Today, Time’s Mark Halperin posted a rant written by an anonymous “Close Observer of the Health Care Debate” who thinks that “ObamaCare Is/Might be in Deep Doodoo.” Halperin calls this “Essential Reading.”
First off, turning over Serious website to an anonymous source is irresponsible, even for a Serious Journalist. For all I know, it could’ve been some [...]

If you’ve woken up today, you know that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Prize. I don’t really understand why he was awarded it, but the idea that this is a sure loss for the White House is so stupid I can’t believe our mindless mainstream media would say it.
In fact, it’s a win for [...]

If the first day of the SEC’s Securities Lending and Short Sale Roundtable and today’s list of panelists are any indication, the SEC has no intention of curbing naked short selling.
Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi writes:
“What’s interesting about this round table is that virtually none of the invited speakers represent shareholders or companies that might be [...]

Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas continues to post the results of Research 2000 polls commissioned by Daily Kos that test support for a misleadingly defined public option.
The survey asks respondents: “Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?”
This language does not accurately [...]

A day before his formal rebuke by the House, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) continued to raise funds off of his blatant display of disrespect during President Obama’s address to Congress.
“My outburst during the president’s speech was poor timing, and for that I have personally apologized to the president himself,” Wilson wrote in a Sept. 14 [...]

Organizing for America has dropped the demand for the public option from their open letter to members of Congress. As recently as Sept. 11, the letter featured on OFA’s Health Care Action Center stated that health care reform must:
“Guarantee choice - Every American must have the freedom to choose their plan and doctor - including [...]

George Will’s Newsweek column on “Why No One Believes Obama” is the best ever.
He writes, “[Obama's] incessant talking cannot combat what it has caused: An increasing number of Americans do not believe that he believes what he says.” Does he back this up? No, but he writes it, and he’s a MSM journalist who blindly [...]

Happy Labor Day! I will return from my week-long hiatus from posting shortly. I’ve been exceptionally busy - I’m getting reacclimated to living in D.C., adjusting to a new apartment, and taking classes. I’ve also recently become a fellow at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. I couldn’t have joined at a better time - the [...]

Gov. Charlie Crist has bucked all wisdom and tapped George LeMieux to fill Florida’s open Senate seat. The LeMieux pick makes sense on paper - he’s the closest ally Crist has and is willing to act as a placeholder - but the decision in reality is both reckless and misguided.
LeMieux can expect to face many [...]

Ted Kennedy, the Senate’s “liberal lion” and a champion of progress, has passed away at age 77. His leadership and compassion will be missed.