Monthly Archives: July 2009

by | July 31, 2009

Pants on Fire

From Conor Clarke at the Atlantic: One of the wackier developments in the recent health care debate has been the sudden return of Betsy McCaughey. Fifteen years ago McCaughey wrote an error-laden piece for the New Republic, a piece the … Continue reading →

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by | July 30, 2009

Fear Factor

From THE HUFFINGTON POST: The contest to be the member of Congress saying the dumbest possible things about health care has just gotten ratcheted up about a thousand more notches, thanks to North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx. Foxx, if you … Continue reading →

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by | July 29, 2009

What an Operation!

From Ezra Klein at The Washington Post: There’s been a lot of anxiety over leaks outlining the compromises being made in the Senate Finance Committee’s health-care plan. Among these compromises is a rejection of the public option and the absence … Continue reading →

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by | July 28, 2009

Is there a doctor in the House? Yeah, 14 of ‘em!

From the Los Angeles Times: WASHINGTON — In the struggle to overhaul the nation’s health care system, 16 physicians have ended up in ringside seats — as members of the House and Senate. But they have taken different lessons from … Continue reading →

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by | July 27, 2009

Don’t let the door hit you in the Bridge to Nowhere on your way out!

From The New York Times: Up here in Alaska, wildlife metaphors tend to be as abundant as their flesh-and-blood counterparts, and Gov. Sarah Palin has helped herself to them generously in explaining why she’s stepping down today, barely halfway through … Continue reading →

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by | July 26, 2009

What Tom Coburn does when he’s not birthin’ John Ensign’s babies

From TULSA WORLD: WASHINGTON – Armadillos, marshmallows and American liberty. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn managed to connect those three in a speech Thursday on the Senate floor to explain how he traps armadillos that visit his yard in Muskogee and … Continue reading →

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by | July 25, 2009

Gee, Gordon’s Giddy!

From MEDIA MATTERS: Advancing the conspiracy theory that President Obama lacks a valid birth certificate and is therefore ineligible to be president, radio host G. Gordon Liddy falsely claimed during the July 23 edition of MSNBC’s Hardball that there is … Continue reading →

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by | July 24, 2009

CNN: Conspiracy Nuts Network

From Salon: This week, the birthers — the movement that believes President Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the U.S. and thus not eligible to be president — have gone mainstream, and in a big way. That’s due in … Continue reading →

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