Author: BooMan

Sorry, But No…Jane

I love this shit. Jane Hamsher responds to my piece by saying that Rahm Emanuel did too start talking about triggers in January. To do this, she creates a timeline of sorts with the first date listed as February 2009. But, if...

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Reimporting Drugs

Getting back to that PhRMA deal that bars the reimportation of drugs… President Barack Obama still supports the re-importation of pharmaceuticals from other countries even though a deal he struck with the drug industry...

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Hamsher Finishes Off-Key

I get emails. Dear Martin, The Senate is cutting a deal to kill the public option by giving the President the “trigger” that his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has been fighting for since he took office. Shoveling...

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Can We Get Some Accountability, Please?

I don’t even disagree with the Justice Department’s decision to ask a judge to throw out Jose Padilla’s case against John Yoo. We can’t have government attorneys getting hauled into court to account for...

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A Grand Compromise on Health Care Reform

Brian Beutler of TPMDC has the details of what is supposed to be the grand compromise that will allow Harry Reid to pass a health care reform bill through the Senate at the 60 vote threshold. Beutler’s report is more...

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