Rep. Dick Armey circa 1993:
The impact on job creation is going to be devastating, and the American young people in particular will suffer a fairly substantial deferment of their lives because there simply won’t be jobs for the next two to three years to go around to our young graduates [...]
NBC says Stupak will vote yes.
Does this mean Marion Berry might do right?
BUT WAIT: CNN says Stupak isn't declared yet.
' [...]Channel 11 has more on the charge that the principal of the church-sponsored Abundant Life high school sexually assaulted a student.
What's particularly interesting, though, is a vibrant string of commentary, purportedly from parents and others connected to the school, some of whom say the situation has been simmering for a long' [...]
Bill Clinton subbed for President Obama at the Gridiron dinner.
Clinton said he regretted having come to dinner without “either of the Bushes,” referring to his disaster-relief partners: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. “I’m used to having them by my side when I walk into a disaster area,” [...]
No solid updates yet this morning on where the House vote stands. On the one hand, it sounds like everyone went home, suggesting the 216 cows are in the barn. On the other hand, none of those following the procedure closely come up with more than 210 "aye" votes [...]
When it comes to taxes, their core issue, the noisy, epithet-yelling mobsters of the tea parties don't know what they're talking about. Surprise.
Bruce Bartlett, nobody's liberal, writing in "capitalist tool" Forbes, explains. He writes about a survey of demonstrators. A clip:
In short, no matter how one slices the data, the [...]
Rogers Mayor Steve Womack announced that his campaign has raised over $100,000 for his campaign for the Third Congressional District.
“I am humbled by the support we have received from so many folks,” Womack said. “Our message for strong conservative leadership and reform in Washington is [...]
Mrs. Think Tank insists. I really like the cast: Billy Crudup, James Franco, Viola Davis, Richard Jenkins, Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts. She read the book. I didn’t.
Until tomorrow . . .
[...]Jonathan Alter of Newsweek sums it up:
The remaining stumbling block is the Stupak faction, which wants Obama to sign an executive order making the Senate bill more like the original House bill that contained the Stupak amendment. It’s not clear how far the White House is prepared to go [...]
Heathcare vote live thread
