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Deep Inside the Baucus Caucus
by publius Inside Max Baucus’s Senate conference room. The bipartisan panel of six Senators is negotiating a bipartisan deal on health coverage reform. The Democratic Senators are Baucus, Conrad, and… Read more »
Losing Hearts While Losing Your Mind
by Eric Martin This highly recommended, if heart-rending, story from the Colorado Springs Gazettetells of a group of soldiers that returned from Iraq only to fall prey to severe mental… Read more »
You can almost always judge a book by its cover, except when you can't
by von Confirmation bias probably plays a role here, but: now that we have the actual transcript, it seems clearer than ever that Officer Sergeant Crowley was out of line… Read more »
Booze, Cigarettes and Coffee: The Three-Part Healthcare Test
by von There are three essential components to health care reform -- or else it's not worth doing. Coverage. Obviously, the reform has to cover folks who are currently uninsured… Read more »
No Exit
by publius I've never read No Exit. My understanding of the general plot is that three people get stuck in a room in hell with some rather annoying Chatty Cathys… Read more »
How Strong Are The Blue Dogs?
by publius In my ongoing obsession with the Blue Dogs, I've been wondering -- why exactly should we expect the 52-member Blue Dog coalition to vote as a bloc? How… Read more »
A Stimulus for Tomorrow, Part 9
by von I am a bit surprised by the lesson offered in Publius' post, The Fool's Errand of Political Cover. Contrary to Publius, the lesson from the debates over the… Read more »
The Fool's Errand of Political Cover
by publius The current GOP line of attack is that the stimulus is a “failure.” Even if you think the stimulus is bad policy, this argument is ridiculous. Maybe the… Read more »
Dear Mr. Ross - Please Return The Favor
by publius As I’ve noted, the Blue Dogs currently benefit from the Democratic Party’s institutional commitment to health care — both nationally and locally. Nationally, this commitment has helped elevate… Read more »
Bleg: Austin City Limits Advice
by publius The schedule for Austin City Limits (a ginormous music festival in early October) is out. You can see the schedule here. So here's my bleg -- I need… Read more »
