Politics Plus

Yesterday I kept up to date with comments and returned all visits, except one.  Today is my volunteer day helping with a therapy group for former prisoners.  I’ll be behind until Friday.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

It took me 5:27.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

Wingnuttery is alive and well. Rush Limbaugh called Nancy Pelosi "Mullah Nancy Bin Pelosi".  Speaking of wing-nuts, Bunning dropped his hold, and the Senate passed the extension package.

A consumer group filed a lawsuit Monday against Anthem Blue Cross, accusing the insurer of raising rates to force members into policies with higher deductibles and lower benefits.Consumer Watchdog accuses Anthem of violating state law by failing to offer policyholders comparable coverage and minimize rate hikes after the company directs customers to alternative plans when closing out existing plans.

The Senate whip count on passing the public option by reconciliation is now 33. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) signed on.

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Happy hump day!

Yesterday I did a good job of moderating and applying to comments.  Only someone’s first comment here is moderated.  I also visited my entire blogroll spreading the word.  That’s a big blogroll, so I was moving faster than sound, faster than light, even faster than a Republican can lie.  I have to run errands today but think I can keep up.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

It took me 3:50.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

Canada won the gold medal in hockey yesterday, beating the US 3-2 in overtime.  Congrats to our Canadian friends.  It was one hell of a game!\

Cartoon:

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OGIM!!

Yesterday I did manage to get caught up replying to comments.  I spent the rest of the day working on website design for my nonprofit.  Today, I’ll just have to see what the day brings.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

It took me 4:06.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

Here’s an idea. Democrats should agree to not to use reconciliation in return for Republicans agreeing not to use the filibuster. Since both are political tactics occasioned by arcane Senate rules, it’s a fair trade.?  Fat chance, huh?

Gov. David A. Paterson ended his campaign for election on Friday amid crumbling support from his party and an uproar over his administration’s intervention in a domestic violence case involving a close aide.  While I cannot comment on his guilt or innocence, I consider his resignation a plus.

The average income reported by the 400 highest-earning U.S. households grew to almost $345 million in 2007, up 31 percent from a year earlier, Internal Revenue Service statistics show.  That shows that in 2007, the GOP’s only successful program, No Millionaire Left Behind, was working just as they intended.

Plus Humor:

The boys from Red State Update weigh in on the health care summit.

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What’s up for your weekend?

Yesterday I fell behind due to volunteer work and running errands.  Today is my volunteer day in the prison.  If time permits, I’ll try to do some catch-up before I leave.  Tomorrow’s posts may be late because I will return home late and exhausted tonight.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

It took me 3:45.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

Are democrats growing gonads?  Yesterday the Jobs Bill passed the Senate, and the House stripped the Health Insurance cartel of exemption from antitrust laws.

I had heard rumblings that Olympia snow had gotten her panties in a bunch over not being invited to the health care summit.  Obama Invited her, and she DECLINED.  He also invited Oregon’s Ron Wyden, who will attend.  Wyden has championed choice for health care consumers.

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty wants to repeal the federal law that requires ER treatment  regardless of ability to pay.

It seems that McConJob’s primary opponent has gender identity issues:

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Have a great day!