Sen. Harkin says he’s surprised to hear Sen. Lieberman’s claim that the White House didn’t lobby him on the Public Option.
Did you know senate Republicans voted against filibustered the new defense appropriations bill (aka funding for the troops) to help slow down health care reform?
All other things being equal, the progress of the health care reform debate is looking good for me personally because I had invested heavily in futures contracts on cross-party histrionic nonsense.
McCain: Kennedy would have been bummed by the party line vote on health care (that we Republicans were committed to ensuring.)
Michael Steele and Tea Party svengali Dick Armey hold conference call to announce that GOP is the party of Tea.
GOPers say use every last means to delay vote, keep up with the middle of the night votes right until Xmas Eve.
Sen. Whitehouse predicts a “day of judgement” for the GOP’s “desperate, no-holds-barred mission of propaganda, falsehood obstruction and fear” on health care reform. See the video.
MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan just apologized on the air for his outburst last week while interviewing Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
From TPM Reader DY …
With all the (rightful) recriminations among supporters of health care reform about Nelson and Lieberman, the person who hasn’t come in for nearly enough scorn is Olympia Snowe.