Happy Thanksgiving
“It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are [...]

The mammography controversy, another good argument for the public option ~ BrianInNYC
I find it very interesting that in the controversy surrounding   the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation about when a woman should get  a mammogram it hasn’t occurred to anyone that this is a perfect example of why we need a public health care option.  As soon as the new suggested guidelines were released there [...]

Something to get you in the holiday mood!

Blogging the cloture vote ~ BrianInNYC
  cloture – The only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths of [...]

More weird GOP shit!
  Poll: Majority Of Republicans Don’t Think Obama Won 2008 Election   When Doug Hoffman blamed ACORN for his loss in the NY-23 special House election, he was apparently channeling the GOP base. A new Public Policy Polling survey found that a majority of Republican voters think that ACORN stole the presidential election for Barack Obama last [...]