Daily Archives: August 17, 2009

Please President Obama—forget bipartisanship—You are our President!

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

Robert Kuttner has a piece in Huffington Post today with which I fully agree. Kuttner writes: Will somebody please explain to me why Barack Obama is still on his bipartisan kick? “…the Republican opposition has made it clear that no … Continue reading →

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Stock Market is up for Healthcare Insurance

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

Things are looking up for healthcare insurance companies. The S&P Managed Health Care index .GSPHMO of large U.S. health insurers was up 3.8 percent, soundly outperforming a 2.5 percent decline for the broader S&P 500 index .SPX, following comments from … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman on Universal Health Care

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

At this point, all that stands in the way of universal health care in America are the greed of the medical-industrial complex, the lies of the right-wing propaganda machine, and the gullibility of voters who believe those lies. [New York … Continue reading →

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Armed Man at Obama’s VFW appearance

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

A man was spotted Monday afternoon carrying a semi-automatic assault rifle and a pistol at a pro-health care reform rally next to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Phoenix, Arizona where President Obama was speaking. [Huffington Post] Dumb. Must … Continue reading →

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Cost of credit card debt soaring

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

BY TERRY SAVAGE savage@suntimes.com Credit card issuers have been rushing to raise rates in advance of this Thursday, when the first provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) will go into effect, with other protections starting … Continue reading →

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Kent Conrad: Just who is he?

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Featheriver

Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Budget. the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. Why my interest in Kent Conrad? Because he is the guy that heads up the Senate Committee … Continue reading →

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