Healthcare Just Like Congress Has

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Sunday August 16, 2009 · 11:22 AM PDT

2009/08/16 · 11:22

We’ve heard it spoken many times – the American people deserve healthcare coverage comparable to that enjoyed by members of Congress. The sentiment makes sense; after all, they are our public servants whose healthcare is substantially subsidized by taxpayers’ dollars. Why shouldn’t the public have access to comparable plans?

No doubt you’ve also heard the terminology "Cadillac Coverage" and "Gold-plated Plan" used to describe Congressional healthcare options, but you just might be stunned to learn that concentrating on the commonly accepted meaning of those terms reveals only half the story. Let’s take a closer look at the Senate – where opposition to a public option for healthcare reform is strongest.

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Friday July 03, 2009 · 6:46 PM PDT

2009/07/03 · 18:46

On Wednesday, Adam B informed us in his diary Prop 8 On Trial: Sooner Than You Think that

Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California doesn't believe this [the constitutionality of Prop 8] merits resolving on papers alone; he wants an evidentiary trial.

Adam B also showed us the Court's Order (pdf) and we reveled at the extent to which Judge Walker plans for evidence to be assembled.

Yesterday, there was a hearing during which Judge Walker moved to fast-track the lawsuit.

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Thursday June 25, 2009 · 11:37 AM PDT

2009/06/25 · 11:37

First Lady Michelle Obama has a message for everyone concerning National Health Care Day of Service which is this Saturday, June 27th. If you haven't seen her message in your inbox, check it out in its entirety below.

Her message contains a link that will enable you to find associated activities in your area. I was amazed at the diverse selection of activities - food drop offs, volunteer opportunities, neighborhood get-togethers, even free services for the public donated by healthcare professionals! Take a peek, so you and your family won't miss out.

You'll also find links to volunteer or to donate. Let us know in the comments what you find of interest in your area. See you out there on Saturday. United We Serve!

And now, the First Lady's message -

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Sunday February 22, 2009 · 4:51 PM PST

2009/02/22 · 16:51

Yesterday's diary by Meteor Blades titled Chandra Levy's Dad: No Death Penalty for Her Murderer conveyed the news that Chandra's parents prefer a life sentence for her killer, rather than the death penalty, as well as the reasoning for their opinion. While I won't comment on their reasoning, the idea of having a reason for one's opinions is something I find compelling, particularly when the reason is supported by fact.

In that spirit, I offer for the community's consideration this piece in which the inherent unfairness of jury selection in capital cases is explored. I wonder - how can any of us support the death penalty when a primary mechanism for its application is, itself, so very flawed?

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Saturday August 30, 2008 · 5:36 PM PDT

2008/08/30 · 17:36

promoted by DemFromCT - there's another candidate team on the ballot, after all ;-)

It's impossible to find, even among our detractors, anyone who can credibly assert that the 2008 Democratic National Convention was less than a stunning success. Capped off a mile high in the Colorado Rockies on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s delivery of the historic "I Have a Dream" speech, the setting was as symbolic as it was dazzling.

Dr. King's speech, however, reminds us that if we are to achieve the dreams of all humankind, there is a great leveling that must occur:

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
Dr. Martin Luther King

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Sunday December 16, 2007 · 3:55 PM PST

2007/12/16 · 15:55

Dear Walt,

I understand the poet Michael Palmer wrote a letter to you a couple years ago* in which he informed you of our failure to achieve the vision you penned 120 years ago in your poem, "America:"

Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,
All, all alike endear’d, grown, ungrown, young or old,
Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,
Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,
A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair’d in the adamant of Time.

As a reminder, Walt, this is how Mr. Palmer explained our dilemma to you in his missive:

I don’t know whether you keep abreast of the news, Walt, but it is not good. The current administration, a dungheap of pious hypocrites and liars, has used the pretext of the war against terror to dismantle the founding principles and values of the republic and to abrogate international treaties.

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Saturday December 01, 2007 · 1:04 PM PST

2007/12/01 · 13:04

PLEASE, ONLY RECOMMEND LIVE BLOG I here:LIVE BLOG I

Today's event is the Heartland Democratic Presidential Forum

On Saturday, we go to Iowa for a Democratic Presidential candidates forum hosted by a group called the Center for Community Change. This LIVE event will give grass-roots organizers a chance to question five of the leading presidential candidates.

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Thursday July 12, 2007 · 5:16 PM PDT

2007/07/12 · 17:16

On July 3rd, Judge Reggie B. Walton directed the parties in USA v. Libby to submit their positions regarding a discrepancy between the pResident's Grant of Executive Clemency, which commuted Libby's prison sentence but left intact his supervised release, and the meaning of 18 U.S.C. Section 3583, which appears to disallow supervised release without completion of incarceration. In my previous diary, I provided details of Libby's and Fitz's Briefs and the White House Opinion Letter filed on July 9th for Judge Walton's consideration.

Today, Judge Walton ruled.

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Monday July 09, 2007 · 10:56 AM PDT

2007/07/09 · 10:56

A letter written by Fred Fielding, WH counsel, to Patrick Fitzgerald and cc'd to Judge Walton has been entered on the case docket in USA v. Libby. Lysias also helpfully pointed out in a comment below that the text of the letter can be viewed on TPM Muckraker.

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UPDATED:PATRICK FITZGERALD has now filed his Response to Judge Walton's request with the Court. Fitz' conclusion: "...it is the government's position that the defendant is subject to the two-year term of supervised release, the supervised release term began on July 2, 2007, and the defendant must report to the Probation Office immediately." Some quotes from Fitz's brief are in this comment.
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UPDATED AGAIN: Libby's response to Judge Walton has been filed. Read it in this diary comment.

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Thursday October 20, 2005 · 10:26 PM PDT

2005/10/20 · 22:26

Bush's own words and the timeline below convince me that Frank Rich's assertion here
that instigation of "a conspiracy that was not at all petty: the one that took us on false premises into a reckless and wasteful war in Iraq" and the trashing of Mr. Wilson and his wife "to protect that larger plot" involved none other than Bush himself.

Judge for yourself on the flip...
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