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Our Government at Work: Republicans Pitch Hissy Fits
Sigh.  Hissy fits?  OK.  Whatever. What else is new in GOP fantasy land? As we know, the vast majority of the American people want health care reform.  AARP, the American Medical Association, among many other organizations, support health care reform as proposed by the U.S. House.   After a month or two of teabagging events, orchestrated town hall hate fests, all fueled by bused in protesters by Dick Armey and other self-serving greed mongers, i.e. the owners of Koch... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Conversion of Convenience: The Revealing Truth Behind the Planned Parenthood Director Conversion
After being involved with Planned Parenthood for eight years, either as a volunteer or as an employee, Abby Johnson suddenly resigned this week and joined the Coalition for Life. So why would someone who had dedicated so much of their life working for reproductive rights suddenly not only change their views on abortion but on the complete scope of reproductive rights? After conducting an investigation and interviewing several sources it has become clear that this was not a spiritual... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Uninsured Dead in Texas, District by District
Today, in the U.S. Congress, while Republican lawmakers teabagged outside the Capitol with the manipulated, misled and mostly racist and ignorant teabaggers who associate health care reform with the Jewish Holocaust of World War II(??!!!), fascism, Nazis, concentration camps, Hitler, McCarthy, and God knows what else, Alan Grayson spoke the truth on the House floor. Grayson is hard at work for the people he represents.   Unfortunately for far too many Texans, our lawmakers are either too... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

FOX , Palin and the Teabaggers Lost NY-23
Jed Lewison over at Daily Kos did a brilliant job of piecing together a video montage of FOX Fixed New's coverage of the NY-23 race. Get out the popcorn and enjoy the show. If it is unbalanced and biased, it is FOX. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I have news for John Cornyn and Pete Sessions
This morning when I unfolded the front page of the Houston Chronicle the headline GOP begins to show signs of resurgence hit me in the face. Really? A Republican resurgence? I guess the fact that much of his N.J. constituency viewed Corzine as arrogant, corrupt and the dude who saddled his constituents with high property taxes while at the same time has strong ties to the thieves of all thieves, Goldman Sachs, had nothing to do with his loss. And let's ignore the fact that Wall. St. and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]