The idiocy

September 9, 2009 in Barack Obama, idiots and weasels, Montana, Montana Republicans, Politics, Regressives

by Pete Talbot You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can’t pick your relatives. Or something like that. Anyway, the photo and bullshit below comes from an email to my poor wife. A couple times a month she gets similar crap from (I’m glad to say) a very distant [...]

Open Thread on Obama’s Speech

September 9, 2009 in Barack Obama, Healthcare, Montana

by jhwygirl I missed 3/4 of it. My dog up and tried to kill himself, which involved 2 doctors, some hydrogen peroxide and plenty of reassurance that “he’ll probably just be real drowzy” and “keep him away from beer.” So anything ya’ll add will be more than what I saw. I hear he called for [...]

Is it Baucus’ “Wellpoint Plan”? or is it Wellpoint’s “Baucus Plan”?

September 9, 2009 in Healthcare, Max Baucus

by JC Consumer Watchdog calls the Baucus/Wellpoint Plan “Deregulation of State Consumer Protection Laws” It seems that Senator Max Baucus’ “Wellpoint Plan” has hit a snag as his framework was released yesterday, in a last ditch effort to recapture the limelight and lead on health care reform. Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake moved this story down [...]