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Hah Hah. Isn’t That Funny?

As a journalist covering Chicago politics, verifying information is like climbing a mountain of sand. With each step you take, the deeper you sink. Last week while researching claims from a local Tea Party activist, I found myself asking a family for ...

From SUSIE, Suburban Guerrilla,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dan Lipinski,  Barack Obama

Upping the Ante: Catholic Bishop Bans Rep. Patrick Kennedy From Communion

Time to find a new cult? Maybe Kennedy would be better off without one. do we hear alleged pedophilia from this bishop? our experience in America is the catholic church hides most of their transgressions or just moves the transgressor to another parish. ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Patrick Kennedy,  Roman Catholic Church,  Pope John Paul II,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

Is Joe Sestak Too Difficult To Work For - And Why Should Anyone Care?

Interesting story in the L.A. Times about Joe Sestak's campaign to win the Democratic nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania. Looks like the campaign is inoculating themselves about the single biggest negative about Sestak - the nagging rumor that he's ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Joe Sestak,  Guy Kawasaki,  Madonna,  Curt Weldon,  Howard Dean

GOP Rep Insists New Breast Screening Guidelines Will Be Government Mandate

You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player! From This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz get into one of those discussions over this ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  George Stephanopoulos,  Marsha Blackburn,  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Dem Leadership Negotiating Option Trigger to Get ConservaDem Votes. Thanks, Harry!

no bill at all. the dems seem less of a party than a loose collection of wishy-washy people that don't have an "R" next to their name. Sure, it is frustrating at times, but would you rather be a permanent minority party? We were almost there, but in ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama

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Washington (CNN) – A freshman Democratic senator said Sunday that he will support his party’s efforts to pass health care reform legislation even if that means losing his seat in next year’s midterm elections. “If you get to the final point and you are ...

From SUSIE, Suburban Guerrilla,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bennet,  Bill Ritter,  Ken Salazar,  U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama

Nate Silver: We Shouldn't Be Celebrating Just Yet on Healthcare Reform

I have heard mutterings all along that the bill can't be adequately passed through the reconciliation package. I have yet to see any detailed explanation of why that is the case. The lukewarm vomit that Lieberman and the Oklahoma and Louisiana DINOs ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bank of America,  Merrill Lynch

The Visionaries

After announcing her intent to support a health care debate this afternoon, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) told reporters she thinks Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will soon have to choose between a triggered public option and no health care bill. She ...

From SUSIE, Suburban Guerrilla,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Mary Landrieu,  Harry Reid,  Chuck Schumer,  Olympia Snowe

Reid Faces The Test Tonight: Enough Votes to Block Filibuster?

so we can win something for change. There is a lot of misplaced anger coming from many of our fellow progressives about Senate Democrats (which often is just shortened to "The Democrats") inability to pass a robust healthcare reform bill, climate ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Joe Lieberman,  U.S. Republican Party,  George W. Bush

Thanks to CIGNA, A Six-Year-Old Girl May Never Hear Again. Each Day's Delay, Another Horror Story.

If they're already admitting to causing deaths, why should they care about a little girl's hearing? What more do we have to do to fight back against these horror stories? What will it take to get these insurance companies to see the inherent immorality ...

From SUSIE MADRAK, Crooks and Liars,  20 Nov 2009

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