The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

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Crowd urges congressman stand firm on Public Option

At a rally Sunday night in St. Louis, a crowd of about 1,500 people urged Congressman Russ Carnahan to push for inclusion of a Public Option, even as the congressman seemed to signal flexibility in his own voting options....

Because I WANT a government insurance plan

Teabaggers insist they have a right to keep their private insurance plan. They don't have to explain why. They don't justify it. They say it's their right. Their choice. They want private insurance, and that's that.So let me get this...

Cleaning Up The Message

1. A better name for the legislation:"The Health Care Improvement and Insurance Choices Act of 2009"Ditch Teddy's name because he wouldn't want his name to be used as another right-wing talking point against reform. He wasn't that vain and the...

What Obama Could Learn from Teddy

Trivia quiz:The lost child wanted only a home and family. The metal man wanted a vulnerable heart, and the straw man a reason for being.What essence of identity was the lion stalking?Courage.It was Teddy's answer, too. In the end, the...

God help me, I can't stop crying

I loved Teddy and the Kennedy clan. Despite obvious flaws, they represent all that is good about this country and liberalism -- a love of neighbor that refuses to measure human worth by net worth, that strives for a higher...

For Jack, Bobby, Eunice and now Teddy

Few addresses in American oratory have struck me as deeply as Sen. Edward Kennedy's eulogy for his brother Bobby. When he spoke of his beloved brother, he was speaking for all of us who were twice heartbroken by the assassination...

Martha's Vineyard in my mind

I'm following the prez's lead and taking a break for a few days to rest up for "Left Behind, Part 23: Health Care Armageddon."I've called McCaskill again today, blogged and taken out the trash. Check, check and double check.I suggest...

God's work

Where goes God when weakness stealsinto bones and blood and sinews of mortal fleshmade less than whole by time and chanceor broken steps in twisted ladders?Has the Unknowable taken leaveto care for His children only from afarwhere all-seeing eyes may...

A Crazy Plan, But It Just Might Work

I've gone from cheerleading for health care reform ... to angry frustration with the Right's domination of the message war ... to deep disillusion at President Obama's lack of public conviction for the Public Option ... to blaming the Left...

A LEMMINGS MARCH ON WASHINGTON

I didn't see anyone else from TPM at the H-CAN rally June 25th in Washington. I did see lots of union people, but turnout still wasn't over 7,000, tops.Even so, I didn't mind being selected to attend Healthcare Now!'s rally...

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Reader blogThe right to health care Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogWith all your strength, fight now Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogWhy I fight for universal health care - PLEASE REC! Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogTop 10 signs health care reform is NOT in trouble Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogBreak the logjam Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogPublic Option Advocates: Time to Come Home to Single Payer Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogGiving Harry hell Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogWhy Max Baucus is key Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogHelp TPM reps tell your healthcare story in DC - PLEASE COMMENT! Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogI miss Clearthinker Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogCalling Cpt. 'Trapper' John McIntyre, M.D. Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogRALLY TRIP: Wheels up Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogRIPPER'S DC TRIP: First Thoughts Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogRIPPER'S DC TRIP, Pt. 1: On a mission from God ... Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogRIPPER'S DC TRIP, Pt. 2: ... or waiting for Godot? Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogGeorge is getting angry!!! Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blog5 reasons to attend a town hall Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogBrain eaters: Alt media miss the story Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogCorporate Nazi Alien Poodle Porn Massacre Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogOf Rolling Hatred and Eternal War Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogThe Message Challenge - PLEASE REC! Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogPondering the bear shit Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogChain email this URL Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogIt ain't over till it's over Ripper014 years 2 months ago
Reader blogAudacity my ass, Mr. President Ripper014 years 2 months ago

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