Ah readying more into early colonial history, they were SOCIALISTS
CNN Video: Ft. Lauderdale, MC Hammer & Big Mama Toy Giveaway
Public Option or Anti-Trust Exemption?
AP: A comparison of House, Senate health care bills
Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith announces switch to GOP
Pilot for 9/11 flight school considered "Grave threat to national security"
Roeder's "necessity defense" HAS to be stopped
I look forward to all the DUers who are going to eat crow when this bill is proven helpful.
I look forward to all the DUers who are going to eat crow when this bill is proven helpful.
Urban Communities Seek Lift Through Living Wage
LDS candidate touts Mormon-only male-only campaign rallies
LDS candidate touts Mormon-only male-only campaign rallies
Signs Staggering Economy Could Stumble
Federal Judge Rules U.S. Agency Has Waived Right to Appeal Order Requiring Health Insurance for Wife
Two Candidates. "Thanks, but no thanks!"
Are there any interesting primary races anywhere?
Congressional Research Service: ACORN Videotape Makers May Have Violated Federal, State Law.
Go vote at Urban Dictionary for my entry about DFH
Great news. The less of these we leave laying around for the next rapture ready Rethug the better
Teabagger fears he prayed Inhofe to death (Daily Kos)
Has anyone actually read the Senate or House Health bills?
The Heene family to pay $42,000 to cover rescue costs
Michigan Medical Marijuana Law Gives Rise to Industry, Causes Worries for Law and Health Authorities
Anyone else conflicted about whether to support the current HCR bill?
Brownback hopes abortion will kill health-care reform
My Thoughts on Lindsey Graham and Health Care
CIGNA CEO leaving post w/$73M parachute. Not-for-profit insurance anyone?
Pot-Laced Tour Bus Becomes Property of FDIC as U.S. Banks Go Up In Smoke
I'm confused. Does anyone have an explanation???
Late night, closed-door deals will shape final health bill
Need help with Gibbs' comment on Michael Steele today.
Hey Progressives, the Health Care Fight Is Still On: Time to Push Back
Subjects that should be unrecommended are:.
This is probably a stupid question
They were going to postpone the HCR vote until Hell froze over and they were skating on the ice...
Puddy cat rescue doesn't go as planned
VR Press Release: U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Wins National “Scrooge Of The Year” Award
Why aren't Wal-mart and other big boxes part of health care reform?
NY State Republicans using PI's to kick Part Time Residents off Voter Rolls
I can't believe they're making this mandatory.
Anyone know if the Senate changed the financial hardship exemption?
So this afternoon I decided HCR isn't at the top of my priority list
Investors flock to health insurance stocks
Quarter of a million children in Haiti are slaves
Head Count - Who wrote and asked that LIEberman be stripped
How Quickly We Forget - Re: Obama and the Public Option
Where I come from, I was taught that a man is only as good as his word.
$99 laptop, the Cherrypal Africa. It is not fast, not
BANNED! Making it on Sarah Palin's Enemies List
"Sarah Palin: 'Death panels' may be in final healthcare reform bill"
The public option 180 is proof that GOPers aren't the only ones who engage in revisionist history
Mandatory Tuesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!
We block drugs coming from Canada, but yet we don't control the drugs in our water?
Anyone Blaming Obama for the Loss of a Public Option Should be Ashamed of Themselves
Anyone Blaming Obama for the Loss of a Public Option Should be Ashamed of Themselves
GOP Rep. Foxx Denounces Liberal 'Character Assassination,'
What would you tell President Obama if you could talk to him about the HCR bill.
Maybe I'm whistling in the dark, but it seems to me that a couple of very good things
60 to 40: A Powerful Divide That We Could Use
Job-related health care, gone. Jobs, gone. Health insurance opt-in, mandatory. Income, gone.
India is Abusing Human Rights to 'Clean Up' Delhi in the Runup to the Commonwealth Games
School board votes to keep challenged book in elementary libraries
FBI files on Michael Jackson published online
Obama picks former Bush administration adviser Howard Schmidt as cyber-security chief
After RIPPING Clinton & McCain, Obama EMBRACES Their Policies
"Blueprint for Change - Obama and Biden's Plan for America" - Excerpt On Healthcare
So this is the scourge of the drug leaders
Flashback: GOP Accused Griffith Of Abusing Cancer Patients, Cheering For Radical Islam
Good news for Mr and Mrs Sarkisian!
Obama: Lying, Delusional, Accurate, or What?
Don't you see, it's part of the plan: Take it off the public budget and pile it on the individual:
Can the unrec feature be disabled for the first hour or 2 of a new post?
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Rick Sanchez Gets New CNN Show; 'Sit Room' Loses Hour
Center For American Progress: Let the Bush Tax Cuts on the Wealthy Expire
What if home, auto and health insurance commingle?
Christmas on hold for the Midwest???
There is no way to earn Valedictorian of Mourning, & so long as it's not a contest who f****** cares
There is no way to earn Valedictorian of Mourning, & so long as it's not a contest who f****** cares
The remaining conference committee fights - a partial list of items to be reconciled
Report: ICE using unlisted detention centers for immigrant prisoners
Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt
US home foreclosures top one million mark
The easy part is over. The next 3 years will probably be tough on liberals.
CLASS Act Insurance program for elderly and disabled included in HCR
I just got a call from the DSCC asking for money
Health care profiteers: A billion-dollar lobby
This HCR Bill: 45,000,000 Get Single-Payer Vermont Health Care
When we reminisce about the road signs along the way- please don't forget the House Parties
Make sure Tony Blair faces tough questions in public on Iraq
When you gotta have a cup of coffee, you gotta have a cup of coffee
Why being pissed off at Bush will not go away . . .
Mystery of the golden ratio explained
The Nation: Sanders Strengthens Senate Health Bill
What Will Unemployment Be In December 2010?
enjoy happy christmas days - friends DUers, admins and mods...
Bill Press Becomes Intern For Bernie Sanders
Donated to turncoat Rep. Parker Griffith? You can get your money back.
How do you feel about this country?
does anyone have a post, links saved you can give me on the Bogus Climategate nonscandal, my AssWipe
Study reveals Bachmann to be ’something of a welfare queen’
New York Times: Giuliani Says Farewell, for Now, to Politics
This one must be seen by EVERYBODY (cartoon about US Health Care)
Relative prices of different liquids:
What's Needed To Get Things Done In Washington
My Flash video Ode to Joe Lieberman & his forthrightness on HCR "THE FRIGHT BEFORE XMAS"
But he did run against "mandated" insurance
We need a new Poor People's March
Four page letter from Bank of America yesterday.
Does anyone know the political history of this guy on Morning Joe
Today is the last day for debate on HCR bill. Session begins at 9:45 and I don't plan to miss
Why Democrats must pass healthcare reform - Thoughtful Salon article by Joan Walsh
At what point do we acknowledge the gang rape we have just witnessed and fight back?
TERRORISTS that took part in deadly attacks on civilians to be freed?
It's a telling sign when Senators...
Taliban Blow Up Pakistan Girls School (9th in 6 weeks)
This whole siding with the enemy crap also hold true for the escalation of the Afghan war?
Barbara Boxer stated on Countdown tonight that states will be allowed to establish a "public option"
How long before Republicans tell Reid to try and confiscate Al Franken's backbone?
Tom Donohue Meets With President Of China To Outsource American Jobs.
Tom Donohue Meets With President Of China To Outsource American Jobs.
Jon Walker, on the flawed "But the Netherlands has a mandate too!" argument
If You Were Planning On Using Reconciliation To Get A Public Option
A big hug for independent bookstores.....
I'm Going To Start Claiming That It's MY PRAYERS That Are Responsible For HCR Passing
Sen. Landrieu on healthcare vote: 'I can't be bought'
NY emt's investigated for failure to aid woman
In Russia, foreboding about America's war in Afghanistan
Campaign Finance Reform? Is it possible?
The Rude Pundit: A Few Random Thoughts Regarding the Tone of Debate in the Senate
Geithner: Job growth should resume by springtime
New home sales fall 11.3% as subsidy ends
Why as an activist and former Obama delegate, I am against the Senate Bill.
Arrow Trucking suspends operations, but talks reported
“Every single criteria for reform I put forward is in this bill.”
Party-Switcher Rep. Parker Griffith not a shoe-in for his new party's nomination.
Ready to give? The george w bush institute = ideas into action
teabagger, my new friend (good luck in your social committee)
DKos: All I Want for Christmas
I'm comfortable enough with this president
A Conspiracy of Hate - Resurgent Right-Wing Militias
What is it that makes Law Enforcement trend towards the right(politically)
Teresa Heinz says she's fighting breast cancer
Some of bin Laden's family living in Iran
Canada has nuke plant event - "Negligence" happened
The Empty Decade: Smoke and Mirrors
w4rma deserves a lot of credit
Anybody watching the senate debates?
Feingold one of few who claims to read entire reform bill
Obama makes surprise call to US radio phone-in show
Does Santa Exist? A Scientific Investigation (WARNING: Spoilers)
The video RATpubliCON Free Traders don't want you to see
A serious question on 'unrecommend'. What is its purpose and how does it work?
Teresa Heinz Kerry has breast cancer.
Acoustic listening devices developed by the Dutch army- part of air defense research btw WWI,WWII
Careful with that Tylenol - Cold remedies kill Ft Bliss soldier
I have to admit that Gibbs handled Steele pretty well today.
Would the bill be better or worse if
ACORN Cleared YET AGAIN of Wrongdoing...
Jane Hamsher (firedoglake) is an arch racist who just can't stand seeing a black man as president
What would be the most popular legislation Obama could introduce?
Paris to compensate nuclear victims
Nelson May Ask That His Nebraska Deal Be Removed
Jellyfish invasion a sign of trouble to come
Lining Up to Buy Air Jordan Shoes, Fights Break Out
boldprogressives.org just asked me for $4 to circulate a hit piece on the president.
Why middle east peace is not on the horizon
FBI Probes $Major$ Hack at Citibank
So what to do about obstructionist Dems?
Local marriage expert to visit troops (fundy marriage expert)
Local marriage expert to visit troops (fundy marriage expert)
Are DUers three times more likely to not have health insurance/coverage?
MJ: Gun Owner Nabbed Near Obama Was Bush Employee
Looking back at the things that didn't happen this year...
Obama is not FDR and he DID support a public option until......$$$$$$ arrived
If you would be granted any one wish for Christmas what would it be?
Perhaps it would be wise to revisit the following in order to gain perspective...
It seems as though all is going according to plan
It seems as though all is going according to plan
What will be the next big divisive Big Issue on DU?
Can you name any politicians who have said they expect this bill to improve in Conference?
Companies ranked on efforts to cut emissions
Obama's Af-Pak War is Not Just Deadly and Counterproductive: It's Illegal
Does anyone here really believe if lieberman was asked by Obama to support the public option he
Thom Hartman, his version of the Health Care problem, how to still have a chance at Public Option
the latest in the Great Lakes/Mississippi River water war
Mall Santas: "Kids are asking for socks this year." (Wall Street Journnal)
Feinstein blocks solar projects in desert; RFK Jr. and other environmentalists disagree
I think they should pass a windfall profits tax on the Insurance Industry
Garrison Keillor...new soldier fighting the "War on Christmas"?
Garrison Keillor...new soldier fighting the "War on Christmas"?
"All we need is one Senator to be a profile in courage..."
HUD issues Chinese drywall guidelines
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, Oh what a christmas we'd have
Inexpensive last minutes presents that please. Got any recommendations?
The real Rain Man dies of heart attack in home town of Salt Lake City, aged 58
The real Rain Man dies of heart attack in home town of Salt Lake City, aged 58
Dick Durbin gives Top Ten list of what we can expect within 6 months:
Ensign: The Congress could fine people for.... not eating their vegetables
Politics is all about compromise each side has to be willing to sacrifice a little.
Dear Mr. President......One Simple Question and I will Shut Up
Dried distillers grain proposed for bread
I really like this part of the bill.
Another Orthodox priest killed in Russia
Caller asks GOP senator if he prayed hard enough for other senators to die
If OBAMA Was A LIBERAL We'd Have A Better Bill
In any other nation that has private mandated insurance, is a corporation considered a person?
Obama: "I've Always Opposed NAFTA"
Christian Story of Jesus's Birth Is a Myth Born of Politics
Simulating single-payer (by Paul Krugman)
Every state will demand and get the same deal Ben Nelson got for Nebraska?
New Senate HCR bill forces construction firms with FIVE or more employees to provide
Live thread for Senate healthcare debate. Yeah, I know this will sink
GOP attacks on health care were all for fun says Inhofe, but don't fool with my Christmas!
One major coming Obama accomplishment hopefully we all can agree on
Well looky here members of congress must get their coverage ....
How come when Arlen Specter became a Democrat
Child asks for Heater in Letter to Santa Claus
And today it appears much like a slowing, sadly waving ..........
Crackpot the Clown Hayworth wants to run against Grumpy Ol' Man McCain
Five Critical Flaws in the Senate Health Care Bill (from MoveOn.org)
Pro-Single-Payer Physicians Call for Defeat of Senate Health Bill
Lou Engle's DC House of Prayer
It is arguable whether the USA is a Center right country or a Center Left country but
NY Times - "Last Call on Reforming Health Reform Bill"
Bernie Madoff Moved to Hospital
Judge Rejects Mandatory Condoms On LA Porn Sets
NY Times - "Comparing the House and the Senate Health Care Proposals"
"Everybody sort of likes Bush, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the Left"--Chris Matthews
Why can't Americans make things? Two words: business school.
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) [now Lee and Woolsey too] oppose the Health Care Reform bill.
Blippy Already Showing Off $1 Million Worth Of Your Credit Card Purchases
I am sad one has to be a donor to post in the Groups area
CRS: ACORN Videotape Makers May Have Violated Federal, State Law.
What Else Did Obama Not Run On?
What Else Did Obama Not Run On?
Boys Choir of Harlem ends after 41 years
Boys Choir of Harlem ends after 41 years
Hmmm. Since I cannot reach you, you cannot reach me.
'Balloon boy' parents sentenced
Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives
Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives
Moyers, Moore and Maddow are the Most Influential Progressives
Comcast To Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users
Happy Holidays!! Deranged Snowmen
Haven't you been saying Obama never promised this?
Haven't you been saying Obama never promised this?
Looking for advice on something from my friends here on DU-and maybe it will help others as well
Guantanamo may have to stay open until 2011
Guantanamo may have to stay open until 2011
Ok the anti-Obama stuff is getting a bit over the top
Why Democrats Couldn't (Read: Wouldn't) Save the Public Option
Caption this photo of Pope Ratso
US criticizes Sudan parliament on referendum law
Steam train rescues ice-bound passengers in the UK
8th-grader strangled in band class now has headaches--help!
We need an "unkick" to go along with unrecommend.
Strange Bedfellows Unite to Fight FISA Deal
Senate Clears Bill Extending Trade Preference Programs
Gun Owner Nabbed Near Obama Was Bush Employee!
Check in if you stand with Jane Hamsher
Senate moves up healthcare passage by hour
Griffith Press Secretary Resigns in Wake of Party Switch
Jordan’s King Remakes His Government
What we learned: Rethugs talk tough but when it comes down to it they fold up like a cheap accordion
FAA Looks To Technology To Train Air Controllers
Problems with iPhone after upgrade to 3.1.2 software?
FDA Cites Denver Airline Caterer For Roaches, Bacteria
FDA Cites Denver Airline Caterer For Roaches, Bacteria
Have you heard the "U.S. has the best health care in the world" meme lately?
Attn: DU folks...Never fly Northwest Airlines/Delta
Attn: DU folks...Never fly Northwest Airlines/Delta
Is the DU Unrec Patrol right for you?
McChrystal Faces a Tough Road Ahead in Afghanistan
Incomes and Spending Post Solid Gains
Unemployment In Florida To Remain Over Ten Percent Until 2013?
Squirrels eat LED lights, but not red ones
Comcast To Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users
$1.4 billion grants will help fight homelessness
Ceausescu's Son Recalls Romanian Revolution
Oh look 3rd quarter GDP estimate revised down yet again, sorry this isn't Health Care related
Oh look 3rd quarter GDP estimate revised down yet again, sorry this isn't Health Care related
House Rep. stole voter data before defecting to GOP, Dems say
As Procedural Votes Continue In Senate, Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Says “Kill The Bill”
Media On Palin's 'Banned List' Ejected From Going Rogue Event
Santa’s best Christmas - "It was the toughest thing I’ve ever done as Santa"
Republican Sen. Hatch cites liberal blogger (FDL) in healthcare speech
EURO DESIGNERS Pimp Santa's Ride
Want to increase your good Karma? Consider inviting a stranded trucker to Xmas dinner...
Ask me anything: I did all my Christmas presents for under $75- for 14
McCain, GOP secretly courting another Dem to switch
McCain, GOP secretly courting another Dem to switch
Ask me anything: I did all my Christmas presents for under $75- for 14
Indiana couple adopts pugs (owner committed suicide they were on their own 2 weeks)
Very Surprising Results on Catholics-United Poll re HCR
It dawns on Druids they're a day early for solstice
Attention Smokers, need some feedback.
Has anyone written a tell-all book yet on how the Air Force was commandeered?
Slaughter, Lee, and Woolsey walkiing back prior threats over Senate bill
San Francisco's plan to help homeowners go green
Heene gets four years probation and cannot
Israeli Study Finds Marijuana May Help Alleviate PTSD Synptoms
Israeli Study Finds Marijuana May Help Alleviate PTSD Synptoms
Trucking Company Shuts Down With No Warning, Employees Say (Arrow trucking)
Are The Repugs Going To Take This HCR Bill To The Supreme Court?......
"The Democrats disgust me more than the Republicans"
Phoney McCain sees HCR debacle as chance to "take back" the reform mantle
Right Outraged Over White House Hedda Lettuce Christmas Tree Ornament
On MSNBC: Hamsher told Schuster that she had formed common cause with Grover Norquist
I have to make an apology to the GLBT community.
American Airlines breaks in three at Norman Manley Airport
I think I figured out something about message boards
Hell I was wrong about everything else...
Poor babies.. they have worked for 24 days in a row..
So the FBI found nothing on Michael Jackson
Maybe we should march on Washington in January.
Maybe we should march on Washington in January.
Anyone Else Hear Wendall Potter This Evening On Countdown?
Bachmann in good shape for re-election
Diane Sawyer's Wrong Report about the FAA
Sir, can you spare eighty-seven cents?
American Health Care Has Its Roots In Calvinism
The Largest Expansion of Medical Coverage since Medicare
I think the solution might be a Government Accountability Forum
www.OnTheIssues.org - Candidate Barack Obama On Healthcare
Carter Center Nears Goal Against Guinea Worm
2009 Census Report: Michigan Is 1 of 3 States To Lose Residents
Have you ever lied to your child to get them to stop throwing a tantrum?
I am torn by the conflict between DUers that I respect and....
How does your personal situation relate to your views on the HCR bill?
Incrementalism in a time of rapid change
Cold-hearted EMTs showed no remorse after pregnant woman Eutisha Rennix's death, say co-workers
7 Arrested In Savage Attack On N.J. 8th Grader
Oh noes! Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have split up!
Why do you believe the Republicans didn't filibuster
Parents of Boy, 7, Dying of Brain Cancer Granted Christmas Wish (Story Update)
Ben Nelson's health care vote deal under investigation.
Why you should buy music directly from the artist.
Two out of the ten finalists for AP Female Athlete of the Year are...Horses
Anyone else live in a rural town who shops at Walmart? That will admit it?
Jindal cuts $248M to Health Care and Education
In Afghanistan, pre-CIA, locked doors were rare and foreigners were welcomed and protected. Even a
Why Should Good Health Care Be A Privilege?
For Obama, No Opportunity Too Big To Blow
More On Obama and the Public Option
some people fail to understand that there are certain issues that transcend "left" and "right"
Republicans: Al Franken Is Too Serious
For those that still want to fight for the best health care bill possible,
This is NOT how the Senate is supposed to work:
A Canadian on Huffpost hits the nail on the head.
No, I will not channel my anger towards Republicans.
New York Times: Whites Smoke Pot, but Blacks Are Arrested
*Hi, I find you totally offensive /By Mark Morford/
Ed Schultz Being Bone-Headed on HCR With Rep. Elijah Cummings
To the lovelorn, and the lost, and the suffering, and the lonely during this holiday season,
the concerted offensive against progressives who oppose the health insurance giveaway...
Krampus of the Year: Joe Lieberman
Democrats Want To Energize The Base In 2010? Legalize Pot
What was your very first impression of Obama?
Nation’s Largest RN Organization opposes IR (Insurance Reform) legislation
Massive effort underway to help stranded Arrow Trucking drivers
Will more government regulation of corporations stem their power?
Will more government regulation of corporations stem their power?
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
"Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead"
Jane Hamsher: 'Why I Went on Fox and Friends'
Damn!! I WANT to support the Democratic party AND this president, but every time I get close to
George W. Bush Think Tank (not from the Onion)
Who here has actually HAD European style socialized health care?
Michael Vick Recipient of Courage Award
Michael Vick Recipient of Courage Award
We really can't blame President Obama.
Paul Krugman thinks $44k a year for an individual and $88k for a family is "high income"
Today is General Wesley Clark's 65th Birthday!
Blue Dog House Rep Shows True Colors: Defects to the GOP
Calif. county orders removal of religious decorations from county Christmas trees
K&R if you are thankful DU gives us a place to speak our minds
If you lay down with tea baggers.....
Los Angeles teachers' union sues school district over charter plans.
Robert Scheer: Demonizing Dean Won’t Absolve This Health Care Sham
Why mandates are being shoved down our throats.
It Seems Most Who Are Disappointed Have No Clue How The Senate Works.
Man Killed Neighbor For Playing Same Song One Too Many Times
France proposes ban on Islamic veils
So, we are now all in favor of NAFTA?
How to solve the economic crisis: Tax all income over a million dollars at 95%.
Healthcare Mandate vs. U.S. Constitution
This HCR Bill Was Never About Us….
800 horsepower. I am a hypocrite and I really need your help.
Obama names conservatives to Legal Services board
Obama names conservatives to Legal Services board
Carp v. Cox - Put your money on the carp!
Nine ways Obama didn’t fight for the robust public option he once promised us.
Officials: Guantanamo unlikely to close "until 2011 at the earliest"
Just reported that Obama told NPR that taxing the Union Cadillac
The Gift America Needs Most: Manufacturing
Beware the Progressive Democrat: It's not going to stop 'til you wise up
Boxer said the bill is good because left and right dislike it. An insult to your base.
The greatest world of warcraft music video evar
Front the slope steep please lose headway
Best Holiday Figurehead: Santa, Hanukkah Harry, Kwanzaa Bot?
The Kim Kardashian Carl's Jr. Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad Commercial
Bert and Ernie playng the drums
My friend Jeff Goley is running for state senate
Christmas shopping is finished we have money left over!
The DU cat people will love this video
Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses
Martians have kidnapped Santa Claus
Can anyone name this Christmas tune?
Any one down tonite? Come and pick a present from our Santa bag!
Beluga whale born at Shedd Aquarium this week dies
The greatest calendar idea ever!
Good citizens check for duplicates!
Good citizens check for copycats!
It's lightly snowing outside, and I'm sipping on some hot chocolate.
Best version of "White Christmas" I've heard in a long time...
Run Run Rudolph Santa's gotta make it to town
A Halloweenish kind of Christmas present...
An hour ago I woke up from a nightmare about a plane crash landing in front of me.
Why do my cigarettes go out all the time?
Any Dan Simmons fans? Reading the 'The Terror"
I am for the trash can but I just done care.
"Ninotchka" coming up on Turner Classic Movies...
I'm bored. Somebody talk to me.
Did J.J. Abrams inadvertently Kill off All the Vulcan's?
I'm having a great Christmas and hope you do too!
"Father Christmas, give us some money!"
I can't sleep...I guess I am a little more scared than I thought
Worst Christmas Song Rendition Ever Thread
DU needs an "Ignore Forum" feature
My gift to the Lounge: two bands you've never heard of
I have my IPOD working, even the Wi-Fi.
My one and only GD post of the day.
Fragile. Need respite from GD/P
Seeking Advice From Big D Democrats
Swedish Christmas straw goat burnt
FOR SALE: Cher's $20 million, 8,821 sq. ft. Kona Coast home expected to fetch $8-$12 million
Woo hoo! Lawrence Humane won $1000 grant from The Animal Rescue Site!
I've never been so proud of a negatively rec'd thread in my life.
How would like a pair of HD ... wait for it ... SUNGLASSES!?
Netflix members. Is it worth getting a Roku player?
i don't care what i get for christmas, i'm so thrilled i could afford this for my husband
Please...please..jus make him stop.
Sorry...can someone help me out here?
Rebel Christmas Card 2009 (Good stuff!)
I couldn't sleep last night because I watched Funny Games and it was horrific
I'm recruiting candidates for the DU Unrec Patrol.
Anita O'Day sings Sweet Georgia Brown and Tea for Two
All I want for Christmas are my two front teeth? Fuck that.
Honoring the great Dems we lost this year
International Soundex Reunion Registry - a free service to reunite adoptees & birth family
The fine line between "confidence" and "asshole"
Winona woman accused of grabbing man's genitals and yanking hard enough for him to need stitches
Problems with iPhone after upgrade to 3.1.2 software?
What did Kirstie Alley ever do to piss off the tabloids?
Check out the big smiling radar pic before it disappears...
I saw this cartoon in today's paper and I couldn't help but think of the Lounge.
And now... The Airing of Grievances...
Want to see some recent photos of the Universe?
Jobycom is an Obtuse contrarian for not agreeing with me as to the Sherlock Holmes movie.
I asked Santa for a job for Christmas and I got an interview
Massive effort underway to help stranded Arrow Trucking drivers
I feel bad that I can't get anyone anything for Christmas
Good morning Lounge and Merry Christmas
Wife allegedly calls 911 after husband refuses to eat dinner
I have found my favorite response image, and now need a place to use it.
"I Believe in Father Christmas"
We spent the night in Argentina. Signs of Mark Sanford everywhere.
In this thread, I complain about the fact that no woman has wanted me for years. (Warning: long.)
What was your favorite part of "The Gong Show?"
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins Split
I've decided to maximize the drinking over the holidays. The only question is,
I just had deer sausage....and I liked it....
Who's in the mood for a good time?
I just got my wife these beautiful combs for her hair this Christmas
A Happy Festivus! (for the rest of us!)
Inglorious Basterds was not the movie I was expecting.
OMG fried cheese curds at A & W!
Ever have one of those days when you just don't want to go to work?
Catnuts roasting on an open fire.....
Santa can visit boys and girls all over the world because he freezes time.
To the lovelorn, and the lost, and the suffering, and the lonely during this holiday season,
I just bought all of my Christmas presents at the convenience store.
Seven tips to not be "The Asshole" in holiday traffic.
Match Game Story: "Xmas 2009 went bad when Santa began ____, kid's bodies piled up like cordwood."
We spent the night in South Carolina. No sign of Mark Sanford.
Does David Caruso have a large flute?
Free Association (word game) time!?!?! Start with : Holiday
Does anyone remember LitKicks?
Ezra Klein: Jacob Hacker offers suggestions for making the health care bill better in conference
Does Robert Gibbs Calling Michael Steele "Delusional" Make Up for Calling Dr. Dean "Irrational"?
CQ Race Rating Change: AL-5 (to "Likely Republican")
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish (corrected)
Top House Liberal Suggests He Could Accept Deal On Senate Bill
Evan Bayh's Wife Reaping The Benefits Of Health Care Reform
Hey-if YOU want to associate with a person who finds things like nuking Iran clever, be my guest!
Bitch may be the new black, but black is the new President
Christmas at the White House. Oprah hits it out of the ball park again.
Why do you trust "John Doe just said X on a TV show" threads?
Who will the anti-obamites turn to as their new hero now that Dean has caved?
"on health care, Obama is consistently running to the right of his rivals."
I'd rather help out a problem child than kill it in its footsteps
Obama signs a law protecting women. Say it aint so.
"Blueprint for Change - Obama and Biden's Plan for America" - Excerpt On Healthcare
Turns out Mormons might not be Christians after all...
PROOF Obama Did Not Campaign on Public Option (Videos)
Dean is resigned that we are getting a poor bill. Doesn't support it. The Rachel Maddow video.
My one tiny method of protest to the Democratic Party
Who is the Hamster and what does she REALLY stand for?
Why are Pro Hamsher posts still open but anti ones are
30 Day Moratorium On Source Articles From The Huffington Post?
Concessions lawmakers won in the health bill
After Ripping Clinton And McCain, Obama Embraces Their Policies
Howard Dean: "if the Republicans hate it so much, there must be some good in it."
Progressives are asking progressives to side with teabaggers?
I just unsubcribed from barackobama.com
Why I, and many others, are so pissed
It kind of makes me laugh when dems tout cost containment and
"How Can We Make it Better if it doesn't Exist?"
"How Can We Make it Better if it doesn't Exist?"
Jacob Hacker's take on the Senate Bill...
17,000 Progressive Physicians Call for Defeat of Senate Health Insurance Industry Bill!
Stupak grants interview w/ right-wing CNS, complains about "pressure" from WH on abortion language
Hey-if YOU want to associate with a person who finds things like this clever, be my guest!
Sanders lays foundation for a National Health Service in Senate Bill
Couldn't the public option be added later via reconciliation?
"Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead"
Woman arrested for threats against Michelle Obama
K, I'll ask again; What can Obama LEGALLY DO to FORCE Lieberman & Nelson vote his way? FORCE THEM
Since the primary battles have been reopened in the healthcare threads, I'll just say it
Senate bill significantly expands and funds Medicaid
Need copy of bill quick, wingers are telling folk taxs will go up 9,000 on TOP OF current employer
So you really think Lieberman landrieu and Nelson want to "improve" the bill?
A 'lot' of Blue Dogs may flip to vote for Senate health bill says member
Bottom line :Obama has bent the truth and changed his tune many times on HCR.
Except for the Senate's exclusion of a public option, the current bills mirror Obama's proposal
First Dog Bo grabs spotlight at Obama girls' Christmas (VIDEO)
Politico claimed the WH may not be able to get HC bill before his SOTU speech
The latest outrage from the wingnuts is about the ornaments on the WH Christmas tree
Article 1, Section 7, US Constitution
FACT NOT IN DISPUTE: Obama's TRUE base doesn't blame him for the short comings of a few senators
K&R if you get the feeling that at least SOME of this Obama hate is orchestrated
I'm OFFICIALLY declaring myself the most progressive and only true progressive on DU
What should I post for my 35,000th Post? A Poem? Okay!
I'm so "so disappointed" that we are getting the FIRST FUCKING STEP of health care reform
PNHP Physicians on the Senate Bill: 'More Harm Than Good'
"Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange
Ease up on the President's healthcare reform dissembling
Can reconciliation be used after the bill comes out of conference?
Why the Health Care Bill Will Destroy the Conservative Movement
I found a picture of my car on the internet today
Most Americans Are Not Obsessed with Public Option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's what Obama actually said.
Bottom line... Ted Kennedy would enthusiastically be behind this bill
Several prosecutors probing health care deal
Obama Accused Of Abandoning Health Care Principles In New Ad
CNN Poll: More Americans think Dems' policies better than GOP's - Lieberman's hurtin'.
If the GOP gets majorities in either the house or senate, shouldn't liberals just move to Canada or
Will Republicans fight the Obama Tax Cut Bill of 2010?
Which of these two is a more fundamental progressive belief?
The Emperor Has No Clothes (and is acting stupidly)
Senate Votes Again And Just One Vote Left On Health Care - Tomorrow at 7:00 am (ET)
"The changes the president have made, are close to remarkable"
I Wish Dean was Fucking President!
Hamsher's racism vs. Andrew Sullivan's misdeeds
Most Blacks & Many Evangelicals Are Likely To Agree With Liberal Policies. Teabaggers are not.
Round 2 is done I almost passed out during the IV stick
What do Herbert Hoover, JFK, Gerald Ford have in common?
The repigs are now arguing that the HCR bill is unconstitutional
Sometimes I just think we are never, ever going to get universal health care
Teresa Heinz says she's fighting breast cancer
"We must hang together, gentlemen...
Perhaps we can hold out hope that the President/Pelosi/Reid working together, will alter this bill?
The Democrats' Authoritarian Health 'Reform' Bill and the Ascendency of Corporatism
Health care bill clears last hurdle before passage
Now that HCR is all but a done deal, I'd like to offer a thought for which problem Obama can solve
I get bored with people who disagree with me and find their arguments less than convincing
Darn that Louise Slaughter. We get Dean in line, and now she says kill the bill.
I get my pony tomorrow at 4 a.m. PST!
Will WE Win?: A Reply to Frank Schaeffer's 'Obama Will Win'
One of the most frustrating things about the bush years
The Right Seizes On Ed Schultz Line
We know the problem is corporate control of politics...now what?
Obama Double-Crossed Progressives on Health Care
"I got my birth certificate to prove it..."
(NY Minority Leader) Skelos to Dems: Sue over health deal
The Senate bill includes community health centers, state exchanges and this:
The diary at the top of DK rec list
Texas to Gain Four U.S. House Seats Under Reapportionment, Analysis Shows
Jane Hamsher and Grover Norquist: Two great tastes that taste great together!
Jane Hamsher and Grover Norquist: Two great tastes that taste great together!
Liberal Revolt against Obama? Yea, right.
Reframing -- "Kill the bill" is not it..... It is "Don't Kill Real Reform Prematurely."
Maureen Dowd lets McCain have it. Right in the kisser!
Howard Dean is happy he isn't the one who killed the bill.
Immigrant Waiting Period for Medicaid Elminated in Reform Bill
I do not love Obama, I am just profoundly proud of him.
Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat
OK, I give up, I think the bill sucks but it is a starting point. Sign it and work on improving it.
President Obama Responds To Progressive Attacks!!
Did Obama campaign on public option?
Can your conscience live with killing the bill?
If this was 1935, many DUers would be against FDR's Social Security Plan
The real enemy to health care reform is the GOP
Andrew Sullivan in the tank for the truth
While I agree with the errand, what did he expect, showing up at WH 5AM with an envelope?
Do we have any idea who Pelosi will appoint to the Conference Committee?
VP Biden to preside over final passage of health care legislation tomorrow.
Micheal Moore for President....no I am serious
You're The President -- It's Your Choice
Obama: Filbuster Making Nation Ungovernable
X-posted from GD: Mandate Poll. Love to hear your thoughts.
Candidate Obama - "Cutting Costs and Covering America: A 21st Century Health Care System"
Think what those billions of dollars in subsidies could do towards a real Social Insurance program
Feingold: "U.S. Senate will vote on passage of the most sweeping health care reform in generations"
Ummm, Lieberman is NOT a Democrat
We do not hate Obama we are profoundly disappointed with him
"President Obama's advisors are enabling his most troubling character flaw, his conflict-avoidance"
Mr. President, We Hardly Knew You: Article on the branding and public marketing of President Obama
Rahm Emanuel's a pretty cool guy. Eh fights Republicans and doesn't afraid of anything.
Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen on Why He’s Pleased the Copenhagen Summit Failed
'Sesame Street,' '227' star Alaina Reed-Amini dies
ACORN Cleared YET AGAIN of Wrongdoing...
East Palo Alto cop killer sentenced to death
Former Argentine leader Menem indicted for graft
Top SC Prosecutor, Others Probing Health Care Deal(Nebraska Funding Break)
Pennsylvania: Not Guilty Plea in Hate Crime
City Of Chicago To Shut Down Christmas Eve To Save Cash
Massive bet on RBS and Lloyds helped financier earn $2.5bn
Clashes at Montazeri ceremony, Iran opposition says
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room
Another Orthodox priest killed in Russia
U.S. expands efforts to regulate meds in water
Flight from Miami crashes in Jamaica
Obama makes surprise call to US radio phone-in show
U.S. financial crisis panel sets first hearings
Alabama "dem" defecting to GoP
Companies ranked on efforts to cut emissions
Bombs target Iraqi Christians, Shiites
Swedish Christmas straw goat burnt
Acetaminophen for mental health relief
Court orders Brazilian family to relinquish boy (has until Thursday at 9AM)
Jail for (both) "balloon boy" parents
Fighters 'sent to Afghan Taliban'
Obama rejects criticism on health legislation
FDA Cites Denver Airline Caterer For Roaches, Bacteria
Comcast To Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users
UN climate chief appeals for calm after Copenhagen bustup
Okinawa Mayor Race May Hold Key to U.S.-Japan Base Spat
Fresh protests, clashes reported in Iran
US criticizes Sudan parliament on referendum law
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
Jordan’s King Remakes His Government
At least 5 Shiite pilgrims killed in Baghdad
California National Guard troops help Afghan farmers
Sen. Galluccio placed under 24-hour house arrest
FAA Looks To Technology To Train Air Controllers
Prominent Chinese Dissident Is Tried
More African immigrants finding a home in Latin America
Witness in Richmond gang rape case vanishes
Ceausescu's Son Recalls Romanian Revolution
Second Irish bishop resigning over abuse scandal report
McChrystal Faces a Tough Road Ahead in Afghanistan
Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011
China tries leading dissident on subversion charge
Plan to Move Guantánamo Detainees Faces New Delay
Madoff moved from federal prison to medical center
Afghan member of parliament killed by police
5 held hostage at rural Virginia post office
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Wednesday December 23
Senate clears last hurdle before final health vote
Facebook sex-scam US teenager convicted
Geithner: There will be no 'second wave' crisis
BlackBerry users hit by eight-hour outage
Ford agrees Volvo sale to China's Geely: report
Texas man freed by DNA sues over 'excessive' fees
Kidnapped Colombian governor found with throat slit
Taliban Blow Up Pakistan Girls' School: Official
Balloon boy' dad sentenced to time in jail
Teresa Heinz (Kerry) says she's fighting breast cancer
Gun Owner Nabbed Near Obama Was Bush Employee
Slaying Of Drug War Hero's Family Shocks Mexico
Reps. Woolsey And Lee: Final Bill Must Have A Public Option; Rep. Louise Slaughter: Kill the Bill
In These Times: Free Speech, for Art’s Sake
Developing nations label climate accord a 'farce'
Afghan war hurts domestic agenda, Mich. peace leader says
Parker Griffith Blows Chance to Switch to 'Andy Griffith'
Several prosecutors probing health care deal
After Ripping Clinton And McCain, Obama Embraces Their Policies
The Truth About Why the Public Option Went Down...Investigative Report..
Andrew J. Bacevich: Obama, tell me how this ends: Is Afghanistan just a new war of attrition?
Senate Health Bill Creates New Insurance Program.
Forget the Happy Talk: Longer, Deeper Recession Ahead, Execs Warn
A Progressive Marriage? - Michael Lind
Leftists, Liberals—and Losers? .... How and why progressives must unite for real change
The Daily Dish--self-destructing GOP
Medicare Prepares Reversal on Covering All Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
Corruption Ignored, Deplored In Afghanistan
Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle
Wal-Mart shouldn't turn felony convictions into life sentences - Jeff Garrett, DFP
CRS report: ACORN didn't break law
Health Care Reform CAN PASS using Reconciliation process. The reconciliation
The Democrats' Authoritarian Health 'Reform' Bill and the Ascendency of Corporatism
Media Matters: 2009 - A Year of Fox News Political Activism
Without a public option, Senate bill is a sop to the insurance industry. By David Sirota
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room
Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade; Or, the Rise of the New Oligarchs - by Juan Cole
How do you like that? The military does have a strategy for Afghanistan.
MUST READ: Why conservatives are always WRONG
District Court Preliminarily Enjoins ACORN Defunding Law as a Bill of Attainder
A Democrat's view from the House: Senate bill isn't health reform
AlterNet: Is Obama's Problem That He Just Doesn't Want to Deal with Conflict?
The Senate Insurance company subsidy bill is a monster only Dr. Frankenstein could love -
President Obama on WTOP's Ask The Governor Program
Repost of MSNBC video about Dean's interview that was misrepresented.
Study Reveals "Revolving Door" Between Capitol Hill Staffers and Healthcare Lobbyists
AP Raw Video: Obama Girls, Bo Visit Children's Hospital
'Twas the morning before Christmas
Progressive Power to Change the Debate
Ex-Palestinian premier urges an end to differences on Mideast
Valdai conference brings world community closer to Arab-Israeli settlement
Lou Engle's (Mr. GLBT are demonically possessed) condo mate Sam Brownback (R-C Street & Opus Dei)
Former Russian PM Primakov blames U.S. for Middle East imbalance
I'm A Democrat, And I'm A Republican, "Price Tags"
Dean accepts that bill will pass, warns of battles trying to regulate insurance. Rachel's show.
Faux's Bret Baier Takes Gratuitous, Partisan Swipe While Reporting On Obama's Surprise Call To WTOP
Papantonio: Optimism Driving the Economy
Obama Dresses As Santa, Meets With Children
Afghan training a challenge for US marines
Sen. Obama in debate: Mandates bad - President Obama now: Mandates good.
Cenk Interviews David Sirota - Progressive Pressure Can Improve Healthcare Bill
Papantonio: Wall Street Perp Walk
Papantonio: Is Rasmussen Wrong Again?
Sen. David Vitter And Republicans Block Earlier Christmas Eve Vote
Sanders: Insurance, Drug Companies Will Make Out Like Bandits, "Laughing All The Way To The Bank"
Thom Hartmann asks anti-gay Robert Knight - What is the real goal of the hate the gays movement?
Rachel Maddow: McCain hypocrisy recovered from C-Span archive - Missing Video Found!
TYT: Republicans Weaken Healthcare Bill, Then They Bash It On TV
3 Months Before Next CITES Convention, Fight Brewing Over Ivory Sales From Some African Nations
Forest Fires Out Of Control Near Port Lincoln, NSW - High Winds, 104F Temps Boost Danger
Fish W. Antifreeze Blood But No Red Blood Cells; Sea Pigs, Stars Among Bounty Of Antarctic Ocean
Scientists Suspect Oil In Indonesian Waters From Damaged Rig Off NW Australian Coast
New Prudhoe Bay Spill Blows Back Off Well House, Covers 17K SF Of Pad, Plus Tundra With Oil & Water
World's largest solar project prompts environmental debate
Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance
Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion
World looks ahead post-Copenhagen—A weak international climate agreement leaves room for science…
James Hansen on Why He’s Pleased the Copenhagen Summit Failed
PM Kevin Rudd - Australia Will Do "No More And No Less" Than Other Nations To Fight Climate Change
Powerspan Announces CO2 Capture Technology Pilot Test Results
At the risk of being laughed out of town again.... this job posting
Yep. We are definitely on the way to becoming a burning inferno.
TCU's Patterson is AP's top coach
Who will be the AP Athlete of the NEXT decade?
Third Annual Academic Bowl Championship Series Rankings.
NFL Week 16 (with point spreads)
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao dealbreaker?
What's next for Honduras in the US game plan?
Former Argentine leader Menem indicted for graft
Extradited Colombian death-squad leaders leave valuable information behind
It's official: Lobo elected, turnout under 50%
HONDURAS: The Coup That Never Happened
Honduras: Reporter, Dick Emanuelsson, Threatened Over Election Story
Former Argentine leader Menem indicted for graft (Bush #41's friend)
Assassination of governor confirmed. FARC scum
No peace in Mideast in next decade
Jimmy Carter Apologizes For Criticizing Israel
Police: Texas City woman turns tables on masked home intruders
Armed Robber Pistol Whips Employee, Killed By Another Employee
Houston police officer shoots burglary suspect
Peoria might be a pilot city for concealed carry in Illinois...
Roane homeowner kills burglar; second suspect charged
Utter failure of "gun free zone" in my hometown....
FBI: Gun Sales Up, Murders Down...
2 dead, 1 wounded in Louisiana office shooting
These people did not resist the criminal, but died anyway.
One Year After Republic: Workers’ Hidden Sit-Down Strike Tradition
Steelworkers Locked Out at Carquest
When Miners March: West Va. Coalfield Tales Still Resonate
Worker Productivity Jumps 8.1 Percent--Wages Don't
Today in Labor History Dec 23 President Harding issued a "Christmas amnesty," freeing Eugene Debs
There's a thread that needs attention in Editorials, explains how Congress is to blame, not Obama.
Definition of a media echo chamber
Some love needed over here.........
They are actually comparing HCR to gang rape
Why do those here who support gun control think the criminal is a nice guy down on their luck?
Interesting Poll...If I say so myself
Here's the pattern up there. . .
I know I'm the noob here and all, but this guy needs advice
If you haven't been over there yet >> take a look.
Excellent Andrew Sullivan article posted in GDP ----
Would A Really Effective Activist Spend HOURS Posting Trash About Dems On DU?
Hi everyone - mind if I join you?
Listen here to corporatist DLC loving cheerleader, get your pom-poms out of my grill
Oh, man. Who gave me the star?
Hugin, a free panorama stitching software.
The Commute, as seen from Battery Spencer
A few scattered thoughts about Triage.
Tonight Boxer raises state public options - which was raised here yesterday
feeling frustrated and burnt-out by HCR? Here's something therapeutic. (warning: many photos)
This pretty much says it all...
Base8: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Section Now Up!
Help to preserve marriage equality in Washington, DC!
This healthcare debate has reinforced just how indifferent many liberals are to our equality
For all those who wonder why I still call myself a Catholic:
Group Pushes to Overturn Iowa Marriage Equality
President Obama will be interviewed on Jim Lehrer tonight
Michelle, Malia, Sasha and Bo make Christmas visit to Children's National Hospital
Countdown to Health Care!! I Don't Know About You, But I'm Excited As Hell
Bernanke Tightens the Noose ,By MIKE WHITNEY
Feminomics: Women and Bankruptcy
Less than 10% of our economy is related to the production of basic goods and services.
Wells Fargo repays $25 billion in bailout funds also paid dividends to the Treasury of $132 million
Bernanke is taking us into uncharted waters.
"We are searching for love because we have learned to believe that love...
my winter solstice celebration
Your experience regarding going public with spiritual skills?
Johns Hopkins Scientists Find A Source Of Nonallergic Itch
The end of life controversy -- how much is too much money to spend?
Acetaminophen for mental health relief
How about this then? A man's eye replaced using stem-cells from his
American Dental Association Being Held Accountable for Greed
A diversion from politics. This is really cool.
Christian Story of Jesus's Birth Is a Myth Born of Politics
Okay, brilliant bakers, how would you personalize an individual gingerbread house?
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