Pittsburgh Progressive Examiner

MoveOn says strengthen the horrible Senate bill.

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:25:26 -0700

Boy, I sure hope this works. We have a sorta decent House bill and a really bad senate bill--which some people suggest is what the White House wanted all along.Here's MoveOn's suggestions how to strengthen the bill in conference.Dear MoveOn member,&n...

A year ago this President Barack Obama toon would have been racist. Now, not so sure.

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:39:35 -0700

ITEM: You know, a year ago, I would have thought showing President Obama as a waiter who served special interests kind of racist. Now, it seems kind of accurate. From Lloyd Dangle who's been on a roll as of late.

New Bold Progressives ad that proves that Obama campaigned on the public option.

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:24:13 -0700

If you want to read reasons as to why President Obama lied when he said he didn't campaign on the public option you can read my post here or you can read Jane Hamsher here. But what if you can't read? I feel your pain.Can you at least watch this Bold...

Note to Oliver Willis: Actually, President Obama did stab us in the back on the public option.

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:34:21 -0700

Secondary Barack Obama apologist Oliver Willis (Booman is the primary Barack Obama apologist and I have to admit he's very good at it) says nobody ever claimed that President Barack Obama was a progressive and this "he stabbed us in the back mem...

Why won't a woman House Speaker and Democratic women senators fight for choice?

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:22 -0700

Digby says that health care reform could be in trouble over choice. Here's what's on her site:You know that I think House liberals can probably be browbeaten into voting for almost any bill that contains a generous Medicaid expansion. But the a...

As one of those 30 million lucky duckies who would get "subsidies": Please kill the senate bill.

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:30:25 -0700

As someone who works part time and would probably qualify from the "subsidies": I don't support the Senate bill for reasons I'll probably list later. Furthermore, I trust the people who have come out against the Senate Bill more than ...

How to negotiate like a democrat (part two) and mandating the homeless to pay rent.

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:02:38 -0700

I'm still working on a bigger piece but I have to take care of some personal business this morning. In the meantime, here's something that I may have published before but it looks like it need republishing. Its sort of related to this. Same are...

How to Negotiate (For Health Care, Jobs, Bankruptcy Reform, etc) Like the DNC in toon form.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:48:19 -0700

I'm very disappointed in the health care reform bill that's been defanged by Joe Lieberman. I'll be writing about that later. But I think the problem is how the democrats have negotiated from the start.You have to come to the conclusion that DNC lead...

Is Jane Hamsher's new campaign against Joe Lieberman's wife out of bounds?

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:37:36 -0700

This is Jane Hamsher's newest pro public option campaign.Hi Philip,Yesterday Senator Joe Lieberman pledged to vote against the current health care bill. This should surprise no one; his intent has been to kill the bill from day one.What should surpr...

Why Richard Dawkins is a mean ol' atheist. (Church's birth control policy hurts Africa...)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:41:21 -0700

Abstinence based birth control policies--largely found to be worthless and born out of the almost infinite arrogance of various church doctrines--are now doing harm in Africa. We can once again thank the worst president ever George Bush.From McClatch...

December 11th or your day in Senatorial Candidate Joe Sestak News.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:37:45 -0700

This is from the Joe Sestak campaign. Yes I support Joe Sestak over Arlen Specter.First there's this: Sestak vs Specter VI Renewing our Economy and Revitalizing Pennsylvania Due to a failure of accountability and oversight,...

This is a Tiger Woods free zone except for this one thing...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:18:40 -0700

Look, I do serious news around here. No car crashes or weather channel around here. That's why you won't see me writing about Tiger Woods, except for the Tiger Woods Slowjam Remix here:

The public option is not dead and here are several ways to keep fighting for it.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:56:18 -0700

Reports on the death of the public option have been wildly exagerated. Unfortunately, as the late Frank Zappa once commented on the death of jazz, the public option does smell a little funny..The key is what the House does. It looks like a strong rob...

Early reports about the Senate Health Compromise are not good. Public option status unclear.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:56:19 -0700

Early reports from sources I trust are telling me that the Senate health care compromise that trades away the public option for a medicare/medicaid buy in isn't very good. I suppose it could be good if you negotiated for something that was better. Bu...

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Joe Sestak gets big Barney Frank endorsement.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:35:00 -0700

I'll just quote this from the Daily Kos:Yet Frank may be the first elected Congressional Democrat to endorse Sestak, which is significant. Republicans have been riven for months between the establishment, and teabagger insurgents like Sen. Jim DeMint...

Where a usually tame newspaper strip cartoon nails the Definition of a Conservative.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:02:12 -0700

ITEM: This is from the evolved Jorn Barger's weblog, a term that he coined but got no money for, which uses a new Google tool called Google Reader. It's a Sunday toon from what looks to be a tame newspaper strip that I have...

Your Sunday Atheism Links

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:55:04 -0700

First up: Jesus and Mo. This cartoon, and I say this rarely, has been confirmed by a recent study. Turns out that your personal beliefs about the reality of the world and your God's tend to coincide. It's not luck.Two: From Pharyrngula and I can test...

Random Progressive Link: Beaver County Activists Openly Plot Jason Altmire's Demise.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:43:16 -0700

Here's a new feature. This is from a blog called Beaver County Blue. But the question is: who do we get to run against him.A group of twenty-seven Democratic Party activists met on Saturday morning at the Shaler Township library to discuss their shar...

Jane Hamsher says we have to put the pressure on Harry Reid to push reconciliation.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:25:51 -0700

Jane Hamsher is raising money to run ads in Harry Reids home state. I think I've got an extra 10 bucks laying around. Here's what she sent me:Hi Philip -I need your help right now - word on the Hill is that Harry Reid is trying to cut a deal fo...

Sign (yet another) petition asking for an up or down vote on the public option.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:45:29 -0700

I think I might have already signed this petition but I'll sign it again. I still think reconciliation is the way to go but we'll see. Related: This is a bad sign. More related: Slinkerwinks says keep fighting and calling for the public option.Here's...