn points out in his recent article on Salon, belongs with Obama. […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged Glenn Greenwald, healthcare reform, Howard Dean, insurance, Joe Lieberman, Medicare, Obama, Russ Feingold, Salon, the public option 27 Comments