Soooo, which side of history is Hurry Up and Wait Harry on now?

Wasn’t it just the other day that Harry Reid was roasting obstructionist Republicans for delaying a historic vote on health care takeover legislation? [...] Read the rest »

Obama's approach to the presidency, and whether he's a liberal

I think Ezra misses the point:But though Obama's program is quite liberal, he doesn't seem to care much how it's achieved. A public option would be nice, but if it's not there, then that's fine, too....

Hey, Jan Schakowsky: Stop scaring people

Yesterday, President Obama lectured the GOP to “stop trying to frighten the American people.” [...] Read the rest »

Public option opponents should make up the $25bn now lost

An exellent point from Ezra Klein:According to the Congressional Budget Office, even the weak public option would have saved $25 billion over 10 years. As part of the compromise, shouldn't the...

WH spokesman Gibbs says President did everything he could to push for public option, then refuses t

From today's White House press briefing:Q Would he rather have had a public option -- MR. GIBBS: You know, you ask me if the President would rather have won the lottery. It's an interesting...