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Rep. Kissell's vote against health care "has enraged fellow Democrats" back home

The people who elected Larry Kissell last November aren't happy with Rep. Larry Kissell:Fueled by the liberal grass roots, Democrat Larry Kissell stitched together a winning message about jobs and...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: bad dems, 2010 elections
Surprise! Even if he gets anti-abortion language, Dem. Sen. Nelson now wants to let states opt-out

Appeasement never works. If you show weakness, your enemies will take advantage of it. The Lieberman cave was just the latest in a long string. And Ben Nelson learned his lesson well. He's going...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: health care
Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning. There's one week til Christmas and still no Senate health care bill. That long-awaited CBO score hasn't appeared. And, Ben Nelson has taken the spotlight away from Joe Lieberman. Now,...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
China blocks Copenhagen agreement, for now

The US stepped up yesterday with the $100 billion pledge which had to increase pressure on China. (Whether the US can follow through with that money in Congress is a big question market.) China has...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: environment
British bankers lobby to avoid 50% tax

My first reaction was that it's all a bit too late. Why did they have to wait so long to come to such a position? Then again, raising four times the amount does have its benefits during these tough...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: uk, banks
In other words, they'll respect you when they fear you

What I've been arguing all along.

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: health care
What a surprise! Even if he gets anti-abortion language, Dem. Sen. Nelson now wants to let states o

Appeasement never works. If you show weakness, your enemies will take advantage of it. The Lieberman cave was just the latest in a long string. And Ben Nelson learned his lesson well. He's going...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
GOP actually trying to cut off funds to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

That's just suicidal.

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: gop extremism, military
Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Dem base is "angry, infuriated, heartbroken - this is not the 'change' we vo

Crooks and Liars has the transcript.

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: health care
Franken basically tells Lieberman to STFU

You have to understand a bit of US Senate procedure to fully appreciate this. No one, ever, objects to someone taking just one more minute to finish their speech. I've never seen it in 20 years in...

Started in AMERICAblog News • 6 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: joe lieberman, fun stuff, health care
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