As the Democrats prepare to circumvent the Republican obstructionists to pass healthcare legislation by a simple majority of (50 out of 100 senators) + Vice President Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Minority Leader — is still out their “frogging” his snout on the Congressional process of reconciliation. CNN’s Candy Crowley called him exactly [...]

Politico: Liberal talk show host Ed Schultz would like to take the heart of former Vice President Dick Cheney — who is recovering from his fifth heart attack — and “rip it out and kick it around and stuff it back in him.“ On his radio show Wednesday, Schultz mocked conservatives who have attacked him [...]

After the Summit — The main lesson to draw from Thursday’s health care forum is that differences between Democrats and Republicans are too profound to be bridged. That means that it is up to the Democrats to fix the country’s dysfunctional and hugely costly health care system. Here is a basic fact: If the House [...]

Media Matters For America: Conservative media revive “nuclear option” falsehood to accuse Democrats of reconciliation hypocrisy – Conservative media are pushing the falsehood that “the nuclear option” refers to the budget reconciliation process in order to accuse Democrats of hypocrisy for previously criticizing the nuclear option and now considering using reconciliation to pass health care [...]

It’s a trap! — In anticipation of the February 25 bipartisan health care summit, numerous conservative commentators have warned that the summit is a “trap” or a “setup” for the GOP. I say to you morons: “The GOP has been building its own Healthcare Trap during the last one year.” “As the economy improves, and [...]