Displaying 1,021 To 1,050 Of 3,698 Comments Republicans “Deem and Pass” the Hypocrisy on Healthcare Reform Bill I heard today that some dems actually think the public is against this reform. They’ve bought into the Tea Party protests and the conservative noise machine. I suppose it’s possible for a House member to be that addle brained, but it’s still surprising. » Posted By nellie On March 16, 2010 @ 2:51 pm Coalition of Church and State – Part 3 The Players and Organizations 😆 😆 » Posted By nellie On March 22, 2010 @ 3:50 pm Sue — the first Black president and the first woman Speaker made this happen! Must be driving the good ol’ boy network to distraction. » Posted By nellie On March 22, 2010 @ 3:43 pm There’s no video to this one, javaz — it’s just a photo. I think your story makes a perfect caption! » Posted By nellie On March 18, 2010 @ 7:06 am Posted by a friend on facebook today: » Posted By nellie On March 17, 2010 @ 4:08 pm You’ll have much better conversations, here. Welcome! HP isn’t a bad news aggregator, but the comment section is getting really toxic. Most comment sections these days are getting bad. But here, you can actually talk about a topic. » Posted By nellie On March 18, 2010 @ 7:19 pm You know what Barack should do — when one of these clowns interrupts him, he should just sit back and let them talk until they’re exhausted. And then he should say, “Is there still time for me to answer the question?” If they talk the entire hour, let them do it. Better than fighting to be heard over these knuckleheads. » Posted By nellie On March 18, 2010 @ 8:27 am This looks like one of those Google Ads. HP runs a lot of those — they’re randomly generated, but they tend to be right wing propaganda. I remember during the general election, there were a lot of Google Ads on HP supporting John McCain. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 4:32 pm It’s not silly at all. It’s one of the most important things progressive think tanks should be doing — framing the discussion. Language is so important, and the corporate folks are experts. They have the marketing experience, the money, the research. They know what they’re doing. And they’ve left We the People in the dust as far as messaging is concerned. That was another potential project I thought PPOV could think about — sound bite development. » Posted By nellie On March 12, 2010 @ 10:30 am I’ve been sending emails everywhere — tv, radio, print — including that long list of accomplishments, and telling people that the constant bashing only discourages everyone, drives them away from the polls, and keeps them from getting engaged. Not the way to get the agenda passed. I think a lot of people have been doing the same thing. » Posted By nellie On March 12, 2010 @ 9:43 am imo, it’s not too long, it’s just perfect. Getting out ahead of the curve in terms of issues is not so hard. We know what the agenda is — we just have to start supporting it — explaining the benefits and advocating for the vote — before the media can get its hands on it. The tough part, it seems to me, is how to do that. How do we get a soundbite like “death panels” into the public discourse when it’s not corporation-friendly? » Posted By nellie On March 12, 2010 @ 9:41 am Why did this conversation become personal? That’s what I don’t understand. “Not enough change for you.” “I’m not a part of your movement.” “My definition of progressive..” I don’t know where this comes from. But I would suggest taking a look at this link: Ideas and Movements, 19th century The hostility is what I don’t understand. And what i’m trying to avoid here. Without much success, apparently. » Posted By nellie On March 12, 2010 @ 7:06 am You’re reading a lot into my comments that just isn’t there. You said I was using my own definition. I wasn’t. So I responded to that point. And where did you get the notion that I was saying my definition of progressive is going to spread in this country? I never brought up such a thing. Although I have to say, most of the tenets of the Progressive Movement are popular and many are taken for granted now where they were not when originally proposed. What in my comments merits the term “rigid?” What’s rigid about anything I’ve said — other than you disagree with something that I’m saying. How are you any less rigid than I am in that case? I’m sensing anger with anyone who questions the health care bill in any way, so I’m going to leave this exchange with this — I’ve always supported passing the senate bill, but I don’t say that to mollify in any way. Only to clarify. I really don’t know where this response is coming from. I cannot seem to have any kind of discussion on this board lately. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 11:40 pm K, I’m sorry but there is such a thing as the Progressive Movement. It’s a historical movement with principles and an agenda. This isn’t my made up definition. This is based on political history. And whether you think I’m being too purist or not frankly doesn’t relate to the basic founding principles of the movement. Disagreeing with this president is not a crime. You will be hard pressed to find a stronger supporter than I am. But where he’s centrist, he’s centrist. That’s just the political fact of it. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 10:21 pm Cher, what I like best about this article is the point you make about citizens leading the agenda. Obama told us again and again that his election was not the change — it was the CHANCE for change. He told us that real change would be our responsibility. And as soon as he was inaugurated, many people forgot that part of his message. We are all too satisfied to go to the polls every two to four years and then sit back and let things happen, rather than driving the agenda. I especially like this: One way to influence Obama and his Administration is to speak » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 10:12 pm But the point is how to correct failing schools. And testing doesn’t help us do that. Yet testing is what the accountability movement relies on. It’s not enough to say failing schools do damage. We need to determine why schools fail and address those problems. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 9:51 pm Yes yes yes. Schools that don’t perform are punished rather than supported. Like the school in RI where all the teachers have been fired. Perhaps they deserve to be fired, but I’m guessing the situation is more complicated. Measurement is a tricky field. Few people do it well. We’re just now getting reasonable measures of poverty, thanks to some “groundbreaking” (I would call it common sense) work being done by economists. People get an “accountability” jones and begin to omit a lot of important information because it’s too inconvenient to measure. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 9:11 pm Whether a policy is progressive or not also has to do with the way it is implemented. It’s not enough to say “energy independence” if that means “clean coal” and nuclear. It’s not enough to say health care reform and leave us with the senate bill as the final answer. Progressive is as much the How as the What. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 9:04 pm I do believe in accountability — but having worked in the field of education and evaluation for many years, I’m skeptical about the current wave of accountability strategies. We only fix what we can measure — and we don’t measure the right things. What I’ve seen from Obama doesn’t convince me that he’s measuring things any differently from those who have come before him. I use the phrase “accountability nut” because testing is the first thing on the agenda for these people. For me, the first thing on the agenda should be breakfast at all schools » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 8:59 pm Cher, this is probably my favorite of the articles you’ve written. As you know, we disagree as to where Mr. Obama is on the political scale. After working w the Greens in Los Angeles, it’s really hard for me to see him as a progressive based on his political stance. He may call himself progressive, but to me he is squarely in the center — not the center that America has moved so far to the right, but the real center of the political spectrum as measured by the full range of political ideology. And I think that’s fine. I wish he were more of an environmentalist, stronger on renewable energy, stronger on the kind of education reform that I support rather than another accountability nut. But his heart is in the right place. He wants to make people’s lives better. And that’s all I really ask from any politician. That and a willingness to hear people express what THEY know is right for them. And this is where your article is most powerful. We have not come out strongly enough in expressing what WE think is right for us. We’ve left everything up to congress — a group of know-it-alls who are only too happy to tell everyone what’s best for them. We can take a lesson from the Tea Party in that regard. Letters, postcards, emails, phone calls… AND public appearances. I have more to say about this piece, which I will add later. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 3:15 pm Site Maintenance Underway – Now Completed! AdLib — I’ve noticed the Edit button is now missing from the comment posts. Just a heads up. » Posted By nellie On March 12, 2010 @ 10:26 am Yes, second that. And thanks. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 10:28 pm This Big Change Almost Sneaked By As much as I support the proposed changes in the student loan process, I wish congress would concentrate on getting health care done and out of the way. It’s enough to get health reform passed. We don’t need to load up the bill with anything extraneous. » Posted By nellie On March 11, 2010 @ 1:59 pm Yes! I hadn’t noticed that — interesting pattern. Maybe a little green-eyed monster…? » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 1:37 pm I’ve heard him talk about that. He sounds determined to get it through, and I believe he’ll do it. » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 12:55 pm I think we’ll get the public option. You know, that might be the difference between those who support this bill and those who don’t — the belief that reconciliation will happen and that the public option will show up soon. » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 12:08 pm I especially like the invitation to visit the children’s ward. Kucinich is one of those people who sometimes can’t see the trees for the forest. I think they have as hard a time getting things accomplished as those who can’t see the forest for the trees. » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 11:47 am Actually, the only people saying the bill is bad are Republicans and people who will settle for nothing less than single payer. The vast swath of people in the middle will be very happy with these reforms. These are not tweaks. These are major reforms that will permit people to change jobs without losing health care, save people from bankruptcy, guarantee coverage and treatment. These are not small changes for people who need health services and who want to keep their homes. » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 11:45 am bito, did you send it? » Posted By nellie On March 9, 2010 @ 11:41 am I like this summary from Brookings:
Second, the major coverage provisions of the House and Senate bills are inseparable. Those components are: 1. The requirement that each person have health insurance 2. Subsidies to make that requirement affordable 3. The rule that all but small employers either provide coverage for their workers or pay a penalty 4. The prohibition barring insurance companies from cutting off coverage or jacking up premiums for the sick 5. The creation of insurance market exchanges to cut insurance sales costs 6. New taxes or spending cuts to pay for subsidies
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