Remember how we were talking yesterday about how, thanks in large part to Republican Senator Jeff “I Think I May Have Located My Vestigial Backbone” Flake, there was going to be an FBI investigation into the charges of sexual abuse against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? Well, the more time that passes, the more it […]
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The White House ties the hands of the FBI, severely limiting the scope of the Kavanaugh investigation
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Schiff, binge drinking, Brett Kavanaugh, call to action, Christine Blasey Ford, confirmation hearings, Deborah Ramirez, Don McGahn, Donald Trump, FBI, Jeff Flake, Kamala Harris, Leland Keyser, Maine, Mark Judge, obstruction of justice, PJ Smyth, sexual assault, Supreme Court, Susan Collins, whitewashing, Yale 32 Comments
This is how public health care ends…. (or maybe not!)
When historians look back and wonder what happened to American democracy, they won’t have to look too hard for examples. Here’s a great one from just a few minutes ago, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, where Republicans are running down the clock before casting their votes to kill Obamacare. Senator Patty Murray asks […]
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Clayton Williams, health care reform, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Enzi, Obamacare, Patty Murray, relax and enjoy it, Senate, skinny repeal, Susan Collins, Trumpcare 5 Comments
Elizabeth Warren and Bowzer…. starting day two at Netroots Nation
I’m incredibly frustrated. I’m seeing a lot of good stuff at the Netroots Nation conference, but, unfortunately, technical difficulties have been thwarting me at every turn. I thought that I was being sufficiently cautious when I packed two cameras, but, now that I’m here, neither seems to be working. My old Flip camera is refusing […]
Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Bill McKibbon, Bowzer, Daily Kos, Democracy for America, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Schneiderman, Jim Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Jon Bauman, Markos Moulitsas, Netroots Nation, Providence, recall, Scott Walker, Sha Na Na, Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin, Woodstock, Zach Wahls 6 Comments