The public option keeps rising from the dead...
The public option keeps rising from the dead...
The new CNN.com looks awesome.
Unemployment benefits extension still tied up with amendments
Wapo - Robert Samuelson - "Public plan mirage"
Wapo - Robert Samuelson - "Public plan mirage"
Democrats push for HEALTH CARE BENEFITS to kick in by 2010- that's more like it
AP: Immigration agents mishandle informants
U2 LIVE in minutes! Check this out it's amazing!
Listening to Montel on AAR and n+Nancy Pelosie's daughter
A desert for jobs and no end in sight
Question about the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Afghan Election Rests on the Backs of Donkeys
Next time someone shows one of those "Obama as the Joker" posters, I plan to ask them...
SC Senators dispute which voters to woo for GOP
A "real" opt out solution - for a chronically divided nation
Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan... US engages in 'war games' for exit strategy
The "Reality Show" that needs to be done......
“This is the direct result of bad public policy” Atlanta shelter director on the homeless crisis
Imagine discussing St Rudy of 9/11 running for governor
If I were Reid, I would DARE those asshats to filibuster...
Last night the Yankees won their 40th pennant
Chicago give the thieves hell for me!
U.S. healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year
Three-Trucks Collide on Mass Pike, Spilling Raw Beef and Plastic Cups Everywhere (Video)
GOP Leaders Call For State Worker Pay Cuts
Russia to Fill Iraq, Afghan Helo Orders
Central Banks Hitting Asset Bubbles Reveal No Faith in Greenspan Economics
NY-23: We are on the verge of winning a house seat that we lost 2-1 last year
Pandemic paranoia: Are fear overblown?
This week Obama's national security adviser will keynote the inaugural J Street Conference.
Is Mayor Daley Looking To Lease Water System?
Toles: Imagine if they took over a country that had nuclear weapons.
LOL, Lynn, MA mayoral election: Rep candidate calls cops on Dem Mayor..lol!
Big-shot Kerik witness? Aponte, who led mob-tied firm, may be called
Reason #787 for getting out of Afghanistan: You can't rule a country by helicopter!
Afghanistan: They don't call it "The Graveyard of Empires" for nuthin', yanno!
We have a flu problem. We don't have a Surgeon General.
We have a flu problem. We don't have a Surgeon General.
White House calls Obama discouraging public option claim ‘absolutely false’
Surge Update: Prostitution and drug addiction is going up. Unemployment in Iraq is over 50%
surge update - Iraq Blast Toll Worse Than Feared, Including 30 Children
How about forcing the health care providers to charge the same fee for the same service...
Media Liars and Whitehouse Bad Cops Are Pimping the Trigger
Media Liars and Whitehouse Bad Cops Are Pimping the Trigger
'Clean tech' employment is poised to soar -- and the jobs will be all over the country.
Why so much shit is backlogged:
BBC: Homophobic attack man badly hurt (UK)
Husband of murdered Egyptian gives evidence in German court
Excuse me, but has Joe Scar and the rest of the MJ crew FORGOTTEN about the polls that say
Companies Are Gaming The System To Beat Wall Street Expectations
Newspaper Industry in a Depression
Hey. Somebody is jamming the phone lines over at Chase
Petraeus' own field manual says we need 600,000 troops to enforce Afghan counterinsurgency strategy
Can anybody think of a tune for these lyrics?
Credit Card, Bank Fee Hikes Spark Outrage
Part one | Reckless strategies doomed WaMu
If you are bored or want a laugh...
Local coverage of the Tea Bag event, channel eight
Menand: 'The market for news is narrowing down to people who need an ideological fix. '
Problems With Windows Programs
Charges dropped in Missouri flag desecration case
"Showdown In Chicago": Protesters Swarm Bankers Convention (PHOTOS)
No "debate" needed. Take the vaccine.
Reuters: US Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year
When Gitmo and Abu Ghraib Come Home - Hell and Dr. James
Get this - Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
Crowds Flock For Christmas Assistance
Australia faces famine, expert warns
JUST WAIT until we regain the Whitehouse and have a majority in Congress!!!!1!!!
Senator from the great state of Humana
E-cigarettes enter the tobacco wars-could be used to circumvent smoking bans
Obama's (co-ed) golf game: First in WH
one minute Saudi Arabia is in 2009 & the next minute its in the stone age
Obama Wants A Good Public Plan But He Wants A Bill Even More
This could become a huge problem.
No guarantees: 3 tales of insurance disaster
Week 19: ....More Talk of a Public Plan
Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways
Where can you get bath towels like those of yesteryear? New bath towels are too long, too wide,
"Target of Opportunity -- Hit List" RW Website with activist names
Is anyone else fed up with all the ads at HuffPo?
Ailes opts out of a run: 'This country needs fair and balanced news more now than ever before,...'
Insurers poised to reap benefits from healthcare overhaul
Book Review: Genesis Gets the Crumb Treatment
Just Curious, but why is there an "anti-government" health care ad
Who the *&%! cares about Olympia Snowe!?
Debate of the Length of the Vietnam War
Freeper alert! One just snuck into DU
"The Monuments Men" (Do you know these WWII heroes?)
Pakistan Launches Full-Scale Offensive
Rich Germans demand higher taxes for themselves to help the economy
Senior Adviser to President: Public Option Can Reduce Costs. Trigger? Not So Much
High-Speed Rail Keeps Train Makers on Track
"Honey, I don’t have insurance. We can’t go to the ER"
Brit Hume on the "Fox News Attitude"..."Hoist a Jolly Roger, look for more throats to slit"
Top employees leave financial firms ahead of pay cuts
Afghanistan War Game Tested a 44,000-Troop Increase
I think Harry Reid is writing off the Snowe Woman
Quran Jones: Muslim Menace (or A Short Trip to the Dark Side)
www.graysonforcongress.com - if you want to donate to someone who strongly supports PO
Oh noez! I just got this video clip from my cousin.
For those that cannot wait for the new "V" mini series on Nov 3
Reid/Full Senate to Include PUBLIC OPTION for Full Senate Floor Vote!
A Monday mutters without a . . . CAPTION!!! Please come do Head Wreck!
American Healthcare System Wastes $800 Billion Per Year
Cheney proud to receive award from fascist who accused Obama of being Muslim trojan horse
Skyway Cam, Bay Bridge nearing completion
Pirates scare away factory trawlers. Local fisherman can now fish profitably
The Hill: Senator Kerry: General McChrystal's troop request is too much, too fast
Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Abuse
Steve Phillips gets tossed from the game
Democratic Hawks Set Us Up For Defeat
Rude Pundit on Steph Miller, "Olympia Snowe must have mad fellatio skills."
a question of taste in possible anti-Blue Dog animation (WARNING: GRAPHIC)
NASA Watch: Aries 1X to launch tomorrow morning!
Architect Lawrence Halprin dies
C-span had a call in today: Senate Health Care Bill Proposal - Any DU'ers call in?
Is anyone else having trouble with embedded YouTube links?
Reid Press Conference on Health Care Bill starting soon
Sunday circulation the lone "bright" spot in dismal outlook for newspapers
Idea about the Public Option Opt-Out
States Pressed Into New Role on Medical Marijuana
Say hello to the new head of the Republican Party
Rife With Intrigue, Deception, Scheming, Incest, and, yes, Brutal Violence
Here we go again - Tea Party against Amnesty
CNN - BREAKING: Reid backs health care public option
Lies, Betrayals, Self-Promotions, and Child Murdering Terrorism: The Shawna Forde Story
ACTION: Any Senator that does not vote for cloture/against filibuster on HEALTH CARE must be called
Idea for improving Cable News Quality AND/OR Lower cost..
Gay Marriage: What difference does it make to ME who YOU MARRY?
Three criteria MUST be met for the government-run health plan to be effective:
AN EXTREMELY LIBERAL THREAD! (You may not be liberal enough to enter)
U.S. troops work to quickly train Afghan forces ahead of election.
I would like to see what Dennis & Dr. Dean have to say about the Senate
RNC keeps racist pics on Facebook for nearly a week
Blackwater Defense Lawyers Request Military Protection
American Banker's Assoc Showdown in Chicago, Oct 26
As long as state opt-out is on the table
We Won't Find al-Qaida in Afghanistan
BREAKING NEWS: NTSB says wayward pilots were working on laptops
And Now! A brief interlude of "Freaker Funnies"
Pilots who overshot airport weren't sleeping--now they say they were on their laptops--
Tom Monaghan and his fundy Christian lawyer group are baaaack
How popular is Olympia Snowe in Maine? Will voters in Maine care if she
Majority Want to Keep Maine's Gay Marriage Law, Poll Finds
Freeps work themselves into a lather over GolfGate, conveniently forget Crawford Pig Farm vacations
Tom Delay is the "expert" on Millionaire
The bad guys (almost) always win in American politics. They (almost) always have and always will.
I just finished my grading for the day and found that Reid
Ambien defense' invoked in murder charge
Official "I was wrong about Senator Reid" thread. Thank you, Sen. Reid.
Soldiers Help Afghan Children, One Backpack at a Time.
Kurtz, idiots like Kurtz and their opinion on non-bias of FauxNews...
Taliban Statement on the Upcoming Run-off Election
Oh, And By The Way, It's The HELP Committee's PO That's In The Senate Bill
Failed war president or prince of peace? - Asia Times
Oscar-winning director of 'Crash', Paul Haggis, dumps Scientology over Prop 8
What has to occur to trigger the opt-out for states?
White House Uses Open Source To Open Government
An anniversary worth celebrating
Finland, Switzerland, Scandinavia beat US in global prosperity index
Barney Frank vs Ralph Nader right on on Big Ed
Question for DU's pilots (re: Northwest Flight 188 and MSP overflight)
'Code Pink' rethinks its call for Afghanistan pullout.
Australia 2009 Crime and Safety Report
Australia 2009 Crime and Safety Report
Fundies: Jack Black a proxy for......SATAN
Could someone explain this part of healthcare reform to me?
With the opt out crap, how will AZ ever have a chance with Lumpy and Kyl the Bile?
Check in if you have a condition that makes you more vulnerable to H1N1.
Landrieu, Lincoln, Nelson ......... Mary, Blanche, Ben ........
Free Stickers for Health Care Reform
Interesting graphic explaining diff between liberals and conservatives.
Senate aides say Reid doesn’t have the votes for opt-out public option
Chin Music (New Yorker comment piece inspired by Faux News' whining)
my son just called from UVM...
Customs nab man with pythons taped to body
"OPT OUT"!!!! . . . At last the Democrats got the language right!
Candy Crowley makes my skin crawl sometimes...
Despite Claims, Anti-Gay Group in Maine More Dependent on Out-of-State Funds
"We Are All Connected" -- WAY cool video :)
Why do hunters think Obama is going to take away their guns?
Facebook RNC got nailed today, but Free Republic gets away with racist trash all the time--
Childhood risk factors, adult alcoholism
'Breakfast On The Bridge' draws thousands in Sydney
Limbecker Teabagger 'Patriots' Display The Flag
Torn by 3 Lost Boys and 3 Convicted Youths ~ New York Times
Mock Palin memoir to coincide with book's release (LOL! "Going Rouge: An American Nightmare")
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin: Guns Hurt Our Children Most
I Think It's Fair To Say That Rush, Hannity, Beck And Their Ilk Are Celebrities.........
Stanford Endowment Loss Prompts President to Suspend Smoothing
Saw "Capitalism: A Love Story" this afternoon (spoilers)
Three US helicopters crash in Afghanistan: 14 Americans killed
Tired from a tough hike? Rescuers fear Yuppie 911
R0FL-Soon to be Governor Cuomo sends warning to Rudy not to embarrass himself by running
Caterpillar Begins Rehiring Workers as Demand Rises
Tonight is the first debate between cadidates running for Sen. Kennedy's senate seat
Opt-out strategy is a brilliant move by and us progressives should see this...
Ugh! Today, I got stuck in traffic behind a freeper! His license plate said
H1N1 proves we need massive health care reform -NOW!
H1N1 proves we need massive health care reform -NOW!
Any jackass can kick down the barn....
Any jackass can kick down the barn....
Okay so what about Obama playing so much golf?
New York Street Advertising Takeover -Episode-2
I've got a cousin running for Mayor of Detroit
The White House gets a Pink Ribbon (breast cancer awareness) - pics
Newt doesn't want his teabaggers to teabag any more
"a private individual may bring lawsuits on behalf of the United States...
Media's Credibility (Not Public Option) Is What Is Dead
Big Business Alarmed By ReThinking of Trade
Opinions of Sen. Ron Wyden (D–OR)?
They're holding an auction for the defense of the Tiller murderer
Orly Taitz Limbaugh! Today's Worst Person in the World!!
Pakistan 'Holds Elite Iran Force'
Check out this chart about Obama's executive nominees:
This Modern World - It's off to this year's Halloween party! - By Tom Tomorrow
WSU to offer free depression program
The Republican National Committee isn't even trying to cloak the racism anymore....
"Showdown In Chicago": Protesters Crash Bankers Convention, (video, images)
If states can opt out and Corporations do not have to provide insurance, what then?
If states can opt out and Corporations do not have to provide insurance, what then?
Yemen seizes ship loaded with Iranian weaponry
Online auction to raise funds in Scott Roeder case
Ministers rally against D.C. same-sex marriage bill
KO is having an absolute ball with the fact that The Drugster
Give a Day - Get a Day 1/1/10-12/15/10 - Disney gives free day for one day's charitable work
Beijing urged to cut US exposure
Goldman Sachs abandons kittens (we’re not making this up)
I don't believe the U.S. helipcopter that "crashed" today simply "crashed"
Mandatory Monday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!
mush limpballs sounds like he is having lung problems
VP Biden presented with National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund's distinguished service award - pics
LA Times - "Insurers poised to win big" - final plan may protect industry's interests,
LA Times - "Insurers poised to win big" - final plan may protect industry's interests,
I am angry but not sure how I want to deal with this parenting issue of sorts
Supreme Court Justices debate, draw laughs at Tucson event
Who are your rooting for in the world series...
New R-71 poll encouraging, but GOTV still vital
New R-71 poll encouraging, but GOTV still vital
I can't tell which side of the argument this decal is on.
Can Someone Explain The "Republican Plan For Healthcare Reform"?
Can Someone Explain The "Republican Plan For Healthcare Reform"?
Protestors outside a fundraiser attended by President Obama in Florida -(updated) pics
How about reducing the home mortgage deduction to pay for health care reform?
Harry Reid improved his chances of winning his next election.
Jane Hamsher: Reid’s Opt-Out: The Devil is In the Details
Scholastic book fair censors book with "two moms..."
The Bench in Purgatory: The new Republican obstructionism on Obama's judicial nominees
Phillies = Obama....... Yankees = Republicans
Pot, schizophrenia only slightly linked
Video shows officer repeatedly striking SJSU student with a baton while on the floor
Stormfront for all things Apple?
"nearly a dozen" witness gang rape of 15 year old and do nothing
Father beats son's alleged molester
The Democratic Party I grew up with
'Crash' Director Paul Haggis Ditches $cientology over Prop 8
Wouldn't an "opted-out" state be bad for business?
Freeper tries to find all the black people at the tea parties and makes a video.
Pardon me, sir, but your 12 breasts are squirming
Prosecutors are recomending a 6 year sentence for this?
Why is oil shooting up at a time of year it traditionally falls off? I think I know why.
PHOTOS: Happy Birthday, Secretary of State Clinton!
The Political Party Of No Taxes
Well, my husband just found out our options for health insurance coverage have changed.
For once, I am happy to cite FAUX news. The opt-out clause is conditional.
Prosecutors Attack Innocence Project Journalism Students - EmptyWheel
Prosecutors Attack Innocence Project Journalism Students - EmptyWheel
Chris Hedges: War Is a Hate Crime
A program of social devastation in Germany
FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat
Running in the Shadows - Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways
Gay man fights for life after attack by gang of 13 in Liverpool
"Bright Star" a vibrant, enlightening experience.
They Judged the Cartoons, but Did Not Read the Book - Yale
*** Update *** on my Blue Cross Blue Shield / Sen. Hagan thread.
Jonathan Safran Foer's Controversial New Book, "Eating Animals
New court filing directly ties congressman Don Young to Alaska corruption probe
Steve Kroft investigates Medicare and Medicaid fraud;
The weakening of the public option has begun...
I got refused service at Olive Garden because I'm uncircumsized
GOP official resigns after flap over Republican candidate shooting at Debbie Wasserman Schultz
It doesn't get much stranger than this
Breast cancer---Did you know this?
If the military lives and dies by the 'Chain of Command' why should it have a problem with
If the military lives and dies by the 'Chain of Command' why should it have a problem with
Who funds the "Our Country Deserves Better" PAC?
A few drinks have negative health impact (first they came for smokers, then over weight people...)
Why Would Scholastic Book Fairs Ban Books With Same-Sex Parents in Them?
Is MSNBC really just the opposite of FOX?
The end of American dominance.
Taos, N.M. Hotel Owner Orders Hispanic Workers To Change Names
Extremist doctors: Saving women from the anguish of sluttiness
Coyote survives 75 mph collision with car - and being trapped between grill and radiator - for 8 hrs
Coyote survives 75 mph collision with car - and being trapped between grill and radiator - for 8 hrs
The Public Option WORKS in Tenessee.
U.S. Stocks Are 40% Above Fair Value, Headed for Declines, Smithers Says
AP/MSN asks--Is It Racism or Good Business Practices?
AP/MSN asks--Is It Racism or Good Business Practices?
now why are freepers freakin out about this?
I Have Posted A Daily Kos Diary About The BlueCross BlueShield Postcard
Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
Just diagnosed with breast cancer.
Rep. Grayson calls Cheney a "Vampire"
LA man arrested in death of his unborn child
Donna Smith (of "SiCKO"): Why Isn’t 122 Dead Americans Every Day a National Health Emergency?
Congress: Reid's bill is ready: Public Option With Opt-Out
Police watching for 'peephole' drivers as winter weather nears
So, credit card cos want to charge to have cards, huh?
So H1N1 Is Declared A NATIONAL EMERGENCY But 122 Dead Americans Every Day Is NOT?!!
BOYCOTT HAMPTON INN...OUTSOURCING
Wake Up Folks: The Opt-Out Is Political Genius. Pure Political Genius.
ARMY SEEKS TO AVOID CLEAN-UP OF DEPLETED URANIUM TEST-FIRED IN THE USA
I have a copy of Windows 7 in my hot little hands
88-Year-Old Walks 10K Miles For Husband
Photography and Aviation buffs may find this photo interesting. I think it's beautiful
New Processor Will Feature 100 Cores
Schumer Lays It Out, Densely (on Public Option's chances in the Senate)
NHTSA releases new info about crash that prompted Toyota floormat recall
Sexiness is for everyone..(wonderful German underwear ad)
Suppose there are alien civilizations millions times older than earth
Hey, Congress!!! I don’t want to “shop” for health insurance in any kind of “market”!
Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
Afghan Policy a "Script" for Escalation
Detroit house auction flops for urban wasteland
We must FIGHT for the Weiner Amendment - the public option is BAIT & SWITCH - info on HELP bill
Christian author worries that hate crime legislation won't tolerate his intolerance.
I know that some of you read other boards
"Liberals don't read, why they don't know the issues"
When Gitmo and Abu Ghraib Come Home
One thing that's not being considered with the "opt out" clause
Nightclubs for the plus-size begin to weigh in
Disabled people about to be severely restricted...my friend is one
Do you agree with Dennis Kucinich's advocation for lowering the voting age to 16?
Would the position of "I only support white workers" be acceptable on DU? How is it worse than
Should children be allowed to use swear words?
What will you do if there is no public option but a mandate to buy insurance from a private company?
"The Cover-Up Continues"- NY TIMES Editorial on OBAMA'S CONTINUATION of Bush Co.'s ABUSES
14 Americans die in Afghanistan . . . What's not to protest about this Afghan policy?
Things I did as a teacher that were not in my job description.
Is Afghanistan worth $180 million a day?
Earth, Mercury, Venus and Global Warming Climate Change.
Monday TOONS, part 1: Pay cuts for all
Monday Toons, Part 2 : Loony Right
Wednesday TOON roundup, part 3- the rest
Wednesday TOON roundup, part 3- the rest
Pres. Carter on the ME: ‘We cannot have peace without justice’
Photo I took in front of White House on Saturday
Birth control pills can double stroke risk
Fineman: Obama's pointless bipartisanship in the face of what amounts to a sitdown strike
Slam Walmart for their labor practices, but buy a foreign car...
An Appreciation Thread For madfloridian
"Zombie Stripper" on Spike right now...
"Who would steal a tiny puppy from a pet store?"
So I just watched my first Milely Cyrus video and it seems to me...
This is wrong on a whole bunch of levels, but...
Wanted to share this great deal from Craig's list
Day 10 in the hospital, time to scope things out....
My laundry smells fresh and lovely. Like Unicorn farts!
Iowa Man Called Zombie, Assaulted
I want to create a head that never dies.
Ok seriously - I just watched the trailer for Paranormal Activity....
I never thought much of Hall & Oates until seeing them live in concert
Surgery on Friday the 13th? Would you do it?
Billy Mays' son holds Hallow-clean Contest , solicits Halloween pics of people dressed like his dad
Want to do something nice for a mother whose been confined to her home for about a month?
Are you offended by my pedestrian sincerity?
*****This is a Miss Honeychurch appreciation thread *****
Thank you Fox for keeping us infromed......
Legally Grown Pot Puts Summit Sheriff In Precarious Situation
Paula Deen, white courtesy phone! Milwaukee cheeseburger burger contains 1/2 cup butter (PHOTO)
So, now the Yankees and Phillies have won their pennants...
They should just come out and admit it
My Halloween Photo Project is coming along well...48 pics thus far
I want to create a thread that never buys.
The Neighborhood kids get REAL friendly this time of year. They know at...
Tastes like chicken.....sounds like ABBA.
What all electronics can a modern lapdance replace
HuffPost keeps crashing my browser. It's very annoying.
Perhaps the GREATEST use of Google Maps/the Internet EVER...
TV's beloved "Rachel" & "Ross" from TV's beloved "Friends" make the "Most Annoying TV Couples" list
THE YANKS WIN!! THE YANKS WIN!! THE YANKS FUCKIN' WIN!!
How would humans die without salt?
ewwww....Tom Delay is the 'expert' on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
A blast from the past: A Nader thread!
Scarcity of jobs and other resources leads to lack of civility. No end in sight.
I was served with my first subpoena last week
Poll question: Halloween Candy Poll #10: A Symphony of Hershey's, Part 2
Is today your birthday too? October 26, 1942
A nice fall evening in the country.
Halloween photos! I had to post because my kids looked so cute...
Are nose piercings accepted in professional occupations?
Official MNF Beagles vs. Deadskins thread
Great new music video... LOVE IT... Sharing with my DU friends...
Michael Jackson "Thriller" pumpkin carving
Wonder why they never made a 'real' (not animated) movie of The Halloween Tree?
Moscow Cat Theater traveling cat circus
If you had a sock puppet, what would you name it?
You know who's a damn good actress but doesn't get enough recognition? Edwina Harglefesser.
PHOTOS of the fall foliage of Shenandoah National Park (MAJOR DIALUP WARNING)
RW Media On The Attack II - "The 'Public Plan' Delusion" - Robert Samuelson
Reports of midnight vampires sucking President Obamas Irish Blood are diminishing in recent days
Here's an article that will uplift you and make you mourn - Killian Mansfield....
That is a humongous amount of hummus
*secures less effective health bill without a public option in order to obtain one GOP vote*
Rebranded term for the Opt Out Option
Anyone here remember "Radiskull & Devil Doll?"
Pumpkins give advice on trick or treating
RW Media On The Attack I - WSJ - "Why Government Health Care Keeps Falling in the Polls"
If "long subjects require periodic spaces"
My new job allows me to use the Tricaster Mobile TV Studio and it effin' ROCKS!!!
My new job allows me to use the Tricaster Mobile TV Studio and it effin' ROCKS!!!
Stupid ass Al Hunt on Scarborough talking about the Dem's need Sen. Snow to past health care
Public plan mirage--concieved by Yale political scientist.
TMZ PHOTO: Billy Redden, "The kid from 'Deliverance'," now aged 52
Why Rachel Maddow is better than Keith Olbermann
Why does Vitamin-D milk have a shorter expiration date than other milk?
Which Liberal Dem Senators Will Pledge To Vote Against Trigger?
What to do you for a cat with a cold?
My two parakeets are a hot mess right now...
What are you giving trick or treaters this year?
When someone says "Tell so and so that I said hi" do you actually do it?
The Beast (1988). Wow. What a great film.
Eric Cantor - "It's time for a bipartisan health bill"
Sink gives her blessing to Meek
"There's no question that President Obama wants and supports a public health insurance option"
New Texas GOP Chief Wants Straight Scoop From Senator
I'm glad we have 60 Dem votes in the senate....
Burger King Japan uleashes the "Windows 7 Whopper" (SEVEN patties, PHOTOS)
TPM: Over White House Skepticism, Reid Likely to Go the 'Opt Out' Route
My band is being considered for the new Twilight soundtrack
Lindsay Lohan today and what she will look like in the future....
GOP Primary Adds Fourth Contender in Calif. 11
I would love to see Reggie Love dunk on Michelle Bachman or Valerie Jarret set a pick on Eric Cantor
People, this is not a joke. It's real. And it scares the shit out of me.
Snowe's vote 'won't make outcome bipartisan any more than dancing shoes made Tom DeLay Fred Astaire'
Health insurance industry poised to reap benefits from healthcare overhaul
Why do they have instructions in Braille at drive-up ATM's?
If & when the Health Care Bill passes - who do you think deserves credit..
IA-Sen: Christie Vilsack rules out challenge against Grassley
Where can you get bath towels like those of yesteryear? New bath towels are too long, too wide,
MSNBC saying Reid will unveil opt-out bill tomorrow
College football fans: Sports Illustrated 2nd half bowl predictions
Does The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger know how to wrap a birthday gift,
My oldest son shipped off to boot camp yesterday...
I want to create a thread that never cries.
Last night the Yankees won their 40th pennant
Members of the DU Lounge: What are your demands?
The Case Against Including A Free Rider Provision In The Merged Senate Bill
You know who's a damn good actor but doesn't get enough recognition? Brad Dourif.
Reid is going to Come out with an Opt-Out Bill. The White House says they Support Reid's efforts.
President speaking on CNN and MSNBC.....NOW!
Cheers again, Speaker Pelosi! "Democrats push for health benefits to start by 2010"
What is your favorite intro to a song?
Pawlenty: President Obama 'corrosive' to pillars of U.S. society
Dems push for benefits to start by 2010
FDL: Reid Schedules 3:15PM News Conference to Unveil Health Care Bill
Carrots and Sticks: Obama's split media strategy
Senate, WH consensus and the trigger is dead
Anyone else have this strange thing happen with their cell phone
Liked taxpayer Subsidies for the Financial Pirates? Then you'll Love Mandates for Private Insurance
Sherrod Brown on inclusion of a public option in Senate bill
After Schummers comments - why has the PO sunk by more than 25% on intrade
Interesting Turn of Events over at AOL (GOP-Lite) Poll Should Limbaugh Apologize to President Obama?
Steve Kroft uses erroneous footage to trash Medicare/Medicaid/government programs on 60 Minutes
WI-Gov: Lawton Won't Run, Will Barrett?
So I have tweeted about the racist GOP Facebook posting re: Obama & "miscegenation" UPDATED
One of my fave wing nut "news" sources does it again:
Who cares if Wall Street 'talent' leave their jobs?
Arkansas Business News Story Former Arkansas Farm Bureau Chief Stanley Reed Considers Senate Run
Things we must rely on for a tolerable Healthcare bill... (aka Harry Reid Prayer Thread)
You know how in horror movies how there's that period where you think the killer/monster is dead...
AFSCME President McEntee: Senator Reid’s Bill Is a “Significant Improvement”
MoveOn's Statement on Reid's Health Care Bill
Two words for the Rs as Halloween nears....
Two words for the Rs as Halloween nears....
PHOTOS: President Obama speaks to service men and women today at the Naval Air Station in Jax, FL
Romer: It's 'Fiscally Irresponsible Not To Do Health Care Reform'
Harry Reid Re-election Campaign Website Link?
A truly excellent comment on Congress' role in health care reform
TPM: Robert Gibbs: Obama is 'Pleased' Public Option Included
Sad day - 14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes
President Obama to help Democrats raise $1.5 million
Feinstein Makes Her Health Care Move
Feinstein Makes Her Health Care Move
"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason we try to do so much is that so much was left on our plate."
A first for Obama: Woman joins presidential golf outing
who is watching Khate lying out of her ass
So What Is the 'Opt-Out' Compromise?
To your screens People, Harry's up to bat!
Heads up: C-Span will be covering President Obama's remarks tonight at DNC fundraiser in Miami
Bill will include public option and a co-op, and check out Reid's comments on Snowe
The Most Ridiculous Rap Lyrics of All Time.
Health Care for America Now on Senate bill with a public option
House Democrats Warp Financial Oversight Board
Wyden questions the reach of the public option
Judicial Nominations in the Bush and Obama Administrations’ First Nine Months
Fighting epidemics is among government's most vital and thankless tasks
States cannot Opt Out until 2014!
Good thing about opt out, the public options on the table
White House Insists Gibbs Didn't Apologize To Fox
CNN Candy Crowley of CNN doesn't like the Public Option......
Photo Caption: Biden vs Cheney
Rockefeller Endorses ‘Opt-Out’ Public Plan
Everyone email Harry Reid a big thank you!
Health Care is Obama's Waterloo: He's doing Wellington.
Goddamn it, why is some shitty "dance" crap on Fox tonight instead of HOUSE???
List of Pundits who Declared the P.O. Dead (more added)
Reid thinks he'll have the 60 votes to proceed after the members see the CBO report on opt-out PO.
Simple yet awesome Ramen fix up
One person, one vote or one dollar, one vote?
From MAD Mag - Bo Confidential The Secret Files of America's First Dog
Excerpts From Senator John Kerry's Speech On Afghanistan
Do you refer to this place as "DU" or "the DU?"
New poll shows Coakley still way out in front, Pagliuca rising.
Obama greeted by "waves of boisterous cheers " at Naval Air Station Jacksonville
Today's RNC - Keeping IT KKKlassy.
Are people seriously upset that Obama didn't play basketball with any women?
Kerry blasts Cheney for "dithering" remark
Durbin: Progressives Forced Our Hand On Public Option
PHOTOS The President's Day (Oct 26)
The rumor takes a silly turn: Reid bucks the WH
Official Statement from President Obama on the Senate Including a Public Option
Sen Wyden -- 10 percent isn't really a public option
PHOTO Are RWers born with frowns on their faces, or do they just grow over time?
PHOTO Flip, looks like one Obama has become an Independent.
Survey: Hiring, spending pickup seen in next 6 mos...
I can't wait for the first red state to opt out!
If Reid unveils a bill with a non-triggered PO he will henceforth be known as...
Baucus on the public option - He likes it so much he (almost) takes credit for it.
I tried to help a baby squirrel on campus today.
Happy Birthday, Madame Secretary
Public option will win...Let’s play hardball.
CONGRATS DU! Rawstory credits us w/calling out the racist GOP Facebook post!
Who else feels like punching this "Sodas and Juice Drinks" Lady
How much do you usually tip when you go out to eat?
Do Democrats really need 60 votes to prevent a Republican filibuster from starting? No!
U.S. tested 2 Afghan scenarios in war game
ASEAN free-trade deal (with Australia) finally gets the go-ahead
GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs
South Korea Offers Food Aid to North
Is Mayor Daley Looking To Lease Water System?
Madoff investor drowns in Florida pool
Senate on Verge of Health Bill-Measure With Stiffer Penalties On Employers & PO Could Come This Week
US: 4 US troops die in Afghan chopper collision
David Miliband warns EU they need Blair and his motorcade
Bankers gather in Chicago, face protests
Senate on Verge of Health Bill With 'Public' Plan
Secrecy waiver deadline approaches for SC gov
Iran Hints At Acceptance Of Atom Deal With Powers
No guarantees: 3 tales of insurance disaster
States Pressed Into New Role on Medical Marijuana
Brutal tactics of drug cartel gunmen terrorize Matamoros
FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat
Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
Iraq Renews Call For UN Probe After Baghdad Bombings
SDNY Criminal Chief’s Father Had Close Ties to Madoff Investor
Detroit house auction flops for urban wasteland
Net set for 'language shake-up'
Carrots and Sticks: Obama's split media strategy
4 San Jose cops put on leave after video shows student beaten
Radovan Karadzic on trial for genocide
Karzai's rival in Afghan presidential run-off demands sacking of chief election organiser
DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crash
Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan
Pakistan detains 11 Iranian Guards on the border
Kerry rejects troop increase in Afghanistan
Karzai says will not sack top election official
.Ex-Guerrilla Ahead in Uruguay Vote
Metallica offers reward for missing fan
Russian Banks Count Pigs, Lingerie as Collateral
FairPoint Voluntarily Files For Ch. 11 Protection
Fidel Castro's sister: "I worked with CIA in Cuba"
Saudi sex TV producer spared lash
ADL Poll: American Support for Israel Remains Solid; Increase in Support for Action to Prevent Iran
UN rights expert says all Guantanamo prisoners should be freed or tried in U.S., rejects military tr
Kerry responds to Cheney criticism
14 Americans Die in Afghan Helicopter Crashes
Ford Workers In Missouri Reject Contract Changes
Pawlenty to endorse Hoffman in NY 23
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday October 26
Agriculture Appointment Has Greens Seeing Red
Poll: Corzine opens up 9 point lead in NJ (Gov) race
Honduras: Tourism minister tells vistors to stay away
Reid to announce public option decision
Kerry: US Can't Narrow Afghanistan Mission
Barack Obama in new global warming fight
Turkey chastises the West on Iran
Dodd Calls for Interim Freeze on Credit Card Fees and Rates
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath
Reid: Health care bill to include public option
Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year
Memorial service held for census worker
Report: Pilots Were Distracted by Laptops, Discussion in Cockpit
Durbin: Progressives Forced Our Hand On Public Option
Kerry calls for Limiting Expectations in Afghanistan
Apple Skips Debate, Comitts to Health Insurance
Honduran leader's nephew killed
CNN Drops to Last Place Among Cable News Networks
Statisticians reject global cooling
(Sen.) Nelson Says Senate to Extend, Reduce Homebuyer Credit
Bush family political heir is shipping off to war
Home Depot Holy War (Florida man Fired for wearing God pin at hardware store)
Collapse of currency drives McDonald's out of Iceland
Michael Bloomberg Supports George W. Bush
Week In Review: Mashup Of The Best Clips
VOP at the Metro with Rep Connolly Cutout
Bank of America Foreclosure Protest
Anti Banker Protests, Enough for You?
Chicagoans Protest Big Bank Summit.
Banksters feel the heat from protesters in Chicago - Dylan Ratigan 10/26/09
Young Turks: RW Conspiracy Nuts Create Online Game For Obama Coup
Debtors Revolt calls CHASE BANK!!!
Nightline Inside Scientology Part 2
Papantonio: Thieves Dressed in Armani Suits
Young Turks: Republican Asks Obama To Apologize Over Fox News
Papantonio: Wall Street Says Let The Arctic Melt
Papantonio: Insurance Industry's Fear Game
Media Matters: Fox News Is A 24/7 Political Operation - The Untouchables Edition
CNN's Howie Kurtz Flattered at Eisenstadt Book Cover
Capitol Hill Agenda: Oct. 26, 2009
Congressman Alan Grayson Remix
Faux News Anchor Goes Off On Democratic Rep Over "Fair & Balanced" Swipe
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair addresses bankster protestors at Showdown in Chicago
Sen. Carl Levin: Cheney attack on Obama 'out of bounds' - 10/25/09
Turk Of the Week - Rep. Alan Grayson 10/16/09
Rachel Maddow: Prop 8 CA supreme court hearings
Nightline Inside Scientology Part 1
Rep. Grayson, Democrat means Conscience; Republican means Selfish.
Senator Dick Durbin Joins the 'Showdown in Chicago'
Critical Juncture for the Internet
Republican Doug Hoffman: Looking Out for Himself (NY-23)
Sen John Kerry Slams Dick Cheney For Obama/Afghanistan Criticisms
Bombings in Baghdad Threaten DC Security
Young Turks: Rep. Grayson Calls Out Fox News & Republican Party!!!
A Canadian Look At U.S. Health Care
Reid: Public Option in Senate Health Bill
Wondering What All the 'Net Neutrality' Fuss is About?
Matthews versus Rhodes (Oath Keepers)
Fox News Vs. The Truth by Old Fart Rants
Big Banks Take Your Money & Run! Congresswoman Kaptur
Gary Null NYS Assembly Vaccinations
Ed Show -- Barney Frank v, Ralph Nader
Ex-UK diplomat discusses why US/Britain accept torture by Uzbek ally
TYT: Secret Service Can't Keep Up With Threats Against Obama
The Military Industrial Congressional Complex - Part 1
Stick It In A Box, Send It To FOX
Nightline Inside Scientology Part 3
Media Matters: Rise Of The Conservative Media (Help This Go Viral)
Sean Penn arrives in Cuba to interview Fidel Castro
The Big Apple -vs- The Big Scrapple
Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names
Right-Wing Extremist Group on Active Military Duty?
Self-jiving Nation (James Howard Kunstler)
Are Republicans Afraid Of More Torture Disclosures?
Media Liars and Whitehouse Bad Cops Are Pimping the Trigger
Galleon Wiretaps Rattle Hedge Funds as Insider Trading Targeted
Talking with Remote Area Medical Founder, Stan Brock
Raising Their Rates, Health Insurance Companies Put Themselves in a Box
Support for the Public Option Keeps Getting Stronger
Arson or accident? FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire in Puerto Rico
Pentagon conducts secret war game on Afghan options
Chris Hedges: War Is a Hate Crime
KRUGMAN optimistic on even private based health insurance partial-reform
Reid: Health care bill to include public option!
The old "both sides do it" canard, by Michael Tomasky
Toyota: We're staying in US chamber of commerce
U.S. newspaper circulation plunge accelerates
Chomsky Gets Top Pentagon "Honor"
Are You Ready for the Next Crisis? By Paul Craig Roberts
Limbaugh Falls for Another Hoax, on Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Rep. John Carter Finds His Missing $300,000 in Exxon Profits
Rush Limbaugh spreads hoax about President Obama
With An Incredible Shrinking President, It's The Congress, Stupid
President Obama: The Week in Pictures
Brutal tactics of drug cartel gunmen terrorize Matamoros
Obama Proposes a FOX News Vaccine
NY 23rd- the tea baggers come home to roost. The "sleeping giant" is indeed awoken. LOL
Unemployment at 9.8%. Damn you Obama & Democrats, for causing all our agony!
Cato Institute "We should double or triple the H1B visa cap"
Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)
U.S. official resigns over Afghan war; no longer knows why nation is fighting
Book Review: The Living Universe by Duane Elgin (Carolyn Baker)
(Chicago) Is Mayor Daley Looking To Lease Water System?
Zoological Society Of London Preparing "Cryobank" For Corals Facing Temp, Acidity Threats
Iraq's Newest TV Game Show - "Who Wants To Win The Oil?"
US Chamber Head On Climate Breakdown: "Is The Science Right? I Don't Know"
The Battle at Coal River Mountain has officially begun.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearings start Tuesday
Tampa Bay planning tip: Learn to swim
Ohio Utility sends Customers 2 $3.50 bulbs then charges them $21 for the energy saved
"Agriburbia" sprouts on Colorado's Front Range
Head Of US Army Corps Of Engineers - New Orleans Can No Longer Be Protected From Storm Surges
Vast AZ, CA Farms Getting Hard Look As Southwest Long-Term Water Outlook Darkens
Dangerous Natural Gas Explosion Levels Homes In Queens New York.
Statisticians Confirm: No Global Cooling Despite Skeptic Spin
The Age - Completed Treaty "Impossible" By December - Almost Nothing Resolved In Barcelona
Using kites for wind power generation..
Other World Computing company now powered by wind
UK Wind to pass nuclear; 30GW by 2020; now 4GW - powers 2.3 million homes
John Hess Speech - "The Price Of $140 Barrel Oil Was Not An Aberration - It Was A Warning"
How about putting this wind turbine on the ridge line of your house?
This Solar Cell That Splits Water Into Hydrogen and Oxygen Could Be The Cat's Meow.
The Yankees sweep the Phillies in the World Series
Cleveland signs ex-Nat Manny Acta as new manager
Who will win the World Series?
Congrats to Arky for the big win over Florida....
"If it were possible to score less than zero points, this team would do it."
Some of the nicknames for Cowboys Stadium:
Just a reminder to Saints and Eagles fans...
ESPN Sends Steve Phillips Packing
OK. When does Buges take over for the Redskins?
Does Jason Campbell have a special mouthpiece
Singletary: Alex Smith new starting QB
$500+ for STANDING ROOM ONLY!?
Can Iowa run the table and finish 12-0??
Mark McGwire hired as hitting coach for St. Louis.
Feds try to bolster Barry Bonds perjury case in appeals court
Bolivia, China, ITU sign understanding statement for satellite construction
Hilarious political video at BoRev! You gotta see this!
Magbana: Honduran National Resistance Update 10/25
Micheletti nephew shot to death, army colonel assassinated
DoD schools begin tracking swine flu cases
A look at soldiers’ journey out of Iraq
New brigade helps fuel growth in, around Knox
Lawmakers split on timing of Afghan choice
Soldiers excel at working with Iraqi trainers
IG: Mid-Atlantic bases need more security staff
Report blames brakes, pilot for E-2C mishap
Programming questions flood AFN call session
Obama: Iraq attacks attempt to derail progress
New Army parachute is official
Sheriff: Ostrander Man Shot Wife during argument
Orem man shot, killed in basement; brother-in-law is arrested
Upgraded Internet coming to Misawa
Police probe link in Geelong shootings
Duo charged over burnout shooting
74-year old Sen. R.C. Soles (D NC) shoots home intruder
Hampton Player Injured in Accidental Shooting
Man who shot wife had lost job
Army loses $650k in Sill warehouse dispute
Army to phase in tan-colored Stryker vehicles
Why do hunters think Obama is going to take away their guns?
Police quiet on shooting's alleged bikie links
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin: Guns Hurt Our Children Most
Drive-by shooting at Bondi beach
Straight shooters (aka Snipers Need a New Gun)
Palestinians Behind Bars with No Recourse to Justice
Report: Turkey PM says (Avigdor) Lieberman threatened to nuke Gaza
Kadhafi says Palestinians should have nuclear weapons
UN General Assembly to discuss Goldstone report in November
Officials: Egyptian forces seize weapons near Gaza
Israel 'cuts Palestinian water'
Israeli media: Abbas tells Obama he's on verge of resignation
West Bank land belongs to Jews, says Israeli army judge
My Halloween Photo project is advancing well...
Did you know there is a so-called "Atomium" in Brussels?
What Love Looks Like (warning Aiman images inside!)
Today in Labor History Oct 26 After 8 years and at least 1,000 worker deaths-mostly Irish immigrant
Union victory in Unilever Casual-T campaign!/Prison for Iran sugar leaders - act now!
AFL-CIO Rally - "Showdown in Chicago"
OK - humor me - tell me if I'm right to think this worked out well
Labor advocates push for law making wage theft a criminal offense in L.A.
*** Still MORE theme ideas for November contest here, please ***
Local color, this week (10 photos)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR): "equal rights should not become special rights"
Administration Refuses to Help Gay Asylum Seaker
Why Would Scholastic Book Fairs Ban Books With Same-Sex Parents in Them?
Beautiful Astronomy Quiz from the NY times
Disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk found guilty of embezzlemen
I still say Brokeback should have won, but I really respect Paul Haggis ("Crash") in light of this
Seeing Previously Invisible Molecules For The First Time
NASA Sets Critical Launch of Untested Rocket
For iPod Touch and iPhone users free app from NASA- I like it
Found: first 'skylight' on the moon
Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)
Maine needs your help calling voters to turn them out! The marriage vote is tied up 48-48. It's easy
NFL Running Back Larry Johnson Hurls 'F*ggot' Slur at Reporters
Self-jiving Nation by James H. Kunstler
More companies plan to hire than cut workers. Is there lIght at the end of this Republican Dystopia?
Economic reports point to bumpy recovery
Summers: Banks Are "Unintended Beneficiaries" Of The Bailout
Nouriel Roubini: Big Crash Coming
The Energies for November 2009 Celia Fenn a message from Archangel Michael, Mary Magdalene channel
You guys are gonna love this video I just posted in GD...
Aids denialism at the Spectator
Gingko Biloba Tree May Protect Cells From Radiation Damage
Pain-Related Placebo Effect Detected In Spinal Cord
Universal Coverage Will Increase Revenue
"Shortness of breath is H1N1danger signal..... for everybody,"
LINCOLN (D): Non-discrimination a “special right”
Has anyone been following the Conservative Bible Project?
A very bad week for $cientology...
The Truly Scary Results of Sam Harris' Survey On Xian Religious Beliefs in America
Top Foundations Involved in Education
charter v. public school: public meeting red hook
So, what do students need to learn to be good teachers?
Denver charters challened (for cheating)
Gallery of Household Toxins from PopSci
Breakfast for dinner? Who likes it and what do you like to have?
Pete Sessions' TX-32: We're Number One! (For the wrong reason)
WTH??? Just called my congresswoman's office regarding...
Dunnam: Texas a fiscal wonderland? Now that's pure fantasy
Today and Tuesday, PLEASE call Gov. Perry and TBPP re:
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