Displaying 331 To 360 Of 485 Comments Well said! » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:12 pm I’ve had anger for all of them for years. Although, to be fair I’ve disliked Lieberman since the 90s. So I guess you have a point really. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:12 pm Honestly that particular part of it isn’t really phasing me. Normally it might, but now that the Public Option is out I’m sort of just watching this unfold without much anger. Lieberman used up every last ounce I had. 😐 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:58 pm co sign x1000 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:49 pm From Talking Points Memo Editors Blog Remember What The Fight Is About Harry Reid finally has his entire caucus on board for a health care reform bill. The 60-vote bar has been reached (until such time as Lieberman feels the spotlight drifting away, so who knows for sure). Truth be told, this sticking point on abortion coverage was a bigger deal than most people probably realized. It was a real threat to passage of a bill, so the agreement reached last night with a handshake and announced this morning is not mere window dressing. What were the elements of the compromise on abortion? We’re still learning the specifics, but Think Progress’ The Wonk Room is reporting that there’s language in the bill that expressly provides additional monies to Nebraska (Nelson’s state) for Medicaid funding. I’m not familiar enough with the legislative language or Medicaid funding mechanisms to confirm that’s what the provision is intended to do, but given Nelson’s publicly expressed concerns about reform’s impact on his state’s budget it certainly seems plausible. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) thinks so, too. In an entry on his Facebook page which he also tweeted, Cornyn links to the The Wonk Room post and acidly writes: “Apparently this was persuasive to Senator Nelson.” (Wry-humor points to ABC’s Jake Tapper, who tweets: “first time ive ever seen a Republican senator link to a ThinkProgress blog post.”) For my money, increased federal Medicaid subsidies for a particular state ranks pretty low along the spectrum of pork barrel politics. Is it good policy to single out one state for special treatment? Probably not. Does it amount to the sort of sleazy special interest politics that awards fat federal contracts to major campaign contributors? Hardly. For those who would equate the two, what planet do you live on? Reading through the comments on Cornyn’s Facebook page, you’d think Nelson had walked in through the front door of the Treasury building and stuffed his pockets with Ben Franklins on his way to the Caymans — or, as you’ll see below, had turned Christ over to the Romans: * “Wow, like 30 pieces of silver!” * “Sen. Nelson, word is you will sell your “yes” vote, and your credibility, for some Medicaid enhancements. If you chose to vote yes on this bill, know that you will have lost any credibility you may have had in the past for 30 pieces of silver. Thanks Judas.” * “Yes, Nelson is a man of his convictions, which he will gladly SELL to the highest bidder!” * “I’m sick of congress SELLING OUT the nation for their own selfish interest!!! Landrieu has done it, Nelson has done it. I say vote every last one of you out of office!!!!! You are destroying the nation!” That last one is what got me. His own “selfish interest”? Trying to secure more money to help his state pay for health care for poor people? Really? It is just like the recriminations Landrieu received for bargaining for more federal dollars for her home state, and equally mystifying. Well, mystifying is overstating it. Equally dismaying. I guess poor Americans should be thankful that the health care system is so badly broken that middle class voters and corporate employers are affected, because clearly they’d be getting no relief otherwise. When a significant segment of the country considers health care funding for the poor to be on par with bribery, and finds a comfortable home in one of the major political parties, we still have a lot of work left to do.
» Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:47 pm From Thing Progress The Wonk Room » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:40 pm I share your concerns. Indeed, even now as we approach the end I am wondering what the real result will be. My hope is that for all that may go wrong there will be some good that comes from this. I have to say that my head still tells me this bill isn’t the right one to pass, but my heart still thinks about the people who might receive some benefit from this. I’ve not been this torn about something in a long while. Ultimately I wanted to stress that no matter who we are, or where we fall within this debate, let’s try to remember the voices of those who are praying for help. I do hope they find it. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:20 pm I messed up on the link. 😛 Hehe. Sowwie. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:12 pm If there was any doubt about whether or not the president might sign it, it’s gone now. Not that it’s a big surprise honestly. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:11 pm Hey I think this one meant me. LOL
Tiffany LeRoux TO ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR OBAMA THIS PAST YEAR, YOU ARE ALL MORONS AND PRICKS. I DO NOT USE THOSE TERMS LIGHTLY!!! I HOPE YOU ARE ALL FREAKING HAPPY, YOU WANTED HIM NOW ENJOY HIM AND EVERYTHING HE IS DOING!!!
*does her best Sally Field* » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:02 pm Something I may not have conveyed effectively is that I too feel rather torn about this. From an idealistic perspective I don’t like this bill at all. From a practical perspective I honestly don’t know when we will be able to pass legislation like this again. Nevertheless, I still worry that it will cause more problems than it will solve. 🙁 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 11:57 am This one is my favorite: Donna Mock LaBorde 95% of Congress needs to go. Satan has infiltrated Congress » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 11:52 am To tell you the truth I’m still feeling this bill is redo, but I wanted to make the point that even though I may feel that way the reality is there are those who desperately need help who really should have a say in this. Ultimately we don’t really have a say in the matter. That’s been made clear. 🙁 From the Wall Street Journal: » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 11:49 am From Talking Points Memo: Reid Confident He Has 60 Votes To Pass Health Care Reform In order to secure the support of all 58 Democrats, and both independents who caucus with his party, Reid had to make significant concessions to centrists, including eliminating the public option, and tightening the language restricting federal funds from paying for abortion. He also apparently had to guarantee that the federal government would cover the entire cost of expanding Medicaid in the state of Nebraska–home to Sen. Ben Nelson. Reid insisted today that this Medicaid agreement, contained in the manager’s amendment was a “small part” of winning Nelson’s support for the legislation, but it’s indicative of the sort of political trading that was necessary for Democratic leadership to win unanimous support for the legislation from the caucus. And it seems to have worked. Reid will need his caucus to stay united for the next several days, and possibly into next month if a health care reform package is to become law. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) told reporters this afternoon that unless the timeline for passage is lengthened into January, she’ll likely support a filibuster of the bill. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 11:40 am Yep! From Politico: Democrats strike health care deal » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 11:36 am “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. ” – FDR » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 9:32 am Rashomon 3: Eleven views of Copenhagen deal Either that or they’ve been reading Huffy lately. 😉 Hahaha! » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:51 pm If you start trying to justify the Iraq invasion then you should worry. 😉 Until then you’re fine. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:28 pm From Think Progress: » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 10:20 am From Politico:
Jim Inhofe gets cool reception in Denmark COPENHAGEN » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 10:14 am KQ honey, check your email again… trust me 😉 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 6:28 am That was a very effective way to illustrate just how the media is anything but “liberal.” » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:18 am I missed the Vox Populi. 🙁 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 12:30 am Friday Night at the Planet 12-18-09 Well, in case I’m not able to make a contribution later.
» Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 1:12 pm Marriage equality is now legal in the nation’s capital. Palemoon is a friend of mine. She is the sort of gal who can disagree without being disagreeable. I sent her an email recently too… if you happen to see her would you tell her that I (ladybastet) did so? 🙂 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:29 am That reminds me… you never emailed me about Golden Dawn things. 😉 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:27 am Cinderella, Cinderella, night and day it’s Cinderella… » Posted By Scheherazade On December 19, 2009 @ 1:26 am First, here’s the easiest way to explain the moniker and hopefully offer you a way around spelling out Scheherazade. If it helps just call me “Persian Princess.” 😀 That would be fine with me even though I’m really Irish. 😛 Hehe. As for the other matter, yes that is quite difficult. However, you’re words remind me of something I used to post on Huffy. Perhaps you will enjoy reading it now. 🙂 The GOP expects to be reelected after all their failures over not just the last 8 years, but from the years of Nixon to this very day. The GOP expect to have equal time on news programs while complaining they don’t get enough time despite they’re views having been largely REJECTED by the public. The GOP claims to be against big gov but CHOSE to go to war against Iraq despite the fact that they did NOTHING to us. The GOP supports deregulation despite it being the very thing that has caused us our current economic woes. The GOP says that “government IS the problem” and then proceeds to say that government should be in charge of our reproductive rights and whom we should and should not marry. The GOP screams for bipartisanship but never gives it a second thought when they are in power. The GOP claims that liberals are the true racists while openly working against allowing for opportunities and advancements for minorities. I could go on and on and on. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 1:27 pm 🙂 » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 1:04 pm There are people I still need to talk to on Huffy, but otherwise the only reason I get annoyed is because I can’t stand to let troll lies go unanswered. 😛 Hehe. » Posted By Scheherazade On December 18, 2009 @ 12:40 pmComments Posted By Scheherazade
So Ben Nelson is in.
I guess this means they hate! They really hate us!
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seems confident that he has the 60 votes he’ll need to pass health care reform. Asked by a reporter at a press conference moments ago whether his caucus is united to end a filibuster of his bill, Reid joked, “seems like it!”
Senate Democrats announced a deal Saturday morning on a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation
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