Longtime TPM readers may remember TPM Cafe’s Book Club. We’re pleased to re-introduce a version of that today with prolific and award-winning academic Larry J. Sabato as he promotes his new book, The Kennedy Half Century: The Presidency, Assassination, And Lasting Legacy Of John F. Kennedy. We kick off the week with Sabato’s piece on whether the Kennedy assassination was inevitable, with excerpts of the book to follow throughout the week Sabato will also be answering questions on Thursday at noon with readers, so be sure to tune in then.
Even as the Obamacare rollout stumbles, struggles on, Sahil Kapur focuses on a key point few are noticing. In their criticism, congressional Republicans are assuming the need to coverage people with pre-existing conditions, recision, life time limits and more. But they have no policy proposal to achieve any of those goals. It’s a good example of how Obamacare has now seemingly irrevocably changed the terms of the acceptable in Health Care policy debate. Read it here.
An Ohio Walmart is holding a Thanksgiving food drive for its own employees.
It’s like 30 degrees shy of an Onion article.