In which I defend Fox News
So, everyone seems to be jumping to the conclusion that since Fox News did not immediately publish a rambling letter sent by a former Ensign staffer that made incendiary allegations against Ensign,...
View ArticleGE got Olbermann to stop criticizing O'Reilly and Fox?
According to the New York Times, the corporate honchos at GE recently instructed MSNBC generally and Olbermann specifically to stop attacking Bill O'Reilly and Fox News. It seems that O'Reilly's...
View Article"The Informant!" advertised on Glenn Beck
I was all set to see "The Informant!" starring Matt Damon this weekend. But, I just saw "The Informant!" advertised on Glenn Beck.No more.I will not see, and will boycott, "the Informant!"(This is...
View ArticleSEIU will support HCR without a public option
Ignore all the Politico.com opinionating and bloviating in the linked article, and focus on the direct quote of SEIU's number 2 official, which speaks for itself:
View ArticleRahm Emmanuel Abandons Netroots Nation Auction
Our favorite Democratic 'svengali', Rahm Emanuel, just said that he didn't think the Netroots Nation auction would make any money in spite of dozens of bids by enterprising Kossacks on really cool...
View ArticleEPIC CONFUSION: opt out of the PO bad for red states?
So there have been a series of diaries assessing the new public option compromise floated, allowing States to opt out of the public option if they so choose.Thereisnospoon has eloquently stated the...
View ArticleLieberman "inclined" to vote for cloture on HCR
"Probably"good news from the blogosphere's BFF:U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., whose vote could be crucial to breaking an expected GOP filibuster on health care legislation, Thursday said he...
View ArticleABC News Breaking: Senate HCR likely to include Public Option
Best news I've heard in weeks. Reid is allegedly confident that he has 60 votes for a public option in the health care bill:I am told that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leaning toward including...
View ArticleBreaking Confirmed: Reid to back Public Option with Opt Out
The moment we've been waiting for is here:Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will announce his support for establishing a government-run health-insurance program that would allow individual states to...
View ArticleBreaking: Lieberman would filibuster Senate HCR Bill
Well that's that. Lieberman is saying, as clearly as it could possibly be said, that he will stop the current Senate HCR bill from becoming law by voting against cloture if it were presented for a...
View ArticleStop Lieberman: Pass a "Sore Loser" Law in Connecticut!
According to Talking Points Memo:Lieberman is apparently planning to run for reelection in 2012. Will Lieberman run for reelection as a Democrat? He is keeping his options open:As for whether he would...
View ArticleBREAKING: Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 race!!!
WTF???!!!Dede Scozzafava (R) announced "that she is suspending her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and releasing all her supporters," the Watertown Daily Times reports."The state...
View ArticleList of Eshoo Amendment Supporters and Opponents
The Eshoo amendment on Biologics has split Democrats and Republicans. James Glassman (a Republican and head of the George W. Bush institute) and Henry Waxman oppose the amendment, while Howard Dean...
View ArticleDoes Daily Kos Need to Change Its FAQ?
According to the FAQ linked to on the front page of this site:
View ArticleConfirmed: Daily Kos is boycotting Barack Obama
Although Kos for some reason didn't seem willing to confirm it himself, there is no doubt that "Daily Kos" is boycotting Barack Obama.Kos says:
View ArticleBreaking Twitter: Markos says BIG news coming!!
On twitter just now, Markos says:Holy shit -- big news coming tomorrow or Wednesday. GOOD news, for a change. And yes, I'll remain annoyingly vague about it. http://twitter.com/...So what do we think...
View ArticleCalling Harry Reid a "Crook." Good Idea?
Questions for Kossaks:Do you believe Harry Reid is a "crook"?Do you think it's productive to call "Harry Reid" a "crook" if you are trying to improve the health care bill?Even if you, in good faith,...
View ArticleTo those who want to kill the HCR bill, what is your Plan B?
So it's clear that a large percentage of Kossacks agree with Howard Dean and Markos Moulitsas that Senate Democrats should kill the current version of the Senate Health Care Reform bill. (Disclosure: I...
View ArticleJane Hamsher appeared on Fox & Friends this morning [UPDATE]
I did not see it myself, so I won't characterize her appearance. I'll let those who saw it report what they saw in comments. (I've read others who report that she advocated killing the Senate HCR Bill...
View ArticleWe could lose the Health Care Bill in Massachusetts!
Whoa. Did you know that the Massachusetts Senate special election to replace Ted Kennedy is scheduled for January 19?A pro-Health care Democrat (Paul Kirk) is in the seat now. He is the 60th vote in...
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