Posted March 24th, 2010 by editor
A right wing blogger from Alabama is responding to the passage of the federal health care bill the way a pissed off 12-year-old might respond when a neighbor hands out crappy Halloween candy.
He has begun what he is calling “window wars,” where he asks citizens to break the windows at the offices of members [...]
Tags: blogger, citizens, federal health care, halloween, halloween candy, health care bill, healthcare reform, members of congress, neighbor, pissed off
Posted March 9th, 2010 by editor
He told radio station WKPQ, “this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill.
And now they’ve gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots.”
Source:http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34051.html
Tags: democrat leaders, dots, eric massa, ethics, health care bill, leadership, quote unquote, radio station, slams
Posted February 6th, 2010 by editor
Tensions spill over during heated meeting of Senate Democrats and White House advisers.
Source:http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32561.html
Tags: al franken, david axelrod, health care bill, senate democrats, spill, tensions, white house
Posted December 25th, 2009 by editor
Washington (CNN) — The Senate has started the final day of deliberations on passage of a sweeping $871 billion health care bill.
A vote is expected shortly after 7 a.m. ET.The Senate health care bill cleared a third and final procedural hurdle Wednesday as Democrats successfully limited remaining debate time on the $871 billion measure.
Source:http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/24/health.care/index.html
Tags: cnn, debate time, deliberations, democrats, health care bill, health care reform, hurdle, senate health, u s senate, vote
Posted December 15th, 2009 by editor
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Joseph Lieberman’s abrupt announcement that he will sink the health-care bill if it includes a provision to expand Medicare has spurred a torrent of angry recriminations from Democrats — and confusion among those trying to divine his motives.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/14/liebermans-medicare-flip_n_391732.html
Tags: confusion, democrats, flip flop, health care bill, joseph lieberman, medicare, motives, provision, recriminations, sen joseph lieberman, torrent
Posted December 9th, 2009 by editor
The Senate majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, said Senate leaders have a broad agreementĀ on dropping a government-run plan from the health care bill, and that the Congressional Budget Office would review the implications of such a move on the budget.
Source:http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/senate-votes-down-effort-to-tighten-abortion-restrictions-in-health-bill/?hp
Tags: congressional budget office, harry reid, health care bill, senate leaders, senate majority leader, senator harry reid, tentative deal
Posted November 6th, 2009 by editor
Officials are telling The Associated Press that AARP, the seniors lobby, will endorse the health care overhaul bill that House Democrats are preparing to take to the floor.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/aarp-to-endorse-house-hea_n_345885.html
Tags: health care bill, house democrats, seniors
Posted October 14th, 2009 by editor
The Senate Finance Committee passed a long-awaited $829 billion health care bill Tuesday by a 14-9 vote.
Source:http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/
Tags: health care bill, health care plan, senate committee, senate finance committee, vote
Posted October 2nd, 2009 by editor
Michele Bachmann has decided that part of the health care bill that discusses school-based clinics (she calls them sex clinics) would lead to students being whisked away during school hours for abortions without parent consent.
Totally plausible.
Source:http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/10/bachmann_school.php
Tags: abortion, abortions, field trips, health care bill, michele bachmann, parent consent, sex clinics
Posted September 10th, 2009 by editor
During President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress tonight regarding health care reform, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled out “you lie” when the President said his health care bill would not mandate coverage for illegal immigrants.
WATCH:
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/09/gop-rep-wilson-yells-out_n_281480.html
Tags: congressman joe, gop, health care bill, health care reform, illegal immigrants, joe wilson, joint session of congress, obama, republican congressman
