We hear Jason Stinson will appear on Good Morning America tomorrow.
Two former Ernie Fletcher officials settled with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission. [Bluegrass Politics]
What if they mated? Jim Gooch and Doug Hawkins edition. Really, it’s probably the offspring of Jim Gooch and one unnamed female Democratic House member who continues to demonize Amanda Ross while apologizing for Steve Nunn. But I like watching her squirm and lie so I won’t name her just yet. [HuffPo]
The Steve Nunn saga is filled with irony and high drama. [Ryan Alessi, Bill Estep & Ashley Clark]
This infographic covering the five stages of your life is hilarious reading for your Monday morning. [Madatoms]
This Norton-Anthem mess is an effing nightmare. It’s reason number one for why we need health care reform in this country. [WFPL]
CentrePointe and the swine-like curiosity bug. An open letter to mayor Jim Newberry. [Barefoot & Progressive]
Also, a Dubya flashback with Joe Wilson. [Click the Clicky]
Health care contributions to our elected officials are a major problem. Even with John Yarmuth, as you all remember the letter he wrote to Humana’s CEO, is guilty of letting campaign contributions cloud his judgment. It’s a farce that Kentucky’s elected officials have the gall to suggest they don’t ever vote based on money. May not cloud their judgment, but there’s no doubting it sways votes. If the money doesn’t matter? Don’t take it. Pure and simple. [Jim Carroll]
“Rogers’ district is 97.1% white and is considered the OxyContin capital of America, which may explain why there are so many dittoheads in the area. There isn’t a district in the country where so many poor people vote for politicians so dedicated to policies designed to maintain the status quo.” It’s a shame Daniel Mongiardo isn’t trying to run for Rogers’ seat – something he could have won with ease. [DownWithTyranny]
Here’s your Monday morning science geekery moment. [USA Today]
Mitch McConnell is threatening a “very, very severe” reaction over health care reform. What’s that bit about pushing legislation that changes the entire country with just 24 hours of debate? Patriot Act much? Hello, hypocrisy, thy name is Red China spokescritter Mitchypoo. [The Hill]
OMG. [OMG]
Are Mary Kiki and Greg trying to politically profit from the death of Amanda Ross? Funny how neither of them have bothered to champion legislation that’s been in the works for ages – they’re trying to take credit for themselves. The mainstream press knows what I’m talking about and I’m sure they won’t forget it. (It is honorable to at least do something about domestic violence, though. [Mary Kiki on the Twitter]
We hear a guy named Mike Slaton says he is running against Tom Riner in 2010. But there’s yet to be anything filed with the Secretary of State. We also hear another individual plans to run against him Thoughts? [Just Wondering]
6 responses so far ↓
1 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Sep 21, 2009 at 9:26 am
I thought we’ve already seen the GOP’s “severe reaction” on health care. I mean, first, they support keeping the status quo, where more and more people are losing their health insurance all the time. And they send throngs of misinformed misanthropes to town hall meetings to not participate in the discussion but to disrupt them. And they have the gall to have used the same reconciliation procedure to ram legislation through, now to complain that the other party is doing it.
As far as I’m concerned, the GOP may be good at acting like they love this country, but since they hate half the people living it, and especially those without health care, they can get as “severe” as they want to get. The GOP can talk to our collective hand.
2 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Sep 21, 2009 at 9:26 am
“living it” -> “living in it”
3 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Sep 21, 2009 at 10:42 am
“misinformed misanthropes”
Classy Steve.
It’s amazing that anyone who disagrees with your health care position has to be misinformed and hates humanity.
It is Obama and the Dems who are living in la la land when it comes to facts and figures. Just because Obama says it’s so, doesn’t make it so.
Please tell me who is going to be on the factual side of this debate:
Those who say it will cost more, or Obama who says it will cost less?
Those who say hundreds of $Billions in waste and fraud savings will be realized, or those who say it won’t?
Those who say $500B in Medicare cuts won’t impact seniors, or those who say it will?
Those who say people will maintain their their current employer coverage, or those who say many will be pushed to a public plan?
Steve, we can debate the morality of providing health coverage for all in exchange for higher costs and reduced benefits for many, but please don’t label me and other opponents who understand the market conditions and facts as misanthropes who have been duped by some evil GOP talk machine. You give the GOP far too much credit.
4 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Sep 21, 2009 at 11:43 am
Mark H, you shouldn’t portray yourself as being insulted as some kind of argument. You know full well I’m talking about public town hall disruptors and not simply people who honestly have disagreed with the reform legislation.
In short, give me a break.
5 Mark H (Not Hebert) // Sep 21, 2009 at 11:55 am
I would bet you that there were more people disrupting meetings to get on TV and make themselves famous for 5 minutes, than sent by some astroturf GOP group.
Obama was correct yesterday when he stated that the rhetoric has been fanned by those vying for the media’s attention.
You were implying that the majority of people at these town halls were disrupters, when that just isn’t the case. It is true however, that the majority that were covered, were disrupters.
The hate label is being thrown around too carelessly. Just because someone disagrees with how we go about covering the uninsured, doesn’t mean they “hate half the people living it, and especially those without health care.”
6 Steve Magruder (I, not D or R) // Sep 21, 2009 at 5:03 pm
But the GOP *does* hate half the people living in this country. That’s just the political reality. Note that I mean Today’s GOP, not the GOP of yesteryear, when they were sane.
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