Never got to this when I wrote my first, ranty post, but here are my thoughts on the various arguments that healthcare reform (as signed into law today, OMG!) is unconstitutional. ( conservatives do not understand the constitution )

From TPM, because... I mean... SRSLY!?

John Hinderacker, arguably the most influential conservative blogger in the country ...

Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, ( Read more... )

Two conversations I had about the election in the last twenty-four hours.

1. The Stupid: ( Do I have to register every time? )

[BNL -- probably not the reference the Obama camp was going for, huh ( Read more... )

DUANE MALETSKI, SHARON LOPEZ, FRANCES M. ZICK, and all others similarly situated, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, and DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE

v.

MACOMB COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE

[...]

Republican operatives have announced that they will seek to strip the right to vote of individuals who reside ( Read more... )

Holy. Shit.

This is from the guy who advised McCain on health insurance.

But the [uninsured Americans] numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an ( Read more... )