In a shocking development, Peggy Noonan is accused of making “the most cliched, hackneyed assessments.” In this case, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was referring specifically to her take on health care reform. Watch.
Wingnut Congressman: Health Care Reform will be as dire as “Great War of Yankee Aggression.”
(ed.note: Yeeehhhaaaaw …)
Rep. John Boccieri (D-OH) switches from no to yes on health care reform.
Reporting on big votes like the health care bill in the House can quickly get amorphous and it’s easy to lose track of the fact that despite all the noise, the focus from the White House and House leadership is on less than two dozen members whose votes are genuinely in play.
Speaking in Moscow, Hillary Clinton calls the U.S. relationship with Israel “deep and broad, strong and enduring.” That and the day’s other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup.
Jon Stewart applies the Glenn Beck method of “journalism” and discovers that Sesame Street‘s Bert is actually … Hitler. Watch.
Even after a 40 minute meeting with the president yesterday, Rep. Lynch (D-MA) is still a no on Health Care Reform. Looking like a pretty likely primary challenge to come.
Shots from last night’s Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association dinner in DC:
Leadership is suggesting he’s still gettable. But Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) who represents South Boston and other suburbs just south of Boston released a statement this afternoon that not only said he planned to vote no but also said things that would seem to make it awfully hard to switch to yes. And this was just before he was scheduled to go meet one on one with President Obama. We’re not certain quite what’s up with Lynch. But we’re looking into it.